speaking

Talks that start with the work, then the people behind it.

I speak about the future of work from two sides at once: how organizations redesign work for AI, and how people, especially women, keep their agency as work changes.

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Ways to bring me in

Keynotes

A focused talk for conferences, summits and leadership events, tailored to your audience and theme.

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Panels and fireside chats

As a panelist or moderator on AI, the future of work, women’s leadership and newcomer careers.

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Podcasts and media

Interviews and commentary in English, for podcasts, radio, TV and print.

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Workshops

Hands-on sessions for women’s communities, employers, nonprofits and employee resource groups.

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what i speak about

Two conversations that rarely meet

AI is changing what work can be. The harder question is what we choose to make of it. My talks sit where two conversations usually stay apart: how organizations redesign work, and how people keep their agency as it changes.

Three ideas I keep returning to

01

Start with the work, not the tool

Most AI efforts begin with a tool looking for a problem. I start with the work itself, its tasks, decisions and handoffs, because that’s where the real choices are: what to eliminate, simplify, augment, automate, or keep human.

02

Accountability doesn’t automate

As AI agents take on real work, the question isn’t only what they can do, but who answers for what they do. Roles, decision rights and oversight have to be redesigned, so people keep the judgment and relationships that matter.

03

Agency is more than readiness

We tell women to upskill for the AI era. But I’ve seen individual readiness stall when the structures around people stay the same. Agency means recognizing opportunities, making decisions, and shaping the work itself, not just adapting to it.

Signature topics

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Keynote topics

Don’t start with AI.

For leaders who feel pressure to “do something with AI”. It reframes the question from which tools to adopt to which work deserves to change, and offers a simple way to decide what to eliminate, simplify, augment, automate or keep human.

Who answers when the agent acts?

For organizations moving from AI experiments to AI that takes action. What changes in roles, decision rights and oversight, and why human accountability has to be designed rather than assumed.

Future-proofing women: beyond reskilling

Born from my TEDx talk. Why preparing women for an AI-shaped economy isn’t only about new skills, but about how skills are valued, how work is structured around people’s lives, and who gets to shape the change.

Or a theme of your own

I shape keynotes around any of the three ideas above, tailored to your audience, your sector and the moment you’re in.

Panel, podcast and media themes

I’m at my best in conversations that hold two perspectives at once: the organization redesigning work, and the person living through it.

What should stay human?

From tools to teammates: agentic AI and the changing shape of roles

Who gets to shape the future of work?

Rebuilding a career in a new country

Caregiving, ambition and the structure of work

Building ventures with a social mission

Workshop topics

Workshops are where ideas become practice, and each one is shaped by who’s in the room.

For women’s organizations and communities

Agency in the AI era

Participants explore how AI is changing their field, name the strengths they bring, and practise making their case for the opportunities they want.

For employers, HR and L&D teams

Bringing women with you through AI change

What shifts in roles, skills and expectations, where women risk being left out, and practical ways to keep people at the centre.

For nonprofit leaders

Start with the work

A hands-on session that looks at one real workflow, to see where AI could help, where it shouldn’t, and what to ask before adopting any tool.

For employee resource groups

Navigating change together

A facilitated space for members to talk openly about AI and their careers, and leave with next steps.

on the tedx stage

Future-Proofing Women, Starting with Moms

A talk about why preparing women for the future of work isn’t only about new skills, and what changes when we start with mothers.

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Where I’ve spoken

Talks and panels

TEDxLongueuil: Future-Proofing Women, Starting with Moms
WEDO Canada Toronto Summit, keynote: Automate the Work, Keep the Agency (November 2026)
Women in Leadership Luncheon, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce and YWCA Hamilton, panel on the future of work (September 2026)
How She Dares, Toronto edition with Futurpreneur Canada, panelist on women and the future of work (August 2026)
Minerva BC Leadership + AI Forum, panelist (2026)
Hannai and Clé Maîtresse, panelist on Human-Centred AI for Real Professional and Economic Outcomes
Women Techmakers Montréal Day, panel on workforce research findings (April 2026)
Startupfest and District 3, presenting Aati as a workforce innovation (2026)
MamaTech AI Studio, founder and host (October 2025)
Her Career Conference, founder and host of the 2025 and 2026 editions