Topic - AI

AI Speakers

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

Meet our Curated AI Speakers

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Adjiedj Bakas

AI alongside broader changes in society, economics, technology and the way people and organisations respond to emerging trends, informed by a trendwatcher covering societal and economic shifts.

Rohit Talwar

AI within a wider futures practice spanning technology, society and organisational change, from a futurist working on emerging technology and its business consequences.

Gerd Leonhard

AI through ethics and human agency, including questions about which decisions and activities society chooses to automate, informed by a futurist writing on technology and human values.

Esther Dyson

Technology investor and commentator with decades of perspective on emerging technology, examining policy, ethics, investment and the longer-term governance of AI and other emerging technologies.

Garry Kasparov

Former world chess champion who faced a machine capable of beating a human champion and later wrote on human-machine collaboration, drawing on that experience to examine competition, collaboration and the changing relationship between people and AI.

Peter Fisk

Links between AI and business model change, including how new capabilities can shift where organisations create and capture value, drawing on work in strategy and innovation across sectors.

K D Adamson

Futurist working across technology, industry and environmental systems, examining AI as part of interconnected physical, industrial and ecological systems.

Peter Hinssen

AI adoption in incumbent companies, including the organisational factors that influence how quickly established businesses respond to new technology, informed by an entrepreneur and adviser on innovation inside established organisations.

Dr. Ayesha Khanna

AI at city and national scale, including its use in public infrastructure and services, drawing on experience advising governments and corporates across Asia on AI and smart cities.

David Rowan

Founding editor of WIRED UK who has spent years inside fast-moving technology companies, examining how companies are applying AI and how real-world adoption compares with the claims made around the technology.

Vanessa Evers

How people behave around intelligent machines and how those behaviours influence AI-enabled systems, from a computer scientist specialising in human-computer interaction and social robotics.

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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