AI is an amplifier, not a solution
Why AI programs stall, what being genuinely ready requires, and how to sequence data, process and governance so the technology has something solid to stand on.
Speaking & advisory
Straight talk,
on your stage
Thirty years inside financial services technology, mostly in the rooms where the decisions went wrong. I come prepared, I say the quiet part out loud, and I leave the audience with something they can do on Monday.
Talks I give
Every one of these is built from programmes I ran, not frameworks I read about.
Keynote · 30–45 min
Every transformation is a data transformation
Lessons from core system replacements and platform migrations: what actually breaks, when it breaks, and how to plan for it before it does.
Super teams, not superstars
Building technology organizations people refuse to leave: hiring, culture, and the moment you have to stop doing the work yourself.
Find your authentic voice
Confidence does not make you authentic. Courage does. For women moving into senior technology roles: visibility, voice, and leading as yourself instead of as a borrowed template.
“Tell me who is in the room and what you want them to leave thinking.”
I answer everything myself. No agent, no inbox triage.
Recent appearances
- PanelWealth Solutions Report
Connected Data Is the New Alpha
- PodcastBrave Women at Work · Ep 141
Our Inner Wisdom
- InterviewAuthority Magazine
Women's Engagement in Leadership
- PodcastBrave Women at Work · Ep 199
Try Something New
Recognition
- ThinkAdvisor Luminaries · 2026
AI Innovator of the Year
Finalist, individual category.
- InvestmentNews Women to Watch · 2026
WealthTech & Innovation Leader of the Year
Excellence Awardee.
How people use me
Keynotes
Main stage or plenary, 30–45 minutes, Q&A to follow.
Panels & fireside chats
I'll argue something. I don't do safe answers.
Board sessions
Half a day with directors and the executive team.
Mentoring circles
Small groups, senior women, honest conversation.
Start a conversation hello@churnispeaks.com