# Gant Laborde – AI Keynote Speaker, Author & Storyteller > Gant Laborde is an AI keynote speaker, President of Infinite Red and O'Reilly author of Learning TensorFlow.js. Browse 250+ talks, podcasts and awards. Source: https://gantlaborde.com/ ## Gant Laborde AI keynote speaker · President of Infinite Red · Award-winning storyteller [Book Gant ›](https://gantlaborde.com/book-gant/) ### Gant Laborde **AI keynote speaker, author, and President of Infinite Red.** I’ve been coding for over 25 years and sharing what I learn on stage for more than a decade, with keynotes at Chain React, jsDay and DevNexus and talks at React Advanced London, React India and well over 100 other events. I wrote [_Learning TensorFlow.js_](https://gantlaborde.com/publications/) for O’Reilly, created NSFWJS, and help organize Chain React, the US React Native conference. Browse every talk, podcast and award below, or [book me for your event](https://gantlaborde.com/book-gant/). [Book Gant to speak](https://gantlaborde.com/book-gant/) ### See Gant on stage Live demos, stage magic and real audience participation, built around one goal: making AI understandable. 120+ Talks & workshops 9 Countries on stage 60+ Podcast episodes 25+ Years coding [35+](https://gantlaborde.com/awards-and-accreditations/) [Awards & certifications](https://gantlaborde.com/awards-and-accreditations/) [Video: The Reverse Magic Trick – Gant Laborde at App.js Conf 2026](https://gantlaborde.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/gant-laborde-reverse-magic-trick-appjs-2026.mp4) **The Reverse Magic Trick** · App.js Conf 2026, Kraków, Poland Up next - **The Reverse Magic Trick** · App.js Conf 2026, Kraków, Poland - **Hacking AI: How to Survive the AI Uprising** · Keynote, DevNexus 2026, Atlanta - **Taming the Machine** · React Native EU, Wrocław, Poland #### What people say > “Gant is an incredible speaker and visionary technologist. I have had the privilege of having Gant conduct workshops, give talks, and deliver keynotes at several events and conferences I have run over the last 10 years. Gant always delivers highly engaging, educational, and informative content, and I hope that we continue to work together, as his schedule permits, for the foreseeable future.” ![Vincent Mayers](https://gantlaborde.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/vincent-mayers-devnexus.jpg)**Vincent Mayers** [Conference Chair, DevNexus · Founder, Connect Events](https://x.com/vincentmayers) > “Gant is one of the most amazing and charismatic speakers I have ever seen in my entire life. He knows how to capture the hearts and minds of anybody he is speaking to and is deeply knowledgeable in all topics.” ![Tracy Lee](https://gantlaborde.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/image-1.jpg)**Tracy Lee** [CEO, This Dot Labs](https://x.com/ladyleet) > “Gant is one of those rare humans you meet that can bring a community together, while also sharing his knowledge to set others up for success. From his creating magic using Web AI to going deep on a subject he is passionate about, it’s been a pleasure working with him over the years!” ![Jason Mayes](https://gantlaborde.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/image-150x150.png)**Jason Mayes** [Web AI Lead, Google](https://x.com/jason_mayes) > “Gant Laborde is an incredible speaker and author who eagerly shares his extensive knowledge with wide arrays of audiences. He is compassionate, understandable, relatable, and clear.” ![Tejas Kumar](https://gantlaborde.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/tejas-kumar-headshot.jpg)**Tejas Kumar** [@TejasKumar_](https://x.com/TejasKumar_) > “Gant is such a charismatic speaker! His talks are educational and yet incredibly entertaining and creative at the same time. The audience participation is always fun, too! A great speaker for a very visual learner.” ![Roxy](https://gantlaborde.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/image-520x559.jpg)**Roxy** [@RoxanaCodes](https://x.com/RoxanaCodes) [Read more praise →](https://gantlaborde.com/what-people-say/) Speaker at App.js Conf · React Advanced London · DevNexus · KCDC · Chain React · React India · jsDay · React Native EU · CascadiaJS · VueConf US · RenderATL · MagnoliaJS [Book Gant to speak](https://gantlaborde.com/book-gant/) [Browse all talks →](https://gantlaborde.com/events/all-events/) - [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [![Gant Laborde – Presenter Terms](https://gantlaborde.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/React-Advanced-London-2022-The-Brewery-Chiswell-Street-London-Photographer-Simon-Callaghan-Photography-1755.jpg)Speaking](https://gantlaborde.com/work/speaking/) - [![Gant Podcasting](https://gantlaborde.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/podcast-1022x1024.jpg)Podcasts](https://gantlaborde.com/work/podcasts/) - [![Gant Laborde emceeing a conference](https://gantlaborde.