Jess Francis
Speaker on the future of allied health, work and technology
Jess Francis brings together clinical experience, operational leadership and emerging technology to help audiences understand what is changing and what it means in practice.
Her presentations are thoughtful, engaging and grounded in the realities of allied health, leaving audiences with fresh perspectives and practical next steps.
Trusted across allied health
Jess has supported and presented to clinicians, leaders and organisations across Australia and internationally.
15+ years in allied health
6,000+ professionals supported
National and international speaker
Clinical, operational and technology experience
Below is a snapshot of some of the amazing teams and organisations Jess has had the privilege to support.
Audience outcomes
More than inspiration
Jess helps audiences make sense of complex change without the hype.
Participants leave with:
- a clearer understanding of the forces shaping allied health
- practical ways to respond to workforce and operational pressure
- greater confidence navigating AI and emerging technology
- ideas grounded in real clinical and organisational environments
- a stronger sense of what better allied health could look like
Every presentation is shaped around the audience, event purpose and context.
Signature speaking topics
AI is not the goal. Solving the right problems with emerging technology
AI is changing how allied health professionals document, communicate and deliver services but access to new tools does not automatically create better work.
This presentation moves the conversation beyond prompts and productivity. Jess explores how organisations and clinicians can identify the right problems, evaluate where AI genuinely helps and implement it in ways that protect quality, safety and professional judgement.
Audiences explore:
- where AI creates meaningful value and where it does not
- the risks of adopting tools without redesigning the surrounding workflow
- practical principles for safe and responsible implementation
- how to keep clinical reasoning and human outcomes at the centre
Building a stronger future for allied health. Better client experiences, sustainable careers and thriving organisations
Allied health is under growing pressure from workforce strain, operational complexity, increasing expectations and rapid technological change.
This presentation explores what a stronger future could look like and why better outcomes for clients, clinicians and organisations cannot be treated as competing priorities.
Audiences explore:
- the pressures reshaping allied health
- why clinician sustainability is an organisational issue
- how service design affects both client and workforce experience
- what leaders and clinicians can do now to influence the future
When the way we work stops working. Redesigning allied health for a more sustainable workforce
Many clinicians are carrying administrative, cognitive and emotional loads that existing systems were never designed to support.
Jess reframes burnout and inefficiency as signals that the way work is structured needs attention, not as personal failures requiring more resilience.
Audiences explore:
- how workflows and organisational systems contribute to overload
- the hidden cost of relying on clinicians to compensate for poor processes
- where technology can reduce burden without creating new complexity
- practical opportunities to create more sustainable ways of working
Speaking formats
Flexible formats for different events
Keynotes and conference presentations
Engaging, future-focused sessions designed to shift thinking while remaining relevant to real allied health practice.
Interactive workshops
Practical sessions that allow participants to explore challenges, apply ideas and develop useful next steps.
Panels and facilitated conversations
Grounded contributions across AI, digital health, workforce sustainability, innovation and the future of allied health.
Organisational and association events
Tailored presentations for professional associations, leadership groups, universities, health technology organisations and allied health teams.
What Others are Saying
Feedback from event organisers, clinicians and conference delegates.
We all enjoyed your session - nothing but excellent feedback. I loved that it was interactive.
- Workshop Organiser
Your session gave me the confidence to explore AI without fear, I'm excited to keep going!
- Conference Delegate
It was a wonderful session with so much to think about.
- Workshop Participant
Why Jess
Clinical reality meets future-focused thinking
Jess brings a combination of experience that is unusual in allied health speaking.
Her background spans:
- frontline occupational therapy practice
- building and scaling allied health services
- digital health and startup environments
- AI and technology implementation
- postgraduate virtual reality research
- professional education and sector leadership
- book authorship and journal guest editing
This allows her to move comfortably between the human, clinical, operational and technological dimensions of change.
She does not present innovation as the goal. She helps audiences understand how new ideas can contribute to better client outcomes, more sustainable clinician careers and stronger allied health organisations. This reflects the positioning that innovation and systems improvement are mechanisms, while human outcomes remain the purpose.
Speaker bio
Jess Francis is an occupational therapist, speaker and strategic advisor working at the intersection of clinical practice, workforce sustainability and emerging technology.
With more than 15 years of experience spanning frontline care, allied health leadership, business, digital health and professional education, Jess brings a grounded perspective to the changes reshaping the sector.
She is known for translating complex ideas into clear, practical conversations that help audiences understand what matters, question assumptions and identify realistic ways forward.
Jess has presented at professional conferences, universities, association events and organisational forums in Australia and internationally.
Bring a practical, future-focused allied health conversation to your event
Jess works with event organisers to shape presentations around the audience, purpose and outcomes of each event.