Partnering with AI:
Navigating the Human Side of Change
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
AI isn’t coming for our jobs—it’s coming for our comfort zones. For talent and learning development professionals, the real challenge isn’t just understanding what AI can do—it’s learning how to partner with it. The question is no longer if we’ll adapt, but how we’ll show up in the process: with fear and resistance, or with curiosity and confidence.
Join ATDKC for an expert panel conversation featuring Sheryl, Kevin, Sheena, and special guests as they explore how to navigate personal and professional change in the age of AI. Together, they’ll unpack what it takes to build the mindsets, skills, and strategies that help learning professionals thrive alongside technology—while staying grounded in what makes development deeply human.
Expect candid insights, real-world examples, and practical tools you can apply right away. You’ll leave with renewed clarity and confidence to experiment, lead, and evolve in an AI-driven world.
After all, AI won’t take your job… but someone who knows how to partner with it just might.
PANELIST BIOS
Kevin Meyer is a commercially oriented Industrial/Organizational Psychologist and Head of Strategy & Growth at Humancore.ai. With deep expertise across the talent management lifecycle, Kevin blends psychology and strategy to help organizations build integrated, human-centered approaches to change. His career spans leadership roles in consulting, sales, and business development—bridging science, technology, and people strategy. Kevin brings a pragmatic perspective on how AI can enhance the employee experience when guided by intentional, human-centered design.
Sheryl Kurtis is an executive coach who helps leaders navigate the human side of complex change, specializing in AI adoption and digital transformation. With 30+ years leading organizations through technology paradigm shifts—including roles as EVP and Managing Director—Sheryl understands that while technology enables transformation, people drive it. She equips executives with the confidence, clarity, and communication strategies to lead teams through uncertainty, resistance, and rapid evolution
Terri Turner is an organizational and leadership growth consultant who helps leaders and L&D professionals transform communication into a strategic advantage. Drawing from neuroscience and decades of training experience, Terri empowers teams to navigate friction, manage feedback, and integrate AI as a core communication competency. Her dynamic workshops and executive sessions focus on the intersection of people, learning, and emerging technology—helping organizations turn conversation into culture and culture into change.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify the personal and organizational mindsets that either hinder or accelerate AI adoption.
- Apply key change management principles to support individual and team adaptation to AI-driven workflows.
- Explore practical tools and learning resources to integrate AI into learning and talent development strategies.
- Build confidence in leveraging AI to enhance—not replace—the uniquely human elements of learning, leadership, and development.
ATD CAPABILITIES
- Personal Capability – Lifelong Learning, Emotional Intelligence & Decision-Making, and Change Management.
- Professional Capability – Learning Sciences, Technology Application, and Instructional Design.
- Organizational Capability – Future Readiness and Performance Improvement
This session has been approved for recertification credits by the Association for Talent Development.
