AI Creativity Keynote Speaker

Bestselling Author • Multiplatinum Musician • Founder, Reimagine AI

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Where Creativity meets AI

David Usher is an artist, keynote speaker, best-selling author, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Reimagine AI, an artificial intelligence venture studio established in 2018 that builds real-world AI systems at the intersection of creativity, healthcare, and digital identity. As a musician, David has sold more than 1.4 million albums, won four Juno Awards, and has had #1 singles performing in English, French, and Thai. He has a degree in political science from Simon Fraser University and his book best-selling on creativity and innovation, Let the Elephants Run • Unlock Your Creativity and Change Everything, is out now.

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“We use a lot of external speakers and the feedback from our audience was that David was the best they ever have seen!”

Andrew Sage • Cisco Systems Vice President

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 SPEAKING

David speaks to companies all over the world about creativity and artificial intelligence.

David Usher AI keynote speaker, on stage at a Google speaking event

Why David is perfect for this moment of change.

  • Founder and CEO of Reimagine AI since 2018

  • 4× Juno Award Winner

  • Multi-platinum Selling Musician

  • Best-Selling Author, Let the Elephants Run

  • Trusted by Google, Cisco, SAP, Pepsi

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To book David to speak at your event contact: Melanie@speakers.ca

 

“Go ahead, write in this book. I dare you. David’s writing will change you, possibly forever.”
— Seth Godin
“We have been given a very short window of opportunity, that’s why the Climate Clock is so important. The clock is ticking and we need to be reminded of how little time we have left to act.”
— David Suzuki
“David’s insightful take on how to both unleash and control one’s own creativity is particularly relevant in today’s world, where new ideas and innovation are becoming a key part of our everyday lives. ”
— Justin Trudeau

REIMAGINE AI

David is the founder and CEO of Reimagine AI:
Building the interface between artificial intelligence and the human experience.

SecondEcho helps you capture your memories, stories, and photos, then turns them into a living archive you can search, explore, and share. Guided by an AI biographer, your Echo grows over time into a rich record of your life, and can become an interactive digital companion or a beautifully crafted book. Visit SecondEcho

Virtual Beings for the elderly & Alzheimer's Patients

• A Podcast

WE COULD BE
HUMAN

With David Usher

Creativity, innovation, and what it means to be human in the age of artificial intelligence.

 Let the Elephants Run

David’s Best Selling book on creativity and the creative process.

David Usher's Book - Let the elephants Run
David Usher's Book - Let the elephants Run
David Usher's Book - Let the elephants Run
David Usher's Book - Let the elephants Run
David Usher's Book - Let the elephants Run
David Usher's Book - Let the elephants Run

Frequently Asked Questions About David Usher

  • David Usher is an AI and creativity keynote speaker, multi-platinum selling artist, best-selling author and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Reimagine AI and the author of Let the Elephants Run: Unlock Your Creativity and Change Everything. His work explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, creativity, innovation and human experience.

  • David Usher speaks about artificial intelligence, creativity, innovation, curiosity and navigating technological change.

    His keynotes explore why creativity is your competitive advantage in the age of artificial intelligence, why understanding the language of AI is increasingly important, and how curiosity, experimentation and continual learning help people navigate revolutionary times.

  • David Usher has more than a decade of hands-on experience building and experimenting with artificial intelligence.

    His first major AI project was Lyric AI in collaboration with Google, creating AI agents that could collaborate with humans writing song lyrics. In 2018, he founded Reimagine AI, where his team has built AI-powered virtual beings, conversational interfaces and intelligent products.

  • Reimagine AI is the artificial intelligence venture studio founded by David Usher in 2018.

    Reimagine AI builds AI-powered products and experiences focused on the relationship between artificial intelligence and people, including virtual beings, conversational interfaces, healthcare experiences and memory technologies.

  • SecondEcho is a new way to save and share your memories.

    Created by David Usher and the team at Reimagine AI, SecondEcho uses artificial intelligence to help turn stories, photos and experiences into a searchable Memory Archive, your life story and a beautiful full-color premium book.

  • Yes. David Usher is a multi-platinum selling recording artist and best-selling author.

    His book, Let the Elephants Run: Unlock Your Creativity and Change Everything, explores creativity and the creative process. His decades of experience making music, writing and building companies inform his work today at the intersection of human creativity and artificial intelligence.

  • David Usher is available for corporate conferences, leadership events, innovation summits, industry conferences and keynote speaking engagements focused on artificial intelligence, creativity, innovation and technological change.

    Visit the Speaking page for keynote information and booking details.