The human side of AI, on stage
Narmadha Kamalakannan speaks on psychological safety, cultural intelligence and leadership in the AI era. Every talk draws on her doctoral research at École des Ponts Business School and 18+ years leading HR across 22 countries.
Talks and workshops, each tailored to your audience
For leadership offsites, HR conferences, academic events and executive audiences.
Conferences and stages
Trusted by Leaders Across Industries
Narmadha's Cross-Cultural Intelligence for Digital Transformation keynote was extremely effective at sparking conversation around cross-cultural differences and its impact on global teams. Beyond awareness, her talk equipped our India–France product teams with practical tools to navigate cultural and generational differences. Her deep preparation and tailored activities made the session highly engaging and relevant to our product owners and scrum masters. This workshop has tangibly improved teamwork, collaboration, and respect for cultural nuances across our technical experts. I highly value not only the session's impact but Narmadha's commitment to bringing such context-rich, business-relevant insights, which added the much-needed human-centric focus to our strategic cloud and transformation seminar.
Narmadha closed our first Global DEI Week with a keynote that resonated well beyond the room, with 1,694 live attendees. 'From Anxiety to Belonging: Diversity in the Age of AI' turned a topic we could easily be afraid of into one we left feeling more equipped for.
Narmadha brought a perspective to our research that is both rigorous and deeply human regarding the transformation of organisations in the AI era. Her conviction that technology and cultural integration are one and the same challenge — not two separate agendas — meaningfully shaped our thinking. What struck us most was the sharpness of her angle on meta-competencies. By identifying agility, cultural fluidity, and human–AI orchestration as the core learning capabilities of the AI era, she offers an innovative framework that goes well beyond conventional upskilling narratives. In Future of Work 5.0, the real edge will not be technological — it will be cultural. We are truly grateful to Narmadha for the quality and originality of her contribution.
Planning a 2027 event?
Share your audience, date and theme on a 30-minute call. Or email narmadha@humia5.com.