AI can’t lead change:
The future of leadership in the agentic era

On-demand

On the surface, productivity holds — but motivation and adaptability are in decline. Join Adam Grant, Tracey Franklin (Moderna), and Andrew McAfee (MIT) for an on-demand executive session on why restoring human capacity is essential for sustainable, high-impact transformation.

What you’ll take away

Uncover the real hidden drivers of declineLearn why performance drops even as output holds.
Make “cognitive debt” every leader’s issueSpot and solve the human cost of rapid change.
Turn AI disruption into HR’s bold momentFrame people strategy as your performance edge.
Leave with research-backed tools that workGet insights that link strategy to outcomes.

SPEAKERS

Adam Grant

Organizational psychologist, author, and Chair of the BetterUp Center for Purpose & PerformanceBetterUp

Tracey Franklin

Chief People and Digital Technology OfficerModerna

Andrew McAfee

Principal research scientist & AI thought leaderMIT

Agenda

Setting the stakes with Adam Grant

Kick off with a fresh perspective from Wharton psychologist Adam Grant as he challenges traditional ideas of performance and leadership. This is the moment to rethink how we lead through change—and why human adaptability is your organization’s competitive edge.

Cognitive debt and the limits of AI

Adam Grant and MIT’s Andrew McAfee unpack how accelerated AI adoption may risk reducing human capacity. Explore the science behind “cognitive debt,” and why performance won’t come from automation alone.

Human capacity at the speed of change

Tracey Franklin, Moderna’s Chief People and Digital Technology Officer, joins Adam Grant to explore how she’s rewiring HR to meet AI disruption head-on. Learn how Tracey bridges digital and people strategy to fuel organizational agility and deliver at scale.