04 EXECUTIVE SESSION
Behind Closed Doors
The Leadership Discussion now that matters most
The private session for the leadership questions that cannot be asked on stage.
01 KEYNOTE SPEAKING
Six signature keynotes.
Delivered to boards in retreat, nominating-committee programs, and policy labs that need a serious voice on AI.
02 SIGNATURE KEYNOTES & EXECUTIVE BRIEFINGS
Signature Keynotes & Executive Briefings
AI is no longer only a technology transition. It is a leadership, capability and institutional transition.
Dr Kate Barker speaks to boards, governments, executive teams and global forums on the leadership questions emerging as AI becomes infrastructure: how organisations create value, protect human capability, govern intelligent systems, sustain trust and build institutions fit for the next era of work and performance.
Each keynote can be delivered as a mainstage keynote, executive briefing, board retreat, leadership offsite, moderated conversation or closed-door session.
Download Keynote Speaking Brief 03 SIX SIGNATURE KEYNOTES
Six signature keynotes, each shaped to the room.
The AI Performance Advantage
How leaders turn human + AI capability into measurable organisational value.
For leaders who need AI to move beyond pilots, activity and experimentation into performance, capability and measurable value.
Read keynote insightThe Age of AI Agents
What every board and executive team must decide as intelligent systems move from advice to action.
For boards and executive teams preparing for the next AI shift: systems that no longer only advise, but begin to act inside workflows, decisions and operations.
Read keynote insightWhen AI Joins the Executive Team
How judgement, influence and performance shift when machines enter the decision room.
For boards, CEOs and executive teams asking how AI changes decision-making, accountability, influence and leadership at the top.
Read keynote insightThe Human Side of AI
What leaders must protect, redesign and amplify as intelligent systems reshape work.
For leaders who want to understand what AI changes about people, capability, confidence, leadership and the future of work.
Read keynote insightThe New Psychology of Work
How AI is changing behaviour, belief, influence and performance inside organisations.
For leaders navigating the behavioural side of AI adoption: belief, resistance, confidence, influence, identity and performance.
Read keynote insightThe 2050 Briefing
How AI, human capability and institutional trust will reshape work, power and performance over the next generation.
A visionary keynote for governments, sovereign entities, boards and global forums looking beyond the next AI cycle towards the next generation.
Read keynote insight 05 FEATURED AUTHOR KEYNOTE
Hidden Power: Human Judgement in the AI Era
What leaders must still know, question and decide when AI can answer almost anything.
06 WHICH KEYNOTE FITS THE ROOM
Which keynote is right for your audience?
Different audiences need different conversations. This guide helps program chairs, board offices and executive teams select the keynote that best fits the room.
We need AI to create measurable value The AI Performance Advantage We need to understand agentic AI The Age of AI Agents We need our executive team to think differently When AI Joins the Executive Team We need a broad flagship AI keynote The Human Side of AI We need to address behaviour, culture and adoption The New Psychology of Work We want a visionary future keynote The 2050 Briefing We want the book-linked keynote Hidden Power: Human Judgement in the AI Era
07 FORMATS
Formats, lead time and fee.
Each keynote is shaped to the room and can be delivered in the format that best fits your audience.
KEYNOTE · FORMATS & TERMS №
- FORMATS
- Mainstage keynote · executive briefing · board retreat · leadership offsite · moderated conversation · closed-door session
- RUN
- 35–55 minutes, with Q&A
- CAP
- Eighty bookings per calendar year
- LEAD TIME
- Twelve weeks minimum
- TRAVEL
- Worldwide, business class
- FEE
- On enquiry
Signed · Dr Kate Barker
08 PRACTICAL QUESTIONS
For programmers, organisers, and chairs.
A short FAQ. For longer conversations, please write directly.
Can you brief our research team in advance?
Yes. A pre-call with the chair and one analyst is part of every booking. The aim is for the keynote to read as if it were written for you, because it was.
Will you participate in a panel afterwards?
Sometimes. Panels work when there is a real argument; less so when they are decorative. Ask early.
Do you record sessions?
You record sessions. I provide the deck and notes; the recording is yours, with the usage rights spelled out in the booking letter.
For event teams and media: Download Media & Bio Kit ↓
09 GET IN TOUCH
Enquire about a keynote.
Twelve weeks minimum lead time. Eighty bookings a year.
Book Dr Kate to speak
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