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What Does Your Morning Routine Have to Do With AI?

Speaker: Samuel Odibo, Founder β€” SynTerraAIDuration: ~3 minutesStyle: Engaging, humorous, conversational

🟦 Slide 1 β€” Hero Β· Opening

Good evening, everyone!

Before I introduce myself, a quick question: how many of you have used AI today?

[PAUSE β€” Look around and wait for hands to go up.]

Quite a few! And if you didn't raise your hand, don't worry β€” you're not in trouble.

[SMILE β€” Let them laugh.]

AI is no longer just a buzzword. It's becoming part of our everyday lives.

My name is Samuel, and I'm the founder of SynTerraAI, based right here at Spaces.

I've spent more than 25 years in enterprise IT, helping businesses run smoother.

And I noticed something: companies invest millions in technology, yet people still chase emails and wait for approvals.

So I asked myself: why are we still making people do work that technology could do for them?

β˜• Slide 2 β€” Morning routine Β· Make it relatable

Think about your morning today. You woke up, got ready, grabbed a coffee, and arrived here.

Some of us probably skipped breakfast because we were running late!

[PAUSE β€” SMILE.]

Without even thinking about it, you followed a process β€” a series of steps that got you ready and out the door.

Now imagine something. What if, before brushing your teeth, you had to send an email asking for approval? Before taking a shower, someone from another department had to sign a document? And before drinking your coffee, you had to wait three days for confirmation?

[PAUSE.]

Sounds ridiculous, right? Well, believe it or not... that's exactly how many companies still operate today.

πŸ‘₯ Slide 3 β€” Peter & Sophie Β· The contrast

Let me introduce two managers. Peter and Sophie. Same role, same contract, same kind of company.

Peter manages contracts the traditional way. He emails a request and waits days for someone to notice. He copies from old Word documents and misses important clauses. He chases approvers for two weeks with no idea where the contract is. He signs without a compliance check. And he saves it in a shared drive folder where it's never found again β€” so the renewal is missed by three months.

[PAUSE β€” Let the pain sink in.]

Now Sophie. Same role, same contract β€” but with SynTerra FlowAI. She submits a request and the AI drafts the contract in under two minutes. It recommends the right clauses automatically. Approvers are notified instantly and approve with one click, no login needed. She signs digitally, fully compliant and audit-ready. And the system tracks the renewal and reminds her 60 days before expiry.

Same contract. Peter: 18 days, four systems, zero audit trail. Sophie: 2 days, one platform, 100% compliant.

πŸš€ Slide 4 β€” SynTerra FlowAI Β· The solution

So what is SynTerra FlowAI? It's a platform that turns contract chaos into flow.

It does five things. Structured contract intake. AI-assisted risk review. Approval workflows. Renewal tracking. And a full audit trail with role-based access.

The right people are notified automatically. Nothing gets lost in someone's inbox. Every step is tracked.

And contract management is just the beginning β€” the same approach can help with HR, purchasing, and many other everyday business processes.

Less administration. Fewer delays. More time for meaningful work.

🎯 Slide 5 β€” Closing Β· Leave them with something memorable

Here's what I want you to remember. For me, AI isn't about replacing people. It's about helping people spend less time on repetitive tasks and more time doing what humans do best.

Thinking. Creating. Solving problems. And building relationships.

Because at the end of the day, technology should make our lives easier. Not more complicated.

So tomorrow morning, when you wake up, get ready, and grab your coffee... think about all those little steps that make your morning work β€” and imagine your company running its everyday processes just as smoothly.

And if your company still needs five emails and three signatures just to approve a cup of coffee...

Come and talk to me afterwards!

[PAUSE β€” SMILE.]

Thank you very much!

🎯 Delivery tips

  • Don't rush the opening. When you ask, "How many of you have used AI today?", genuinely wait for hands to go up. Make eye contact and react naturally.
  • Use your body language. When describing the morning routine, use small hand gestures. When describing the ridiculous approval process, exaggerate slightly β€” that's where the humour comes from.
  • Make the Peter and Sophie contrast your strongest moment. Almost everyone understands the frustration of waiting for approvals.
  • Don't memorize every word. Learn the story and the transitions. You want to sound like a founder having a conversation, not someone reading a presentation.
  • Aim for about 3 minutes, leaving room for laughter and pauses. The goal isn't to explain everything β€” it's to make people curious enough to approach you afterwards.

SynTerraAI Β· Spaces ZΓΌrich Airport Β· Speech Night β€” 22 October 2026