Brett StClair

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Brett StClair is a business rebel technologist, digital pioneer, entrepreneur, lecturer, and keynote speaker.

After spending a decade in England, Brett returned to his hometown of Johannesburg in South Africa to launch his own digital marketing and media company. He has worked for some of the world’s leading digital businesses, including Admob, Google, and Barclays Africa.

As well as his own work plus his speaking duties, Brett has served as the co-chair of the South Africa Mobile Marketing association with the aim of establishing mobile marketing as a separate industry.

His expertise, knowledge and passion for the field have impacted thousands of audience members from around the globe.

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Brett StClair aims to “empower businesses by taking them on a journey of self-discovery”. His goal is to “make a positive impact through disruptive innovation and state of the art tech”. He aims to empower the change makers with a clear plan of action to transform the world, rebel with generative AI, rebuild the future, and revolutionise business.

After Google bought Admob, Brett StClair became the head of the new productions and solutions for South Africa, Greece and Israel. Whilst at Google he was also responsible for Google Mobile, Google Display Network DSP and RBT, Google Plus, and for exponential growth in Google’s business YouTube. Whilst at Google, he was approached by Barclays Africa, who wanted him to help rebuild their digital stack, and to implement a newer, more modern way of working. Between them, they managed to launch their data-driven technology into the market. Their banking NLP Chatbot was named by the Financial Times London as their banking technology of the year.

As well as Google, Brett StClair has worked for a range of high-level blue-chip companies, including DataTrue, Cerillion Technologies, Empower Interactive, AdMob, Mobile Monday South Africa, Barclays, and Siatik.

He has sat in a number of roles such as software engineer, sales director, head of mobile, DevOps executive, and AI sales director.

He is also the founder of two companies. The first of which was Be-Mobile, founded in 2006, and the second was Teraflow.ai, founded in 2019, to help make AI work in large businesses such as banks and healthcare.

Brett’s expertise has seen him appear as a guest on a range of television channels and printed media, including BBC, CNBC, Daily Maveric, Forbes, Business Day, Financial Times, and BusinessTech.

He has also co-hosted several podcasts, including CliffCentral, a futurology podcast, and WTF: What’s the Future, a podcast looking at the intersection of AI and business. In 2018, Brett was a finalist at the South African IT Personality of the Year awards.

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BRETT STCLAIR | KEYNOTE TALKS

Brett StClair on: Embrace the AI Revolution: Augmented Intelligence: In this keynote, Brett takes you on a journey through the world of AI, exploring its evolution, its capabilities, and the potential impact it can have on businesses and everyday life. Audience members will gain:
- A compprehensive understanding of the history of AI, its current capabilities, and its potential impact on various industries.
- Insight into the role AI can have as a supportive tool to enhance human capabilities.
- Practical strategies for leveraging AI in business, such as using it for content generation, personalised solutions, and process automation.
- A vision for a future empowered by a human-AI collaboration, solving global challenges, and fostering an optimistic forward-looking mindset.
Brett StClair on: AI Ignition Workshop: Fast Track Your Business to Gain a Competitive Edge with AI: Brett also offers a six-hour intense workshop on how to use AI for the better of your business. Attendees will:
- Uncover where to start your AI journey
- Discover where and how AI can deliver maximum impact for your journey
- Work together to set up the ideal environment and tools using his formulas, and transform a business process with AI
- Unlock your productivity through practical tools to measure adoption and track progress
- Gain a clear understanding of the potential and limitations of AI, and how to use it responsibly
Brett StClair on: From Google to Global Banking: Lessons in Leading Digital Change: There is more to a digital transformation journey than just adopting new technologies; it is about reshaping the very fabric of the organisation in order for it to thrive in the digital age. This keynote encapsulates this journey through the lens of a seasoned technologist with heaps of success. It is structured around four sections: the pre-digital journey, the insights from working at Google, the initiation of a bank’s digital journey, and the compelling reasons for businesses to embark on this transformative path.
Audiences will gain:
- Strategies for implementing agile methodologies and DevOps practices to enhance efficiency and innovation
- An understanding of culture in digital transformation, and how fostering the right culture is a game-changer for your organisation
- Practical tips and advice on starting or rebooting your digital transformation journey

