TFEST26 Main Stage speaker
Sarah Gretter
Director of Academic Transformation and Partnerships
Michigan State University
Sarah A. Gretter, Ph.D., is Director of Academic Transformation and Partnerships at Michigan State University. She is especially interested in the space between possibility and practice: how organizations turn disruptive ideas into real systems, behaviors, and capabilities while preserving the human judgment and accumulated knowledge that technology cannot simply replace.
Her work spans AI, workforce development, organizational change, and cross-sector partnership, with a focus on how people and institutions adapt as expertise itself evolves. Sarah holds a doctorate in Educational Psychology & Educational Technology from Michigan State University and an Ed.M. from Harvard University. She is co-author of Design for Change in Higher Education (Johns Hopkins University Press).
Session
Wed 2 Dec10:00–10:30 BerlinPanelMain Stage, live online
The AI-Human Equation: Navigating Disruption and Legacy Knowledge
Featuring representatives from leading AI consortia, industry leaders, and WEF contributors. As organisations accelerate AI adoption, they face a growing challenge beyond technology itself: preserving the experience, judgment, and institutional wisdom that cannot be automated. Workforce transformation is creating new opportunities while simultaneously risking the loss of decades of tacit knowledge. This panel brings together global leaders to discuss how organisations can deploy AI responsibly, capture legacy expertise, and prepare leaders to thrive alongside intelligent systems. It explores strategies for navigating post-restructuring realities, ensuring leadership readiness, and fostering a productive, sustainable AI-human coexistence.
