The Augmented Conversation: Is AI Enhancing or Eroding Human Interaction at Work? Thursday 14th May 2026 // 9–11am Join us for an engaging brunch in the city for great food, interesting people and interactive discussion.
Are you enabling your organisation to stay truly connected — or are you automating the “human” out of human development?
As AI tools flood the working landscape, L&D leaders are facing an unavoidable tension: when we streamline our conversations, interactions, and training with technology, knowing what we stand to gain — and, more importantly, what we stand to lose — becomes crucial.
AI promises speed and clarity. It can summarise insights in seconds, tidy up messy thinking, and turn group dialogue into clean, structured takeaways. But human learning has never been about efficiency alone. The rich moments often live in the tangents, the disagreements, the pauses, and the unexpected connections that surface only when people talk face-to-face.
And so, we must ask a crucial question: Is AI the catalyst or the obstacle for connection? "
Join us for a live SpeakEasy experiment.
For this brunch, we’re doing things differently. Streamlining a blend of our trusted SpeakEasy discussion guide and a brand-new intelligent conversation tool, participants will move between human conversation and real time AI reflection to see how each shapes an outcome.
Then, we’ll hand the question back to the room: did our AI app add to your human networking, or subtract from it?
This brunch isn’t just a conversation. It’s an experiment of how L&D leaders can balance the power of AI with the power of human interaction, and what happens when those two forces meet in the same room.
About SpeakEasy
SpeakEasy is an exclusive series of networking brunches hosted by Interactive Workshops for anyone in the People space, including HR Managers, Heads of L&D, and Talent Leads. Join us for a quarterly gathering in Central London, where participants will be treated to delightful food and dynamic facilitation. Meet peers from the industry and engage in interactive discussions on L&D topics that will fuel your approach.
SpeakEasy is a feast of interactive discussions on key L&D topics, such as Strategy, Culture, Rewards, Retention, and Engagement. Digest new ideas and consume the collective wisdom of industry peers.
Join us to:
Explore how AI is reshaping learning, collaboration, and human interaction.
Reflect on the role of real-life dialogue in an increasingly automated world.
Share insights and build connections with leading minds in L&D.
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Two free places available per organisation.* Further places available at £250 per person.
* To qualify for a free place, you must be a professional within the L&D or HR department of an organisation with over 50 employees.