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SPEAKER

Speaking

I speak on thought leadership, tackling mis/disinformation, leveraging AI for communications and public affairs, and insights from my books.

My Main Themes

Thought Leadership

Mis/Disinformation

AI for communications & Public Affairs

My books

IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, Washington. Presentation to global journalists.

Topics Covered: New power vs. old power; challenges and opportunities - political/economic, platform changes, trust deficit, tech disruption, new media competition.

Presentation to several hundred EU policy makers on US/EU AI policy and integrating AI into organizations.

Topics covered: US vs. EU approaches; future divergence and convergence; the China backdrop; AI in critical thinking ;strategies for public institutions to integrate AI; engage employees in the transition.

Presentation to the IMF on the new media landscape, AI for communicators, and positioning communications departments as leaders for AI adoption within organizations.

Topics covered: new power vs. old power; mis/disinformation; building trust; thought leadership; AI as the ultimate stakeholder.

Thought Leadership, AI, & Building Critical Thinkers, with Dan Morrison

Signal AI podcast. Thought Leadership, AI and Critical Thinking.

Topics covered: AI; data + human instinct; career arcs; persuasion from Aristotle to Don Draper; teasing signals from the noise; AI for critical thinking.

5 business guys sitting on the Paris panel

Paris Peace Forum Panel

Moderated panel on building back after COVID with the President of the UN National General Assembly, President of the International Committee on the Red Cross, the Prime Minister of Serbia, the Prime Minister of Tunisia, and Chairman of the Brunswick Group.

Presentation to the OECD in Paris

Topics covered: Generative AI; mis/disinformation; citizen responsibility for deciphering fact from fiction; what governments can do.

TedX Talk

Delivered a TedX talk at the OECD in Paris on Soft Power in the Spin Cycle. Explaining your Why?

Topics covered: Mis/disinformation; polarization; and navigating the changing new power landscape.