NEWS & EVENTS

“It’s critical that we Humans physically engage in the live space to connect, exchange ideas and simply be together. It’s more important now than ever.”

Learning Events for the General Public

Fiona regularly hosts live AI-Human learning events as a volunteer, so that everyone can engage in the conversation that has such an enormous impact on all of us. It’s important to meet, share and learn together in the live, physical space. We meet, listen, ask, think, debate and after that, enjoy conversation, wine, food, and connection. 

NOV 27, 2025
“Re-imaging Education in the Age of AI”
Hosted by The Hague University for Applied Sciences

MAY 20, 2025
“Is AI Creative?” (Wine, Cheese and AI)
Hosted by the Hague Tech

NOV 12, 2024
“Will AI ever be conscious?” (Wine, Cheese and AI)
Hosted by The Social Hub, The Hague

JULY 3, 2024
“Is the AI brain so different from our own?” (Wine, Cheese and AI)
Hosted by The Social Hub, The Hague

MAY 22, 2024
“When are the robots coming?” (Wine, Cheese and AI)
Hosted by Lo Sfizio, The Hague

MARCH 20, 2024
“The EU AI Act: what’s it about?” (Wine, Cheese and AI)
Hosted by Internations

2025 News and Events

Fiona’s highlight events over the past year.

DEC 18                                                                            Volkswagen and Pon Financial Services become partners with Working Humans for AICoE training in 2026

DEC 6                                                                                Fiona’s TEDx talk “Intelligence and Wisdom in the Age of AI”, Luxembourg City Women.             https://www.tedxluxembourgcity.org/ 

NOV 27                                                                                  Fiona co-hosts “PIE & AI” evening of panel discussions and talks for the academic community: “Re-imagining Education in the Age of AI”. The event brought together educators, innovators and leaders for a lively debate between innovative and traditional approaches; assessments, study, and the role of AI in the classroom.                                   https://thehagueonline.com/pie-ai-thuas-27-november-2025/ 

NOV 25                                                                                    “AI-Powered Professional” winner of the Goody Business Book award in the category “Self-Help and Success”… https://goodybusinessbookawards.com/2025-awards-personal-success/

NOV 13                                                                                  Fiona headlined the 100th anniversary event of the Dutch GoudenGids Youvia, sharing the stage with Ben vd Burg, Amsterdam.                                              https://www.youvia.nl/over-ons/ 

NOV 12                                                                                Dutch Ministry of Defence receives a full-day AI Leadership training, in Dutch.                      https://werkenbijdefensie.nl/ontmoet-defensie 

NOV 11                                                                                ASML communications department receives AI training for internal communication, in English.             https://www.asml.com/en 

NOV 5                                                                                    Fiona speaks at the AI4ALL learning event in Amsterdam, to inform, empower and enable people to use AI wisely and effectively, appeared at the panel. https://aifourall.org/summit/#summitspeakers

NOV 1                                                                                AI4ALL nominates Fiona for the 2026 “AI Legacy” award. https://aifourall.org/ai4her-awards-2026-meet-the-top-nominees-shaping-the-future-of-responsible-ai/

OCT 30                                                                                  Fiona offers training in Dutch for the Westland library system, accessible for all, regardless of prior experience. https://www.ad.nl/westland/bibliotheek-westland-geeft-toegankelijke-workshop-over-ai~ad4efc38/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F 

OCT 27                                                                          Volkswagen and Pon Financial Services take on 3 sessions of AI Leadership training via de Baak Opleidingen, in Dutch.

OCT 21                                                                                    IESF Academy hosts online learning event, Fiona leads with “The Robots are Coming: Embodied AI and the Future of Work” interactive web event and blog post.                      https://iesf.com/the-robots-are-coming-iesf-academy-explores-embodied-ai-with-fiona-passantino/ 

OCT 16                                                                                        At the Kinopolis in Brussels, Fiona spoke to 300 BrightPlus professionals about Multimodal AI; part comedy, part learning, 100% fun, in Dutch.                                     https://www.brightplus.be/en/ 

OCT 15                                                                                  Fiona is the host of the HRCore Academy “Talent Transformation” full-day HR conference, Amsterdam. Fiona also spoke at the event with her unique “Deskless and AI-Powered” module.                                                    https://www.hrcoreacademy.com/general-agenda-2025 

OCT 14                                                                                  Barry Callebaut, the chocolate and confectioners’ industry leader invites Fiona to give an entertaining, interactive session “Sweet Success: AI for Small Businesses” at the Pigott Theatre, British Library in London.                                                    https://www.barry-callebaut.com/en 

OCT 8-9                                                                                Fiona is Master of Ceremonies at the “Innovations and Insights” track at the World Summit AI 2025, Amsterdam. https://worldsummit.ai/form-download-event-programme-2/ 

OCT 7                                                                                Women in AI invites Fiona to be the Master of Ceremonies and panel moderator at the Deep Tech AI Roundtable event, Amsterdam.                                                 https://worldaiweek.ai/all-events-2025/

OCT 1                                                                                      The European Commission international “ATELIER Smart Cities” project asks Fiona to give a half-day Storytelling workshop for city ambassadors in Copenhagen, DK. https://smartcity-atelier.eu/allgemein/how-cities-are-leading-the-energy-transition-inside-the-atelier-project/

SEPT 29                                                                                Fiona trains fantasy yacht-builders Royal van Lent Shipyard in Waddinxveen, NL, in Dutch.

