Keynote SpeakersJames Poulter is an AI strategist, keynote speaker, and founder of ThreePoint Labs, helping organisations adopt AI with clarity, ethics, and purpose.
He has advised organisations including Amazon, Verizon, Bosch and Universal Music and delivered more than 250 keynotes worldwide.
James is a committed advocate for ethical AI implementation, serving on the board of Christian Aid.
James Poulter’s entrepreneurial journey began with Vixen Labs, a pioneering voice AI and conversational design agency he founded and grew into a market leader.
Following a successful exit in 2023, he continues as Head of AI Innovation, bringing his startup insights and innovation methodologies to a broader range of organisations facing the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation.
Before launching Vixen Labs, James spent nearly a decade at The LEGO Group, where he served as Head of Emerging Platforms and Senior Manager of Global Social Media for LEGO Life.
During his tenure, he helped one of the world’s most innovative companies navigate the rapidly evolving digital landscape. He helped develop strategies for emerging technologies while maintaining the brand’s core values of creativity and play.
Today, James Poulter serves as a Board Member at Christian Aid, a Board Advisor for Christian Vision, and a Board Director of the charity tech startup Raiser, bringing both technical acumen and theological depth to conversations about AI’s role in faith and society.
His book “AI @ Work: How to Build a Full Stack Organisation” launches in August 2026.
The book introduces his “AI Nervous System” framework – a practical approach to implementing AI that balances technological capability with human values, ethical considerations, and organisational culture. The framework has already been adopted by organisations across multiple sectors seeking to navigate AI transformation thoughtfully and effectively.
James Poulter – AI Speaker
James Poulter is a recognised thought leader and AI speaker. He specialises in the intersection of technology and ethics, contributing regularly to industry publications and speaking at major conferences worldwide.
He delivers keynotes, workshops, and masterclasses on AI strategy, innovation culture, and digital transformation.
Speaking topics by James include:
Leading AI: The AI Nervous System
Transform your organisation into an AI-powered enterprise with this comprehensive framework. Drawing from James’s experience leading innovation at LEGO and building AI startups, this keynote reveals how to build AI capabilities across four interconnected systems—just like the human nervous system coordinates complex functions. Learn how to create organisational intelligence that scales, adapts, and drives competitive advantage. Perfect for leadership teams ready to move beyond AI experiments and build sustainable, enterprise-wide AI capabilities.
Key Themes:
- Building a Better Brain – Clone your organisational information
- Ready for AI – Scale your work with AI tools
- AI Ethics: The Gut -Cultivate human-AI interactions
- Hands & Feet Govern AI use cases at scale
Full Stack: Navigating the Changing Shape of Work in the Age of AI
Understand how AI is fundamentally reshaping work, careers, and organisational structures. Based on James’s book “AI at Work” and his experience building AI-powered teams, this keynote explores the full stack of changes happening across individual roles, team dynamics, and enterprise structures. Learn how to prepare your workforce for the future, redesign roles for human-AI collaboration, and build organisations that thrive in an AI-first world.
Essential for HR leaders, executives, and anyone responsible for workforce strategy, this session provides actionable insights for navigating the most significant workplace transformation in decades.
Key Themes
- Individual Transformation – Evolving skills and career paths
- Human-AI Collaboration – Redesigning roles for partnership
- Organisational Structures – New models for AI-powered teams
- Skills & Learning – Upskilling for the AI era
Wrestling with AI Ethics
Navigate the complex ethical landscape of AI with confidence. This thought-provoking keynote addresses the critical questions every organisation faces as AI becomes ubiquitous.
From environmental sustainability and carbon footprints to the profound implications of digital twinning and deepfakes, James guides audiences through the ethical dilemmas that will define the next decade. Learn how to build ethical frameworks that protect your organisation while enabling innovation. Essential for any organisation deploying AI at scale, this session provides practical tools for making ethical decisions in an uncertain future.
Key Themes:
- AI Sustainability – Environmental impact considerations
- Digital Twinning -Ethical implications of AI replicas
- Deepfakes – Handling synthetic media
- AI Legacies -Long-term societal impact
CTL – ALT – DEL
Unlock breakthrough innovation with a proven framework born from James’s unique experience at LEGO and Amazon Alexa. This keynote reveals how to systematically identify what you can control, listen to organisational signals, explore alternatives, think diagonally across functions, and courageously delete what no longer serves you. Learn the art of strategic unlearning—breaking free from legacy processes and mental models that hold organisations back. Perfect for teams facing disruption, transformation initiatives, or those seeking to build a culture of continuous innovation. Discover how the world’s most innovative companies reset, refocus, and reinvent.
James looks at what new controls (CTL) will need to be in place to allow a return to work. What will need to be altered (ALT) to allow your team to innovate, work together and still maybe work from home with a new work/life balance – and what will need to be deleted (DEL) from previous ways of working.
There is no choice now to innovate – innovation is essential to survive.
