Speaking
I speak to rooms that have to decide something on Monday.
Conferences, leadership offsites and closed-door board days on AI strategy, AI governance and ISO 42001. No slideware futurism — practical, specific, and shaped around the audience in the room.
Talks and formats
Keynote · 30–45 min
Most AI failures are governance failures
Why the companies stalling on AI are rarely blocked by technology, and the four decisions that unblock them.
Workshop · 90 min
ISO 42001 in plain English
What the standard asks, what it costs, and how to scope certification around revenue rather than fear.
Board session · half day
The board's AI agenda
A closed-door working session that ends with named owners, dated decisions and a risk appetite everyone can repeat.
Fireside · 30 min
Building and selling three companies
Founder story: what actually compounded, what I would refuse to do again, and what the MBE did and did not change.
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Four fields. I reply personally within two working days with availability and fee. Fees vary by format and audience; charity and school events are often free.
- MBE for Services to Entrepreneurship (2016)
- Advisor, UK Government AI Council
- Multi-exit founder CEO and NED