ERNESTO JOSATO — SPEAKER BIO

Ernesto Josato is the founder of JOSA.AI, a Lakeland, Florida company focused on AI training for the public, small businesses, and workforce development programs. He teaches people how to use AI in their daily work and, for those who want to go further, how to build with it. He also continues to build custom AI agents and automated workflows for small and mid-sized businesses, so his classes are grounded in what actually works.

One theme runs through every stage of Ernesto’s career, and audiences say it again and again: he makes complicated technology make sense. He explains AI, automation, and systems in plain terms that regular people can act on, without ever talking down to the room. People leave his sessions feeling capable, not lost.

Ernesto brings more than 25 years of corporate IT experience to that work. He served as a technical account manager at Thomson Reuters, Automation Anywhere, Rapid7, and Nucleus Security, supporting SaaS platforms in the oil and gas and cybersecurity industries, and held management roles along the way. That background shapes his approach: AI is only useful when it fits how a business actually runs.

Teaching is not new to him. Before AI, Ernesto spent years in e-commerce and adult education, showing entrepreneurs how to launch and manage their own online stores. His work with eBay helping small businesses move onto online platforms was featured in Entrepreneur magazine. He has also taught technology courses at the community college level.

Ernesto also serves as Chief AI Officer on the board of the Open Doors Global Development Foundation and holds a BS in Organizational Leadership and Technology from Saint Louis University.

RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

- AI Agency panelist, Growth Hacking Live 2025, San Diego, California
- Breakout session presenter, Minority Business Expo 2026, Lakeland, Florida
- “AI in Small Business” breakout presenter, Central Florida Business Development Council
- AI Integration panelist, Hillsborough County Small Contractor Development Program (HCSCDP), 2026 Spring Session

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JOSA.AI | https://www.josa.ai/speaking
info@mail.josa.ai | 863-591-5300
Based in Lakeland, Florida. Speaking nationwide.