March 18th '26 / 1:30 PM to 2:20 PM PDT

Ensuring Future-Ready Leadership Continuity (and, can AI help?)

Executive Boardroom

Boardroom 2 | Room 213

How do you define and build skills to be “future ready “ across roles in your organization? And how does AI enable this?

A top priority for organizations is to develop a pipeline of adaptable, skilled leaders for key roles, moving beyond reactive hiring through structured succession planning, continuous learning, mentorship, and clear career paths, all aligned with future business needs, to build resilience and maintain stability. In addition to identifying critical technical competencies, ensuring a focus on building agility, innovation and complex problem-solving skills are table stakes.

Speakers

Kevin Martin

Chief Research Officer

i4CP

Margaret Lazo

CHRO

SitusAMC

Key strategies include identifying high-potential talent early, providing challenging “stretch” experiences, and using data to create tailored, transparent development plans that meet evolving organizational goals and employee expectations. These actions are geared towards cultivating an inclusive culture that encourages and supports upskilling, drives business outcomes and competitive success. All of this can also now be enabled with AI, successfully.

In this session, leaders will:

- Engage in learning and discussion around the insights and market trends that support the importance of building a future ready workforce.
- Explore the questions to pose and actions to consider towards developing an effective strategy for your organization.
- Consider how to leverage modern tools, such as AI enabled solutions, for faster, more effective results in succession planning and skill development.

Artificial Intelligence

Skills Development

See the 2026 Agenda