Speaking
Available for keynotes, technical talks, and panels. Contact: john@johncarpenter.xyz
Current topics
AI Agent Patterns in Production
Surface, Oracle, Ratchet — the structural patterns that make agent systems work in real deployments. Drawn from building and shipping agent systems in mid-market companies.
The Economics of AI-Disrupted Markets
What happens to SaaS economics when the marginal cost of building software drops to near zero. A structural argument for why the disruption is real and where it lands first.
The CTO Role in Mid-Market Companies
What senior technical leadership looks like when you are not at a FAANG company. Practical patterns for CTOs in companies with 50 to 500 people, where the CTO is often the only senior technologist.
Building Compliance as Code
How to approach SOC 2, security policy, and regulatory compliance as an engineering problem rather than a paperwork exercise. Demonstrated with real artifacts built in hours, not months.
Past talks and appearances
AI Tinkerers Calgary
AI Tinkerers Calgary Meetup
Regular presenter and community participant. Topics have included agent architecture, Claude Code workflows, and practical AI adoption patterns.
Emerging Technology Panel Discussion
Haskayne EMBA Alumni Alliance
Panel discussion on emerging technology and how AI, specifically GPT and large language models, is reshaping business operations and strategy.
What Do You Need to Know to Work in Tech?
Launch Party YYC / Tech West Collective
Panel discussion helping people transition from non-technical backgrounds into technology careers.
AI in Action
Alldus Podcast
Podcast episode on how we use AI and ML for tackling issues in e-commerce for alcohol brands at BlackSquare / insight platform.
Why Location Matters in Mobile Games
Game Developers Conference (GDC)
A deep dive into location context and how it can be used in mobile games — presented years before Pokemon Go made the concept mainstream.