live event
Building AI Champions in 2026
January 15, 2026
3 - 4 p.m. ET
Turning power users into enterprise change agents
We’re being joined again by Manulife’s AVP of AI adoption, Olya Taran, who is giving you the tablestakes tactics for activating your AI champions, through questions like:
- What is the role of an AI champion and how do you separate them from the strong prompters?
- What signals should leaders look for to identify AI champions early?
- If you were designing an internal “AI champion pipeline” today, what would it need to include to keep momentum through 2026?
- How should incentives and performance metrics evolve if companies want AI champions to drive real business outcomes in 2026?
- If organizations get AI champions right over this year, what does success look like in Q4?
It’s free to join, so start your year off with the strategy your deployment needs to reach critical mass.
Olya Taran
Olya Taran is an Assistant Vice President of AI Adoption at Manulife, focused on driving enterprise-wide adoption of artificial intelligence across talent, culture, and business operations. She leads programs that help employees and leaders embed AI into everyday decision-making, combining her PhD-level expertise with practical change management to accelerate responsible, human-centric AI innovation at scale.
Lauren Kaufman Witten
Lauren Kaufman Witten is the Chief AI Enablement Officer at Section, where she helps companies build AI-powered workforces by connecting cutting-edge AI solutions with practical, business outcomes. With more than 20 years of experience in sales, account management, and strategic advisory roles across leading B2B research and advisory firms, she specializes in turning customer insights into scalable growth programs and trusted executive partnerships.
Olya Taran
Olya Taran is an Assistant Vice President of AI Adoption at Manulife, focused on driving enterprise-wide adoption of artificial intelligence across talent, culture, and business operations. She leads programs that help employees and leaders embed AI into everyday decision-making, combining her PhD-level expertise with practical change management to accelerate responsible, human-centric AI innovation at scale.
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