AI has everyone’s attention. What HR needs now is credibility. The next phase of AI adoption will not be won by the teams with the biggest promises or the busiest pilot pipeline. It will be led by organisations that can make a clear business case, earn workforce confidence, and show where AI is creating value without inflating expectations or ignoring risk. For HR leaders, that means translating AI ambition into outcomes the business understands: better decisions, stronger capability, smarter workflows, and measurable impact. This session explores how People teams can build the alignment needed to move AI from interesting experiment to funded, trusted transformation. From executive buy-in and stakeholder confidence to adoption metrics, employee trust, and ROI, attendees will learn how leading organisations are making AI a credible part of the HR strategy, not another overhyped initiative fighting for attention. Key takeaways: - Learn how to build a stronger business case for AI investment across the people function. - Explore how HR leaders can secure executive alignment while managing expectations around speed, risk, and impact. - Understand how to build workforce trust through transparency, communication, and responsible adoption. - Discover how to measure AI success in ways that connect adoption to operational value, employee experience, and business outcomes.