Organizational Design

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Organizational design is the process of organizing a company's operational structures. It reviews the requirements of an organization and takes a holistic approach into organizing everything from systems, structures, people practices, rewards, performance measures, policies and culture. Organizational design is usually carried out by HR departments in collaboration with project managers and leaders of the organization.

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Stage 3 - Talent
Oct 21, 2026
9:00 AM9:30 AM
Organizational DesignArtificial Intelligence

Employees First in the Age of AI: From Management Theory to HR’s Next Operating Model

Dr. Charles-Henri Besseyre des HortsHEC ParisProfessor EmeritusVineet NayarSampark FoundationFounder
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This keynote will draw on large-scale transformation experiences across both enterprise and education. The session focuses on what it takes to design organisations where people do the work AI cannot and where HR plays a central role in shaping that system • Clarify where value sits in your organisation and decide what HR must own versus influence as AI reshapes decision making • Redesign work beyond roles and tasks, shifting towards capability systems that prioritise judgment, problem-solving, and adaptability • Define what human advantage means in your business and where to invest in skills that AI cannot replicate at scale • Rethink frontline leadership and transparency, enabling managers to act as decision makers, not just executors of central strategy • Make the shift from reskilling to capability strategy, deciding what to stop, start, and fundamentally redesign to stay competitive
STAGE 1 - HR Transformation
Oct 21, 2026
4:15 PM4:45 PM
Skills DevelopmentOrganizational DesignArtificial Intelligence

Future Readiness And The AI Mindset Divide

Howard YuIMD Business SchoolLEGO® Professor of Management and Innovation
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Geography isn't destiny. Coca-Cola, headquartered in Atlanta, built AI sandboxes across its local teams and put Shenzhen energy inside an American company. It can be done. Just not fast enough in most organisations. For HR leaders across sectors, this session works through: • What mindset is now helping leading organisations pull ahead in the AI economy • Why knowledge is the commodity now, and judgement, context and decision quality are what companies actually pay for • The shift from skills frameworks to skills liquidity • Experimentation speed as the new currency of organisational performance • How leaders frame AI as an opportunity or a threat, and how that framing shapes adoption everywhere downstream • What it actually takes to get psychological safety deep enough for workforce-level experimentation at scale • The hidden cost of delayed decisions in a moment that rewards movement
STAGE 1 - HR Transformation
Oct 21, 2026
5:30 PM6:00 PM
Strategy and LeadershipStrategic AlliancesOrganizational DesignCompany CultureEconomy

CEO–CHRO Partnership

Dr. Charles-Henri Besseyre des HortsHEC ParisProfessor EmeritusNicolas HieronimusL'OrealChief Executive OfficerJean-Claude Le GrandL'OrealChief Human Resources Officer
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The session offers a rare, inside view of how a global leader is redefining the CEO–CHRO partnership to navigate long-term transformation with precision, pace, and control. • How AI is reshaping L’Oréal’s business model across innovation, operations, and customer experience • The evolving nature, distribution, and volume of work as automation and augmentation scale • Aligning enterprise architecture with workforce strategy in a complex, multi-market environment • Navigating geopolitical fragmentation while maintaining global consistency and performance • The role of the CEO–CHRO partnership in driving integrated, enterprise-wide decision making
STAGE 1 - HR Transformation
Oct 22, 2026
9:50 AM10:30 AM
AutomationOrganizational DesignArtificial IntelligenceChange Management

HR as Architects of Change

Dr. Charles-Henri Besseyre des HortsHEC ParisProfessor EmeritusEmilee DeMartinoMcDonald’sSVP, Chief People Officer, International Operated Markets
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• Where should HR actively own the design of the enterprise, not just influence it? • How do you redesign work when decision-making is shared between humans, AI and automation? • What governance models enable faster, higher-quality people decisions without losing control? • How do you align skills, workforce strategy, rewards and technology into a coherent system? • Why is organisational design the critical enabler of AI success, and where are companies getting it wrong? • What capabilities must a CHRO build to operate credibly at this level: architect, operator, economist or ethicist?
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