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Zack Kass – AI Futurist, former Head of Go To Market at OpenAI

Zack Kass is an AI Futurist and the former Head of GTM for OpenAI with 14 years in the field of emerging technology. At OpenAI, Zack built its sales, partnerships, and solutions teams. Today, Zack’s mission is to champion a future of abundance by demystifying AI and helping the world prepare for the impending technological revolution. 

Speech Topics:

The Next Renaissance
Embark on a journey through the transformative power of AI, poised to redefine the future of business and humanity. In his compelling keynote, Zack underscores the parallels between the historical renaissance and the current AI-driven revolution, highlighting how technology is reshaping industries, organizations, and our very way of life.

Through an exploration of AI’s evolution, Zack presents a vision of the future that blends innovation, opportunity, and human potential. He provides thorough insight into the latest technological advancements, offering a clear understanding of AI’s trajectory and its profound implications for both businesses and individuals.

This talk will leave your team inspired and equipped with actionable strategies to harness AI’s potential, positioning you to thrive amidst rapid advancements.

Key Takeaways:

-Comprehensive overview of AI’s evolution and transformative business implications

-Deep understanding of the current AI landscape and its future trajectory

-Insight into how AI will shape humanity at both organizational and individual levels

-Actionable strategies to future-proof your business amidst rapid AI advancement.


Leveraging AI for Good:
Unleash AI’s potential to redefine productivity and reinvent employee satisfaction.

In this keynote, Zack Kass, AI Keynote speaker, explores the intersection of cutting-edge AI advancements and their practical applications in the business landscape.

Delve into the current state of AI, its trajectory, and discover how different industries are harnessing this technology to revolutionize efficiency, liberate employees from burnout inducing tasks, and transform work as we know it.

Drawing on his years of expertise linking AI advancements to solve bottlenecks at work, Zack presents an inspiring vision of an AI-enhanced future and offers practical, actionable strategies to ensure your organization is equipped to leverage AI for the benefit of your people.

Key Takeaways:
-Understand the current AI landscape and its future trajectory
-Use AI to alleviate burnout by automating laborious tasks
-Insight into successful AI integrations across different sectors
-A blueprint for harnessing AI to reimagine the workplace

The Innovator’s Dilemma: Navigating Our AI Future
Pioneering the path towards an AI-empowered future – The Innovator’s roadmap.


Zack Kass, AI Keynote Speaker, navigates the challenges and opportunities that lie at the forefront of AI innovation. He dissects the paradoxical landscape where technology moves at an astounding pace, yet practical, scalable solutions remain elusive. In this keynote, Zack highlights how innovators can transform these challenges into stepping stones to success in an AI-driven era.

Drawing on his vast experience in AI strategy and implementation, Zack offers a pragmatic approach to future-proofing your business. He provides a forward-thinking perspective, sharing lessons learned, strategies adopted, and the transformative power of resilience in the face of relentless technological progression.

Key Takeaways:
-Lessons from the frontlines of AI strategy and implementation
-Actionable approaches to future-proofing your business in an AI-driven world
-Insights into how innovators can turn these challenges into opportunities

AI Strategy Simplified
Charting AI’s Journey: From Humble Beginnings to Technological Transformation

AI Keynote Speaker Zack Kass provides a comprehensive roadmap that charts the trajectory of AI from its humble beginnings to its future potential. He condenses his vast experience and deep knowledge into a practical guide that demystifies the complexities of AI, offering an insightful perspective on the evolution of this disruptive technology. Delivering pragmatic strategies, Zack demonstrates how organizations can adapt and thrive amidst the rapid advancements in AI.

This keynote arms your leaders with an understanding of AI’s past to leverage its present and shape your future, positioning your organization at the forefront of this technological revolution.
Key Takeaways:
-Get a comprehensive overview of AI’s evolution and its implications for business
-Demystify AI’s complexity with a fresh perspective on how to implement
-Insight into how to future-proof your organization amidst rapid AI advancements

AI: Humanity’s New Dawn.
-A past, present, and future look at the development of AI, and the effect it will have on the entire human experience.
-The lecture explores business, cultural, and familial implications of the technology.
-Audiences are challenged to completely reimagine what the future might look like.

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Bio:

Zack Kass is an AI Futurist, keynote speaker, consultant, adjunct professor and the former Head of Go To Market for OpenAI. He has spent over 14 years in AI, leading large teams at some of the industry’s most important companies. His mission is to ensure individuals, businesses, and governments are active participants in the AI-powered future by demystifying AI, making it accessible and understandable for everyone, and helping leaders navigate the rapidly evolving environment.

While Head of Go To Market at OpenAI, Zack worked at the helm of the team key channeling OpenAI’s innovative research into tangible business solutions. Zack built the teams responsible for OpenAI’s sales, partnerships, and customer success and served as a personal advisor to countless executives deploying the technology across their business. 

Today, he is considered one of the foremost thinkers in Applied AI. His thought leadership and techno-optimist views have been featured in countless publications, such as Fortune, Newsweek, Entrepreneur, AdAge, and Business Insider. [Zack supports education and research at two major universities], and still advises Fortune 1,000 board rooms, including Coca-Cola, Morgan Stanley, and Amgen.

Beyond the corporate world, Zack is a staunch techno-optimist, an advocate for AI’s potential to revolutionize the human condition and reduce suffering. He works tirelessly to promote the promise of AI, serving as a counter-narrative to the prevailing media cynicism. His new book is launching soon in 2024.

Zack received his BA from The University of California, Berkeley, and resides in Santa Barbara, California.

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