Three tech leaders gather in New York

Franziska Bell of The Home Depot, Fiona Tan of Wayfair and Sam Dozor of Rokt spoke at TIME's Executives of the Year Impact Dinner on Tuesday night about how technology is changing their companies.

Home Depot's Magic Apron helps customers in store

Bell described Magic Apron, an AI empowered home improvement expert deployed in two thousand U S stores, which helps customers locate items, answer how-to questions and respond to uploaded images.

“I'm a huge believer in human-AI teams. That's really where the magic happens.”

Wayfair and Rokt focus on adaptability

Tan emphasized that Wayfair uses technology to help customers navigate its wide selection and stressed hiring young candidates with adaptability.Dozor said companies should invest in technology now and expand what employees can do with AI.

“The time is here. The time is now, and all of us need to live it.”

Rokt takes a forward-looking approach

Dozor explained that Rokt thinks ahead about what employees can accomplish next, choosing to live six months from now rather than in the past or present as times change quickly.

“We've chosen to live six months from now.”