The HumanEdge Roundtable
The AI conversations your team actually needs
Intimate gatherings for leaders who inherit the AI decisions – and have to bring their people through them.
- Only 10 seats
- 12pm-2pm AEST
- Sydney - North Sydney
- 3-course lunch
Why the Roundtable exists
Most of the AI conversations happening right now are stuck at surface level.
How do we save time? How do we cut costs? How do we do more with less? Those things matter, but they’re not the whole story. Not even close.
They’re also not where AI actually goes wrong. The technology usually works. What breaks is everything around it – the people expected to change how they work, often faster than anyone’s helping them to.
Time for a reality check: AI implementation isn’t a simple tech rollout. It’s a change program that never finishes – AI will only continue to evolve and improve.
Every other change you've led had an end date. This one doesn't - and that changes the job entirely.
We need to be talking more about things like…
- What happens to critical thinking when we outsource it to a bot?
- Is AI moving your business forward, or creating a very efficient illusion of progress?
- Are your people using it because it makes them better – or because they’re time poor, burnt out, or quietly not confident?
- What are the real security and legal risks that most leaders are only vaguely aware of?
- What’s the long-term cost of handing too much over to the machines before we’ve thought it through?
- And the one leaders rarely ask themselves: what does the way you use AI signal to your own team?
When AI is done right, it's genuinely exciting.
- Your people’s skills get sharper, not sidelined – and the repetitive stuff gets handled
- The team gets to focus on what humans do best: thinking critically, leading with heart, and making decisions that actually matter
- Your business builds a real, lasting edge – by creating a culture where humans and AI bring out the best in each other
The HumanEdge Roundtable exists for that conversation. A space for real, human-first talk about AI – where we go beyond the basics and get into what’s actually at stake for your people, your business, and your future.
What's included
Everything you need for a genuinely great afternoon
Three-course meal
Because great thinking deserves great food.
Signed copy of AI-Human Fusion
Valued at $32.99 – yours to take straight back to your team.
Real connections
Genuine networking with like-minded local leaders.
Signed copy of AI-Human Fusion
Valued at $32.99 – yours to take straight back to your team.
This isn’t a networking event with name tags and awkward small talk. It’s an intimate lunch where the conversation goes places most boardrooms never do – candid, off the record, and genuinely useful. You’ll leave with a full stomach, a signed book, and at least one idea that changes how you think about AI and your team.
– Leanne
You'll walk away with:
- A grasp of where your people actually are with AI – not where the dashboard says they are
- The first conversation to have when you get back – and who to have it with
- A practical framework for diagnosing exactly where your team’s AI adoption is stalling – using the proven ADKAR change model
- A room of leaders working the same problem – and what they’ve already tried
- A clear view of what your team is carrying, and what you can stop, pause or slow down to make room
- A signed copy of AI-Human Fusion to take home
Is this you?
These gatherings are for you if…
- You lead a team – whether that’s 5 people or 50 – and AI is already changing how you work, ready or not
- You’re the one people come to when the change isn’t landing – whether that’s your actual job title or just how it’s worked out
- You want practical guidance without the overwhelm, the hype, or another tool demo
- You’d rather be in a room of sharp, switched-on leaders asking the hard questions than working it out alone
Upcoming HumanEdge Roundtables
Good food and great minds coming together
Each roundtable is small and engaging. Led by global AI trainer and author of AI-Human Fusion, Leanne Shelton.
NOV
25
2026
Wed
12pm-2pm
AEST
Next Roundtable
Leading through change without a finish line
AI isn't a rollout. It's the new way of working.
Sydney – The Fold by Two Good Co., Vic X Tower, Level 2/155 Miller St, North Sydney.
About this event – You’ve led change before – and it ended. AI doesn’t. Which means the playbook you’ve always used doesn’t quite fit any more. If your gut says something’s off, you’re probably right. Come along and talk about it with like-minded leaders.
- 2 hours
- North Sydney
- 10 seats
"Leanne breaks down the complex world of AI into simple terms that is of practical use to most of us. Highly recommend."
