Cassie Kozyrkov is a renowned leader in artificial intelligence and the founder of Decision Intelligence. As Google’s first Chief Decision Scientist, she spearheaded the tech giant’s AI-first transformation, training over 20,000 Googlers and impacting more than 500 projects. Cassie stands out for her captivating ability to make complex AI and data concepts accessible and engaging. Combining deep technical expertise with humor and theater-trained charisma, she delivers presentations that empower audiences to harness the power and beauty of AI. Her insights have guided global leaders at organizations like Gucci, NASA, Meta, and GSK. A seasoned speaker on the world’s most prestigious stages—including the United Nations, World Economic Forum, and SXSW—Cassie has delighted audiences in over 40 countries across all seven continents.

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Google’s former Chief Decision Scientist isn’t just a captivating speaker—she’s a catalyst for the future of AI. When you engage with Cassie, you’re connecting with the visionary leader who led Google’s AI-first transformation. Cassie is the epitome of theater-trained charisma, technical knowledge, and leadership experience, making her your perfect AI keynote speaker for an executive audience.

Cassie is the #1 AI speaker for an executive audience, inspiring leaders to take charge in an AI-first world.

Mind The Gap: Digital Trust Habits For The AI Era

As AI advances rapidly, a trust gap emerges between its capabilities and our understanding. In this compelling keynote, Cassie Kozyrkov explores how you can navigate this gap. By sharing the story of one of history’s most ironic hoaxes, she illustrates why even the savviest among us can be misled and how to prevent it. Drawing from historical and modern examples, she reveals how understanding AI’s strengths and limitations empowers you to navigate tomorrow’s world. You will gain actionable strategies to build tech fluency, foster skepticism, and ensure AI empowers rather than misleads, building new digital trust habits to guide you confidently into the future.

Audience Takeaways:

-Understand the implications of the AI trust gap.

-Learn how to foster tech fluency and critical skepticism.

-Gain strategies to innovate responsibly with AI.

-Build trust within your organization and with stakeholders.

-Navigate rapid technological evolution confidently and ethically.

Why Businesses Fail at AI Adoption: From Buzzwords to Business Strategy

Artificial intelligence is no longer science fiction, yet many businesses fail to harness its potential at scale. In this insightful talk, Cassie Kozyrkov strips away the jargon to explore what’s easy, what’s hard, and how to spot genuine opportunities to improve your business with AI. She delves into why organizations struggle, uncovers the two biggest threats in the field, and discusses what this means for the future of work. Discover the secrets to successful AI innovation and learn how to avoid common pitfalls, unlocking AI’s true potential for your organization. Get ready to turn today’s hype into tomorrow’s growth.

Audience Takeaways:

-Identify common reasons businesses fail with AI initiatives.

-Understand practical challenges and opportunities in AI adoption.

-Learn strategies to successfully integrate AI into your business.

-Recognize and mitigate the biggest threats in AI implementation.

-Prepare your organization for the future of work with AI.

The Future is AI-First: Are You Ready to Lead?

Leading a business through the AI revolution demands vision and bold action. Cassie Kozyrkov, the architect of Google’s AI-first transformation, challenges leaders to rethink what it means to lead in the AI era. She shares innovative strategies for embedding AI into the fabric of your company, transforming not just how you work but what you can achieve. Attendees will walk away with a clear roadmap to becoming leaders in AI-driven innovation, equipped to outpace the competition and thrive in a rapidly changing technological landscape.

Audience Takeaways:

-Understand the principles of an AI-first organization.

-Learn strategies to embed AI into your company’s culture.

-Transform your leadership approach for the AI era.

-Gain insights to outpace competitors through AI-driven innovation.

-Prepare your organization for sustained success in the AI future.

AI Won’t Steal Your Job, But It Will Steal Your Excuses

Contrary to popular fears, AI won’t be the doom of humanity—but once AI starts handling repetitive tasks, you’ll have to face something even scarier: the chance to do truly impactful work. This session challenges you to drop the excuses, step up your game, and seize the creative freedom AI offers by taking drudgery off your plate. The best defense against job automation isn’t hiding from AI—it’s taking charge of it. Find out how embracing and leading AI initiatives can secure your role, build your influence, and allow you to thrive in the rapidly evolving future of work.

Audience Takeaways:

-Understand how AI can enhance rather than threaten your career.

-Overcome resistance to change and embrace technological advancements.

