Daniel Hulme is an internationally recognised authority on AI and emerging technologies. CEO of the award-winning Satalia, he provides AI solutions and products for notable organisations, including PwC and Tesco. He is also the Chief AI Officer at WPP, defining, curating, and promoting AI capability across the organisation and externally to interest groups. Daniel is also an investor in emerging technologies and a preeminent speaker who regularly speaks for Google and TEDx. In his keynotes, he speaks on AI, ethics, innovation, decentralisation, metaverse, and organisational design.
Possessing a robust academic underpinning in AI, Daniel holds a master's in Computer Science with Cognitive Science and an engineering doctorate in Computational Complexity from UCL. During his studies, Daniel ran an Independent ICT Consultancy service for SMEs in London. He then served as a Research Fellow at UCL and became the Kauffman Global Scholar, an entrepreneurship programme for the UK’s best graduate entrepreneurs. In 2009, he joined Cisco as an Innovation and Emerging Technology Contractor, Synecticsworld as an Innovation Catalyst and Hypios as a Collaborator.
He became an Advisor at Patronus in 2012, a company that uses big data to identify patents and applications to target. For three years, he ran 12BT, a leading startup incubator, before becoming an Advisor to the UK Home Office, City AI, and the UAE National AI Strategy. Daniel has also held several distinguished academic roles, including Senior Lecturer at Pearson College, Lecturer at The London School of Economics and Political Science and Director of UCL’s Applied AI MSc. He co-founded Faculty, Speaker and Educator at Singularity University and Entrepreneur in Residence at UCL.
A thought leader in AI with distinguished academic and industry experience, Daniel represents the next generation of AI pioneers. Sharing his expertise at prestigious platforms, Daniel delivered thought-provoking speeches on Big Data and Dangerous Ideas, The Impact of AI, and Unifying Humanity in the Digital Age, TEDx Talks earning over 100K views. Solving some of the greatest challenges using AI, in his speaking presentations, Daniel demystifies AI, helping audiences understand its future applications and implications. One of the leading speakers on AI, hire Daniel Hulme now!
In July 2023, we sat down virtually with Daniel Hulme and discussed the most exciting things we can expect from AI. Watch our Exclusive Interview with Daniel Hulme.
Daniel was featured in our official list of Top AI Experts on The Future of Healthcare in 2023 due to his exceptional knowledge of AI capabilities across different sectors.
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Daniel Hulme received a 4.5 star rating across 14 events in 2023.
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"Daniel Hulme is a fantastic technology speaker. He has a knack for making complex ideas about AI and innovation easy to grasp. His talks are always engaging and inspiring, making you feel informed and motivated. If you can hear him speak, don't miss it!"
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Daniel Hulme's official speaking topics are listed below.
- Big data
- Artificial intelligence
- Philosophy and ethics
- Future of work and humanity
- Society in digital age
- Digital transformation and disruption
- Impact of emerging technologies and innovation
- Strategy and strategic thinking
- Blockchain and decentralisation
- Organisation
- Motivation
- Entrepreneurship
- Leadership and teamwork
- Machine learning
- Metaverse
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
"Daniel is one of the most engaging speakers out there on the subject of artificial intelligence. He has a natural ability to convey complex technical concepts into an accessible and entertaining format." - Rob, Director of AI, PwC
"Daniel is an outstanding speaker; thought-provoking, engaging, and eye-opening. In 20 years of event organising, I can remember a few examples of such positive feedback for a speaker." - Ed, Director at Supply Chain & Logistics Intent Group
"I could have listened to him all day." - John, AEGIS
"Daniel presented on AI at an internal event to nearly 100 financial services professionals. His knowledge, interest and passion in the subject were clear and the audience was hooked as he explored the development of AI in today's world and its current and potential impact. Daniel has incredible in-depth knowledge of his subject area and is an excellent speaker. He has been invited to speak to different audiences at the firm several times and is always given very positive feedback by the audience. We'd be delighted to have him back again!" - Dahlia, Accenture
"Daniel is an outstanding thinker and a strong and entertaining communicator. Daniel is able to weave together complicated ideas into a simple and easy to understand narrative - particularly important given his fields of expertise. Highly commended!" - Peter, CBRE
"If you get the opportunity to hear Daniel talk about AI, a topic he is clearly passionate and knowledgeable about, I would highly recommend you take it and be ready to have your mind blown!" - Bhavik, Founder CRAP Talks
"We have just completed the session with Daniel Hume. It was a fantastic presentation with interaction with the audience (although he didn’t get to see all of it) and left the whole audience with a thought provoking mindset. I am very excited to hear his responses to questions on 12 June." - Heather, GlaxoSmithKline plc
"The event with Daniel Hulme was a barnstormer! He’s highly watchable and has a great way in breaking down complex concepts so colleagues can follow him on the journey into AI." - Sam, Digital Engagement Consultant, M&G
- 2023 - Invited to speak at Generative AI Week 2023 Conference
- 2022 - Appointed as a member of the Impact Advisory Board at the University of St Andrews
- 2021 - Appointed Chief AI Officer at WPP
- 2021 - Appointed as an advisor for E-Numeracy
- 2020 - Delivered lectures at The London School of Economics and Political Science
- 2019 - Served as Entrepreneur In Residence at UCL
- 2018 - Appointed as an advisor at Syntropy
- 2018 - Appointed as an advisor for the UAE National AI Strategy
- 2017 - Appointed as an advisor at City AI
- 2017 - Invited to speak and educate at Singularity University
- 2016 - Appointed as an advisor at CognitionX
- 2015 - Appointed as an advisor for the UK Home Office
- 2014 - Appointed Director of Business Analytics MSc at UCL
- 2014 - Co-founded Faculty
- 2013 - Served as Senior Lecturer at Pearson College London
- 2012 - Appointed Innovator In Residence at The Work Foundation
- 2012 - Appointed as an advisor at Patronus
- 2011 - Owner of 12BT
- 2009 - Worked as an Innovation Catalyst at Synecticsworld Inc
- 2009 - Collaborated with Hypios
- 2009 - Worked as an Innovation and Emerging Technology Contractor at Cisco
- 2008 - CEO of Satalia
- 2008 - Awarded Kauffman Global Scholar by the Kauffman Foundation
- 2008 - Research Fellow at UCL
- 1999 - Owner of Independent ICT Consultant
