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
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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.

Event Details →Live-Build Workshop Artifact→Prompt Builder Tool→Slide Deck (PDF)→
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.

Event Details →Presentation Deck (Markdown)→Attendee Setup Guide→Slide Deck (PDF)→

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