AI-Ready Organizations: The HR Leader’s Role in Business Maturity

This event will be held in-person.

Session Description:
Ideal For: Senior HR leaders, HR Business Partners, and HR professionals who play a strategic role in organizational planning, innovation initiatives, and workforce development.
Outcome: Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of how the AI Business Maturity Model can support strategic planning and how HR leaders can guide their organizations toward responsible, effective AI adoption.
Why It Works: This session connects emerging AI capabilities with practical leadership strategies. By framing AI adoption through a maturity model, HR leaders gain a structured way to evaluate readiness, identify opportunities, and partner with executives to shape the future of work within their organizations.

AI-Ready Organizations: The HR Leader’s Role in Business Maturity
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly shifting how organizations operate, compete, and innovate. While many companies are experimenting with AI tools, few have a clear framework for integrating AI in a way that aligns with business strategy, workforce readiness, and long-term growth.
In this forward-focused session, Rodney Holum and Aaron Libner will introduce the AI Business Maturity Model, a strategic framework designed to help organizations understand where they are in their AI journey and how to move forward intentionally. Senior HR leaders will gain insight into how people strategy, leadership capability, and organizational culture play a critical role in AI adoption and sustainable transformation.
Participants will explore how HR can partner with executive leadership to guide responsible AI integration, support workforce readiness, and ensure that technology investments translate into meaningful business outcomes.
Speakers:
Rodney Holum
CEO / AI Evangelist
Rodney Holum is a technology strategist and leader focused on helping organizations navigate the evolving intersection of business strategy and artificial intelligence. Through his work with Coulee Tech and the development of the AI Business Maturity Model, Rodney helps organizations understand how to assess their current capabilities and build a clear path toward responsible and impactful AI adoption. His approach emphasizes aligning technology with leadership, culture, and operational strategy to ensure that AI initiatives drive measurable business value.
Rod's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/buttkickercybercriminals/
Aaron Libner
Chief Acquisition Officer
Aaron Libner serves as Chief Acquisition Officer at Coulee Tech, where he leads the organization’s acquisition strategy and works closely with IT providers and managed service providers across the country. Prior to this role, Aaron served as Client Champion of Software Development, working directly with organizations across industries including manufacturing and healthcare to improve technology performance and software innovation.
With experience in corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, and investment banking, Aaron brings a strategic lens to identifying growth opportunities in the technology sector. He is passionate about partnering with IT business owners who are navigating rapid growth and operational demands, helping them build sustainable organizations while reclaiming time to focus on what matters most both professionally and personally.
Aaron's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-libner/
Other Links
Coulee Tech Website: https://coulee.tech/
AI Maturity Model: https://aibmm.ai/
Other Information: 
This event is pending PDCs. 
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Event Sponsors:
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