I speak from three seats at once: an industry leader who has run AI across 17 countries, a Professor of AI who teaches the next generation, and a founder building an AI company. Audiences leave with clear decisions, not buzzwords.
Each talk is tailored to the audience and can run as a keynote, a fireside chat or a moderated roundtable.
Most AI never leaves the pilot stage, and much of what does is not trusted. Drawing on production AI across fintech, martech and manufacturing, this talk shows the few leadership decisions that separate AI that creates value from AI that creates risk.
A practical look at where AI budgets disappear: unclear ownership, the wrong use cases, and missing foundations. Participants leave with a simple test for their own AI portfolio.
Agentic AI moves from answering questions to taking actions. What changes for accountability, oversight and organisation design, and what leaders should decide now.
What universities, companies and countries must change to produce AI professionals who deliver in production, from the perspective of a professor who hired and led data science teams for a decade.
An opening or closing talk on one of the topics above, tailored to your audience.
A candid conversation that combines industry, academic and founder perspectives.
A moderated peer discussion for senior leaders, built around their real AI questions.
A keynote followed by a hands-on leadership workshop for your members or team.
Prof. Dr. Gayan de Silva is an AI leader, professor and founder with more than 15 years in AI and machine learning. He led AI across 17 countries as Head of Data Science at 4Finance and founded Zeta Global's European AI Centre of Excellence, serving 45+ Fortune 500 and 1000 companies. He is Professor of AI and Program Director at SRH University Hamburg, Co-Founder and CEO of the manufacturing AI startup Sensorminds, and an advisor to AI startups. He holds a PhD in machine learning and a US patent in AI-driven analytics.
• Three perspectives on one stage: industry leader, professor and founder
• Real stories from AI in production across 17 countries, not theory
• Every talk ends with clear decisions the audience can act on
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