How much does Shawn Moore charge for an AI keynote?

Fees range from $15,000 for a 45-minute virtual keynote to $35,000–$50,000 for in-person appearances with Q&A, executive roundtable, or workshop add-ons, plus travel. Half-day executive sessions and multi-session conference engagements are quoted separately. Nonprofit and educational institution discounts are available on request.

What topics does Shawn Moore speak on?

Signature talks cover AI strategy for CEOs, the 90-day AI execution blueprint, Generative Engine Optimization for executive brands, AI governance for mid-market companies, and boards in the age of AI. Talks are tailored to audience — CEO summits, board retreats, industry associations, or corporate leadership offsites — with pre-event briefing calls included.

What makes Shawn different from other AI keynote speakers?

Shawn is an operating CEO, not a professor or futurist. He runs ThinkProfits (digital agency since 1996) and Mujo Learning Systems (university textbooks, 250+ adopters). Talks draw on 30 years of P&L experience and current advisory work with mid-market CEOs, delivering operator-grade tactics rather than theoretical frameworks.

Does Shawn travel for in-person keynotes?

Yes. Based in Vancouver, BC, Shawn travels for keynotes across the US and Canada. US and Canadian mainland bookings are standard; Hawaii, Alaska, and international bookings incur additional travel fees. Virtual keynotes are available globally with no travel cost.

What audience sizes does Shawn speak to?

Typical audiences range from 20-person board retreats and executive roundtables to 500–2,000-person corporate conferences and industry events. Shawn tailors format and interactivity to audience size — intimate Q&A-driven sessions for boards and larger keynote-plus-panel formats for conferences.

How far in advance should I book?

Book 8–16 weeks ahead for optimal availability, though last-minute requests within 30 days are occasionally accommodated. Peak conference season (Q2 and Q4) fills earliest. A signed agreement and 50% deposit lock the date; the remainder is due 14 days before the event.

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Keynote Speaking

AI Keynote Speaking for CEO Audiences and Industry Conferences

Shawn Moore · Founder, AiSavvy LLC

Updated April 21, 2026 · 11 min read

Most AI keynotes are either vendor pitches in disguise or technical deep dives that lose the room in the first ten minutes. These are neither. Built for executive audiences — CEOs, boards, PE portfolio companies, and industry associations — every keynote is grounded in actual mid-market deployments, sequenced around the decisions the audience is making this quarter, and delivered without slides full of jargon.

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Who this is for

Industry conferences and association annual meetings looking for a substantive AI keynote that respects the audience's intelligence.
PE firms convening their portfolio CEOs for a strategic offsite or annual conference.
Bank, insurance, and professional services networks hosting client CEO events.
Corporate leadership offsites where the CEO wants the executive team aligned on AI strategy before the planning cycle starts.
University executive education programs and CEO peer groups (YPO, Vistage, EO).

What you get

A custom-tailored keynote (45–60 minutes) built for your specific audience and industry — not a stock deck.
A pre-event briefing call with the host or program chair to align on tone, audience, and the one thing the room needs to walk away with.
Optional extended Q&A or fireside chat format (additional 30–45 minutes) for more interactive sessions.
Optional executive workshop add-on the day before or after the keynote for a deeper working session with a smaller group.
Promotional support: speaker headshot, bio variations, social copy, and pre/post-event quotables for your communications team.

Methodology

Audience-first, not topic-first

Every engagement starts with one question: who is in the room and what decisions are they making in the next two quarters? The keynote is then built backwards from those decisions. A room of industrial distributor CEOs gets a different talk than a room of professional services managing partners — even if both topics live under 'AI strategy.'

Substance, signal, and a defensible point of view

Talks are built around a small number of strong, defensible claims — not a survey of vendors and trends. The audience leaves with two or three things they can act on Monday morning, not seventeen things they will forget by the parking lot.

Original frameworks, not borrowed slides

Frameworks used on stage — the Six-Pillar Readiness Model, the Four-Failure Taxonomy, and the Build-vs-Buy-vs-Wait Matrix — are original work, published in the AI Savvy CEO insights series, and battle-tested in advisory engagements. The audience can take them home and use them — that's the point.

Show up early, stay late

On-site engagements include arrival the evening before (when feasible) for the speaker dinner or VIP reception, and time blocked after the talk for direct conversation with attendees. Most of the value the host hears about later happens in those two windows, not on stage.

Engagement model

Standard Keynote: 45–60 minute keynote with custom tailoring, pre-event briefing call, and onsite delivery. Fee depends on event size, format, and travel.
Keynote + Workshop: Keynote plus a half-day or full-day executive workshop for a smaller breakout group. Best for offsites and PE portfolio convenings.
Virtual Keynote: 60-minute virtual keynote with full custom tailoring and live Q&A. Reduced fee, no travel.
Travel & geography: Available for in-person engagements across the US and Canada. International by case-by-case arrangement.

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About Shawn

Shawn Moore's 30-year operator background

Operating CEO of ThinkProfits and Mujo Learning Systems. The P&L experience behind every keynote.

Extend the keynote with 1:1 advisory

Most hosts who book the keynote also engage Shawn for follow-on advisory with their executive team or PE portfolio.

Ready to start the conversation?

Ninety minutes. No deck. We work the actual problem and you leave with a defensible next step.

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