Speaker directory · AI adoption

AI adoption speakers.

Explore ten sourced profiles for AI strategy, work, evaluation and responsible adoption. Start with your audience’s next decision, not a promised multiplier.

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Allie K. Miller

Enterprise AI adoption

Enterprise adoptionBusiness opportunity

AI business advisory and speaking on applying and scaling AI.

Audience fit, briefing question and evidence

Audience fit · editorial suggestionLeaders aligning AI adoption with business opportunity and workforce capability.

A useful briefing questionWhich examples show a changed business process rather than tool usage alone?

Source-backed scopeHer official site describes business AI advisory work and speaking on applying and scaling AI.

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Andreas Welsch

AI leadership and business value

AI leadershipBusiness value

AI leadership, enterprise applications and translating initiatives into business outcomes.

Audience fit, briefing question and evidence

Audience fit · editorial suggestionBusiness and technology leaders establishing ownership for adoption and implementation.

A useful briefing questionCan the session connect a specific use case to a business objective and accountable owner?

Source-backed scopeHis official profile describes AI leadership, enterprise applications and translating AI initiatives into business outcomes.

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Cassie Kozyrkov

Decision intelligence

Decision intelligenceAI strategy

AI strategy and decision intelligence for executive audiences.

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Audience fit · editorial suggestionTeams clarifying the decision an AI system should support before selecting a tool.

A useful briefing questionHow will attendees distinguish an improved decision from a technically impressive model?

Source-backed scopeHer official profile documents AI strategy, decision intelligence and executive speaking.

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Daniel Miessler

Daniel Miessler

AI automation and security workflows

AutomationSecurity workflows

AI-based automation, continuous assessment and enterprise IT and security.

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Audience fit · editorial suggestionTechnically informed audiences considering AI-assisted workflows and their security boundaries.

A useful briefing questionWhat technical background is assumed, and how will review and exception handling be addressed?

Source-backed scopeHis speaking page lists AI-based automation, continuous assessment and enterprise IT and security topics.

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Ethan Mollick

AI, work and learning

Work and learningResearch evidence

Research on AI’s effects on work, entrepreneurship and education.

Audience fit, briefing question and evidence

Audience fit · editorial suggestionAn evidence-oriented audience exploring how AI changes work and learning.

A useful briefing questionWhich research findings apply to this audience’s task, and where should attendees avoid generalizing?

Source-backed scopeHis Wharton profile documents research on AI’s effects on work, entrepreneurship and education.

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Lisanne Buik

AI work design and human choices

Work designHuman choices

Speaking themes span agentic AI, work, innovation, ethics and leadership.

Audience fit, briefing question and evidence

Audience fit · editorial suggestionTeams that need adoption discussions to include work design, values and human responsibility.

A useful briefing questionWould a keynote, workshop or board session best support the decisions this event should unlock?

Source-backed scopeHer official speaking page lists agentic AI and work, innovation, ethics and leadership themes.

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Mark Lynd

Mark Lynd

AI adoption with security and governance

AI adoptionSecurity and governance

AI strategy, governance and security for executive audiences.

Audience fit, briefing question and evidence

Audience fit · editorial suggestionLeaders balancing AI opportunities with operational risk, readiness and decision accountability.

A useful briefing questionCan the proposed session translate an AI use case into concrete readiness and ownership questions?

Source-backed scopeHis speaking page describes AI strategy, governance, security and executive engagement formats.

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Rumman Chowdhury

Responsible adoption and evaluation

Responsible adoptionAI evaluation

Operationalizing AI ethics, accountability and evaluation of AI systems.

Audience fit, briefing question and evidence

Audience fit · editorial suggestionOrganizations that need to evaluate adoption beyond speed, including stakeholders and accountability.

A useful briefing questionHow will the session distinguish quality checks, stakeholder feedback and independent evaluation?

Source-backed scopeHer speaking page lists operationalizing AI ethics, accountability and evaluation of AI systems.

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Theresa Payton

AI, security and leadership

AI and securityLeadership

Speaking on AI, security and leadership for varied event audiences.

Audience fit, briefing question and evidence

Audience fit · editorial suggestionExecutive groups connecting technology adoption with security and organizational change.

A useful briefing questionWhich proposed theme is most relevant to our adoption stage and business responsibilities?

Source-backed scopeHer official speaking page presents AI, security and leadership topics for varied event audiences.

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Zack Kass

AI transformation and work

AI transformationFuture of work

Keynotes on intelligent transformation, automation boundaries and AI’s broader implications.

Audience fit, briefing question and evidence

Audience fit · editorial suggestionA leadership event opening a strategic conversation about organizational change and AI opportunity.

A useful briefing questionHow will a wide-angle keynote connect to our audience’s concrete next decisions without implying a guaranteed return?

Source-backed scopeHis official site describes keynotes on intelligent transformation, automation boundaries and AI’s broader implications.

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Profiles are selected for documented relevance to AI strategy, adoption, work, evaluation or associated governance. Primary speaker, university and organization pages support the scope notes. This is a selective directory, not a complete market survey, representation service or independent assessment of speaker delivery.

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