Speaking & Workshops

Leave with something
you can use tomorrow.

I speak at professional conferences and lead organizational workshops on AI readiness, AI adoption, and the human side of technology transformation. Every session starts with the same goal: cut through the noise and give people something actionable.

Three ways to work together

01 — Keynote
Conference Keynote
or General Session

A high-energy, research-backed session designed to shift the room's thinking on AI readiness, adoption, or transformation. Built for professional associations, industry conferences, and company-wide events.

45–75 minutes · Q&A available · Slides provided
02 — Workshop
Organizational
Workshop

Facilitated half-day or full-day sessions for leadership teams and functional groups. Participants leave with a shared vocabulary, a clearer picture of their AI readiness, and a prioritized next-step plan.

Half-day or full-day · Interactive exercises · Custom to your org
03 — Training
Team AI Training
& Education

Structured sessions that help teams at every level understand what AI actually is, where it fits in their work, and how to develop habits that make it useful — without the hype or the fear.

Flexible format · Available for SMBs and professional orgs · In-person or virtual

Current talk catalogue

"We Aren't Ready for AI: The Unsexy Truth"

The honest picture on why 74% of organizations haven't realized value from AI — and what it actually takes to close the gap. Covers process readiness, data quality, stakeholder alignment, and the mindset shifts that separate organizations that succeed from those that don't. Built from real-world transformation work, not theory.

PMI Professional Development Day
September 2025
"The Resilient PM: Leading Projects with AI as Your Strategic Partner"

A practical session for project managers on how AI changes the game — and how PMs can leverage it without losing the human judgment that makes great project leadership irreplaceable. Includes real examples of AI-augmented planning, risk analysis, and stakeholder communication.

PMI Professional Development Day
September 2025
"The Force Multiplier: AI as Your BA Superpower"

Designed for business analysts, this session reframes AI not as a threat to the BA role but as the most powerful tool a skilled analyst has ever had access to. Covers AI-augmented requirements gathering, process modeling, and stakeholder facilitation — with a hands-on exercise built in.

IIBA Central Iowa
2025
Change Management & Leadership Sessions

Multiple presentations for PMI-CIC members on change management, adaptive leadership, and building the organizational capacity to absorb transformation. These sessions draw on 21+ years of leading people through technology and operational change.

PMI-CIC
Ongoing
Podcast
Questioning Our Perspective

A podcast on leadership and perspective-change, exploring how the best leaders adapt how they think — not just what they do. Conversations about AI, uncertainty, professional growth, and the mindset shifts that matter most right now.

Host: Aaron Matthews
Watch on YouTube →
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Questioning Our
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Available for professional association conferences, company keynotes, and organizational workshops. In-person and virtual. Let's talk about what would work for your audience.