C-Suite Table Talk

AI is changing work faster than organizations can neatly explain it. Roles are shifting, skills are evolving, and employees are asking a simple but critical question: What does this mean for me? 

In this moment, leadership isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about creating clarity - connecting strategy, technology, and human experience in ways people can trust. 

The real challenge isn’t adopting AI. It’s ensuring that transformation strengthens purpose, turns time saved into real value and brings people along rather than leaving them behind. 

In this episode of C-Suite Table Talk, we’re joined by Heike Menzi-Klauerbach, Head of People, Culture & Organization at Raiffeisen Bank International, and Daniela Seabrook, CHRO of the Adecco Group. Together, they explore how leaders translate strategy into meaning, redesign work with their people and build the conditions for a future-ready workforce. 

As Heike puts it: “If we can’t explain where we’re going and what it means for each individual, people won’t feel connected.” 

The old world of corporate leadership drew clean lines. The Chief HR Officer managed people; the Chief Digital or Technology Officer ran systems. One handled culture and talent pipelines; the other handled infrastructure and transformation. In the age of AI, that division is no longer viable.

Digital transformation is not just about systems - and people strategy is not just about headcount. The two have become inextricably linked.

For CEOs, this signals a profound shift. The C-Suite’s new “power couple” is HR and Digital.

We caught up with Caroline Basyn, CDIO and Daniela Seabrook, CHRO (both at the Adecco Group), to explore the changing dynamic. As Caroline summarised: “The collaboration between HR and Tech is more important than ever. It’s not about who is more important, it’s about how the combination of the two can make a difference."

Top CHROs Natalia Wallenberg (Ahold Delhaize) and Daniela Seabrook (The Adecco Group) explore how AI, talent, and transformation are redefining leadership. Drawing from The Adecco Group’s 2025 Business Leaders research, Leading in the Age of AI: Expectations versus Reality, they reveal what’s at stake for today’s C-Suite and how leaders are navigating this era of rapid change.

Delve into our 2024 Global Workforce of the Future Research findings with three special guests: Corinna Refsgaard, CHRO at GXO Logistics, Roberto Di Bernardini, Former CHRO at both Danone and Banco Santander and Bettina Schaller the President of the World Employment Confederation (WEC), and SVP Public Affairs at The Adecco Group. 

You can find out more about our 2024 research and download the full report here: https://www.adeccogroup.com/global-workforce-of-the-future-research-2024

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