Why Faster Systems Still Need Human Leaders Abstract  AI promises efficiency and acceleration—but faster systems don’t automatically create healthier teams. In this session, we explore how AI adoption can unintentionally increase cognitive load, ambiguity, and burnout. Learn how adaptive leaders align purpose, data, and delivery tactics to build resilient teams in an AI-enabled future of work. Description As organizations adopt AI, project cycles accelerate, reporting becomes predictive, and expectations rise. Yet many teams feel more overwhelmed—not less. Why? Because AI increases output, complexity, and decision pressure—but it does not increase…