FRANCINE BELEYI LONG BIO
BILINGUAL FRENCH-ENGLISH DIGITAL & CHANGE STRATEGIST, LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE ADVISOR
Francine Beleyi is a digital strategist, leadership and change advisor, keynote speaker, and author who helps leaders make clear decisions when technology, expectations, and roles are shifting faster in the AI age.
With over 25 years of international experience across technology, finance, consulting, and non-profit organisations, Francine brings a rare ability to bridge technical transformation and human reality. Her work focuses on what leaders are actually experiencing today: decision pressure, loss of control, role uncertainty, and the quiet question of who they are becoming as systems accelerate.
She began her career in Computer Science and became Head of Information Systems at 25 in a multinational organisation, before holding senior roles across investment banking, consulting, and non-profit sectors. She founded nucleus of change to focus on the human side of transformation — where most change efforts succeed or fail.
Francine has since designed and delivered leadership development, executive facilitation, and change initiatives for 4,000+ leaders and organisations across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and North America.
TRANSFORMATIONAL SPEAKER
Francine Beleyi is a sought-after international speaker and has delivered keynotes and presentations at prestigious events worldwide, from the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in Vienna, Les Impériales in Casablanca, AITEX in Rabat, Women in Manufacturing 4.0 in Montreal, GSBN/CGE event in New York, ING to Institute of Directors (IOD) in London. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including Computer Weekly, TechTarget, Femmes du Maroc, 2M, Le Matin, TVT, New World TV, Radio Victoire, Radio Lomé, and more.
She delivers keynotes in both French and English, in-person and virtually.
WHAT FRANCINE SPEAKS ABOUT
Francine’s keynotes help leaders slow down enough to think clearly, even as change accelerates. She speaks to:
- Decision-making under pressure
- Leadership identity in the ai age
- Human agency inside complex systems
- Navigating uncertainty without defaulting to fear or optimisation
- Leading change without losing clarity or selfhood
Her talks don’t motivate people to “do more”. They help leaders understand what’s really shifting — and respond intentionally.
Audiences leave with:
- Clearer language for what they’re experiencing
- Sharper insight into where decisions are getting stuck
- A renewed sense of control and direction
AUTHOR & & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Francine is the author of the book ‘Personal branding in the digital age: how to become a known expert, thrive and make a difference in a connected world’, which reveals a powerful framework for building great visibility and succeeding in business and career.
She is co-author of the book “Africa–Europe Cooperation and Digital Transformation”, chapter 16, ‘Fostering Prosperity for African Female Entrepreneurs: Opportunities for AU–EU Cooperation in Digital Entrepreneurship Networks'(Routledge), contributing research and insight on digital networks, leadership, and inclusive economic development.
Francine is one of 18 women featured in the book IT Girls by Christiane Noll, Managing Director of Avanade in Vienna.
She hosts the Meaningful Work, Meaningful Life podcast, where she speaks with leaders, founders, and thinkers about work, identity, and leadership in times of change.
ADVOCACY & GLOBAL IMPACT
Alongside her leadership work, Francine is deeply committed to digital literacy, leadership development, and inclusive growth, particularly across Africa.
She is a founding member of the African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC) and has served on executive committees of organisations such as the Professional Women Network (London). Her work supports leaders and ecosystems navigating systemic transformation with intention and humanity.
Francine is the chief editor of the African Diaspora Professional Women (ADIPWO). Each year on International Women’s Day, she releases the top 20 women in Africa & in the diaspora who are advancing the future of the continent.
A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY BACKGROUND
Thanks to her multidisciplinary and international background, Francine provides a holistic view of what businesses and individuals need to succeed in the digital age. She is able to connect seemingly unrelated subjects to build a coherent thread and create a compelling story with a unique perspective and positioning.
She holds a Master’s in Organisational Consulting and Change Management, a Bachelor’s in Finance and Accountancy and an HND in Computer Science applied to Management. She also holds the NCTJ diploma in Multimedia Journalism.
ENERGETIC, POSITIVE, AND INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER
The content of Francine’s presentations is customised to suit clients’ needs and learning objectives of specific groups. Spend more than a moment with Francine, and you will never forget her! Her high-content speeches are energetic, positive, and inspirational and quick-start quality conversations and quality decision making.
When she speaks, she increases your understanding and insights dramatically, gives you the tools to boost your effectiveness and leverage your efforts. Francine’s honest and refreshing approach, her bubbly personality and ’tell-it-as-it-is’ manner are welcomed by audiences who are tired of being lectured by the book. She provides practical and easy steps to implement immediately to create lasting change.
