The Future of Work: AI and What Is Yours to Own?

The Rocky Mountain AI Interest Group (RMAIIG) will host an in-person meeting in Boulder on Monday, June 8th, at 6:30 pm MT on “The Future of Work: AI and What Is Yours to Own?”

72 Million jobs are going away and 98 million will be created, net new. But who owns the degree of that displacement? Corporations? Ed institutions? Government?... Or is it yours to own?

We're bringing three perspectives into conversation. Melissa Reeve, author of Hyperadaptive, will map the workforce transformation already underway: how roles are evolving, what durable skills actually look like, and why she's still bullish on human workers. Susan Adams, Founder of Women in AI Labs, will bring the individual lens: what it means to build an intentional, creative working life with AI and why that distinction matters more than ever in the new world of work. Melissa Whitaker will ground the conversation in a corporate context, having been part of AI transformation motions at Informatica and more recently, Salesforce.

Three lenses. One question: in a world increasingly run with AI, what's yours to own?
You'll leave with a map of where work is going, a framework for designing your place in it, and real-world evidence of what that looks like in practice.

Kudos to Jason Cormier and Susan Adams for organizing and running the meeting!

Thanks to our pizza sponsor, People Work (people-work.io). It’s easier than ever to build, but it’s harder than ever to get anyone to care. People Work helps serious builders get clear on what they need: technical clarity that ships, authentic messaging that cuts through the noise, and a system that helps build a supportive community. Reach out to annie@people-work.io to learn more.

The Future of Work: AI and What Is Yours to Own?
CU Boulder East Campus: In-person
Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building (Room 120)
3775 Discovery Dr., Boulder, CO 80303
Monday, June 8th
6:30 - 8:30 PM
5:45 PM Free pizza (thanks to pizza sponsor People Work!)
**Parking: https://www.rmaiig.org/parking**

Our first speaker is Melissa Reeve, organizational strategist, speaker, and author of Hyperadaptive: Rewiring the Enterprise to Become AI-Native.

Melissa draws from decades of work at the intersection of executive leadership and process excellence, including pioneering Agile marketing and co-founding the Agile Marketing Alliance. Her book offers leaders a stage-by-stage framework for rewiring organizations not just for efficiency, but for the kind of continuous adaptation that AI now demands. She brings a grounded, human-centered view to what it actually takes to become an AI-native enterprise.

Next we have Susan Adams, Founder of Women in AI Labs and a curriculum strategist working at the intersection of AI literacy, higher education, and human agency.

Through Women in AI Labs, Susan works with individuals building intentional, creative working relationships with AI, developing the judgment, voice, and capability that no AI can replicate. She also serves as Associate Director of Teaching and Learning at Achieving the Dream and teaches AI and Professional Practice as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver.

Finally, our third speaker is Melissa Whitaker, who brings frontline perspective on what AI adoption actually looks like inside large organizations.

Melissa has been part of AI transformation initiatives at Informatica and now Salesforce, where AI is not just a product portfolio but increasingly a way of working. She understands the tension between organizational structures built for yesterday and the fast-moving demands of an AI-native workplace. She brings a practitioner’s perspective on what it takes to move from AI pilot projects to an AI-driven culture, and the organizational challenges that can stand in the way.

Special thanks to Bobby Hodgkinson for arranging the meeting space!