Speaking
Questions, not predictions.
A keynote for leaders inside an organization who care (or should) about AI. Dryly witty, with an overabundance of speaker awards to prove he can educate while keeping the audience entertained. A master's in data science and twenty-five years inside the Office of the CFO. Fifteen books written starting in 2007. A podcast built entirely around the questions executives are quietly asking themselves about AI. Over 200,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel focused on asking good questions.
Why Book Edward
A speaker who's done the work the audience is asking about.
Twenty-five years in the Office of the CFO
Founded interRel at twenty-two, ran it for twenty-five years as one of the longest-standing Oracle Platinum EPM Partners, and merged it into Argano, a billion-dollar consulting firm. The audience's planning, consolidation, and analytics problems are problems Edward has actually shipped solutions for.
A data scientist, not a futurist
Master of Data Science from SMU (perfect 4.0 GPA, Outstanding Graduate). Currently building MCP servers that let AI agents read and write live finance data. The slides aren't theory, they're production.
Author of fifteen books on enterprise analytics
The "Look Smarter Than You Are" series, written from 2007 to today, co-authored mostly with Tracy McMullen. Required reading inside a generation of finance and IT departments. Books that show up on bookshelves at the events Edward keynotes (sometimes the host doesn't realize that until the green room).
Host of Asking Good Questions
The podcast where Edward interviews CFOs, CEOs, and AI leaders about the questions that don't make it into LinkedIn posts. Co-chair of the Caribbean AI Summit 2026. President of the Puerto Rico AI Community (850+ executives and growing). He talks to your audience for a living, not just at them.
Signature Talks
Four talks, each ninety minutes by default, scalable up or down. Customized to your audience after the screening call.
Answers to the Questions You've Been Quietly Asking Yourself About AI
A keynote for executives who are tired of generic AI predictions and want frameworks for the questions they're already wrestling with privately. Drawn from a hundred-plus episodes of Asking Good Questions and a portfolio of live AI deployments. Works as a keynote, a fireside chat, or the opening session of a multi-day executive offsite.
Business Leaders Guide to AI
AI is rewriting every process inside the company, from how finance closes the books to how marketing writes a brief to how engineering ships a feature. This keynote walks executives through what's actually changing, where to start (the highest-leverage pilots that won't blow up), and where to go next once the first wave lands. Built for leaders who have to make decisions on AI before they finish reading about it.
Your Day, Run by Ten Agents
Edward's daily life runs on ten or more AI agents at all times: calendar, inbox, research, writing, code, decisions. The stack he actually uses, what each agent does, and how executives can assemble the same force multiplier for their own day. A talk for any leader still doing the work an agent could do for them. (A major force multiplier, with the receipts to back it up.)
Building a Company in the Era of AI
Founded interRel at twenty-two. Ran it for twenty-five years. Merged it into a billion-dollar firm. Now building Caprus, an AI software and services company built for the Office of the CFO. A keynote for founders and operators on how building an organization changes when AI is rewriting the underlying business model.
What You Get
When booking Edward, you're also booking an event campaign.
The Keynote
One signature talk, customized to your audience after a working call with you (or your program chair). Includes a tech check the day before, a full rehearsal if you want one, and a Q&A or panel slot if it fits the format. Edward arrives early and stays for the hallway track.
A Podcast Appearance
An invited guest slot on Asking Good Questions, scheduled around your event. Your CEO or another C-level exec, your keynote, or a key customer of yours sits down with Edward for a conversation that goes out to the podcast audience and lives on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and YouTube. Often runs the same week as the event.
Thirty Days of Amplification
If your event is public, a month of LinkedIn and X posts from Edward to a built-in audience of CFOs, CIOs, and AI operators. Event teasers before, recap takeaways after. Your event will also be mentioned for a month as a sponsor of Edward's YouTube posts, which reach an audience of over 200,000 subscribers.
Speaking Inquiry
The more you tell Edward up front, the faster the screening call goes. Required fields are marked. Everything else helps him tailor the pitch.
Or book a screening call
Thirty minutes with Edward. Walk through the event, the audience, the outcome you want. Leave with a recommended talk, a date hold, and a clean follow-up. Often faster than a back-and-forth over email.
Book Screening CallSpeaker one-pager
Bio, headshot, signature topics, audio/visual requirements, and recent speaking history. Built for program chairs and selection committees.
Download PDFSelected Speaking History
A partial list. The full one would need pagination.
Caribbean AI Summit
Co-chair. October 9-10, 2026, Puerto Rico Convention Center. The largest AI conference Puerto Rico has ever seen.
Puerto Rico AI Community
President and regular presenter. 850+ executives across the meetup series. Bimonthly in San Juan.
Kscope (ODTUG)
Speaker since 2008. Conference Chair 2011-2012. Essbase Speaker of the Year 2018. Lifetime Achievement Award 2025.
Oracle International Speaking Tours
Touring 50+ countries across all 7 continents. Training, keynotes, and workshops.
Oracle OpenWorld / CloudWorld
Regular speaker. San Francisco, Las Vegas, and international editions.
COLLABORATE (IOUG/OAUG)
One of the original Oracle user group super-speakers. National and international events.
Book Edward to Keynote
Keynotes, panels, workshops, and fireside chats. Edward travels anywhere. (He has spoken on every continent including Antarctica, so honestly, anywhere.)