The agentic advantage: building trust, purpose and performance in the “human + AI” organisation

As artificial intelligence moves into the workflows of modern enterprises, business leaders face an uneven—and often contentious—transition. While the promise of AI systems capable of reasoning, acting and adapting, offers massive productivity potential, only a tiny proportion of occupations currently use AI across many of their tasks. The barrier is rarely the technology itself. Rather organisations are attempting to layer cutting-edge AI tools onto outdated management structures with deeply anxious workforces.

That anxiety can lead to decreased job satisfaction, increased job insecurity and poor organisational performance. Today’s business leaders must prioritise successfully communicating the AI revolution and restructuring work so that technology elevates human capability rather than replaces it.

Join Economist Enterprise on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, for “The agentic advantage: building trust, purpose and performance in the human + AI organisation”, a discussion supported by Valence, to explore how leaders can build trust and redefine purpose and performance in an AI-powered organisation.

Discussion points will include:
– How can enterprises shift from a mindset of using AI for cost cutting to one of augmenting human traits like judgement, creativity and interpersonal skills?
– Are workforce upskilling and reskilling programmes effective? Are they being rolled out efficiently?
– How can business leaders talk honestly about AI-driven transformation while maintaining employee trust?
– How should traditional workflows and operational structures be redesigned to accommodate a modern “human + AI” organisation?
– What should HR leaders and managers prioritise over the next two years to guide their workforces through the AI transition?