Bring Fresh Insights to Your HR Team
Book an AIHR expert to inspire your HR leaders or wider HR team, challenge current thinking, and turn the latest developments in HR, AI, and the changing world of work, into practical ideas your team can act on.
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Four Ways To Bring Our HR Expertise to Your Organization
Our experts combine real-world HR experience, global research, and concrete examples to show what good looks like in HR. Every session is tailored to your audience and goals, with practical, evidence-based insights your team can immediately apply.
Give your HR team an outside-in view of where HR is heading
For HR teams that understand their own reality but want a broader view of what is changing around them. An AIHR Advisory expert brings an outside-in perspective on the shifts that matter, from AI in HR and the future of work to the changing mandate of the HR function, and connects them directly to your context.
- Relevant benchmarks and insights from our global client base
- Examples of how leading organizations are responding
- A clear view of where to focus next
Build energy and buy-in for a change that is already underway
For moments when the direction has been set, whether that is an AI rollout, a new operating model, or a renewed focus on skills, and you need your people to understand the change and get behind it. Bring an external perspective, build excitement and momentum, and show why it matters.
- A tailored session for your offsite, town hall, or summit
- An external lens that makes the change credible
- Greater excitement, momentum, and buy-in across your team
Put an AIHR expert on your stage
Bring evidence-based perspectives on AI, the future of HR, and the changing world of work to your conference, internal event, or town hall. Every session is adapted to your audience and event goals, with the option to contribute through a keynote or panel discussion.
- Insights grounded in our research and client work
- Engaging content designed for larger audiences
- Keynotes or panel contributions delivered with energy
Turn strategy into practice with a hands-on working session
Our most hands-on format, designed for teams ready to move from ideas to execution, whether that means building AI capability or translating an HR strategy into action. Offered as part of a broader advisory engagement, the workshop helps your team understand what good looks like, align on the way forward, and build a practical plan together.
- Concrete examples of what good looks like
- A shared understanding and baseline across your team
- A practical plan your team can act on straight away
Strategic Topics Shaping the Future of HR
Our experts bring evidence-based perspectives on the most important shifts shaping HR today. Explore some of the core topics we cover and the questions we can help your audience navigate.
Artificial Intelligence in HR
We speak to AI as it lands inside the HR function. Looking at what leading HR teams are doing differently, grounded in our own research and insights, translated into practical use cases and the skills teams need to move forward.
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HR Trends & Priorities
We cover the trends reshaping the world of work and how they include HR scope and mandate. Our insights are based on real conversations with HR leaders and data from HR professionals working in the trenches.
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Market Signals & Strategy Shifts
We read external signals (economic, talent, technological) as inputs to HR strategy decisions. We uncover what they means for HR, how we should reposition, and what to do about it.
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Sessions That Spark Action
The HR evolution: agentic AI as the new frontier
We focus on the future impact of agentic AI on HR teams, and how to prepare today.
- The Rise of Agentic AI
- What it means for HR's operating model
- Where AI is already live in HR today
From AI Awareness to Action
From workforce ecosystems to purpose-driven organizations, we discuss the impact of trends on HR and what leaders should do about it.
- What good AI use cases look like in HR
- Where human judgment stays central
- Priority next steps for teams
11 HR Trends Shaping The Future of Work
From workforce ecosystems to purpose-driven organizations, we discuss impact on HR professionals and what leaders should do about it.
- Look at the macro context
- Trending & high impact capabilities
- Building the tailored HR Academy model
Meet the Experts Behind Every Session
Every engagement is delivered by a senior member of AIHR’s Advisory team, combining original research, real industry experience, and practical insight from working with HR teams and leaders.
Erik van Vulpen is the Founder and Dean of AIHR, the world’s leading platform for HR upskilling. A global expert in AI-driven HR, people analytics, and HR innovation, he empowers organizations to build future-ready HR capabilities that drive strategic, data-informed, and technology-enabled business outcomes.
Dr. Dieter Veldsman is AIHR’s Chief HR Scientist and former Group CHRO with 18+ years of global leadership experience. A strategic advisor, award-winning practitioner, and academic, he helps executive teams future-proof HR through evidence-based people strategies, organizational design, and thought leadership on the future of work.
Dr. Marna van der Merwe leads Thought Leadership at AIHR, combining 15+ years of HR expertise with deep research in Talent and Career Management. A registered Organizational Psychologist and global speaker, she helps HR leaders align people strategy with business impact and build sustainable employee experience strategies.
Wihan de Wet is an Organizational Psychologist and HR professional with global consulting and corporate experience. As AIHR’s HR Expert Lead, he helps organizations turn proven HR practices into actionable solutions. A former KPMG Associate Director, he specializes in organizational development, leadership development, and HR transformation.
Dieter’s keynote on Agentic AI in HR was insightful and highly relevant, offering a clear view of how AI can practically enhance the HR function. His engaging delivery and thought leadership inspired valuable discussions among our HR leaders.
Our Experts in Action
FAQs
Who delivers the keynotes?
Sessions are delivered by AIHR’s most senior experts, including Dr. Dieter Veldsman (Chief HR Scientist and former Group CHRO), Dr. Marna van der Merwe (Lead Global HR Insights), Wihan de Wet (Lead HR Expert) and Erik van Vulpen (Co-founder and Dean of AIHR).
Can sessions be delivered virtually or in person?
Both. We deliver in-person keynotes at leadership events and conferences worldwide, as well as virtual sessions for offsites and distributed HR communities. Hybrid formats are also possible.
How do you keep virtual sessions engaging?
We’ve refined virtual delivery over hundreds of sessions. Each is built around a clear narrative and real examples, with moments for your audience to react, reflect, and ask questions, so it feels like a conversation your team is part of, not a webinar they half-watch.
How tailored is the content?
Highly. Before every engagement, we run a briefing with your team to understand your industry, audience, strategic context, and desired outcomes. The session is then built around your reality: your terminology, your challenges, your benchmarks, not a generic deck.
How long is a typical session?
Most run 60–90 minutes; a conference keynote is often 45–60 minutes with Q&A, and a hands-on workshop can run longer. We’ll recommend a length based on your agenda.
What happens after the keynote?
Whatever you need. Many clients use the session as a launchpad. Later following up with HR upskilling licenses, boot camps, or advisory support to turn the direction set on stage into capability across the team. Others book a standalone keynote.
How far in advance should we book?
For flagship events, we recommend reaching out eight to twelve weeks ahead to secure your preferred speaker and allow time for tailoring. Shorter timelines are sometimes possible: ask us.
Do you share slides and recordings after the session?
Yes. We share all our presentation material with you after the engagement, including the slides and any recording, so your team can revisit the content and share it with colleagues who couldn’t attend.
Book a Speaker
Tell us about your event, audience, and the moment you’re planning for. We respond to every enquiry within two business days.
- A briefing call to shape the session
- A concrete proposal with expert & fee
- Tailored content, never an off-the-shelf deck
