AI With a Human Core: Leading People Through Change and Progress
As leaders face rising complexity, pressure for faster decisions, and the growing influence of AI, the real challenge is not whether change is coming, but how to lead through it well.
In this keynote, Audrey McGuckin will explore how organizations can embrace innovation without losing the human element that drives trust, alignment, and execution. With a practical and grounded approach, she will challenge leaders to think beyond AI as a technical trend and instead see it as a leadership moment: an opportunity to improve communication, clarify decision-making, strengthen teams, and create healthier ways of working.
Attendees will leave with a fresh perspective on how to lead through change, use emerging tools wisely, and build cultures where progress and people truly move forward together.
Audrey McGuckin facilitates and enables “aha moments” that help leaders transform their organizations and deliver outstanding business results. In 2021, McGuckin founded Women On Their Way (WOTW) to provide a new method for addressing organizational general inequality and creating lasting change.
Audrey has over three decades of experience cultivating talent, reimagining leadership, and transforming culture. As CEO of McGuckin Group, she has partnered with Fortune 100 organizations across 52 countries to design and deliver long-term talent planning processes. Her work ensures people, processes, and cultures align with business strategies.
Audrey spent over ten years as the Chief Talent Officer for Jabil, a $27 billion company. She has led over ten CEO succession transitions,as well as DEI strategy work that resulted in double-digit growth for minority representation. She spent five years collaborating with Harvard Business School, designing cutting-edge leadership programs for executives.
Being a great leader in today’s world is harder than ever,and Audrey’s mission in life is to empower companies to make the right decisions and put the best talent frameworks in place to assure their team’s success. Audrey currently serves as Founder and CEO of McGuckin Group and WOTW, and she has served as the program director for The Conference Board. She is a regular guest on Bloom TV, leading industry webinars and podcasts, as well as a featured speaker.
