Event Details

The Biggest Promotion HR Will Ever Get

This keynote reframes AI from a threat to an opportunity. As routine tasks shift to automation, HR has the chance to step more fully into strategic leadership. Through live demonstrations and real workforce examples, this session shows how AI clears operational noise so HR can focus on influence, insight, and business outcomes. The tone is empowering, not alarmist.

Bio:

• Lauren Patel is a workforce and growth strategist who helps organizations translate AI, leadership development, and communication strategy into measurable business performance.
• As a member of the leadership team at AAIM Employers’ Association, Lauren directs marketing strategy, communications, AI integration, and training initiatives across a multi-state employer community. She leads cross-functional teams spanning sales enablement and communications, aligning messaging, digital strategy, and learning programs to drive revenue growth and organizational capability.
• Lauren is the champion behind Aaime Hart, a ChatGPT-powered HR assistant designed to help employers solve real-world people challenges, and the creator of AI in HR Week, a hands-on program equipping leaders and HR professionals to use AI confidently and responsibly.
• Her background in sales training, leadership development, and marketing strategy gives her a rare cross-functional lens. She doesn’t separate brand from business results — or learning from performance. Known for her candid and practical delivery style, Lauren challenges leaders to move beyond complexity and build systems that scale. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, she is driven by one principle: strategy only matters if it moves the business forward.