MIT Technology Review 12 7. Survey demographics and “firmographics” ver 60 Asia-based senior decision makers were CEOs, and a further 20% of respondents responded to our 10-question survey. We were CFOs or other C-suite executives. The sought their opinions on advancements in majority of our respondents were executives at O the artificial intelligence and robotics industries, and large multinationals headquartered outside of Asia; we asked how these industries would impact growth roughly equal percentages reported that their head prospects for Asian business. offices were in Europe, North America, or the Asia- Our respondents were senior regional decision Pacific region. Over 70% of respondent firms had makers from over a dozen industries, with large global annual revenues of over US$1bn, and over a representation from the financial service industries, quarter represented firms with turnovers in excess of consumer goods and retail, and professional US$10bn annually. service sectors. More than half of our respondents Figure 6: Respondent demographics and firmographics (% of respondents) Industries .6 .3 3 0.6 .6 .3 9 .6 .6 1.1 .6 5 9 1 14 6. 2 1 14 7. 1 1 1 1 9. 7. Chemicals Consumer goods, Retail Engineering Financial services Hotels, Leisure Information technology & communications Manufacturing Media, Marketing Pharma, Healthcare Professional services Property, Construction Transport, Logistics Other Roles 5 .6 9 2.7 .3 54 9. 1 7. 1 14 CEO/Managing Director/President CFO CIO CXO Director of Sales and/or Marketing Other Director-level HQ .9 .3 8.6 .2 34 33 2 3 Europe North America Asia Australasia Size of firm 1.1 .9 8 .3 1 15 4. 27 14 27 < $50m $50m to $500m $500m to $1bn $1b to $5bn $5bn to $10bn > $10bn Source: MIT Technology Review © MIT Technology Review, 2016. All Rights Reserved.