André KovacAndré Kovac
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Explore · Speaking

Talks that make complex topics fun

Keynotes and science slams on everything from neural networks to Chinese culture, for general and technical audiences alike.

40+talks given
1,200in my biggest crowd
4×Science Slam winner 🏆

Tech conferences, meetups, big public events and private company events across Europe, sometimes on stage, sometimes moderating.

André speaking on stage at FameLab Karlsruhe on stage
André at the ZDB AI science slam
André at the Münchner Wissenschaftstage
André speaking to a packed audience
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Always interactive

I take complex topics apart and build in audience interaction, so the room isn't just listening, it's taking part.

tangledclear & interactive

What I speak about

🧠

AI, demystified

What neural networks really are, and aren't.

🏆 Science SlamLike a poetry slam, but the goal is to get an idea across. Entertainment and education combined. winner

The beauty of Chinese

Characters, tones & a Chinese menu.

🏆 Munich Science SlamLike a poetry slam, but the goal is to get an idea across. Entertainment and education combined.

🔍

Maths meets crime

Catching burglars with mathematics.

Science SlamsLike a poetry slam, but the goal is to get an idea across. Entertainment and education combined. across Germany

⚛️

Modern mobile dev

React, React Native & the patterns that scale.

ReactNext Tel Aviv · CopenhagenJS

🔬

Science, made fun

Complex ideas, tangible for anyone.

FameLab · Pecha Kucha

🎤

Teaching in the AI age

Remote workshops that actually stick.

keynotes & workshops

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Talks & videos

🔍 Science slam

How to detect burglaries using mathematics

Catching burglars with maths, the science-slam way.

💬 Talk

Powerful project collaboration via version control

Why version control matters far beyond software.

🎤 Personal talkNew

A personal talk: sharing something I'd never spoken about before

On stage with something I'd never spoken about publicly before.

🧠 Explainer

What is Artificial Intelligence? (Was ist KI?, German)

Artificial intelligence, explained simply, in German.

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Tech talks

Conference talks on React, mobile and the ideas behind the code.

André speaking at FameLab
André giving a talk about China
🧠 Concept explainer

What the heck do "declarative" and "reactive" actually mean?

Two words everyone uses and few define, made clear without the jargon.

🎤 Conference talk · remote

The current landscape of mobile development

Where mobile dev stood and where it's heading. Recorded remotely during the pandemic.

🎤 Conference talk · ReactNext

Handle all async events in Redux-Sagas (ReactNext 2019)

Orchestrating every async event cleanly with Redux-Saga.

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Talks on the Chinese language

I also speak about the Chinese language, sometimes interactive, sometimes in German.

🎤 Interactive talk

15 minutes on Mandarin: characters, radicals, the 4 tones

A lively intro to Chinese: characters, radicals and the four tones.

🎤 Talk · German

Eine chinesische Speisekarte in 10 Minuten verstehen (German)

Reading a Chinese menu in ten minutes, live and in German.

See all my Chinese videos
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Book me for your stage

Keynotes, science slams, panels. Tell me a bit about the event.

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