I speak at the intersection of AI, computational rhetoric, human-centred design, and the politics of knowledge. My work asks the question your audience is already living with: who does this technology serve, and who pays the cost?
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"The humanities are not a departure from rigour in AI; they are the deepening of it."
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 2026Every talk is tailored to your audience, whether that is a policy room in Geneva, a graduate cohort at Waterloo, a Caribbean ministerial gathering, or a corporate AI ethics board. Below are the keynotes most often requested. Custom topics on request.
Drawn directly from my doctoral research at Waterloo. A framework for diagnosing how AI systems persuade, profile, and define their users, and how design teams can intervene before harm scales.
Why the dominant AI governance conversation continues to leave out the regions most affected, and what a Caribbean, African, and diasporic-led reframing looks like in practice. Pairs with my work convening the AI Global South Summit.
From algorithmic triage to mental health monitoring, a critical look at how AI is reshaping care delivery and what trust actually requires. Useful for clinicians, policymakers, and health-tech leaders.
Based on my IEEE Technology and Society publication. A case for treating the humanities as core curriculum, not enrichment, for the engineers building tomorrow's systems.
How large language models encode, flatten, and discipline language; what gets lost; and what design and policy can do about it.
A working session for product, design, and research teams, drawing on Design Heuristics for Emerging Technologies (2025). Practical, with takeaway frameworks.
I deliver in-person, virtual, and hybrid. All formats are quoted individually based on scope, prep, and travel.
A single, tailored address designed to anchor your conference or convening.
45 to 60 minutes plus Q and AHands-on session for design, product, policy, or research teams. Includes pre-reading and a working framework.
Half day or full dayOne on one or panel format, suited to executive forums and editorial events.
30 to 60 minutesI chair and moderate, drawing out the conversation your stage was built for.
60 to 90 minutesEmbedded engagement for governments, institutes, and large programs.
Two to five daysConvocation addresses, podcast appearances, commencement, board sessions. Ask.
By arrangementI do not arrive with a slide deck pulled off the shelf. Every engagement is grounded in active research, published scholarship, and applied practice.
For event programs, host introductions, and promotional copy: I send a tailored press kit for each engagement, including current speaker bio, headshot pack, fee schedule, and technical rider, customized to your audience and theme. This way everything reflects the latest, and your communications team receives exactly what they need.
Use the booking form below, or email directly.
A tailored press kit is sent within two business days of receiving your event details.
info@humanfuturesaitraininginstitute.comFees vary with format, audience, region, and rights. Detailed quotes follow the intake form below. Reduced rates available for community organizations, public-interest events, and institutions in the Global South.
"Public-interest, community, and Global South pricing exists, please ask. The work belongs in those rooms too."
The simplest path forward: send a brief email. I respond personally within five business days. No form, no calendar link, no automation. Just a conversation.
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Helpful details to include: event name, date, location, format, audience size and profile, engagement type, budget range, and a few sentences about the event and why your voice matters here.
Eight weeks is comfortable. Four weeks is workable for virtual sessions. Less than that, ask; I keep limited holds for time-sensitive public-interest requests.
Always. Every engagement includes a prep call so the session connects to your audience's specific context, language, and questions. You are not getting a stock deck.
I hold capacity each quarter for reduced or pro-bono engagements with mission-aligned community organizations, public schools, and grassroots groups, particularly in the Global South. Please ask.
I do not sign agreements that restrict my ability to speak, publish, or comment in my own scholarly capacity afterward. Recording and rights terms are negotiated case by case.
Hardwired connection, professional microphone, ring lighting, dual displays, neutral backdrop. I will share a technical rider on confirmation.
Yes. I have co-delivered with practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders. If you have a specific pairing in mind, mention it in your request.