Make AI make sense for your audience.
Ernesto Josato Founder, JOSA.AI · AI speaker & educator
Give your audience a way into AI they can understand—and something useful to do with it. Practical talks, panels, and breakouts from a teacher who also builds.
Based in Lakeland, Florida. Speaking nationwide.
Experience in the room.
From a national AI agency panel to local business gatherings, Ernesto connects technology to the work people know.
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See Ernesto in the room.
A 35-second look at the conversations, practical examples, and human connection he brings to the stage.
Read the video transcript
Introduction: Everyone’s talking about AI. What makes it matter? Ernesto Josato, AI speaker and educator.
Ernesto, on a panel: “There’s a human connection that we have to have. Getting out in front of people, right? Building those relationships. That’s still important.”
Ernesto, teaching about AI agents: “If they’re programmed right, if you write it correctly, design it correctly, it can actually do real work for you.”
Closing: Talks. Panels. Breakouts. Make AI make sense. Bring practical AI to your next event. A conversation your audience can use. josa.ai/speaking.
What does your audience need next?
Start with a focus below. The topic, examples, and depth can be shaped around your room and the time you have.
AI your audience can actually use.
For small-business owners, professional associations, and community groups.
An approachable look at where AI fits into an ordinary workday, with examples people can recognize and questions they can ask of their own work.
Give your audience a way to…
- Find a useful starting point in a task they already do.
- Give tools such as ChatGPT Work and Claude Cowork clearer instructions.
- Check an answer or draft before putting it to use.
Help people take the next step with AI.
For corporate teams, workforce programs, educators, and administrators.
A practical conversation about building AI confidence across different roles and experience levels. Connect the technology to the responsibilities people already have.
Give your audience a way to…
- Recognize where AI could support a role or routine.
- Build a habit of reviewing outputs and protecting information.
- Identify the skills and practice a team needs next.
Understand what is worth automating.
For business owners and teams ready to explore what comes after prompting.
A practitioner’s view of AI agents and automated workflows: what they do, where a business might use them, and where people still need to stay involved.
Give your audience a way to…
- Tell the difference between a chat, an agent, and a workflow.
- Identify a business process worth exploring further.
- Ask better questions about scope, oversight, and implementation.
Available as a presentation, an interactive breakout, or a panel contribution. Looking for a full learning program? Explore custom training.
Meet Ernesto Josato.
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.
A few details for event organizers.
Let’s make the session fit your audience.
What kinds of events can I book Ernesto for?
Public presentations, association meetings, convention breakout sessions, and panels or moderated discussions. The session can focus on practical AI use, workforce readiness, or AI agents and automation, depending on your audience.
Does the audience need experience with AI?
No. Ernesto teaches in plain language and meets people at their starting point. Sessions can introduce everyday uses of AI or go further for an audience ready to explore agents, automation, and building with AI.
Can the session be tailored to our group?
Yes. Share who will be in the room and what you want them to take away. The topic, examples, depth, and format can be shaped around your event. For a longer learning program, JOSA.AI also develops custom corporate, workforce, and educator curricula.
Where does Ernesto speak, and how do we start?
Ernesto is based in Lakeland, Florida, and is available for speaking engagements nationwide. Send your event date, location, audience, approximate attendance, and preferred format to discuss availability and the scope of the engagement.
Bring a practical AI conversation to your event.
Tell us who will be in the room and what you want them to leave knowing. We’ll discuss the fit, format, and availability.
Send an event inquiryOr reach Ernesto at info@mail.josa.ai
863-591-5300
A useful first message includes:
- Your event name, date, and location
- The audience and approximate attendance
- A talk, breakout, or panel—and the time available
- What you want people to take away
Still working out the details? Start with what you know.