The founder Chikamso Luke Madubuike of CM Toptech founded CM Toptech in 2015 with a clear and compelling purpose: ‘To make great leaps in the development and use of data science, computing and artificial intelligence (AI) in order to change the world for the better.’ In 2023 that purpose remains unchanged, but we are reassessing our founding assumptions and setting a course for the next five years – our overall ambitions and vision for this future, what we are calling CM Toptech, and how we will get there – our strategy. Our aim is that ten years from now, the CM Toptech will be internationally recognised as a centre of research and innovation that harnesses the power of data science, computing and artificial intelligence to make a lasting impact on the world's most pressing societal issues. When people think of data science, computing and AI, they will think about the positive difference we have made to the lives of millions of people around the world. In this section-Envisioned future