Why London audiences are asking this question now
London's financial services sector is under a specific kind of pressure. The FCA has been explicit: firms are accountable for decisions made with AI assistance. That accountability sits with humans, whether or not those humans feel confident they still understand the decision being made.
The professional services firms and media companies concentrated in the City and Canary Wharf face a version of the same problem. AI tools are being adopted at pace. The question of who is actually doing the thinking, and whether that person could defend their reasoning without the tool, is getting harder to answer.
That is not an argument against AI adoption. It is an argument for thinking clearly about what you are handing over and what you are keeping.
What Steve covers
Steve's keynote addresses how professionals can use AI tools without gradually outsourcing the judgement their organizations are paying them for. He covers specific habits of mind that preserve independent reasoning under the daily pressure to defer to automated outputs.
For London audiences in regulated industries, he pays particular attention to accountability. When a decision is challenged, the person in the room is responsible. Steve's talk prepares people to be that person, not a relay for whatever the model produced.
The talk runs 40 to 60 minutes and is designed for conference programs, leadership offsites, and all-staff events. A shorter keynote format and a workshop format are both available.
Topics for London audiences
Steve speaks on cognitive sovereignty, the judgment economy, AI and creativity, and related topics. Full details on the Speaking page.
Book Steve for your London event
If you are planning a corporate conference, leadership event, or offsite in London and want to discuss whether Steve's work is a good fit, the Work with Me page has the details.