Your host
Meet Leanne Shelton - your guide for getting AI right
Leanne isn’t a software engineer. She’s a marketer who spent over a decade running a copywriting and content agency – and who saw AI arrive and decided to understand it rather than fear it.
That decision became HumanEdge AI Training. Today, Leanne trains leaders and teams across Australia and the globe – helping them build real AI capability without the tech overwhelm.
- Best-selling author of AI-Human Fusion
- Marketing background – speaks business outcomes, not code
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
- IATD Educator, TAFE NSW
- Member, Australian Institute of Training and Development
- Graduate, The Speakers Institute Bootcamp
- Graduate – Change Management, Australian Institute of Management (AIM)
- Facilitator, Australian Institute of Management (AIM)
- Keynote speaker – Keynote Entertainment & Book a Speaker
Straight from the table
What attendees say
Don’t just hear it from us…
It was a genuinely enlightening and fantastic lunch that every leader in the AI field would benefit from. The sheer wealth of knowledge across human-first senior leaders and business people from a number of fields gave interactive insight which can't be found in a book or a video. I would encourage everyone needing AI assistance (whether for your own business or your team) to attend one of these. Bring a friend too, because the food and company was fantastic!
It was a genuinely enlightening and fantastic lunch that every leader in the AI field would benefit from. The sheer wealth of knowledge across human-first senior leaders and business people from a number of fields gave interactive insight which can't be found in a book or a video. I would encourage everyone needing AI assistance (whether for your own business or your team) to attend one of these. Bring a friend too, because the food and company was fantastic!
It was a genuinely enlightening and fantastic lunch that every leader in the AI field would benefit from. The sheer wealth of knowledge across human-first senior leaders and business people from a number of fields gave interactive insight which can't be found in a book or a video. I would encourage everyone needing AI assistance (whether for your own business or your team) to attend one of these. Bring a friend too, because the food and company was fantastic!
Getting there
The Fold by Two Good Co., North Sydney
Vic X Tower, Level 2/155 Miller St, North Sydney.
Easy to reach from just about anywhere.
By metro
Victoria Cross Station is directly below the building – take the South exit and you’re steps away.
By train
North Sydney Station is a short five-minute walk away.
By bus
Multiple routes stop on Miller Street and the Pacific Highway, right at the door.
By car
Wilson Parking at Northpoint Car Park, 100 Miller St – a five-minute walk.
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FAQs
Your questions, answered
Not at all. This roundtable is designed for leaders at all stages of their AI journey. You don’t need to be an expert – just curious.
A small group of SME leaders and managers – think HR, L&D, operations, and leadership roles across a range of industries. With only 10 seats, it’s naturally an intimate and high-quality conversation.
No – and that’s intentional. Keeping it unrecorded means the conversation stays candid and the room stays real.
Life happens! Just let us know via hello@humanedgeai.com at least 48 hours in advance and we’ll sort you out. Less than 48 hours’ notice unfortunately means no refund – but you’re welcome to pass your ticket on to someone else.
Yes. New dates are added regularly throughout the year. Sign up to the HumanEdge eNews to be the first to know when the next session is announced.
Another way in
A roundtable isn't the only way to work with Leanne.
Whether you want to sample her thinking for free, bring her to your stage, or have her work alongside your leadership team, there’s a pathway that fits.
Free masterclasses
A one-hour live session on the human side of AI adoption and change management. It’s free, it runs regularly, and it’s the quickest way to get a genuine feel for how Leanne teaches.
Keynotes & workshops
Bring the conversation to your whole team. Two signature keynotes, drawn straight from AI-Human Fusion, that leave a room with a mindset shift rather than a tool list.
Consulting
For leaders who want ongoing strategic support as they navigate AI change management across their organisation – building the frameworks, policies, and capability that make it stick.
Only 10 seats per roundtable
Kept small on purpose – so the conversation stays real, the connections run deep, and every voice in the room gets heard.
$150+GST · Includes three-course meal and a signed copy of AI-Human Fusion