“You did a great job and helped demonstrate what adoption looks like at your company. I can tell the participants enjoyed it.”
— Event Organizer, GitHub Meetup
Speaker on AI, Judgment, and Systems
Speaking and Training
I help leaders and teams make better decisions about technology. My talks and workshops focus on tool judgment, useful context, and what people still need to understand before they build.
Talks
AI and the Illusion of Mastery
FlagshipWhy Instant Execution Is Not Expertise
AI can collapse the time it takes to produce an answer. It cannot transfer the experience that creates judgment. This talk helps audiences recognize the difference between convincing output and useful work.
Audience: For leaders, professional associations, and technical audiences navigating rapid AI adoption.
Outcome: Attendees leave with a clearer way to evaluate AI output, identify missing context, and decide where experience still needs to guide the work.
Keynote or conference session · 30 to 45 minutes
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Clear Over Smart
A practical workshop that helps teams define the problem, choose the simplest suitable tool, provide useful context, and decide where human judgment needs to remain.
Audience: For teams experimenting with AI without a shared method for evaluating workflows and tools.
Participants leave with:
- One clearly defined workflow
- A decision about whether AI fits
- A recommended tool or tool category
- The context the system needs
- A boundary between system output and human judgment
- A first implementation step
Workshop · 90 minutes to half day
Bring Clear Over Smart to Your TeamWhat AI Can and Cannot Do
A direct briefing for leaders who need to make decisions about AI without becoming technical experts. Kosi separates useful capability from hype and provides a practical way to decide what belongs in the organization.
Audience: For executives and leadership teams evaluating AI opportunities, risks, and priorities.
Outcome: Leaders leave with a clearer way to determine where AI can help, where it cannot, and what their teams need before implementation begins.
Executive briefing or fireside chat · 30 to 45 minutes
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A student and early-career version is also available for schools, universities, and workforce-development programs.
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Upcoming
| Event | Organizer | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI and the Illusion of Mastery | dev/color | October 29, 2026 | Virtual |
Past Sessions
- How We Increased AI Adoption, GitHub Meetup (~50 attendees)
- AI and Data Engineering Training Program, General Mills: two-year internal curriculum for engineers and scientists (2023 to 2025, 50+ attendees)
- Diversity and Inclusion speaker, General Mills: company-wide sessions (300+ attendees)
- Career Mentorship Program, Possible: prepared 10 college students for careers in data engineering
What People Say
“I never had a curriculum or clear pathway to understand what I should know as a data engineer. This changed that.”
— Data Engineer, General Mills
Logistics
- Virtual and in-person availability
- Based in Atlanta, GA — open to travel
- Formats and audience sizes range from 20 to 500 attendees
- Fees based on format, audience, and travel