Abran Maldonado
Co-Founder of Create Labs • AI Visionary, Builder, Future Shaper
Global AI Innovator. Cultural Storyteller. Bringing AI's human story to the world's biggest stages.
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Biography
About Abran
Abran Maldonado is a global AI innovator, keynote speaker, and co-founder of Create Labs, a minority-founded AI lab recognized by VentureBeat as one of the Most Promising AI Startups. As an early collaborator and tester with OpenAI, Google AI, NVIDIA, and ElevenLabs, he builds cutting-edge AI systems across education, enterprise, healthcare, and digital human design — including Mastercard's small business AI platform, the first AI mayor for Portugal, and C.L.Ai.R.A., the world's first AI-powered digital woman of color.
Booked by Fortune 500 companies and global institutions and featured in The Washington Post, Wired, and Fast Company, Abran helps organizations navigate the shift toward an AI-powered world.
Industries Served
- Education
- Enterprise & Small Business
- Healthcare
- Financial Services
- Media & Entertainment
- Government & Civic
Most Requested
Signature Messages
The Agentic Revolution: Vibe Engineering and the Era of Autonomous AI
A deep dive into next-generation autonomous AI agents that complete multi-step tasks independently and how leaders can align them with organizational values.
- ✓How autonomous agents move beyond single prompts to become persistent, intelligent digital teammates
- ✓"Vibe Engineering": shaping AI's underlying purpose and cultural resonance
- ✓Leveraging agentic AI to handle complex, multi-step workflows
- ✓Aligning AI agents with organizational values, ethics, and culture
- ✓Real-world examples of early agentic systems transforming business operations
AI Readiness: The Future of Work Starts Today
Practical strategies to transform jobs, skills, and leadership in an AI-powered economy.
- ✓Reskilling teams to thrive alongside intelligent systems
- ✓Enhancing productivity while balancing ethics with innovation
- ✓Connecting global AI shifts to everyday workplace realities
- ✓Training, inspiring, and evolving teams for an AI-powered future
- ✓Practical steps leaders can implement immediately
AI in Real Time: How Agentic Systems Are Transforming Everyday Work
Real-world use cases showing how AI makes work smarter, safer, and more human across healthcare, retail, and education.
- ✓Case study: Mastercard's small business AI platform
- ✓Case study: the AI mayor of Braga, Portugal
- ✓How agentic systems streamline everyday workflows
- ✓Applications across healthcare, retail, and education
- ✓A practical view of AI's real impact on the modern workforce
Value Delivered
What Your Audience Will Gain
Practical transformation: how to leverage autonomous AI and handle complex workflows beyond basic theory
Workforce readiness: reskill and inspire teams to thrive alongside intelligent systems
Cultural integration: a framework for building culture, identity, and authenticity into AI strategies
Tangible results: hands-on sessions where participants leave with projects they built themselves (AI avatars, prompt engineering, rapid prototyping)
On Stage
Presentation Style
Human-centered and narrative-driven, focusing on the human story of technology with an emphasis on culture and ethics.
Highly dynamic and interactive, incorporating live on-stage demos with cutting-edge models — real-time AI avatars like C.L.Ai.R.A., prompt challenges, and no-code building.
Immersive and professional, honed on international stages from AI Week Milan and Prague to global government summits.
On Stage
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Key Milestones
AI Leadership
AI Leadership
Early tester and strategic partner with OpenAI, Google AI, NVIDIA, and ElevenLabs on new multimodal and generative AI technologies.
Education Technology
Built AI video training and evaluation tools for educators, enabling immersive, voice-driven simulations and real-time performance analysis.
Civic Innovation
Developed the first AI mayor for the city of Braga, Portugal — a conversational public official designed to improve citizen engagement and access to city services.
Healthcare AI
Designed therapy bots with ethical escalation protocols to flag harmful language and alert licensed professionals — supporting safe, AI-assisted care.
Financial Empowerment
Created Mastercard's first AI product, the SMB AI tool, helping small business owners access real-time guidance and financial education.
Digital Human Design
Created AI avatars for celebrities, educators, and public figures, pioneering new forms of digital engagement and interactive storytelling.
Cultural Impact
Produced the first AI-generated magazine cover in history for Entrepreneur Magazine, marking a milestone in AI art and media design.
Global Reach
Delivered high-profile keynotes in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, advocating for inclusive, transparent, and creative AI futures.
What People Are Saying
Testimonials
"Abran delivered one of the most thought-provoking keynotes our audience has ever experienced. He made AI tangible, human, and exciting."
"His ability to translate complex AI concepts into actionable strategies for our small business community was unmatched."
"From the first slide to the live demo with CLAIRA, Abran kept every executive in the room leaning forward."
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