Overview: For leaders navigating big unknowns, this talk is about real conversations, emotional agility, and holding space, not just strategy.

Key Takeaways:

• People follow leaders who show up with heart, not just answers.

• You don’t need a playbook, you need presence.

• Connection is your most valuable currency during change.

Overview: AI doesn’t create bias, it reflects it. This talk challenges us to look in the mirror and ask what we're really teaching machines.

Key Takeaways:

• AI reflects the values of its makers.

• If we want better tech, we need better inputs: data, design, and intent.

• Tech is a mirror, not a crystal ball.

Overview: You’ve heard of AI for HR. But who’s building it with HR? This talk shares the behind-the-scenes of building ethical, human-first tools.

Key Takeaways:

• If your tools aren’t designed for humans, they’ll fail no matter how smart they are.

• Co-design matters. Build with the people who’ll use the tech.

• Adoption starts with radical transparency and trust, not hype.

Overview: Exploring the psychological and behavioural impact of AI at work: why it feels overwhelming, how our brains respond to tech-driven change, and what we can do to create healthier, more human-centred workplaces in the age of automation.

Key Takeaways:

• If we don’t rethink work, AI just adds pressure, not relief.

• Our brains are wired for human connection, not machine logic, and that mismatch explains a lot.

• How our brains respond to change and the psychology behind tech disruption and human behaviour.

Overview: A real and raw look at what it takes to shift from a career in HR to founding a tech company, without fitting the mould. Annie shares how she backed herself, built with purpose, and brought a human-first mindset into a space that’s often anything but.

Key Takeaways:

• You don’t need to code to build game-changing tech, you need vision, guts, and a relentless focus on people.

• The tech world doesn’t need more bravado. It needs more builders who understand humans.

• Real disruption happens when you refuse to play by the old rules.

Overview: On the surface, HR and AI shouldn’t work. One’s about people, the other’s about machines. But when done right, AI can give HR the edge it’s always needed. Annie unpacks how AI isn’t here to replace the human stuff, it’s here to amplify it.

Key Takeaways:

• AI can strip out the noise so HR can focus on what actually matters: people.

• When paired with human judgement, AI becomes a powerful enabler, not a threat.

• The future of HR isn’t less human, it’s more powerful, more strategic, and more human than ever.