An inspiring AI keynote you can actually apply

Our goal is for your audience to walk away thinking: “I am going to start with this tomorrow.”

We get there with practical examples, a touch of humour and live demonstrations that make AI immediately relevant to your organisation and to your audience’s daily work.

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Average rating 9.1

Trusted by, among others

IBM
Rabobank
ING
Belastingdienst
KPMG
Achmea
FrieslandCampina
Zilveren Kruis
Univé
RE/MAX
Metafoor Onderwijs
Plukon
BRINKS
Keuken Concurrent
AEB Amsterdam
Hogeschool Windesheim
Rijnland

Who are the speakers?

AI consultant & founder of Umely

Sonny de Leeuw

Sonny builds AI automation for companies every day and has already delivered more than 100 AI automations. He leads a team of AI experts at Umely and combines technical depth with accessible explanation, a good dose of humour and a Gen Z perspective.

He brings the practical applications: how you can actually use AI in your own work.

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Marketing and communication strategist

Wouter de Vries

Wouter is a services marketing expert and the author of more than 25 books, including Dienstenmarketing and De Blauwe Banaan. He is a thoroughly seasoned specialist who has delivered over a thousand talks. He once invited Sonny to speak, and they have shared the stage ever since, for rooms of 25 to 500 people.

He translates AI from his perspective as a reflection of the audience itself.

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Where Sonny speaks from growing up with AI, Wouter speaks as a subject-matter expert about how to adopt this tooling and how you can still benefit from it as a senior professional. You with AI beats you alone: the boomer perspective.

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This is what an Umely session looks like

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No dull PowerPoint. Lasting impact instead.

Built around your audience

Every sector has its own language and challenges. We make sure the keynote connects to your audience’s world, so AI does not stay abstract but immediately means something.

Live AI demos

We show live how AI works, including the surprising, funny and occasionally unsettling sides. Your audience experiences it rather than just hearing about it.

Activating, not just inspiring

By the end everyone knows what they can do tomorrow. We always close with concrete, directly applicable actions that fit your audience’s work.

A proven 9.1 rating

Across more than 50 organisations the keynote consistently scored 9.1. From Rabobank and Univé to VBO Makelaars and regional business events.

What clients trust us with

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Univé
Rabobank
KPMG
VBO Makelaars
De Zorg Accountants
RE/MAX
Metafoor Onderwijs
IBM

Your keynote is excellent. Inspiration, information, tips, humour and plenty to think about.

Nico Korterink

Univé

We thoroughly enjoyed it. Reactions from colleagues are very positive and the first follow-up steps around AI have already been taken.

Sandra Schaft

Metafoor Onderwijs

What a fantastic day. Full of learning and laughing. Inspiring and hugely entertaining.

Michiel van der Zant

Rabobank

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