AI Keynote Speaker · Founder of ahead x · Format Developer
The future happens in the room.
Lukas Wagner brings artificial intelligence out of the screen and onto the stage. So companies, cities and regions can understand together what comes next.
500+ stage appearances
1,700+ attendances at ahead x
8 cities with their own live formats
1,700+
Attendances at ahead x live formats across 8 cities. Founded, curated and hosted by Lukas Wagner.
Media & network partners of ahead x
More tools.
More content.
More feeds.
More answers.
More screens.
And less room to think together.
The future does not need another feed. It needs a room.
Lukas Wagner brings artificial intelligence into that room.
What happens in the room
Not a lecture about AI.
A moment with it.
AI generates answers. A room creates understanding. A keynote by Lukas Wagner is built in five acts, like a good evening at the theatre.
- Act 01
Arrival
People arrive with questions, half-knowledge and healthy scepticism. Exactly right.
- Act 02
Understanding
What is relevant, what stays hype. Plain language instead of jargon.
- Act 03
Experience
The audience gives input, the AI delivers live. Amazement, laughter, debate.
- Act 04
Perspective
Opportunities and limits, without alarmism and without glorification.
- Act 05
Action
The moment turns into direction: concrete next steps.
What stays
People arrive with questions.
They leave with a direction.
A shared language for AI
Teams and leadership talk about the same thing afterwards, not about ten different buzzwords.
Realistic perspective
What AI can really do today, what it cannot, and what that means for your own work.
Concrete next steps
Ideas you can try on the next working day. Without a new shopping list.
No transformation overnight. But a shared starting point that holds.
Formats
One experience. Three stages.
Format 02 · Hands-on
The workshop
For teams, SMEs and organisations that want to move from amazement to trying things out. AI tools tested on your own working day, guided and put in context.
Format 03 · ahead x
The regional format
For cities, regions and partners who want to make AI publicly tangible. Curated with local partners from media, business and education.
- citypublic city event, regional and low-threshold
- labsworkshop format for companies and beginners
- mastermindformat for decision-makers, in preparation
- futureflagship of award show and future day
Why Lukas
Before artificial intelligence became his subject, human attention was already his craft.
The speaker
Years on stages where it only works if the room comes along.
The translator
Complex topics, condensed into sentences that stay in the room.
The format developer
Builds evenings, not slides. Dramaturgy, participation, atmosphere.
The founder
Built local rooms with ahead x where people understand AI together.
Slam poet, author, songwriter: the first stage
100+ literature and culture events organised
2017 arts and culture grant award (Förderpreis)
TEDxSalzburg speaker coach
Technology changes. The need to understand together does not.
Case study
ahead x: rooms where a region understands together.
Lukas does not just talk about how to reach people with AI. He builds the rooms for it.
One room
One evening, one full hall, one topic. The beginning.
One city
Local partners from media, business and education turn it into a city format.
Eight cities
Same principle, different region. The format travels, the connection stays local.
One platform
Single evenings grow into a platform with an audience aged 16 to 80.
9
editions
8
cities
92 %
rate it 4 or 5 out of 5
AI is global. Understanding begins locally.
Figures: ahead x, as of April 2026
Voices
Nobody in the room can help hanging on his every word.
His ability to convey complex AI concepts clearly and vividly makes him an outstanding speaker.
Lukas translates the complexity of the topic masterfully, without losing depth.
Want to get your talk to the point? Ask Lukas.
Enquiry
Bring the future
into your room.
Send me the date, location, audience and occasion. You get an honest assessment of which format fits. And which does not.
Direct: kontakt@lukaswagner.at · also for press & interviews
FAQ
Answered briefly.
What kind of events can Lukas Wagner be booked for?
Conferences, corporate events, city and regional events, associations and educational institutions, as a keynote, workshop or moderation around artificial intelligence.
Is the keynote suitable for beginners too?
Yes. AI is explained without jargon. Depth and content are matched to the audience.
Does Lukas Wagner also offer AI workshops?
Yes: hands-on workshops and impulse days for teams, SMEs, organisations and public institutions.
How does an enquiry work?
A short email with date, location, audience and occasion, followed by an honest assessment of which format fits.