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Visual AI pioneer who has keynoted at Davos, the Vatican, and the world's most prestigious stages
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Sometimes the most inspiring lessons for your professional life come from unexpected places. Drue shares what she learned about AI from her 2-year-old daughter: the wonder, amazement and magic. This immensely entertaining and inspirational talk breaks the ice, overcomes the fear to get your hands dirty with AI, and empowers the audience to engage in hands-on, visual AI exploration.
This talk is highly customized for every client & industry, whether healthcare, education, finance, local business, travel, transportation, manufacturing or other. Future-proof your career! Lead your organization and industry into their AI future. Generative AI is poised to reshape your industry. Are you ready? Mastering visual AI is the critical new skill that will make you thrive. This highly customized session explores how generative images, video and 3D models, digital twins and avatars, AI cloning, and vibe coding will impact specifically your business and your industry, providing a hands-on roadmap for what's next.
What can three of history's most visionary minds teach us about thriving in an AI-transformed world? Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, and Albert Einstein didn't just master tools—they invented the future. How can we adopt their mindsets to navigate the visual AI era not just as users, but as visionary creators? With AI, if you think small, you'll get small ideas back. So how do you learn to think big and radical? How can da Vinci's wild to-do lists, Jobs' obsession with interdisciplinarity, and Einstein's visual daydreaming unlock timeless strategies for leading bolder and collaborating with technology in more human ways? This talk offers a powerful blueprint for unlocking your own visionary potential in the age of AI.
Welcome to the new age of "Show Don't Tell" — empowered by visual AI! With visual AI, now you have the creative power of an army of designers and a major movie studio in your pocket. But how do you unleash it? What if you could vibe-code a new website, ideate products at lightning speed without expensive consultants, or create a multilingual avatar to engage customers globally? How can you reshape team culture with custom videos, or dominate social media with on-brand creativity? Drue empowers leaders to embrace a "Visual AI-First" mindset with tangible takeaways and hands-on strategies.
Drue Kataoka is an award-winning authority on visual generative AI, and its impact on business, leadership, and innovation. Her keynotes empower audiences to think visually, act strategically, and lead boldly in the AI era. As a serial entrepreneur who built a global technology art studio from scratch, serving collectors in over 30 countries, Drue brings firsthand insight into innovation, reinvention, and scaling ideas that matter. She helps audiences see around corners, revealing how Visual AI is rapidly reshaping leadership, communication, and strategic decision-making across industries. With experience on the world's most prestigious stages—from Davos to Milken to the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi, Drue's talks are as intellectually rigorous as they are visually stunning. She leaves her audiences armed with practical tools and tangible takeaways they can use immediately. Her keynotes and workshops are renowned for unlocking visual intelligence, sparking transformative insights, and creating immediate momentum for teams. Clients book her to futureproof their leadership and act on what's next.
Drue speaks on visual generative AI, its impact on business strategy, leadership, and innovation. Her keynotes cover how leaders can harness AI image generation, video creation, voice cloning, and AI avatars to transform their organizations. She tailors every talk to the client's specific industry—whether healthcare, finance, education, manufacturing, or technology—so the content is immediately relevant and actionable.
Absolutely. Customization is central to Drue's approach. She works with each client ahead of time to understand their industry challenges, audience makeup, and event goals. Her "Visual AI Revolution in Your Industry" keynote, for example, is rebuilt from the ground up for every engagement, with industry-specific examples, use cases, and hands-on demonstrations relevant to your team.
Yes. Drue offers both keynotes (typically 45–60 minutes) and hands-on workshops (2–5 hours). Her workshops range from introductory visual AI skills sessions for beginners to collaborative team-based projects where attendees complete an AI creative project together. Workshops are ideal for groups of 15–50 people and can be paired with a keynote for a full-day experience.
Drue brings a rare combination: she is both a leading AI practitioner and an internationally recognized artist whose AI-powered artworks have been exhibited at the International Space Station, auctioned by Phillips, and shown at major galleries worldwide. This means her talks go far beyond theory—she demonstrates AI live, creates with it on stage, and shows audiences what's possible in ways that are as visually stunning as they are intellectually rigorous. She has keynoted at Davos, the Vatican, the Milken Institute, and for leaders like Sir Richard Branson.
Yes. Drue is available for in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Her visual AI demonstrations translate well to virtual formats, and she has extensive experience engaging remote audiences at global events across multiple time zones.
Drue's fee varies based on the format (keynote vs. workshop), event location, and scope of customization. Please submit an inquiry through our booking form and we'll provide a detailed quote within 24 hours.
Drue is an excellent fit for corporate conferences, sales kickoffs, leadership retreats, annual meetings, customer events, and executive offsites. Her ability to make AI tangible and exciting works especially well for audiences that range from C-suite executives to frontline teams. She has spoken at events for organizations across technology, finance, healthcare, government, and media.
Audiences leave with a clear understanding of how visual AI is reshaping their industry, practical tools and workflows they can use immediately, and renewed confidence to lead in the AI era. Drue's talks are known for combining big-picture strategic thinking with live demonstrations that make abstract AI concepts tangible and accessible, regardless of technical background.
Drue has delivered keynotes at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Milken Institute Global Conference, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences at the Vatican, the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi, a private summit for Sir Richard Branson on Necker Island, FutureTalks Arctic Expedition at the North Pole, and at universities including Stanford, Harvard, Columbia, and UC Berkeley. She has been featured on CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Wired, and TechCrunch.
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Creator of Siri and 5x founder at the intersection of AI and human potential
First woman in US history to medal in the Olympic 1500-meter race
AI Founder & CTO with physical industry customers in 20+ countries
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