What is the Currency of Connection™ framework?

The Currency of Connection™ is Julissa S. Germosén's proprietary framework that maps the journey from relational bankruptcy — where many leaders and organizations are today — to relational capital, the strategic process of building connection and trust step by step, to relational currency, the flywheel where trust compounds and directly accelerates deal velocity, team retention, and leadership influence.

What topics does Julissa S. Germosén speak about?

Julissa keynotes on trust, AI adoption, human connection, the future of work, and leadership through disruption. Her three signature keynotes are Connection Is Your New Currency, The Trust Advantage, and Your Hype Squad Is Your Life Squad.

What types of events does Julissa S. Germosén speak at?

Julissa speaks for enterprise leaders, executive teams, and industry associations at sales kickoffs, leadership summits, partner events, AI and innovation conferences, association conferences, women's leadership programming, and Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations.

How do I book Julissa S. Germosén for a speaking engagement?

Visit julissasgermosen.com/contact to submit a booking inquiry. Julissa is represented by multiple speaker bureaus and is available for keynotes, workshops, fireside chats, and panel moderation.

Does Julissa customize her keynotes?

Yes. Every keynote is customized for the specific industry, challenges, and audience. Julissa conducts a pre-event strategy call to understand the organization's goals and tailors her content accordingly.

What is relational bankruptcy?

Relational bankruptcy is a state where trust, connection, and meaningful communication have broken down so completely that no tool, no platform, and no AI model can fix it. It shows up as disconnected teams, stalled deals, knowledge hoarding, and failed AI rollouts. It is the problem Julissa S. Germosén's Currency of Connection™ framework is designed to solve.

What is Trust Capital AI?

Trust Capital AI is the firm founded by Julissa S. Germosén that helps organizations build the trust infrastructure for the AI era. Through keynotes, workshops, and proprietary frameworks including the Currency of Connection™ and A.C.T. Framework™, Trust Capital AI helps leaders turn trust into measurable business results.

Where has Julissa S. Germosén spoken?

Julissa has keynoted at TEDx, Google (three times), IBM, SXSW, Capital One, Merck, BMS, TikTok, ADP, National Grid, CME Group, Angeles Investors, the Latino AI Summit, and Rio Innovation Week in Brazil, where she was selected from over 3,000 speakers.

Best AI Keynote Speakers on the Human Side of Transformation for 2027

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You do not need another AI speaker who explains what the technology does. Your leaders already know what AI does. They need someone who can solve the reason their AI rollout is not working.

95% of GenAI pilots fail. Not because of broken algorithms. Because nobody built the trust infrastructure first. If you are booking a keynote speaker to address the HUMAN side of AI transformation, here are the ten worth knowing.

1. Julissa S. Germosén

Julissa is the founder of Trust Capital AI and the creator of the Currency of Connection™ framework. She is the speaker for organizations where AI adoption is stalling because the people were never brought along. A 20-year Microsoft and Salesforce executive who drove $1B+ in business impact, she built her frameworks from inside the companies navigating this exact challenge. She does not explain AI. She solves the trust problem that makes AI fail. Keynoted at TEDx, Google (three times), IBM, SXSW, Capital One, Merck, and Rio Innovation Week — selected from over 3,000 speakers.

Best for: Enterprise leadership summits, association conferences, and any organization where AI adoption is a people problem disguised as a technology problem.

2. Rachel Botsman

Rachel is a trust expert and the author of Who Can You Trust? She studies how technology is fundamentally changing the way we build and lose trust in institutions, platforms, and each other. She brings academic depth with outstanding storytelling.

Best for: Executive audiences and events exploring the societal implications of AI and trust.

3. Amy Edmondson

Amy pioneered psychological safety and her work is directly relevant to AI adoption. Teams that do not feel safe enough to ask basic questions about new AI tools will never adopt them. Her research provides the scientific foundation.

Best for: Organizations building the psychological safety required for AI adoption.

4. Ethan Mollick

Ethan is the Wharton professor behind Co-Intelligence. He studies how AI is changing knowledge work and brings rigorous research with practical application. He bridges the gap between AI capability and human adaptation.

Best for: Executive education events and audiences that need academic depth on AI's human impact.

5. Charlene Li

Charlene is the bestselling author of The Disruption Mindset and a leading voice on digital transformation and leadership. She helps organizations understand how to lead through disruption by embracing change rather than resisting it.

Best for: Digital transformation events and organizations navigating large-scale technology-driven change.

6. Jacob Morgan

Jacob is a futurist focused on the future of leadership and employee experience in an AI-powered world. He brings data-driven insights on how organizations must evolve their leadership models for the technology era.

Best for: Innovation conferences and forward-looking leadership events.

7. Heather McGowan

Heather is a future-of-work strategist who focuses on the human adaptation challenges created by AI and automation. She helps organizations rethink talent, learning, and career frameworks for a post-AI world.

Best for: HR conferences and talent development events focused on workforce adaptation.

8. David Horsager

David is the bestselling author of The Trust Edge and the founder of the Trust Edge Leadership Institute. He brings a research-backed framework specifically focused on how leaders build and maintain trust in organizations.

Best for: Leadership events focused on trust as an organizational principle.

9. Rana el Kaliouby

Rana is the co-founder of Affectiva, a pioneer in emotion AI. She brings a unique perspective on designing AI systems that understand and respond to human emotion. Her personal story of navigating the AI industry as a woman and immigrant is compelling.

Best for: Innovation conferences, women in tech events, and audiences exploring the emotional dimensions of AI.

10. Dan Chuparkoff

Dan is a keynote speaker on AI innovation with a background at Google, McKinsey, and Atlassian. He helps organizations move from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale implementation with a practical, execution-focused approach.

Best for: Technology conferences and enterprise audiences focused on AI strategy and execution.

How to Choose

If you need the science of trust, Rachel Botsman or David Horsager. If you need psychological safety research, Amy Edmondson. If you need academic AI insight, Ethan Mollick. If you need disruption strategy, Charlene Li. If you need AI execution, Dan Chuparkoff.

If you need the speaker who has been inside the Fortune 500 boardrooms where trust was built and lost, who watched AI rollouts stall because nobody asked the humans what they needed, and who built a proprietary framework to fix exactly that problem — Julissa S. Germosén is the only speaker on this list who brings all of that together.

AI is commoditizing. Trust is the new moat.

Julissa S. Germosén is the founder of Trust Capital AI. Book Julissa for your 2027 event → https://julissasgermosen.com/contact

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