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Daniela Todorova

Director of Learning & Skilling Programs, Member of the EMEA Learning Team at Microsoft (10k+ employees)
4:00 - 4:30 pm

Wednesday 4 November 2026

Frontier Firm: Turning Ambition into Adoption with an AI-Ready Workforce

What is a Frontier Firm: A Frontier Firm is a company that leads in using AI. They focus on new ideas, try new things, and make AI a key part of their business and culture. Steps to Using AI: Becoming a Frontier Firm happens in stages. First, AI helps with tasks. Next, digital agents work alongside people. Finally, AI can run business processes with people guiding it. This helps people do their work better. Ongoing Learning: Teaching employees new skills is very important. Almost half of leaders say this is a top priority. Frontier Firms make sure everyone is always learning about AI, which helps close skill gaps and improve the business. Organized AI Training: For success, the whole company needs to work together. Leaders set the direction, technical teams build AI solutions, and business users use AI every day. Everyone should know the basics, like how to use AI responsibly and how to work with AI tools.