Inspiring your people
to innovate with AI

AI is advancing fast, but people’s confidence and capability to use it productively haven’t kept up, and that’s killing your business.
This is because you are not engaging people as people, you are engaging them as tech users.

Erica Farmer: The Human Side of AI.

Erica Farmer:
The Human Side of AI.

AI strategist. Learning expert. Future of work specialist.

For 25+ years, Erica has worked at the heart of how people learn, develop and adapt inside some of the UK’s best-known organisations. Now, she brings that people first expertise to AI.

While many AI speakers focus on what the technology can do, Erica focuses on what it takes for people to actually make it work.

She helps organisations turn AI from something people are told to use into something they understand, trust and use to create better ways of working.

Because our biggest AI challenge isn’t the technology; it’s helping people to see how they can shape the future of work.

Who is Erica?

Erica Farmer is one of the UK’s leading voices on AI, future skills and human potential. She has more than 25 years of experience across learning, development and apprenticeships, including LV=, British Gas, Specsavers, Virgin Care and many more.

What does Erica do?

Erica helps HR, L&D and business leaders go from feeling exposed, overwhelmed and behind on AI to becoming confident, courageous and ready to lead meaningful adoption that brings people with them and creates lasting value across the organisation.

How does Erica do it?

Through the AI Dividend™ Approach, Erica starts with hearts and minds, helping people use AI in practical, meaningful ways that improve both their work and their lives, rather than focusing solely on organisational efficiency, systems or savings.

Why does Erica do it?

After seeing leaders put AI first instead of people first, Erica realised that AI resistance is rooted in confidence and capability. People need the right support to understand the possibilities and identify the AI Dividend™ that matters to them.

Are you looking for AI training and organisational capability? Visit Quantum Rise Talent Group for building AI skills in your organisation. 

Driving AI adoption that empowers people, change and profit

From Keynotes to Capability Building
Ways Erica Can Help You

Keynotes

High-impact keynotes that reframe AI away from tools and fear, and towards confidence, resilience and human capability. Designed to shift hearts and minds, reduce AI anxiety and give leaders and teams a clear, people-first way forward.

Interactive Workshops

A practical, facilitated session for HR, L&D, and leadership teams that builds confidence, critical thinking and real use cases. Participants identify their own AI Dividend and leave with actions they can apply immediately.

Conference Keynote & Breakout

A keynote followed by an interactive breakout session to deepen learning, answer your real questions, and effortlessly translate inspiration into practical, everyday application. Walk away with clear, actionable success strategies.

What is also included;

Erica’s full-day attendance at your event includes an interview, roundtable or fireside chat, and a 2-minute “hype” video shared with her followers. Plus, enjoy exclusive book signings and full recording rights for ongoing training.

Booking now - Erica’s Signature Keynote

Find Your AI Dividend™:

Future Proofing People, not just Performance.

Find Your AI Dividend™ is a human-first keynote that evidences what happens when we stop treating people as AI users and start supporting them as humans navigating change. Rather than focusing only on efficiency and productivity, Erica shows audiences how AI can create personal value through more time, headspace, confidence, motivation and wellbeing.

The keynote addresses the real problem at the heart of many AI rollouts: people are being asked to embrace a technology they often fear, without enough trust, psychological safety or connection to what it means for them personally. By helping people identify their own AI Dividend™, this talk unlocks more meaningful adoption, better performance and a more energised, future-ready workforce.

AI for People
Professionals

AI for People Professionals is a practical guide for HR managers, business partners and mid-level people leaders who want to understand artificial intelligence and apply it to real workplace challenges.
Written for professionals ready to move beyond theory, it shows how AI can streamline HR processes, innovate the HR operating model, boost productivity and drive stronger employee experiences.

Ready to help your people
feel confident and not left behind by AI?

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Having worked with Erica Farmer previously, we knew we wanted her as the opening keynote speaker at our Human Skills Fest. And she absolutely delivered. Erica brings a fresh and modern perspective to the challenges facing Learning & Development leaders in the age of AI. During the live stream from our head office in Eindhoven her keynote challenged our audience to think beyond traditional approaches to learning and step into their role as ‘New World of Work Engineers’.

