For companies to stay on top, they must be proactive, investing in continuous learning and fostering development. As AI adoption becomes more widespread and the nature of work itself changes, we find ourselves facing higher hurdles to relevancy and forced to contend with a faster trend cycle that necessitates quicker response times and more agile work cultures. This is the reality business face, but it doesn’t have to be a painful one. The expertise of a change management-focused futurist can make all the difference in building beyond a sink-or-swim mindset, turning digital acceleration into an open door rather than a death sentence. 

Author and consultant Paul Leonardi is an expert on digital mindset, holding appointments  in the Technology Management Program and the Department of Communication. With an interest in digital transformation and the structuring of global product development operations, he’s a key resource for those interested in succeeding in this era of rapid transition.

Jana Werner serves as an Executive in Residence at Amazon Web Services, where she oversees technology adoption, innovation and change management. A guest lecturer at Oxford and the London School of Economics, her academic background coupled with a career at the interaction of strategy and technology give her unique insights into building resilient teams in the face of complexity. 

Phil Le-Brun, another Executive in Residence at Amazon Web services, is also the former International CIO of McDonald’s Corporation. A frequent advisor to Fortune 500 executives and teams, he specializes in guiding them towards building adaptive organizations that will thrive, not just survive, this age of tech acceleration.

Top Forbes Futurist Heather McGowan is a respected thought leader on the future of work and lifelong learning, equipping companies with the tools they need to navigate relentless change. An empowering presenter driven by relentless optimism in the ability of humans to solve any challenge, she is dedicated to unleashing human potential in the AI era.

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