Speaking history
Where Rod has spoken
Rod has been teaching business leaders about cybersecurity and AI from the stage since 2020. Classrooms and chamber rooms in Wisconsin, national conference ballrooms from San Diego to Nashville, and a room of military leaders in North Carolina.
- 7 yearsOn stage since 2020, teaching AI and cybersecurity
- 25Engagements on the map, from chamber rooms to conference ballrooms
- 12Cities across 7 states
- MonthlyFree virtual AIBMM session, first Friday of every month
- Eau Claire & Altoona, WI5 engagements · 2021–2026
- Nashville area, TN5 engagements · 2021–2026
- La Crosse & Onalaska, WI4 engagements · 2020–2026
- Spooner & Stone Lake, WI3 engagements · 2025–2027
- Las Vegas, NV2 engagements · 2025–2026
- Dallas, TX1 engagement · 2026
- Durham, NC1 engagement · 2026
- Eden Prairie, MN1 engagement · 2024
- Green Bay, WI1 engagement · 2026
- Menomonie, WI1 engagement · 2024
- San Diego, CA1 engagement · 2023
- The Woodlands, TX1 engagement · 2024
- VirtualFirst Friday of every month
Year by year
7 years on stage
Most recent first.
2027Booked
- September 14, 2027Upcoming · Workshop
AI Business Retreat 2027
Spooner & Stone Lake, WI. Third annual hands-on AI day for business leaders, hosted by Coulee Tech in Stone Lake.
20269 engagements
- October 28, 2026Breakout session
Scaling AI in Manufacturing
Green Bay, WI. Taught manufacturers how to deploy AI at Manufacturing First 2026, across from Lambeau Field.
- October 21, 2026Workshop
Hands-on AI working session
Nashville area, TN. Led a small-group session for company owners working through AI tools on their own laptops.
- September 29, 2026Panel
Western Technical College panel
La Crosse & Onalaska, WI. Panelist at a Western Technical College event for regional business and industry leaders.
- September 15, 2026Workshop
AI Business Retreat 2026
Spooner & Stone Lake, WI. Led four of the day's sessions, from a straight-answers AI buyer's guide to a 90-day roadmap.
- July 23, 2026Workshop and breakouts
AI sessions for IT and cybersecurity CEOs
Nashville area, TN. Led a working session for AIBMM coaches, then two days of sessions for managed IT and security company owners on putting AI to work.
- June 9, 2026Speaking engagement
AI for Military Leaders
Durham, NC. Applied the AI Business Maturity Model to mission planning, operations and readiness, at the Duke University Golf Club.
- May 12, 2026Speaking engagement
AI for HR
Eau Claire & Altoona, WI. Practical AI for recruiting, onboarding and policy work, for the Chippewa Valley Society for Human Resource Management.
- April 8, 2026Conference
AI and Digital Transformation for Business
Dallas, TX. Invited to speak at an IT and cybersecurity conference on the AI Business Maturity Model.
- February 2026Conference session
Climbing the AI maturity curve
Las Vegas, NV. Taught a packed room of CEOs and IT providers how to help their clients move up in practical AI maturity.
20253 engagements
- October 22, 2025Workshop
AI Business Retreat 2025
Spooner & Stone Lake, WI. The first Coulee Tech AI retreat: a full day of AI learning for business leaders and their teams.
- July 2025Presentations and breakouts
National IT and cybersecurity CEO conference
Nashville area, TN. Presented on the main stage and led breakout sessions for managed IT and security company owners.
- April 30, 2025Conference talk
AI and ransomware
Las Vegas, NV. How companies can defend against AI-enhanced attacks, at Kaseya Connect.
20246 engagements
- April 22, 2024Speaking engagement
Speaking in The Woodlands
The Woodlands, TX. Spoke in The Woodlands, just north of Houston.
- April 2024Summit session
Better Business Summit
La Crosse & Onalaska, WI. Prepared business leaders for AI at the La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce summit.
- March 15, 2024Panel
Small Business Panel Series
Eden Prairie, MN. Panelist and sponsor at a Peoples Networking panel for small business owners in the Twin Cities.
- February 15, 2024Workshop
AI workshop for business leaders
Menomonie, WI. A hands-on session for a room of about forty business leaders.
- 2024Conference talk
How Coulee Tech uses AI
Nashville area, TN. Showed a room of IT and cybersecurity CEOs how Coulee Tech uses AI to cut costs and improve client support.
- 2024Chapter meeting
Harnessing AI at work
Eau Claire & Altoona, WI. Showed HR professionals at the Eau Claire SHRM chapter how to use AI for employees and employers.
20231 engagement
- January 27, 2023Conference talk
On stage in San Diego
San Diego, CA. Presented to a ballroom of managed IT and cybersecurity company owners at a national CEO conference.
20222 engagements
- September 8, 2022Luncheon talk
Cybersecurity luncheon talk
Eau Claire & Altoona, WI. Walked a luncheon audience through the record rise in data breaches, with his book on every table.
- March 24, 2022Conference speaker
Cyber Security & Technology Conference
Eau Claire & Altoona, WI. Speaker at the chamber's 2022 conference, with 7 Biggest Cyber Security Mistakes Your IT Guy Is Making.
20212 engagements
- September 27, 2021Speaking engagement
Realtors Association of Northwestern Wisconsin
Eau Claire & Altoona, WI. Guest speaker for the regional realtors association.
- July 2021Conference talk
Lessons from the Colonial Pipeline hack
Nashville area, TN. Spoke to a room of cybersecurity professionals on his new book and shared the stage with George Foreman.
20202 engagements
- February 21, 2020Student session
Robotics and tech careers at Aquinas
La Crosse & Onalaska, WI. Talked with students about robotics and technology careers, with a Baxter robot on hand for the demo.
- February 20, 2020Student session
Classroom robot demo
La Crosse & Onalaska, WI. Brought the Baxter robot to an Onalaska grade-school classroom to show students how robots work.
OngoingVirtual
- First Friday of every monthWebinar
AI Business Maturity Model webinar
A free monthly session on the five levels of AI maturity, open to anyone.
This page lists engagements with a public record, such as Rod's own posts and photos and Coulee Tech's event listings. It is not a complete list.
“I don’t think there will be a profession in the next year or two that isn’t heavily dependent on AI.”Rod Holum
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