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// talks & press

On the record, when it matters.

A handful of speaking and press engagements a year — national security, AI in regulated industry, financial stability, and the places those topics collide. I'd rather say yes to one good conversation than ten generic keynotes.

// on the record

American Banker · June 2026
"A kill switch is the smoke alarm, not the fire code. If a bank is debating whether it can turn a model off, it has already lost control of that model. The real question isn't 'Can you kill it?' — it's 'Would you know when to?' Most institutions deploying AI today have no trip wires defining what abnormal behavior even looks like, so the switch would never get pulled until the damage was done."
— Quoted in "72% of banks lack AI model 'kill switches,' failure reporting", American Banker

Television & video.

Selected broadcast appearances. Full archive on YouTube and Vimeo.

What I'll speak on.

The shortlist. I can go deep in any of these; I try hard not to fake depth anywhere else.

// book a talk

Conference, panel, closed-door briefing, or classroom — email works best. Please include audience, date range, and whether the session is public or Chatham House.

Invite me to speak Email directly

Print & commentary.

Selected outlets. Links go to outlet archives — swap for direct article URLs over time.

Government & multilateral advisory.

A partial list of governments, central banks, and multilateral institutions I've advised.