Keynote speaker & moderator on AI and technology
Tim FrankAndersen
I’ve worked in tech for 30 years. Right now the big shift is AI
- I help organisations understand what’s real, what’s next, and what’s in it for them.
About
Thirty years in tech - from founding one of Denmark’s first digital agencies to co-founding Institute of AI. Author, tech expert on TV, and advisor to some of the world’s biggest brands.
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Two ways to book Tim
Format 01
Keynote - The AI Explosion
What’s real, what’s next, and what’s in it for you. Live demos, honest answers, and a look at the next 12-24 months, which will change our world.
Format 02
Moderator
The person tying it all together - sharp questions and a clear thread through your conference.
What organisers say
Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews.
“I’ve heard plenty of talks about AI, and never found it more captivating or relevant than yours.”
Rikke Ekelund
“He inspired us all. Not a generic set of examples, but real, recent insight - told with genuine care for the work we do.”
Marc Amin
“Thank you for an extremely exciting talk - on a topic every company will relate to. Exciting to think about where we’ll be in 5 years: we must see opportunities, not limitations.”
Gitte Taulov Rude, Senior Business Advisor, Danske Bank
Updated every day
Today in AI - 5 curated news stories that matter
Curated by Tim, every morning.
- 01
No AI lab can pass its own safety test
The Future of Life Institute just graded the world's nine biggest AI labs on safety, and nobody scored better than a C+. Anthropic took the top spot, OpenAI and Google DeepMind landed at a plain C, and xAI, DeepSeek and Mistral flat-out failed with an F. Here's what should worry you: between 2024 and 2026, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta all quietly dropped their bans on military AI. The people building the most powerful technology on earth can't give themselves a passing grade, and they know it.
- 02
China just switched off half a billion AI companions overnight
A new Chinese law took effect yesterday that bans AI from acting too human, and it hit hard: ByteDance's Doubao (345 million users) and Alibaba's Qwen (166 million) had to shut down their personal AI companions the same day. The rules are strict, a reminder every two hours that you're talking to a machine, age checks for under-14s, and an exit that's always one click away. Doubao gives you until October 15 to export your data. Qwen users get nothing: their configurations and chat history are being deleted right now.
- 03
Apple's iPhone in China will run a Chinese AI model
The same day, China approved Apple Intelligence, but with a catch you'll appreciate. Apple wasn't allowed to use its own AI, so iPhones, iPads and Macs sold in China will run on Alibaba's Qwen model, with Baidu along for the ride. Think about that: the most valuable company in the world could only get into China by handing the keys to a Chinese model. Alibaba's stock jumped over 6% on the news, and it tells you exactly who calls the shots in that market.
- 04
Google's Gemini 3.5 Pro lands tomorrow with a 2-million-token memory
Google is launching Gemini 3.5 Pro tomorrow, July 17, and it's not a tweak, they tore up the old architecture and rebuilt it from scratch. You get a 2-million-token context window and a Deep Think mode for the hard problems. The timing is no accident: it drops the same day China opens its World AI Conference. Google wants the headline, and it picked its moment carefully.
- 05
86% of every US venture dollar went to AI this year
Here's a number that should stop you: US startups raised $412.7 billion in the first half of 2026, and 86% of it, $355.9 billion, went to AI. Two companies, OpenAI and Anthropic, grabbed 43% of all global startup funding between them. This isn't a broad boom, it's a handful of giant bets. If you're wondering whether we're in a bubble, this is the chart to watch.
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