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id: "entity-blake-moret"
type: "entity"
entityType: "person"
canonicalName: "Blake Moret"
aliases: []
source_timestamps: ["§ They Reduce Uncertainty", "¶7"]
tags: ["executive-perspective", "integration-challenges", "speaker"]
related: ["entity-rockwell-automation", "question-legacy-system-integration", "claim-exec-uncertainty-travels-downstream"]
speakers: ["Blake Moret"]
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/05/the-best-manufacturers-build-ai-with-workers-not-for-them"
sourceTitle: "The Best Manufacturers Build AI with Workers, Not for Them"
sources: ["adoption"]
isSpeakerEntity: true
---
## Segment 9 — adoption

## Article 78 — a078

# Blake Moret

**Blake Moret** is Chairman and CEO of [[entity-rockwell-automation]]. He appears in the source's top-level speaker list as a cited industry voice (not a coauthor).

**Role in this source.** Moret is quoted noting that complexity "is the primary deterrent to more rapid incorporation of technology in automation," highlighting the difficulties of integrating AI with legacy systems and managing governance. His perspective anchors [[question-legacy-system-integration]] (how to bridge legacy and AI systems during a multi-year transition) and reinforces the compatibility/governance drag inside [[claim-exec-uncertainty-travels-downstream]].

**Contributions in this vault:** [[question-legacy-system-integration]], [[claim-exec-uncertainty-travels-downstream]].

Enrichment confirms the canonical executive reference (Rockwell Automation CEO / leadership page).

**Canonical name:** Blake Moret · **Role:** Chairman & CEO, Rockwell Automation.