How do I book you for a keynote or faculty workshop?
Use the form with your goals, preferred dates, audience, and format. I will recommend a keynote, a half-day workshop, or a multi-session PD-day structure.
Contact
Keynote, workshop, institutional licensing, or something else. I'd like to hear from you.
Common questions
Common questions
Do you offer virtual workshops and international time zones?
Yes. I can run live Zoom or Teams sessions for international audiences, with timing planned around your institution and participants.
What AI teaching topics do you cover?
Most requests focus on generative AI, assessment redesign, AI disclosure, academic integrity, policy language, and practical classroom workflows. See the Talks page for current sessions. View talks
What are your speaking fees?
Fees vary by format, customization, travel, timing, and audience size. Share your budget range if you have one and I will suggest a sensible option.
How far in advance should we book?
Earlier is better for campus events and conference keynotes. Virtual sessions can usually be planned with less lead time if the goals are clear.
What information speeds up a quote?
Include audience size, goals, preferred dates, time zone, delivery format, location if in person, budget range, and whether you need recording, slides, or custom templates.
Where are you based, and do you travel?
I am based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. I deliver virtual sessions worldwide and travel for campus events and conferences when the format fits.
Will attendees get slides and templates?
For workshops, yes. Attendees typically receive slides, frameworks, checklists, and templates matched to the session.
Do you offer free resources or a sample chapter?
Yes. Start with the public Resources section or the ChatGPT Ate My Homework sample-chapter request. Browse resources Get sample chapter
Speaker Kit
Everything an event organizer needs.
A one-sheet, a headshot, and two approved bios for programs, websites, and introductions.
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Speaker one-sheet
Talks, formats, and bio on a single page.
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Headshot
Photo for programs and promotion (900 × 1200).
DownloadShort bio
100 words / programs and introductions
Alym Amlani, CPA, CA, is a professional magician turned CPA turned award-winning business professor who turns complexity into clarity by blending cognitive science, storytelling, and technology. For 15 years he has taught accounting, information systems, and data analytics at the UBC Sauder School of Business, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and Langara College. His teaching has been recognized with KPU’s Distinguished Teaching Award (2025), the UBC DAP Teaching Excellence Award, and “Best of the Teaching Professor Conference” honors (2020 and 2024). His books include ChatGPT Ate My Homework. Today he helps educators navigate AI in the classroom with practical, field-tested teaching strategies.
Long bio
250 words / speaker pages and press
Alym Amlani, CPA, CA, is a professional magician turned CPA turned award-winning business professor who turns complexity into clarity by blending cognitive science, storytelling, and technology. For 15 years he has taught accounting, information systems, and data analytics at the UBC Sauder School of Business, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and Langara College, designing learning experiences that spark curiosity, sustain attention, and make complex subjects engaging and memorable.
His teaching has been recognized with KPU’s Distinguished Teaching Award (2025), the UBC DAP Teaching Excellence Award, and “Best of the Teaching Professor Conference” honors (2020 and 2024). His books include ChatGPT Ate My Homework: What Educators Need to Know About Generative AI (Canadian, U.S., and Brazilian editions), Information Systems for Accountants (Kendall Hunt), and International Business Growth Strategies for Emerging Markets (Routledge). Two more are coming from Routledge: Business Analytics: From Data to Decision, with Paul Davis, available December 7, 2026, and Small Business Venture Capital, with Carlos Missirian and Paul Davis.
His perspective draws on the analytical precision of a CPA at Deloitte, an auditor background that shapes how he thinks about evidence, controls, and judgment; strategic consulting for the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee; and Science of Magic research into how attention, perception, and memory shape learning. He helps educators navigate AI in the classroom, turning cognitive science into practical, field-tested teaching strategies. His talks, workshops, and courses blend data, humor, and insight. His teaching philosophy: “Magic inspires wonder and wonder inspires curiosity. When students are curious, they are motivated to learn.”
More photos, fast facts, and press links are in the Media Kit.