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/gant-laborde-mc-card.jpg)MC](https://gantlaborde.com/work/master-of-ceremonies/) - [![Gant Laborde – Presenter Terms](https://gantlaborde.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/049-GmzBfEdc1W0-683x1024.jpeg)Special Events](https://gantlaborde.com/work/special/) ### Upcoming Events - [March 22, 2027 New Orleans, LA, The Conference Centre on 11, Pan American Life Center AI & Your Agency New Orleans](https://gantlaborde.com/event/ai-and-your-agency-nola/) [Speaking](https://gantlaborde.com/work/speaking/) - [March 29, 2027 Atlanta, GA, Georgia World Congress Center Think Fast: OnDevice AI and Vector Features – Devnexus 2027](https://gantlaborde.com/event/devnexus-2027-ondevice-ai-vector-features/) [Speaking](https://gantlaborde.com/work/speaking/) ### Past Events Filter by Event Type Only show events with a recording (7) - [October 31, 2026 Online, Flash Phantoms The Name Collector – Published in Flash Phantoms, November 2026](https://gantlaborde.com/event/the-name-collector-flash-phantoms/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [September 30, 2026 State of React Native 2026 – This Dot Media](https://gantlaborde.com/event/state-of-react-native-2026/) [Podcasts](https://gantlaborde.com/work/podcasts/) - [September 11, 2026 Kansas City, Missouri How to Hack AI & The Reverse Magic Trick – KCDC 2026](https://gantlaborde.com/event/kcdc-2026/) [Speaking](https://gantlaborde.com/work/speaking/) - [September 11, 2026 Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Convention Center Humans vs AI – KCDC 2026 Mentorship Hub](https://gantlaborde.com/event/humans-vs-ai-kcdc-mentorship/) [Special Events](https://gantlaborde.com/work/special/) - [September 1, 2026 React Native Radio 372 – Looking Back on Chain React 2026](https://gantlaborde.com/event/rnr-chain-react-2026/) [Podcasts](https://gantlaborde.com/work/podcasts/) - [August 27, 2026 Holding It Together – 4th Place Comedy, NYC Midnight 2026](https://gantlaborde.com/event/holding-it-together-nyc-midnight-flash/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [July 30, 2026 Portland, OR Magic, AI & React Native – Chain React 2026, Portland](https://gantlaborde.com/event/chain-react-conf-2026/) [Speaking](https://gantlaborde.com/work/speaking/) - [July 10, 2026 Return to Sender – 3rd Place, NYC Midnight 2026](https://gantlaborde.com/event/nyc-return-to-sender/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [July 8, 2026 New Orleans, LA, WWLTV Learning the Art of the Toast – WWL-TV Good to Know New Orleans](https://gantlaborde.com/event/art-of-the-toast/) [Special Events](https://gantlaborde.com/work/special/) - [July 1, 2026 The AI Triforce – The Context Window, This Dot Media](https://gantlaborde.com/event/ai-triforce-with-gant-laborde-thisdot/) [Podcasts](https://gantlaborde.com/work/podcasts/) - [June 12, 2026 React Native Radio – Chain React 2026 Preview](https://gantlaborde.com/event/react-native-radio-chain-react-2026/) [Podcasts](https://gantlaborde.com/work/podcasts/) - [May 29, 2026 Krakow, Poland The Reverse Magic Trick – App.js Conf 2026, Kraków](https://gantlaborde.com/event/appjs-2026/) [Speaking](https://gantlaborde.com/work/speaking/) - [March 4, 2026 Atlanta, GA Hacking AI: How to Survive the AI Uprising – DevNexus 2026 Keynote](https://gantlaborde.com/event/dev-nexus-hacking-ai/) [Speaking](https://gantlaborde.com/work/speaking/) - [February 5, 2026 Keepsake – 5th Place, NYC Midnight 250-Word Challenge 2026](https://gantlaborde.com/event/nyc-midnight-250w-keepsake/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [January 22, 2026 New Orleans, LA Hacking AI – ISC2, ISACA, NOLASec & Women+ in Tech, New Orleans 2026](https://gantlaborde.com/event/hacking-ai-isaca-cgc-nolasec-wit/) [Speaking](https://gantlaborde.com/work/speaking/) - [January 8, 2026 Financial Exposure – 6th Place, Scary Story Challenge 2025](https://gantlaborde.com/event/scary-story-challenge-2025/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [November 15, 2025 Baton Rouge, LA Running & Judging Toastmasters Contests – Baton Rouge 2025](https://gantlaborde.com/event/running-judging-contests-tm/) [Special Events](https://gantlaborde.com/work/special/) - [November 14, 2025 2nd Place – NYC Midnight 500-Word Fiction 2025 (Round 2)](https://gantlaborde.com/event/nyc-midnight-500w-2025/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [November 10, 2025 New Orleans, LA Hacking AI – NOAI Talk, New Orleans 2025](https://gantlaborde.com/event/no-ai-talk/) [Speaking](https://gantlaborde.com/work/speaking/) - [October 12, 2025 Funny in 50 – 2nd Place, Funny 50-Word Story Contest](https://gantlaborde.com/event/funny-in-50-second-place/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [October 3, 2025 Dreamwoven – 7th Place, NYC Midnight 500-Word 2025 (Round 