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Mark Laurence
Mark Laurence
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đź’ˇ LinkedIn Top AI Voice | Founder, Ten Past Tomorrow | Partner of AI Strategy, Icehouse | Keynote Speaker
Auckland, New Zealand
AI only creates value when people, process and purpose move together. That is the gap I close.
I am a generative AI strategist and educator based in Aotearoa New Zealand, guiding boards, C-suite teams and knowledge workers to turn AI from cliche/buzzword to repeatable advantage. My focus: practical governance, measurable performance gains and capability that endures after the hype cycle moves on.
What I do best:
• Senior leadership team guidance and coaching: strategic programmes for exec teams to radically lift their own productivity, as well as map a strategic approach to deep AI deployment throughout their org.
• Board-level AI governance: decision frameworks that balance innovation with risk, tailored to their local regulatory requirements
• Capability building at scale: blended learning that equips non-technical teams to use frontier off-the-shelf AI tools and platforms confidently, in 60 days
• Keynote speaking and facilitation: non-tech, straight-talking sessions that translate complex concepts into actions leaders can take today (or, at least by 'ten past tomorrow')
Results delivered:
→ Guided dozens of SLTs towards organisation-wide AI upskilling for companies of 50–500 staff
→ Advised executive teams on restructuring operating models to free budget and talent for AI initiatives, accelerating payback periods
→ Supported multiple NZ boards to embed AI risk registers and reporting within existing governance cycles
→ Published 200+ daily insights on Ten Past Tomorrow, giving thousands of readers practical tactics for safe and effective AI adoption
Where I add the most value:
• Strategy that moves from slide-deck to shop floor, based on real-world success, not Wall Street Journal theory
• Operations that flow end-to-end, not in silos
• AI literacy that sticks because it fits how people actually work
• Conversations that cut through hype and focus on long-term leverage
I stay active in global and local AI communities so my clients benefit from the latest thinking, not last quarter’s headlines.
Away from work you will find me surfing or hanging with my wife and three kids by the ocean.
If you are exploring responsible, scalable AI adoption for your organisation, let’s talk.
I am a generative AI strategist and educator based in Aotearoa New Zealand, guiding boards, C-suite teams and knowledge workers to turn AI from cliche/buzzword to repeatable advantage. My focus: practical governance, measurable performance gains and capability that endures after the hype cycle moves on.
What I do best:
• Senior leadership team guidance and coaching: strategic programmes for exec teams to radically lift their own productivity, as well as map a strategic approach to deep AI deployment throughout their org.
• Board-level AI governance: decision frameworks that balance innovation with risk, tailored to their local regulatory requirements
• Capability building at scale: blended learning that equips non-technical teams to use frontier off-the-shelf AI tools and platforms confidently, in 60 days
• Keynote speaking and facilitation: non-tech, straight-talking sessions that translate complex concepts into actions leaders can take today (or, at least by 'ten past tomorrow')
Results delivered:
→ Guided dozens of SLTs towards organisation-wide AI upskilling for companies of 50–500 staff
→ Advised executive teams on restructuring operating models to free budget and talent for AI initiatives, accelerating payback periods
→ Supported multiple NZ boards to embed AI risk registers and reporting within existing governance cycles
→ Published 200+ daily insights on Ten Past Tomorrow, giving thousands of readers practical tactics for safe and effective AI adoption
Where I add the most value:
• Strategy that moves from slide-deck to shop floor, based on real-world success, not Wall Street Journal theory
• Operations that flow end-to-end, not in silos
• AI literacy that sticks because it fits how people actually work
• Conversations that cut through hype and focus on long-term leverage
I stay active in global and local AI communities so my clients benefit from the latest thinking, not last quarter’s headlines.
Away from work you will find me surfing or hanging with my wife and three kids by the ocean.
If you are exploring responsible, scalable AI adoption for your organisation, let’s talk.
