September Smith

AI Keynote Speaker · Strategist & Educator · Founder, Of Course AI

Every audience today is anxious about AI. September turns that anxiety into an edge — showing professionals, with hard evidence, why most people are getting AI wrong and what the few who get ahead do differently.

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September Smith

Signature Keynotes

Delivered at Merida Tech Week 2025
Lack of AI Proficiency Is Why AI Fails — Not the Technology
"95% of AI initiatives fail. What's going on? Hint: it's not the tech."
An evidence-led look at why AI adoption stalls — and what the top 10% do differently. September walks the real failure data and the proficiency gap almost no organization is addressing. Authority without alarmism; every room leaves smarter and clearer on what works now.
Best for: tech conferences, professional associations, and business audiences navigating AI adoption.
Signature Keynote
The AI Capability You'll Need When the Chips Are Down
"Because in 2026, 'just get another job' is gaslighting."
Owning AI capability and using AI are two different things — and that gap is already deciding who thrives and who gets left behind. In a rapidly changing economy colliding with AI, September shows the room exactly where they stand - whether they have real AI capability that counts - and what that actually takes.
Best for: professional associations, industry and alumni conferences, women's and executive networks, small-business groups and chambers of commerce, and entrepreneurship or career-reinvention events.
Signature AI Workshop · hands-on & experiential
Let AI Reveal the Independent Business You Could Build
The audience doesn't watch a demo — they do it. In real time, September guides each person to use AI to surface a viable, independent income built on their own expertise. Experiential by design, because real AI capability is the one thing you can't learn by watching.
60–90 min · virtual or in person · September's highest-impact format. Best for professional associations, alumni & women's networks, and entrepreneurship or career-reinvention events.

Speaking Topics

How to be in the 10% of AI users that thrive
Getting real ROI from AI: a people problem, not a tech problem
Future-proofing your career & your team in the age of AI
Cutting through AI hype: what actually works right now
Turning hard-won experience into an advantage AI can't replace
Building an AI-ready workforce

Why September

5,000+ hours building inside AI models over 3.5 years — a builder, not a commentator. Most "AI experts" teach which buttons to push in an app; September teaches by co-building the real thing with the room. Audiences who arrive worried AI will replace them leave with the opposite conviction.
P.EngMA, Adult Education8+ yrs online business3.5 yrs building with AI

What Audiences Say

“I went from using AI as a glorified Google to having a business partner in my pocket.”— Dylan D., Independent Sound Engineer · Music Industry

“Knowing how to really use AI now is going to impact every aspect of my life.”— Laura, Property Development Startup

“You just don't even know what you don't know — and this is gonna open your eyes.”— Andelyn N.R., Compliance & Training Specialist