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Dylan Kawende · FRSA

Helping leaders govern AI responsibly — before regulation forces the question.

Founder of OmniSpace, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and advisor on AI governance and responsible innovation. I combine law, philosophy of science, and lived experience to help organisations deploy AI in line with UK and EU standards — while keeping human dignity at the centre.

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$106K+
Crowdfunded in 6 weeks
1,600+
Individual donors
100+
Pro bono clients
4
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Speaking reel

On stage & on camera.

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OmniSpace x Amos Bursary — AI Advantage Workshop
OmniSpace x University of Warwick — AI and the Future of Politics
OmniSpace x Amos Gala — Introductory words
#Dare2Dream - Q&A with The Kawende Class - Part 1
#Dare2Dream - Addressing The Kawende Class - Part 2
#Dare2Dream - Prelude
The Need for Balanced Optimism and Self-Actualisation | A Philosophical Interpretation of Inception
Finding Purpose and Cultivating Resilience | Life Lessons from 2020
#Dare2Dream - Amos Bursary Speech July 2026
In their words

Reflections from the room.

Kanohi Kitea — a Māori concept meaning "the seen face" — was eloquently explained by Dylan Kawende FRSA at yesterday's Midlands Politics & Public Affairs Conference. The idea emphasises the importance of physical presence and face-to-face interaction in establishing one's place within a community — a message that strongly resonated throughout the day.
2nd Year PPE student
University of Warwick
Getting to hear from those who work in the industry, such as Asha Stewart and Dylan Kawende FRSA, gave me valuable insights about a career in politics, whether that be in parliament, campaigning, public affairs, or technology.
2nd Year History and Politics student
University of Warwick
Dylan Kawende's session on AI and global politics genuinely changed how I think about technology and power. It made something that often feels abstract seem immediate and politically real.
Final Year Politics student
University of Birmingham
I appreciated how Dylan linked AI to real shifts in global influence and decision making. It felt grounded in what is actually happening rather than just theory.
2nd Year International Relations student
University of Warwick
The talk made me realise how quickly AI is becoming part of everyday political strategy, not just a future issue. It was probably the session that stayed with me the most afterwards.
1st Year Politics and Sociology student
University of Warwick
Philosophy

The philosophy of OmniSpace.

Dylan Kawende holding an upright spinning top — the OmniSpace symbol
The spinning top — OmniSpace's symbol of dreams accountable to truth.

OmniSpace is built on a simple conviction: because no human being is omniscient, every human perspective matters.

It exists because the world's greatest challenges cannot be solved by the smartest person in the room, but by creating a space where every perspective contributes to a wisdom that none could reach alone.

The future belongs to organisations capable of thinking beyond the boundaries of their own expertise. Truth and reality are too large to be approached from only one direction.

Every discipline illuminates reality from a different angle. OmniSpace is where those lights become one horizon. Innovation is not the triumph of one perspective over another — it is the architecture of many perspectives working together.

We are a space where finite minds come together in pursuit of truths that none could discover alone. The upright spinning top is a visual reminder that wisdom is not achieved by escaping uncertainty, but by remaining centred within it.

OmniSpace's mission is therefore not simply to help organisations innovate. It is to help them cultivate the intellectual, moral and spiritual discernment required to distinguish what merely appears possible from what is genuinely good, true and worth building.

OmniSpace exists to keep humanity awake in an age increasingly tempted to dream through machines. The future does not belong to those who escape reality — it belongs to those who transform it. The spinning top reminds us that dreams are most powerful when they remain accountable to truth.

Dylan Kawende FRSA
Founder of OmniSpace · #Dare2Dream
About

A rare vantage on the most consequential technology of our time.

I'm the British-born son of Congolese-Rwandan refugees, a Cambridge-trained lawyer, a PhD candidate at University College London (UCL), and the founder of OmniSpace — a UK-based AI consultancy and learning platform. My work sits at the intersection of law, the history and philosophy of science, and public policy.

In 2020, I crowdfunded over $106,000 in six weeks from 1,600 donors to study law at Cambridge — a story covered by The Times, The Guardian, and BBC Radio 5. Today I help organisations adopt AI effectively, ethically, and in line with emerging UK and EU governance expectations.

Through OmniSpace's AI Fluency Masterclass, I equip professionals to work confidently alongside AI within 30 days — because responsible innovation depends on the humans in the loop.

Credentials
  • Top 10 Future Leader (ranked 8th nationally)
  • PhD candidate in Decolonial AI at University College London (UCL)
  • Princess Diana Award recipient
  • Freshfields Stephen Lawrence Scholar
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
  • British Business Bank funding recipient
  • Cambridge Law · UCL History & Philosophy of Science
  • Head of Decolonial AI Stream, UN-sponsored Young AI Leaders London Hub
  • Peer Mentor and Alum, Baroness Valerie Amos Bursary
  • Independent AI Consultant, Dixon AI
  • Featured in The Guardian, The Times and BBC Radio 5
Speaking

Keynotes, panels & masterclasses on AI governance.

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Talk
Governing AI Without Losing Humanity

A practical framework for boards and executives to adopt AI in line with emerging UK and EU governance expectations — without stifling innovation.

Talk
Decolonial AI Ethics

Why the next decade of AI policy will be defined by whose values it encodes — and how leaders can build systems that advance human dignity.

Talk
From Refugee to Cambridge to the UN

A keynote on resilience, agency, and building institutions that create opportunity — anchored in a story that's been covered by The Times, The Guardian and the BBC.

Selected engagements
United Nations
Youth leadership & responsible innovation
House of Lords
AI, policy and public life
University of Warwick
Law, ethics, and the future of AI
UCL
History, philosophy and the ethics of AI
The Conduit
Responsible innovation and social impact
ASAN AI Hub, Azerbaijan
Decolonial approaches to AI ethics
Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM)
AI governance for emerging economies
Get in touch

Advisory, keynotes, and AI Fluency Masterclass cohorts.

If you're leading an organisation navigating AI adoption — or programming a stage that needs a voice on governance and responsible innovation — I'd love to hear from you.