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SUMMARY:People Power + AI: What Every Leader Needs to Know Now
DESCRIPTION:​West Michigan&#8217\\;s labor force is shrinking\\, the wo
 rld of work and tech is evolving\\, and the long-term market opportunity 
 for leaders who act now is enormous. But are your people policies and pra
 ctices ready for AI? Join Elizabeth K. Goede (Ratliff Consulting | SPARK 
 AI Lab) and Lisa Cooper (Cooper People Group) for a fast-moving\\, hands-
 on session designed for senior leaders and HR professionals who are ready
  to implement AI effectively. Walk away with ethical guardrails\\, hiring
  and training strategies\\, and AI tools you can use the same day. Availa
 ble in-person and virtually\\, so no one gets left out.\\nWhat You&#8217\
 \;ll Walk Away With:\\n​• The Shrinking Labor Force Reality: Data-bac
 ked insights on West Michigan&#8217\\;s talent shortage and the long-term
  market opportunity for leaders who build AI-ready teams now\\n• ​AI 
 Gone Wrong (and Right): Real horror stories of botched AI implementations
 \\, and what the guardrails should have looked like\\n• ​Ethical AI G
 overnance: How to build policies your employees will actually follow\\, a
 nd why it protects your organization\\n• ​Hiring for AI Competency: H
 ow to post for\\, screen for\\, and interview candidates with AI skills\\
 , even when you&#8217\\;re not sure what to look for\\n• Agentic AI in 
 Action: See how autonomous AI systems are already reshaping how teams wor
 k\\, and how to put them to work for your organization\\n• ​AI Tools 
 You Can Use Today: Live\\, hands-on demos of tools that immediately ampli
 fy recruiting\\, onboarding\\, and employee experience\\n• ​AI Adopti
 on Roadmap: Why a 1 hour training won’t create sustainable improvements
  but our other ideas will\\n• ​Strategic Workforce Planning and job d
 esign with AI in the workforce: &#8220\\;Now that AI can do this task\\, 
 what higher-value work should people spend more time on?&#8221\\;\\nhttps
 ://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/grand-rapids/events/people-pow
 er-ai-what-every-leader-needs-to-know-now-2026-09-15
LOCATION:grandrapids.org
URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/grand-rapids/events/people-power-ai-what-every-leader-needs-to-know-now-2026-09-15
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