Thinking With Machines
Why the thinking must stay human when AI can do the doing
Speaking
AI keynote speaker for schools, colleges and businesses.
Dan Fitzpatrick is an internationally recognised keynote speaker, five-times bestselling author and Forbes contributor, leading the charge on safe and innovative AI adoption. An educator and former senior leader, Dan advises schools, governments and organisations around the world, working with leaders across the United States, UK, Middle East and beyond. Trained 150K+, mentors government leaders & appears on international media.
Explore the talks
A different kind of keynote
Most AI keynotes finish when the applause does. Dan's begins there.
Dan approaches AI like an educator: making complex ideas understandable without losing sight of the people who have to live and work with them. He leaves the room with clarity about what to do next, who should own it and what could get in the way.
Who books Dan: schools and trusts, colleges and universities, districts and education systems, education conferences, leadership teams and companies, and councils and public bodies, in person and online, in the UK and worldwide.
On stage / In conversation
The technology moves quickly. The responsibility to think clearly is ours.
Talks for education / 04
Two audiences, one speaker.
Four conversations about AI, leadership and the future of learning.
The Quiet Takeover
What AI is already changing in your school, and what only you can decide
Leading What Comes Next
Strategy, governance and courage for school leaders in an AI world
Ready for a World We Can't See
What our children really need when the future won't sit still
Talks for business / 05
Ideas for leaders.
Five conversations about AI, work and the decisions ahead.
Working With Machines
Why your people's judgement is now your competitive edge
The AI Takeover
What AI will take from your business, and what it can never touch
The New Means of Production
How AI turned one person with an idea into a whole company
Your Next Hire Isn't Human
Building and leading the agentic workforce
Be Unmistakable
Using AI to build a personal brand that sounds like you, not everyone else
For event planners and conference organisers
Every talk is shaped around your audience and what you want people to do differently afterwards. A short planning call before the event sets the focus, the examples and the format.
Conferences and summits:
a main-stage keynote or opener that gives a large, mixed audience a shared way to think about AI, with time for questions or a panel.
District kick-offs and back-to-school days:
a keynote that sets the tone for the year, often followed by practical breakout workshops for teachers.
Trust and school group summits:
leadership-focused talks on strategy, governance and consistency across schools, with time for leaders to plan together.
Independent and international school associations:
talks for heads, governors and boards, drawing on Dan's work with independent and international schools in the UK, Europe, the United States and the Middle East.
| Talk | Best for | Your audience leaves with |
|---|---|---|
| Thinking With Machines | Teachers, support staff and whole-school training days | A simple rule they can use tomorrow, outsource the doing, not the thinking, and practical classroom examples to try the following week |
| The Quiet Takeover | Senior leaders, governors and whole staff | A clear view of what AI is already changing in school, the decisions only leaders can make, and a starting agenda for the next leadership meeting |
| Leading What Comes Next | Heads, trust and district leaders, governors and leadership conferences | A strategy and governance approach that stays current as the tools change, and what to put in place this term |
| Ready for a World We Can't See | Education conferences, whole school communities and system leaders | The human capabilities schools need to build on purpose, and what this means for curriculum and assessment conversations |
Experience
Recent stages and media.
Recent stages: Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), Orlando; BETT, London; Surpass Assessment Conference, Leeds; St Julian's School, Lisbon; Innovative Schools Conference, New York; TECHSPO, Atlantic City.
Featured in: Time, Forbes, Business Insider, CNN, Sky News, BBC News, BBC Radio 4, LBC, Good Morning Britain and PBS.
What leaders say
The kind of change people remember.
“Dan’s keynote woke us up to the urgency of embracing AI in education and challenged us to grab the opportunity with both hands. He certainly has left a lasting impression on our entire education service.”
“Dan Fitzpatrick offers a bold and transformative vision for the future of learning in the AI era.”
“Getting Dan into your school to speak for one hour will transform your teachers’ way of thinking. It will be the best PD you do all year.”
Bring Dan to your event
Let's start a conversation about your event.
In person and online. Keynotes, half-day and full-day formats. Based in the UK, Dan travels worldwide.
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