​VERGE Future of Work

​In 2024, we talked about AI. In 2025, we experimented. In 2026, the experiment became the architecture.

​When we talk about work today, we’ve moved past the flexibility debate into a new reality shaped by systems, governance, and competitive advantage. This is no longer a talent discussion, but an operating model decision - and the gap between those reacting to change and those intentionally designing it is growing wider.

​At VERGE, we explore the pillars shaping the 2026 organization:

• ​The Agentic Workforce: AI runs workflows, humans own judgment. 

• ​The Human Premium: Emotional intelligence and ethics as competitive edge. 

• ​The Skills-Based Enterprise: Dynamic talent over static titles. 

• ​The Adaptability KPI: Resilience as the real long-term advantage.

​SPEAKERS

• ​Katarina Berg - CHRO @ On (ex CHRO Spotify)

• ​Marcus Larsson - Head of Growth @ Vorker

• ​Tove Oldebäck - CEO and Co-founder @ Recommended By

• ​Carolina Engström Lökken - Founder @ Hi Agency

• ​Sebastian Hjärne - CEO @ Talentium

• ​Manoj Verma - Director, Practice Leader for Apps, Data & AI  Nordics and Baltics @ Kyndryl

• ​Antonia Angenfelt - People & Talent Advisor @ Recommended by

• ​Duyen Jin Nguyen - Recruitment @ Lovable

• ​Adrian McDonald - CEO @ Epicenter

• ​Lina Dobrzynski - COO & Partner @ UrbanUrban

• ​Linn Aschberg - Head of People & Performance @ Froda

​AGENDA

​13:30 – Doors Open

​14:00 – Let VERGE begin!

​14:10 – From co-pilots to collegues: What Agentic Work Looks Like in Practice - w. ​Manoj Verma (Kyndryl), ​Marcus Larsson (Vorker)

​14:35 – The Human Premium: What Becomes Scarce When Everything Else Scales - w. ​Katarina Berg (On), ​Carolina Engström Lökken (Hi Agency), ​Sebastian Hjärne (Talentium)

​15:00 – Human Connection in an AI-First World - Are We Building the Loneliest Revolution? - w. Elise Lilliehöök (Mingla)

​15:10 – Networking & Coffee

​15:30 – Right people, right phase: talent learnings from scaling in the real world - w. ​Lina Dobrzynski (UrbanUrban), ​Linn Aschberg (Froda)

​15:55 – Who Gets to Define Culture? Presence, Loyalty, and the New Power Struggle at Work - w. ​Duyen Jin Nguyen (Lovable), Adrian McDonald (Epicenter), ​Tove Oldebäck (Recommended By)

​16:20 – Building adaptive organisations through skills - w. ​Antonia Angenfelt (Recommended by)

​16:40 – AFTERWORK

​About Verge by Epicenter: To be on the verge of something is not easy to describe, it's a feeling. And you have to be in the room to fully grasp it.

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