Event: IMD Residential – Leading Teams in the Age of AI

AI is already changing how work gets done, how decisions are made and where expertise sits. But its impact on teams is rarely uniform.

Lausanne

What happens to leadership when AI becomes part of the team?

AI is already changing how work gets done, how decisions are made and where expertise sits. But its impact on teams is rarely uniform. People adopt different tools, at different speeds and with different levels of openness, creating new questions around trust, performance, accountability and influence.

For leaders, this is not simply a technology challenge. As AI takes on more analysis, advice and execution, leaders will need to rethink where human judgement adds most value, how accountability works when decisions are increasingly AI-supported and how to lead teams where human and AI contributions are becoming more intertwined.

Led by IMD Professor José Parra Moyano, this 1.5-day immersive event will explore the new realities of leading teams in the age of AI. Through practical exercises, simulations and discussion with senior peers, participants will examine how AI changes team dynamics, decision-making and leadership itself and develop practical approaches they can apply in their organisations.

Participants will explore:

How AI is reshaping the role and responsibilities of leaders
How to lead when AI use within teams is uneven or not always visible
How to build trust, transparency and accountability around human-AI collaboration
When leaders should trust AI recommendations and when human judgement should prevail
What these shifts mean for leadership capability, talent and organisational strategy.

Who is this event for?

CHROs, HR Directors and senior Talent, Leadership and Learning leaders responsible for preparing leaders and organisations for an AI-enabled future.

José Parra Moyano Professor of Digital Strategy, IMD

José Parra Moyano Professor of Digital Strategy, IMD
José Parra Moyano is Professor of Digital Strategy. He focuses on the management and economics of data and privacy and how firms can create sustainable value in the digital economy. An award-winning teacher, he also founded his own successful startup, was appointed to the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community of young people driving change, was named on Poets&Quants’ 2026 Best 40 Under 40 Graduate Business Professors list and on the Forbes ‘30 under 30’ list of outstanding young entrepreneurs in Switzerland. Parra Moyano’s research explores the impact of digital innovation on economic performance, particularly on the role that data and AI can play in solving organizational and societal problems. He says the captivating aspect of digital technology is its ability to foster novel interactions between companies and individuals, and thereby facilitate previously unattainable relationships and transactions. Parra Moyano says his mission is to help business leaders find the “sweet spot” where they can use digital technology to enhance the value of their own firms and also to shape the future of society in a positive way. His work has been published in leading journals such as MIT Sloan Management Review, the Journal of Management Information Systems, and Business & Information Systems Engineering, and he applies the insights of his research to the corporate world by advising firms on the development of their strategies on data and digital technology. Parra Moyano also teaches in a variety of programs on the topic of AI, strategy, and innovation. He is also a research fellow at the Centre for Blockchain Technologies at University College London and was previously a fellow at the Center of Excellence of The Digital Economist.
Gillian Pillans Research Director, Corporate Research Forum

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.