// speaking · keynotes · workshops
AI talks that are anything but artificial.
Real stories, live demos, a little humor, and ideas your audience can actually use.
Managing Director, Andersen Consulting · Founder · Longtime CTO
// speaker reel
See Matthew in action.
Real stories, live AI demos, and conversations that make technology feel human.
// audience reaction
“No one thinks ‘IT stuff’ can be so engaging! You are truly a presenter; a storyteller who happens to be a subject matter expert on AI.”
Katie K., Marcus Hotels
Where Matthew has spoken Marcus Hotels · Loyola University Chicago · University of Illinois Chicago · Database World
// the talks
Signature talks, shaped for your audience.
Start with a signature talk, then shape the examples, demos, and depth around your audience.
Keynote
Amplifying Humanity: How AI Makes Us More Human
AI can give us time back. What we do with that time determines whether it strengthens creativity, judgment, and human connection. A hopeful, practical keynote about making those choices deliberately.
Best for: leaders and organizations going through transformation.
Takeaways: how AI amplifies human strengths, why curiosity matters more now, and a hopeful, practical view of the future of work.
Keynote · Live demos
AI Unplugged: Making AI Fun, Real, and Relatable
A fast, funny, demo-driven session that makes AI make sense for anyone. Real tools, live on stage, explained in plain English, with no slides full of buzzwords.
Best for: company meetings, conferences, and non-technical audiences.
Takeaways: what AI is and isn’t, where it already shows up in daily work, and the confidence to try it yourself.
Leadership session
Leading in the Age of Intelligent Machines
What it takes to lead when the tools change every quarter. Balancing speed with trust and automation with empathy, so teams move faster without losing their people.
Best for: executives and leadership teams.
Takeaways: leading with trust in an AI workplace, how AI reshapes decisions, and practical steps to guide a team through change.
Schools & community
AI for Curious Minds: Building the Future, One Question at a Time
The best way to understand AI is to play with it. Live demos show how AI works, where it surprises us, and where it still gets things hilariously wrong.
Best for: schools, youth programs, libraries, and community events.
Takeaways: how AI works in plain language, why good questions beat knowing every answer, and how to use AI responsibly.
// the experience
Built to make AI feel real.
Matthew builds with AI every day. On stage, he combines that hands-on experience with live demonstrations, clear explanations, and stories that connect technology to the people using it.
Live demos
Real AI, built and run on stage. Yes, including an antique rotary phone wired to AI.
Practical ideas
Takeaways people can use Monday morning, not slides they forget by lunch.
A little humor
Honest, funny, and human, because nobody learns anything while bored.
From scrum teams to boardrooms to keynote stages.
// more from audiences
“Like a TED talk meets a team huddle. Informative, funny, and actually useful.”
Director of Operations, Retail Company
“Matthew’s leadership talk was honest, engaging, and inspiring. He made us think differently about what it means to lead with curiosity and purpose.”
CEO, Manufacturing Company
// the details
More ways to bring Matthew to your event
Formats
KeynoteWorkshopFireside chat or panelExecutive briefingEmcee or hostVirtual
More topics
Every talk is customized. Popular topics include:
- Agentic AI: the next big leap in software
- The future of work: how AI will reshape every job
- From code to curiosity: why the next generation of developers will think, not type
- Building trust in an AI-driven world
- How legacy systems can evolve without chaos
- Personal AI: the next step in human-computer partnership
- Curiosity without limits: lessons from a CTO
In the press
- CIO10 Key Roles for AI Success
- Business InsiderWhy Generative AI Became the Defining Tech of 2023
- TechTarget8 Machine Learning Benefits for Businesses
More press coverage
- Techstrong TV interviewIntegrating Software Security
- The Enterprisers ProjectFocus Areas for Leading IT Organizations
- CIO10 Hard Truths of Change Management
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For TEDx organizers
Review Matthew’s proposed talk, Amplifying Humanity, and watch the application video.
