16/10/2026
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐?
This question took center stage at HKUST Business School last night, as ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น, ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น, and ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, came together for a thought-provoking dialogue on โRethinking Leadership, Careers, and Management Education in an AI-driven World.โ
Moderated by ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ข, HKUST Business School Advisory Council Member, the conversation explored how leadership, careers and management education must evolve as AI transforms the way we work and learn.
Dean Anseel described todayโs uncertainty as โrunning in the fogโ: we do not know exactly where AI is taking us, yet standing still is not an option. Leaders and institutions must keep experimenting and adapting.
Dean Locke emphasized AIโs potential to augment human capabilities and create new avenues for growth, rather than viewing it simply through the lens of automation.
This raised a compelling challenge: if AI takes on tasks traditionally performed by junior employees, how will young people gain the experience needed to develop sound judgment?
Both deans emphasized real-world experience. Dean Locke highlighted opportunities for students to tackle real problems, while Dean Anseel noted that judgment develops through difficult situations, decisions, failure and feedback.
In her closing remarks, ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป, ๐๐๐ข ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐ซ, brought an industry perspective, asking what organizations truly need the โhuman in the loopโ for, from taste and empathy to accountability and judgment.
Despite the uncertainty, the evening carried a strong sense of ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ. Our future is not predetermined by technology alone. It will also be shaped by how we choose to learn, lead and create value.
