Speaking is part of the practice, not separate from it.

Most of my keynotes and executive sessions come from companies that want their leadership team to think more clearly about AI before they commit to a strategy, or that want a substantive session at an offsite or board meeting that goes beyond a vendor pitch. The talks draw on twenty years of research with MIT Sloan Management Review and Deloitte and the two books that came out of it, plus current work with companies building AI capability.

Two signature talks. Both adaptable to keynote, half-day, or full-day formats.

The Technology Fallacy

Why People Are the Real Differentiator in Digital Transformation

For two decades, the dominant story about digital transformation has been a story about technology. The companies that win are the ones with the best tools, the biggest cloud budget, the most advanced data platform.

That story is wrong, and the research shows it. The differentiator between companies that succeed and companies that stall isn't technology. It's the human capability to use it: how the organization learns, how leaders adapt, how culture shifts under pressure.

This talk draws on what 20,000+ executives in the MIT SMR/Deloitte research told us about why some companies pull ahead and others don't, and what the leaders of digitally maturing companies actually do differently. It works as a keynote for senior leadership audiences, as the opening session of a strategy offsite, or as a board-level briefing.

AI Now

Separating Promise from Hype, and What to Do About It

Every company has been told that AI will transform their business. The leadership teams I work with aren't sure whether to believe it, when to act, what to build, or what to wait on.

This talk separates what's real from what's overstated, gives leaders a framework for deciding which AI opportunities are worth acting on now, and addresses the question executive teams are actually asking: what should we do, given everything we don't yet know?

Adaptable as a 45-minute keynote, a 90-minute working session with an executive team, or a half-day workshop for a leadership cohort that includes a discussion-driven use case mapping exercise.

What I deliver

Keynotes at industry conferences and corporate events.

Executive team sessions at offsites, all-hands, and leadership summits.

Board briefings on AI strategy, governance, and capability.

Sessions are tailored to the audience. The pre-talk conversation focuses on what the leadership team is wrestling with right now, and the talk reflects that. A speaking engagement is often the entry point for a longer engagement, an AI Bootcamp or Accelerator, but the sessions also stand alone.

Selected venues

Plus executive sessions at companies and organizations including Coca-Cola, John Deere, PepsiCo, WPP, The World Bank, and Shaw Industries.

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