Humanistic Leadership in an AI Driven World: A Strategic Leadership Programme for Decision-Makers Navigating AI, Ethics, Innovation, and Society
17-21 August 2026
Venue: National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, India
About the Programme
The National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) aims to blend leadership excellence, adaptive responses to evolving technologies, and transformative outcomes. In line with JRD Tata’s guiding principles, the third episode of the nationwide programme by NIAS, “Humanistic Leadership in an AI Driven World,” will explore the challenges and opportunities for top leaders in an AI-dominated environment from a multidisciplinary and societal perspective.
This programme is designed to initiate groundbreaking discussions and transformations, focusing on leadership in the context of India’s growing reputation for tech entrepreneurship, digital solutions, and cost-efficiency. It will emphasize the need for a multidisciplinary approach to humanistic leadership that can drive policymaking, innovation, and development.
The NIAS Humanistic Leadership programme aims to help leaders navigate the complexities of managing workforce and systems in an AI-driven world, promoting leadership that is humanistic, participative, motivational, and inclusive. Social psychology highlights that humanistic leadership values respect for others and fosters individual excellence, agency, and creativity, which is crucial as AI increasingly influences work and living spaces.
The programme will leverage leadership concepts and experiences to foster holistic changes in leaders and organizations, addressing major national and global challenges posed by an AI-driven world. Dr. Sangeetha Menon, who is the Professor and Head of the NIAS Consciousness Studies Programme, will curate and coordinate the week-long event.
Programme Sessions and the Focus
The five-day programme will feature interactive sessions led by experts, creating various interdisciplinary scenarios to address the challenges, difficulties, and opportunities presented by AI in today’s world for India. Resource persons will discuss how AI adaptability and inclusion will impact human leadership. Equally important is understanding how to cultivate and utilize humanistic leadership across multidisciplinary platforms to tackle challenges arising from AI-driven automation. Experts and resource persons from diverse disciplines, including science, society, and culture, will lead thematic lectures and interactive discussions focused on leadership and decision-making with a humancentric approach rather than a machine-centric one. Specific sessions will address gender awareness and the challenges faced by women in leadership roles. A unique feature of the NIAS residential programmes is the tranquil and serene campus environment, which enhances the excellence of multidisciplinary interactions. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with leaders and experts from various fields, including science, society, industry, and academia, fostering rich dialogues and learning.
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