Signature keynote

From Copilots to Agents

The next AI shift isn’t just answering questions. It’s taking action.

  • Technology conferences
  • Product & engineering teams
  • Innovation events
Daniel Duma explaining an OpenClaw agent architecture diagram at Mindstone Madrid
Mindstone Madrid · 2026

The question

Most teams learned AI as a chat box. The systems now arriving plan, use tools and finish tasks on their own — and most organizations have no mental model for what that means for products, teams or control.

The keynote

Talks are adapted to each audience and event brief.

The first popular wave of generative AI taught millions of people to ask models questions. The next wave is about systems that can act: using tools, managing workflows, operating across applications and carrying tasks through to completion.

Through concrete examples of OpenClaw and emerging agentic patterns, this talk explains how AI agents work, what makes them different from chat interfaces and copilots, and why the distinction matters for products and organizations. It connects agent design to larger changes in software, team structures and the economics of execution.

The result is a grounded map of an important technical shift — and a better set of questions about where humans should remain in control.

Note: OpenClaw is one example among many. Agent tools change fast, so the examples are updated to stay current — the patterns are what last.

What the audience will leave with

  1. 01

    Distinguish assistants, copilots, workflows and autonomous agents.

  2. 02

    Understand the core patterns: tool use, planning, execution, feedback and human oversight.

  3. 03

    Recognize the practical opportunities — and limits — of deploying agents today.

Who it’s for

  • Technology and developer conferences
  • Product leaders
  • Engineering teams
  • Operators
  • Innovation events

Tell me about your event, your audience and what you want them to walk away with — I’ll follow up about availability and fit.