Farid Mheir

Keynotes and talks · English and French

Speaking on AI, for the people who have to decide.

I speak to leadership teams, conferences, and professional associations, in English and in French, about the mindsets a team needs to make AI work.

I reply personally. No obligation. No mailing list.

Farid Mheir on stage, speaking and holding a copy of his book AI Mindsets.

Signature topics

The rooms change. What I want for the people in them does not: a clearer decision than the one they walked in with.

  • Practical AI mindsets

    Attitudes, skills, habits, and ethics for everyday work.

  • Leading transformation through uncertainty

    How to decide without chasing the newest tool.

  • Omnichannel and agentic commerce

    Strategy tied to how people actually buy.

  • Digital identity, privacy, and changing work

    Protecting a digital life, and what AI changes about the job.

  • AI for mission-driven organizations

    Health care, professional communities, and social impact.

Example keynote

Example keynote Chihuahua or Muffin? A practical 30 or 45 minute session on what AI makes possible in business, with demonstrations tailored to your audience. See the keynote

30 or 45 minutes · English or French · In person or online

Selected engagements

  • The Role of AI in Sustainable Development

    HEC Montréal, Social Business Creation · Guest lecture

  • Quels mindsets adopter durant cette transformation?

    École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Montréal · Keynote

  • Quel AI mindset adopter pour les architectes d’entreprise?

    AI4EA, Alithya and BizzDesign

  • We need new mindsets!

    McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) · Senior leadership retreat

  • Attitudes et compétences pour développer un AI mindset

    Fédération des dentistes spécialistes du Québec, 4th congress · La Malbaie

  • Mindsets IA : attitudes, compétences et habitudes essentielles pour adopter un nouvel état d’esprit

    CDPQ (La Caisse)

  • Le mindset IA : les attitudes, compétences et habitudes essentielles pour tirer parti de l’IA au quotidien

    SAP Canada, Montréal

  • Le retail omnicanal au Canada : défis et opportunités

    Paris Retail Week, Paris

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Engineer, entrepreneur and author of AI Mindsets.

Farid has been building technology solutions for over 35 years. A pioneer of grocery e-commerce in Quebec in 1996, he advises organizations on digital transformation and teaches at the McGill Executive Institute.

He brings a builder’s perspective: explain AI’s capabilities in plain language and show what organizations can do with them.

Biographies in three lengths, photos, and the CV are on the bio and media page.