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For four days in Washington, D.C., the Four Seasons Hotel once again became a hub for innovation and collaboration as more than 250 industry trailblazers joined forces to shape the next chapter of strategic HR.
In his opening remarks, Avature Founder and CEO Dimitri Boylan reminded us that AI is already changing the world of work — altering roles, skills and organizational structures in ways we can’t yet fully anticipate. HR, he argued, has a choice: orchestrate the change or react to it.
Over the following days, presenters and participants from across industries shared how they’re meeting this challenge head-on. Read on for the key highlights and insights that defined #AvatureUpfront US 2025.
Expanding AI Ambition: From More Efficient Processes to a Hybrid Workforce
Echoing Boylan’s call for HR to lead the AI transformation, IBM offered a powerful example of what orchestrating change looks like in practice. Guided by its mission to become the most productive company in the world, the organization shared how it has eliminated, simplified and automated operations with the help of AI, delivering an estimated $3.5 billion in efficiency savings.
But IBM’s ambition extends well beyond automation. With a goal of building a hybrid human–AI
