AIX Factor Co-Hosts and Contributors
AI presents many business challenges, some familiar, others new, even unprecedented (don’t let people tell you otherwise!). All conversations invariably converge around AI’s role in improving insights, processes, and decisions, but for us to meet this moment, we need to critically, candidly and forthrightly address what’s at stake: will AI be a force for empowerment, discovery, innovation, and human growth - or a driver of distrust, inequity, organizational/societal breakdown.
These complex micro/macro conversations require different perspectives, as AI touches and affects everything. It’s why we’ve assembled this distinguished panel of experts as regular AIX Factor co-hosts; each brings a body of experience, an important perspective, and, for those who enjoy stellar conversations, they are all stellar conversationalists.
The poet Ezra Pound named his son Homer Shakespeare Pound “in honor of the sustained crescendo.” In that spirit, the AIX Team:
Harold G. Ford III, SPHR, SHRM-SCP. Net at Work Practice Director with leadership experience in Business IT, HR, Payroll, and Project Management.
For over twenty-five years, Harold has helped thousands of companies throughout North America improve workflow processes, achieve business objectives, and align HR to business strategy. Harold brings a field-level perspective to AI and HR, addressing topics from a practitioner’s perspective (business owner, head of HR, finance, or IT from an SMB company).
Are You Experienced? Jimi Hendrix and N@W's Harold Ford on AI and the Employee Experience
Bringing AI Down from the Mountaintop: A Conversation with Harold G. Ford III
Bag Check with Net at Work’s Harold Ford
Michael Piker. Global HR Executive | Total Rewards | DE&I | Global Mobility | People Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Adjunct Lecturer | HR Advisor | Non-Executive Director (NED)
Michael has worked and lived in 9 countries - currently he’s based in Japan, his fourth time working and living there. Michael brings an international perspective on navigating change, different work cultures, and today’s world of AI-augmented work.
Navigating the Wide World of AI-Augmented Work with HR Globetrotter Michael Piker
AI and Cultural Agility with NetExpat
David Foote. Chief Analyst & Research Officer @Foote Partners LLC - Tech labor analysis & forecasting pioneer.
David’s firm uses advanced techniques for benchmarking enterprise tech jobs, skills supply/demand, and compensation; tracking/forecasting tech labor trends; and analyzing human factors in technology development. He focuses on the tectonic changes sweeping the workplace - what he’s calling “The Big Shift.”
Genevieve Bartuski, PsyD, MBA. Internationally Recognized Psychologist | Chartered Psychologist (BPS) | Privacy & AI Governance Consultant | Forensic & Cyberpsychology Specialist
In her private practice, Genevieve focuses on clinical work, addressing severe and persistent mental illness, as well as family and relationship dynamics. She also leads a boutique consulting firm that applies behavioral science to privacy compliance and AI governance. Her approach helps organizations navigate ethical AI development, data protection challenges, and the broader impact of technology on human behavior and organizational culture.