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Speaking
Cognitive Debt, judgment and leadership in AI.
Anam Munshey Thomas speaks to technology, risk, governance and leadership audiences about what AI is quietly doing to the quality of our decisions, and how to keep human judgment sharp as adoption accelerates.
01 — Talks
Sessions that leave rooms thinking differently.
Signature talk
Cognitive Debt: The Hidden Cost of Thinking Too Fast in the Age of AI
How AI is speeding up decisions beyond the pace of good judgment, and what leaders can do before the gap becomes debt.
For emerging leaders
Leadership in AI: Why Judgment Is the New Advantage
When everyone has the same tools, the difference is how well you think with them. Practical habits for leading with AI, not behind it.
For risk & governance
Human in the Loop Is Not Enough
Why approving an AI output isn't the same as evaluating it, and what effective human judgment in the loop actually looks like.
- Keynote
- Fireside chat
- Panel
- Workshop
- 30–45 minutes + Q&A
- In person or hybrid
- Melbourne-based
02 — From the stage
Recent sessions
20 August 2026 · Melbourne
ISACA Melbourne Chapter
Cognitive Debt: The Hidden Cost of Thinking Too Fast in the Age of AI. A hybrid session for technology, audit and cybersecurity professionals, in the room and online.
10 September 2026 · Melbourne
mentor(SHE:) — Leadership in AI
A session for current and emerging technology leaders on using AI to differentiate as a leader, with judgment as the edge.
03 — For your audience
Resources that keep the conversation going.
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Executive Brief
The companion to the talk: Cognitive Debt, four practical disciplines and the research informing the framework.
For boards & risk leaders
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Board Briefing
Cognitive Debt in AI governance, with questions for boards and accountable executives.
Live activity
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AI Judgment Challenge
Five scenarios, eight minutes. Works well as a live audience exercise before or after a session.
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