
Sessions
Registration and Networking
Wednesday October 14, 2026 08:15 - 09:00 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Opening Welcome
Wednesday October 14, 2026 09:00 - 09:10 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Event Overview & Theme Highlights
Wednesday October 14, 2026 09:10 - 09:20 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Keynote: The Business and People Opportunity of AI
Wednesday October 14, 2026 09:20 - 09:45 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
We’ll explore how organizations can accelerate talent and business impact through AI, transforming their organization and building competitive advantage. We’ll share foundational insights for what’s required, managing AI readiness, risks, and what’s needed to win in the future of work.
Keynote: How AI Will Shape HR's Future (The Future Is Now!)
Wednesday October 14, 2026 09:45 - 10:10 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
We’ll explore the opportunity and strategic value of HR in the future of work. Hear practical examples of how HR is creating business value through scaling and new uses of GenAI and AI learning, coaching, and upskilling. We’ll share new and emerging roles for HR and practical examples for moving forward.
Interactive: AI, Leadership and My Culture Journey
Wednesday October 14, 2026 10:10 - 10:40 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
In this interactive exercise, members will share insights on how they see AI shaping future organizational leadership and culture. We’ll explore AI as a catalyst for human-centered transformation, where technology amplifies human potential rather than merely replacing tasks. Learn about redesigning work to blend human skills such as creativity, empathy, and judgment with AI’s speed, promoting "super-workers" and higher-performing, resilient teams.
Networking Break and Challenge Overview
Wednesday October 14, 2026 10:40 - 11:10 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Challenge 1. Track II: Enhancing the Strategic Voice and Value of HR
Wednesday October 14, 2026 11:10 - 12:30 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
How can AI be leveraged to enhance the strategic value of HR? Can AI generate jobs and not just job losses? We’ll explore how organizations can use GenAI to boost HR’s strategic capabilities in innovation, product development, and problem-solving.
Challenge 1. Track III: Developing Leadership Intelligence and Mindset
Wednesday October 14, 2026 11:10 - 12:30 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
AI is transforming leadership and the capabilities required to lead and inspire people. Leaders must navigate AI-driven workplaces, focusing on decision- making, managing new work designs and skill building, while building a culture of trust and agility.
Challenge 1. Track I: Networking Break and Challenge Overview
Wednesday October 14, 2026 11:10 - 12:30 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Explore how AI, market, and labor trends are reshaping the requirements of leadership and the value of culture from the need for inclusive talent practices to ethical and cultural challenges. Learn how HR leaders can leverage purpose and inclusion to build trust, transparency and talent in the age of AI.
Lunch and Networking
Wednesday October 14, 2026 12:30 - 13:13 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Challenge 2. Track III: Beyond Skills and Tech to a Sustainable Workforce: AI-Powered People
Wednesday October 14, 2026 13:30 - 14:50 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
What will it take to create an AI-powered workforce? While investment in tech and programs is important, how do we leverage and invest in the power of people to innovate, build value, and create the winning future through AI? Will AI eliminate jobs or create a jobs’ future?
Challenge 2. Track II: Upskilling, Coaching, and Reskilling at Scale
Wednesday October 14, 2026 13:30 - 14:50 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
From pilots to scale its about getting it done. We’ll share how learning leaders and organizations are investing in learning and people to build the future of work. What are the keys to success with learning at scale? Where are the risks and rat holes to avoid?
Challenge 2. Track I: Workforce Planning Disrupted
Wednesday October 14, 2026 13:30 - 14:50 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Large organizations must embrace change and new planning and alignment practices to stay agile and embed AI in their practices and processes. We’ll discuss how to stay abreast of business strategy, advances in AI technology, and align talent planning practice to transform the organization in real time and adjust to future needs
Networking Break
Wednesday October 14, 2026 14:50 - 15:20 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Challenge 3. Track I: AI Transformation: Strategy, Structure, and Workforce Sustainability
Wednesday October 14, 2026 15:19 - 16:40 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
As AI continues to disrupt traditional business strategy and structure, organizations will need to transform their systems to drive new value and tap human potential. Learn about and discuss ways that you can build value through AI and workforce transformation.
Challenge 3. Track II: AI Impact on Performance and Reward Programs, Tools and Operating Models
Wednesday October 14, 2026 15:20 - 16:40 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamentally transforming how organizations measure performance, allocate rewards, and motivate employees. Instead of episodic, manager-driven processes, companies are moving toward continuous, data-driven, and personalized systems with both significant benefits and material risks.
The Digital HR Organization Productivity Case Studies
Wednesday October 14, 2026 16:40 - 16:45 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
New HR structures and systems are emerging that leverage AI and GenAI. Learn about and discuss next and best practices to drive new team and organizational performance within HR and for HR customers. Discuss how productivity and other outcomes are tracked, measured, and enhanced.
Turning Insights into Actions and Outcomes in a Unified Europe
Wednesday October 14, 2026 16:45 - 17:10 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
In our final keynote session, a senior executive will share perspectives on the need for unified policies for the future of business across Europe and the welfare of the European workforce. Members will share Q&A in this interactive session.
Closing Conversations and Next Steps
Wednesday October 14, 2026 17:10 - 17:30 CEST HILTON GRAND PLACE BRUSSELS
In our final session, members will share event highlights and next steps with their table colleagues. How will they change their approach to leadership, learning, and organizational change? We’ll then share their insights in a final tech-enabled conversation.