AI Skills and Mindsets for Enterprise Transformation

AI transformation today is not just about adopting new tools; it's about building the right mindsets, skills, and digital foundations across the organization.

In this episode of the Simplilearn Learning Leaders Forum, we bring together enterprise leaders to discuss how organizations are preparing their workforces for an AI-driven future. The conversation explores what must come before AI can deliver real value in learning and development, and what leaders are doing differently right now to close the gap.

This session focuses on how leading organizations are navigating the disconnect between vendor promises and organizational reality, identifying practical digital wins available today, and measuring the true business impact of their AI and L&D investments.

What You Will Learn

• What foundational digital capabilities must exist before AI can realistically deliver value in L&D?
• Where does the disconnect lie between what learning technology promises and what organizations are actually ready for?
• Which digital solutions are delivering real, measurable impact in L&D today?
• How to prepare leaders and employees to work effectively alongside automation and AI-driven tools?
• What metrics should leaders use to understand whether digital and AI investments are improving business performance?
• What would an ideal AI-powered learning experience look like if digital infrastructure were fully integrated?

About the Speakers

Ronda Bowman 

Senior Leader - Learning, Leadership Development & Talent Transformation 

Ronda is a seasoned L&D executive and coach with deep expertise in aligning business strategy to talent development. She is the author of Lost in the Numbers: Cutting Through the Noise to Prove Business Impact, a practical guide for L&D and HR leaders on demonstrating learning's business value beyond activity metrics. Ronda brings experience across coaching, facilitation, leadership development, and organizational design, with a consistent focus on building learning cultures that deliver measurable outcomes.

Naushad Hasan 

Director, Commercial Business US, Simplilearn 

Naushad leads commercial learning partnerships across the US for Simplilearn, working closely with enterprise clients to connect workforce capability gaps with outcome-focused digital learning programs. He brings deep expertise in L&D strategy, enterprise talent development, and digital skills enablement, with experience spanning Simplilearn, NetCom Learning, Opsgility, and higher education as an Adjunct Professor at Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY.

About Simplilearn Learning Leaders Forum

Where enterprise leaders share how they're building future-ready workforces through innovation, data, and digital learning.

Organized by Simplilearn, a Blackstone company and a global leader in digital skills training, this series brings real-world insights from leaders driving transformation across industries.

With over 8 million learners trained globally and partnerships with leading institutions like Microsoft, AWS, Google, and Oxford, Simplilearn delivers outcome-focused learning through live classes, real-world projects, and hands-on labs.

Simplilearn for Business offers corporate training solutions for upskilling the workforce at scale in top AI and digital skills.

Who Should Watch

• L&D Leaders and Talent Development Heads
• CHROs and HR Leaders driving transformation
• CISOs and Technology Leaders
• Engineering and Operations Leaders
• Professionals leading AI and digital transformation initiatives

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Gain practical insights from enterprise leaders on how to build AI-ready teams and measure the real impact of learning investments.