Speaking
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David has written five books, one of which remains Amazon’s longest-running number-one bestseller. He has started a dozen companies, raised more than $20 million, and you use his products every day. He started his speaking career with the prestigious Leigh Bureau in 1996. He has given over 60 keynotes at the $30,000 to $60,000 level, and more than 200 paid engagements and webinars in Japan, New Zealand, China, Australia, Russia, Finland, Lithuania, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Belgium, England, Spain, Scotland, the Middle East, and online.
Audiences range from executive retreats to 3,000 people. David is reliable, professional, fun to work with, and goes the extra mile to make every event a success. He is also an African safari guide. A few of his talks:
Topics
Strategy, corporate culture, critical thinking, self-management, AI, and the future. His most-requested talk is The Key Drivers of the 21st Century, first given in Lithuania in 2019 and delivered at many high-profile events since. David also runs decisionmaking masterminds, workshops, and talks.
David has three AI talks.
1. What is AI, really? How it works, why it hallucinates, what AGI is and when it arrives, and whether AI replaces your employees, empowers them, or joins them to create more value than your company could before.
2. Risk or opportunity? Both. Companies that decide faster, read changing customer needs faster, and learn faster will grow. Companies that treat AI as “just a tool” will miss out. This talk gives practical steps companies should take now to stay ahead. It also runs as a monthly executive briefing.
3. The Machine Economy. The future of work as every industry becomes a stack of data, context, intelligence, and autonomous action, what David calls the Palantirization of everything. Built for executives, not technologists. See also David’s AI learning center.
A talk on monetary policy in London. A talk at the European Parliament in Brussels on economic growth and decentralization. And Blockchain Token Types and Business Models at Money 20/20 Amsterdam.
David’s son Micah, now 15, has been homeschooling himself since he was 12. Together or separately, they speak on the past, present, and future of education: unschooling in a world of AI, robots, and Ikigai. Watch his son’s talk.
We are already transitioning to a world of abundance. News organizations make money on doom and gloom; the data show the opposite. Based on David’s essay of the same name.
David is a longevity coach working with clients around the world, with over 50 talks to audiences over 40 on diet, health, fitness, and longevity. No-nonsense and minimal-medical: he won’t tell your audience how great Wegovy is. He will cover daily exercise, what a healthy diet really is, and The 12 Keys to Health and Longevity. Learn more at The Infinite Game of Life.
David teaches climate science, not political science. If your audience wants to know how Earth’s complex climate system actually works, it may not be what they have heard. He has made dozens of videos and presentations; here’s a short one.
David is a chocolate educator who has led more than 50 dark-chocolate tastings across the US and in London. He once gave a tasting for the cast of the Lion King before their show. Logistics make these challenging, so talk with him about what’s possible.
Selected engagements
“David is a fabulous public speaker. He always brings great energy to the room and can tell a complex technical story in a way that wakes everyone up and fully engages them. He strikes the perfect balance between fun, big-picture blue-sky thinking and practical information.”
The details
Keynote, workshop, conference, corporate retreat, panel, university lecture, mastermind, or virtual keynote.
Fees start at $2,500 for a virtual session and $5,000 plus expenses for a live session.
Available internationally. Based in Bethesda, Maryland. Talks delivered in English.
Hear David on The Death of Websites: AI’s New Economy.
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