Douglas Moreau
AI Keynote Speaker, TEDx Speaker & Founder
Douglas Moreau is an AI keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, co-founder of the 2039 think tank and founder of the European House of Superintelligence, based in Paris. His speaking appearances include TEDxÉcolePolytechnique and the Panthéon in Paris. He explores AI’s transformative potential, existential risk and Europe’s role in shaping the future.
Douglas Moreau is a Paris-based AI keynote speaker and entrepreneur with a mission: to help Europe understand the scale of the AI transformation and take an active role in shaping it.
His talks connect the opportunities of artificial intelligence with the questions that demand public attention: how it could transform work, redistribute power and challenge humanity’s ability to remain in control.
A central theme of his work is the alignment problem—how to ensure that increasingly capable AI systems pursue goals compatible with human intentions and values. He draws attention to the possibility that failures of alignment and control could have consequences extending far beyond individual businesses, including existential risks to humanity.
At TEDxÉcolePolytechnique, his talk “The Last Human Decision” brought these questions to the stage, confronting audiences with the tension between AI’s extraordinary promise and the risks humanity may be accepting along the way. His speaking engagements also include a speech at the Panthéon in Paris, one of France’s most iconic national monuments.
As founder of the European House of Superintelligence, based in Paris, Douglas places Europe at the heart of his mission. He advocates greater understanding, engagement and ambition as businesses and society prepare for increasingly powerful AI.
Douglas is also the co-founder of 2039, a think tank dedicated to exploring the future of our societies and what the world could look like in 2039. It examines the transformations that could shape how we live, work and organize society, placing long-term thinking at the heart of today’s conversations.
His approach combines accessible explanations, challenging questions and a call to action: understand what is changing, examine what is at stake, and participate in the decisions that will shape the future.
TEDxÉcolePolytechnique
The Last Human Decision
A thought-provoking talk about AI’s extraordinary promise, existential risk and the choices humanity faces as intelligence becomes increasingly powerful. Douglas challenges audiences to consider who is making those choices—and how much control we retain over where they lead.
Selected speaking appearances
TEDxÉcolePolytechnique
The Last Human Decision
A talk confronting audiences with the tension between AI’s extraordinary promise and the risks humanity may be accepting along the way.
Panthéon, Paris
Speech at the Panthéon
A speech delivered at the Panthéon in Paris, one of France’s most iconic national monuments.
Speaking themes
Themes Douglas can address for your event.
- 01
AI, AGI and the Road to Superintelligence
Understanding the progression toward increasingly capable systems and what it could mean for organizations and society.
- 02
The Alignment Problem and Existential Risk
Exploring why increasingly capable AI may be difficult to control, and why its objectives matter as much as its capabilities.
- 03
Europe’s Place in the AI Age
Examining how European businesses and leaders can participate in the transformation and influence its direction.
- 04
The Future of Work and Human Agency
Exploring how AI could reshape roles, decisions and the relationship between human judgment and automation.
- 05
Turning AI Awareness into Business Action
Helping leadership teams connect technological change with the choices facing their organizations.
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Last verified 3 October 2026.