Dan Fitzpatrick is a UK-based AI in education keynote speaker who travels to New Zealand for keynotes and multi-day programmes and delivers live online keynotes timed for New Zealand audiences. A former teacher and senior leader, Forbes contributor and five-times bestselling author, he has trained more than 150,000 educators in over 30 countries.
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The Ministry of Education's generative AI guidance (published 25 November 2024, updated 22 May 2026) asks schools to talk with staff about how AI is used, adopt a practical, educative approach and write a school AI policy covering purpose, principles, data privacy, professional development and review. It is clear that teachers remain central and responsible for student learning, that AI models are likely to be weak on matauranga Maori, te reo Maori and Pacific languages, and that generative AI is not permitted in NCEA external assessment.
The Ministry also warns that free tools may reuse what is typed into them, so personal, confidential or copyright material should never be entered, and that no personal information about anyone under 13 should be sent to an AI tool. Schools with consent to assess must have an authenticity policy that includes acceptable generative AI use.
Dan's keynotes give leadership teams and staff a way to make those decisions well: outsource the doing, not the thinking.
Dan travels to New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and South-East Asia for keynotes and multi-day programmes, and delivers live online keynotes timed for NZST and NZDT.
Dan is yet to keynote on a New Zealand stage; his recent stages are in the United States, the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
Events where New Zealand education leaders gather each year include uLearn, the New Zealand Principals' Federation conference, and regional principals' and kahui ako events.
The keynotes / 04
Four conversations about AI, leadership and the future of learning.
Why the thinking must stay human when AI can do the doing
For: Teachers, support staff and whole-school training days
Keynote, half-day or full-day · in person or online
What AI is already changing in your school, and what only you can decide
For: Senior leaders, governors and whole staff
Keynote, half-day or full-day · in person or online
Strategy, governance and courage for school leaders in an AI world
For: Heads, trust and district leaders, governors and leadership conferences
Keynote, half-day or full-day · in person or online
What our children really need when the future won't sit still
For: Education conferences, whole school communities and system leaders
Keynote or conference opener · in person or online
What education leaders say
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.
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.
Dan Fitzpatrick offers a bold and transformative vision for the future of learning in the AI era.
Questions organisers ask
Yes, often combined with Australian dates; travel is agreed as part of the quote.
Yes, live online, timed for NZST or NZDT.
His talks for New Zealand leaders draw on the Ministry's generative AI guidance and the NCEA position on AI in assessment.
Fees depend on the format (keynote, half-day or full-day), the size and type of audience, whether the session is in person or online, and travel. Schools, trusts and districts are quoted differently from commercial conferences and companies. Choose a budget band on the booking form and you will receive a clear quote.
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