L&D Community of Practice Series 2026 | Session 3
Your Role in the Future: HR & L&D as Strategic Architects
📅 Wednesday, 14 October 2026
⏰ 13:00 – 14:15 SAST
💻 Online | Free session
As organisations navigate rapid technological, economic and social change, the role of HR and L&D leaders is evolving.
Increasingly, these leaders are expected to move beyond traditional support functions to become strategic architects of organisational capability.
This session explores how HR and L&D leaders can strengthen their strategic influence and shape the future of their organisations.
Key themes include:
Redefining the HR and L&D mandate in the future of work
Moving from support function to strategic capability architect
Strengthening influence at executive and board level
Developing foresight literacy and future-thinking capability
Positioning HR and L&D as shapers of organisational strategy and capability
Facilitator & Speaker
Doris Viljoen
Director, Institute for Futures Research
Guest Speaker
Senior HR Leader (to be announced)
About the Series
Designing the Future of Talent: Futures Intelligence for HR & L&D Leaders
Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development, in partnership with the Institute for Futures Research, presents a free, three-part L&D Community of Practice series for 2026.
This interactive online series brings together HR and L&D leaders from across Africa to explore how organisations can build future-ready talent capability in an increasingly complex world of work.
Format:
Three free online sessions across 2026
75 minutes per session
Facilitated conversation with a senior HR leader
Interactive audience engagement and live Q&A
Upcoming Sessions in the Series
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