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Leading in the Age of AI: Reskilling, Motivation and Multigenerational Teams

A Blend Masterclass with Jenny Fernandez
Event Location
Cathédrale Restaurant
Event Date
February 12, 2026
Event Time
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
About this event

The future of work is moving faster than most organisations can adapt. Leaders are expected to harness AI, motivate multigenerational teams, and sustain trust; all at once. In this highly practical Blend Masterclass, Jenny Fernandez brings real-world insight from advising Fortune 100 leaders to help you move from uncertainty to clarity. Join senior leaders in New York for an energising session focused on building the skills, behaviours, and culture required to lead effectively in an AI-accelerated world.

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Colin Cosell
Head of Community - New York & Boston

Colin Cosell is a professional emcee, announcer, and executive communications expert with more than 25 years of experience across television, radio, film, stage, and corporate events. When he’s not at the lectern or moderating executive panels, Colin serves as the Public Address Announcer for the New York Mets, Army Football, the Premier Lacrosse League, and numerous other professional and collegiate teams. Over the course of his career, Colin has earned three Emmy Awards and has announced to more than 30 million attendees worldwide. His greatest source of pride, however, are his wife, Julia, and their little girl, Eloise.

Jenny Fernandez
Leadership & Organizational Coach, Professor at Columbia and New York Universities

Jenny Fernandez partners with organizations, senior leaders, and teams to enhance leadership effectiveness, strengthen accountability, and increase business performance through improved collaboration, innovation, and skill development. She designs evidence-based, fit-for-purpose programs that address critical leadership challenges and build adaptive capability across individuals, teams, and systems.

With a background as a former CMO and senior executive at Kraft Foods, Mondelez International, Loacker, Merlin Entertainments, and Accenture, Jenny brings decades of global industry experience leading and scaling large enterprises and fast-growing businesses. Her expertise spans strategic partnerships, team development, commercialization, and building future-ready leaders across North America, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, and Africa.

Recognised by LinkedIn as a Top Voice in Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, and Entrepreneurship, and by Thinkers50 Radar as a top management thinker to watch, Jenny is also part of Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches, the world’s premier leadership-coaching community. She contributes to Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Fast Company, and is frequently interviewed on Gen Z, careers, and the future of work.

Jenny is a certified Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder-Centered Coach and a Columbia Executive Coach. She holds an MBA from Kellogg, dual bachelor’s degrees from Columbia, and is currently pursuing her doctorate (expected 2026).

Key themes & discussion topics

How AI is reshaping leadership expectations and what leaders must do differently

Reskilling for the next decade by building human capabilities AI can’t replace

Unlocking motivation across multigenerational teams with empathy and clarity

Moving from reactive change management to intentional future-building

Event agenda
01
Registration & networking

6:00-6:30 PM

02
Masterclass

6:45-7:45 PM

03
Dinner & discussion

7:45 – 8:45 PM

04
Event wrap-up, reflection & networking

8:45 – 9:00 PM

Why should you attend?

Gain clarity on what leadership requires now, as AI reshapes work

Walk away with practical strategies for motivating and aligning multigenerational teams

Learn from a Fortune 100 advisor who has coached leaders inside the world’s most complex organisations

Exchange insights with senior peers navigating similar disruption in a trusted Blend environment

Event Organizer
Emily Osgood
Venue
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Cathédrale Restaurant
112 E 11th St.
New York
NY
NY 10003
United States
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