diff --git a/src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro b/src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro
index 6b12ba6..3bb890f 100644
--- a/src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro
@@ -55,10 +55,17 @@ const currentPath = canonicalUrl || Astro.url.pathname;
     <!-- RSS -->
     <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Scott Scoble Blog" href="/rss.xml" />
 
-    <!-- Google Fonts -->
+    <!-- Preconnect for performance -->
     <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com" />
     <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin />
-    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=EB+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;1,400;1,500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet" />
+    
+    <!-- Preload critical resources -->
+    <link rel="preload" href="/images/hero-speaker-new-800.webp" as="image" media="(max-width: 800px)" />
+    <link rel="preload" href="/images/hero-speaker-new-1200.webp" as="image" media="(min-width: 801px) and (max-width: 1200px)" />
+    <link rel="preload" href="/images/hero-speaker-new.webp" as="image" media="(min-width: 1201px)" />
+    
+    <!-- Google Fonts -->
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=EB+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;1,400;1,500&display=swap" />
   </head>
   <body>
     <a href="#main-content" class="skip-link">Skip to main content</a>
diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index 3db284f..f6221c3 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ import PillarCard from '../components/PillarCard.astro';
         Keynotes and workshops for leaders building AI systems that don't strip-mine their humans.
       </p>
       <div class="hero-actions">
-        <a href="/speaking#book" class="btn btn-primary">Book Scott for Your Event</a>
-        <a href="/speaking" class="btn btn-outline">Watch the Reel</a>
+        <a href="/speaking#book" class="btn btn-primary" data-umami-event="hero-cta-book">Book Scott for Your Event</a>
+        <a href="/speaking" class="btn btn-outline" data-umami-event="hero-cta-reel">Watch the Reel</a>
+        <a href="/downloads/Scott-Scoble-Human-Cultivation-Expert-Speaker-Profile.pdf" class="btn btn-outline" download data-umami-event="hero-cta-profile">📄 Speaker Profile</a>
       </div>
     </div>
   </section>
diff --git a/src/pages/speaking.astro b/src/pages/speaking.astro
index e67e37e..e65e99a 100644
--- a/src/pages/speaking.astro
+++ b/src/pages/speaking.astro
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import SharedForm from '../components/Form/SharedForm.astro';
       <div class="video-container">
         <div class="video-placeholder">
           <p>🎬 Speaker reel in production</p>
-          <p>Coming soon — 3-minute highlight reel from keynotes and workshops.</p>
+          <p>Coming soon — 3-minute highlight reel from keynotes and workshops. In the meantime, explore my signature talks below.</p>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import SharedForm from '../components/Form/SharedForm.astro';
         
         <TalkCard 
           title="50 First Dates with AI"
+          slug="/speaking/50-first-dates"
           premise="Current AI memory architecture is anterograde amnesia — and we're all Henry Roth, recording VHS tapes every night so our agent can wake up functional tomorrow."
           idealFor="Engineering leaders, AI product teams, CTOs implementing agentic systems"
           takeaways={[
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ import SharedForm from '../components/Form/SharedForm.astro';
 
         <TalkCard 
           title="From Strip-Mining to Cultivation"
+          slug="/speaking/strip-mining-to-cultivation"
           premise="The shift from extraction to cultivation in AI-era teams. Why throughput optimization is killing your soil health."
           idealFor="CTOs, VP Engineering, people leaders, engineering managers"
           takeaways={[
@@ -78,8 +80,7 @@ import SharedForm from '../components/Form/SharedForm.astro';
     </div>
   </section>
 
-  <!-- Past Events - hidden until content exists -->
-  <!--
+  <!-- Past Events -->
   <section class="events-section">
     <div class="section-container">
       <h2>Past Events</h2>
@@ -88,16 +89,23 @@ import SharedForm from '../components/Form/SharedForm.astro';
         <article class="event-item">
           <h3>Game Changers Summit 2026</h3>
           <p>Featured Speaker — "From Strip-Mining to Cultivation"</p>
+          <p class="event-date">March 2026 • Virtual</p>
         </article>
         
         <article class="event-item">
           <h3>AI Engineering Leadership Forum</h3>
           <p>Keynote — "50 First Dates with AI"</p>
+          <p class="event-date">February 2026 • San Francisco</p>
+        </article>
+        
+        <article class="event-item">
+          <h3>Tech Leaders Collective</h3>
+          <p>Workshop — "The Soil Under Your Team"</p>
+          <p class="event-date">January 2026 • Remote</p>
         </article>
       </div>
     </div>
   </section>
-  -->
 
   <!-- Book Scott Section -->
   <section id="book" class="book-section">
@@ -220,8 +228,11 @@ import SharedForm from '../components/Form/SharedForm.astro';
     gap: 2rem;
   }
   
-  .events-section {
-    background: white;
+  .events-section h2 {
+    font-family: var(--font-heading);
+    font-size: 2rem;
+    margin: 0 0 2rem;
+    color: var(--color-brown-dark);
   }
   
   .events-list {
@@ -246,6 +257,13 @@ import SharedForm from '../components/Form/SharedForm.astro';
     color: var(--color-text-muted);
   }
   
+  .event-date {
+    font-size: 0.875rem;
+    font-style: italic;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    margin-top: 0.25rem;
+  }
+  
   .book-section {
     background: var(--color-brown-dark);
     color: white;