Organisation Design: The Foundation for the Enterprise AI Transition
Organised by Accenture, Aligence, and SIM Academy
Community Partners: Human Capital Leadership Institute • Singapore Institute of Directors
Knowledge Partners: Gallup • Global Organisation Design Society
Who Should Attend
By invitation only. Designed for board directors, CEOs and CHROs of large enterprises, managing directors of private equity firms, senior public service leaders, and executive directors of family offices who are accountable for the design and performance of complex organisations.
This is not a technology conference, nor a human resources forum — it is a strategic leadership event for those accountable for how an enterprise is built to work.
About the Symposium
"Organisation design is the fundamental pillar that determines whether an enterprise's AI transition succeeds."
Most leaders struggle to think clearly about AI's impact on their organisation – not for lack of data, but for lack of a model that reveals the complexity, accountability and judgement beneath the org chart. Get the design right, and AI amplifies it. Get it wrong, and AI simply automates the dysfunction faster
The Science: Requisite Organisation & Accountability Leadership
Organisation design is not opinion — it is measurable science. Dr Elliott Jaques demonstrated that all work sits on a rigorous, measurable scale of complexity (Time Span of Discretion), and that structure must be aligned to it — else no amount of technology, including AI, will fix underlying ineffectiveness.
Dr Gerald Kraines built on Jaques' science to create a practical leadership system grounded in explicit accountability at every level of work.
Together, these frameworks give leaders a precise, evidence-based model of what work actually is, what accountability means, and which design decisions must be resolved before AI can be integrated to create value rather than confusion.
Why This Matters for You
| CEOs & CHROs | Reframe AI investment decisions from task automation to enterprise design: where structure, roles and accountabilities must ensure alignment to capture value and avoid role implosion and capability gaps. |
| Managing Directors, Private Equity | A rigorous lens for underwriting organisation design risk in diligence, and for identifying where AI-driven restructuring genuinely improves portfolio company performance versus where it masks deeper structural weakness. |
| Senior Public Service Leaders | A translation of complexity and accountability science into policy delivery, how AI changes the strata of work in ministries and statutory bodies, and what that means for structure and leadership capability. |
| Executive Directors, Family Offices | A framework for succession and governance in structures that are often thin, high-discretion and personality-dependent — and for where AI can extend capability without eroding accountability. |
"The organisations that get this right will not be those with the most AI — they will be the ones with the organisation design to use it well. This symposium is where that thinking begins."
| Time | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 am | Registration & Networking | F&B provided |
| 9:00 am | Welcome Address | Chair of Organising Committee |
| 9:15 am | Opening Address by Guest of HonourSetting the global and Singapore context: the AI transition as a national economic imperative, and what it demands of enterprise leaders. | Guest of Honour |
| 9:45 am | Keynote #1: Organisation Design: The Foundation for the AI TransitionInsights on the fundamental importance of organisation design for business performance – from a turnaround President & CEO of Algoma Steel Inc., and Canada's CEO of the Year. | Denis Turcotte – retired CEO, Algoma Steel; retired COO, Brookfield Private Equity Group Mark Tham - Country Managing Director Accenture, Singapore (Host) |
| 10:30 am | Tea Break & Networking | F&B provided |
| 11:00 am | Keynote #2: The Strategic Enterprise: A Science of Work for the AI EraThe missing model that allows leaders to reason clearly about AI's impact on structure, processes, roles and accountability — equipping attendees to design with precision, not instinct. | Dr Gerald Kraines - Partner, Aligence; Faculty, Harvard Medical School, Retired |
| 11:45 am | The Human Architecture of the AI Enterprise: Singapore's Research Blueprint for the Hybrid WorkforceSingapore's organisations are implementing AI, but not redesigning the work or the workforce to use it. Research by Accenture Singapore in conjunction with Cambridge University, reveals that organisations have yet to provide the operating architecture they need, such that humans and agents can function as one integrated, accountable workforce. | Grace Yip - Managing Director, Accenture |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch | F&B provided |
| 2:00 pm | Singapore Workplace Report 2026 — Powering Singapore's FutureIn this workforce engagement survey, Gallup's global research shows AI adoption needs to be paired with active manager support and clear implementation — without it, tools change little about how work actually gets done. | Kanika Singh - Regional Director, SEA, Gallup Ho Seong Kim - CEO SIM Academy (Host) |
| 2:45 pm | Closing Remarks | Chair of Organising Committee |
| 3:30 pm | Book Signing of Dr Gerald Kraines' book, Accounting LeadershipFollowed by Organisation Design Clinics | Dr Gerald Kraines Dr Gerald Kraines, Cynsie Kraines |
What You'll Leave With
- An analytical framework for assessing how your organisation is structured, and the implications for value-creating AI integration.
- Practical language for engaging boards, CEOs and senior leaders on accountability, complexity and role design.
- A diagnostic perspective on organisational exposure — structural risks, capability gaps and accountability breakdowns to resolve before AI investment can deliver value.
- Cross-industry insights from peers confronting the same strategic and governance decisions.
Participants of The Future Organisation Symposium 2026 will receive a copy of Dr Gerald Kraines' book, Accountability Leadership
Registration
This is a by-invitation event extended through our co-organisers or supporting partners. Invitations are not transferable.
Register online at https://cloud.email.sim.edu.sg/tfos2026 by Sep 18, 2026 or Contact us at inquiry@aligence.com.sg