Easy to grasp.
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AI Keynote Speaker Munich: Jan Ditgen on Artificial Intelligence
Jan Ditgen starts with the question people in the room actually have: what can this do for us? He leaves the technical shorthand backstage. AI without tech jargon means an engineer, a salesperson, and a managing director can follow the same example and argue about it afterward. The subject stays serious; the delivery does not have to feel heavy.
An unfamiliar tool soon feels usable. Ditgen reads the room, invites participation, and keeps the pace lively. The audience leaves with a sound grasp of artificial intelligence and ideas worth testing at work.
AI keynote speaker Jan Ditgen on stage
Audience at an AI keynote in Munich
Fresh and surprising, with an audience still talking afterward
Jan Ditgen takes AI seriously, though not solemnly. He might begin with an odd result from a live tool, ask the room to judge it, then show what went wrong. That gives people permission to ask the basic question. Soon the skeptics are talking too, and genuine curiosity has replaced the polite silence.
A short exercise can do more than another slide. People make a choice, see the result, and laugh when the machine misses the point. The room's attention comes naturally; so does the confidence to try a first use case later at work.
Watch Jan in Action
Why Munich is a natural setting for an AI keynote speaker on Artificial Intelligence
Munich audiences rarely arrive as complete beginners. One guest has tried Copilot, another has a data-protection question, and someone else wants to know what local researchers are building. The city gives them plenty to discuss: LMU Munich and TUM work together in the Munich Center for Machine Learning, one of Germany's AI Competence Centers. The appliedAI Institute tackles adoption from the business side with courses, tools, and a professional community. Jan uses the keynote to do the sorting: research and business application on one side, promises that are not ready on the other.
Munich is not just a dot on Jan's tour map. His appointment list already includes company meetings and conferences in the city and nearby. The guide to venues for keynote speakers in Munich answers the room question; for the journey, a direct ICE from Cologne takes a little over four hours. A brief headed “AI keynote speaker Munich” or “keynote speaker Artificial Intelligence Munich” is only the starting point; Jan still asks who will be listening and what they should be able to do afterward. The German version presents the KI Keynote-Speaker in München. The French version covers the conférencier IA à Munich; the Spanish page presents the ponente de IA en Múnich. The main AI keynote speaker artificial intelligence page covers the subject beyond Munich.
AI keynote speaker Jan Ditgen in Munich
A review of the talks by Jan Ditgen in Munich and the immediate surrounding area |
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| Putting AI Into Practice for Software Customers: From First Use to RoutineClient event for a midsize software company at INFINITY Hotel & Conference Resort Munich in Unterschleissheim |
| How to Communicate Artificial Intelligence ConvincinglyConference for Argumentorik-Akademie GmbH at Science Congress Center Munich in Garching |
| AI in Medical Technology: Opportunities and LimitsConference for a medical technology company at Eventalm Munich |
| How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing HospitalityTalk for an international hotel company at INNSIDE Munich Parkstadt Schwabing |
| AI in Technical Service: Tools for Everyday WorkTalk for C. Haushahn GmbH & Co. KG at Sechzger Alm Munich |
| AI in Retail: From Pilot Project to Everyday WorkIndustry conference for a trade organization at Conference Center North, Messe München |
| Leading With AI: Making Decisions and Retaining ResponsibilityLeadership conference for a midsize technology company at Literaturhaus München |
| Generative AI in Customer Relations: What Works in PracticeClient conference for a service company at BMW Welt |
Jan Ditgen's books about artificial intelligence
How closely Jan Ditgen works with AI
Two books carry his name, including “The AI Compass”. His view starts with the person using the tool: What work does it remove, and where must people still make the call?
He advises small businesses and leads the German Speakers Association's expert group on artificial intelligence. When a new program appears, he tries it himself before it makes the slide deck. That habit keeps the examples specific and the claims in proportion.
What others say about Jan Ditgen's AI keynote
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
I'm an event technician and I just attended the lecture by Jan Ditgen. And I really have to say that it was one of the funniest but also the most informative lectures I've seen so far. And I've really seen a lot.
Ole Schmidt
I really enjoyed the presentation; it covered some basics, but also included a lot of things I didn't know about AI and its applications. The presentation style, tone of voice, and volume were also excellent. Thank you!
Anne Westhoff
The CSP designation and what it tells an organizer
Jan Ditgen holds the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation. The National Speakers Association in the United States owns the standard and reviews the evidence behind each application.
The CSP is not a badge somebody can simply purchase. Applicants have to show a sustained record of paid work and send in a live presentation for assessment; they also commit to professional ethics. An organizer can therefore use the letters as an independent check on experience, not just decoration in a biography. Jan Ditgen has passed that process, giving a Munich client evidence beyond promotional copy.
Jan Ditgen receiving the CSP designation
Learn by taking part
Participation gives the material a physical memory. A short live exercise brings the audience into the talk and makes the point easier to recall after the event.
A fresh angle
A change in perspective can reveal where an old process deserves another look. The talk questions familiar assumptions and gives teams concrete ideas to discuss.
A reaction you can see
Stage experience shows in the contact with a room. Jan Ditgen adjusts the pace, responds to the audience, and connects subject knowledge with humor.
Jan Ditgen presenting a keynote on artificial intelligence
Why an AI keynote makes sense in 2026
Where other trends came and went, Artificial Intelligence has stuck and keeps growing. In 2026, AI is woven into daily routines, both on and off the job. The question is no longer whether to learn it, but how soon.
At a staff event I can usually tell who has already wrestled with these tools: they laugh in different places. That is useful. I put a result on the screen, let the room pick at it, and only then explain what the software managed and what it missed. If colleagues are still arguing about the example over coffee, or trying it on Monday, the talk has earned its place.
Comparing speaker fees across borders
People ask me what a keynote costs. Fair question, awkward answer. I need the date, the room, the number of guests, and an honest idea of how much must be rewritten. A known name costs more too; one price for every speaker would be nonsense.
The country changes the number more than many organizers expect. These are useful professional ranges in US dollars, not promises:
United States: $11,000 to $45,000
Germany: $5,500 to $15,000
France: $4,000 to $18,000
Australia: $5,500 to $20,000
I work from Germany, so that is the band to look at. Send me the city, date, audience, and format and I can price the real assignment. The quote covers a talk shaped for your audience; I am not bringing somebody else's script to Munich.
Fees and costs for an AI keynote in Munich
AI without the jargon
I speak to people who have other jobs to do. So I break the technology into manageable pieces and use examples that still make sense outside the IT department. If a sentence works only for a specialist, I rewrite it. Nobody should have to nod politely while the meaning stays unclear.
If you are planning an event and want AI on the program, my free 14-page planning guide covers the questions organizers usually ask first: Read the organizer's checklist.
I take the subject seriously and myself a little less so. The mix of substance, live examples, and a light touch helps people remember what they can try next.
