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Recorded on October 21st '25 / 11:30 AM to 12:20 PM CEST

The Farmer & The Hunter: Reimagining Organizational Design for the AI Revolution

Boardroom
Boardroom 2 | Room E4 View on map →
Speaker
Global IT Head of Business Architecture
Unilever

The Industrial Revolution’s organizational blueprint is crumbling in a silent roar under the weight of AI’s transformative force. While most companies cling to outdated “Farmer-over-Hunter” models that prioritize operational stability over innovation, a new paradigm must emerge. This session explores why traditional approaches to AI transformation are failing and present possible solutions leading, among others, to the concept of the “Cognizant Company”; a self-adaptive organization capable of continuous evolution without constant human intervention. The path forward requires more than incremental change; it demands a fundamental reimagining of how we allocate roles, resources, and strategic focus. For those who master this transformation, the rewards are extraordinary: the ability to orchestrate Business Mutation that reinvents entire value propositions, harness Adaptive Business Transformation for real-time organizational evolution, and ultimately conquer the Perpetual Competitive Advantage that separates industry leaders from followers. The question is not whether your organization will transform, but whether it will lead that transformation or become its casualty. The future belongs to those who can master the delicate balance between harvesting today’s opportunities and hunting tomorrow’s possibilities.

Join this inspirational boardroom discussion, bring your aspirations to become the best AI company and anticipate the costly mistakes which can prevent or hinder success:

  • Discover whether your organisation is still operating as a Farmer, a Hunter, or something entirely new
  • Track the mistakes most HR leaders make when aligning AI adoption with outdated organisational models
  • Learn how legacy structures inherited from the Industrial Revolution silently derail transformation
  • Explore the concept of the “Cognizant Company” a self-adaptive model built for the AI era
  • Understand how HR can lead the shift from incremental change to true business mutation and perpetual advantage
Speaker
Global IT Head of Business Architecture
Unilever