Speaking
The structural arguments that move rooms.
Every talk starts from the same place as the advisory work and the research: what’s actually happening inside organisations adopting AI, and why the gap between investment and outcome keeps widening. The arguments come from the Endeavor Report, the Undercurrent analysis, and the Two-Wave Transformation - working models from real engagements, translated for a room.
Topics
The Two-Wave Transformation
Why most AI strategies are an illusion of progress - and what the organisations that are actually transforming are doing differently. The Surface Wave vs. the Undercurrent.
The Undercurrent: What Your AI Strategy Is Missing
Governance, decision rights, operating model redesign, and capability design - the structural foundations that determine whether AI investments deliver outcomes or just activity.
The State of Applied Workforce Solutions
Key findings from the Endeavor Report - where enterprise AI adoption actually stands, drawn from real data and leadership conversations across industries.
Navigating Vendor Noise
How enterprise leaders can separate signal from noise in a market saturated with AI vendor claims. An independent perspective on what's working, what's not, and what to ask.
Leadership in the AI Era
What AI transformation actually demands of the leaders responsible for making it work. Decision rights, portfolio governance, and the operating model shifts that make or break adoption.
Selected Engagements
- ATD Asia Leadership Summit Macau · 2025
- ATMC Kuala Lumpur · 2025
- NASBA Annual Meeting Chicago · 2025
- Haymarket AI Deciphered New York · 2025
- DevLearn AI Symposium Las Vegas · 2025
- ATD ICE Washington DC · 2025
- AI Masterclass for DGE Abu Dhabi · 2025
- ATD Middle East Riyadh · 2024
- Learning Technologies London · 2024
- ATD China Summit Shanghai · 2024
Markus delivered a keynote presentation on artificial intelligence at the ATD X Wynn Leadership Summit in Macau in April 2025, and his discourse was both intellectually stimulating and highly informative. He adeptly navigated complex AI concepts and conveyed them with precision, ensuring accessibility to a diverse audience from over 20 countries while maintaining the technical rigor expected by experts in the field. His analysis of AI's trajectory and its implications for leadership was particularly insightful, providing a nuanced understanding of emerging trends and their strategic relevance. I wholeheartedly recommend him for any speaking engagements related to artificial intelligence.
Dr. Barry Ip - Vice President, Learning & Advancement, Wynn Macau | Wynn Palace
Having worked with some of the world's leading companies on their AI initiatives from an L&D perspective, I can confidently say that Markus is at the cutting edge of this field. His unique strength lies in seamlessly blending deep technical expertise in AI and immersive technologies with a pragmatic understanding of organizational realities.
Joe Leslie - VP, Global AI, L&D, Golin
With Markus, conversations are never abstract. They're grounded in what works, and how we know it works. He is one of the few who can speak across tech, education and learning, and leadership, not with jargon, but with judgment. That's what makes his guidance indispensable.
Prof. Martin Mehl - Professor of Communication Studies, California Polytechnic State University
Discuss Availability
I’m selective about engagements - the talks need to connect to the research and matter to the audience. If you’re organising an event where the structural reality of AI transformation belongs on stage, let’s talk.
