About
My work and talks sit at the intersection of AI systems, the economics of work, and what it means to be human as intelligence becomes cheaper and more widely available.
I’m interested in both sides of the shift: the practical ways autonomous agents are becoming useful today, and the deeper changes they might create for jobs, organizations and human identity.
I did a PhD in artificial intelligence and went on to work as a software engineer at Google and on Amazon Alexa. At Google I had the privilege of getting up to the mic at the weekly all-hands and asking the founders annoying questions. One of mine: as engineers, our job is to automate everyone else’s — so will we be the last to go? Their answer was that our jobs were safe for many, many years. It turned out “many” was about six.
Since then I’ve founded several startups and today I lead Longevipedia, which is how the science of ageing became my second stage topic. I still build with AI agents every day — what used to be programming is now mostly briefing, reviewing and managing a small team of them. That hands-on practice is what keeps my talks grounded.
I’ve been giving talks about AI since 2023 — in festival tents, university halls, coworking spaces, hotel ballrooms and on a cruise ship, where I was named Best Speaker. Wherever the stage is, the question is the same: when intelligence becomes cheap, what remains valuable?
Things I tell audiences
- “Asked Google’s founders awkward questions from the audience mic — including whether engineers would be the last to be automated.
- “Has selfies with Geoffrey Hinton and Jensen Huang.
- “Met Sam Altman in 2017 — and was too shy to ask for a selfie.
Subjects
- 01
Autonomous agents
How systems that plan, use tools and act are changing software and teams.
- 02
The economics of work
What happens to jobs, careers and companies when cognitive tasks get cheap.
- 03
Human advantage
Taste, judgment, trust, agency and IRL connection — the human moats.
- 04
Building with AI
Entrepreneurship when AI is your co-founder and the one-person company is real.
- 05
Longevity science
The biology of ageing and the interventions that might slow it down.
Selected events
On stage, 2023–now.
Coming up
- ADOMU Sardinia — Keynote + panel on AI and the future of work
- Brazen Festival — Keynote
2026
- 2026AI Cruise — Nomad Cruise 17★ Best SpeakerAt seaKeynote · Product demo · Hackathon coach
- Sep 2026Porto AI WeekPorto, PortugalKeynote · Panel
- Sep 2026The Nomad World PortoPorto, PortugalKeynote · Panel
- Jun 2026Bansko Vibe Coding MeetupBansko, BulgariaPanel · Panel
- Jun 2026Bansko Nomad Fest 2026Bansko, BulgariaKeynote · Unconference
- Mar 2026Startup Grind ShenzhenShenzhen, ChinaPanel
- Mar 2026Italia Nomad FestItalyKeynote
- Mar 2026Mindstone Madrid AI MeetupMadrid, SpainKeynote
2025
- Dec 2025Coworking AntalyaAntalya, TürkiyeInvited talk · Invited talk
- Aug 2025Swiss Nomad FestSwitzerlandKeynote · Unconference (longevity) · Unconference
- Jun 2025Nomad Fest FringeInvited talk (longevity)
- Jun 2025Bansko Nomad Fest 2025Bansko, BulgariaKeynote · Unconference (longevity)
- Jun 2025The Better Neighbors, SinaiaSinaia, RomaniaInvited talk · Invited talk
- Jun 2025We Make FutureBologna, ItalyTrack keynote
- May 2025The Nomad World Albufeira 2025Albufeira, PortugalKeynote · Keynote (longevity)
- 2025ETH CDMXMexico City, MexicoPanel
- Feb 2025Bangkok open eventBangkok, ThailandIndustry talk
- Jan 2025Nomad Summit Chiang MaiChiang Mai, ThailandKeynote
2024
- Nov 2024Universitatea Politehnica BucureștiBucharest, RomaniaInvited talk
- Nov 2024The Better Neighbors, SinaiaSinaia, RomaniaInvited talk
- Nov 2024Tirana Digital Nomad FestivalTirana, AlbaniaKeynote
- Oct 2024The Nomad World Albufeira 2024Albufeira, PortugalKeynote
- Jun 2024Bansko Nomad Fest 2024Bansko, BulgariaKeynote
2023
- Oct 2023Pecha Kucha FukuokaFukuoka, JapanIndustry talk
Organizer kit
Everything you need to make the case.
Bios, a stage introduction and photos — ready to paste into your programme, forward to a colleague or read from the stage.
Daniel Duma, PhD, is a keynote speaker on AI agents, the future of work and the science of longevity. He holds a PhD in artificial intelligence, has worked as an engineer at Google and on Amazon Alexa, and is the founder and CEO of Longevipedia. He has spoken at events in 12 countries.
Daniel Duma, PhD, is a keynote speaker exploring what remains valuable when intelligence becomes cheap. He holds a PhD in artificial intelligence, has worked as an engineer at Google and on Amazon Alexa, has founded several startups and today leads Longevipedia. His talks connect what AI can do right now — from autonomous agents like OpenClaw to the latest employment data — with the bigger questions it raises for businesses, careers and human identity. He has given 36 keynotes, panels and sessions across 12 countries, and won Best Speaker at the AI Cruise (Nomad Cruise 17). He also speaks about the science of longevity.
Our next speaker used to spend his Thursdays at Google asking the founders awkward questions from the audience mic. He has a PhD in artificial intelligence, has built technology at Google and on Amazon Alexa, and today runs Longevipedia while managing a small team of AI agents. He is here to ask a question that should keep all of us up at night — in a good way: when intelligence becomes cheap, what remains valuable? Please welcome Dr Daniel Duma.
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