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Speaking
Keynotes and workshops on human creativity in the age of AI. What the machines change, what they can't and how to tell the difference.
16 ENGAGEMENTS SINCE 2024Featured Talk
THE THROUGH-LINE
Weekdays, I'm the Innovation & Technology Director at Signal Theory, where I build AI systems and help make our clients' work better. Weekends, I jump out of planes and get off the grid.
That mix is the talk. Living widely feeds creativity, shifts your perspective and gives a room something human to share. The tools keep changing how creative work gets made. Human truths still decide what wins.
Recent & Upcoming
- OCT 2026Missouri State UniversityGUEST SPEAKERAI & Social Analytics
- OCT 2026AMIN New Business SummitAI & New Business
- JAN 2026CES 2026JUDGEJudge, CES Innovation Awards
- DEC 2025Elevate AIInside the Engine Room: Powering Your Agency with the Right AI
- OCT 2025StratFest 2025Efficiency is Boring: Do the Impossible Instead
- SEP 2025Pathways to Leadership ConferenceSmart AI Bets: How Leaders Spot Winners
- AUG 2025Commodity Boards MeetupAdvocacy & Discoverability in the Age of AI
- JUL 2025Strategic & Creative Thinking CourseTechnology Corner: Humanity, AI, and Getting Real
- JUN 2025Unbreakable: KC Ad ClubHarnessing Human Creativity in the Age of AI
- MAY 2025CEO ForumPractical Advice for the AI Age
- APR 2025Data AlchemyCreating Insights with the Infegy API Out of Social Chaos
- MAR 2025Decisions MinneapolisHarnessing Human Creativity in the Age of AI
- FEB 2025AMIN Palm Springs WorkshopTechnical Meets Legal: AI for Agencies
- NOV 2024Missouri State UniversityHarnessing Human Creativity in the Age of AI
- SEP 2024Spark KCKEYNOTEHarnessing Human Creativity in the Age of AI
- APR 2024NAMA Bright HorizonsThe Future is AI: Are You Ready?
Debrief
“All of the speakers this year were great but the most informative for me was Elijah Kleinsmith & his session around keeping up with AI. He has great insight into current topics that H/L is focusing on this year!”
PARKER WARDENCONTROLLER, H/L AGENCY“While I gleaned extensive information, the takeaway that stuck with me the most is from Elijah's presentation.”
GRACE KERTZSTUDENT, UMKCIn the Press
11 STORIES SINCE 2023- Wichita Business JournalSignal Theory adds two in Wichita to executive committee as veteran exec retires APR 2026(opens in new tab)
- Kansas City Business JournalSignal Theory expands leadership team APR 2026(opens in new tab)
- Ingram'sSignal Theory Expands Leadership Team, Longtime Exec to Retire APR 2026(opens in new tab)
- AgriMarketingSignal Theory Elevates Five Leaders, Expands Its Executive Committee APR 2026(opens in new tab)
- Springfield Daily CitizenLongtime Nixa superintendent battles Parkinson's with the love of his wife and sons JAN 2026(opens in new tab)
- Little Black BookBeyond the Brief: Honouring Great Strategy and Unpacking What It Takes SEP 2025(opens in new tab)
- InfegyWEBINARCool Sh!t: The Infegy API's Limitless Possibilities APR 2025(opens in new tab)
- AgriMarketingSignal Theory Unveils AL Whose AI Model Fuses Advertising With Behavioral Science JUL 2024(opens in new tab)
- The Drum'A steady trajectory toward hell': Marketing leaders' digital utopias and dystopias APR 2023(opens in new tab)
- The DrumBYLINE3 ways no-code and low-code can ease team pain points – and deliver the best UX APR 2023(opens in new tab)
- Authority MagazineVIDEO INTERVIEWThe Future Is Now: Elijah Kleinsmith of Signal Theory On How Their Technological Innovation Will Shake Up The Tech Scene MAR 2023(opens in new tab)
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