Dylan Kawende FRSA
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Dylan Kawende FRSA is the founder of OmniSpace, a UK-based AI consultancy and learning platform, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. A Cambridge-trained lawyer, Princess Diana Award recipient, and Top 10 Future Leader, he advises organisations on AI governance and responsible innovation, and has been featured in The Times, The Guardian, and BBC Radio 5.
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Dylan Kawende FRSA is the Founder of OmniSpace, a UK-based AI consultancy and learning platform, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. A Top 10 Future Leader (ranked 8th nationally), Princess Diana Award recipient, and Freshfields Stephen Lawrence Scholar, Dylan brings an interdisciplinary lens rooted in the history and philosophy of science, law, and public policy to the most pressing questions in AI governance and responsible innovation.
He has delivered talks at the United Nations, the University of Warwick, the ASAN AI Hub in Azerbaijan, and the Monterrey Institute of Technology, and has been featured in The Times, The Guardian, and BBC Radio 5. Through OmniSpace, Dylan helps organisations and teams adopt AI effectively and in line with emerging UK and EU governance expectations, while his AI Fluency Masterclass equips professionals to work confidently alongside AI within 30 days.
His approach is shaped by a deep commitment to equity, accountability, and ensuring that technological progress advances human dignity and the common good.
Keynote & panel angles
A practical framework for boards and executives to adopt AI in line with emerging UK and EU governance expectations.
Why the next decade of AI policy will be defined by whose values it encodes — and what leaders can do about it.
How financial services, legal, and public-sector organisations can operationalise AI safely.
A keynote on resilience, agency, and building institutions that create opportunity.
Credentials at a glance
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
- Top 10 Future Leader — ranked 8th nationally
- Princess Diana Award recipient
- Freshfields Stephen Lawrence Scholar
- British Business Bank funding recipient
- Cambridge Law · History & Philosophy of Science
Selected press
- Read →The TimesSon of refugees crowdfunds his way to Cambridge
- Read →The GuardianRwandan refugee's son nears £60,000 target to go to Cambridge
- Read →BBC Radio 5Interview on crowdfunding a Cambridge law degree
- Read →LSE Africa BlogWe need to turn AI companions into bridges to help people get help
- Read →iNewsSon of Rwandan refugees defies the odds
- Read →MetroStudent crowdfunding degree doesn't want to give up Cambridge offer
- Read →Legal CheekAspiring barrister raises £65,000 for Cambridge law dream
- Read →Legal CheekCambridge law student crowned Young Lawyers Group vlogging winner
- Read →SpotifyPodcast interview on AI, ethics, and lived experience
Selected engagements
- United Nations
- University of Warwick
- ASAN AI Hub, Azerbaijan
- Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM), Mexico
- London schools & sixth-form networks
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