The woman who talks to machines.
Keynotes / Live builds / Workshops
Cannes Lions
SXSW London
MAD//Fest
D&AD
Ciclope Berlin
UK Creative Festival
UN Women
Web Summit
Not your average keynote speaker
AI Creative Technologist. Founder. Community Builder. Event Host. Creative Director.
And she brings audiences with her, via her 850+ always-on WhatsApp creative community.
AI Creative Technologist
She didn't just read about AI. She sat Oxford's AI Programme exam, got a Distinction, then went home and started building. She created three viral AI personalities: Dolly, her LinkedIn hype woman; Dave, her AI personal assistant; and Roxie, her email assassin. Each one going viral in its own right. She ran a live AI hackathon on stage at Cannes Lions that got named "Hot Talk to Watch", above Sir Martin Sorrell. She's spoken at SXSW, AdBlack Sea Georgia, Snapchat HQ, UN Women, Channel 4, D&AD and festivals across Europe. She's the person brands call when they want their teams to stop being afraid of AI and start using it with actual personality and purpose. She's delivered hands-on workshops for LEGO, Snapchat and UN Women.
The proof is in the reach
Rebecca in numbers.
14+
Major stages worldwide
280K+
Combined reach, Dolly, Dave and Roxie launches
25K+
LinkedIn followers
750+
GSD WhatsApp community members
600+
Audience at Ad Black Sea keynote, Georgia
60+
Interviews with world-class talent
15
Years as a Creative Director
1
Oxford AI Programme, Distinction
Stages
Featured in
A sample, not the full menu
Pick your stage.
Rebecca tailors every session to the room. These are three formats she's known for, but she builds keynotes, firesides, panels, workshops and live experiences across any theme.
Talk 01 · Keynote
The Woman Who Talks To Machines
AI is rewriting how we work, think and create. Rebecca shares how she builds AI with personality and purpose, from Dolly, her viral LinkedIn hype woman, to Dad AI, built from her late father's text messages. A story about grief, memory, love and the frontier of AI that actually matters.
Talk 02 · Interactive
The Live AI Hackathon
A real brief. A live audience. Real AI building happening in front of you. Rebecca showcases how AI can be a creative medium, not a shortcut.
The session that got named "Hot Talk to Watch" at Cannes Lions, above Sir Martin Sorrell.
Talk 03 · Participation
Get Sh*t Done Live
No slides. No theory. Rebecca rallies the crowd so people share their real problems and find solutions and connections in the room, in real time.
The perfect antidote to conference fatigue and making genuine connections.
Straight from the room
Rooms you want to be in.
"Notable sessions include: Get Sh*t Done Live: Where Humans and AI Collide. Rebecca Rowntree, Omar Karim and Faris Yakob demonstrate real-time AI-powered creative ideation."
Cybernews, What's Hot at Cannes Lions 2025
"What we loved about Rebecca is that she doesn't just deliver a brilliant talk, she also brings her brilliant creative community with her."
Sara Maddocks, Head of Operations, Content and Partnerships, UK Creative Festival
"An exciting, hands-on workshop that demystified AI and made its creative potential feel tangible and empowering. Rebecca created space for curiosity, experimentation, and real action."
Valentina Culatti, Global Senior Director, Creative Strategy and AI, Snap
"Rebecca Rowntree brought creative direction, experience, and a future-facing lens that elevated our work fast. Collaborating with her was exceptional, and the result, outstanding."
Charlie Sells, Founder, Jelly
"The energy Rebecca creates in a room is unmatched. It's like a creative sprint, a therapy session, and a wake-up call all in one."
Julia Jahn, Founder, Goldenrod Coaching
Let's make something worth attending
The session people talk about after.
Rebecca tailors every session to the room. The brief, the audience, the moment. She's available for keynotes, live sessions, workshops, panels and fireside conversations.
Rebecca@gsdstudio.cowww.getshitdone.live · LinkedIn 25k+ · Substack: The Woman Who Talks To Machines