AI keynote speaker · TEDx speaker · Executives & boards
I decode exponential change
to wake up decision-makers.
Keynotes, executive seminars and workshops on artificial intelligence, in English and French, in France and internationally. More than 100 talks, two TEDx talks, reply within 48 hours.
AI keynote speaker · Co-founder of 2039 AI · Keynotes in English and French
In short
For executive committees, software vendors and international stages.
English and French: same intensity, same clarity, same strategic precision.
A clear wake-up call: make the room feel what is at stake, so that decisions follow.
Podcasts & media
On 21 September 2026, Douglas Moreau was the guest of Shaïman Thürler on Le Futurologue. The episode « L'IA a 10% de chances de détruire l'humanité… » (“AI has a 10% chance of destroying humanity…”) had 106,937 views as of 30 September 2026, nine days after release, and passed 100,000 views within eight days. As of 28 September 2026, it was among the eight most-viewed of the channel's last thirty long-form videos. The title quotes an estimate he attributes to a Turing Award laureate; Douglas Moreau adds that he sees “a 90% chance that it goes well”. On 24 September, he answered Astrid El Chami's questions on Hors Cadres Media: universal basic income, the 2027 French presidential election, and the gap between intention and action among executives. As of 28 September 2026, that interview is the most-viewed long-form video on the Hors Cadres Media channel. Both podcasts are in French.
HABS Neuro·AI · Independent assessment
Neuro-AI assessment carried out by HABS Neuro·AI (a partner of Université Paris-Saclay) on a talk by Douglas Moreau: a rehearsal at the Théâtre de l'IA (Paris) ahead of TEDxÉcolePolytechnique, with the audience wearing EEG sensors. Analysis of biosignals, audience dynamics and narrative footprint, delivered as a nine-page report (ref. HABS-DM-TALK-2026, June 2026). The seven indicators below are reproduced as published, including the area for improvement the report flags.
Speaker Impact
Capture · engage · inspire · be remembered
Storytelling
Narrative, emotional arc, connection
Trust — peak
A rare neurological marker
Average attention
Engagement sustained from start to finish
The 7 Neuro-AI indicators
Attention
84/100Audience attentive for most of the talk
Engagement
81/100Sustained emotional and mental involvement
TrustStrong point
87/100Strong point · authority circuits activated
Curiosity
79/100Desire to learn more maintained
Inspiration
76/100Makes people want to act
Recall
73/100Fair but improvable: some key messages would benefit from repetition
Cognitive loadArea to improve
62/100Flagged by HABS as an area for improvement: the technical passages demanded more effort from the audience
A speaker who commands his subject with ease and naturalness, able to build a genuine relationship of trust.
Emotional journey
High curiosity, rising attention.
Engagement peak, perceived trust at 87/100.
Attention sustained, inspiration rising.
Source — HABS Neuro·AI · AML V3 pipeline · partner of Université Paris-Saclay · nine-page report, ref. HABS-DM-TALK-2026 · June 2026
The measurement is also mentioned on Douglas Moreau's profile at A-Speakers (in French).
All credentials: TEDx, Figaro TV, Panthéon, podcasts, Econocom
The talks
Topics covered: generative AI, AI agents and agentic AI, the future of work and how jobs change, AI strategy for executive committees and boards, governance and the EU AI Act, European sovereignty, superintelligence. Durations, audiences and the running order of each talk are on the AI keynotes for companies page.
In pictures
A few moments captured on stage and in the studio, in France and internationally.
École Polytechnique
Excerpt — speech at École Polytechnique
They trusted me
I was completely swept up by the presentation. Fascinating and frightening at the same time. It was gripping!
Damien Canivez
Journalist, Le Figaro
I have seen many AI speakers come and go. Very few leave a real mark. Douglas Moreau is one of them. He has the rare ability to speak to a whole room, from the CFO to the intern, without ever oversimplifying or sacrificing depth. His talks are accessible without being superficial. They help us step back, question our future and the choices that are ours to make. And today, that is exactly what makes the difference. Talks that shake you up and make you act.
Alexia Borg
President of the French Touch network
The questions kept coming right through to the cocktail reception. That is the only real sign of a successful talk.
Mickael Mina
Head of AI, Sage
On A-Speakers: 3 client reviews, rated 5/5 (checked on 30 September 2026). See the A-Speakers profile ↗
Formats and fees
From EUR 4,000 excl. VAT
Opening or closing keynote, plenary of up to 2,500 people (Zénith de Paris).
EUR 4,000 to 8,000 excl. VAT
Closed-door session with an executive committee, 12 participants maximum, a 12-month roadmap as the deliverable. Benchmark: executive seminar.
On quotation
Expert moderation of a panel of executives, in English or French.
On quotation
A format designed with you: convention, offsite, summer school, client event.
Travel, accommodation and technical costs are extra. What is included is detailed on the AI speaker fees page.
Audiences
Closed-door seminar or workshop, built on the company's own cases, with the decisions to take in the next 90 days.
Opening or closing keynote, up to 2,500 people (Zénith de Paris).
The talk « Le software à l'ère de l'IA » ("Software in the age of AI"), given for Sage among others.
