AI is already in the workforce; are you ready?
For Philippine CEOs, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a side project in an innovation lab. It is quietly but decisively moving into the core of operations, reshaping how work gets done, how people create value and how profit is generated.
The real strategic question is no longer “Should we try AI?” but “How fast can we embed AI into the workforce in a way that lifts productivity and protects our competitiveness?”
On June 1 at Edsa Shangri-La, the National AI & Skills Summit 2026, hosted by Viventis Search Asia in partnership with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), puts that question squarely on the table.
At the heart of the program is a CEO roundtable on “AI Embedded in the Workforce.” It is designed as a frank discussion among leaders who are already in the middle of this AI shift.
Industry leaders and global experts will tackle three urgent themes:
- From pilots to core operations. How to move AI out of controlled proofs-of-concept and into mission-critical workflows—contact centers, risk operations, underwriting, shared services and more.
- Augmentation, not default displacement. How to redesign roles so AI takes on repetitive tasks while people move up the value chain, instead of assuming that automation equals redundancy.
- New productivity models. How to rethink key performance indicators, staffing models and performance management when humans and AI work as integrated teams at scale.
The Summit’s government track, meanwhile, will be anchored by DICT Secretary Henry Aguda’s keynote “From Vision to Execution: Building an AI-Ready Philippines”.
He will focus on treating AI as critical infrastructure.
That includes data governance, shared platforms and policies that make it easier for agencies—and the private sector—to innovate responsibly.
