Zach Giglio

Successful AI adoption depends on leaders creating the conditions for employees to contribute ideas, test applications, and improve how work gets done.

Zach Giglio brings firsthand insights from being in the room with executives, managers, and frontline employees, helping them apply AI to everyday business challenges. His implementation and training work spans more than 33 states and thousands of professionals. That ongoing experience gives audiences a practical view of the leadership decisions, employee behaviors, and working habits that help adoption take hold.

In this keynote, Zach introduces four conditions for building a culture of innovation: innovation readiness, leadership conditions, shared ownership, and lasting momentum. Through stories and examples from his work inside organizations, he shows how leaders can help employees apply their expertise, build confidence through practice, and turn successful experiments into improvements that teams can sustain.

Key takeaways:

• Innovation readiness: Identify everyday workflows where AI can save time, improve the quality of work, and create capacity for higher-value responsibilities.
• Leadership conditions: Build the clarity, trust, and permission teams need to experiment, with clear expectations for human judgment, review, and accountability.
• Shared ownership: Help employees recognize opportunities, shape solutions, and share what they learn with colleagues.
• Lasting momentum: Connect early successes to business priorities, measure progress, and build repeatable practices that support continued adoption.