Keynotes, panels and founder forums on narrative, brand architecture and AI-era growth systems.
I speak at AI conferences, founder communities, VC portfolio days, executive forums and board offsites. Talks draw from operating experience at Harrison.ai, the launch of KIIS, the Movember UK campaign, and the patterns I see across the companies I currently advise.
What I speak on.
Most companies confuse marketing with narrative.
Why the highest-leverage work a company can do is upstream of marketing, and what changes when narrative, brand architecture and AI-era growth systems become the operating system, not the output. For founder communities, AI conferences and CEO forums.
Best for: founder communities, AI conferences, scaleup CEO forums.
Category is decided, not discovered.
A practical look at how the companies that lead categories actually claim them, with conviction, before the market gives permission. Drawn from work across AI-health, media and consumer brand. For VC portfolio days, executive offsites and board strategy sessions.
Best for: VC portfolio days, executive offsites, board strategy.
The new operating model for growth.
Why the next generation of companies will be sharper, leaner and more AI-native, and what changes about how marketing, growth and brand are structured inside the business. For technology summits, growth conferences and operator audiences.
Best for: tech summits, growth conferences, operator audiences.
Narrative under pressure, lessons from $300M raised, a $35M exit, and a national media launch.
A more personal talk on what the high-stakes moments of building Harrison.ai, exiting Indy, launching KIIS and running Movember UK actually teach about narrative, brand and category creation. For founder dinners, executive offsites and keynote programs.
Best for: founder dinners, executive offsites, keynotes.
Keynote
30–45 minute talk at conferences, summits or company events. Tailored to the audience and the moment.
Panel or fireside
Moderated panel or fireside conversation. Strongest fit at founder events, VC days and industry forums.
Workshop or offsite
Half-day or full-day session for executive teams and boards. Working format, not just talking format.
Booking enquiries
For speaking requests, send a short note with the event, date, audience and format. I take a small number of speaking engagements each quarter alongside the advisory practice.
Send a speaking enquiry →Book Simon for a keynote, panel or workshop.
Send the details, event, date, audience, format, and I'll come back with whether the fit is right and what the conversation looks like. A small number of speaking engagements each quarter, alongside the advisory practice.
Limited keynote slots each quarter. Workshops by invitation.