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Talent, Leadership and Learning

CRF TLL Community: AI and the Future of Leadership Development

  • June 23, 2026
  • Online

Tuesday 23 June, 12:00-13:00 BST

AI is rewiring leadership development – raising questions around where are the opportunities, what impact are we seeing so far, and what risks do HR, talent and learning leaders need to attend to?

In this CRF Talent, Leadership and Learning Community webinar, Gillian Pillans, Research Director, CRF and Anand Chopra-McGowan, MD, Valence will explore:

  • How can AI/technology help leaders do a better job to drive measurable performance?
  • Does bringing AI into the workplace contribute to performance culture or to human-centred leadership?
  • What governance frameworks are in place to ensure ethical use of AI, and do they work?
  • What interesting opportunities do AI and technology bring for leadership development?

Please ensure you are logged into your CRF account to register your place. If you have any issues logging in, or if you are not a CRF member but are interested to attend, please contact events@crforum.co.uk

Gillian Pillans

Research Director, Corporate Research Forum

Gillian has worked as a senior HR practitioner and OD specialist for several organisations including Swiss Re, Vodafone and BAA. Prior to her HR career, she was a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting and is also a qualified solicitor. Gillian has written various CRF reports on subjects including HR strategy, organisation design and development, leadership development, coaching and diversity.

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Anand Chopra-McGowan

Managing Director, Europe, Valence

Anand is an entrepreneur, researcher, and writer who has spent the last 15 years building and scaling startups that help make the world of work better. Today Anand is MD, Europe and member of the Leadership Team of Valence, an enterprise AI company and the makers of Nadia, the most widely used AI coach in the Fortune 500.

Prior to Valence, Anand started and scaled the Europe region for Emeritus, a Series F workforce and leadership development firm. Before that, Anand was one of the first hires at General Assembly, where he was responsible for the core growth of GA’s Enterprise business, the major strategic asset that enabled their acquisition by the Adecco Group for $400m+ in 2018.

Anand serves on the board of directors of Apolitical, a UK-based global learning platform for government civil servants, and Shortlist, an executive search firm based in Kenya. Since 2016, Anand has been regularly published in leading business journals from First Round Review to Harvard Business Review.

Anand grew up in India, spent 12 years in the US across university and work, and now lives in London with his wife and two sons.

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