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AI Adoption, Change management, & Future of Work Keynote Speaker

Wall Street machine learning → 1 exit to $9B company → led enterprise go-to-market for an AI unicorn → now interviewing the operators deploying AI every day

Galina Fendikevich has spent her career sitting in the gap between the people building powerful technology and the people who have to buy, adopt, and live with it.

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2025 Momentum.io GTM AI Award winner

2026 Momentum.io Ones to Watch

Host of the artificial reality podcast

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Most AI speakers explain the technology. Galina explains why it isn't landing yet.

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What AI Builders Get Wrong About Buyers

Why the gap between Silicon Valley's roadmap and an operator's actual workflow is the single biggest risk to AI adoption and how to close it before it costs you.

It is relevant for AI builders who need to understand how their tools land in real workplaces.

Signature keynote

How To Keep Up When Technology Rewrites The Rules

AI is changing work fast. But this is not the first time people have had to learn a new technology under pressure.

Fax machines, email, and Microsoft Office all came with confusion, fear, learning curves, and doubt before they became normal parts of business. AI is more powerful and the stakes are higher, but the human pattern is familiar.

In this keynote, Galina helps audiences move beyond the question, “Will AI replace me?” and toward a better one: “What part of my work is changing, and how should I respond?”

The talk gives leaders, teams, and professionals a practical framework for understanding AI adoption, identifying where AI can help, protecting the human core of their work, and becoming more valuable in a technology revolution.

Audiences leave with a calm, clear way to think about AI without panic, hype, or jargon.

Watch Galina’s Signature Talk at Supply Chain Conference 2026

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Galina is the host of Artificial Reality, a show documenting where AI is creating value, where adoption is breaking down, and what still needs to be built through conversations with non-tech industry operators, executives, and experts. The goal is simple: fix the feedback loop between the people building AI and the people using it.

In this Fireside Chat, Upstage’s U.S. GTM Lead Galina Fendikevich sits down with Steven Beauchem, Vice President of Digital Strategy at Amwins, for a candid conversation on the realities, lessons, and long-term impact of AI adoption in the insurance industry—specifically group benefits and underwriting.

In this third session of our AI Workshop Series, join Anna Gandrabura and Galina Fendikevich for a hands-on conversation about practical AI integration — from small team automations to full-scale workflows that transform how a company operates.

In this episode, I interview , AI expert and Product Manager from San Francisco.

We discuss practical applications of AI tools, the misconceptions surrounding AI's capabilities, and the essential skills needed to thrive in an AI-driven world.

In this episode of The Beat Podcast, Galina Fendikevich, US GTM Lead at Upstage, joins host Sandy Vance for a deep dive into the fast-evolving world of AI and large language models (LLMs). From breaking down the key differences between small and large language models, the conversation offers valuable insights for tech leaders and innovators alike.

Join Anna Gandrabura and Galina Fendikevich for a live, hands-on workshop where we’ll show you the Top 3 AI Tools you’ll wish you’d discovered sooner—tools that save hours every single week.

For enterprise leaders deploying AI that actually works without losing the humans who make it work.
Humans In The Loop is a bi-weekly show hosted by Kasey Roh and Galina Fendikevich. Two operators navigating the two extremes of the AI era: Silicon Valley's AGI frenzy on one side, the boardrooms still asking "but does it work on our documents?" on the other.

Tool Selection and Integration, Enhancing Customer Insights, Optimizing Campaign Performance, Overcoming Adoption Barriers with Galina Fendikevich.

Join Anna Gandrabura and Galina Fendikevich for the second session in our November AI Workshop Series — a live discussion exploring the rise of AI-powered “human twins” and what this means for education, personal growth, and the workplace.

Discover how Web3 is changing and what to expect in the future at this Chainlink Miami meetup featuring Chainlink Labs’ Galina Fendikevich

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End-to-end AI promises disappointed in 2025, prompting insurers to shift toward focused, modular deployment strategies.

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Analyst Insight: The path to successful artificial intelligence adoption isn’t a technology sprint but a talent development marathon. While 82% of supply chain firms plan to adopt AI in five years, most fail to get results. The problem isn't technology; it’s enablement. AI is still a tool, not a full-stack replacement. To realize value, leaders must prioritize administrative automation for quick wins, and institutionalize a paired upskilling model that turns human expertise into a scaled advantage.

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"The financing deal shows that both AI technology and AI adoption are still in their infancy, so it will take a lot more cash than the market expected to drive this technology forward," Galina Fendikevich

Background

2016 – 2018: Temin & Company / Sterlington

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Advised board-level clients on crisis communications and reputation strategy, while managing marketing for a legal deal-making practice. Early training in translating complexity into a clear story for the people who have to act on it.

2018 – 2020: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

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Built and validated credit risk management systems for 15 FICC trading desks across 3 regions and 189 products. Traditional ML/AI in one of the highest-stakes environments there is.

2021 – 2022: Paxful, Lab49 & Niantic

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Product management across blockchain SaaS and fintech consulting. Then co-founded the SpotX Games team investigating blockchain, augmented reality, and mapping technology. Later acquired by Niantic (Pokémon Go creators, $9B company).

2023 – 2026: AI Advisory

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Advised Rap Snacks (Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross) on AI strategy and growth, and directed product launches at Mimio, an AI persona platform for creators.

2024 – 2026: Upstage AI — Head of U.S. GTM

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Built the full go-to-market engine from zero for Upstage AI ($250M+ raised, Korea's first generative AI unicorn). First 0–10 U.S. customers, design partners, and national field programming.

2026 – Present: Founder & Host, Artificial Reality

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Building the feedback loop between the people using AI and the people building it — on the podcast, on stage, and in the room. Every episode asks the same three questions: what's working, what's broken, what still needs to be built.

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Topics: AI adoption, future of work, translating deep tech for non-tech buyers

Keynotes, fireside chats, workshops, and panel moderation for conferences, corporate offsites, and executive briefings on AI adoption and future of work.

Based in New York, NY. Available for travel.

Every inquiry receives a response within 24 hours.