1)](https://gantlaborde.com/event/nyc-midnight-500-word-2025/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [September 19, 2025 1st Place – NYC Midnight 1K Flash Fiction 2025 (Round 2, Fantasy)](https://gantlaborde.com/event/nyc-midnight-2025-1k-flash-fic-round-2/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [September 17, 2025 Seattle, WA Think Fast: On-Device Vector Features – CascadiaJS 2025 (with Mazen Chami)](https://gantlaborde.com/event/cascadiajs-2025/) [Speaking](https://gantlaborde.com/work/speaking/) - [August 29, 2025 Hush – 1st Place, Horror Writing Contest 2025](https://gantlaborde.com/event/horror-writing-contest-hush/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [August 25, 2025 1st Place – Sunday, Monday, Doomsday Story Contest](https://gantlaborde.com/event/sunday-monday-doomsday/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [August 19, 2025 Shadows of Tomorrow – 2nd Place, First Book Chapter Contest](https://gantlaborde.com/event/first-book-chapter-contest-winner/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [August 18, 2025 San Francisco, CA Thinking in AI Workshop – AI & Your Agency San Francisco 2025](https://gantlaborde.com/event/ai-your-agency-san-fran/) [Speaking](https://gantlaborde.com/work/speaking/) - [July 31, 2025 Foreign Soil – 2nd Place, NYC Midnight Flash Fiction 2025](https://gantlaborde.com/event/nyc-midnight-flash-2025/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [July 18, 2025 Lafayette, LA Hacking AI – Lafayette Tech AI 2025](https://gantlaborde.com/event/lafayette-tech-ai-2025/) [Speaking](https://gantlaborde.com/work/speaking/) - [June 22, 2025 Nam’s Threshold – 2nd Place, Sci-Fi Writing Contest](https://gantlaborde.com/event/sci-fi-writing-contest-fanstory/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [June 6, 2025 The Accidental Score – 5th Place, NYC Midnight Short Story 2025 (Round 2)](https://gantlaborde.com/event/nyc-midnight-ssc-round-2/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [May 15, 2025 NYC Midnight 100-Word Microfiction 2025 – Advanced to Round 2](https://gantlaborde.com/event/nyc-midnight-100w-2025/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [May 5, 2025 Concourse Confessional – 3rd Place, True Story Flash Fiction Contest](https://gantlaborde.com/event/true-story-third-place-concourse-confessional/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [April 23, 2025 Unlocked – 5th Place, NYC Midnight Screenplay 2025 (Round 1)](https://gantlaborde.com/event/nyc-midnight-screenplay-2025-round-1/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [April 2, 2025 Adverse Reaction – 4th Place, NYC Midnight Short Story 2025](https://gantlaborde.com/event/nyc-midnight-2025-short-story/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [March 22, 2025 Zoomed Out – 3rd Place, 150-Word Flash Fiction](https://gantlaborde.com/event/zoomed-out/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [March 18, 2025 Unlocked – 2nd Place, FanStory Screenplay Contest](https://gantlaborde.com/event/unlocked-screenplay/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [March 17, 2025 Durham, NC, Carolina Theater Hacking AI: How to Survive the AI Uprising – All Things Open AI 2025](https://gantlaborde.com/event/all-things-open-ai/) [Speaking](https://gantlaborde.com/work/speaking/) - [March 17, 2025 Twelve Shards – Winner, 200-Word Writing Contest](https://gantlaborde.com/event/200-word-contest-twelve-shards/) [Writing](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) - [March 4, 2025 Atlanta, GA Complex Problems… and Other Ways to Disappoint Your Friends – DevNexus 2025](https://gantlaborde.com/event/devnexus-2025-complex-problems/) [Speaking](https://gantlaborde.com/work/speaking/) [See all past events](https://gantlaborde.com/events/all-events/) ### Three ways to work with Gant Speaker, leader and storyteller. Pick the one that brought you here. Speaker #### AI keynotes people remember Live demos, stage magic and real audience participation that make AI understandable. Keynotes, workshops, panels and MC work for conferences and companies. [Book Gant to speak](https://gantlaborde.com/book-gant/)[Talks & topics](https://gantlaborde.com/work/speaking/) Leader #### President of Infinite Red Gant leads Infinite Red, the all-remote React Native and AI consultancy behind Chain React, the US React Native conference. Need a team that ships? [Work with Infinite Red](https://infinite.red/)[Chain React](https://chainreactconf.com/) Storyteller #### Award-winning short fiction Dark, funny and sharp stories from New Orleans, with four first-place contest wins. His latest, “The Name Collector,” is out now in Flash Phantoms. [Get new stories](https://gantwrites.com/#newsletter)[Writing & awards](https://gantlaborde.com/work/writing/) --- Book Gant to speak: https://gantlaborde.com/book-gant/ Site guide for agents: https://gantlaborde.com/llms.txt