Werner Vogels
Chief Technology Officer & Vice President, Amazon | Principal Architect of Amazon Web Services | Cloud Computing Pioneer | PhD Computer Science
Zack Kass
Global AI Advisor, Author & Researcher | Co-Founder of Korza | Former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI
Zack Kass is a global AI advisor, researcher, and bestselling author, the Co-Founder and President of Korza and the former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI. He has advised leaders across dozens of industries and Fortune 1,000 boardrooms, from Coca-Cola to Morgan Stanley, on deploying AI at scale. He helps audiences make AI understandable and actionable, and turn abundant intelligence into real progress.
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Zack Kass biography
AI speaker Zack Kass is a global AI advisor, researcher, keynote speaker, Co-Founder and President of Korza, the former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI, and bestselling author of The Next RenAIssance: AI and the Expansion of Human Potential. At OpenAI, Zack led the teams responsible for sales, partnerships, and customer success, turning the company’s cutting-edge research into real-world business solutions.
As an executive advisor, he has personally advised leaders spanning dozens of industries in 124 cities across 20 countries. He works with Fortune 1,000 boardrooms and leadership teams, including Coca-Cola, Morgan Stanley, and Amgen, to help leaders deploy AI at scale and keep pace with a rapidly evolving field.
Making AI Understandable and Actionable
His mission is to ensure that individuals, businesses, and governments are active participants in the AI-powered future by making AI technology both understandable and actionable. He is recognized as one of the foremost thinkers in applied AI, with insights featured in Fortune, Newsweek, CNN, Entrepreneur, AdAge, and Business Insider.
Beyond his advisory work, Zack collaborates with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the University of Virginia, studying the future of work and intelligence. He is also the AI for Conservation Fellow at Conservation International. He holds a BA in Computer Science and History from the University of California, Berkeley, and currently lives in Santa Barbara, California, with his family.
As a speaker, Zack Kass brings the frontier of AI within reach, blending deep operating experience with clear, optimistic, and practical insight. His keynotes and fireside chats help audiences understand where AI is genuinely heading and what to do about it, tailored to their industry and the questions that matter most to them.
Zack Kass Speaking Videos
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While most organizations focus on deploying new tools, intelligent transformation requires a more fundamental question: what becomes possible when intelligence is no longer the constraint? Drawing on years spent advising Fortune 500 executives navigating AI adoption, Zack explores how leaders can rethink not only how work gets done, but where people create value, and what their organizations can become. He addresses the professional identity shifts that make transformation difficult and shows leaders how to build trust, accountability, and agency with their teams. Zack’s keynote is followed by a live, consultative Q&A where he applies these concepts directly to your sector’s pressing challenges and real-time audience questions, leaving audiences with practical frameworks for turning abundant intelligence into progress.
If you could automate everything in your life and business, where would you stop? Zack introduces the Automation Boundary, a framework for distinguishing between the friction that holds us back and the friction that helps us grow. Rather than asking what AI can automate, he explores what it should and should not, and why the answer will shape the future of work, education, relationships, and society. This presentation is capped off by a live Q&A where he applies these concepts directly to your sector’s pressing challenges, leaving audiences with a clear model for deciding what to automate and what to preserve.
AI is the most powerful tool we’ve ever built for expanding human potential and human flourishing. But that outcome isn’t guaranteed. Rather than painting a utopian or dystopian future, Zack draws on 15+ years at the frontier of AI to demonstrate how technology expands what’s possible, but human choice determines where it leads. This talk is followed by an open Q&A session designed to address the specific questions and strategic choices facing your audience today, leaving them with practical frameworks, renewed optimism, and a compelling reason to build the future.
A dynamic, conversation-driven session tailored to the questions that matter most to your audience. Drawing on his experience at the forefront of AI and advising leaders across industries, Zack applies his perspective to the specific forces shaping your organization, industry, and community. From the future of work and education to leadership, economic opportunity, and the societal implications of increasingly capable AI, no two conversations are the same. Moderated by a host or driven directly by audience questions, the session gives participants the opportunity to explore the issues most relevant to them and hear Zack think through what they mean in real time.
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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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Can I book Zack Kass for a virtual keynote?
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