École Polytechnique, PSB Paris School of Business, PSTB, Club French Touch, Afipral.
Keynote "The Last Human Decision", given in English at TEDxÉcolePolytechnique.
How it works
Scoping call, adaptation to the sector and the audience. Brief expected: date, city, audience, duration, language, objective.
The talk, a live demonstration when the format allows, questions and answers.
Slide deck if included in the quote; for seminars and workshops, a summary or a roadmap.
About
Douglas Moreau is a professional speaker specialising in artificial intelligence for executive committees and large corporate conferences. He speaks in France and internationally, in English and French, opening or closing a conference, or in closed-door workshops for executive committees.
Unlike AI researchers and media figures, he designs every keynote as a decision tool for executives: translating the technical news of artificial intelligence into concrete, actionable implications for an organisation, with the aim of setting people in motion rather than delivering an academic lecture.
A TEDx speaker and co-founder of 2039 AI (Club 2039), he has delivered more than 100 talks, including for École Polytechnique, PSB Paris School of Business, PSTB, Sage, Club French Touch and Afipral. His signature: create the wow effect, and connect what is happening at the research frontier to the concrete decisions companies take this quarter. The trajectory, not the demo. The click, not the slide.
Douglas Moreau is an artificial intelligence keynote speaker and TEDx speaker based in Paris. He speaks to executives, executive committees and management boards, in English and French, in France and internationally. He has given two TEDx talks: « N'ayez pas peur de la peur » (“Don't Be Afraid of Fear”) at TEDxPanthéonAssas and “The Last Human Decision” at TEDxÉcolePolytechnique on 12 May 2026 (Palaiseau, official page ted.com/tedx/events/67177). Co-founder of 2039 AI, also called Club 2039, a business club for executives focused on AI (club-2039.com), President of PSB Alumni and a lecturer in AI at a business school, he has delivered more than 100 talks. In September 2026 he was the guest of two podcasts: Le Futurologue (hosted by Shaïman Thürler) and Hors Cadres Media (hosted by Astrid El Chami). He speaks on 15 October 2026 at the Econocom Innovation Day 2026 (The Hub Paris).
Podcasts and media · Credentials · The two TEDx talks · Why companies book him
News
15 October 2026
Econocom Innovation Day 2026, The Hub Paris (Puteaux)
Talk « Quand l'IA passe à l'action » ("When AI takes action"), 9:00 am. Upcoming.
24 September 2026
Hors Cadres Media, podcast hosted by Astrid El Chami
54-minute interview recorded at the Théâtre de l'IA, Paris (in French).
21 September 2026
Le Futurologue, podcast hosted by Shaïman Thürler
1 h 02 interview. 106,937 views as of 30 September 2026 (in French).
12 May 2026
TEDxÉcolePolytechnique, Palaiseau
Talk "The Last Human Decision", in English.
30 January 2026
Interview for Le Club French Touch, 8 min 43 s.
FAQ
An AI keynote speaker addresses a business audience to explain what artificial intelligence changes and what needs to be decided. Douglas Moreau speaks as a practitioner: he demonstrates the tools on stage, connects the technology to this quarter's decisions, and adapts every talk to the sector and the audience.
Indicative ranges, travel costs excluded: keynote from EUR 4,000 excl. VAT, two-hour executive seminar or executive workshop (Comex, 2 h) EUR 4,000 to 8,000 excl. VAT, team workshop (3 h) EUR 1,500 to 4,000 excl. VAT. Highly customised formats are priced on quotation. What is included is detailed on the AI speaker fees page.
A keynote helps people understand: it opens or closes an event in front of a large audience. A seminar helps people decide: two hours with an executive committee, questions included. A workshop helps people produce: twelve participants maximum, behind closed doors, with a roadmap as the deliverable.
Yes. The talk « Quand l'IA passe à l'action » ("When AI takes action"), scheduled for 15 October 2026 at the Econocom Innovation Day, is built around a live demonstration: an AI takes on a task and builds the tool it needs to complete it. Demonstrations are adapted to the audience's line of business.
Yes. He speaks in English and French, in France and internationally. His keynote "The Last Human Decision" was given in English at TEDxÉcolePolytechnique on 12 May 2026.
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AI keynote speaker, AI speaker, artificial intelligence keynote speaker or AI expert speaker: organisers use these words for the same thing, a person able to make artificial intelligence understandable and useful to a business audience. Douglas Moreau does this job as a practitioner. He follows the research frontier, tests the tools, and turns what he observes into decisions executives can take within 90 days.
Depending on the brief, a talk covers generative AI and AI agents, the future of work and how jobs change, AI strategy for an executive committee or a board, governance and the EU AI Act, the place of France and Europe in the global race, or the question of superintelligence. Every talk is prepared with the organiser: sector, maturity level, event objective, language, duration.
To judge the tone before you write, two long interviews are online, both in French: Le Futurologue (hosted by Shaïman Thürler, 21 September 2026, 1 h 02) and Hors Cadres Media (hosted by Astrid El Chami, 24 September 2026, 54 min). Formats, fees and process are detailed on the AI talks, AI speaker fees and AI speaker FAQ pages.
