AI and the COO: Operational excellence in the AI era
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the COO role from operational executor to architect of predictive, intelligent, and resilient enterprise systems....
Konstantinos Trantopoulos is an Advisor and Research Fellow at IMD. He specializes in strategy, AI and digital transformation, and organizational performance, advising executives, boards, and investors across Europe, the US, and the Middle East. His research and thought leadership has appeared in Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, California Management Review, MIS Quarterly, Industry and Innovation, Το Βήμα, and Forbes. He is co-author of Twin Transformation, available on Amazon.
March 13, 2026 • by Carlos Cordon, Konstantinos Trantopoulos , Michael R. Wade in Artificial Intelligence • 6 min read
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the COO role from operational executor to architect of predictive, intelligent, and resilient enterprise systems....
January 23, 2026 • by Michael R. Wade, Konstantinos Trantopoulos in Artificial Intelligence • 8 min read
To create the best customer experience, CXOs should leverage AI to build dynamic systems that adapt in real time to customer needs. We explore how leading companies are using this approach today....
December 3, 2025 • by Michael R. Wade, Konstantinos Trantopoulos in AI • 4 min read
AI and sustainability are transforming the business landscape, yet many organizations treat the two as separate mandates, led by separate teams pulling in different directions. Instead, they must integrate these forces, using...
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