As artificial intelligence moves from operational support into the heart of corporate decision-making, leaders face a defining question: when AI produces the answer, should it also make the decision?
Bilaad Realty continues its thought leadership webinar series today with Beyond the Algorithm, a timely and consequential conversation on AI, leadership, stakeholder trust and the future of responsible decision-making.
The live webinar will hold today, 23 June 2026, at 11:00 AM on Microsoft Teams.
Across banking, healthcare, public service, insurance, energy, education and enterprise, AI is already influencing decisions that affect jobs, credit, risk, customers, citizens and competitiveness. Yet the central issue is no longer whether organisations should use AI. The real issue is whether leaders can govern AI without surrendering judgement, transparency and accountability.
The session will be led by Dr Alim Abubakre, Senior Lecturer in International Business at Sheffield Business School, Founder of TEXEM, UK, Academic Fellow of CIPD, researcher, executive educator and stakeholder-engagement specialist. With deep expertise in strategy, stakeholder theory, corporate responsibility and ESG, Dr Abubakre has helped develop more than 4,000 senior executives, equipping leaders to navigate complexity with intellectual rigour, practical wisdom and ethical clarity.
Speaking ahead of the webinar, Dr Abubakre observed:
“AI can accelerate decisions, but only human judgement can legitimise them. The future will not be won by organisations that automate the most, but by those that remain wise, trusted and accountable while using technology to create value.”
This webinar will examine why AI transformation is not merely digital transformation. It is authority transformation. When algorithms recommend who receives credit, which risk is escalated, which customer is prioritised or which employee is shortlisted, power shifts. Leaders must therefore ask: who remains accountable, how is trust protected and where must human judgement remain visible?
Participants will discover how to:
Leverage AI without weakening sound human judgement
Build stakeholder confidence during technological disruption
Lead cultural transformation with clarity and courage
Strengthen strategic decision-making and accountability
Create sustainable competitive advantage in an AI-driven world
For Nigerian organisations, this conversation is especially urgent. AI must operate in environments shaped by infrastructure constraints, regulatory scrutiny, talent gaps, customer scepticism and rising public expectations. A system may be technically impressive, but if people cannot understand it, challenge it or trust those deploying it, adoption will struggle.
Beyond the Algorithm moves the AI conversation beyond excitement into responsibility. It challenges leaders to treat AI not as a substitute for wisdom, but as a force that must be governed by stronger judgement, deeper trust and clearer accountability.
This webinar is designed for business leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, senior executives, professionals and decision-makers seeking to understand how AI is reshaping work, leadership and institutional credibility.
At a time when AI investment is accelerating and stakeholder expectations are rising, the message is clear: the future will not belong to leaders who simply automate faster. It will belong to leaders who combine intelligent systems with intelligent humanity.
Event: Beyond the Algorithm
Date: Today, 23 June 2026
Time: 11:00 AM
Venue: Live on Microsoft Teams
Speaker: Dr Alim Abubakre
Secure your place and join this important conversation on leading responsibly beyond the algorithm.
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