RESULT-DRIVEN
Francine’s transformational programs have helped thousands of leaders, entrepreneurs, senior executives, and individuals to accelerate their results at critical moments in their organisations and life, to become more innovative and to adapt to the new economy.
With her wealth of experience and commitment to empowering individuals and organisations, Francine Beleyi is the ideal speaker to engage your audience and inspire positive transformation in the workplace and beyond.
Sample Topics
Each keynote is tailored to the audience and context.
- Making Clear Decisions When Everything Keeps Changing
- Leadership in the AI Age: What Changes — and What Still Matters
- When the Old Version of You No Longer Fits: Leadership Identity Under Pressure
- Human Agency in a World of Intelligent Systems
- Leading Change Without Defaulting to Fear or Optimisation
- Building an Inspired Workplace-Making your Employees your best brand ambassadors
Who Benefits from Francine’s Talks?
Conferences and Events Organisers
If you are a conference organiser in the UK, France, Africa or elsewhere, Francine will bring to your event, cutting edge and inspiring content for an unforgettable event with her passionate and fresh delivery style.
Business Clubs & Membership Associations
Inspire and provide thought provoking events to your members to grow their personal and professional life. If you are looking for a transformational event, Francine can provide you just what you need.
Small businesses, Entrepreneurs Hubs, Business schools
Francine understands the stages entrepreneurs go through from starting their businesses to growing and scaling it. She has mentored many business owners and will inspire your audience to go for the moon.
Corporate
With her corporate background, Francine understands the challenges face by people in a big organisation especially during period of change. Francine will quick start conversation and enable people to build winning strategies for the future.
Women’s Organisations
Francine has the passion to develop and mentor women to a achieve higher level of performance and become more visible. If you want a powerful and inspiring speaker for your women’s event then you are in the right place.
Workshops
Francine facilitates workshops and training sessions that introduce cutting-edge concepts, tools and techniques, with practical examples and interactive exercises to ensure participants can apply the learning.
What Events Organisers who Hire Francine Say?
“The content delivered by Francine was detailed and simple to follow. Francine’s delivery style is dynamic and energetic which is inspiring. A lot of new information came through. Our attendees find it dynamic fun and different. Jason-Louise Graham, Project Manager CoE Talent and Learning ING Bank
“Francine is a vibrant and insightful speaker! It was a great pleasure to have her as a panellist at the Women Leadership Forum in October 2020 at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna, Austria. She shared on how critical it is to empower women in the digital age. Indeed, digital tools are a total game changer allowing women to access markets, resources, networks like never before at an affordable cost with a greater impact. She also provided key actionable steps for women to build credible and strong personal brands relying on the YEANCIC framework.” Hawa-Saadou Kebe, Project administrator at UNIDO, Vienna
“IoD City has been organising an IWD celebration event each year for a number of years. Francine made very relevant points to the IWD discussion in a very engaging. confident and interesting way. We were very pleased with her presentation which undoubtedly contributed to the success of the event. Great to work with her.” Mei Sim Lai, OBE, IOD London City Branch
“The content of Francine’s training was excellent. I’ve organised many personal branding trainings and she had perspectives and an approach that I haven’t seen in other sessions. Francine’s delivery style is energetic, welcoming and warm with a high level of participation and interaction. She delivered a high impact session in a short time frame which was very engaging. We chose to work with Francine because of her focus on working with leaders who are motivated to make in impact.” Katie Petrou, programme manager, Inclusive Boards, UK
“We wanted to raise our beneficiaries’ awareness of the importance of creating and maintaining a personal branding as a future Full Stack Developer. We chose Francine for her mastery of the topic. we realized that she was very much in demand for personal branding topics and was often recommended. The learners have already started to put into practice what they’ve learned, and to better structure and define a clear communication strategy on their social media pages”. Sandra Takassi kikpa, Programme Manager, DigiFemmes Academy, Cote d’Ivoire
“Francine, you are amazing, I can’t thank you enough for the great workshop and high-quality content. It was full of great advice and inspiring content. Our attendees highly appreciated the content and the thought-provoking exercises during the workshop. They felt encouraged and energized to work on the various topics we discussed during the workshop”. Krisztina Szaraz – Professional Development Director PWA, Rome
“The session was very interactive and got the attendees very much involved in the session. Francine has thought provocative questions and seeks to impact her participants in their quest of understanding the importance of digital branding and of personal values. I learned from her the importance of mastering one’s expertise”. Cynthia E. Gnassingbe-Essonam, Super Entrepreneur, Togo
