Speaking Engagements
Speaking Engagements
A tech afficionado, skilled facilitator and certified trainer, Ejiro has developed and facilitated several in-plant and open programs for organizations across the public and private sector including regulatory agencies, health care, NGOs, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Manufacturing among others in the last 15 years; including speaking engagements with the FITC, CIPM, NAICOM, MTN, AIRTEL, Heirs Holding Group; and open programs with participants from NDIC, Shell, Chevron, NLNG, Total E & P, Mobil, CBN and others.
Ejiro facilitates in areas such as: Design Thinking, Agile, Scrum Methodology, Business Analysis/Intelligence, Strategy and HR Business Partnering. Technology People Partnering. Talent Management and Leadership Development. Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning. Performance Management. Consulting and Program/Project Management. Partnerships and Relationship Management. Employment Law, Employee Relations and Engagement. Organizational Development and Change Management. Coaching and Agile Practices. HR Policy Development. Personal Effectiveness Sessions on Time Management, Workplace Efficiency, etc.
FITC E3 CONFERENCE
For 3 consecutive years, Ejiro has been a leading resource at the FITC E3 conference, speaking across both plenary and panel sessions on various topical issues. In 2026 invited again as a panelist for the second consecutive year, Ejiro addressed how integrating artificial intelligence with digital transformation is fundamentally reshaping modern human resources to foster resilient, sustainable organizations. Drawing on deep industry expertise, she outlined the critical pivot from legacy operational models to data-driven talent management, demonstrating how automated workflows and intelligent analytics directly fuel scalable enterprise growth. By effectively bridging high-level digital strategy with human-centered leadership, Ejiro provided business leaders with an actionable blueprint for modernizing their HR functions and driving long-term organizational value.
HR EXPO AFRICA WORK CONFERENCE
Ejiro delivered a compelling 45-minute practitioner workshop at HR Expo Africa on the topic -Productivity Management in Contexts of Economic and Operational Volatility. Drawing on live economic data from Bismarck Rewane’s projections of Nigeria’s 4.1% GDP growth forecast and the country’s post-rebasing $450 billion economy from the most recent LBS CEOs Breakfast program, to Gallup’s sobering finding that disengaged workers cost the global economy $8.9 trillion annually. She reframed productivity not as a function of hours worked, but as a strategic outcome to be actively designed and introduced the VPER Framework — a practitioner model anchored in Value Clarity, People Resilience, Efficiency Redesign, and Reward Relevance; challenging HR leaders to move beyond conventional metrics toward outcome-based, human-centred performance intelligence suited for volatile environments.
CIPM LAGOS BRANCH CONFERENCE
In this keynote address, Ejiro spoke on ‘Smart HR for a Smarter World: Transforming People, Performance, and Profit through AI’ where she explored how “Smart HR” leverages artificial intelligence to revolutionize people management, optimize performance, and directly boost bottom-line profit. Drawing on extensive industry experience, she outlined how modern organizations can harness intelligent HR technologies to elevate the employee experience, streamline workforce analytics, and unlock strategic business value. By connecting data-driven innovation with practical case studies, Ejiro provided actionable insights, positioning her as a leading voice on AI-in-HR.
LAGOS BUSINESS SCHOOL
Ejiro facilitated 2 high-impact masterclasses at the LBS HR Academy on the future of work and the role of AI in transforming the HR profession. Drawing on cutting-edge global research, including the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report, Microsoft’s landmark 2026 HR restructuring, and real-time data from Nigerian banking and tech sectors, Ejiro delivered a session that was equal parts provocative and practical. Participants explored how AI is already reshaping recruitment, performance management, and people strategy; engaged in live exercises using AI tools to solve real HR challenges; and left with a personal AI action plan and a clear career roadmap for the next five years. With her rare combination of board-level HR leadership, faculty expertise, and hands-on AI fluency, Ejiro is one of the few HR leaders in Africa who can speak to the intersection of people strategy and artificial intelligence not as a futurist, but as a practitioner who lives it.
FUNMI BABINGTON- ASHAYE FOUNDATION
At a recent women’s leadership session, Ejiro, a recognized AI-in-HR thought leader, delivered an engaging and practical talk on the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence and its real-world applications for career growth and everyday living. Drawing from her own C-suite experience, Ejiro demystified AI for a cross-section of early and mid-career women, busting common myths, showcasing tools that enhance productivity, accelerate career development, and simplify daily life, and challenging every attendee to move from curiosity to action. Her session blended strategic insight with hands-on practice, leaving participants not just informed, but equipped and inspired to harness AI as a competitive advantage in their professional and personal lives.
SMART WORKERHQ
Ejiro facilitated an engaging 90-minute session for SmartWorker HQ (SWHQ) on Productivity Systems and Work Tools, designed for early and mid-career professionals navigating the demands of the modern workplace. Drawing on a rich blend of timeless philosophy and contemporary frameworks, Ejiro guided participants through the fundamentals of time management — from Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and the Time Management Quadrant, to Eastern wisdom traditions including Japan’s Kaizen philosophy of continuous improvement and China’s Wu Wei principle of effortless, flow-aligned action.
The session explored proven productivity methodologies such as the Pareto 80/20 Rule, the Pomodoro Technique, and Cal Newport’s Deep Work framework, while also equipping participants with practical knowledge of modern digital work tools spanning task management, focus, scheduling, and collaboration.
A dedicated module on Artificial Intelligence introduced attendees to AI-powered productivity tools and a structured prompting framework, reinforcing that AI serves as a capacity amplifier rather than a replacement for human judgment.
AFLAD
At the AFLAD Conference, Ejiro explored “The New Learning Economy: Strategy, Systems, Skills & Scalability”, examining how organisations can move beyond training as an HR activity to building learning ecosystems that directly enable business strategy, performance and growth. Drawing from her experience leading Human Capital transformation across banking, fintech and technology businesses, she shared practical perspectives on designing data-driven learning strategies, building organisational capability, connecting skills to business outcomes, and scaling learning in an increasingly AI-augmented workplace.
She also spoke on an expert panel discussion on Responsible & Sustainable AI Adoption: Ethics, Governance, Innovation & Human Impact, sharing practical tips for responsible AI deployment.