Cassie Kozyrkov: Artificial Intelligence

AI strategist and keynote speaker Cassie Kozyrkov helps organizations turn AI ambition into better decisions through Decision Intelligence, responsible adoption, and human centered execution.

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Quick Facts:

  • Highlights:
    • Founder of the field of Decision Intelligence
    • Former Chief Decision Scientist at Google
    • Trained 20,000+ Googlers and influenced 500+ AI initiatives
    • CEO of Kozyr, advising global organizations on AI strategy
  • Formats: Keynote Speaker and AI Strategy Expert
  • Audiences: Executives, data leaders, innovators and organizations navigating AI, analytics and digital transformation
  • Outcomes:
    1. Clear understanding of how to link AI to better decisions
    2. Practical frameworks for responsible and effective AI adoption
    3. Increased confidence leading AI driven transformation initiatives
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Keynote Topics:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Entering the AI arena can be daunting, but with the right strategy, it can propel your organization ahead of the competition. In this keynote, Cassie Kozyrkov reveals how to build a winning AI approach by identifying key opportunities, scaling solutions, and fostering a culture that embraces change. Learn to assess your organization’s readiness, prioritize high-impact projects, and overcome technical and cultural challenges that derail initiatives.

Through practical insights and actionable steps, you’ll be empowered to lead your team confidently through AI transformations—leveraging AI to innovate, optimize operations, and gain a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving market.

Audience Takeaways:

  • Build a strategic approach to AI integration.
  • Assess and enhance your organization’s AI readiness.
  • Prioritize and scale high-impact AI projects effectively.
  • Overcome common technical and cultural challenges.
  • Leverage AI to innovate and outperform competitors.

As AI becomes more powerful, the real competitive advantage isn’t in the technology—it’s in the human mind. Cassie Kozyrkov, who spearheaded Google’s AI-first transformation, inspires you to embrace the one thing AI can’t replace: human judgment. In this engaging keynote, she challenges leaders to rethink their role in a world where AI delivers perfect answers in seconds. Cassie equips you with mental agility and decision-making frameworks needed to stay ahead, focusing on how to harness AI’s potential without falling into the trap of thoughtless automation. Get ready to think faster and lead smarter.

Audience Takeaways:

  • Recognize the unique value of human judgment in the AI era.
  • Develop mental agility and critical thinking skills.
  • Learn decision-making frameworks to complement AI insights.
  • Avoid the pitfalls of over-reliance on automation.
  • Lead confidently and intelligently alongside AI advancements.

Talent Short Bio

Cassie Kozyrkov is a globally recognized leader in artificial intelligence, founder of the field of Decision Intelligence, and CEO of Kozyr. She is best known for her tenure as Google’s first Chief Decision Scientist, where she helped transform the company into an AI driven organization by reshaping how decisions are made with data.

During nearly a decade at Google, Cassie personally trained more than 20,000 Googlers in AI and data driven decision making, influencing over 500 initiatives. Her internal workshops became so popular that attendance was managed by lottery. Through this work, she pioneered Decision Intelligence, a discipline that integrates data science with behavioral, social, and managerial sciences to improve real world outcomes.

Today, Cassie is a sought after AI advisor and keynote speaker to leading organizations including Gucci, NASA, Spotify, Meta, and GSK. She also serves on the Innovation Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and invests in emerging technology ventures. Known for blending deep technical credibility with theatre trained storytelling, Cassie delivers talks that are engaging, practical, and immediately useful for leaders navigating AI transformation.

Cassie Kozyrkov is a globally recognised leader in artificial intelligence and the CEO of Kozyr. She is best known for founding the field of Decision Intelligence and for her pivotal role as Google’s first Chief Decision Scientist, where she spearheaded the company’s transformation into an AI-driven leader. Today, Cassie is a highly influential AI advisor and keynote speaker, revolutionising how prominent organizations like Gucci, NASA, Spotify, Meta, and GSK develop and implement their AI strategies. Driven by her passion for enhancing human capability through responsible AI adoption, she also serves on the Innovation Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and invests in emerging tech ventures.

Cassie’s impact at Google is legendary; her workshops were so popular that attendance had to be managed by lottery due to overwhelming demand. She personally trained more than 20,000 Googlers in AI and data-driven decision-making, influencing over 500 initiatives and reshaping Google’s technological culture. With a unique combination of deep technical expertise and theatre-trained charisma, Cassie delivers keynotes that make complex ideas accessible, engaging, and actionable for diverse audiences, from executives to general participants. Her humor, sharp wit, and vivid storytelling ensure audiences leave not only inspired but also equipped with practical insights to lead innovation within their own organizations.

Cassie’s academic foundation is as impressive as her professional achievements. Beginning her undergraduate studies at the age of 15 at Nelson Mandela University, she later earned degrees in economics, mathematical statistics, psychology, and neuroscience from esteemed institutions such as the University of Chicago, North Carolina State University, and Duke University. This multidisciplinary background has equipped her with a holistic understanding of both the technical and human facets of decision-making.​

During her nearly decade-long tenure at Google, Cassie Kozyrkov pioneered the field of Decision Intelligence, a discipline that integrates data science with social and managerial sciences to improve decision-making processes. As Google’s first Chief Decision Scientist, she played a pivotal role in the company’s transformation into an AI-first organization. Her efforts included personally training over 20,000 Googlers in data-driven decision-making and AI applications, impacting more than 500 projects. ​

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