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HumanSide

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AI transformation stalls when the why is unclear, too generic, or delegated too far down.
This executive cohort panel brings together senior leaders and advisors for a candid conversation about what it takes to move AI from tool rollout to strategic capability.
We'll start by clearing some of the noise, the myths and unfulfilled promises shaping how people show up to AI. From there: building workforce confidence, navigating change, equipping people managers, and what senior leaders are doing about a system that tends to reward the wrong kind of AI use.
Expect candid takes, real failures, and the moves that are starting to land.

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Executive Cohort Panel | Framing the Why

Strategy

Digital &amp; AI

Leadership

michael.grubich

lorna.malloy

peter.hogaboam

technology adoption

AI transformation

jim.orheim

phyllis.king

leadership accountability

dustin.brewer

manager enablement

wise2026

insights-wise-2026

executive strategy

modern workforce

executive cohort panel

senior leadership

strategic capability

workforce confidence

transformation scale

change navigation

business value alignment

cultural friction

system incentives

peer perspectives

talent architecture

real-world execution

implementation risk

operational clarity

ELE Group, LLC

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AI creates anxiety when people do not see where they fit in the future of work.
For people leaders, the work is not just building skills—it is helping employees build confidence, judgment, and agency.
This keynote explores the mindset shift needed to move from passive concern to practical ownership.

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Mindset Shift | From AI Anxiety to AI Agency

future of work

jane.shlaes

susan.finerty

psychological safety

change capability

Workforce Transformation

Mindset Shift

workforce engagement

talent empowerment

human judgment

cultural change

ai anxiety

ai agency

employee confidence

professional ownership

uncertainty to ownership

strategic adaptation

behavioral adaptation

risk perception

leadership alignment

skill transformation

Lurie Children's

Precisely

BARYONS

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Most organizations have rolled out the tools. That does not mean adoption is happening.
For people leaders, the real challenge is helping managers lead the identity shift, reinforce new behaviors, and connect AI use to business value.
Senior leaders must frame the why and the business value first—so HR, learning, and reskilling efforts can connect capability-building to the transformation the business is actually trying to drive.
This keynote explores why managers are the leverage point—and why leadership development has to move from awareness to transformation.

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Executive Cohort Panel | Framing the Why

Mindset Shift | From AI Anxiety to AI Agency

Leadership Development | Driving AI Transformation

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