AFTER TOMORROW

16 Abril 2026

NOVA SBE | Auditório Jerónimo Martins

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(lidertv.pt, #560 NOS)

AFTER TOMORROW

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The future has arrived. Today is the time of the “day after tomorrow,” when Artificial Intelligence intertwines with human intelligence, and organizations prepare to lead in an ecosystem of hybrid lives, predictive decisions, and new algorithmic values.
We live in a paradoxical time. We have never had so much information, technology, and predictive capacity — and yet, the world feels more unpredictable than ever. Conflicts reemerge across different regions, democracies face crises of trust, inequalities grow, and the planet oscillates between progress and environmental collapse. Geopolitics is an unstable chessboard where alliances shift as quickly as technological trends.
At the same time, AI emerges as a new form of power, and new digital tribes arise, capable of transforming the economy, work, and the perception of what it means to be human. In this context of acceleration, fragmentation, and reinvention — how can we lead after tomorrow?
After Tomorrow is not a distant vision — it is the time that begins now, when the future ceases to be a promise and becomes the present.
Leading in this new era means finding balance between mind, machine, and meaning; understanding that innovation without conscience creates imbalance; and realizing that true progress lies not only in the power to automate but in the wisdom to decide what not to automate. We need leaders who can navigate chaos with wisdom, ensuring human oversight in the age of algorithms and hope amid uncertainty. Those who master data and infrastructures will dominate narratives, markets, and global decisions. The challenge is not to imagine the future — it is to give it human meaning.
AI is not neutral — its nature is rooted in data extraction and power dynamics. How can we ensure its regulation without losing sensitivity? What are the main ethical dilemmas? Who should bear responsibility in the relationship with machines: individuals, corporations, or both? In a time of acceleration, how and where do we find time to pause and reflect? What is the role of organizations in rebuilding trust in an era of polarization and misinformation? Is the future sustainable without a renewed human consciousness? How can we reconcile economic growth with social well-being? Is it possible to regenerate the planet without regenerating leadership? Is the leadership of the future about power — or about purpose? What legacy do we want to leave after tomorrow?
To lead after tomorrow is to cultivate wisdom within technology, humanity within automation, and meaning within complexity. It is to open the way for a new era — Mind, Machine and Meaning — where success is measured not only by innovation but by human impact.









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