Niya Stoimenova portrait

Most companies ship AI features. Very few ship business outcomes.

From AI Features to Measurable Business Outcomes

AI keynotes for executive teams that need measurable business outcomes, not feature theater.

Featured In

Business Insider
Women in AI
BNR
Kickstart AI
Business Insider
Women in AI
BNR
Kickstart AI

Who Is Niya?

Niya Stoimenova is an AI keynote speaker helping organizations close the gap between AI ambition and measurable business outcomes. She advises executive and cross-functional teams on where to invest, what to stop, and how to scale adoption so AI initiatives deliver real operating impact. With a PhD and hands-on experience across industries, she combines strategic rigor with practical execution playbooks for high-impact AI transformation.

Keynote Topics

A value-first framework to decide which AI initiatives are worth funding before build starts.

  • Prioritize by business leverage before technical novelty.
  • Align investment decisions to measurable operating KPIs.
  • Stop low-impact projects early and protect team focus.

Full abstract placeholder: This keynote introduces a practical decision framework that lets leadership teams evaluate AI initiatives before delivery starts. Teams learn how to map initiative logic to measurable outcomes, set adoption thresholds, and build governance rituals that protect focus. Replace portfolio noise with value-anchored bets that can scale.

Why AI stalls between demo and production, and how to design for real operating impact from day one.

  • Expose bottlenecks that block production adoption.
  • Design implementation pathways that survive team handoffs.
  • Turn pilot momentum into repeatable operating change.

Full abstract placeholder: Most AI initiatives fail after early demos because they are optimized for novelty, not operations. This talk breaks down where momentum usually collapses and how to design program structure, ownership, and workflow integration from the beginning. Organizations leave with a blueprint to convert proof-of-concept excitement into durable production outcomes.

Model capability gets copied. Durable advantage comes from workflow fit, trust, and adoption.

  • Differentiate through workflow redesign, not tool sprawl.
  • Build trust signals that drive adoption in high-stakes teams.
  • Measure behavior and process shifts that compound over time.

Full abstract placeholder: Competitive edges from model access fade fast. The enduring moat is how AI is embedded into experience, process, and decision behavior across teams. This keynote shows how to translate technical capability into trusted, adopted workflows that become hard to replicate in practice.

Worked With

ABN AMRO
ASN Bank
RTL
KLM
PostNL
Achmea
ABN AMRO
ASN Bank
RTL
KLM
PostNL
Achmea

Speaking Proof

Recent speaking moments

Niya speaking on a panel stage

Spoke At

Web Summit
The Next Web
VivaTech
Nordic AI
Leaders in Tech
Web Summit
The Next Web
VivaTech
Nordic AI
Leaders in Tech

Book Niya for Your Event

Direct email: hello@niyasto.com

Typical response time: 1-2 days.

Request Availability