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AI keynote speaker Berlin: Jan Ditgen makes artificial intelligence clear, engaging, and useful for business audiences.
AI often sounds intimidating until Jan Ditgen picks up the microphone. He is an AI keynote speaker Berlin event organizers can book for a small group or a full hall. He meets people where they are, and those who arrive with doubts about AI are soon won over. Positive feelings open the door: they ease the tension and make room for new ideas.
What seems unfamiliar at first soon feels natural. Experience has taught him that enjoyment makes knowledge stick. He lets people try things themselves instead of simply talking about AI. What began as one item on the program becomes the part people remember.
AI keynote speaker Jan Ditgen on stage
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AI keynote speaker Jan Ditgen in Berlin
Berlin connects AI research with a busy event scene
Berlin links serious AI research with an active calendar of industry events. At TU Berlin, BIFOLD studies machine learning and data management. Nearby, the Merantix AI Campus gives founders, corporate teams, researchers and investors a place to compare notes. For planning ideas, see these 22 Berlin event venues for keynote speakers.
In September 2025, Jan Ditgen opened the 13th KOK Annual Congress at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities with his German-language talk “Wunderwelt KI – Chancen und Risiken” (“The Wonderful World of AI: Opportunities and Risks”). For organizers whose search brief reads “keynote speaker artificial intelligence Berlin,” that local stage experience matters. The direct ICE from Cologne usually reaches Berlin in about four and a half to five hours.
Berlin talks already on Jan Ditgen's AI keynote record |
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| “AI in Public Administration: Between Efficiency and Responsibility”Keynote for Jobcenter Berlin Treptow-Köpenick at Rathaus Treptow |
| “ChatGPT and Other AI Tools in Everyday Work: What AI Can Really Do”Corporate event for AOK Medien GmbH at AOK-Bundesverband |
| “Artificial Intelligence for Leaders: Making Good Decisions With New Tools”Leadership conference at Hotel Telegraphenamt |
| “AI in Healthcare: Using Opportunities, Retaining Responsibility”Keynote for Caritas Gesundheit Berlin at Soho House Berlin |
| “ChatGPT and Other AI Tools in Small and Midsize Businesses: Putting AI to Practical Use”Customer event for a Berlin retail business at Bettenhaus Schmitt |
| “The Wonderful World of AI: Opportunities and Risks”Keynote for the German Cancer Society at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
| “How AI Is Changing the Digital Workplace”Leadership conference for Deutsche Telekom at Spreespeicher |
| “AI in the Energy Industry: Opportunities and Risks for Businesses”E.ON conference at Estrel Berlin |
| “Generative AI in Sales: How ChatGPT Is Changing Customer Communication”Musterring International partner event at 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin |
| “AI in Industry and Engineering: Possibilities and Responsibility”Keynote for the SPECTARIS industry association at Tagungswerk Berlin |
Nobody checks the clock: an upbeat AI keynote for Berlin audiences
For Jan Ditgen, artificial intelligence is a subject he genuinely enjoys, and his energy catches on quickly. Once the room laughs, those first reservations about AI begin to lift. A smile takes some weight out of the subject and leaves people more open to unfamiliar ideas. Curiosity soon replaces the reluctance they brought in.
His conclusion after years on stage is simple: people learn more when the room feels relaxed. He lets the audience try things themselves instead of just listening. People leave with more than knowledge; they take away the confidence to try AI in their own work.
A Berlin audience discovers artificial intelligence with ease
Jan Ditgen's books about artificial intelligence
From the manuscript to the microphone: Jan Ditgen
Alongside the speaking comes the writing: two published books on AI. He keeps asking what the technology is good for in a working day. Small companies seek his advice, and he leads the AI expert group at the German Speakers Association.
He tests new AI releases as they appear. Because the material is familiar to him, he can explain it clearly and focus on what business audiences can actually use. You can learn more about his work as an AI keynote speaker artificial intelligence specialist.
This Berlin speaker page is also available in German as KI Keynote-Speaker Berlin, in French as conférencier IA Berlin, and in Spanish as ponente IA Berlín.
What Others Are Saying About the Keynote by AI Expert Jan Ditgen
We just listened to Jan Ditgen, the AI explainer, at our John Deere's New Year reception. Great fun, we learned a lot, the team was excited, and I think we're all pumped up for 2026.
Justin Rose
At our company meeting, Mr. Ditgen gave one of the best presentations on artificial intelligence that I’ve ever attended. With playful ease, plenty of humor, and lots of fun, he conveyed the diverse possibilities of AI in a clear and understandable way.
I’ve been using various AI tools in my daily work for quite some time now, but his presentation still provided me with some new and valuable insights.
Great presentation! I highly recommend that everyone take advantage of the opportunity to attend his presentations.
Kevin Bäsche
As an event technician, I've heard many presentations on AI. I have to say, Mr. Ditgen's presentation was by far the best. It was really great!
Moritz Weber
Verified experience, not a polished bio: the CSP
Jan Ditgen earned the designation Certified Speaking Professional (CSP). The National Speakers Association grants this respected credential to only a small circle of professional speakers. A few hundred holders worldwide make up only a tiny fraction of the field.
There are no shortcuts: a substantial record of paid talks is required. Judges review recordings of live work and require agreement to a professional code of conduct. That gives event organizers something more useful than a polished biography: outside evidence of his experience, stagecraft, and professional standards.
Jan Ditgen holds the international CSP credential
Artificial intelligence explained clearly on stage
What Jan Ditgen offers as an artificial intelligence keynote speaker in Berlin
- CSP credential: holds the international speaking profession's recognized designation.
- His two published AI books show how deeply Jan works with the subject.
- He explains technical ideas in language a general business audience can follow, without pretending the difficult parts are simple.
- Within the German Speakers Association, Jan leads the group where speakers compare their work on AI.
- He tests new tools himself before deciding whether they deserve stage time.
- Client record: has spoken for established companies and professional organizations.
- Humor gives the audience room to breathe, but it never replaces the subject.
- The client and Jan agree on emphasis and examples before he writes the final version for that room.
- Across departments: connects AI with decisions throughout working life.
- Published author: has written two books about artificial intelligence.
- Stage experience: has delivered more than 1,000 talks.
- Audience involvement: gives guests an active role during the keynote.
Hands-on learning
People learn a good deal when they can try something for themselves. Once the audience joins in, the energy in the room changes and the session becomes theirs too. That experience tends to stick.
Fresh perspectives
A familiar problem can look different once someone changes the question. During the keynote, the audience tests assumptions it may have carried into the room. That shift often produces ideas people can use when they return to work.
A well-prepared event
Good audience response begins before anyone steps on stage. Long stage practice helps Jan spot where a program may drag, while the client brief tells him what this particular audience needs. Those two inputs shape the talk.
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AI keynotes that stay with you
Day in, day out, I ask myself the same question: How do you explain AI well? On stage, AI sounds like daily life, not a laboratory. The ground rules are shifting in nearly every sector, but getting into the subject should not depend on a technical background. I want your team to warm to AI and your clients to come away with a real feel for it. Understanding is the entry ticket to a serious conversation.
Does your next conference still need a talk on AI? You are welcome to use my free 14-page planning guide for anyone preparing to book an AI speaker: The questions to settle up front
The mix is what makes it work: solid substance, examples that land, and humor that connects. I want everyone to leave with something they can use.
