Jan 13 2025
Cassie Kozyrkov is a data scientist, Google’s first Chief Decision Scientist, and one of the world’s top keynote speakers on AI, machine learning, and decision-making.
As CEO of Data Scientific and Former Chief Decision Scientist at Google, Cassie Kozyrkov guides teams in data-driven decision-making and AI strategy. She is the innovator behind bringing the practice of Decision Intelligence to Google and after founding Data Scientific, has been working on projects to help business leaders navigate artificial intelligence. She is also well-known for her keynote and motivational speaking. Cassie Kozyrkov is available to be booked for corporate and private events. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Cassie Kozyrkov’s fees.
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Cassie Kozyrkov began her undergraduate studies in statistics at age 15 at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa before moving to the United States to complete a degree in economics at the University of Chicago. She then earned graduate degrees in mathematical statistics, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience from Duke University and North Carolina State University.
In 2014, Cassie joined Google as a statistician in the Research and Machine Intelligence division. Her area of focus at Google was applied AI and data science process architecture. Eventually, she worked her way to becoming Google’s first Chief Decision Scientist. In almost 10 years at Google, Cassie personally trained over 20,000 Googlers in data-driven decision-making and AI, helping over 500 projects implement decision intelligence best practices. Today, she is the CEO of Data Scientific and is well known for founding the field of Decision Intelligence.
Cassie Kozyrkov is a top keynote speaker, technology evangelist, AI advisor, and data science thought leader. She has been a keynote speaker at large conferences, including Web Summit, the world’s largest technology event, and worked with senior leaders at places like Lenovo, NASA, and Gucci. She has been honored as a LinkedIn Top Voice for 5 years and as a #1 Artificial Intelligence writer on Medium for 7 years. Her writing has also been featured in Harvard Business Review and Forbes.
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Leading a business through the AI revolution demands vision and bold action. Cassie Kozyrkov, the architect of Google’s AI-first transformation, challenges leaders to rethink what it means to lead in the AI era. She shares innovative strategies for embedding AI into the fabric of your company, transforming not just how you work but what you can achieve. Attendees will walk away with a clear roadmap to becoming leaders in AI-driven innovation, equipped to outpace the competition and thrive in a rapidly changing technological landscape.
Contrary to popular fears, AI won’t be humanity’s doom—but once AI starts handling repetitive tasks, you’ll have to face something even scarier: the chance to do truly impactful work. This session challenges you to drop the excuses, step up your game, and seize the creative freedom AI offers by taking drudgery off your plate. The best defense against job automation isn’t hiding from AI—it’s taking charge of it. Find out how embracing and leading AI initiatives can secure your role, build your influence, and allow you to thrive in the rapidly evolving future of work.
Artificial intelligence is no longer science fiction, yet many businesses fail to harness its potential at scale. In this insightful talk, Cassie Kozyrkov strips away the jargon to explore what’s easy, what’s hard, and how to spot genuine opportunities to improve your business with AI. She delves into why organizations struggle, uncovers the two biggest threats in the field, and discusses what this means for the future of work. Discover the secrets to successful AI innovation and learn how to avoid common pitfalls, unlocking AI’s true potential for your organization. Get ready to turn today’s hype into tomorrow’s growth.
As AI advances rapidly, a trust gap emerges between its capabilities and our understanding. In this compelling keynote, Cassie Kozyrkov explores how you can navigate this gap. By sharing the story of one of history’s most ironic hoaxes, she illustrates why even the savviest among us can be misled and how to prevent it. Drawing from historical and modern examples, she reveals how understanding AI’s strengths and limitations empowers you to navigate tomorrow’s world. You will gain actionable strategies to build tech fluency, foster skepticism, and ensure AI empowers rather than misleads, creating new digital trust habits to guide you confidently into the future.
Your life outcomes boil down to two things: luck and the quality of your decisions, which makes your decision-making crucial. Yet society often neglects it as a skill to develop. In this empowering talk, Cassie Kozyrkov reveals how outcome bias and confirmation bias prevent us from learning the right lessons and making better choices. She demonstrates how tolerating these biases institutionalizes complacency and hinders progress.
