Make AI relevant to your audience.
Book Mark Kelly, founder of AI Ireland, for a keynote, board briefing or business event. Real examples and first-hand practitioner insights help leaders ask better questions and decide what to do next.
Explore AI agents, workflow automation and the leadership decisions that turn experimentation into practical value.
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What your audience will take away
See where AI fits
Recognise practical uses of AI in everyday work and distinguish useful opportunities from hype.
Ask better questions
Know what to ask about skills, data, tools and governance before taking the next step.
Decide what to try next
Identify a relevant starting point for your team, with examples tailored to your audience and sector.
Speaking and workshop experience
What clients say
Feedback from previous speaking sessions and corporate workshops.
“The content was clear, practical, and directly tied to real-world selling scenarios, which made it immediately actionable.”
VP of Sales, LinkedIn
“Mark was an excellent presenter and facilitator.”
YPO Ireland Chairperson
“His ability to combine deep expertise with clear communication and hands-on methodology made the day both inspiring and productive.”
Chief Digital Officer, LEG Technologie und Digitalisierung GmbH
“His workshops are well-structured and application-focused, enabling participants to translate AI concepts into tangible use cases within their organisations.”
CEO, German-Irish Chamber of Industry & Commerce
PRESENTATION & SPEAKING
AI talks for business leaders and teams
Hear AI Ireland founder Mark Kelly on AI in business, the future of work and practical applications of generative AI. For leadership teams, boards and business events, explore the questions behind AI adoption and what they mean for your organisation.
Topics include:
- AI in business
- The future of work
- Practical applications of generative AI
- Using ChatGPT in your organisation
Explore keynote speaking, keynote topics and virtual keynotes.
See Mark’s event experience:
- ESW sales kick-off panel — February 2024
- IIEA and IDA Ireland event — December 2023
- AI Ireland and Oracle startup roundtable — December 2024
For a smaller leadership session, explore executive AI workshops.
Watch Mark in Action
Speaking Clients
AI topics for the decisions leaders face now
Building and using AI agents
From chat to action: choose a useful task, define an agent’s tools and boundaries, and keep people in control.
Automating real business workflows
Connect AI to everyday work in operations, HR, sales and customer service—and decide where automation adds value.
From AI pilots to business value
Prioritise use cases, measure results and turn isolated experiments into repeatable ways of working.
Leading teams in the age of AI
Build the skills, confidence and ownership people need to work effectively with AI assistants and agents.
AI governance and human oversight
Set practical boundaries for data access, permissions, quality checks and approval of AI-generated work.
Building practical AI tools
Explore how AI-assisted prototyping can turn a business problem into a useful tool—and what to check before wider use.
Keynotes explain the opportunities and decisions. For hands-on agent building or workflow prototyping, ask about a tailored workshop. Scope and tools are agreed in advance.
Topics
Mark’s experience
Mark Kelly is the founder of AI Ireland and the AI Awards, and host of the AI Ireland podcast. He brings first-hand conversations with AI practitioners—including Intercom’s Fergal Reid—into keynotes, board briefings and practical workshops for business leaders.
His perspective draws on AI Ireland’s review of 1,300 AI Awards applications and leadership research. His speaking experience includes events with IDA Ireland and the IIEA, while published client feedback includes AbbVie, LEA Global and the Irish Hotels Federation.
Mark connects real examples with the decisions your audience faces: where AI can improve work, what skills teams need and how to move from experimentation to practical action.
Mark’s experience
Mark Kelly is the founder of AI Ireland and the AI Awards, and host of the AI Ireland podcast. He brings first-hand conversations with AI practitioners—including Intercom’s Fergal Reid—into keynotes, board briefings and practical workshops for business leaders.
His perspective draws on AI Ireland’s review of 1,300 AI Awards applications and leadership research. His speaking experience includes events with IDA Ireland and the IIEA, while published client feedback includes AbbVie, LEA Global and the Irish Hotels Federation.
Mark connects real examples with the decisions your audience faces: where AI can improve work, what skills teams need and how to move from experimentation to practical action.
AI commentary on RTÉ and Newstalk
Mark Kelly contributes commentary on AI to RTÉ and Newstalk, explaining what developments mean for business, work and society.
What event organisers say
Excerpts from feedback on previous sessions with Mark.
“The content was clear, practical, and directly tied to real-world selling scenarios, which made it immediately actionable.”
VP of Sales, LinkedIn
“Mark was an excellent presenter and facilitator.”
YPO Ireland Chairperson
Happy Customers
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Agree the topic and format, from a keynote to a board briefing or panel discussion.
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