Rebecca Hastings — AI speaker, executive advisor & podcast host
AI is now an operating model decision.
I speak and advise on what happens when AI moves beyond experimentation and starts changing how organisations make decisions, allocate accountability and get work done.
My work spans speaking, board and executive sessions, advisory work and What Strategy Becomes, my podcast about what happens when strategy meets execution.
THE ORGANISATIONAL CHALLENGE
Most AI problems are not technology problems.
They are clarity problems.
AI changes how work gets done, how decisions are made and where value is created.
But many organisations are still treating AI as a tool adoption exercise.
The harder questions are structural:
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Who owns the outcome?
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Where should decisions sit?
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What needs governance?
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What should remain human?
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How will value be measured?
Until those questions are answered, AI activity can increase without creating meaningful organisational value.
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE PERSPECTIVE
AI STRATEGY & ADVISORY
Advising boards and executive teams on AI strategy, operating models, leadership and accountability.
PRIMARY RESEARCH
Research and direct conversations with 100+ senior AI and data leaders on execution, governance and organisational change.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
15 years working with boards, executives and investors on senior leadership decisions, assessment and organisational capability.
SPEAKER & HOST
Speaker on AI, leadership and organisational change, and host of What Strategy Becomes.
SPEAKING AND EXECUTIVE BRIEFINGS
Clear, board-facing talks on AI, leadership and organisational change.
Rebecca helps senior audiences work through the organisational decisions AI creates — ownership, accountability, leadership, governance and how to distinguish visible activity from meaningful value.
SIGNATURE TOPICS
Topics for boards, executive teams and senior leadership audiences.
AI Is Now an Operating Model Decision
Leadership in the Age of AI Accountability
From AI Activity to Organisational Value
ABOUT REBECCA HASTINGS
Grounded in complex, regulated and high-accountability environments.
Rebecca Hastings works at the intersection of AI, leadership, organisational design and strategy execution.
She advises boards and executive teams on the organisational questions behind AI adoption: who owns outcomes, where accountability should sit, what leadership capability is required and how organisations move from experimentation to measurable value.
Her perspective draws on AI strategy and advisory work, primary research with more than 100 senior AI and data leaders, and 15 years working with boards, executives and investors on senior leadership decisions.
Her work is particularly grounded in complex and regulated organisations, including infrastructure, financial services, technology, health and investor-backed businesses.
Rebecca is Founder of Lucent Search, Partner at Owendale Advisory and host of What Strategy Becomes.
BOARD & EXECUTIVE ADVISORY
Support for leadership teams working through difficult AI decisions.
AI creates organisational questions long before it creates a technology problem.
Rebecca works with boards and executive teams when they need greater clarity on how AI should be governed, where accountability should sit, what leadership capability is required and how investment should translate into measurable value.
Typical questions include:
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Who should own AI outcomes?
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Where should decision rights and accountability sit?
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What needs governance, and at what level?
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Does the current leadership structure support the strategy?
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How should value and progress be measured?
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What needs to be resolved before further investment, hiring or scaling?
CONTACT
Let’s talk about what AI is changing.
For speaking, board briefings, executive advisory or leadership enquiries, get in touch directly.
SPEAKING
Conferences, panels, leadership events and private executive sessions.
PODCAST
Invite Rebecca onto your podcast or enquire about What Strategy Becomes.
BOARD & EXECUTIVE ADVISORY
AI strategy, leadership, operating model, accountability and organisational change.