Brett StClair on: Fuelling the Innovation Engine: The Indispensable role of Rebel Technologists in Business: In this keynote, Brett speaks about how rebel technologists in the AI era can help promote innovation and grown in business, especially if they are at the crossroads of AI and machine learning.
This keynote is designed for forward-thinking business leaders and decision-makers, providing invaluable insights on staying ahead in an ever-changing business environment.
Audiences will learn:
- To identify rebel technologists within your company and foster a culture that champions disruptive thinking
- Empower rebel technologists to harness AI for innovation and growth
- Master techniques for transforming potentially disruptive ideas into successful business ideas

Brett StClair Other Keynote Topics

Disrupt or Be Disrupted
Embrace Generative AI: Seize the Future and Disrupt the Disruptor
ChatGPT: The Key to Unlocking Business Productivity
Rise of the Machines: How to Future-Proof Your Business

Brett StClair Speaking Clients

Brett StClair has been a guest lecturer at a range of global educational establishments, such as Cape Peninsula University of Technology, the Gordon Institute of Business Science, the Graduate School of Business, Henley Business School, Regenesys University, Rhodes University, Stellenbosch Business School, the University of Cape Town, the University of Kwazulu-Natal, and Wits University.

Other clients include: Accenture, AVIS, Bain & Company, Barclays, BCG, Blackberry, BMW, BP, British Airways, Coca-Cola, Dell, Deloitte, Discovery, Facebook, FNB, Google, HP, Huawei, IBM, KFC, McDonalds, Mercedes Benz, MTN, Nedbank, Nestle, Nokia, Pfizer, PPS, Roche, SAB, Samsung, Shell, Spar, Standard Bank, Toyota, Travel Start, Unilever, Visa, Vodafone, Woolworths, Xylem.

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“Brett StClair’s AI Keynote was such an informative, educational, thought-provoking and (of course) entertaining presentation in true Brett style. ChatGPT, Midjourney & Co. are fascinating to watch in real time (especially AI generated Indiana StClair) and one cannot help but wonder what it means for our professional lives going forward. What a time to be alive.”

KFC Germany

“MyBroadband has used Brett as a speaker for multiple coferences, and he always provides a brilliant presentation at exactly the right level. His strong tech knowledge and experience in the global digital landscape helps him to bring complex concepts together and deliver it to the audience in an easy-to-understand and entertaining way. We can highly recommend him for any conference – he is a world-class speaker and a pleasure to work with.”

MyBroadband

“Brett StClair’s responsibly radical approach to all things AI is enthralling. Our marketing team hung on every word as he walked us through the latest developments in ChatGPT. He delivered this fundamental keynote with great passion and deep knowledge, arming us with a potent grounding in and understand of this digital disruptor.”

Woolworths

“Thanks Brett for being our MC and Keynote Speaker at the Africa DevOps Day conference. You brought an energy to the event that I believe has not been there before. A lot of feedback has been that this was the biggest yet most relaxed Africa DevOps Day conference yet. Your keynote presentation on the Culture Behind DevOps was also very well received. I most enjoyed your point of becoming uncomfortably excited. Your personal approach to interviewing each speaker gave these interviews a vibe of intimacy enabling the speakers to relax and open up.”

Barclays Africa

“Brett spoke at our Integrated Marketing Communication Conference. He blew our audience away with his amazing stage presence and in-depth knowledge of the digital and AI world, which makes him an educator as well as an entertainer. Our audience loved Brett and we can’t wait to invite him back onto our stage again.”

Jaco Van Zyl – IMC Conferences