I speak on AI as something people can actually use, build with, and understand. Audiences leave with usable skills, working examples, and a clearer sense of what is possible. Organizers get a reliable presenter whose sessions rate at the top of the program.
#1 of 65
Gen AI Summit session ranking, based on attendee surveys
10+ years
teaching and training across corporate, classroom, and public settings
1M+
visits across Shared Sapience and The Century Report, per site analytics
What organizers say
“Your workshop was the highest rated at our last Summit, so we greatly look forward to having you back.”
“Ben is basically a unicorn when it comes to the AI education world. We will definitely be having him back.”
“Always the most knowledgeable person in the room when it comes to AI. I'm grateful to be working with him.”
Each can run as a keynote, a hands-on workshop, or both, and I adapt depth and examples to your audience.
Keynote or hands-on workshop · 60-120 min
A working session built around a simple idea: stop treating AI as a novelty and start using it to build small personal tools that remove real friction from everyday work. Attendees watch a tool come to life during the session and leave with a method they can repeat on their own.
Faculty, staff, working professionals, and curious builders taking a first practical step into creating with AI.
Talk or extended workshop · 45-90 min
A realistic middle path between convenience and control. The talk maps how people can begin with accessible tools, then gradually move toward open, self-hosted systems that give them more privacy, more agency, and more ownership of their AI practice.
Audiences who want a concrete framework for AI sovereignty rather than slogans - from individual practitioners to technical teams.
Recent summit sessions with the decks, artifacts, and workshop materials attendees took home.
#1 of 65 available sessions
Gen AI Summit - Eastern Michigan University
March 16, 2026A hands-on workshop built around a simple idea: stop treating AI as a novelty and start using it to build small, personal tools that solve real friction in everyday work. Attendee surveys ranked it first across the entire summit.
Relational AI Virtual Summit
February 16, 2026A talk about the realistic middle path between convenience and control: how people can begin with accessible tools, then gradually move toward open, self-hosted systems that give them more agency.
Planning materials for organizers.
Downloadable PDF with bio, headshots, talk summaries, and AV needs.
Available on request →Short highlight reel from recent sessions and workshops.
Available on request →Tell me about your audience and your goals, and I will recommend the format that fits. The inquiry call is free and you will leave it with a concrete plan.
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