Talks, workshops, and teaching in public

Speaking

I speak on AI as something people can actually use, build with, and understand. The throughline across my talks is practical empowerment: help people move from passive consumption to real agency with better tools, clearer workflows, and a stronger sense of what is possible.

10+ years

teaching and training across corporate, classroom, and public settings

#1 / 65

Gen AI Summit session ranking based on attendee surveys

60k+

views across Shared Sapience and The Century Report

What audiences get

Clear explanations for non-technical people without watering the ideas down.

Live examples, artifacts, and frameworks people can carry into their own work immediately.

A builder-first approach that connects prompts, tools, workflows, hosting, and adoption into one coherent path.

AI tool-building for everyday workOpen-source and self-hosted AIFaculty and team AI adoptionPrompting that leads to real artifactsFrom passive user to active builderPractical AI sovereignty

Featured Sessions

Recent summit talks with supporting artifacts, decks, and workshop materials.

EMU Gen AI Summit workshop slide about building with AI from idea to app

#1 out of 65 available sessions

Gen AI Summit - Eastern Michigan University

March 16, 2026

How to Work with AI to Build Personal Tools that Improve Your Life

A 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.

Designed for faculty, staff, and curious builders who want a practical first step into creating with AI rather than only prompting it.

Relational AI Summit slide about what people can do to support open source AI

Relational AI Virtual Summit

February 16, 2026

From Consumer to Co-Creator: Finding your practical path toward open-source, self-hosted AI sovereignty

A 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.

Built for people who want more than slogans - a concrete framework for moving from consumer AI habits toward ownership, contribution, and aligned infrastructure.

Teaching in Public

My talks are not isolated events. I keep teaching between sessions through writing, publishing, and community work that turns abstract AI discourse into practical guidance.

Shared Sapience

Long-form essays, walkthroughs, and practical AI analysis that extend the teaching beyond the conference room.

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The Century Report

A daily AI publication that translates fast-moving developments into something usable for working professionals.

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Open Builder Bar

A podcast and builder community where I keep teaching in public through conversation, demos, and live examples.

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Bring Me In For

  • Keynotes and conference sessions on practical AI adoption
  • Workshops that help people build their first AI-enabled tool
  • Sessions on open-source, local, and self-hosted AI strategy
  • Faculty and team enablement around responsible, useful AI