Laroye AI · Speaking
Keynotes on building AI that ships, and fixes the pressing problems of our world.
How booking works
Laroye means “that which speaks for the sake of understanding.” Speaking sits in the events arm and, alongside consulting, pays for products that traditional investment walks past.
Data and AI work with researchers, government and industry. Tree-Ring AI came out of it.
Keynotes, panels and workshops, booked directly through Laroye AI. This page.
JOYfuel, and the work on socioeconomic wellbeing, education and sustainability.
Talks
45 to 60 minutes as a keynote, or expanded into a half-day workshop.
Innovation & industry
Tree-Ring AI reads drought risk from 521 years of growth rings and beats four published reconstructions on their own protocols. Built in Regina, on a federal grant, with a university lab. What it took, what broke, and why the constraint helped.
Request this talk →Education, policy & parents
Saskatchewan is debating a social media ban for under-16s. Two years of talking to parents, teachers and kids says a ban treats the symptom. A harder and more useful argument about who should hold the dial.
Request this talk →Founders, students & community
A 27-hour coach from Regina to Vancouver to pitch at Web Summit, because the flight money never came. On building without the budget, the network or the postcode, and what actually moves.
Request this talk →Recent stages
Coalition of Black SMEs, on diversity procurement for Black-owned businesses. The full talk is below.
Prairie Business Summit, Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan. Panel with Insightrix, LiORA by EMS, AI4Food, Croptimistic Technology and Ground Truth Agriculture.
The first-ever Saskatchewan Artificial Intelligence Gathering, hosted by Artificial Intelligence Saskatchewan.
University of Regina with the Regina & District Chamber of Commerce. Presented “Language Artificial Intelligence: The Past, Present and our Future” to Regina’s business community.
Guest sessional lecturer at the University of Regina, on a departmental teaching fellowship. A full undergraduate course.
Startupfest Montreal, top 10 of nearly 90. Web Summit Vancouver, Black Innovation Zone. Startup TNT SummitX finale at Vendasta. League of Innovators Labs 14 Founder Showcase, winner.
Episode 25 of Finding Purpose. The first edition of AiSK’s 7 Questions interview series. Global News Regina and CTV on the under-16 social media question.
Watch
Fifteen minutes, uncut. On diversity procurement and what it takes for Black-owned businesses to win public and corporate contracts.
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Request a presentationDavid Akinmade is the founder of Laroye AI, a Saskatchewan company building artificial intelligence for problems that struggle to attract traditional investment. He leads Tree-Ring AI, which reconstructs five centuries of river flow from tree rings in partnership with the University of Regina, and JOYfuel, an app that puts the social media algorithm in the hands of parents and teachers. He holds a master’s in computer science specialising in machine learning and language AI, has taught at the University of Regina, and sits on the board of Saskatchewan Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs.
Fees
In Canadian dollars, paid in full before the event. Travel and accommodation are billed separately at cost.
Payment confirms your date. Book at the listed fee through Stripe and add your date in checkout. David confirms within two working days, and if he can’t make that date you’re refunded in full. Larger events, tours or a custom brief: request a quote instead.Cancellations and refunds follow the booking terms.
If the work matters and the budget does not stretch, say so in the request. David came up through rooms that made space for him.
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Small-group teaching for people building with AI for the first time, on the same footing as the undergraduate course David taught at the University of Regina. Mention it in your request to hear when it opens.
