HR Technology & AI Keynote Speaker for HR Leaders and CHROs
HR tech beyond the hype. Diagnose before you buy.
Every vendor promises that its AI will transform HR. Meanwhile, your team still wrestles with data quality, fragmented systems and processes that haven’t changed since 2015. In this keynote, I show your audience what changes when AI enters HR, and how to decide on technology when everyone has an agenda.
Keynote, workshop or executive session, tailored to your audience.
Where I’ve spoken about HR tech and AI
- SAP HR Connect
- Learning Technologies
- LoveHR Summit
- HR Masters
- Fontys IT Festival
- Pentos
What this keynote covers
You’re being sold AI solutions to problems you haven’t diagnosed yet.
HR technology is evolving fast, and a lot of what is on offer is repackaged software. I show what separates real innovation from the pitch, what AI changes for HR, and what has to change in behavior, governance and capability before any of it works.
Why this wave is different
HR technology has been through several waves. I show how classic AI, automation and generative AI differ, and why that decides what you can expect from each.
Where AI adds value
Some applications of AI in HR work today, and others are still experiments. I show which is which, and where technology alone won’t solve a strategic problem.
What leaders can’t delegate
When AI enters decision-making, data, governance and ethics become leadership work. I show the limits of automation in decisions about people.
Demo versus reality
Your vendor’s demo is not your implementation. I show why technology investments fail when capability and culture don’t keep up.
The thread through all four: the biggest risk with AI in HR is assuming that technology can replace judgment, leadership and accountability. Technology is the easy part. People and process design are hard.
What your audience takes away
What is worth doing, when and why.
I won’t tell your audience to rush into AI. They get a way to judge for themselves what deserves investment and what can wait, whatever the demo shows.
It comes from experience. I spent more than 20 years inside HR technology, payroll systems and workforce platforms, so I have seen what breaks, what scales and what gets oversold. I am independent of every vendor.
- A clear view of how HR technology is reshaping HR
- The real difference between classic AI and generative AI, and why it matters
- Where AI delivers value, and where caution is needed
- Better questions for vendors, consultants and your own team
- A shared language to discuss AI without the hype
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Is this right for your event?
For leaders with a technology decision ahead.
It works especially well for audiences facing a major HR technology decision, or reassessing their digital HR strategy. It can stand alone or follow a Future of Work session.
Who it’s for
- CHROs and senior HR leaders evaluating technology investments
- HR technology, people analytics and digital HR teams implementing solutions
- Executive teams responsible for transformation budgets and strategy
- Organizations trying to separate signal from noise in the AI market
Where it works
- HR technology conferences
- CHRO summits and executive briefings
- Internal transformation sessions
- Combined with a Future of Work session
The practical side
- Length
- 30 to 45 minutes as a conference keynote. Workshops and executive sessions run longer.
- Interaction
- A classic keynote, with Q&A, or with live polling and discussion
- Tailoring
- Your industry, your region and how far your audience is with HR technology and AI
- Delivery
- In person or virtual
- Language
- English and Dutch
- Regions
- Global and local events
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Have a date in mind?Let’s see if I’m free.
Tell me about your event and your audience. You get an answer within two business days, and your date is held at no cost.
Organizing a conference or summit? Formats and preparation are on the page for event organizers, and my bio, photos and intro text are in the speaker kit.