How Agentic AI Is Reshaping Competition

Thursday, August 27 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time (ET)

Vivian S. Lee, MD, PhD, MBA

Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School

Linda Mantia

Board Director, Alan, Liberty Mutual, Prove Identity, and Saputo

Most conversations about AI focus on productivity and automation. But a more profound shift is underway. Agentic AI systems—networks of specialized AI agents that can plan, reason, coordinate, and act toward business goals—are beginning to function less like tools and more like digital teammates.

In this HBR webinar, Vivian Lee, executive fellow at Harvard Business School and Linda Mantia, COO of Manulife, will explore how agentic AI is changing the way work gets done and what leaders need to do to prepare. They will also discuss:

What makes agentic AI fundamentally different from previous technologies
The disruptive forces reshaping competition
What research reveals about how AI-native ventures and established enterprises are using agentic AI
How agentic systems are enabling faster innovation, more autonomous business functions, and new paths to growth
The biggest implementation challenges—including governance, trust, and data—and how leaders can address them

Join HBR on August 27 to learn how leaders can prepare their organizations for the next wave of AI-driven disruption and position their businesses to compete in an era where humans and AI agents work side by side.

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