Amy Fane Hervey smiling portrait in black outfit

Amy Fane

Hervey

Leadership| Tech| Transformation

Amy Fane Hervey is trailblazing the future of intelligent organisations. She architects human and machine growth engines that work as collaborative forces. As founder of ARCHITECH and PhD researcher in AI and Organisational Psychology, Amy moves leaders from fear to courage, building AI-native organisations where humanity flourishes.

Travels from: Johannesburg, South Africa

Technology

Leadership

Organisational Psychology

AI Transformation

Code + Culture + Systems

The Future is Profoundly Human

About Amy Fane Hervey:

Ten years ago, Amy walked into a room and made a decision that disappointed many people in her life. She said yes to leading an engineering team to scale a technology platform to 165 countries. She was a Chartered Accountant who had never written a single line of code in her life.

What Amy learned in that role changed how she sees the world. Scaling teams is far harder than scaling technology. She began to see herself less as a leader of technology and more as the chief systems designer, and she witnessed firsthand that the ultimate role of a CTO is architectural. Great CTOs build architecture in both code and culture.

With 20 years leading digital transformation across senior financial and engineering roles, Amy saw a critical gap. Business leaders and engineering teams used language as a wall instead of a bridge. She became obsessed with the concept of translation, breaking down barriers so organisations could flourish.

With an MBA (cum laude) and currently pursuing a PhD in AI and Organisational Psychology, Amy founded ARCHITECH because she saw how few people understood the deep work of transforming organisations for the AI economy. AI isn't just a technology upgrade. It is the most fundamental organisation redesign of our time. It requires architecting human and machine intelligence to work as collaborative engines.

What excites Amy more than anything is moving teams from fear to courage. Watching leaders shift from AI paralysis to experimentation to scale. She challenges the conventional belief that AI replaces humans. When everything can be automated, what matters most is infusing brilliant humanity into organisations.

Amy works with leaders courageous enough to transform their organisations for the AI economy because she believes the future is profoundly human.

Keynote Speaker

Educator

AI Workshop Facilitator

AI Strategist

“Her storytelling, technical mastery , and emotional intelligence make complex ideas simple and unforgettable."

General Manager - Channel

“Her curiosity and clarity help you reach conclusions you didn’t realise you had.”

Founder - Employee Experience

“Amy bridges two worlds, translating complex technology into clear business strategy. She is a rare advisor fluent in both languages.”

CEO - Mining Technology

WHAT DOES A SOCIAL ALCHEMIST MEAN TO Amy Fane Hervey?

“Architecture which is aligned to my work philosophy. It is creating meaningful experiences by combining many variables (technology, psychology, culture, courage) into transformation unique to each organisation. It’s architecting meaningful change that cannot be replicated by anyone else.”

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