-Learn strategies to leverage AI for personal and organizational growth.

-Discover how to focus on meaningful, impactful work by automating the mundane.

-Become a proactive leader in the AI-driven future of work.

How to Upgrade Your Decision-Making… Instantly

Your life outcomes boil down to two things: luck and the quality of your decisions, making decision-making crucial. Yet society often neglects it as a skill to develop. In this empowering talk, Cassie Kozyrkov reveals how outcome bias and confirmation bias prevent us from learning the right lessons and making better choices. She demonstrates how tolerating these biases institutionalizes complacency and hinders progress. The good news? You can overcome them instantly by asking the most powerful question: “What would it take to change your mind?” Walk away with practical strategies to eliminate excuses, confront your biases, and elevate your decision-making immediately.

Audience Takeaways:

-Recognize and overcome outcome bias and confirmation bias.

-Transform decision-making into a powerful, honed skill.

-Learn practical techniques to improve decisions instantly.

-Foster a culture of better decision-making without excuses.

-Empower yourself and your team to make smarter choices.

Decision Intelligence Unleashed: Optimize Decisions at Scale

Abstract: In a world overflowing with data, decision-making becomes increasingly complex. Cassie Kozyrkov, the pioneer behind the field of Decision Intelligence, reveals how businesses can transform overwhelming information into strategic action. Decision Intelligence bridges the gap between data and effective decisions, turning insights into clear action plans at any scale. Cassie provides practical guidance on leveraging technology, processes, and people to optimize decisions, transform data into impact, and foster a data-driven culture. Elevate your organization’s decision-making capabilities and unleash untapped business potential.

Audience Takeaways:

-Implement Decision Intelligence to enhance decision-making.

-Turn vast data into actionable strategies.

-Optimize decisions across all levels of your organization.

-Foster a data-driven culture for sustained success.

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Cassie Kozyrkov, CEO of Kozyr, is a renowned leader in artificial intelligence. She is best known for founding the field of Decision Intelligence and serving as Google’s first Chief Decision Scientist, where she spearheaded Google’s transformation into an AI-first company. 

Today, Cassie is a sought-after AI advisor and speaker who has transformed how organizations like Gucci, NASA, Spotify, Meta, and GSK approach AI strategy. Passionate about elevating human potential through the responsible adoption of complex technology, she also serves on the Innovation Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and an investor in emerging product companies.

Unmatched Expertise and Influence

Advisor to the C-Suite: Cassie has counseled senior leaders at top organizations like Lenovo, NASA, Gucci, HSBC, Home Depot, Vodafone, and GSK, helping them harness AI for transformative outcomes.

Global Thought Leader: Featured on the cover of Forbes AI and recognized by Fortune, WIRED, Fast Company, WSJ, and the Harvard Business Review, she is a leading voice in AI strategy.

Educational Impact: Beyond training over 20,000 Googlers in data-driven decision-making and AI, her guidance has reached millions worldwide through her courses and publications.

Executive Reach: She is followed by over 24,000 C-Level executives.

Her influence on Google’s culture is legendary; no matter how big the auditorium, Google had to use lotteries to manage the demand to participate in one of her live workshops. Her work, which included personally training over 20,000 Googlers in AI and data-driven decision-making, impacted more than 500 company initiatives.

Combining deep technical knowledge with theater-trained charisma, Cassie is a captivating keynote speaker with the rare ability to make complex concepts accessible, engaging, and actionable for executive and general audiences alike. Her humor, wit, and vivid analogies ensure that people of all stripes leave her talks inspired and equipped to drive innovation. Cassie has delighted live audiences in more than 40 countries and on all seven continents, including stages at the United Nations, World Economic Forum, Web Summit, and SXSW.

Cassie has appeared on the cover of Forbes AI and featured in Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Fast Company, WIRED, Success, Entrepreneur, as well as a recent documentary on the AI revolution. Her online courses and more than 200+ published articles have reached millions and cemented her position as a LinkedIn Top Voice and the #1 Writer in AI on Medium for many years. She is followed by more than 24,000 CxOs.

Hailing from South Africa, Cassie began her undergraduate studies at the age of 15 at Nelson Mandela University and earned degrees in economics, mathematical statistics, psychology and neuroscience from the University of Chicago, NCSU, and Duke University, which honored her as a Few-Glasson Distinguished Alumna for her significant contributions to the fields of AI and Decision Intelligence.