The good news? You can overcome them instantly by asking the most powerful question: “What would it take to change your mind?” Walk away with practical strategies to eliminate excuses, confront your biases, and elevate your decision-making immediately.
Entering the AI arena can be daunting, but with the right strategy, it can propel your organization ahead of the competition. In this keynote, Cassie Kozyrkov reveals how to build a winning AI approach by identifying key opportunities, scaling solutions, and fostering a culture that embraces change.
Learn to assess your organization’s readiness, prioritize high-impact projects, and overcome technical and cultural challenges that derail initiatives. Through practical insights and actionable steps, you’ll be empowered to lead your team confidently through AI transformations—leveraging AI to innovate, optimize operations, and gain a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving market.
As AI becomes more powerful, the real competitive advantage isn’t in the technology—it’s in the human mind. Cassie Kozyrkov, who spearheaded Google’s AI-first transformation, inspires you to embrace the one thing AI can’t replace: human judgment.
In this engaging keynote, she challenges leaders to rethink their role in a world where AI delivers perfect answers in seconds. Cassie equips you with the mental agility and decision-making frameworks needed to stay ahead, focusing on how to harness AI’s potential without falling into the trap of thoughtless automation. Get ready to think faster and lead smarter.
AI and data science are shaping the future of technology and society, yet these fields struggle with a lack of diversity that threatens to limit their potential and fairness. In this compelling talk, Cassie Kozyrkov explores how our choice of language influences culture in data professions and why many tackle AI bias the wrong way. She examines the risks of homogeneous teams in AI development, arguing that diversity isn’t just a “nice to have”—it’s essential for building AI that serves everyone. Discover why you should be both worried and excited about humanity’s AI future and learn how you can help ensure it’s bright for all.
In a world overflowing with data, decision-making becomes increasingly complex. Every industry is affected by this, from retail to financial services to healthcare. Cassie Kozyrkov, the pioneer behind the field of Decision Intelligence, reveals how businesses can transform overwhelming information into strategic action.
Decision Intelligence bridges the gap between data and effective decisions, turning insights into clear action plans at any scale. Cassie provides practical guidance on leveraging technology, processes, and people to optimize decisions, transform data into impact, and foster a data-driven culture. Elevate your organization’s decision-making capabilities and unleash untapped business potential.
Cassie is qualified to speak on almost all topics related to AI, control systems, alignment, decision-making, behavioral economics, psychology, decision intelligence, data, and indirect (through software) cognitive enhancement. Below are some additional topics that Cassie has spoken on. You can also schedule a pre-conference Zoom call with Cassie to discuss tailoring her speech to your audience.
On stage, Cassie had a great delivery and was very engaging with our audience. She took a very complex topic and made it understandable to all in attendance with her great visuals and examples. Cassie is extraordinarily intelligent and it was very interesting to hear her explain the use of AI in a non-threatening and intriguing manner. She left the audience with key nuggets to digest and take back with them. We had nothing but positive feedback from her presentation.
I had researched many different options and Cassie was by far the best choice of what we had reviewed. I am very pleased to have had her on stage at our event and wish her the best in her success in the future! And I would strongly recommend her as a speaker on AI at any event. – Barb Gerraty, Institute Director, Callan
It was great having her – so many people were excited to grab a few minutes with her. – Ryan Bares, Corporate Affairs Global Lead, IBM
Cassie was very professional and great to work with on all details of her presentation. I appreciated how promptly we heard responses and feedback on travel and presentation details and she truly is an expert in all things AI! Loved her personality and kindness. She’s great to work with! – Tiffany Milar, Senior Event Marketing Manager, Accelerate24
Thank you for your keynote at CoreLogic’s Intrconnect. Our clients absolutely loved it. – John Rogers, Chief Innovation Officer, CoreLogic
