Speaking

Talks on how AI changes knowledge, judgment, and action, and how institutions can adapt under uncertainty.

More than 100 invited talks since January 2024, with in-person keynotes and lectures in eight countries. Inquiries: leo@leoslo.com

Signature talks

AI Literacy as Accountable Judgment

Why prompt skill is not enough, and what people actually need in order to evaluate, verify, and act on what an AI system hands back.

For Faculty, librarians, and academic leaders

Takeaways Tell four kinds of AI answer apart and check each one appropriately · Recognize where judgment, not fluency, is the scarce skill · Leave with a sequence you can teach next week

Formats Keynote · Workshop · Faculty development session

The AI Answer Economy

What changes for learning, research, expertise, and trust when answers become abundant and the sources behind them become invisible.

For University leadership, researchers, and library and information professionals

Takeaways Understand what the answer economy includes and what it does not · See which institutional assumptions it breaks · Identify what your own institution should measure and teach differently

Formats Keynote · Leadership briefing · Fireside conversation

Anchored Adaptation

How institutional leaders can act on AI without waiting for certainty that is not coming, and without committing to plans that break within a year.

For Provosts, deans, and senior administrators

Takeaways Set a capability framework that survives the next tool cycle · Run small experiments that produce usable evidence · Make scale, revise, or stop a recurring decision rather than a one-time bet

Formats Keynote · Leadership retreat · Half-day workshop

Selected talks

  1. Aug 2026 University of Colorado BoulderKeynoteUpcoming Academic leadership keynote, hosted by the Provost. Boulder, Colorado.
  2. Aug 2026 Valparaiso UniversityKeynoteUpcoming Fall Faculty Workshop. Valparaiso, Indiana.
  3. Oct 2026 ElsevierKeynoteUpcoming China.
  4. Nov 2026 OpenAthens Access LabKeynoteUpcoming Online.
  5. Jul 2026 Library of CongressUpcoming AI Literacy + Learning for LAMs Summit. Washington, DC.
  6. Jun 2026 National Geographic SocietyUpcoming What AI Literacy Actually Means: Stewarding the Story in the Age of Generated Content. Washington, DC.
  7. Apr 2026 Coalition for Networked InformationUpcoming Memory without Origin: UVA Archival AI Protocol. Spring Meeting, Salt Lake City.
  8. Mar 2026 University of FlorenceLectio MagistralisUpcoming AI Literacy as Accountable Judgment: What Libraries Must Teach in an Answer-First World. SAGAS Department, Florence, Italy. Published as an ebook by Casalini Libri.
  9. Dec 2025 Aarhus University LibraryKeynoteUpcoming AI Literacy in Academic Libraries: Evidence, Learning, and Readiness. Online, Denmark.
  10. Oct 2025 Indiana UniversityUpcoming David Kaser Endowed Lecture. Bloomington, Indiana.
  11. Oct 2025 Times Higher Education Global AI SummitUpcoming Hong Kong (2024) and Toronto (2025).
  12. Jul 2025 LIBER Annual ConferenceUpcoming Lausanne, Switzerland.
  13. May 2025 INCONECSSKeynoteUpcoming From Strategy to Practice: The Role of AI Literacy in the Future of Libraries. Berlin, Germany.
  14. Apr 2025 ACRL National ConferenceUpcoming Two sessions. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  15. Mar 2025 UKSG Annual ConferenceUpcoming Brighton, United Kingdom.
  16. Feb 2025 Virginia TechUpcoming CDRS Distinguished Lecture Series: AI Literacy in Libraries: A Roadmap for the Future. Online.
  17. Dec 2024 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Hong Kong, and Chinese University of Hong KongUpcoming Three invited talks. Hong Kong.
  18. Nov 2024 Sharjah International Library ConferenceKeynoteUpcoming Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
  19. Sep 2024 Bodleian Libraries, University of OxfordUpcoming Oxford, United Kingdom.
  20. Apr 2024 IFLA AI SymposiumUpcoming Harnessing AI Prompting for Critical Thinking: The CLEAR Framework Approach.
  21. Feb 2024 ARL President's InstituteUpcoming San Diego, California.

Speaking inquiries: leo@leoslo.com