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Erica Farmer is one of the UK's leading voices on AI, future skills and human potential. With more than 25 years of experience across learning, development and apprenticeships, she has helped some of the country's most recognisable organisations, including LV=, British Gas, Specsavers, Virgin Care and many more prepare their people for the future of work.
A TEDx speaker, LinkedIn Learning instructor and AI strategist, Erica is on a mission to make AI accessible, practical and deeply human. Her TEDx talk, 'Reforming Education Through a Digital-First Mindset', was selected as one of a small number of talks to be featured on TED.com, cementing her reputation as a trusted expert helping organisations navigate technological change with confidence.
Known for turning complex concepts into practical action, Erica helps leaders and teams understand not only how AI works, but why it matters to them. Through her innovative keynotes and workshops, she empowers audiences to identify their own "AI Dividend™", unlocking more time, confidence, creativity and wellbeing through a people-first approach to technology adoption.
Alongside hosting the popular AI for the Average Joe podcast, Erica serves as an advisor to the AI in Work and Skills forum and is an AI Strategist for one of Europe's leading learning, teaching and assessment organisations. In 2026, she was recognised as an HR Top Mind by HR World and shortlisted in HR Magazine's Most Influential list, further highlighting her impact across the worlds of people, learning and technology.
A seasoned presenter and award-shortlisted speaker, Erica was shortlisted at the Speaker Awards in 2025 and highly commended at the same awards in 2026. This year, she added author to her growing list of achievements with the release of her first book, 'AI for HR Professionals.'
Whether she's helping organisations future-proof their workforce, build psychologically safe environments for AI adoption or empower women to lead in an AI-driven world, Erica brings a rare combination of strategic insight, commercial understanding and infectious enthusiasm.
Her keynotes leave audiences with one clear message: AI isn't replacing people, it's creating new opportunities for those prepared to embrace it.
The AI Dividend™ is a human-first keynote that shows what becomes possible when organisations stop treating people as AI users and start supporting them as humans navigating change. Rather than focusing only on efficiency and productivity, Erica helps audiences identify how AI can create personal value through more time, headspace, confidence, motivation and wellbeing.
This keynote tackles one of the biggest barriers to AI adoption: people are being asked to embrace a technology they often feel uncertain about, without enough trust, psychological safety or connection to what it means for them personally. By helping people identify their own AI Dividend™, this talk drives stronger engagement, more meaningful adoption and a workforce that is better equipped to thrive with AI, not just tolerate it.
This keynote helps organisations address one of the most common reasons AI initiatives stall: too much focus on the technology, not enough on the people expected to use it. Erica shows audiences how to implement AI in a way that builds trust, capability and momentum by putting human experience, communication and behaviour change at the centre.
This session tackles the gap between having an AI strategy on paper and creating adoption in practice. Clients get a clearer understanding of how to lead AI implementation in ways that reduce resistance, strengthen confidence and turn AI from a top-down mandate into something people can genuinely engage with and use well.
This keynote reframes AI as more than a productivity tool and explores how it can support healthier, more sustainable ways of living and working. After-all, mental health queries were the highest volume of prompt themes in Microsoft Copilot in 2025 and 2026! Erica shows audiences how AI can help reduce friction, create structure, support better habits and free up mental energy in ways that improve both performance and wellbeing.
The session addresses a growing challenge for organisations: people are already stretched, and new technology can easily feel like one more thing to learn, manage or fear. Clients get a more balanced and human-centred conversation about AI, helping their people see how it can support focus, resilience and day-to-day effectiveness rather than simply driving more output.
This keynote helps leaders understand that successful AI adoption is not just about tools, policy or budget. It is about whether people feel safe enough to experiment, ask questions, make mistakes and learn in public. Erica gives leaders practical ways to create the trust, clarity and role modelling needed to make that happen.
The talk tackles one of the most overlooked barriers in AI transformation: employees will not use AI meaningfully if they fear getting it wrong, looking foolish or being judged. Clients get managers and leaders who are better able to communicate with confidence, reduce anxiety and create the cultural conditions that make adoption more likely to stick.
This keynote is designed for organisations that want women to engage with AI from a position of confidence, influence and visibility. Erica explores how AI is reshaping work and leadership, while equipping women to use it in ways that amplify their strengths, strengthen their voice and increase their impact.
The talk addresses a real commercial and cultural risk: if confidence with AI develops unevenly, existing visibility and progression gaps can widen. Clients get a session that not only inspires women to engage with AI more actively, but also supports broader goals around leadership development, inclusion and future-ready talent.
Marketing Manager, Hitachi Energy Europe - “We asked Erica to keynote at our annual European sales and marketing conference in Cologne, Germany, as she stood out in the market as an engaging people first expert AI speaker, and that was exactly what we got.
The session was very dynamic and interactive, keeping the audience fully involved throughout which landed exceptionally well. We've received only positive feedback, and the overall impression is excellent."
Head of Transformation, Natwest - "I was really pleased with the amount of sharing they warmed to and how their examples were all quite personal but allowed the conversation to get them thinking about AI not just as task but as research, thinking time, coaching and practising."
CEO, PowerToHR Global Summit - “Erica Farmer didn't just speak about the future of HR on PowerToHR 4 - she brought it into the room. With powerful insights, bold energy, and a clear understanding of where people leadership is heading."