What does it mean to be an AI-native organization, not by replacing people with algorithms, but by amplifying human judgment, purpose, and long-term value creation?
davidorban.substack.com/p/ai-native
For the past ten years, after a coordinated attack against my Wikipedia article, it was impossible to restore it. To this day "david orban wikipedia" is one of the most searched terms for my name. Thanks Grokipedia for its own article about me. grokipedia.com/page/David_O...
Happy Newtonmass!
Technology is no longer just a tool for efficiency: it is reshaping how value is created, measured, and aligned with human purpose.
From capital to cognition, the architecture of value itself is evolving.
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Ten years ago I wrote Something New: AIs and Us, arguing that AI should be understood at the scale of civilization.
On its tenth anniversary, I’ve released the book to the commons and reflected on what it got right, or missed, and why those gaps now matter.
davidorban.substack.com/p/ten-years-...
I'll be in Australia from Dec 15 to Jan 15. Let me know if you want to meet
How are you thinking about location, trust, and distributed work today?
davidorban.substack.com/p/location-l...
Abu Dhabi Finance Week is now one of the most influential hubs in global finance: where capital, regulation, and technology converge. I’m attending the Global AI Show, Bitcoin MENA, and key ADFW arenas across AI, fintech, digital assets, infrastructure, and dispute resolution.
I am joining Al Liwan Group, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, as Head of Innovation, to advance our mission by embedding advanced technologies into every layer of the organisation and empowering people to operate at the frontier of what modern finance can achieve.
davidorban.substack.com/p/the-capita...
I am pretty full with meetings related to the launch of Al Liwan, but if you reach out we may find a slot to meet in NYC, Nov 16-23.
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Download my slides davidorban.com/futurist
Watch the keynote with its amazing superwide screen youtu.be/C5jpOL8bpZo
Read the edited transcript of my keynote presentation at The Futurists X Summit held in Dubai in September 2025. davidorban.substack.com/p/human-flou...
Humanity can flourish in the age of AI and robots: I believe that through them we will gain new degrees of freedom, and it will enable us to decide and design our future.
Did you know that Bitcoin has had a de facto status as legal tender in Lugano, Switzerland since 2022? Plan ₿ Forum, on Oct 24-25 is the venue to discuss the state of Bitcoin adoption, not only in Switzerland, but worldwide.
Meet there?
I’ll be joining Token Talks & Tastes 2.0 on October 13 in Dubai for the panel “From Camels to Code: The Evolution of Value Exchange.”
The event gathers innovators and investors to discuss how blockchain, digital assets, and AI are reshaping global finance.
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I’ll be in Dubai next week for two of the region’s biggest tech gatherings: Expand North Star on October 12 and GITEX Global starting October 13. Both are massive stages where innovation, scale, and ambition come together. Reach out if you'd like to meet
Tech doesn’t grow exponentially. It jolts. The smooth exponential model worked for fifty years, but it doesn’t match what we’re living through now. Explore more at jolting.davidorban.com
This Friday I will talk about how accessibility is more than compliance, improving learning for everyone. At Exploring eLearning in Milan, we will discuss Dotwords' fast, and affordable AI services, giving organizations a new opportunity to lead.
With the release a few hours ago of the Agentic Commerce Protocol and Instant Checkout by OpenAI and Stripe, my keynote at the INMerge Innovation Summit in Baku today about the future of ecommerce which concentrates on AI agents has become even more topical and relevant.
I’ll be speaking in Baku at the INMerge Innovation Summit about the future of eCommerce. AI agents will soon negotiate and transact on our behalf, reshaping how businesses compete. My session will focus on what companies must do today to prepare for this transformation.
I will be in Baku from Sep 29 to Oct 1. Let me know if you want to meet.
(Most of my time will be absorbed by Inmerge Innovation Summit, but I may have a few slots here and there..)
Testing my presentation on the ultrawide LED wall for tomorrow’s keynote “Human Flourishing In The Age Of AI And Robots”
I’ll be talking about investing and fundraising in the age of AI on Sep 24 at 10AM in Dubai, hosted by the AIXL8 AI Research & Development Hub & Accelerator together with Dariia Vasylieva and Mikael Boshian.
RSVP luma.com/ylk2ugl9
I will be in Dubai from Sept 20 to Sept 24. Let me know if you want to meet.
(Most of my time will be absorbed by The Futurists X Summit, but I may have a few slots here and there..)
Finalizing my slides for The Futurists X Summit in Dubai. Finally I am using videos replacing static images, thanks to the latest updates by Midjourney
Join me at the Futurists X Summit on September 22-23 at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai.
www.futuristevent.com
(Use code FTR40XLND2025 for a 40% discount on full the price of the ticket.)
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