Keynotes, panels, university lectures, private briefings, and editorial contributions on AI governance, certification, and the regulatory landscape. The Clause5afe team speaks publicly across industry, academic, and policy forums — led by founder Matthew D’Amato.
Two voices, one thesis: independent AI certification, regulatory architecture, and the structural integrity of accountability systems.
AI Next Conference · Future Leaders Conclave · Las Vegas, May 2026. Final results announced May 2026.
One of the most consequential emerging voices in the global AI governance conversation. Founder of the world’s first truly independent third-party AI certification authority and creator of the proprietary Clause 5® Framework. Speaks with operator-level authority on certification, regulation, insurance, and the structural integrity of AI accountability systems. Confirmed keynote at the Barcelona AI Conference, May 2026.
Co-Founder and VP of Sales at Clause5afe Systems. Speaks publicly on AI safety, governance, regulatory compliance, and the operational realities of building an independent certification body. Particularly effective with academic and student audiences on the next generation of AI safety careers and the workforce implications of the regulatory landscape. Recent appearance: Morgan State University Computer Science Department, April 2026.
Currently booking through Q3 2026. Engagements typically confirmed 8–16 weeks in advance.
Finalist for AI Safety Innovator of the Year. Speaking and recognition program at the AI Next Conference Future Leaders Conclave.
Headline keynote on independent AI certification, the regulatory architecture taking shape across the EU AI Act and adjacent frameworks, and what comes after enforcement begins.
Panel: how cyber insurers are pricing AI governance, and why third-party certification is becoming a coverage condition rather than a marketing claim.
Closed-door advisory sessions for boards and senior compliance leadership at Fortune 500 organizations preparing for EU AI Act enforcement and the structural shift to third-party verification.
“AI Safety, Governance & the Future of Trust.” Lecture to undergraduate and graduate computer science students and faculty covering real-world AI failures, the global regulatory landscape, and career pathways for the next generation of AI safety and governance professionals.
Each topic can be tailored for keynote, panel, fireside, or private executive session formats.
Why independent third-party certification is the structural answer to AI accountability — and why the analogy to Underwriters Laboratories is more than rhetorical.
Why the Big Four cannot certify AI: the same conflict that destroyed Arthur Andersen and created Sarbanes-Oxley is repeating itself in real time.
Regulatory delays don’t slow market expectations — they accelerate differentiation. What organizations do during enforcement gaps separates winners from reactive laggards.
The compliance risk no one is naming: untracked AI tools embedded in enterprise workflows, and why internal policy documents don’t solve what no one has inventoried.
Cyber and D&O underwriters are quietly adding AI riders, exclusions, and capacity limits. What that means for boards, GCs, and CCOs heading into the next renewal cycle.
For research-oriented audiences: the philosophical, technical, and governance implications of substrate-independent identity in advanced AI systems.
30–60 minute headline talk for conferences, summits, and industry events.
Moderator or panelist on AI governance, certification, regulation, or insurance.
Conversational, journalist-led or executive-led 1:1 format on stage or recorded.
Closed-door 60–90 minute board, executive, or policymaker session under NDA.
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We respond to qualified inquiries within three business days. Engagements outside the United States and EU may require longer lead time.