SEPT 25                                                                                      AI lecture: “Multimodal AI voor Starters” for Vrijwilligerspunt Enkhuizen.                      https://www.vrijwilligerspunt.com/vrijwilligerswerk-in-enkhuizen 

SEPT 24                                                                                Fiona gives a keynote during “ICTechday” on “Quantum Computing” for Elmos at the BluePoint Antwerpen. https://www.ictechday.be/

SEPT 23                                                                              Rotary chapter The Hague asks Fiona to speak at their monthly learning events, “Ask the Expert: Open Q&A about AI”.

SEPT 10                                                                            AI4ALL publishes article “In the Spotlight: Meet Fiona Passantino”, inspiring others by featuring female role models who are making a difference in AI                         https://aifourall.org/in-the-spotlight-meet-fiona-passantino/ 

JUN 11                                                                                  Fiona was featured in The Truth Edit article on professional resilience and the need for AI training.

MAY 20                                                                                “Wine, Cheese and AI” Fiona hosts and facilitates a panel discussion during her regular networking event at The Hague Tech. This time, the topic was on “AI-Human Creativity: What’s the Difference?”. Featuring panelists Vikram Radhakrishnan, Lecturer in Applied Data Science & AI at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, David Chislett, Creativity Activator and Kseniia Saraieva, an artist working at the intersection of AI filmmaking, curatorship, and independent creative research. Joined by The Cheese Guy Michael Jones and Wine Guy Sergiy Slupsky.                                                          https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/wine-cheese-ai-tickets-1251040599109

MAR 14                                                                                    The Future of HR and Management 2025: “Burning out and Burning-in” Fiona gave the headline keynote for this international online conference for the HR community. https://www.youtube.com/live/HWelD6c3eK8?si=z22aABYiv4kHwE8N

FEB 28                                                                                  Article on Zestee Media on Fiona “Working Humans: Inspired, Engaged, AI-Powered”          https://zestee.com/2025/02/28/fiona-passantino-working-humans-inspired-engaged-ai-powered/ 

FEB 26                                                                                      The working Humans podcast is featured on The Hague Online magazine as a media source of note for the international, non-technical community.                  https://thehagueonline.com/working-humans-podcast/

FEB  12                                                                                Fiona’s article “Are you ready for change? Six steps to employee-driven AI integration” published on the Chartered Management Institute blog, announcing the launch of her book “AI-Powered Professional”.                      https://www.managers.org.uk/knowledge-and-insights/article/are-you-ready-for-change-six-steps-to-employee-driven-ai-integration/

FEB  7                                                                                      Fiona was interviewed by Bradley Charbonneau on “Thursday Thunder”, discussing AI-Human decision-making.
https://youtu.be/eHlGnat10DQ?si=6Cow7jYWLiTP0VP8 

JAN 27                                                                                  Fiona’s article “High-Visibility Habits for Women at Work” was featured on the SpeakersBase blog on:
https://www.speakersbase.com/services/high-visibility-habits-for-women-at-work?utm_campaign=5a25acc6-6a99-4c27-b85a-8dfcb6b72c45&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=a77a009e-9eba-42a6-9d42-7618086a482b

JAN 20                                                                                        Fiona was a guest on Julie Kennedy’s “Fabulous over Fifty” podcast, standing about the “AI-Powered Professional” book launch:                                https://thekennedyconnection.com/fabulous-after-fifty-podcast/ and youtube channel https://youtu.be/BI5yWJENQwo

JAN 18                                                                                      Fiona was a guest on David Chislett’s “Rebel, Reject, Create” podcast, talking about AI creativity and its effect on the Human creatives in the field.                                                 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLydkN5Pa04 https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/zwbclbFM0Pb 

JAN 17                                                                                  Fiona is interviewed on Julie Kennedy’s “Fabulous After Fifty” podcast “AI Made Simple; Awareness & Integration for Non-Technicals”. https://thekennedyconnection.com/2025/01/17/fabulous-after-fifty-episode-158-fiona-passantino-ai-made-simple-awareness-integration-for-non-techies/ 

JAN 5                                                                                Female Ventures features Fiona on their Hague chapter website: “Humanising AI with Fiona Passantino”. https://femaleventures.nl/your-venture-humanising-ai-with-fiona-passantino/