Alison McCauley

We are living in a remarkable era where everyone, regardless of background or experience, can leverage AI to enhance their creativity and cognitive performance.

But what sets those who truly thrive with AI apart from others?

In this talk, Alison reveals a simple yet powerful 3-step framework for transforming AI from a mere novelty into an indispensable thought partner. You’ll gain a deep understanding of how to leverage AI for your unique needs and goals, enabling you to extract genuine value from these new “thought machines”.

Learn to accelerate learning, broaden your perspectives, and tackle complex challenges with the cognitive boost of AI. Become a more creative, adaptable, and capable thinker, freeing yourself to focus on your best work.

This session will guide you in developing a path to not only leverage AI, but continually expand the benefits it brings to your daily life and work. You’ll leave equipped with actionable insights to integrate AI thoughtfully into your daily routines, ensuring you achieve real, lasting value.

Get ready to unlock the power of machine intelligence and elevate your potential beyond what you ever thought possible.

While artificial intelligence dominates headlines, most organizations are still grappling with how to transform AI’s promise into practical business value. In this illuminating talk, Alison cuts through the noise to deliver a strategic framework for building genuine AI capabilities.

Drawing from extensive experience guiding organizations through digital transformation, Alison reveals why AI represents a fundamentally different kind of change from previous technological shifts. She explores how AI is already reshaping industry dynamics across sectors and shares concrete examples of how leading organizations are tackling today’s AI challenges and opportunities.

Audiences will gain essential insights on navigating the critical organizational shifts needed to leverage AI, identifying high-impact opportunities within their business context, and building the strategic “AI muscle” that drives cultural transformation. Through engaging stories, examples, and case studies, participants will learn how to think about the human dimensions needed to leverage AI as a true competitive advantage.

Perfect for organizations ready to move beyond AI hype, this talk provides the strategic grounding and practical guidance leaders need to begin their journey to navigate the AI era.

Discover how AI can become a true “team superpower” that amplifies collective intelligence and unlocks higher levels of performance.
Learn battle-tested strategies for weaving AI into your team’s creative and analytical processes, from enhancing decision-making to revealing unexpected insights that drive innovation. We’ll explore how thoughtfully integrated AI can serve as a catalyst for deeper collaboration and expand your team’s capabilities in ways that honor and amplify uniquely human strengths.

Navigate the cultural shift required to foster genuine human-AI collaboration at the team level. We’ll examine how to nurture an environment where AI enhances rather than replaces human judgment, where experimentation is encouraged, and where collective learning becomes self-reinforcing. Learn how pioneering teams are building “AI muscle” through structured yet creative approaches—from focused learning circles to collaborative discovery sessions—while developing the discernment to know when to lean on human insight and when to leverage machine intelligence.

Transform your team’s relationship with AI from cautious exploration to confident integration through a proven learning journey that emphasizes responsible innovation and shared growth. We’ll explore how to balance the pressure for rapid implementation against the need to build lasting capabilities, examining ways to accelerate learning while strengthening team cohesion. Discover how to help your team develop the nuanced understanding needed to thrive in an AI-enhanced future—creating a culture where technology amplifies your collective impact while preserving the human ingenuity that drives true innovation.

AI is rewriting the rules of what’s possible, and like it or not, every business and its leaders faces a critical inflection point.

Harnessing AI could secure your future, but if you fail to adapt, you could fall irreversibly behind. But making AI work for you is easier said than done. An unprecedented pace of innovation means the landscape constantly shifts under your feet. And AI introduces new complexities that many organizations struggle to navigate.

With decades of experience guiding business leaders through the maze of emerging tech, Alison will give you grounding in the shifts we’re facing from a human perspective, and what to do about them. She’ll unravel the complexities of AI’s rapid progression, and provide a holistic view of its transformative impact on business and society. She’ll share insights on the long-term consequences and shifts in the competitive landscape, along with practical advice on how to foster an organization that’s ready for this next digital age.

In this interactive talk, Alison draws on her experience as a mom with a 30-year career at the front edge of tech to help you and your family navigate an AI-driven world.

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping our cultural landscape, unlocking new possibilities, and changing what defines success. However, it’s also introducing challenges, from deepfakes and disinformation to ethical issues in education, evolving job markets, and even questioning our understanding of humanity.

How do we guide our families in this new reality? What should we tell our kids about succeeding in a future dominated by AI? Where should AI be applied—or avoided—in education? With compelling stories and practical frameworks, Alison clarifies the nuances of AI’s impact on our lives. You’ll gain the tools to personally engage with AI and participate in meaningful discussions with those around you.