Leading Learning in an AI-Powered Workplace

AI is rapidly transforming how organizations work, but technology alone doesn't create business value. Success depends on building the right capabilities across engineering, operations, leadership, and business teams.

In this episode of the Simplilearn Learning Leaders Forum, industry experts discuss how organizations are approaching AI capability-building, overcoming workforce-readiness challenges, and aligning learning investments with measurable business outcomes.

From AI skills strategy and workforce transformation to AI agents and learning ROI, this session offers practical insights for leaders responsible for preparing their organizations for the next phase of enterprise AI.

What You Will Learn

• Which AI capabilities are organizations prioritizing across engineering, operations, leadership, and non-technical teams?
• The biggest challenges organizations face in scaling AI capabilities include workforce readiness, business alignment, budgets, and learning strategy.
• How enterprises assess AI learning needs and prioritize investments in AI skills development.
• How organizations are preparing employees to work alongside AI agents and intelligent automation.
• Which learning and business metrics matter most when measuring the success of AI capability initiatives?
• Practical approaches to building AI-ready workforces that accelerate business transformation.

About the Speakers

Gurpreet Kalra

L&D and Talent Strategy Leader | Learning Live Networks Chair | Leadership Development & Organization Development Expert

Gurpreet Kalra is a seasoned learning and talent strategist with extensive experience helping organizations build high-performing workforces through leadership development, organizational transformation, and capability building. His expertise spans enterprise learning strategy, workforce development, AI readiness, and the alignment of talent initiatives with business growth.

Chakka Venkata Chalam

Director, Commercial Business, Simplilearn

Venkat Chakka leads enterprise learning partnerships at Simplilearn, helping organizations accelerate workforce transformation through AI and digital skills development. He works closely with enterprise leaders to design scalable learning strategies that improve workforce readiness, business performance, and digital transformation outcomes.

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, the Learning Leaders Forum brings together industry executives to discuss the future of workforce development, AI adoption, and digital transformation.

With over 10 million learners trained globally and partnerships with leading organizations including Microsoft, AWS, Google, and Oxford, Simplilearn delivers outcome-focused learning through live classes, hands-on projects, labs, and expert-led instruction.

Simplilearn for Business enables organizations to upskill teams at scale across AI, cybersecurity, cloud, software engineering, data, leadership, and digital business.

Who Should Watch

• Chief Learning Officers (CLOs)
• Heads of Learning & Development
• CHROs and HR Leaders
• Talent Development Leaders
• Technology HR Leaders
• Engineering and Operations Leaders
• Digital Transformation Leaders
• Enterprise Leaders driving AI adoption

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Discover how enterprise leaders are building AI capabilities, preparing employees for AI-powered work, and measuring the business impact of learning investments.