iShruti
iShruti
Regulators, scholars, and practitioners of real AI governance. Real prices upfront, shortlist in 24 hours.
AI ethics and governance are no longer abstract academic concerns — they are board-level operational risks that every enterprise needs to understand and manage. At iShruti, we curate speakers at the intersection of policy, ethics, and governance who translate complex regulatory terrain into actionable organizational intelligence.
Our AI ethics and policy speakers are not philosophers who theorize about trolley problems. They are practitioners, scholars, regulators, and advocates who have engaged with real AI harms, shaped real policy frameworks, and helped real organizations build governance structures that hold up under real pressure.
We are particularly focused on voices who understand the diversity of perspectives in AI ethics — including those from communities historically most affected by algorithmic bias and AI-enabled surveillance. The field is too important to be dominated by a single geographic or demographic viewpoint. So we widened the room.
Someone who has governed it for real.
Not trolley problems. These speakers have engaged real AI harms, shaped real policy, and built governance that holds under pressure — priced upfront, shortlisted in 24 hours.
The EU AI Act is in force. US rules are accelerating. A regulatory landscape that didn't exist three years ago is now a material business risk.
One high-profile bias failure costs more than getting governance right ever would.
Buyers now demand governance certifications, bias audits, and explainability docs in procurement.
AI surveillance without consent builds organizational debt — it surfaces as attrition.
The EU AI Act: what enterprises need to know and do right now
Responsible AI governance frameworks for the 2026 regulatory environment
Algorithmic bias: from awareness to audit to accountability
AI ethics in practice: building programs that aren't just compliance theater
The board's role in AI governance: what fiduciary duty looks like in the AI era
AI and labor rights: navigating automated decision-making with your workforce
Surveillance capitalism and the enterprise: where to draw the line
Explainable AI: what it is, what it isn't, and why it matters for trust
Global AI governance divergence: navigating US, EU, and APAC frameworks
AI and democracy: what leaders need to understand about information integrity
Agentic AI and accountability: who answers when the agent acts?
Deepfakes, provenance, and proving what's real
Need a different angle? Every talk is customized to your audience.
Hire a speakerIn-person, on your main stage.
Remote keynote or fireside.
Multi-voice sessions.
One price, our 17.5% printed inside it. Travel at cost, capped. No surprise line-items — ask any bureau to show you theirs. Board briefings — 30 minutes plus facilitated discussion — are a favorite governance format. Ask us.
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It depends on your audience. Board and C-suite audiences often respond better to practitioners who can connect ethics to business risk and competitive advantage. Technical teams and policy groups may value academic depth. For most enterprise audiences, a practitioner with academic credibility — someone who has done both — is the highest-value profile.
EU AI Act compliance, responsible AI governance frameworks, AI bias auditing, and AI and the workforce are the most requested topics for 2026. We also see growing demand for AI and democracy/information integrity as disinformation risks become more prominent.
Yes — and this is a key screening criterion for our roster. The ability to make complex regulatory and technical concepts legible to non-technical executive audiences is a rare skill. We specifically evaluate this in our vetting process.
Both. For internal audiences, ethics keynotes work well as part of responsible AI training programs or culture-setting initiatives. For client conferences, they signal your organization's commitment to trustworthy AI and build credibility with governance-conscious buyers.
Review their public writing and past keynote recordings carefully. Have a pre-event conversation where you share your organization's context and values. Good ethics speakers are skilled at finding common ground; they're not advocates for a single rigid position.
Rather we just figure it out for you?
Get a shortlist$10K–$30K for most events; virtual from $2,500. The price you see is the whole price — our 17.5% is printed inside it.
We individually check identity, real work, and stage skill. Every speaker. No exceptions.
Several of our AI policy and ethics speakers have direct regulatory experience — former government advisors, policy researchers who have shaped legislation, and compliance practitioners. We can filter specifically for regulatory expertise.
Some of our speakers offer advisory engagements beyond keynotes. Contact us to discuss what extended engagement looks like for a specific speaker.
Yes — this is an area we specifically invest in. We have speakers from Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and Southeast Asia who bring perspectives on AI governance that are typically absent from Western conference circuits.
Most AI ethics keynotes run 45–60 minutes plus Q&A. For board-level briefings, a condensed 30-minute format with 30 minutes of facilitated discussion often works better than a long keynote.