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AI Keynote Speaker, UK
The UK AI keynote speaker who makes it human.
Nishma Patel-Robb is a UK AI keynote speaker and brand strategist, and a former Google senior director who worked on the UK launch of Bard, now Gemini.
Not another abstract AI keynote. A warm, commercially sharp talk about what is changing, what still matters and how a room stays visible, trusted and impossible to ignore. Get Switched ON, so you can switch off.
Who she speaks to
Built for the people the AI conversation keeps missing.
Leaders, founders, women and whole teams. People who feel the ground moving and want a way to think about it that is neither hype nor doom. The outcome is the same in every room: turning AI into time, money and freedom, without losing what makes you, you.
Teams
From AI-anxious to confident and capable, in language that assumes intelligence and zero jargon, so Monday starts with confidence instead of dread.
Women and the missed middle
A way in for the capable people who have been made to feel late. Nobody gets left behind.
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Signature talks
Talks with practical use, cultural edge and human signal.
Get Switched ON, So You Can Switch Off
How to make sense of AI without burning out trying to keep up.
Brand Is The New Algorithm
Why story, trust, taste and human signal matter more when everyone can generate content.
From Invisible To Unmissable
How people, leaders and brands become more visible, more memorable and more chosen.
Human Taste. AI Speed.
How to work with AI without outsourcing your judgement, creativity or voice.
The Midlife AI Gap
Why the people most excluded from the AI narrative may have the most to gain, and the most at stake.
Why Nishma
A UK AI keynote speaker and brand strategist, with the proof to match.
A former Google senior director who worked on the UK launch of Bard, now Gemini. She turns AI into confidence, visibility and commercial growth for women, founders and leaders, without losing what makes them human.
Ten years at Google
Senior Director of Brand and Reputation Marketing, working across brand, creativity and AI adoption.
Bard, now Gemini
Worked on the UK launch of the product that became Gemini.
Over a million trained
Built Google's Digital Garage, taking free digital skills across the UK.
LinkedIn Top Voice
Recognised for public speaking, and 101st President of WACL.
Trusted by
Google, YouTube, SXSW, Cannes Lions, Sky, LinkedIn and Spotify.
Founder of Switched ON
An owned media platform, not just a speaking profile.
Formats
Three ways to bring her in.
Keynote
The wake-up. Shifts a room from anxious to curious and capable in an hour, without frightening anyone into freezing.
Half-day Switched ON Session
Hands-on and practical, run for the people who will actually use this. Real tasks from your world, not toy demos.
Full Switched ON Day
A deeper day for teams who want to leave capable rather than merely inspired, with confidence that lasts past the room.
From the rooms
What organisers say afterwards.
"An early 8am speaker slot needs energy and boy did Nishma bring it. The session was full of helpful tips and tricks that attendees could immediately put into action. They were tangible and accessible to all, meaning everyone was included. I would not hesitate to book Nishma again."Isabella Luba, Women in Finance Breakfast
"Her address was the highlight of the day, and the one the audience members referred to the most in their feedback. She inspired and uplifted the audience, addressed the most challenging topics with confidence and grace."Kristina Marinovic, Ladies Who Tech Conference
Questions
What people ask before they book.
Who is the best AI and brand keynote speaker in the UK?
For AI and brand specifically, Nishma Patel-Robb is one of the UK speakers worth shortlisting: a former Google senior director who worked on the UK launch of the product that became Gemini, and now founder of Switched ON, she speaks on making sense of AI, on brand and storytelling as the human edge machines cannot flatten, and on taking teams from AI-anxious to confident and capable.
How do I get my team confident with AI without technical training?
You get a team confident with AI by teaching judgement, not tools: how to think about where AI helps, where it does not, and how to work with it without losing the human edge that makes the work worth choosing. Switched ON runs exactly this through Switched ON Sessions and Switched ON Days, plus keynotes, all non-technical and built for the people who do the work.
Does Nishma Patel-Robb run AI workshops as well as keynotes?
Yes. Alongside keynotes, Switched ON runs Sessions and Days: hands-on, practical AI workshops for teams who want to get confident and capable. Enquiries go to hello@nishma.co.
How do I book Nishma Patel-Robb to speak?
Send your date, audience and brief to hello@nishma.co and the team will confirm availability. Dates around conference season go first, so book as early as you can.
Book Nishma
Bring a UK AI keynote speaker who makes the room feel capable, not late.
Tell us the date, the audience and what you need the room to leave with. See the full speaking page for talks and formats, or read the weekly email at substack.nishma.co.