IIM Lucknow and Emeritus Commence Chief Technology Officer Programme, Equipping Leaders to Drive Technology-led Business Transformation

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 6: The mandate of the global CTO is undergoing a critical shift as AI moves from experimentation to enterprise-wide transformation. According to McKinsey, more than three-quarters of organisations now use AI in at least one business function, with generative AI adoption accelerating rapidly across industries. At the same time, Gartner reports that 70% of technology leaders consider generative AI a game-changing technology, and nearly 45% of CIOs are now co-leading digital initiatives alongside business leaders, signalling a move from pure IT oversight to enterprise strategy. This shift is redefining the CTO's role from managing infrastructure to orchestrating data, AI, and innovation across the value chain. As companies race to capture the economic potential of generative AI - estimated by McKinsey to create $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion in annual value globally, technology leaders are increasingly expected to shape business outcomes, not just technology architectures.

To address this growing need for strategic and future-ready leadership, the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM Lucknow), a leading business school that is ranked 5th amongst all B-schools in the Management category (NIRF India Ranking, 2025), in collaboration with Emeritus, has commenced the 4th batch of Chief Technology Officer Programme. It stands out for its unique focus on enabling participants to shape and sustain technology-strategy alignment that delivers measurable business impact. Blending academic rigour, industry relevance and experiential learning, it cultivates tech-inspired leadership that drives enterprise-wide transformation.
The programme is designed for new, aspiring and experienced CTOs who want to harness technology and strategy to drive faster business outcomes. It is also tailored for emerging CTOs and CIOs seeking to build strategic acumen and innovation capabilities, seasoned technology leaders aiming to strengthen tech-business alignment and create organisation-wide impact. Additionally, it is also beneficial for business owners or leaders looking to leverage technology for digital disruption, sustained competitiveness and accelerated growth.
Speaking on the programme, Mr. Avnish Singhal, Executive Vice President, India & APAC, Emeritus, said, "Technology leadership today is about driving meaningful business outcomes through clarity of vision and strategic agility. This programme is designed to help leaders strengthen that intersection of technology and strategy enabling them to make high-impact decisions. Through this collaboration with IIM Lucknow, we aim to empower professionals with the strategic perspective and leadership depth needed to turn technology into a true business differentiator"
The Chief Technology Officer Programme by IIM Lucknow offers an immersive and forward-looking learning experience designed to shape strategic technology leaders. This programme features 100% live online lectures led by IIM Lucknow faculty and industry experts, complemented by a 3-day campus immersion at the IIM Lucknow campus. Participants gain valuable practitioner insights from leading technology experts and apply their learning through a capstone project guided by the IIM Lucknow faculty. Alongside developing a personalised CTO playbook, learners acquire critical leadership and strategic skills and get a chance to engage in peer-to-peer networking with CTOs. The modules of this programme include innovating for artificial intelligence (AI), value chain digitalisation, robotics at the cutting edge and mastering cloud strategy and adoption among others.
Programme Details:
- Start Date: 31 March 2026
- Duration: 10 months
- Mode: Live online sessions by IIM Lucknow faculty Live + On-Campus Immersion
- Eligibility: Any graduate/diploma holder (10+2+3) or postgraduate with a minimum of 10 years of work experience
- Fee: INR 5,35,000 + GST
- Certification: Upon successful completion of the programme and maintaining a minimum attendance of 75 percent, participants will receive a certificate of completion from IIM Lucknow and an opportunity to gain the IIM Lucknow Executive Alumni status.
For more information, visit the programme page here.
About IIM Lucknow
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow is one of the premier national level institutes of management in India, involved in generating and imparting knowledge in the field of management. IIM Lucknow stands tall on the foundation of an excellent, committed and profoundly knowledgeable faculty, innovative pedagogical tools, as well as an eclectic and diverse student community that has a burning desire to make new paths of its own. The Association of MBAs (AMBA) has accorded accreditation to the Institute's PGPM, IPMX and PGPWE programmes. There is a total of six B-schools in India with dual accreditation of AMBA & AACSB. In order of achievement, IIML was the 4th in India to get double accreditation status (in 2020 AACSB, while AMBA was already in place). World over, only about 5% of the institutes have acquired AACSB's accreditation.
About Emeritus:
Emeritus offers customised and open programs in India, Singapore, Dubai and other global locations in collaboration with IIM Lucknow Executive Education, IIM Calcutta Executive Education, ISB Executive Education, Harvard Business School (HBS), MIT Sloan, Columbia Business School, Kellogg Executive Education, Berkeley Executive Education and Wharton Executive Education, amongst other leading Institutions. Our world-class executive education programs, facilitated by eminent program experts, provide an immersive learning experience integrated with actionable insights and practical business applications and are delivered in a range of formats; in-class, online, as well as blended programs. The Emeritus Group has more than 1,750 employees globally and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Palo Alto, Mexico City, New York, Boston, London and Dubai. The company is backed by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Leeds Illuminate, Prosus Ventures, GSV Ventures, Peak XV, Bertelsmann, CPPIB, Accel and SoftBank Vision Fund 2. For more information, please visit https://emeritus.org/
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