Events & Speaking — Julie Averill

On the Calendar

Upcoming Events

Mar 4 2026

Keynote · Virtual · 12PM EST

International Women's Day — Event Minds Matter

Online

Mar 24–26 2026

Panelist

Various Panels & Events

Mandalay Bay · Las Vegas, NV

Apr 7–8 2026

Keynote

Digital Enterprise CIO Transformation Assembly

Miami, FL

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Jun 4 2026

Keynote · Invitation Only

5CP Leadership Summit

Chicago, IL

On Past Stages

Recent Appearances

Selected keynotes, panels, and featured appearances.

Keynote

UW iSchool · 2024

Convocation Keynote Address

University of Washington · Seattle, WA

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Panel

Nimble

The Rise of Agentic Commerce

Panel discussion on autonomous AI agents reshaping retail

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Keynote

lululemon · Multiple Years

All-Hands & Technology Leadership Keynotes

Global technology organization · $2B → $10B scale journey

Panel

lululemon

Technology Leadership Panel

AI strategy and organizational transformation

NRF

NRF Foundation · 2024

20 Questions — People Shaping Retail's Future

National Retail Federation · New York, NY

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Keynote

Corporate Events

AI Transformation & Leadership

Enterprise keynotes and executive offsites

What Julie Speaks About

Sample Topics

These are starting points. Every talk is customized to your audience and challenges.

AI Without the BS

Most companies are spending millions on AI while skipping the foundations that determine whether it works. This talk cuts through the hype to address what boards and executives actually need to know: where AI creates real value, why most pilots never scale, and how to build the organizational readiness that turns experiments into competitive advantage.

Scaling Without Breaking

Growth exposes every crack in your foundation. Drawing from scaling lululemon from $2B to $10B+ and building teams across four continents, this talk covers what actually holds together when companies grow fast — the infrastructure decisions, talent strategies, and leadership shifts that separate companies that scale from companies that just get bigger.

The Human Side of Transformation

Technology doesn't transform companies. People do. This talk explores why so many AI pilots fail and what separates leaders who deliver lasting change from those who just deploy tools. Real, unvarnished examples from Nordstrom, REI, and lululemon — including what didn't work.

Building Cultures That Scale

How to maintain high standards while creating psychological safety. Building global teams across time zones and cultures. The practices that helped lululemon scale while building world-class technology capability — and why culture isn't a soft skill, it's your competitive infrastructure.

Building Global Teams That Actually Work

Most companies treat distributed teams as cost centers and wonder why they fail. This talk shares the playbook for building global teams as true capability partners — drawing from creating lululemon's India Tech Hub with nearly 50% women engineers and a 95% retention rate when the industry average was 60%.

Leading Beyond the Expected Script

What happens when you stop trying to fit the mold and start rewriting it. On bringing your full humanity to leadership — and why the most powerful thing a leader can do is give others permission to be fully themselves too. The professional masks that help us climb the ladder are often exactly what hold our teams back.

Real Stories

No theoretical frameworks. Actual experiences from the trenches, including the failures that taught the most.

Actionable Insights

Every talk includes specific practices leaders can apply immediately — not just inspiration, but tools.

Customized Content

Each engagement is tailored to your audience, industry, and challenges. No off-the-shelf decks.

Flexible Formats

Available as keynotes, workshops, panel discussions, or fireside chats — with Q&A welcome.

Book Julie

Bring Julie to your stage.

Julie speaks on AI transformation, authentic leadership, and building the human capabilities that make technology investments actually stick. Every engagement is tailored — no off-the-shelf decks, no recycled case studies.

Get in Touch

Formats

Keynotes, workshops, panels, fireside chats, executive offsites

Availability

In-person and virtual. Domestic and international.

Audiences

Executive teams, technology leaders, boards, industry conferences

Inquiries

Use the contact form — typical response within 2 business days