“Francine was well prepared, on target, informative, inclusive, energizing, engaging, embracing. It is a conversation, and she listens. Participants had a lot of AH Ha moments. I contacted her because of her mission to empower leaders and entrepreneurs and her expertise in the field. I love her drive and she know her stuff and is easy to work with.” Angela Romeo, Zaccato Concept LLC, USA
“Francine is a consummate professional. She is an excellent communicator; she delivers above and beyond expectations! Add in that she’s also a very friendly and approachable person, and the combination can’t be surpassed. If you’re looking for a reliable and exciting speaker for your next event, I highly recommend Francine. Book her before her calendar fills up! Everyone loved Francine! There were a lot of positive comments, and we received many, many excited and happy comment from the students. She was one of the most picked presenters in our Exit Survey when we asked them to pick 3 of their favourite speakers”. Annabelle Ship, Founder, CE0 & Lead Trainer | Bootstrap Business School, Inc. USA
“Mrs. Beleyi contibuted as keynote speaker to ifempower winter school Her presentation on “Digitalisation in business – online networking – online enterprise without boundaries” brought an important added benefit to the participants. Experiences of Mrs. Beleyi and her competencies are impressive. She also proved to be an excellent role model of female entrepreneurship.” Jürgen Raizner, Director of Steinbeis Centers in Region Stuttgart, Bucharest, Uzhgorod and Vienna
“As the associate that brings together professionals in the fields of marketing, communication, media, advertising and digital in Morocco, we organize an annual event to bring the best scientific content possible to our sector, in order to improve its knowledge and get inspired by worldwide best practices. We chose to work with Francine because of her expertise and learned a lot about personal branding. If you didn’t attend Les Imperiales 2020, you should definitely get her book.” Shehrazed Dada, LES IMPERIALES, Casablanca
“Francine is very reactive and focused on her client’s needs. The result was great! The conference was a success and the participants asked for more! She has a very warm character, open to comments and ready to adapt to different requests. She provided all material on time and perfectly managed all phases of the project: from the construction of the conference to the logistics and facilitation of it. Her good humour and enthusiasm are real assets that make people want to work with Francine. Francine is pleasant, fun, reliable and very efficient. I am very grateful to Francine for collaborating to the ESCP Europe Alumni Association and I wish that our partnership will continue for many years.” Iva FIORI, International Career Manager, ESCP Europe Alumni Association, London
What Attendees to Francine Talks Say?
‘Thoroughly thought provoking session filled with lots of little tips that can easily be put into practise’. Angela Brivett, Diverse Associates Ltd
‘The best seminar I have attended and very thought provoking’. Ralph Key, Entrees-ontrays.com
‘The seminary was fantastic, it was a great opportunity to discover that the other participants were in the exact same situation of expecting some change: we were not alone in this quest. It was quite surprising as when I first stepped into the room, I didn’t know that I would get so close to the other participants within just 3 hours: some kind of great adventure within just three hours. The delivery was fantastic and the speaker managed to challenge us, surprise us, teach us new things and make us question our habits and our thinking system.’ Mat Hourteillan
‘The workshop altogether was very useful to understand the changes necessary for a firm to become successful’. Deputy MD Commercial Bank
‘Good job as very difficult task given unique and very difficult situation we find ourselves in’. Manager Commercial Bank
‘Very good delivery, was engaging and thought provoking. Interesting insights into strategic partnerships’. Luke Gee, Teleleads
‘I am very happy with the delivery that Francine has provided. We are all very blessed to have access to this information. Francine is an extremely charismatic and knowledgeable speaker. She provided many helpful tips throughout the seminar. A clear structure and a plan for action on completion of course’. Chantel Daniel, Flux Model management
‘Excellent workshop. Francine was wonderful in explaining the benefits of partnership. She is a great speaker and very motivating’. Quyen Phan
‘It was good to hear about Francine’s own partnership stories and the pair work was very helpful. Got good contact. I am pre-start up and found this workshop very helpful as I firmly believe that I have to start with end in mind’. Caroline Obonyo, pre-start up
‘Very useful and inspiring. Loved everything about the seminar. The confidence exhumed by Francine is very inspiring’. Ferguson Rapu
‘Thank you so much for your invaluable talk this Saturday, you have a lot of priceless ideas and information and I thank you so much. I have just started a new business and its a blessing for me to have you pointing me in the right direction’. Georgina D.
‘It was a true pleasure meeting you. Thank you so very much for inspiring me and giving me the push to make some phone calls. Many many thanks, Melanie R
‘It was spiritual & gave me a chance to think about my current and future life. Thank you very much’
‘It was an inspiring workshop. It gave me an opportunity to be realistic about how I am doing and look into my strengths & weaknesses to move forward.’