14/07/2026
"The problem is not technology. It's leadership." 💬
Speaking to Timothy Pope from ShanghaiEye at World Economic Forum ’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026, François Lançon, our Regional President for APME, cut straight to what's really slowing AI adoption in the workplace.
📈 Adoption is rising, but so is uncertainty. What holds organisations back isn't the tools, it's how leaders prepare their people and guide them through the change.
On the question everyone asks, whether AI means job losses, his answer was direct. Roles will change, but AI will also create new jobs. The task for employers is to map their workforce and retrain, and the task for individuals is to build a baseline of AI skills alongside the human skills that will always matter.
His advice for anyone planning a career? It doesn't have to be black and white. You don't need to become an AI expert. You just need to know how to use it, the way you know how to use a mobile phone.
The technology was never the hard part. The people are what make it work.
Human First, Digital Always.
👉 Watch the full interview here: https://www.shanghaieye.cn/detail?postId=133109 and follow our socials for more insights on the future of work.