Erica has a real talent for making complex ideas accessible, challenging established thinking and inspiring people to see what's possible. Her delivery is confident, evidence led and highly professional, with a brilliant balance of insight, energy and practical relevance.

She's also an absolute pleasure to work with and knows the sector incredibly well having been a learning leader herself. Collaborative, well-prepared and genuinely invested in making the event a success.

There's a reason we've invited Erica back and we'd happily work with her again.

If you're looking for a human first AI speaker who brings new thinking, challenges your audience to approach their work differently and delivers a memorable experience, I'd highly recommend Erica.

Demand Generation Manager, GoodHabitz
"Erica Farmer’s session was genuinely one of the highlights of the week. The interaction in the virtual environment was fantastic to experience, and it was easily one of the most impactful and fun online keynotes I’ve ever seen.

The feedback across the business was brilliant, and what really stood out for me was hearing colleagues say they’d never heard AI talked about in such a human-first way before. It really shifted how people were thinking about AI, which is exactly what we wanted from the week."

Learning and Development Lead, Calisen
“Erica delivered an outstanding virtual session for the Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, People Policy and Performance in the Age of AI: HR Leadership for Economic Transformation and Poverty Reduction for our annual Special Human Resource Forum.

With more than 800 HR professionals, consultants and people leaders in attendance, Erica brought exactly the right combination of energy, credibility and practical insight. She made a complex, fast-moving topic feel relevant to the realities facing HR leaders in Nigeria, connecting the potential of AI not just to efficiency, but to better people policy, stronger performance and wider economic opportunity. It was clear she had done her homework!

Branch Development and Zonal Affairs,
Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria
The feedback has been exceptionally positive. Delegates valued Erica’s ability to challenge thinking without losing the human perspective, and to give people clear, usable ideas they could take back into their organisations and client work immediately. Her delivery was engaging, interactive, tailored and thought-provoking from start to finish.

We would wholeheartedly recommend her to any organisation looking for an AI speaker who understands people, performance and the bigger leadership agenda globally.”

Branch Development and Zonal Affairs,
Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria
“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.

I know this will have a huge impact in how the European business becomes AI enabled in Hitachi. Once again, thank you, and I hope we’ll have the opportunity to work together in the future as well.”

Marketing Manager,
Hitachi Energy Europe
"It was amazing to have Erica with us, and I just wanted to say a big thank you for bringing the energy to our morning and getting the team interacting and opening up.

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.

It was a great forerunner for her follow up slot at our Learning at Work week and we know that will be a fun session for a wider audience."

Colleague Goal Lead
People Team, NatWest
“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,

Erica challenged our PowerToHR 4 audience to think bigger, move faster, and stay credible in the age of AI. Her keynote and fireside chat were a strong reminder that technology is changing fast, but the role of HR has never been more important.”

Chief Operating Officer
PowerToHR - Global Summit
"What stood out in particular was how interactive the experience was. Erica created a comfortable and open environment that encouraged participants to ask questions, explore tools themselves, and really engage with the content in a hands-on way."

"Our team left the session feeling inspired and with a much clearer understanding of how to use AI; whether they were complete beginners or already very familiar with it. The session struck a great balance between being informative, engaging, and enjoyable."

Learning Director
Joico Europe
“We chose Erica to speak at the Learning Leaders Forum this year because she combines deep expertise in AI with a practical, human-focused approach. Erica makes the future of AI and human skills clear and actionable, which is exactly what L&D, HR and leaders need."

CEO
CLO100
“I met Erica when she was speaking at a LinkedIn event and I knew I had to book her for my organisation. I was impressed by her warmth and down to earth approach.”

Global Head of Learning and Development
ION Group
“Erica is a very easy listening professional speaker, with an added fizz of energy and enthusiasm for creative disruption…”

Chief Executive
University Vocational Awards Council

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Are you looking for AI training and organisational capability? Visit Quantum Rise Talent Group for building AI skills in your organisation. 

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