Let's talk about Leadership and Value Creation When Certainty Is Gone, and explore AI, Governance, and Systemic Risk together with my amazing guest Michael Herkommer from Zurich, Switzerland.

Michael is a a co-founder, CIO and CAIO at Riskovate, strategist, executive advisor, and systems thinker with decades of experience operating at the intersection of technology, leadership, and institutional complexity.

Michael has worked across strategy, digital transformation, and innovation, including working with and advising global organizations such as IBM, SAP, Accenture, and public sector institutions at European level. He has operated both as a builder and a critical advisor, supporting organizations through large-scale transformation, governance challenges, and moments of structural pressure.

What distinguishes Michael’s work is his systems-level perspective. He doesn’t look at AI, automation, or digital transformation in isolation, but through the lens of decision-making, accountability, governance, and long-term value creation.

This conversation is not about tools or hype. It’s a boardroom-level dialogue about leadership, risk, and responsibility in the age of AI.

Michael is a part of the Diamond Executive Circle of the AI Game Changers Club - an elite tribe of visionary leaders redefining the rules and shaping the future of human-AI synergy, and the Chapter Chair in Zurich, Switzerland.

🔑 Key topics discussed:

Systemic risk in the AI era - where uncertainty compounds across technology, regulation, and geopolitics
AI agents and autonomy - how risk shifts when systems move from tools to decision-makers
Governance beyond compliance
Regulatory fragmentation
Value creation vs legitimacy erosion - building AI-driven growth without losing trust
Innovation failure modes - when acceleration quietly increases systemic risk
The human layer - leadership judgment, culture, and ethics as the true leverage point
Unlearning outdated beliefs - what leaders must let go of to navigate permanent uncertainty

🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/herkommer/

🔗 https://riskovate.se/

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About the host, Emi Olausson Fourounjieva
With over 20 years in IT, digital transformation, business growth & leadership, Emi specializes in turning challenges into opportunities for business expansion and personal well-being.
Her contributions have shaped success stories across the corporations and individuals, from driving digital growth, managing resources and leading teams in big companies to empowering leaders to unlock their inner power and succeed in this era of transformation.

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