As AI transforms how work gets done, organizations are rethinking everything from workforce strategy to skills, culture, and leadership. These leading executives, behavioral experts, and innovators offer practical insight into how companies can adapt, empower talent, and redesign the way we work in an AI-driven world.

Former Chairman, President, and CEO of IBM; Co-Founder & Co-Chair of SkillsRight; Rometty brings a powerful leadership perspective to this conversation, drawing on her experience reinventing 50 percent of IBM’s portfolio, establishing leadership in AI, and driving record results in workforce transformation to help organizations rethink talent, skills, and leadership in an AI-driven world.

CEO of Verizon; Former CEO of PayPal; Expert on the Future of Money & Values-Based Leadership; At the intersection of technology, leadership, and values-driven business, Schulman helps audiences understand how organizations can navigate rapid change, strengthen innovation, and rethink the future of work in a world increasingly shaped by AI.

Former CEO & Chairman of the Board of the Xerox Corporation; Chairman of the Board at Teneo Holdings LLC; Board of Directors, Exxon Mobil, Endeavor, and Uber; Few leaders embody transformation as clearly as Burns, whose groundbreaking rise and experience reshaping Xerox position her to help audiences think differently about leadership, inclusion, and how organizations can evolve to meet a rapidly changing future of work.

Chief AI Architect at NYU Stern School of Business; Founder of AI Mindset; Grennan helps organizations move beyond AI theory and into the behavioral shifts, leadership mindset, and practical adoption strategies needed to make generative AI actually work across teams and cultures.

Former CEO & COO of Taco Bell & Yum! Brands; Former CMO of KFC, Pizza Hut, & Taco Bell; Creed brings a fresh angle to this theme, showing how courageous culture, strong leadership, and brand relevance can work together to help organizations adapt, motivate talent, and stay innovative as the workplace continues to evolve.

Engineer & Tech Entrepreneur; Founder, MIT & USC Innovation Centers; Holly brings an innovation-first perspective to this theme, helping organizations understand how to cultivate talent, spark new ideas, and build the kind of adaptive culture that lets people and technology evolve together.

No. 1 Bestselling Author, That's What She Said and Next! The Power of Reinvention in Life and Work; With her deep reporting on reinvention, workplace culture, and equity, Lipman helps audiences make sense of how organizations and individuals can adapt, grow, and lead more effectively as AI reshapes the modern workplace.

Senior Advisor and Founder, Meta Business AI; Former CEO, Salesforce AI; TIME100 AI Leader; Shih brings immediate, practical relevance to this theme, giving audiences an insider’s view of how businesses are already using AI to automate, engage customers, and drive growth, and what leaders need to do now to keep pace.

Digital Entrepreneur & Venture Capital Investor; Co-Founder & CEO, All Turtles, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Startup Studio; Libin offers a builder’s-eye view of this shift, showing audiences how automation, AI, and smarter digital tools can unlock stronger productivity, better performance, and entirely new ways of working.

Columbia Business School Professor; Director, Global Leadership Matrix; Rather than focusing only on technology itself, Iyengar helps audiences think more clearly about the human side of transformation, offering expert insight into how leaders can make better decisions, cut through complexity, and guide people through change in an AI-driven workplace.