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This episode is part of FutureReady, a special series produced in partnership with Emeritus, exploring how organizations are rewiring themselves for performance in the AI and skills economy.

Andy Storch sits down with Clémentine Al-Elimat, who leads HR for Schneider Electric’s Power Systems business — a €9 billion, 13,000-person global organization. Before this role, she led the people side of building Schneider’s Energy Management Software and Services division from scratch: an AI-native, digital-first business of more than 7,000 employees.

Clémentine shares her three-stage model of AI adoption, why “AI plus” beats “plus AI,” and how Schneider has organized around AI with an AI leader, function-level AI champions, and even an AI steering committee. She gets candid about the three fears employees bring to AI transformation, why HR and leaders need to own the company’s AI narrative, and why cutting graduate hiring in favor of AI would mean sacrificing a generation. It’s a practical, grounded look at what it takes to move from AI skilling to genuine AI-enabled work redesign.

Resources Mentioned:

• Emeritus: https://emeritus.org
• Connect with Clémentine Al-Elimat on LinkedIn

About FutureReady: FutureReady is a podcast series produced in partnership with Emeritus, featuring HR and talent leaders navigating the shift to skills-based organizations and AI-enabled work. Full episodes are also available on the Emeritus Insights app.

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