Not a talk they sit through. One they act on!
I don’t do slide-by-slide tech talks. I run sessions where AI, leadership, and being human collide — practical enough to use Monday morning, honest enough to still be talking about on the drive home.
Most AI talks are either hype or homework. Mine are neither.
I’ve built companies, burned one down inside myself, and rebuilt from nothing — and today I ship AI products that run in production. So when I talk about AI, leadership, or change, it isn’t theory off a slide. It’s lived. Expect straight talk, a few uncomfortable truths, real demos, and a room that leans in instead of checking its phone.
I’ve held the room before. I’ll hold yours.
Five talks. One operator who’s actually lived them.
From the honest AI conversation to the burnout behind the awards. Mixed to your audience and the outcome you’re after.
Me, Myself & AI
What working next to a machine does to who you are at work.
Everyone suddenly has a co-pilot that never sleeps — and quietly wonders what that makes them. This is the honest version of the AI conversation: trust, identity, and what stays human when the machine takes the busywork. Part provocation, part relief, and useful the moment you walk out.
Get AI-Fit
Why most AI rollouts stall — and how to make AI actually fit your company.
You bought the tools. Nothing changed. The gap was never the model — it's your context and your people. I break down the three moves that turn AI from shelfware into real output: centralise your context, align the AI to it, and bring your team with you. With live examples from systems I've shipped, not borrowed.
Become a Better Leader with AI
AI won't make you a better leader. Knowing how to use it might.
The leaders who win the next decade won't be the most technical. They'll be the ones who know what to hand to a machine and what only a human can hold. Judgment, decisions, and culture in the age of agents — equal parts strategy and self-awareness.
The Elephant in the Room
AI is already in your company. Pretending it isn't is the expensive option.
A wake-up call with a plan attached. Where your competitors are already moving, what standing still is quietly costing you, and how to start without betting the company. Fast, blunt, and aimed at the people who sign the cheques.
From Burnout to Breakthrough
I had the number one agency in the country — and I was falling apart.
The story behind the success: an award-winning company, a burnout I hid behind years of substance abuse, and the strange road back — ten days of water fasting, a Muay Thai camp, fourteen days of silence with monks. What it taught me about purpose, resilience, and building teams where people don't break to perform. The most human talk I give.
Build your own
None of these are exactly it? Let’s design one that is.
Tell me your audience, your moment, and the shift you’re after. We’ll shape a talk that fits your people and your outcome exactly — not a template off the shelf.
From a big-room keynote to a small-room masterclass.
Keynote
Big room, high energy. The signature talk, tuned to your audience.
Interactive workshop
Hands-on with your team's real challenges — not hypotheticals.
Fireside or panel
A moderated conversation, or an expert seat on the panel.
Masterclass
A deeper leadership or AI session for a smaller group.
A rare mix on one stage.
A founder who built real success, walked away to live differently, and came back with the human story most speakers only theorise about.
I started my first company at 18 and co-founded the #1 e-commerce company in the Netherlands. Then I did what founders aren’t supposed to do — I stepped away from the success to travel and learn from other cultures.
I’ve run an agile sprint in a Balinese kitchen to design a menu, led marketing for a mindful recovery community, managed product for an IoT startup, and — with my wife — train leadership and resilience for companies like Continental and ETH. Today I co-found ContextHub and OCXP to make AI genuinely intelligent.
Finalist · 2020
2nd place · 2020
Finalist · Serbia · 2019
You matter · the human half of the talk
“A man with a story, a man with a vision. He works from his heart, and that touches me. Would I recommend this man? YES YES YES.”
“André has the guts to make decisions few people dare to make. An inspiration to many.”
“It felt like I wasn't taught anything — I found all the answers myself. Three sessions were enough to figure out my whole career.”
“Beyond the normal coaching experience — he listens and reflects, but then gives you practical, real advice on how to actually proceed.”
“André held up a mirror during an inspirational talk. It changed how I see things, for the better.”
Got a room that needs waking up?
Tell me the audience and the outcome you’re after. I’ll bring the rest.
