In our High on AI-podcast, we talk through the real world stories and use cases of business and organizations successfully introducing AI into their everyday work lives, to do all the things AI promises to do, can do and more.
Episode 3: Redesigning Work in the Age of AI – in conversation with Nico Orie, VP People & Culture Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) about the real impact on people and work.
- Nico Orie, VP People & Culture Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP)
In this episode of High on AI, we speak with Nico Orie about what AI is actually changing inside organizations, not from a technology perspective, but through the lens of work, skills, leadership, and culture. Nico is responsible for shaping the people and culture agenda within Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, a global organization operating at scale, across markets, and in a context where technology and AI are starting to reshape how work gets done. Together, we explore how work inside CCEP is changing, how skills and roles are evolving, and what this requires from leaders and employees. Are organizations truly redesigning work, or mainly automating existing processes? How are employees responding to these changes? And what turns out to be harder in practice than expected?
In an open and honest conversation, Nico shares his experiences, dilemmas, and reflections on building an organization that is ready for the Future of Work.
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Episode 2: AI innovations of the retail sector: how to get an entire organization on board with the transformation – with Sander Ardinois, Executive AI & Data Advisor, Ardinois
- Sander Ardinois, Executive AI & Data Advisor (ex-Nike, ex-H&M), Ardinois
- Erik de Ruiter, AI Transformation Expert, Highberg
- Thomas Mollema, Data and AI Consultant, Highberg
In this episode of High on AI—Highberg’s AI podcast—we dive into AI innovations in the retail sector and explore the question of how to bring large organizations along in an AI transformation. Our guest is Sander Ardinois, an independent Executive AI & Data Advisor with extensive experience in scaling AI organizations at H&M and Nike. Highberg advisors Erik de Ruiter and Thomas Mollema talk with Sander about why an AI transformation is especially urgent right now and how to engage large organizations as a whole in that journey. Sander shares his insights on the future of working with AI, both within and beyond the retail sector. Finally, the episode addresses the importance of staying adaptable in a rapidly changing AI landscape: how can large organizations stay agile while using and developing AI? How do you avoid getting swept up in the hype, or, conversely, missing the boat altogether? And what role can AI play in advancing sustainability within large organizations?
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Episode 1: Driving growth as an AI-first organization – Lessons from Jeroen Munk, CEO Futurewhiz
This episode explores how to drive effective growth in an AI organization and the changes required to make that happen. Two Highberg advisors chat with Jeroen Munk, CEO of Futurewhiz, the company behind the education platforms Squla and StudyGo. Since its founding, Futurewhiz has been an “AI-first company”. How does this company leverage AI so succesfully, and why is internal AI adoption progressing so well? With one million students having used the platforms over the past year, Futurewhiz is a frontrunner in digital education and gamified learning. Futurewhiz’s inspiring AI use cases and the story behin their in-house AI team take center stage.
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Turning AI into Lasting Organizational Transformation
Artificial intelligence is not a standalone offering at Highberg. It is a core enabler woven into our transformation capabilities: strengthening strategy, accelerating execution, and improving outcomes across organizations, people, and technology.
We help organizations turn AI ambition into real, measurable impact. By combining deep transformation expertise with hands-on AI practice, we support leadership teams in embedding AI into their strategic objectives, operating models, and ways of working.
From strategy and change to performance, digital, data, people and governance, AI enhances how we design, implement and sustain transformation.
Together with our clients, we move from exploration to execution: translating opportunities into concrete use cases, implementing pilots that deliver business value, and building the skills, governance and ownership needed for lasting change.
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