EMERGING TECHNOLOGY · HUMAN JUDGMENT
Dr. Michael Litman turns AI, quantum computing, cybersecurity, and the technology shaping tomorrow into stories people understand and remember — on a stage, on the page, and behind a microphone.
Serious thinker.
Genuinely fun speaker.
NO ROBOT-BRAIN
STOCK PHOTOS.
PROMISE.
ONE JOB. THREE PLACES.
THE SHORT VERSION
Michael brings a professor's clarity, an entrepreneur's practicality, and a storyteller's instinct to every stage. The result is a room full of people leaning forward, not checking their phones. The books and the podcast do the same job, on your own schedule.
Smart enough for experts.
Human enough for everyone else.
SIGNATURE TALKS
Every program can be tailored by audience, industry, length, and technical depth. Keynotes, enrichment lectures, workshops, panels, and multi-talk series are available.
AI · LEADERSHIP
What leaders and curious audiences actually need to understand about artificial intelligence, and what they can safely ignore.
AUTOMATION · DECISIONS
Why better automation does not make people less important. It makes context, accountability, and wisdom more valuable.
QUANTUM · FUTURE
A lively, visual tour of quantum computing: what makes it different, what it may unlock, and when it is worth paying attention.
CRUISE · ENRICHMENT
From satellites and stabilizers to cyber resilience and smart ports, this is a passenger-friendly tour beneath the surface of modern travel.
INFRASTRUCTURE · ECONOMY
The data centers, energy systems, workforce, and community choices behind the seemingly weightless world of AI.
CYBER · RESILIENCE
A clear-eyed look at cybersecurity, connected systems, and the layers that keep a single failure from becoming everybody's problem.
ONE SPEAKER · MANY ROOMS
Corporate & Keynote
Forward-looking talks for leadership teams, conferences, company events, and organizations navigating rapid change.
Cruise Enrichment
Visual, story-driven programs that connect technology to the ship, the journey, and the world beyond the horizon.
Civic, Academic & Faith
Accessible programs for universities, associations, community groups, and audiences exploring technology, ethics, faith, and purpose.
BOOKS & AUDIOBOOK
A new audiobook on protecting your identity in the age of AI, plus a growing library of interactive books that teach artificial intelligence and computer science by making you actually use them.
NEW AUDIOBOOK · JULY 2026
Who may use you?
Protecting the value of your identity in the age of artificial intelligence.
Listen on SpotifyAI LITERACY · THE TWO TO START WITH
These are the books to hand someone who wants to actually use AI — not read about it. Each one is interactive: a short lesson, a practice panel right on the page, then a real exercise in a free app. No jargon, no prerequisites, nothing you can break.
01 · For the working professional
Judgment, fluency, and verified trust in the age of AI.
Sixteen weeks of practical AI literacy for people whose job is not technology. Eight weeks to understand the landscape, the models, and how to choose and prompt them. Eight more to create with multimodal tools, run AI privately, build a prompt library, delegate to agents, and redesign your own work around it.
Labs you actually do
02 · For anyone who already mastered the smartphone
A practical guide to living smarter, safer, and more confidently.
Six unhurried sessions, each teaching one skill you can use that same day. You practice right on the page, then try it in one free app on the iPhone or iPad you already own. No jargon, no rush, and nothing you can break.
The six sessions
ALSO IN THE LIBRARY
Wise as Serpents — AI fluency for the faithful, written for Christian readers who want to use the technology well and test what it tells them.
THE FULL COMPUTER SCIENCE LIBRARY
Nine interactive textbooks in all, including Coding 1–3, System Administration and Maintenance, and the Computer Science Research Practicum.
THE PODCAST · TECH UNFILTERED
Tech Unfiltered with Dr. Mike breaks down how artificial intelligence actually works, where it breaks, and what it means for the real world — local models and agentic swarms, deepfake security, edge infrastructure, and the enterprise systems underneath it all.
Tech Unfiltered with Dr. MikeRECENT EPISODES
ALSO IN THE MEDIA
AI in higher education — how it belongs in the classroom thoughtfully, responsibly, and in service to people. A 10-minute conversation on 620 WTMJ.
Watch the interview
YES, THEMEET MICHAEL
Dr. Michael Litman is a computer scientist, professor, technology strategist, entrepreneur, author, and speaker who helps audiences understand the technologies transforming business, education, society, and everyday life.
As Professor and Chair of Computer Science at Concordia University Wisconsin, Michael helps lead work in artificial intelligence, computer science, and emerging technology. He is a co-founder and faculty leader of Concordia's AI & Quantum Innovation Lab, where students, researchers, and industry partners explore practical applications of next-generation computing.
He is the author of Litman Books, a library of interactive computer science and AI-literacy textbooks; co-author of the audiobook You Are The Asset; and host of Tech Unfiltered with Dr. Mike, a short-form show about what artificial intelligence is actually doing.
Across more than 25 years in software engineering and higher education, he has built and shipped technology, mentored future technologists, advised innovators, and learned a useful truth: the best explanation is usually the one that makes people say, "Oh! Now I get it."
WHAT THE ROOM GETS
Visual explanations and real examples replace the wall of jargon.
Audiences leave knowing what matters now and what can wait.
The future becomes something to explore, not merely endure.
Warmth, wit, and audience interaction keep the energy alive.
FOR EVENT PLANNERS
Michael's programs can be shaped for 20 minutes or a multi-session series, for a boardroom or a theater, and for deeply technical or simply deeply curious audiences.
Included in the planner kit
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