AI in the flow of work: The rise of the execution layer

How AI is reshaping decision-making and execution

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If time is the hidden cost of collaboration, and decision velocity is the true measure of organisational performance, the next question becomes unavoidable: what actually changes the equation?

AI is beginning to evolve beyond a productivity tool into something far more structural—an execution layer embedded directly into the flow of work. From meeting preparation and real-time summarisation to action tracking and decision documentation, AI has the potential to compress the entire collaboration lifecycle.

Yet many organisations remain uncertain about where its real value lies. Is AI simply reducing administrative overhead, or can it fundamentally transform how decisions are made, recorded, and executed across the enterprise?

This discussion will explore where AI meaningfully accelerates work, how leaders should evaluate its impact on decision-making and execution, and what governance structures are required as AI becomes embedded in everyday collaboration.

Together, we will examine:

• Where AI is already removing friction across the collaboration lifecycle—before, during, and after meetings
• Which parts of the decision process are most compressible with AI, from information synthesis to execution tracking
• Whether AI-enabled context capture reduces the need for meetings—or reshapes them entirely
• The technical, cultural, and legal risks that could slow adoption despite clear productivity gains
• What a fully AI-augmented collaboration environment could look like in the next five years
  
  

Event details

📍 Location: Virtual

🗓 Date: 14th May 2026

🕛 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM 

👥 The Hosts: Peter Stojanovic, Editor, HotTopics

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