Gregg Brown

A practical, high-impact keynote for helping leaders and teams navigate the uncertainty, emotion, trust issues, and behaviour change created by AI.

AI is not just changing how work gets done. It’s changing how people make decisions, build trust, share expertise, learn new skills, and understand their own value at work.

For leaders, the real challenge is not simply introducing new tools. It’s helping people stay engaged, confident, and ready to act while the work around them continues to shift.

In this keynote, attendees will learn how to build trust, reduce resistance, encourage experimentation, and create the conditions for people to stay engaged while work continues to change.

This is not a keynote about becoming an AI expert. It’s about becoming the kind of leader people trust when the work, the tools, and the future keep changing.

Key Themes

1. The Human Side of AI Adoption. How AI affects confidence, trust, status, identity, and people’s sense of value at work.
2. Leading Through Uncertainty Without Creating Panic. How leaders can use clear, practical language to open better conversations about AI without overpromising or creating false certainty.
3. The New Insider/Outsider Dynamic. How AI can quietly create divides between those who feel confident, included, and capable, and those who feel left behind.
4. Building Trust and Psychological Safety. How leaders can create the conditions for experimentation, learning, responsible use, and honest conversation.
5. Moving From Hesitation to Action. How teams can take small, practical steps through clear expectations, shared learning, and real-world experimentation.

Participants will leave with practical ways to:

• Recognize and respond to the human impact of AI adoption
• Talk about AI in a way that reduces fear and builds confidence
• Spot trust, status, and inclusion issues before they become barriers
• Encourage experimentation without creating chaos
• Help teams move from hesitation to meaningful action

In the future, when you look back on this unpredictable time, you will know that crises are where people find their greatness. Why? Because they push us in ways we haven’t been pushed.

You will also know, you are more change-ready than you think you are. These truths are at the heart of Gregg’s message, which has been inspiring organizations around the world to thrive in transformative change.

To keep our organizations agile and innovative in the future of work, we must spark action in our teams to be future ready. Yet how do we do that, with what we’ve all just been through?

What are the organization’s secrets that make them change ready and thrive today? From CEOs to entrepreneurs and all of us in between, we can apply the lessons learned from their inspiring stories to our everyday lives.

In this dynamic experience, the audience discovers practical ways to:

• Align and inspire teams for growth.
• Instill the critical discovery mindset needed to accelerate multiple organizational changes.
• Help teams shift to the new vision that is being asked of them.
• Maximize agility to tackle the changes that are coming down the pipe that you can immediately use.
• Break out of status quo change management thinking and discover people-centric approaches that actually work.

We have come out of a global crisis, unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetime.

The pandemic has shown us that in the midst of negative impacts we can look for the opportunities that are available to serve our organization and the planet.

We are not the people were three years ago. We are being called upon to shift our mindset, expand the vision of who we are and what we, and our organizations can do.

This is the edge of change where we have to sharpen our capacity to lead. It starts with each one of us – regardless of our job title.

During this keynote, we will answer the questions:

• What are the practical strategies to inspire others and lead during these times?
• How to break out of status quo change management thinking to discover people-centric approaches that actually work?
• What are the leadership resources and qualities I need to develop to have the impact the future is requiring of me?
• How do I influence our teams to create the future of work to be even better than we are now?

Navigating disruptive change, getting people engaged in our ideas and inspiring them to thrive all at the same time can be overwhelming!

We may think we are ‘future ready’ because of our expertise and experience. Yet, no one is ready for change that might have a negative impact on them or increase the amount of work they have on their plates – and that is the future of work!

With Gregg’s experience in leading change with diverse populations, he will leave the audience with new insights, relatable stories and solid takeaways all told with a healthy dose of humour.

In this engaging experience, participants will:

• Discover three ways to accomplish more and be innovative when under pressure.
• Embrace the principles of brain science and use them to your advantage.
• Discover a simple technique to ignite transformative change.
• Unleash a powerful process to move into a discovery mindset.
• Identify strategies to reduce overwhelm and support peak performance.

As AI continues to reshape the workplace and the future of work, leadership is having to evolve to meet new demands and rising expectations from employees. With knowledge workers shifting away from routine, repetitive tasks, the very nature of leadership must change.

According to a recent Future of Work survey, 73% of leaders believe their skill sets will need to change completely, or almost completely to thrive in this rapidly changing landscape.

Amidst talent shortages and concerns about AI replacing jobs, leaders are now challenged to refine their abilities and envision a future where humans and machines collaborate to achieve remarkable outcomes. Leadership will be key to fostering this partnership, driving innovation, and empowering teams.

In this engaging and insight filled keynote, Gregg will share research based insights combined with actionable strategies so the audience will:

• Discover the critical leadership skills required for the future of work.
• Explore how to build trust with the rise of the other AI - “Artificial Intimacy”
• Learn how to reimagine the workplace so employees feel empowered not displaced.
• Uncover strategies to boost engagement and build long-term team commitment.
• Master techniques to inspire teams to embrace the future of work with agility and enthusiasm.

This session will equip leaders with the insights and tools they need to lead in a world where humans and AI work hand in hand.

In a fast-paced, complex, and uncertain environment, organizations are being pushed to do more—and do it faster. The key to navigating these rapid changes lies in future-ready leadership, especially in today’s AI-powered digital age. To move teams from where they are now to where they need to be, leaders must be equipped to guide them through this transformative journey.

Instead of worrying about what the future of work holds, Gregg offers a different and proactive approach. He will show you how to prepare yourself, your teams, and your organization to not only manage whatever comes next, but how to drive new initiatives with confidence.

In this dynamic and inspiring presentation, participants will:

• Develop a growth mindset to inspire leadership and align teams for future success.
• Learn how to leverage brain science to build trust and prepare teams for the future.
• Explore strategies to keep teams engaged and foster a culture of innovation.
• Discover methods for cultivating execution confidence so teams can take bold action despite uncertainty.
• Examine how to strengthen resilience and increase agility through any type of change.

Attendees will leave with practical tools and actionable techniques to lead in the future of work, inspire their teams, and build a resilient, agile, and future-ready culture.