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For C-level and senior leaders shaping AI transformation beyond technology

Culture Change Pioneers Forum 2026

A culture lens on AI transformation

Join Culture Change Pioneers alumni, selected executives and transformation leaders for an afternoon exchange on what successful AI transformation requires from leadership, culture and organizations.

Semira Soraya-Kandan and Carsten Härtl reference the most recent studies and the latest Fraunhofer Transformation Study to explore why AI transformation cannot be delegated to technology alone - and what leaders need to build beyond tools, pilots and efficiency promises.

10 August 2026 · 12:30 pm - 4 pm · Mannheim


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Participation is free of charge. As this is a curated Forum with limited places, registrations will be confirmed personally.

What's in it for you 

Evidence-based insights 

Gain a sharper understanding of AI transformation and the role of leadership, culture and organization.

Thoughtful peer exchange

Reflect with selected executives, transformation leaders and Culture Change Pioneers alumni in a confidential setting.

A direct experience of the SK Leadership Community

Get a sense of the dialogue quality, perspectives and community behind Culture Change Pioneers.

5+

curated executive formats per year

10

years of Leadership Dialogues

25+

years of leadership training and consulting

77+

nationalities of leaders worked with

What we will explore

Transformation capability

What does the Fraunhofer Transformation Index reveal about an organization’s real capacity for AI-driven transformation?

Culture and collaboration

How do trust, dialogue and collaboration become hard currencies for transformation?

Leadership beyond tools

What does AI transformation require from leaders beyond technology decisions and implementation plans?

From pilots to real change

How do organizations move from isolated AI initiatives to meaningful and sustainable transformation?

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Event Details

Date & Time: 10 August 2026, 12:30 - 16:00 (CET)
Location: SK Office, G6 11, Mannheim
Participation: Free of charge. Curated Forum with limited places. Registrations will be confirmed personally.

12:30 – Arrival & finger food lunch
13:00 – Welcome & Introductions

13:15 – A culture lens on AI transformation
Semira Soraya-Kandan and Carsten Härtl present and interpret the Fraunhofer Transformation Index in light of recent studies on AI transformation and the role of culture.

14:00 – Curated dialogue
Participants exchange challenges and perspectives on the leadership and culture questions behind successful AI transformation.

14:45 – Culture Change Pioneers perspectives
Certified Culture Change Pioneers alumni share reflections from their own transformation work and from the CCP learning journey.

15:30 – Open questions and closing reflections
We share key insights, open questions and implications for transformation practice.

16:00 – End

What is the Culture Change Pioneers Forum?

The Culture Change Pioneers Forum is a curated dialogue format by Soraya-Kandan. 

It brings together certified Culture Change Pioneers alumni, selected executives and transformation leaders to explore the deeper leadership questions behind today's most important organizational challenges.

During the Forum, we will introduce the next Culture Change Pioneers journey and give selected guests an opportunity to experience the thinking, dialogue and community behind the program.




Learn more about Culture Change Pioneers

Would you like to join the conversation?

If AI transformation is part of your current leadership agenda, we invite you to join the conversation.


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Participation is free of charge. Places are limited and will be confirmed personally.

About us

We offer innovative international organizational consulting & leadership development.
We strengthen dialogic leadership, leveraging diversity, and collaboration in organizations where AI is reshaping how decisions, responsibility, and meaningful work are experienced.
We help leaders make work meaningful.

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