Keynotes
Navigating the Uncharted Waters of Responsible AI Innovation
Lead for Tomorrow: How to Thrive in the Age of Disruption
Leading Across Generations: Creating a Collaborative, Future-Ready Workforce
Beating Burnout: Leadership Strategies to Recharge and Reignite
Workshops
Lead for Tomorrow
New Kids on the Workforce Block
I’m Toast! How to Avoid Burnout So You Don’t Flameout
Navigating the Uncharted Waters of Responsible AI Innovation
NEW KEYNOTE! Digital Transformation is rapidly giving rise to AI Transformation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. No longer a futuristic concept, AI is driving transformative change. The question is: How do you leverage it for good while navigating the organizational and competitive risks? And how do you ensure your employees are using it responsibly?
In this unique and compelling keynote, former Microsoft AI Executive Sean Alexander and Bill Fournet, Founder and CEO of The Persimmon Group, join forces to address both the technical revolution underway and the urgent business strategies required to lead successfully through it. You will gain invaluable insights into the dual nature of AI innovation, exploring its profound potential while also confronting the ethical challenges it poses for business leaders to use it responsibly.
Sean, a prominent AI industry trailblazer, co-authored Microsoft’s Applied AI strategy and led the initial partnership with OpenAI. He sets the stage by examining the AI landscape—its rapid evolution, its massive impact on organizations worldwide, and early lessons learned drawing from his experience advising hundreds of Fortune 500 C-suite executives.
As a CEO experienced in leading enterprise-scale organizations through transformative change, Bill focuses on the strategic and ethical considerations and risks associated with AI. He guides you through key questions every leader should be asking. Following his approach, you’ll learn to align AI initiatives with your organization’s core values while staying competitive.
This keynote provides real-world examples, industry-proven responsible AI frameworks, and actionable steps, equipping you to navigate AI-driven changes confidently. You will also be armed with pivotal questions leadership teams should discuss today to chart their course through the AI waters.
Whether you’re an executive aiming to stay ahead or a meeting professional seeking a standout session, this presentation offers a compelling blend of innovation and ethical leadership, ensuring your organization is well-prepared to thrive in the AI era.
Lead for Tomorrow: How to Thrive in the Age of Disruption
Change is happening faster than ever before: Are you prepared? As you experience daily disruptions to the way we work – from workforce trends to technology impacts to generational shifts – does it sometimes feel like you’re just treading water? How does a leader today balance ever-changing needs and priorities with achieving true value for an organization? In this thought-provoking program, Bill will give you a hopeful, and much needed, strategic perspective of the evolving workplace, while equipping you with actions that you can apply today to lead for a better tomorrow.
Expect to leave with these outcomes:
- How to find the stability to thrive– not just survive– in this time of constant change
- The keys to respond well to any challenge (no matter how new, big or unexpected)
- Better know your talent to create a reliable team that produces consistent results
- Leave with proven tactics that you can apply today to kill the chaos
- Become a stronger leader for tomorrow
Leading Across Generations: Creating a Collaborative, Future-Ready Workforce
Are you prepared to harness the power of all four generations in the workplace?
As Millennials have settled into the workforce, a new generation is emerging, bringing distinct values and expectations. Generation Z, primarily the children of Gen X, is set to reshape the way we work.
In this engaging keynote, CEO Bill Fournet—an expert in bridging generational gaps—will show you how to enhance collaboration and performance across your multigenerational workforce. Bill will cut through common misconceptions, dispelling myths while highlighting the strengths each generation brings to the table. Get ready for a positive approach to understanding your team members through actionable strategies. You will improve communication and increase employee engagement to help foster a collaborative culture.
Expect to leave with these outcomes:
- Understand what makes Generation Z tick and how to leverage the strengths of all generations in your workforce
- Learn how to quickly boost performance in your workforce while ensuring accountability
- Gain techniques to up-level your talent through coaching
- Maximize engagement across generations
Beating Burnout: Leadership Strategies to Recharge and Reignite
At the end of each workday, do you feel satisfied and in control, or overwhelmed and exhausted? What would it mean for you, your organization, and your family if you could consistently beat burnout and “Win the Day”? The reality is that information overload, the disruptive speed of change, and constant uncertainty is causing real burnout, resulting in an expensive turnover and a substantial loss of productivity and quality of work and life. But it doesn’t have to be this way! Leveraging the work that Bill does with leaders and teams across industries, he shines a light on how you can avoid burnout, end the struggle, and get back control for better physical and emotional health.
In the Beating Burnout keynote, Bill will share his secrets to managing your stress and workload for yourself and your team to prevent burnout … while still having a life!
Expect to leave with these outcomes:
- Understand how burnout operates so you can dismantle it
- Learn what it really takes to protect your “balance” from the forces of overload
- Feel better consistently–at the office and outside it
- Immediately reduce your stress while improving your team’s performance (and stress levels)
Lead for Tomorrow
Length: Full-day
Audience: Executives (C-Suite, VP, Director)
Are your executive leaders well prepared to thrive in this time of constant change and uncertainty of what’s coming next? In this full-day session, Bill helps you find stability in this Age of Disruption through mini-sessions focused on fail-proofing your strategy, multiplying the productivity of your workforce with the latest people and team performance approaches, and maximizing your personal time and performance so you can thrive—not just survive. Participants will work on their teams throughout the session and will leave with new insights, new techniques, and new action plans to unlock your organization’s potential.
New Kids on the Workforce Block
Duration: Half-day session
Audience: General Business
Has generational diversity improved your organization? Or has it added another layer of conflict and noise to its performance? It is harder to lead today than ever before: with more than five distinct generations in the workforce, managers struggle to keep up with the multitude of drivers, motivators, and communication approaches. In this session, Bill guides you through the jungle of generational strengths and differences so you can navigate your teams with ease. He shares how to dramatically increase your employee engagement and performance through team exercises and discussions. Participants will leave understanding their peers’ perspectives and how to collaborate through their strengths.
I’m Toast! How to Avoid Burnout So You Don’t Flameout
At the end of each workday, do you feel satisfied and in control, or overwhelmed and exhausted? What would it mean for you, your organization and your family if you could consistently “Win the Day”? The reality is that information overload, the disruptive speed of change, and constant uncertainty is causing real burnout, resulting in an expensive turnover and a substantial loss of productivity and quality of work. But it doesn’t have to be this way! Leveraging the work that Bill does with leaders and teams across industries, he shines a light on how you can end the struggle and get back control for better physical and emotional health.
In this keynote, Bill will share his secrets to managing your stress and workload for yourself and your team to prevent burnout … while still having a life!
Expect to leave with these outcomes:
- Understand how burnout operates so you can dismantle it
- Learn what it really takes to protect your “balance” from the forces of overload
- Feel better consistently–at the office and outside it
- Immediately reduce your stress while improving your team’s performance (and stress levels)
- Become a stronger leader for tomorrow
