School of Professional and Executive Education Development: AeU-SPEED

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐁𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐈 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧—𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐄 𝐈𝐭

🚨 AI Will Not Define the Future. Leaders Will.

Over the past seven weeks in my Leadership In Turbulence LinkedIn Newsletter, I have explored what I believe are the six essential leadership capabilities required to lead successfully in an era
of artificial intelligence, disruption, uncertainty, and continuous transformation.

We examined why leaders must:

🔹 Sense Emerging Opportunities & Disruptions through Strategic Foresight
🔹 Harness Human–AI Collaboration to amplify human capability
🔹 Architect Adaptive Organizations that continuously evolve
🔹 Protect Trust & Ethical Governance in an AI-driven world
🔹 Execute Transformation to turn strategy into measurable impact
🔹 Renew Leadership Capability Continuously to remain relevant amid accelerating change

Together, these six capabilities form the SHAPER AI Leadership Model™.

Leaders Will Not Be Defined by AI Adoption—But by How They SHAPE It

Too much of today's conversation about AI focuses on technology.

Not enough focus on leadership.

The organizations that thrive in the coming decade will not necessarily be those with access to the most advanced AI technologies.

They will be those led by leaders who know how to integrate human intelligence, machine intelligence, organizational adaptability, ethical governance, and transformational ex*****on into a coherent leadership system.

That is the essence of the SHAPER AI Leadership Model™.

And they will define the future of Human–AI Organizations.

At its core is a simple but powerful premise:

👉 AI-era leaders must SHAPE the future rather than react to it.

Strong Interest. Influential Leaders. Meaningful Conversations.

We are delighted by the overwhelming response from leaders across corporations, government agencies and organisations who have confirmed their participation in the Disruptive Leadership in the AI Era Forum: Navigating the Age of Permacrisis.

As organisations grapple with AI disruption, economic uncertainty, workforce transformation, and geopolitical shifts, this exclusive forum offers a timely platform to gain insights from distinguished thought leaders and industry experts on leading with agility, resilience, and strategic foresight.

Seats are limited, and admission is strictly by invitation.

📩 Don’t miss this opportunity. Reach out to AeU-SPEED at +603-50223468 or email [email protected] today to request your exclusive invitation and join this high-impact leadership conversation.

Lead with Agility. Navigate Disruption. Shape the Future.

𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬

🚨 𝐀𝐈 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐚 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲

Over the past three weeks in my Leadership In Turbulence newsletter series, I explored:

🔹 Why leaders need Strategic Foresight to anticipate disruption
🔹 Why organizations must Harness Human–AI Collaboration
🔹 Why sustainable transformation requires leaders to Architect Adaptive Organizations

But there is another challenge rapidly emerging in the AI era:

👉 Can organizations sustain trust while scaling AI?

⚖️ “𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲:
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬”

As AI becomes embedded into leadership, operations, decision-making, and customer engagement, organizations face growing risks around:

Bias
Transparency
Accountability
Privacy
Governance
Stakeholder trust

These are not simply technology issues.

👉 They are leadership issues.

💡 In this issue, I explore:

🔹 Why trust is becoming a strategic differentiator in the AI era
🔹 How leaders like Sundar Pichai and Marc Benioff are shaping responsible AI governance
🔹 Why ethical AI leadership must move beyond compliance into strategy
🔹 How organizations can embed fairness, transparency, and accountability into AI-enabled decision-making

Are you treating AI ethics as a compliance requirement—or as a strategic leadership capability?

Because in the AI era:

Organizations may adopt technology quickly.

But trust takes far longer to build—and far less time to lose.

𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤. 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝. 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦.: 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧–𝐀𝐈 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐈 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥™

The leadership challenge of the AI era is no longer simply about adopting technology.

It is about transforming leadership itself.

As organizations transition from:

human-led enterprises,

to:

AI-augmented ecosystems,

and eventually toward:

AGI-orchestrated organizations, leaders must fundamentally rethink:

decision-making, governance, workforce transformation, organizational resilience, and human–AI collaboration.

The article examines how leaders must:

BREAK

Disrupt outdated assumptions, legacy mindsets, and industrial-era leadership rigidity.

BUILD

Develop adaptive capability, collaborative intelligence, ethical governance, and organizational resilience.

BOLDLY TRANSFORM

Lead courageous enterprise reinvention in AI-accelerated environments.

THE FUTURE DEMANDS DISRUPTIVE LEADERS — RESERVE YOUR SEATS NOW!

In an era shaped by AI disruption, uncertainty, and permacrisis, leadership must evolve beyond conventional thinking.

Join us for the exclusive forum, “Disruptive Leadership in the AI Era: Navigating the Age of Permacrisis”, featuring globally recognised thought leader Prof Sattar Bawany as the Keynote Speaker.

Date: 30 June 2026 (Tues)
Time: 9.30 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
Venue: Knowledge Centre, Asia e University

Prof Sattar Bawany is a Professor of Practice at Asia e University, Group CEO of the Disruptive Leadership Institute - DLI New York, Member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, Author, and Global Keynote Speaker in AI Leadership, Crisis and Disruptive Leadership.

