Reflecting on the Global Peter Drucker ForumFujitsu's Leadership in the Age of AI
Article | 2026-1-30
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The Global Peter Drucker Forum, where senior leaders from around the world come together to discuss the future of management, was held in November 2025. At the opening session, Takahito Tokita, Representative Director, CEO of Fujitsu stated that "Next-era leaders must navigate the challenge of fostering effective human-AI collaboration to drive a better society," emphasizing the need to explore the potential of AI and accelerate transformation.
This forum is an international conference based on the principles of Peter F. Drucker, known as the "father of modern management," dedicated to contemplating the future of management. It is held annually in Vienna, Drucker's birthplace. This year, under the theme "Next Era Leadership: All Hands on Deck," many business leaders and academics engaged in lively discussions through panel discussions and other events.
AI Augments Human Capabilities
From Fujitsu, alongside Takahito Tokita, Shin Shuda, Global CEO & Senior Managing Partner leading the Uvance Wayfinders consulting business (hereafter, Wayfinders); and Juergen Reiner, Co-Head of Europe & Managing Partner for Wayfinders spoke at the event.
Tokita participated from Japan, appearing online in the opening session that marked the beginning of the forum. In his address, Tokita stated that old management models, prevalent in the 20th century, are no longer capable of solving the diverse challenges facing modern management, and emphasized, " Now is the time to renew management models for organizations to become more innovative and create greater value for not only customers but also societies."
Taking the rapid evolution of AI capabilities, which already surpass human performance in some knowledge-based work into consideration, he stressed that " The key point of using AI is not to automate everything, but to augment human capabilities."
Tokita then introduced how Fujitsu is actively incorporating generative AI and AI agent technologies into large-scale software development and supply chain systems.
Finally, he concluded by stating, "A big challenge that next-era leaders must deal with will be how we can develop human capabilities, and how we can make people and AI collaborate effectively to drive a better society." He shared his anticipation that excellent ideas would be discussed at the Forum, contributing to the shaping of future leadership models.
