# David Pengelley: AI speaker, event MC and podcast guest

> Practical AI for rooms that need clarity beyond the hype.

David Pengelley is a Sydney-based practical AI operator, live-show host, workshop facilitator and product builder. He is available for keynotes, conference sessions, executive briefings, panels, fireside conversations, event MC roles and podcast interviews.

## Signature topics

### The AI Productivity Trap

AI can make individual tasks dramatically faster while the organisation gets busier, not better. The work does not disappear. The bottleneck moves. This topic helps leaders redesign the whole flow around outcomes instead of mistaking task speed for business value.

### Expert in the Loop

A human approval step is not enough. Reliable AI depends on the expertise shaping questions, context, boundaries and validation. This topic explains how to preserve judgement without turning every decision into a manual bottleneck.

### Was This Designed for a Previous Reality?

Most roles, workflows and software interfaces were designed for human-speed work. Agents change the cost of execution, the shape of teams and where accountability sits. This topic helps leaders identify inherited friction and redesign work shared by people and agents.

## Formats

- Keynote or conference session.
- Executive briefing.
- Panel or fireside conversation.
- Event MC or moderator.
- Podcast guest.
- Workshop follow-through through Syllogism when the room needs facilitated decisions.

## Public proof

- More than 15 years across enterprise SaaS, solution engineering, product strategy and sales enablement.
- Recurring live-show host on AI Operators.
- Syllogism workshop facilitator.
- Builder of shipped AI and automation products including Chart Reporter.

## Enquiry

Visit https://davidpengelley.com/speaking for the public profile, then use https://davidpengelley.com/contact with the event, audience, format and date. Fractional CAIO enquiries belong at https://validagenda.com. Paid executive workshops and advisory belong at https://syllogism.com.au.