What I actually speak on (since you've been asking)

You've read me here for a while now, and a few of you have asked what I actually speak on.

So today I'm flipping the format and spotlighting myself, and since I'm running a session at MPI WEC in San Antonio next week, this also doubles as an invitation. If you're going, hit reply and let's connect between sessions.

Most AI keynote speakers come from outside the events industry. They're engineers, founders, or professors who got booked to talk about a technology shift. I came at it from the opposite side. I’ve been entrenched in the industry for the last three years and have actively been using AI to make the roles of event professionals easier.

I'm Noah Cheyer, founder of Silicon Valley Speakers and the operator behind this newsletter. I co-founded Speak About AI in 2023, booking top AI experts into Fortune 100 events from Brazil to Korea and working with the planners on the other side of every signed contract. Earlier this year, I launched Silicon Valley Speakers and rebuilt my entire internal tech stack using AI for under $200 per month. I’ve also spent the past year speaking 1-on-1 with hundreds of event professionals about how they’re using AI in their daily work.

Growing up as Siri co-founder Adam Cheyer's son didn't make AI feel approachable; ChatGPT in 2022 did. Once I saw what was actually possible, I started experimenting immediately. Since then, I've published 12 free GPTs that more than 2,000 event professionals now use in their workflows (svsb.ai/tools) and have demoed live workflows in person and online.

Long before any of that, I performed close-up magic for David Blaine, David Copperfield, Shin Lim, and Yu Hojin. Different craft, same instinct for what a live room actually needs.

What I talk about:

My two most-requested keynotes are Do More With Less Using AI and How to Use AI to Think Like a CXO. The first is a practitioner's tour of where AI actually saves event teams time today, built around the AI Readiness Framework I developed from 100+ conversations with event professionals — a 0–10 scale that ranks AI use cases by what's actually usable this week and what still needs a human. The second is about using AI as a strategic thinking partner: turning fuzzy goals into shipped work and sharpening how operators communicate with their executives.

Beyond keynotes, I run 90-minute workshops where attendees build their own AI tools live and walk out with a Monday-ready next step. I also host fireside chats, moderate panels, and serve as MC at events like AI for Events Demo Day with Boldpush. By request, I’ve also started doing select advisory work, ranging from a one-off strategy session to a six-week implementation alongside the team.

I deliver virtually or in person, with a pretty even split between the two.

The thing that sets me apart from most AI keynote speakers:

I'm an operator, not a pundit. Every week, I'm running the bureau, publishing tools, talking to planners, and sharing new workflows in public. When I'm in front of a room, I'm not talking about AI hype I read about somewhere. I'm a primary source showing the room what I built last Tuesday and what I learned when it didn't work.

If you've got a corporate event, association conference, internal team day, or kickoff where AI is on the agenda, and you want a keynote written by someone in the events industry, just reply. Happy to walk through fit.

One more thing: I just launched my personal website noah-cheyer.com

If you want to learn more about what I offer in one place — speaker page, talks, tools, writing, and how to book me — it's all up at noah-cheyer.com now. The bureau stays at silicon-valley-speakers.com for the rest of my exclusive roster, but anything specifically about me as a speaker or builder now lives on the new site.

And one more reminder: I'm at MPI WEC in San Antonio next week, running a session on building an AI Event Assistant. If you're going, hit reply, I’d love to connect onsite!

Till next time,

Noah

Do More With Less Using AI

PS: If you know an event planner whose team has been told to "use more AI" but wants tactical ways it’ll save them time and money, send them my website!