Speaking · Training · Advisory

Share the ideas. Guide the decisions.

I speak, teach and advise on artificial intelligence, data science and connected knowledge—making advanced ideas useful for leaders and practitioners.

Speaking & training

Advanced AI, explained without losing the substance.

Sessions can be adapted for executive, multidisciplinary or technical audiences, from strategic orientation to architecture-level depth.

Selected engagements

  • LLM architecturesPyTorch Conference · 2025
  • Backtesting with correlated dataOxford Mathematical and Computational Finance Seminar · 2024
  • A beginner’s guide to RAG agentsProfessional lecture · 2025

Possible themes

  • Enterprise generative AIFrom useful prototype to governed capability
  • Knowledge graphs & GraphRAGGiving AI context, relationships and evidence
  • Agentic AITools, boundaries, evaluation and trust
  • Explainable decision systemsDesigning AI people can understand and challenge

Advisory engagements

Focused guidance when the decision matters.

Advisory work can stand alone or support a broader delivery programme. The scope starts with the business question and the decision that needs to improve.

Strategy

AI roadmaps and use-case portfolios

Prioritise opportunities, clarify dependencies and define a practical route from exploration to operational value.

Architecture

Technical reviews and solution design

Evaluate proposed architectures, retrieval patterns, tools and build-versus-buy choices against real constraints.

Proof of concept

PoC framing and evaluation

Define what a proof of concept must demonstrate, how it will be tested and what evidence supports the next investment decision.

Leadership support

Executive and team advisory

Provide an experienced technical perspective for sponsors, product leaders and data or AI teams navigating difficult trade-offs.

Author

Long-form ideas have their own home.

Knowledge for AI is in development, alongside fantastical short stories and science fiction.

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