Lucy Batley
AI Practitioner, Tech Strategist & Founder of MOTHER
*Fees are a guide only. Exact cost will be dependent on requirements and are subject to change.
About Lucy Batley
Lucy Batley’s focus is people, real business problems and practical adoption. With a background in human centred design, she helps organisations understand where AI can genuinely improve work, decision making and performance, and where it risks becoming expensive theatre.
Her approach is highly collaborative, bringing senior leaders, technical teams and operational experts into the same conversation so AI transformation becomes something people can understand, trust and act on. She speaks candidly about the cultural side of AI adoption, helping leaders understand how roles, workflows and decisions change when people begin working alongside intelligent systems.
What sets Lucy apart is her ability to move between strategic, technical and human conversations with ease. She translates complex AI, Machine Learning (ML), data and governance issues for boards and senior leadership teams, while grounding the discussion in real operational delivery.
Lucy also tackles the questions many senior leaders are still wrestling with: how to prioritise AI investment, how to govern emerging technology responsibly, how to prepare teams for change, and how to move from experimentation to measurable outcomes. Her sessions leave audiences clearer, more confident and ready to act.
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Leading Through the AI Fog: From Hype to Measurable Value
Most organisations are experimenting with AI. Very few are measuring what it actually delivers. In this keynote, Lucy cuts through the hype, jargon and vendor theatre to show senior leaders where AI can create real value, where it should be left well alone, and how to move from scattered pilots to governed capability, measurable ROI and genuine operational impact.
The Art of the Possible: AI for Serious Organisations
A practical, energising keynote for leaders who want to understand what AI can actually do inside complex organisations. Drawing on real-world enterprise work, including major UK train operating companies, Lucy translates advanced AI, Machine Learning (ML) and automation into clear business use cases by demonstrating what becomes possible when strategy, data, governance and delivery finally sit at the same table.
AI Colleagues, Not Magic Buttons
AI is not a wand, a chatbot, or a graduate with suspiciously fast typing. Lucy explores the rise of AI colleagues and agentic systems, what they can realistically do, how they change roles, teams and workflows, and why successful organisations will redesign work around people and machines together.
The Board’s Guide to AI Governance
AI governance is no longer a compliance footnote. It is becoming core business infrastructure. Lucy explains what boards and senior leaders need to understand about ethics, risk, accountability, data readiness, regulation and trust, without turning the room into a policy funeral.
MOTHER: Why AI Infrastructure Needs a Grown-Up in the Room
AI is rapidly becoming infrastructure, and infrastructure requires trust. In this keynote, Lucy explores the convergence of AI, cybersecurity, data architecture and governance, and introduces the thinking behind MOTHER: secure, governed and quantum-resilient AI infrastructure for organisations that need control, accountability and resilience.
Client Feedback
"I had a peak at your slides and I knew it would be good, but your presentation was absolutely amazing!"
Parallax
"Among the best slides and presentation of the whole conference, and that is a big statement given the caliber of the people presenting."
Arizona State University
"Just leaving my 20th successive annual CIPFA Conference/Public Finance Live and Lucy Batley is right up there with the best speakers from all that time. Informative, inspiring, grounded and authentic. Thank you!"
CIPFA
"Lucy’s talk was compelling, informative and entertaining. She kept over 250 NHS finance professionals fully engaged and showed us the limitless possibilities of AI"
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
"Matt has a sharp intellect and the ability to get on well with anyone... a consummate presenter. His techniques for delivering new knowledge and understanding act as a catalysts for improved performance. He ensures that no one feels 'talked at' or patronised."
The Royal Squadron
