IIM Lucknow Launches Women’s Leadership Programme Amid AI-Focused HR Summit Discussions

The Indian Institute of Management Lucknow has launched Empower, a 10-month leadership programme designed to enhance strategic skills and executive presence among women professionals aspiring to senior roles. Concurrently, the Economic Times NexTech Human Capital Summit 2026 convened over 2,000 leaders to discuss AI's role in shaping talent, leadership, and organisational design, emphasizing AI as a tool to support human-centric, inclusive workplace cultures and strategic business outcomes.