Lessons learned, not just lessons identified.

In today's volatile market, operational resilience is a strategic imperative, not a luxury. This keynote introduces your trademarked methodology, "The Resilience Loop," providing a practical framework for building teams and processes that are antifragile—capable of adapting and improving when faced with unexpected disruptions, market volatility, or supply chain issues.

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This session moves beyond theoretical risk management. Erin reveals her proprietary "Resilience Loop" framework, teaching attendees how to proactively identify vulnerabilities and build sustainable strength through a disciplined cycle of challenge and recovery. This methodology reframes failure not as an endpoint, but as the crucial midpoint of an adaptive cycle—a skill forged in the high-stakes environments of engineering and leadership.

The keynote will break down the Loop into actionable phases, showing leaders how to:

• Apply Deliberate Stress: Learn how to strategically pressure-test systems and teams without causing breakdown.
• Institutionalize Conscious Recovery: Build in the essential pauses—whether in workflows or strategic planning—that allow for recalibration and growth .
• Return with Reinforced Strength: Execute a confident comeback, turning insights from setbacks into a concrete competitive advantage.

Attendees will leave with a tangible understanding of how to embed this loop into their organization's culture, creating a workforce that doesn't just bounce back, but bounces forward.

Are your teams drowning in compliance checklists that feel disconnected from real-world results? Do you struggle to demonstrate the ROI of your risk and compliance functions to the C-suite? 

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Is your risk function seen as a roadblock instead of a roadmap? Are you struggling to demonstrate the tangible ROI of your compliance and risk management programs to the board?

In this paradigm-shifting keynote, Erin reframes the role of the risk professional from a compliance officer to a strategic Risk Steward. She provides a powerful blueprint for transforming your Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) efforts from a bureaucratic overhead into a proven engine for value creation. Sharing firsthand experience from the high-stakes oil and gas industry, Erin reveals how to design risk stewardship programs that deliver a clear return on investment by cutting downtime, optimizing resources, and enabling strategic agility.

Your audience will leave with a new, empowered identity as value-creating stewards, armed with a clear methodology to:

• Reframe the Conversation: Learn to articulate risk management not as a cost, but as a strategic investment that protects revenue and enables growth.
• Translate Data into Dollars: Master the skill of converting technical risk data—like PHA findings or downtime metrics—into the financial language of the C-suite to secure buy-in and resources.
• Integrate Risk into Strategy: Shift risk considerations from a final checkpoint to a foundational input in strategic planning and operational decision-making.
• Foster a Culture of Stewardship: Empower both frontline operators and senior leaders to share ownership of risk, creating a unified and proactive defense against disruptions.

Attendees will leave with a tangible framework to embed risk stewardship principles into their daily operations, transforming their function from a cost-centric compliance body into a value-creating strategic partner that unlocks measurable value and a clear competitive edge. 

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Losing a talented female engineer or scientist isn't just a diversity statistic—it's a significant financial and intellectual capital loss. This keynote moves beyond inspiration to deliver a data-driven business case and an actionable retention strategy.

Erin outlines a clear blueprint for building a robust talent pipeline, from sparking interest in girls to ensuring women not only stay but thrive in their critical first five years. She provides frameworks for effective mentorship, creating inclusive cultures of psychological safety, and implementing programs that demonstrate a clear return on investment.

Your audience will leave with a strategic, phase-based approach to:

• Build the Early Pipeline: Learn proven methods to spark and sustain interest in STEM for girls and young women, creating a lasting talent pipeline for your organization.
• Secure Critical Talent: Implement structured onboarding and mentorship programs specifically designed to support women through the make-or-break first five years of their technical careers.
• Cultivate Inclusive Leadership: Develop the skills to foster psychological safety and sponsor high-potential women, ensuring they have the advocates needed to advance into leadership roles.
• Design Clear Pathways: Create visible and actionable career development plans that proactively guide women from individual technical contributors to influential leaders within the organization.

Attendees will leave with a tangible framework to build a more innovative and profitable organization by systematically attracting, retaining, and advancing top female talent.