Keynote speaking

A keynote grounded in organisations where mistakes are expensive.

You get keynotes, panels and internal leadership sessions on enterprise AI, customer decisioning, large-scale transformation and technology careers, from a speaker who has delivered that work inside banks and other regulated organisations.

6 topics4 formatsIn person or remote
For organisers

What you can expect

You get a keynote shaped to your audience, with examples drawn from their sector rather than a standard deck. There is no product pitch, and no sponsor content unless it is disclosed.

DeliveryIn person or remote
MaterialsBiography and photo on request
FeesScoped per event
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Topics

Six subjects I speak on, from direct experience.

Every one of them comes from work that has been delivered rather than research that has been read, and each can be pitched for a technical audience or an executive one.

01

AI in regulated organisations

Adoption, governance and the real distance between a pilot and production, seen from inside businesses where a wrong decision costs money and attracts a regulator.

02

Customer decisioning at scale

Next-best-action, Pega Customer Decision Hub and the operating model that has to sit behind decisions reaching millions of customers.

03

Migration and modernisation

The dependency, cutover and architecture decisions that quietly determine whether a large programme lands or stalls.

04

AI agents and automation at work

What changes in a job when agents take on real tasks, what does not change at all, and where human accountability has to stay.

05

Technology careers in the AI era

Which skills are holding their value as AI reshapes technology work, and how experienced professionals can choose their next move with confidence.

06

Technology, explained for leaders

Cloud, data, cybersecurity and AI explained in plain language for boards and executive teams who have to make the call without getting lost in the jargon.

Formats

Four formats, so the keynote fits the room you have.

01

Conference keynote

A keynote for a conference or industry event, built around the audience in the room and with proper time set aside for questions.

02

Panel or fireside

A moderated conversation or interview in which positions are taken rather than carefully hedged.

03

Internal leadership session

A closed-door keynote for an executive offsite, leadership briefing or town hall, tailored to your organisation and the decisions in front of it.

04

Online session

A webinar or recorded keynote that brings the same thinking to a distributed team or a professional community.

Keynotes and workshops

A keynote gives a room a perspective, while a workshop gets it to a decision. If your team needs to leave with agreed next steps, a workshop will serve you better than a keynote.

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How it comes together

From your first enquiry to the stage.

Every engagement depends on fit, audience and availability, and I confirm all three before anything is agreed.

Step 01
Tell me about the event

Share the audience, the format, the date and, most importantly, what you want people to leave with.

Step 02
Confirm the fit

If the topic sits outside what I have delivered, I will say so plainly, and point you to someone better placed wherever I can.

Step 03
Shape the keynote

I build the keynote around examples from your sector, pitch it at your audience and agree the shape of it with you beforehand.

Step 04
Deliver the keynote

I deliver in person or remotely, with time for questions built in from the start.

Step 05
Follow up

Where it has been agreed, attendees receive the slides or a written summary afterwards.

For organisers

What every organiser can rely on.

  • There is no product pitch, and no sponsor content ever appears unless it is disclosed to the audience.
  • Every example is drawn from work that has been delivered, with client confidentiality kept intact.
  • The keynote is pitched for the people in the room, whether they are technical or executive.
  • A biography and photograph are available on request, and a pre-brief call is easy to arrange where it would help.
What a keynote is not

A keynote is never a sales channel for the audit, the workshops or the advisory practice. Those exist, and an organiser is welcome to mention them, but the keynote itself stands on its own.

Next step

Tell me about your event, and I will be straight with you.

Share the audience, the format and the date, and I will come back to you within three business days on fit and availability.