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Where to Start with AI

Where to Start with AI

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AI tools have landed in most organizations, but HR and L&D are often left figuring out where to start without a clear plan. This session breaks that down into two starting points: preparing managers to lead AI adoption on their teams, and building capability across the wider workforce.

September 17, 2026 11:00 AM
September 17, 2026 12:00 PM

Here's why you should join this event

Discover practical starting points for building manager readiness on AI adoption.

Learn where to focus first with upskilling the wider workforce for AI, and what can wait.

Walk away with practical strategies and examples from HR and L&D leaders on making AI adoption sticks

AI tools have landed in most organizations by now, and with them, a new set of expectations on HR and L&D.

Leadership wants to see it show up in results: productivity, revenue, some return on what's been spent. Teams on the ground, meanwhile, are still waiting on a clear answer for what good AI use actually looks like in their day-to-day work.

HR and L&D end up caught in the middle, expected to have a plan without a clear place to start it. 

Which group to focus on upskilling first? What a realistic first step looks like when you're not the one who owns the rollout? And how to tell whether what you’re building works before you scale it?

Join us on September 17th as we work through where to begin, on two fronts: preparing managers to lead AI adoption inside their teams, and building AI capability across the wider workforce.

AI tools have landed in most organizations by now, and with them, a new set of expectations on HR and L&D.

Leadership wants to see it show up in results: productivity, revenue, some return on what's been spent. Teams on the ground, meanwhile, are still waiting on a clear answer for what good AI use actually looks like in their day-to-day work.

HR and L&D end up caught in the middle, expected to have a plan without a clear place to start it. 

Which group to focus on upskilling first? What a realistic first step looks like when you're not the one who owns the rollout? And how to tell whether what you’re building works before you scale it?

Join us on September 17th as we work through where to begin, on two fronts: preparing managers to lead AI adoption inside their teams, and building AI capability across the wider workforce.

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Anna Svitak

Learning Advisor Safety

Anna Svitak is an organizational psychologist who has spent the past few years building learning strategies and leading people initiatives inside global organizations.

As Learning Advisor Safety at Shell, she focuses on capability building within safety learning, after previously designing the end-to-end learning strategy for over 500 technologists and engineers and supporting the company through several large-scale reorganizations.

She's also the founding member and author behind The Fax Club Experiment, and previously led a local hub for L&D Shakers, a community built to help learning and development professionals grow and connect.

Marlene de Koning

Director of HR Tech & Data

Marlene de Koning is a director of HR Tech & Data at PwC, where she leads a team of HR tech and data specialists, who help clients drive workforce transformation, create data driven strategies and implement innovative technologies.

She is also an author, a mentor for startups, an advocate for equality, and a public speaker. She lives in the Netherlands with her husband and two children.

Milica Sapic

Talent & Organisational Development Manager

Milica Sapic is a talent and change strategist with several years of experience helping organizations build capability at scale.

As Talent and Organisational Development Manager at Publicis Sapient, she built and leads the company's AI adoption framework, including accelerators, communities of practice, and role-specific training that help teams move from strategic intent to new ways of working.

She's especially drawn to the point where strategy meets execution, the stage where many transformation efforts quietly lose momentum, and spends her time designing upskilling programs and change strategies built to hold up in practice.

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What our satisfied attendees say

We can learn from human- centered design thinking. 5-6 qualitative interviews are enough to map out most of the challenges your audience is facing.
Sara Guagini-Wilbers
“ Learning is a skill to be learned and learned quicker than ever before. Companies need to teach the right attitude and behaviors but also design upskilling to make knowledge transfer as impactful as possible for career mobility in 2024. "
Thomas Schipperen
Intentional Learning Power Skill Owner
“ AI mentors allow L&D teams to support learners in a way that previously only human coaches could do.We’re talking about very personalized individual feedback that impacts learners and brings them to a higher level. “
Clemens Lechner
Head of Learning Technology Innovation
“ In a landscape characterized by evolving innovation, analytical skills enable tech professionals to dissect intricate problems, derive insights from vast data sets, and integrate new technologies. ”
Ian Strik
Analytical Thinking Power Skill Owner
“ One of the biggest shifts within the next couple of years is the career development that will move our employees forward in a more tailored way and reduce the need for external recruitments. “
Thomas Eklöf
Founder of AI for HR
“ Working in logistics offers a dynamic work environment where logistics leaders play a key role in the development of an organization. A good leader does not only focus on the optimisation of the processes but also on the team's personal growth, motivating collaboration and encouraging the team to achieve the best possible result.“
Laura van Hal
Organizational Development Manager, Viterra Chartering
“ AI will help transform the traditional career ladder into a career lattice, generating more pathways for internal mobility, development, and engagement. So, businesses must empower employees to learn soft skills and behavioral skills that can enhance their current positions and prepare them for future roles.“
Alex Rylance
Head of Human Resources UK, Netcompany
“ We see an increased appetite for working towards a skills-based organization from our clients and intentional learning could play a significant role in up-or reskilling the workforce. ”
Marlene de Koning
Director HR Tech at PWC

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