Adding further depth to the forum is a distinguished panel discussion featuring:

- YB Dr Sivakumar Varatharaju – Member of Parliament & Chairman, Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau

- Dato’ Seri Rosman Mohamed – Chief Executive, Malaysian Employers Federation & Chairman, UAC Berhad

- Sam Majid – Chief Executive Officer, National AI Office

- Dato’ Shamsuddin Mohd Mahayiddin – Board Member, PERNAS & Independent Non-Executive Director, OCBC Malaysia

This high-impact forum is specially curated for C-suite executives, senior management, board members, policymakers, and organisational leaders seeking to navigate disruption with agility, resilience, and strategic foresight.

Admission is by invitation only. Contact AeU-SPEED at +603-5022 3468 or email [email protected] for further details.

Stay Ahead in the Evolving World of Financial Crime

AeU-SPEED is pleased to share that our strategic partner, the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA), will be hosting the ISCA Financial Forensics Lunch Talk on 26 May 2026.

As financial crime rapidly evolves — from AI-enabled fraud to crypto investigations and cross-border risks — this insightful session will feature industry experts discussing the latest trends and the refreshed FFAQ Certification.

🗓 26 May 2026
⏰ 12.00 PM – 2.00 PM (SGT)
💻 Livestream – Join from anywhere!

We invite professionals, industry practitioners, and interested participants to join this valuable session.

Register here:
https://eservices.isca.org.sg/DynamicCaseFieldSet?fieldSetName=FFA2605v&cid=a0ffP00000DA8clQAD

𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬

🚨 Most Organizations Were Designed for Stability.

The AI Era Requires Organizations Designed for Adaptability.

In the first two articles of the Leadership in Turbulence newsletter series, I explored:

🔹 Why Strategic Foresight enables leaders to anticipate disruption
🔹 Why Human–AI Collaboration is redefining how work and decisions are made.

🏗️ Architect Adaptive Organizations

Latest article:

“Designed to Adapt: Why Organizational Architecture Determines AI Success” explores a hard reality facing many organizations today:

👉 AI transformation is failing not because of technology—but because organizations are still structured for predictability,
hierarchy, and linear change.

In an AI-driven environment, adaptability becomes a strategic capability.

💡 In this issue, explore:

🔹 Why traditional organizational structures struggle in the AI era
🔹 How organizations like Netflix and DBS Bank continuously reinvent themselves
🔹 Why agility is no longer a competitive advantage—but a survival requirement

How leaders must design organizations that learn faster than the environment changes

📘 This article draws from the research and best-practice strategies underpinning the SHAPER AI Leadership Model™,
which forms the foundation of my forthcoming book:

Leadership as SHAPER: The Future of Human–AI Organizations

Part of the Future-Ready Leadership Book Series, the SHAPER model identifies six essential leadership competencies required to lead effectively in disruption, crisis, and AI-driven transformation.

👉 AI-era leaders must SHAPE the future—not react to it.

🔍 If you are a CEO, board member, transformation leader, or HR executive navigating organizational change, this article
is for you.

Strengthening Collaboration for Future-Ready Learning and Professional Upskilling

AeU-SPEED recently convened a strategic discussion with all Schools at Asia e University (AeU) to align efforts in advancing the rollout of micro-credentials and short courses aimed at empowering talents and strengthening the future workforce.

The session focused on fostering closer collaboration across Schools to ensure industry-relevant, flexible learning pathways that support lifelong learning and professional upskilling.

Our appreciation to Prof Dr John Arul Phillips, Acting Vice Chancellor and Dean of the School of Education and Cognitive Science, together with all Deans/Directors and representatives from Sales and Marketing, for their valuable participation and insights in shaping AeU’s strategic direction forward.

Together, we continue to drive innovation in education and workforce development.

Disruptive Leadership in the AI Era: Navigating the Age of Permacrisis

Asia e University’s School of Professional and Executive Education Development (AeU-SPEED), in collaboration with strategic partners, presents an exclusive leadership forum bringing together distinguished thought leaders, policymakers, and industry captains to explore how leaders can thrive in an AI-driven world.

Date: 30 June 2026 (Tues)
Time: 9.30 am - 12.00 pm
Venue: Knowledge Centre, Asia e University

Keynote Address

Prof Sattar Bawany — Author and Global Keynote Speaker on AI Leadership, Crisis and Disruptive Leadership Institute - DLI New York

Esteemed Panel Discussion Featuring:

- Prof Sattar Bawany

- YB Dr Sivakumar Varatharaju – Member of Parliament & Chairman, Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau

- Dato’ Seri Rosman Mohamed – Chief Executive, Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) & Chairman, UAC Berhad

- Sam Majid – Chief Executive Officer, National AI Office

- Dato’ Shamsuddin Mohd Mahayidin – Board Member, Perbadanan Nasional Berhad & Independent Non-Executive Director, OCBC Malaysia

Join us for strategic insights on leadership agility, resilience, and transformation in disruptive times.

Admission is by invitation only.

For enquiries or invitation requests, please contact AeU-SPEED at:

📞 +603-5022 3468
✉️ [email protected]

Lead with agility. Navigate disruption. Shape the future.