Lived It. Now Telling It.
Most keynotes about AI and digital transformation are delivered by people who study these shifts from the outside. I led them from the inside, in a regulated global financial institution, with a real budget, real resistance, and real accountability for whether the work succeeded. That’s a different kind of story, and it’s the one I tell. My speaking is shaped by two rooms: the enterprise strategy room and the community computer lab.
AI Adoption is a Workforce Readiness Problem
This talk explains what organizations get wrong when they treat AI adoption like a software launch, and what it takes to move people through a transformation they did not choose.
Best for: Organizations navigating AI adoption, future-of-work conferences, leadership teams, HR and learning leaders, and technology transformation events.
The Digital Access Gap Corporate Leaders Keep Missing
Companies spend millions creating platforms for people who can barely scan a QR code. This talk identifies the gap corporate decision-makers rarely acknowledge and argues that closing it is a leadership responsibility, not a CSR footnote.
Best for: Business leadership conferences, workforce development events, civic leadership groups, nonprofit conferences, and digital inclusion forums.
From the Boardroom to the Computer Lab
This is the personal story: what I learned running digital transformation at scale, what I learned when I left corporate life and opened a free computer training lab, and what those two experiences revealed about each other.
Best for: Women’s leadership events, employee resource groups, executive forums, nonprofit sector gatherings, education audiences, community leadership events, and social impact conferences.
Speaking Formats
Shaelyn is available for:
- Keynotes
- Fireside chats
- Conference breakouts
- Panel conversations
- Moderator roles
- Leadership retreats
- Workforce development events
- Corporate, nonprofit, education, and civic audiences
When you book me, you get a speaker who brings:
- Executive credibility
- Real transformation experience
- Practical AI adoption insight
- Human stories from the community level
- Direct language that does not hide behind corporate jargon
- A message your audience can repeat after the session ends
I have spoken at conferences, webinars, podcasts, leadership forums, and industry conversations on digital transformation, employee experience, workforce readiness, AI adoption, citizen development, and leadership.
I am actively booking speaking engagements. For availability, rates, audience fit, and topic customization, reach out directly.