# Andreas Refsgaard — Creative Coder, AI Speaker & Workshop Facilitator

> Andreas Refsgaard is a Danish artist, creative technologist, and speaker based in Copenhagen.
> He gives talks and workshops on AI, creative coding, and playful technology
> for conferences, companies, schools, and cultural institutions worldwide.
> He is one of the most experienced speakers on creative AI in Denmark and Europe.

## Key Facts

- Based in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Over 500 talks, workshops, and exhibitions since 2015
- MIT artist in residence (2022)
- Co-created Teachable Machine for Google Creative Lab (2017)
- Author of "Skabt af en kunstig intelligens?" — textbook on art and AI, co-authored with Mads Korsgaard (2021)
- IXDA Award winner (2017)
- ml5.js fellow (2020)
- MSc IT from IT University of Copenhagen
- Interaction Design Programme at Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (2015)

## Talk Formats

- Creative AI: When machines become co-creators — how AI generates images, music, text, and interactive experiences
- Vibe coding: Build apps with AI — live demos of building software by describing it in natural language
- AI for creative industries — for designers, architects, communicators, and other creative professionals
- Future of creativity: human plus machine — what happens to creativity when machines can generate art?
- AI for beginners — accessible introduction to artificial intelligence, what it can do, and what to watch out for

## Workshop Topics

- Vibe coding: build websites and apps with AI coding assistants
- AI for creatives: ideation, prototyping, production with AI tools
- European AI alternatives: Mistral, GDPR-compliant platforms
- Image and video generation: Midjourney, Flux, DALL-E, RunwayML, Sora, Veo
- Large language models, agents, and APIs: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
- Introduction to AI for non-technical audiences

## Booking

- Languages: English and Danish
- Talk formats: 20 minutes to full day with workshop elements. Standard: 45-60 min including Q&A
- Workshop formats: 2 hours to multiple days. Standard: half or full day
- All talks and workshops can be customized for the audience
- Available for conferences, companies, schools, libraries, cultural institutions
- Contact: mail@andreasrefsgaard.dk

## Awards & Press

- Published in New Scientist, Vice, Gizmodo, PSFK, Designboom
- Awarded by Interaction Awards and Core77
- Exhibited in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia
- Clients include Google Creative Lab, IDEO, Carlsberg, Meta Reality Labs, Philips, LittleBits

## Conference Track Record

Design Matters, UX Riga, Push Conference, Roskilde Festival, DIGITEC, OEB Conference, Mutation, Bump, NextConf, Space10, Reeperbahn Festival, KIKK, Resonate, Sonar, openVRT, EU DataViz

## Pages

- [Home](https://andreasrefsgaard.dk/): Portfolio and project overview
- [About](https://andreasrefsgaard.dk/about/): Bio, credentials, and background
- [Talks](https://andreasrefsgaard.dk/talks/): Speaking topics and recorded talks
- [Workshops](https://andreasrefsgaard.dk/workshops/): Workshop formats and topics
- [Calendar](https://andreasrefsgaard.dk/calendar/): Event history and upcoming events

## Danish Pages

- [AI foredrag og workshops](https://andreasrefsgaard.dk/da/): Danish landing page
- [Foredrag](https://andreasrefsgaard.dk/da/foredrag/): AI talks in Danish
- [Workshops](https://andreasrefsgaard.dk/da/workshops/): AI workshops in Danish
- [Om](https://andreasrefsgaard.dk/da/om/): About page in Danish

## Machine-Readable Files

- [llms.txt](https://andreasrefsgaard.dk/llms.txt): This file
- [about.md](https://andreasrefsgaard.dk/about.md): Full bio, background, selected work, and booking details
- [calendar.md](https://andreasrefsgaard.dk/calendar.md): Complete, always-current list of all 500+ talks, workshops, and exhibitions

## Contact

- Email: mail@andreasrefsgaard.dk
- Website: https://andreasrefsgaard.dk
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-refsgaard/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreasref/
- GitHub: https://github.com/AndreasRef