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Jan Ditgen is a keynote speaker on artificial intelligence who helps business audiences understand a technology that is reshaping their work. Based in Cologne, Germany, he presents in both English and German to internationally mixed audiences across Europe and beyond.
His premise is simple: people cannot make good decisions about AI if the subject is only ever explained by engineers to engineers. Jan is not a computer scientist, and he treats that as an advantage. He researches carefully, then translates what current AI systems can actually do, where they fail, and what that means for teams and organisations into language a general business audience can follow. Clients have ranged from American Express to Zurich Insurance.
What distinguishes his work is the room itself. Jan approaches a keynote as a live event rather than a lecture, using audience participation, vivid examples and well-judged humour to keep attention high and defensiveness low. Some clients call him an AI comedian. The label overstates the comedy and understates the research, but it captures why the content sticks: people remember a session they took part in and enjoyed. Across more than 325 client reviews he holds an average rating of 4.95 out of 5.
He takes a deliberately balanced position on the technology, sitting between enthusiasts and sceptics. Benefits, limits, error rates, dependency, data protection and the effects on employment all get airtime, because audiences deserve enough context to reach their own conclusions.
Jan is the author of two German-language books on artificial intelligence, "Chancen und Risiken der Künstlichen Intelligenz: Der KI-Kompass" and "Besser denken mit KI." He holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association and is a member of the German Speakers Association.
His premise is simple: people cannot make good decisions about AI if the subject is only ever explained by engineers to engineers. Jan is not a computer scientist, and he treats that as an advantage. He researches carefully, then translates what current AI systems can actually do, where they fail, and what that means for teams and organisations into language a general business audience can follow. Clients have ranged from American Express to Zurich Insurance.
What distinguishes his work is the room itself. Jan approaches a keynote as a live event rather than a lecture, using audience participation, vivid examples and well-judged humour to keep attention high and defensiveness low. Some clients call him an AI comedian. The label overstates the comedy and understates the research, but it captures why the content sticks: people remember a session they took part in and enjoyed. Across more than 325 client reviews he holds an average rating of 4.95 out of 5.
He takes a deliberately balanced position on the technology, sitting between enthusiasts and sceptics. Benefits, limits, error rates, dependency, data protection and the effects on employment all get airtime, because audiences deserve enough context to reach their own conclusions.
Jan is the author of two German-language books on artificial intelligence, "Chancen und Risiken der Künstlichen Intelligenz: Der KI-Kompass" and "Besser denken mit KI." He holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association and is a member of the German Speakers Association.
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AI, Humorist/Comedian/Entertainer