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Jarno Duursma
Jarno Duursma is an AI expert and a highly sought-after AI speaker. He delivers energetic presentations filled with practical examples and humor about the impact of AI on work, business, and society. He shares sharp insights and future visions, with an eye for humanity in a technological world.
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Keynote spreker,Virtual Keynotes
Employability:
Keynote spreker,Virtual Keynotes,
About Jarno Duursma
Jarno Duursma is the most booked AI speaker in the Netherlands. He has given over 1,500 keynotes and lectures, with an average rating of 9.1. For ten years, he has been working daily with AI. This combination of stage experience, substantive depth, and practical knowledge makes him the first choice for organizations that want to understand and leverage AI.
Jarno speaks for companies, governments, industry associations, and educational institutions, from executive boardrooms to conferences with thousands of participants. His clients include Unilever, Randstad, EY, BMW, DPG Media, Salesforce, Rabobank, KPN, the Dutch government, UWV, VodafoneZiggo, and DHL.
As an author, Jarno has written four books on digital technology and AI. In 2017, he published his first book on AI, titled ‘The Digital Butler’. In 2019, he released two reports on generative AI. He was ahead of his time.
His opinion articles and analyses appear in the Financieel Dagblad, NRC, and de Volkskrant. He reaches over 49,000 subscribers through his newsletters “Trending in Tech” and “Signals from the Future” and hosts the tech podcast “Listening to the Future”.
National media regularly approach Jarno for commentary on AI developments. He has appeared on EenVandaag, NOS, and RTL and is quoted in national newspapers. On LinkedIn, he has over 60,000 followers and has been named an AI Top Voice. He is a TEDx speaker and was a finalist for the National AI Awards.
His presentations are energetic, sharp, and filled with current examples and humor. Jarno clearly explains how AI is changing the way we work and do business, what impact this has on people and society, and what you can concretely do with it. He demonstrates how tools like ChatGPT and AI agents work in practice, convincingly outlines what our future looks like as intelligent systems take over more work, and clarifies how we can remain human in that process. Each lecture is tailored in advance to the sector, the level of knowledge, and the questions that the audience has.
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AI Spreker Jarno Duursma Provincie bijeenkomst Nederland 2025
Jarno Duursma: De geruisloze overname door AI
Jarno Duursma - Spreker AI - Keynote 2025
De Grootste AI-revolutie Komt Nog! - Jarno Duursma
Jarno Duursma Artificial intelligence 2023
Hoe menselijk te blijven in het tijdperk van kunstmatige intelligentie | Jarno Duursma | TEDxApeldoorn
De impact van tech op de mens - Jarno Duursma
Risico's van kunstmatige intelligentie - Jarno Duursma
Jarno Duursma in 1 minuut. Trendwatcher Keynote Speaker
Trendwatcher Jarno Duursma over exponentiële groei en kunstmatige intelligentie (2017)
AI-spreker en expert Jarno Duursma over de toekomst van digitale technologie
Risico's van Kunstmatige intelligentie. AI-spreker Jarno Duursma. Mei 2018
Trendwatcher Jarno Duursma over de impact van Bitcoin Blockchain
Wat is blockchain? - Jarno Duursma
Moeten we vrezen voor onze banen? - Jarno Duursma
