Topic - AI

AI Speakers

47 keynote speakers, curated by Speaker Ideas
World-Class AI Speakers

Meet our Curated AI Speakers

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Dr. Irina Mirkina

AI governance, standards, accountability and the organisational processes involved in responsible use, from a specialist in responsible AI, working on international standards for ethical deployment.

Conor Grennan

Chief AI Architect at a business school and founder of an AI adoption practice, focusing on how non-technical professionals learn to use AI tools and integrate them into everyday work.

Amit Joshi

Business school professor working on AI, analytics and data strategy, focusing on the organisational capabilities, data foundations and skills required for AI to produce measurable business outcomes.

Ian Goldin

Oxford economist on globalisation and technological change who has argued publicly about the risks of unchecked AI. Examines AI through labour markets, inequality, development and the wider economic effects of automation.

Marc Randolph

The co-founder and first CEO of Netflix, exploring how corporate leaders can leverage artificial intelligence and continuous testing to de-risk radical product ideas, automate rapid experimentation, and construct resilient, future-proof business models.

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Organisational psychologist working on people analytics and AI in hiring and talent, examining what algorithms can predict about people, where their limitations appear and how AI is used in workforce decisions.

Dr. Michio Kaku

Theoretical physicist and science communicator. Sets AI within the longer arc of scientific and technological change, connecting machine intelligence with wider questions about the future of science.

Kelly Vero

A futurist, veteran game developer, and founder of an award-winning AI digital fashion startup, exploring how machine learning transforms the creative economy, digital product tracking, and human experiences within immersive virtual platforms.

Deborah Berebichez

AI alongside quantum computing and other advanced technologies, with a focus on explaining complex scientific ideas, from a physicist and data scientist who translates technical subjects for general audiences.

Dr. Pippa Malmgren

Connections between AI and autonomous machines, drones, standards and the use of intelligent systems in the physical world, informed by an economist who co-founded a drone advisory business and chairs a national UAV standards committee.

Sophie Hackford

Futurist tracking emerging technology and its commercial consequences, looking at emerging AI capabilities and how new developments may shape business strategy and future technology decisions.

Rik Vera

Works on customer-centric strategy in disrupted markets, examining the customer relationship, including how automation changes interactions between organisations, customers and digital services.

KEYNOTE THEMES

Key Topics Covered by AI Speakers

AI events can span technology, business adoption, governance, ethics, the future of work and customer experience. The right speaker depends on whether the audience needs to understand the technology itself or what it means for their organisation.

  • Generative AI
  • Business adoption and AI strategy
  • Governance, ethics and responsible use
  • AI and the future of work
  • Skills and organisational change
  • Customer experience
  • Innovation and emerging technology

Researcher, builder, business leader or commentator?

A technical audience may want a researcher or practitioner with direct experience working with AI systems. Executive audiences may prefer a speaker who can connect AI with strategy, organisational decisions and people. Policy and governance events may call for a different background again. Speaker Ideas can shortlist around the purpose of the session rather than treating ‘AI speaker’ as a single type.

Frequently Asked Questions

An AI keynote can cover generative AI, business adoption, innovation, the future of work, governance, ethics, customer experience, leadership and the broader implications of artificial intelligence. Some speakers focus on technology itself, while others approach AI through business, policy, people or society.
Yes. For a general business audience, an AI speaker can explain the implications of the technology without requiring technical knowledge. The session can focus on practical applications, organisational choices, workforce implications, governance or the questions leaders should be considering as AI becomes more widely used.
AI speakers can be researchers, technologists, entrepreneurs, business leaders, policy specialists, ethicists, futurists, journalists or experts in areas being changed by AI. The right background depends on whether the audience needs technical understanding, business application, governance, future-of-work insight or a broader societal perspective.
Choose an AI specialist when artificial intelligence is the central subject and the audience needs sustained focus on its capabilities, applications or risks. A broader technology, digital transformation or future-of-work speaker may be more suitable when AI is one part of a larger conversation about organisational or technological change.

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