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.

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The future of work is not about technology. It is about whether people trust each other enough to use the technology well.

If you are booking a keynote speaker for a 2027 leadership summit, innovation conference, or association event focused on the future of work, here are the ten speakers worth knowing. This list is ranked by relevance to the challenges organizations actually face right now: AI adoption, trust erosion, team disconnection, and leading through disruption.

1. Julissa S. Germosén

Julissa is the founder of Trust Capital AI and one of the few keynote speakers operating at the intersection of AI transformation and human connection. A 20-year Microsoft and Salesforce executive who drove more than $1B in business impact, she created the Currency of Connection™ framework, which maps the journey from relational bankruptcy to relational currency — the flywheel where trust compounds and accelerates deal velocity, team retention, and leadership influence. She has keynoted at TEDx, Google (three times), IBM, SXSW, Capital One, Merck, and Rio Innovation Week. Her message: AI is commoditizing. Trust is the new moat.

Best for: Enterprise leadership summits, association conferences, AI and innovation events, and organizations navigating the human side of AI transformation.

2. Jacob Morgan

Jacob is a futurist and bestselling author focused on the future of leadership and employee experience. His research spans how organizations will need to evolve their leadership models to thrive in a technology-driven world. If your audience needs data-driven future forecasting, Jacob brings depth and trend analysis.

Best for: Innovation conferences and forward-looking executive audiences.

3. Amy Webb

Amy is the founder of the Future Today Institute and one of the most cited futurists in the world. She provides rigorous, data-backed technology forecasts and helps leaders understand the macro trends shaping the next decade. If your audience needs to understand where technology is heading, Amy is the authority.

Best for: Large-scale conferences and executive audiences focused on long-range technology trends.

4. Gary Bolles

Gary is the author of The Next Rules of Work and focuses on how organizations can adapt to the rapidly changing nature of work. He brings practical frameworks for workforce transformation and skills-based talent strategies.

Best for: HR conferences, workforce development events, and organizations redesigning how work gets done.

5. Erica Dhawan

Erica is an expert on digital body language and how teams communicate across hybrid environments. In a future of work conversation increasingly shaped by remote and AI-augmented collaboration, her tactical communication frameworks fill a critical gap.

Best for: Organizations navigating hybrid work, remote teams, and digital communication challenges.

6. Heather McGowan

Heather is a future-of-work strategist focused on the shift from jobs to skills. She helps organizations rethink their talent strategies in an era where job descriptions are becoming obsolete and continuous learning is the new competitive advantage.

Best for: Talent development conferences and organizations redesigning their learning and career frameworks.

7. Keith Ferrazzi

Keith is the bestselling author of Never Eat Alone and Leading Without Authority. His work focuses on how collaborative relationships drive business outcomes. If your audience needs practical relationship-building strategies in a distributed workforce, Keith delivers.

Best for: Sales conferences, leadership retreats, and organizations focused on cross-functional collaboration.

8. Lynda Gratton

Lynda is a professor at London Business School and the author of The 100-Year Life and Redesigning Work. She brings academic rigor to the conversation about how longevity and technology are reshaping careers and organizations.

Best for: Executive audiences, HR conferences, and events focused on the long-term evolution of work.

9. Dan Heath

Dan is the co-author of Made to Stick, Switch, and The Power of Moments. His work helps organizations design better systems, make change stick, and create moments that matter for employees and customers. Not a traditional future-of-work speaker, but his frameworks apply directly to organizational transformation.

Best for: Large general sessions, change management events, and audiences that need practical frameworks for making change stick.

10. Josh Bersin

Josh is one of the most respected analysts in the HR technology space. He provides deep analysis of workforce trends, HR tech platforms, and the future of talent management. If your audience is HR-focused and needs data-rich, industry-specific insights, Josh is the expert.

Best for: HR technology conferences, CHRO summits, and talent management events.

How to Choose

The right future-of-work speaker depends on your audience's specific challenge. If they need long-range technology forecasting, Amy Webb. If they need workforce transformation frameworks, Gary Bolles or Heather McGowan. If they need practical hybrid communication strategies, Erica Dhawan.

If they need the speaker who connects the future of work to the trust infrastructure that makes it all work — who brings a proprietary framework built from 20 years inside the companies navigating this transformation — Julissa S. Germosén is the speaker who lives at that intersection.

Julissa S. Germosén is the founder of Trust Capital AI and a keynote speaker on trust, human connection, the future of work, and the human side of AI. Book Julissa for your 2027 event → https://julissasgermosen.com/contact

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