Commercializing Western Technology
The Geopolitics of AI
AI isn’t just a technology story, it’s a contest over power.
The Talk
A Keynote Rebuilt for What Is Happening Right Now
Most discussions about AI focus on software and tech tools. But for corporate boards and investors, the real story is about regional power and resources.
This keynote reframes AI through three core pillars driving the region. Because technology and regulations change fast, David updates this talk for every booking cycle, so your audience gets a current read, not last year’s thinking.
Chips & Supply Chains
How control over microchips and manufacturing is shifting trade across the region, from China through Southeast Asia to Australia.
Data and Borders
How control of data, and who gets to move it across borders, is becoming its own form of power across the region.
Energy & Capital
How the massive power demands of AI are reshaping energy security, infrastructure investments, and capital flows.
Who It’s Best For
Who This Keynote Is Built For
The regulation, trade rules and capital flows around AI are still being written. These are the desks that have to make decisions anyway, before the rest of the world finishes catching up.
Corporate Boards
Leadership teams evaluating how AI-driven trade shifts, energy demands, and regulations impact their strategy.
Investment Committees
Capital deployers pricing risk and opportunity into regional tech and infrastructure deals.
Legal & Government Leaders
Policy and compliance teams navigating fast-moving regional regulations.
Family Offices
Investors looking to protect and grow capital across Asia as technology reshapes the market.
The Proof
Board-Tested, Not Just Stage-Tested
Real feedback from boards, bureaus, and the rooms David’s actually spoken in.
“David Thomas is one of those rare individuals who bridges worlds, geographic, cultural, and commercial. His insights into Asia and the opportunities it presents are timely, practical, and deeply informed by lived experience.”
“The future of global energy security, supply chain resilience, and the security of strategic waterways.”
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Give Your Team a Current Read on AI
Don’t let your board navigate the future of technology with outdated assumptions. Bring David to your stage or boardroom for a sharp, up-to-date briefing on how AI is reshaping business across Asia.
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