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Zack Kass
Former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI | Top AI Speaker & Advisor | Bestselling Author, The Next Renaissance
Zack Kass is a leading AI keynote speaker, former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI, and bestselling author. With over a decade of experience at the forefront of applied artificial intelligence, he helps organizations understand how AI will reshape business, work, and human potential. Today, he advises senior leaders and global organizations on responsible AI adoption and long-term strategy.
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Zack Kass biography
Zack Kass is one of the world’s leading AI speakers, known for helping organizations understand how artificial intelligence is reshaping business, work, and society. Formerly Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI with more than a decade at the forefront of applied AI, speaker Zack Kass brings rare insight into how emerging technologies move from research labs into enterprise adoption.
At OpenAI, he helped translate breakthrough research into real-world use, leading teams responsible for sales, partnerships, and customer success, and working directly with senior executives implementing AI at scale. Yet, Kass also left OpenAI to make a broader impact beyond a single organization, choosing to engage directly with leaders across industries on the responsible adoption of AI as it reshapes economies, institutions, and work itself.
Zack Kass Speaker: Keynotes on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
Today, Kass is considered one of the foremost thinkers in applied AI. His work centers on a powerful idea: that intelligence is becoming an abundant, low-cost resource. It is no longer a headline technology but a form of infrastructure that quietly reshapes how organizations operate and value is created.
What distinguishes Kass’s perspective, however, is that he does not treat this shift as an economic problem alone. While automation will change roles and tasks, he argues that the deeper disruption lies in how closely people’s identity has become tied to work itself. As AI absorbs more routine and cognitive labor, leaders face a human challenge as much as a technological one: helping people and organizations redefine purpose, contribution, and meaning in a world where intelligence is no longer scarce.
Author and Thought Leader on the Next Era of AI
In January 2026, Zack Kass published The Next Renaissance: AI and the Expansion of Human Potential, a national bestseller ranking high in the LA Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly lists, especially. This ground-breaking book challenges the narrative of AI as a purely job-displacing force. Instead, he offers a pragmatic and optimistic vision of how AI can unlock creativity, productivity, and human adaptation when leaders focus on long-term systems rather than short-term fear. His ideas and commentary have been featured in leading outlets including Fortune, The Drum, Newsweek, AdAge, and Business Insider.
As a keynote speaker, Zack Kass addresses topics such as AI as infrastructure, the future of work, creative human adaptation, and leadership in an AI-driven economy. He works with organizations worldwide to help them navigate technological change with confidence, responsibility, and a focus on expanding human potential.
Zack Kass Speaking Videos
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Zack Kass Keynote Topics
Artificial Intelligence is redefining every aspect of our daily lives—from creativity and careers to entire industries. How can you leverage this technological revolution to enhance your personal and professional journey? With over 15 years of experience at the cutting edge of AI, including his role as former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI, Zack Kass delivers an inspiring keynote that challenges prevailing fears about AI. Instead, he presents an optimistic vision filled with opportunities for groundbreaking innovation, growth, and the amplification of human potential. Attendees will gain actionable insights into how AI will positively reshape their businesses, teams, and personal lives.
Zack’s keynote, The Next Great Company, is designed to help leaders prepare their organizations for a rapidly changing business landscape—particularly in the face of disruptive technological forces like AI. Drawing on his experience as former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI, Zack shares a clear roadmap for building a resilient company that can adapt, innovate, and thrive. In this talk, he will address:
· Deepening client relationships at scale by using technology and human insight to anticipate and meet evolving needs.
· Positioning for the future by fostering adaptability, continuous learning, and empowered leadership.
· Practical steps leaders can take now to strengthen business continuity and overcome emerging challenges.
The keynote blends market insight with actionable guidance, leaving audiences with both a renewed perspective and tangible strategies to prepare for the future.
In this captivating keynote, Zack Kass—renowned for his visionary perspective on technology and AI—guides audiences through the exciting and often perplexing realm of quantum computing. With relatable explanations and practical examples, Zack explores how quantum technology is set to disrupt sectors including cryptography, cybersecurity, pharmaceuticals, and artificial intelligence itself. Offering an accessible yet compelling glimpse into an extraordinary technological future, the session culminates in an interactive Q&A where participants can delve deeper into the immense possibilities and real-world implications of quantum computing with one of today's top thought leaders.
Throughout history, new technologies were embraced when their benefits were clear—fire, electricity, antibiotics, the internet. Today, as AI accelerates at an unprecedented pace, the greatest challenge is no longer what the technology can achieve, but what society is prepared to adopt. In this thought-provoking keynote, Zack Kass explores the growing divide between technological potential and societal readiness. Drawing from his front-line experience in AI’s evolution, he examines how cultural norms, ethical concerns, and institutional hesitation—rather than technical limitations—are shaping the pace of progress. Audiences will gain a strategic framework for understanding resistance, reframing innovation in ways that resonate, and leading through one of the most consequential inflection points in human history.
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FAQs on Booking Zack Kass
Why did Zack Kass leave OpenAI?
In his Fortune essay, Zack wrote that he chose to step out of AI’s “epicenter” so he could help shape how the technology is understood and adopted in the real world—highlighting opportunities while warning against missteps. Today, he advises leaders and speaks globally, translating frontier AI into clear, actionable strategy. Available through Aurum Speakers Bureau.
Is Zack Kass the author of The Next Renaissance?
Yes, Zack Kass is the bestselling author of The Next Renaissance: AI and the Expansion of Human Potential, published in January 2026. The book lays out an optimistic, practical view of how AI can expand human capability and reshape work, creativity, and organizations.
What topics does Zack Kass cover in his keynotes?
Zack Kass speaks on the strategic impact of artificial intelligence on business, leadership, and society, with a focus on how organisations can adopt AI responsibly to drive productivity, innovation, and long-term value. He also delivers keynotes based on his book The Next Renaissance, exploring how AI can expand human potential and reshape work and creativity. For topic guidance, availability, and format recommendations, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
What is Zack Kass best known for?
Zack Kass is best known as a leading AI keynote speaker and former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI, where he helped drive real-world enterprise adoption of advanced AI. He now advises senior leaders on responsible AI adoption and long-term strategy, and is available for speaking engagements through Aurum Speakers Bureau.
What speaking formats does Zack Kass offer (keynote, fireside chat, workshop)?
Zack is available for keynotes, moderated conversations, leadership briefings, workshops and virtual events. Aurum Speakers Bureau can advise on the best format for your audience and manage logistics end-to-end.
What makes Zack Kass different from other AI speakers?
Zack brings a rare combination of inside experience commercialising frontier AI (from his OpenAI leadership role) and a leadership-focused message about how AI changes value creation, work, and human potential. His talks are designed for decision-makers who need strategic clarity, not technical overload.
How to book Zack Kass as a keynote speaker?
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How much is Zack Kass speaking fee?
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Can I book Zack Kass for a virtual keynote?
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