Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber Wants an AI Agent in Every Board Meeting
Logitech’s CEO, Hanneke Faber, has suggested that artificial intelligence agents could soon become standard participants in corporate boardrooms – and possibly replace human board members in the future.
Speaking at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington this week, Faber said she believes AI tools have the potential to reshape how companies make decisions and manage meetings. “We already use AI agents in almost every meeting,” she revealed, suggesting that the next step is allowing these digital assistants to act more independently.
Faber, who became CEO of the Swiss tech company in December 2023 after leaving Unilever, is known for her unconventional ideas about the future of technology. Earlier this year, she proposed the “Forever Mouse” concept – a device that customers would buy once and upgrade through software subscriptions rather than replacing the hardware.
While Logitech currently uses AI assistants for note-taking and summarizing discussions, Faber imagines a future where such systems could handle more complex tasks and even make decisions on behalf of executives. “You have to make sure you really want that bot to take action,” she cautioned.
Her remarks come as the tech industry increasingly embraces “agentic AI” — a concept that envisions autonomous AI systems capable of managing tasks with minimal human supervision. Microsoft, for instance, has hinted that AI could replace traditional computer inputs like the mouse and keyboard by 2030.
At the same summit, other executives echoed Faber’s optimism. Teneo President Andrea Calise discussed her firm’s work on “synthetic stakeholders” to better interpret human behavior, while NIQ’s Chief Operating Officer Tracey Massey stressed the need for quality data to ensure AI systems deliver meaningful insights.
Although some analysts warn that agentic AI remains more concept than reality, Faber’s comments reflect a growing belief that AI could soon play a more active role in executive decision-making – even in the boardroom.
