SCOTT KLOSOSKY
Scott began his career fresh out of high school, where his job as a delivery boy was a springboard into the world of technology. He became division head of a computer sales division and then purchased it as his own company. It was eventually built into a twelve-store operation in three states.
His next endeavor was as founder and CEO of Paragraph, Inc., a Soviet/American joint venture founded in 1988, despite international tensions. Half of the company was sold to Silicon Graphics, and the other half is still expanding today (Parascript, Inc.).
Scott then collaborated with H.R. Haldeman to publish a diary of his years as an aide to President Nixon, which was a bestseller (Putnam Publishing), and involved Sony Interactive in the release of a book companion CD-ROM.
The evolving Internet ushered in a world of opportunity for inspiring pioneers, and Scott was not left behind. He was founder and CEO of webcasts.com, an early producer of webcasted media ranging from corporate and government communications to sporting events and entertainment. He sold webcasts.com in 1999 for $115 million. His expertise in leadership and his creative approach to business direction inspired Critical Technologies to hire him as a turnaround CEO, where he completely rebuilt the underlying products and brought the company to profitability.
In 2007, Scott founded a start-up called Alkami Technology. This company developed a second-generation online banking platform with innovative features non-existent in current systems. In 2021, the company went public valued at $2.9 billion.
The wave of synthetic intelligences like AI is a seminal time for humanity. Digital tools not only aid our ability to learn and make decisions, they can replace us with doing these. This raises many important questions such as, the potential for AI to be sentient and conscious, and how advanced synthetic intelligences will impact humanity and the economy. Scott has been addressing these questions and more for many years and brings thought leading ideas and advice to leaders so they can make good strategic decisions today.
Society has spent years reading books and watching movies that paint a dark picture of the impact machine intelligence. We have also hold onto the thought that human intelligence is unique and more advanced than anything computers could ever accomplish. Scott believes there is a much more positive AI future in front of us and this keynote provides both thought leading and practical content that often re-frames how audiences see the future of synthetic intelligence. If you want an inspiring message about the future with AI in it, this is your keynote!
November of 2022 will always be remembered for the moment AI became a consumer available tool. Generative AI put powerful tools into the hands of the public and this triggered billions of dollars to be invested in ever more powerful AI tools. In order to take advantage of the organizational opportunities the AI wave provides, leaders must implement a well thought out AI strategy framework. Scott works in the trenches with leaders who are leading their markets with the use of AI in their operations and has years of experience with digital strategy practices.
In this highly customizable keynote, Scott works with meeting planners to level set the AI sophistication level of the audience and deliver the latest thinking for AI strategy frameworks that make a big difference with financial results. Based on feedback from the meeting planner, this keynote can be very specific to an industry or provide general ideas for developing and AI strategy that has a strong ROI for the investments made.
Scott and FPOV invented the Humalogy ® concept for measuring the integration of human and technology in processes and systems. This model is unique to this day and provides a great vocabulary to discuss the balance of people and digital tools in an organization. Modern leaders must learn to make good decisions on the balance of using human skills and talents vs. the power of digital tools. This keynote opens by sharing this concept with an audience and then is customized to give specific examples for their industry.
The advent of synthetic Intelligences like AI is speeding up the importance of Humalogy® in the workplace and our lives. We must learn to not only co-exist with a technology pervasive world, we must also learn to flourish. This keynote can help leaders discover new ways to design sales, marketing, HR, operational, and supply chain processes. It can also be tuned to lean more towards thought leading or practical ideas.
As organizations become more dependent on technology, their risk levels go up. Cybersecurity, AI risks, uptime risk, digital skills risks, and innovation risk all can be devastating if not avoided or controlled. Scott is a leading thinker with how to manage digital risks and how to best manage them as part of an enterprise risk management program. His work in developing industry-based defense models is leading edge and he uses this kind of creative problem solving to help audiences create a safer digital environment.
AI tools are helping both digital criminals and security professionals in the cybercrime conflict, and AI engines are causing a growing list of risks that must be managed. This is a great keynote for executives and leaders and can be customized to focus on specific digital risks, or the future of risk in general.
As people weave more technology into their lives and careers, the negative impacts of digital use must be considered. Digital wellbeing is a topic that leaders and HR professionals must take more responsibility for in the workplace. Each of us as individuals must also understand where boundaries need to be set so we can stay healthy long term. As productive and efficient as technology can help us be, it also has negative impacts people sense but do not always fully recognize.
Scott is a leading thinker on technology use and its impact on our minds and mental health. This content is unique, and audiences are very interested in the concepts delivered and especially the remedies Scott suggests. When doing Q&A with an audience, this topic always creates a vibrant discussion with lots of questions and stories from audience members.
Did God Create the Internet?: The Impact of Technology on Humanity
Technology includes an incredibly powerful set of tools that surround our lives. We are chained to our devices, connected permanently through the Internet, and depend on a variety of software applications to manage our days.
The Velocity Manifesto: Harnessing Technology, Vision, and Culture to Future-Proof your Organization
Klososky deftly combines his discussion of technology with an in-depth, actionable program for workforce integration. By providing essential educational tools, he presents a process for building technology bridges across generations to maximize performance, loyalty, and satisfaction.