AI Keynote Speaker · 5× Global CEO & Chairman
Greg Nieuwenhuys
AI-native chairman translating AI into value creation for CEOs, boards and PE-backed businesses.
Live-demo AI keynotes that move leadership teams from overwhelm to action.
AI has moved from curiosity to boardroom urgency. Greg brings a rare combination: five-time CEO and chairman credibility, practical AI transformation through WAIMAKERS, and live-demo keynote energy.
Keynotes
01The 45-Minute Shift
Signature45-60 minC-Suite & Senior Leadership
Five times CEO and Chairman. 100+ companies with breakthrough AI results. Greg proves it live: he opens his laptop and tackles real business challenges on stage, in real time. Your audience gets a clear, practical understanding of what AI can do for their business, and leaves with the confidence to act.
02Leading Through Uncertainty
Leadership45-60 minBoards & Offsites
If you're overwhelmed, afraid, and the path isn't clear, how do you lead AI transformation? Greg draws on CEO experience, ultra-endurance, and personal transformation. He shares best practices from 100+ AI transformations about what makes AI stick.
Beyond the Keynote
03Build It Live
WorkshopHalf dayUp to 40 people
Teams bring their strategic and tactical challenges. Greg and the WAIMAKERS team guide them through building real AI solutions, hands-on. Participants leave with working prototypes and the confidence to push forward.
Key Facts
Formats
45-60 min keynote
60-90 min keynote + Q&A
90-120 min leadership session
WAIMAKERS-routed follow-up
60-90 min keynote + Q&A
90-120 min leadership session
WAIMAKERS-routed follow-up
AV / Tech Rider
Hardwired ethernet (live demo)
HDMI, screen, lavalier mic
Own laptop · 60 min setup
Backup plan ready
HDMI, screen, lavalier mic
Own laptop · 60 min setup
Backup plan ready
Availability
Worldwide
Based in UK
Based in UK
Customisation
Every session tailored
Pre-event briefing call
Pre-event briefing call
Languages
English · Dutch · French · German
Fee
On application
Audience Fit
- CEO conferences
- PE portfolio days
- Board and chair communities
- Leadership offsites
- YPO and EO rooms
- Transformation events
What Your Audience Takes Home
- ✓What AI can do now
- ✓Where it creates value
- ✓How to lead AI adoption
- ✓Why adoption is a people and leadership challenge
- ✓What to try next Monday
Greg's Operating Philosophy
AI: 80% People × 20% Tech = 100% Success
100+
Businesses Guided to
Breakthrough AI Results
Breakthrough AI Results
5×
Global Brands Led
as CEO & Chairman
as CEO & Chairman
45 min
To Change How
Your Team Works
Your Team Works
80/20
People First,
Technology Second
Technology Second
What Clients Say
"Greg does something different - he opens his laptop and changes your mind. No safety net, no prepared slides. The combination is almost impossible to find and very powerful for business leaders."
Adventurer & Speaker
"Greg opened his laptop, pulled up our actual data, and built something in twelve minutes that our team had been scoping for weeks. Nobody checked their phone after that."
Group CEO, Intelli-Park
"Greg brilliantly demystified AI with tailored demos and gave our CEOs real, actionable insights. The room shifted from skeptical to energised in under an hour."
Head of Global Private Equity, 3i
Trusted By
Mammut
Cotswold Outdoor
Bever
Nodor International
Pentland Brands
HEMA
Speedo
Bugaboo
KNVB
ETOS
Intelli-Park
Dev Bank of Wales
Inflexion
3i
Waterland
Rivean Capital
Exponent
YPO
Booking via your speaker bureau
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Reel, profile and references at
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