Speaking & Keynotes
Exploring the Intersections of AI, Commerce & Culture
Patrick is neither an AI evangelist nor a doomer - he considers himself to be an “AI Pragmatist”. He leads conversations about how AI really works, what the real risks are, and how to take advantage of the considerable opportunities on offer.
The Difference
Strategy Grounded in Operational Reality
The most useful conference sessions are the ones that leave you with something actionable - not just a new way of thinking about a problem you already knew you had. Patrick Rechsteiner speaks from eighteen years of executive experience inside digital retail and e-commerce businesses, not from the outside looking in.
That means the frameworks are ones that have been tested inside commercial environments - against real P&Ls, real technology constraints, real organisational resistance. The examples are from the inside, not the case study library. And the points of view are genuinely held, not hedged for a broad room.
The result is content that resonates with practitioners and challenges those who haven’t had to execute - which tends to make for a better room regardless of who is in it.
Topics
Core Speaking Topics
All topics can be tailored to the audience, industry context, and event format. Custom topics are available on request.
The Next Wave of Digital Retail
How AI, shifting consumer behaviour, and platform consolidation are redrawing the competitive map for retail - and what leadership teams need to do differently to stay ahead of it.
AI Strategy for Leaders Who Have to Act
A practitioner's guide to cutting through the noise: where AI creates genuine commercial value, where it doesn't, and how to build a roadmap your organisation can actually execute.
Digital Transformation That Delivers
Why most digital transformations underdeliver commercially - and the leadership disciplines that separate the ones that stick from the ones that stall.
Building Organisations Ready for AI
The capability, culture, and structural changes that determine whether an organisation can absorb and benefit from AI adoption - beyond the tool layer.
Formats
How the Engagement Works
Keynote Presentations
Prepared, structured presentations for conference main stages and leadership summits. Typically 30–60 minutes. Content tailored to the audience, theme, and event context.
Event Hosting & MC
Full-day or multi-session event facilitation - keeping content on track, drawing out panel insights, and creating the connective tissue that makes an event land as a whole.
Conference Panels
Participation as a panellist or moderator on AI, digital commerce, and transformation topics. Brings practitioner depth and commercial grounding to the conversation.
Leadership Offsites
Facilitated sessions designed for executive teams - combining keynote content with structured discussion. Built to generate insight and decisions, not just awareness.
Industry Roundtables
Smaller, discussion-based formats for senior peer groups. Suitable for industry bodies, investor networks, and executive communities looking for substantive, off-the-record dialogue.
Recent Engagements
Where Patrick Has Spoken
March 2026
Melbourne
NORA Generative AI Summit
Keynote Speaker & Event MC
December 2025
Melbourne
NORA Year-End Industry CEO Roundtable
Host & MC
August 2025
Sydney
NORA Generative AI Summit
Keynote Speaker & Event MC
July 2025
Sydney
E-Commerce Industry Dinner & Roundtable
Host & MC
May 2025
Sydney
Generative AI PR & Communications Summit
Speaker
March 2025
Melbourne
NORA Generative AI Summit
Keynote Speaker
Enquire
Book Patrick to Speak
Fill in the form with as much detail as you have - the more context, the faster Patrick can respond with a meaningful answer on availability and fit.
Engagements are available across Australia and internationally.
Prefer to email directly? patrick@rechsteiner.io