Artificial Intelligence

Description

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the ability of a machine to display and operate human-like capabilities and functions. It generally is attributed to robots or computers which have become so advanced that they possess complex human traits and characteristics such as learning capabilities, emotional responses, problem solving and language perception.

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Stage 3 - AI | SO3
Oct 21, 2025
9:00 AM9:30 AM
Artificial IntelligenceFuture of Work

Agents Execute – Robots Build – Humans Lead

Pierre-Alexandre BallandHarvard University & CEPSProfessor
Description
In this opening session, we'll chart the road ahead for organizations seeking to harness the power of AI, agentic systems, and robotics without losing the human core of their workforce. This is your compass session for navigating the complexity of technological transformation with purpose and responsibility. Key Takeaways: • A comprehensive exploration of how AI, robotics, and automation are reshaping global workforces and the implications for businesses. • Insights into how roles and industries are evolving through AI-driven transformation, with a focus on emerging skills and areas where human expertise is amplified. • Case studies of organizations successfully navigating workforce evolution, demonstrating real-world applications of AI and automation integration. • The essential role of human leadership in guiding ethical AI deployment and ensuring technology enhances, rather than replaces, human potential.
Stage 2 - HR Reinvention | SO2
Oct 21, 2025
9:00 AM9:30 AM
Artificial IntelligenceChange ManagementFuture of WorkStrategy and Leadership

Empowering Human Capital in the Age of AI: Keeping Humans at the Helm

Bruce DaisleyBruce DaisleyFormer Twitter VP, Workplace culture author
Description
As AI reshapes the workplace, HR leaders face a pivotal opportunity, not just to adapt, but to elevate the human experience at work. This session reframes the AI conversation from disruption to delight, showing how automation can free people from drudgery, reignite human potential and renew the joy of contribution. From reimagining roles to unlocking new career pathways, the keynote will explore how to build cultures where purpose thrives and people flourish. • Designing work that brings out the best in people: curiosity, care, collaboration and creativity • Reclaiming time for meaningful human connection through intelligent automation • Enabling personalised growth journeys through AI-driven learning and career mobility • Building inclusive cultures where technology uplifts every voice, not just the loudest • Making joy at work a strategic goal- because fulfilled people build better businesses
Stage 4 - Worktech | SO4
Oct 21, 2025
9:00 AM9:30 AM
Artificial IntelligenceTalent ManagementCompliance and Regulation

What’s Next in HR and Work Technology: Smarter Solutions to Increase Impact and Optimise Costs

David WilsonFosway GroupCEO & Founder
Description
In today's fast-evolving work landscape, adopting new HR technologies isn't a single implementation project but a strategic, on-going process that must adapt to changing organisational needs and employee expectations. In this keynote, David Wilson, Founder and CEO of Fosway Group, draws on the firm's latest research to reveal the key barriers that stall progress and how leading organisations are overcoming them at each stage of their digital HR journey. Key Takeaways: • The biggest blockers to sustained HR tech impact from fragmented data to poor change management and misaligned stakeholder goals • How to build a roadmap for continuous transformation, not just initial deployment Where organisations get stuck, including post-implementation fatigue, lack of user adoption and failure to measure business outcomes • The research draws on choosing the right technology for your modern hybrid workforce strategies for aligning AI and existing technologies with real workforce needs and long-term priorities • How to drive meaningful change in recruitment, learning, skills, HR systems, employee experience, and people analyticsWhether you're just starting out or scaling an existing platform, this session will help you diagnose common issues and stay focused on long-term value not just short-term fixes
Stage 3 - AI | SO3
Oct 21, 2025
9:35 AM10:00 AM
Artificial IntelligenceAutomationStrategy and LeadershipCompliance and Regulation

AI Is Here to Stay: Breaking Silos and Building Trust via Cross-Functional Collaboration in the Age of AI

Stuart PrivettSwissportGlobal Head of HR SystemsRobyn AgostonHuman FluencyCEO & FounderOluyomi OkunowoWella CompanySVP HR, Commercial Hair and Nail Organization
Description
As AI is making its impact felt across every corner of the business, to make it work, HR leaders, IT teams and people managers must come together to co-design systems that are fair, effective and aligned with how people actually work. This session explores how cross-functional collaboration inside the whole HR ecosystem - between strategy, operations, talent, tech and compliance - can shape AI that supports better decisions, fairer outcomes and a stronger employee experience. • Why resisting AI is no longer an option and how to harness it with intent • Cross-functional collaboration: HR, IT, and legal working together to build trustworthy systems • Rethinking bias: Proactively monitoring and refining AI to uphold diversity and inclusion • Keeping humans in the loop: Ensuring AI enhances, not overrides, human judgment in hiring and reviews • Building agile feedback loops that evolve AI tools in line with organisational values and workforce expectations

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