AI Keynote Speaker · Workforce AI Educator · Responsible AI Training
Helping Organisations Actually Use AI
Carly Woods helps government, corporate and regulated organisations build AI literacy, workforce readiness and practical capability through keynote speaking, executive briefings and tailored team workshops.
Based on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Available nationally for conferences, leadership sessions, public sector teams and organisation-wide AI capability programs.
Practical AI sessions tailored to your organisation.
Carly helps teams understand AI, use it safely and apply it to real work. Every session is shaped around what your organisation wants to achieve, the tools your people already use, and the confidence level inside the room.
AI for non-technical teams
Plain-English sessions that help people understand what AI is, where it fits, and how to use it at work without jargon or overwhelm.
ChatGPT, Claude and LLMs at work
Practical ways to use AI for writing, research, summaries, planning, email, admin, problem-solving and role-specific productivity.
Business operations and workflows
Help teams see where time is being wasted and how AI can support handoffs, follow-ups, SOPs, reporting and everyday operational work.
SOPs and knowledge capture
Turn messy know-how into usable SOPs, reusable prompts, internal guides and repeatable processes that make work easier.
Digital twins and AI agents
Show what digital twins, assistants and agents can do in real business settings, and where humans still need to stay in control.
Governance, privacy and safe AI use
Help teams understand privacy, security, data handling, approvals and company rules so AI adoption is practical and responsible.
How a company session works
1. Clarify the outcome. What do you want people to understand, change or start using?
2. Review the tools. ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft, Google, CRMs, workflow tools or other platforms already in use.
3. Tailor the examples. People learn faster when the examples look like their actual work.
4. Leave with action. The goal is practical adoption, not another forgettable tech presentation.
Ways to book Carly
- •Conference keynotes and event sessions
- •Half-day practical AI workshops
- •Full-day company AI training
- •Executive and leadership AI briefings
- •Department-specific sessions for marketing, admin, operations, sales or service teams
- •One-on-one AI coaching for founders, leaders and professionals
Best fit for organisations that want people engaged, informed and actually using AI, not sitting through another generic technology talk.
Most people teaching AI come from technology. Carly comes from business.
That changes how she teaches AI, how she sees risk, and how she helps organisations turn new tools into real-world action.
The problem that shaped the work
Ethical Edge Solutions exists because of a problem Carly experienced personally, more than once.
Incomplete projects. Tech teams that built what they wanted to build, not what the business actually needed. Consultants who advised but never delivered. Businesses left paying for systems that looked good in a demo but failed in the real world.
That frustration pushed Carly Woods into building something different, and it is the reason her speaking and workshops are grounded in business reality, not theory.
Operator first. AI second.
With more than 16 years across automotive, financial services, business growth, operations, marketing and technology, Carly has built and scaled businesses herself.
She founded Get My Refund, grew it into a multi-million-dollar financial services business, and was recognised in the AFR Top 100 Fast Starters.
She did not start in technology. She started in operations. That changes how she sees AI.
AI training for real businesses, not technology enthusiasts.
Today Carly helps organisations understand AI, adopt it safely and use it in practical ways that improve how people work. She delivers keynotes, workshops, executive briefings and team training designed for real businesses.
She also works closely with leaders in regulated industries, helping them navigate governance, privacy and risk while balancing innovation with compliance, trust, accountability and strong operational controls.
Whether she is speaking on stage, training a leadership team, helping staff learn ChatGPT and Claude, or exploring AI agents and digital twins, the goal is always the same: help people leave smarter, more confident and ready to take action.
Technology alone never creates results. People, processes and execution do.
Real feedback from real sessions.
Carly has delivered keynote presentations, workshops, executive briefings and AI training sessions for business owners, leadership teams, industry groups and organisations across Australia.
“My brain's just in freaking overdrive thinking of all the stuff I can get AI to do. That agentic browser session — wow.”
Rob McKenzie
East Coast Customs, AI Implementation Session
“I loved how fast-paced it was. 100 people in the room with completely different challenges and Carly still made it relevant for everyone. That's hard to do.”
Craig Tulczyn
Escape Coaching, AI Your Business
“I walked in thinking I'd struggle to keep up. I walked out having already made two videos and a couple of posts. I was genuinely wowed by what I could actually do.”
Monique Dumaine
Secure Space, Team Training Session
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Speaking Information
Availability
Available for keynotes, workshops, and panel discussions worldwide
Based in Australia
Traveling internationally for speaking engagements
Quick Response
We typically respond to enquiries within 24 hours
Popular Keynote Topics
- • AI Without the Overwhelm
- • Automate to Dominate® Strategies
- • Future-Ready Leadership
- • The Productivity Edge
- • Breaking the Busy Trap