Helen Mannion Keynote Speaker

DataIQ Top 100 leader, with multiple Top 10 rankings in AI & data
Global Data & Transformation Leader at Specsavers, O2, giffgaff & RAC
Prospore founder; built high performing teams, multi-million uplift

Helen Mannion's Biography

Helen Mannion is a leadership, culture, and AI advisor and coach who helps organisations unlock high performance in an era of intelligent technologies.

As the founder of Prospore, she designs and delivers keynotes, executive briefings, and learning experiences that help leaders and teams navigate change, elevate performance, and build cultures where AI feels practical, safe, and genuinely valuable.

Helen brings more than 20 years of experience leading data and AI transformation across retail, telecoms, healthcare, insurance, membership organisations, financial services, and automotive services. She has held senior and executive roles at Specsavers, O2, giffgaff and RAC, where she built award-winning, high-performing teams and delivered measurable commercial impact – from increased profitability and sales to reduced churn, stronger decision-making, and improved customer outcomes.

Recognised in the DataIQ Top 100 for eight consecutive years, including several Top 10 rankings, Helen has advised boards and executive teams on aligning data & AI strategy with organisational goals and developing the leadership behaviours required to deliver change at scale.

Through her Agentic Leadership and Team Brand frameworks, Helen helps leaders understand the mindsets, habits, and cultural conditions that enable high performance in a world shaped by AI. Known for her down-to-earth style and relatable storytelling, she cuts through hype and complexity to make AI feel human, empowering, and accessible – helping audiences feel confident, capable, and ready to act.

Her keynotes give audiences practical tools, clear language, and renewed confidence to use AI meaningfully in their roles, leaving leaders with clarity, capability, and behaviours that drive real impact.

Helen’s mission is simple: to equip leaders and teams to thrive as AI reshapes the way organisations think, act, and perform – a goal she supports through a rare blend of deep, real-world AI transformation experience and human-centred leadership expertise.

High Performance in the Age of AI

What high-performing teams do differently when the world is changing fast - and how AI reshapes the habits, behaviours, and leadership required to stay ahead.

Agentic Leadership: How Leaders Evolve to Stay Relevant

A powerful keynote on becoming an “AI-era leader” - confident, curious, influence-led, and ready to guide teams through disruption with clarity and humanity.

The Human Side of AI Adoption: Mindset, Culture & the Psychology of Change

Why technology isn’t the barrier - people are. Practical insights on building confidence, reducing fear, and helping teams trust and use AI meaningfully.

From Strategy to Reality: Making Change & Transformation Actually Work

How organisations turn strategy into real, lasting change - through aligned leadership, shared clarity and actionable behaviours.

The Future of AI & Leadership: What Every Leader Needs to Know Now

A clear, hype-free exploration of how AI will reshape roles, decisions, culture, careers, and leadership - with practical steps leaders can take starting today.