Nicolle Weeks
AI literacy speaker · Journalist · Communications leader
Nicolle helps audiences understand, use, and question AI without the technical background or the hype. She brings twenty years of journalism, frontline corporate AI strategy, and a direct, no-nonsense approach that cuts through the noise.
Available talks
All talks are adapted to the audience and context. Get in touch to discuss a custom session.
The human gap
Why AI literacy is the missing infrastructure of responsible AI
AI is advancing faster than the people asked to use it. Across every sector and every level of society, the real barrier to responsible AI adoption is not access to the tools. It is whether people have the foundational understanding to engage with those tools critically, safely, and confidently. This talk makes the case for AI literacy as social infrastructure, not a training afterthought.
Keynote · 25–45 min
From fear to fluency
How women in non-technical roles can lead with AI
For millions of women in communications, strategy, marketing, and operations, the real barrier to AI is not the technology. It is the quiet assumption that AI is someone else's territory. This session delivers a practical, empowering framework for building AI confidence without a technical background, and reframes human skills (judgment, storytelling, empathy, context) as the greatest differentiator in an AI-augmented workplace.
Keynote or workshop · 45–90 min
What it actually takes to get a company AI-ready
The human side no one talks about
Most AI adoption strategies focus on the technology. The ones that succeed focus on the people. Drawing on direct experience leading AI communications strategy inside large financial services and media organizations, this talk examines why standard AI training programs fail, what effective AI literacy looks like inside complex organizations, and why the way you communicate AI to your workforce shapes whether they trust it, adopt it, or quietly resist it.
Keynote or fireside · 30–60 min
Staying in the driver's seat
An AI literacy framework for modern professionals
Practical, honest, no hype. This session gives professionals a working framework for understanding, using, and critically questioning AI tools. Attendees leave with a clear mental model for evaluating AI outputs, concrete habits for building fluency, and a reframe that positions their existing expertise as irreplaceable. Built on the Human+AI methodology that has resonated with professionals across industries.
Keynote or breakout · 30–60 min
Background
Senior communications leader with experience driving AI adoption and literacy strategy inside large financial services and media organizations at a global scale.
Twenty years of reporting for the Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Today's Parent, CBC, and Channel 4.
Author of Human+AI, a weekly Substack newsletter on AI literacy read by over 400 professionals, with open rates of 30–50%.
Creator of ailiteracyguide.com, a free public resource for non-technical professionals navigating AI.
Featured in Today's Parent. Regular voice on AI literacy, workforce readiness, and human-centered technology.
Formats
Keynote
25–60 minutes. A structured narrative designed to shift how an audience thinks about AI. Works for large conference audiences and leadership events.
Workshop
90 minutes to half-day. Hands-on, participatory sessions that take attendees from passive listeners to active practitioners. Ideal for teams and smaller groups.
Panel
Available as a panelist or moderator on AI literacy, responsible AI adoption, women in technology, and the future of work.
Fireside chat
Conversational format ideal for audiences that benefit from an honest, candid exchange. Draws on practitioner experience in real time.
Interested in booking Nicolle?
Reach out with your event details, format, and audience. Nicolle is available for in-person events in Toronto and virtually worldwide.