Future of Work Keynote Speaker for HR Leaders and CHROs
You’re building tomorrow with yesterday’s blueprint.
Your HR and payroll were designed in the 2010s.
But they must support your employees in the 2030s.
How do you bridge the gap?
Keynotes, workshops, and executive sessions — tailored to your audience.
The future of work isn’t one trend — it’s several shifts happening at once. The real challenge isn’t predicting what comes next, but understanding what truly matters and how today’s decisions will shape tomorrow’s workforce. I help HR leaders and CHROs cut through the noise and navigate change with clarity, realism, and perspective — turning complexity into confident, future-ready choices.
Future of Work
Understanding workforce trends, skills, and technology — and how they shape HR decisions
Work is changing on multiple fronts at the same time. This keynote helps HR leaders understand how demographics, skills, and technology interact — and what that means for workforce decisions today.
I focus on helping leaders separate signal from noise and make sound, future-ready choices.
Attendees will leave with:
- A framework to assess which workforce trends truly matter
- Insight into how changing careers and expectations affect talent strategy
- Direction for future-ready HR decisions
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Pay and Compensation Innovation
Rethinking pay as work, careers, and expectations change
As work changes, pay and payroll models must change with it. This keynote explores how compensation systems are evolving — and why transparency and equity emerge as outcomes of how pay is designed.
I help leaders rethink pay structurally, not just how it is communicated.
Attendees will leave with:
- Insight into how compensation models evolve as work changes
- A framework for rethinking pay and payroll in modern careers
- Practical guidance on pay transparency, equity, and financial wellbeing
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HR Technology & AI
Making long-term HR technology decisions with the future workforce in mind
HR technology and AI are reshaping how work is organized and managed. This keynote helps HR leaders understand how different technologies affect work — and how to make choices that support long-term workforce goals.
The focus is not speed of adoption, but decision quality.
Attendees will leave with:
- An approach to assess which HR technologies solve real problems
- Guidance on where generative AI fits
- A decision-led approach to long-term HR technology investments
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Why this matters now
Multiple shifts are transforming HR at the same time
Here’s what I’ve learned from working with HR leaders: the challenge isn’t keeping up with every trend. The challenge is understanding how changes interact — and what that means for the decisions you’re making today.
HR leaders are dealing with overlapping shifts that can’t be addressed in isolation:
- Workforce demographics are changing, along with expectations around work and life — affecting everything from benefits design to career development
- Skills and traditional career paths are breaking down, requiring new approaches to performance, pay and compensation
- Technology is reshaping work and decision-making, faster than most organizations can absorb and in ways that aren’t always predictable
These shifts affect every HR decision: how you hire, develop, reward, and retain people.
Think about how organizations are approaching AI in HR today. They’re often looking at existing processes and asking, “How can AI make this faster?” They add AI to screen resumes, automate steps of the payroll process, or generate performance reviews.
That’s not transformation. That’s automation of existing processes — often processes that weren’t working well to begin with.
Real transformation starts when we ask different questions. Not “How do we recreate what we have?” but “What does good work actually look like now — and what needs to change?” The challenge for HR leaders is not speed, but making thoughtful, future-ready choices in an environment where old assumptions no longer hold.
How I work with organizations
Keynotes, workshops, and executive sessions
These topics can be delivered in different formats, depending on your audience and objectives:
- Conference keynotes (45–60 minutes)
- Interactive keynotes with discussion or Q&A
- In-house HR leadership workshops (half-day or full-day)
- Executive or board-level briefings
- Strategy sessions linked to workforce, pay, or HR technology decisions
Sessions are tailored to your context — whether you want to spark reflection, support strategy, or create shared understanding across leadership teams.
Not sure which format fits your event? I’ll help you decide.
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Happy Clients
The go-to expert for HR leaders who need clarity — not hype!
HR leaders invite me to speak because I bring clarity to complex topics, without fear-mongering or oversimplification.
I’ve delivered 100s of keynotes to organizations across industries — working with HR leaders, CHROs, and executive teams at global companies and international events around the world, from Fortune 500 organizations to regional and industry-specific leadership forums.
Awards & Recognition
Recognized for thought leadership on the future of work, pay, and HR technology
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A practical, grounded perspective on the future of work
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Books & Thought leadership
Author and thought leader on work, pay, and HR technology
Through books, articles, and research, I explore how work is changing — and what that means for people, organizations, and leadership. You can subscribe to these free newsletters: the Future of Work , Pay Time! and Equal Pay.
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If you’re looking for a Future of Work keynote that speaks directly to an HR or business audience — without hype, fear, or oversimplification — let’s talk.
Whether you’re planning a conference, an internal leadership event, or a workshop, I’ll work with you to design a session that fits your audience and objectives.
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