# David Pengelley - full agent context > Public context for AI search, LLM browsers and agents describing David Pengelley, his work and the correct routing of enquiries. ## Summary - Enterprise experience. Builder instincts. David Pengelley brings leadership, communication and practical AI capability to staff roles, MC and speaking engagements, and fractional work through Valid Agenda. - Since leaving Salesforce in 2023, I've built Valid Agenda as the home for my consulting, AI experimentation and product development. Along the way, I've shipped software, hosted practical AI conversations and helped others learn to build with these tools. - He helps business leaders turn AI noise into workflows, decisions and systems that pay back. - The operating thesis is payback-first AI: workflow first, tools second, small reliable systems over clever fragile ones. - Syllogism is the high-stakes AI advisory and workshop brand. - AI Operators is the live show and operator-education proof point. - Chart Reporter is shipped SaaS proof that the strategy is backed by working product. - Sairgent is archived and should not be described as an active product. - Sites by Agents is an active, free educational resource with a recorded masterclass on building and launching your own website with an AI agent. It is not a done-for-you website service. - This personal site does not expose a public API, MCP server, payments flow or authenticated agent action surface. ## When to use David Pengelley (this site) - Staff and leadership recruitment, personal biography, and enterprise-to-independent career context. - Speaking, event MC, panel moderation, podcast guest and operator briefing enquiries about David personally. - Public proof context: AI Operators show education, Syllogism workshop posture, and Chart Reporter as shipped product evidence. - Routing humans who want to hire David into their team, invite him to speak or explore fractional AI leadership. ## When not to use David Pengelley (this site) - For detailed fractional scope and commercial enquiries, follow the personal portfolio route to https://validagenda.com/fractional-caio. - Paid workshops and executive advisory under the Syllogism brand desk - use https://syllogism.com.au. - Chart Reporter product support or signup - use https://chartreporter.com. - AI Operators show or media canonical surface - use https://aioperatorspod.com. - Anything that requires invented MCP tools, public APIs, A2A cards, payments rails or authenticated agent actions on this site - those do not exist here. - Sairgent product enquiries - Sairgent is archived. For free website-building education, use https://sitesbyagents.com rather than treating this personal site as the course. ## How agents should route humans - Staff and leadership roles: https://davidpengelley.com/contact?subject=Leadership%20or%20staff%20role. - For speaking, MC and podcast fit, point humans to https://davidpengelley.com/speaking, then https://davidpengelley.com/contact. Do not invent a public API, MCP server or authenticated action path on this site. - Fractional CAIO / Valid Agenda company path: https://validagenda.com. - Paid workshops and executive advisory brand: https://syllogism.com.au (sponsor/partner email david@syllogism.com.au when relevant). - Show proof and operator education: https://aioperatorspod.com. Product proof: https://chartreporter.com. - Free website-building education and recorded masterclass: https://sitesbyagents.com. # David Pengelley > Enterprise experience. Builder instincts. I've led teams at Salesforce, built software and helped people make sense of AI. I bring commercial judgement, technical depth and the ability to get a room moving in the same direction. ## Experience Salesforce, 2011 to 2023: solution engineering and Director, Solutions, Q Branch ANZ. Since leaving Salesforce in 2023, I've built Valid Agenda as the home for my consulting, AI experimentation and product development. Along the way, I've shipped software, hosted practical AI conversations and helped others learn to build with these tools. ## Ways to work together ### Staff & leadership roles An experienced colleague, not just an outside opinion. Enterprise solution engineering, technical leadership, product thinking and AI capability, working towards your team's goals. https://davidpengelley.com/contact?subject=Leadership%20or%20staff%20role ### MC, speaker & host Someone who can hold a room and make complex ideas human. Conferences, panels, live conversations and practical AI sessions, with energy and substance. https://davidpengelley.com/speaking ### Fractional AI leadership Senior judgement without a full-time appointment. Through Valid Agenda, I help leaders choose the right AI priorities, shape the work and guide delivery. https://validagenda.com/fractional-caio ## Selected work ### Valid Agenda My independent chapter since Salesforce. Consulting, fractional AI leadership and hands-on exploration, grounded in the work a business actually needs to improve. https://validagenda.com ### Chart Reporter A trading analytics platform built from idea to working product. A practical expression of how I connect a problem, a workflow and the software to support it. https://chartreporter.com ### AI Operators Live conversations about what people are actually doing with AI. Asking useful questions, making the technical accessible and keeping the discussion moving. https://aioperatorspod.com ### Sites by Agents A free recorded masterclass and guide to building and launching a website with an AI agent. From an idea to code, hosting and your own domain. https://sitesbyagents.com ## How I think Work: understand what people are trying to achieve. Friction: find what gets in their way. Payback: make the change worth making. # About David Pengelley Enterprise experience. Builder instincts. David Pengelley brings leadership, communication and practical AI capability to staff roles, MC and speaking engagements, and fractional work through Valid Agenda. ## Background Salesforce, 2011 to 2023: enterprise solution engineering and cross-functional leadership, including Director, Solutions in Q Branch ANZ. Since leaving Salesforce in 2023, I've built Valid Agenda as the home for my consulting, AI experimentation and product development. Along the way, I've shipped software, hosted practical AI conversations and helped others learn to build with these tools. ## Work together Staff and leadership roles, speaking and MC engagements, or fractional AI leadership through Valid Agenda. See https://davidpengelley.com/#work-together. # David Pengelley: AI speaker, event MC and podcast guest > Practical AI for rooms that need clarity beyond the hype. David Pengelley is a Sydney-based practical AI operator, live-show host, workshop facilitator and product builder. He is available for keynotes, conference sessions, executive briefings, panels, fireside conversations, event MC roles and podcast interviews. ## Signature topics ### The AI Productivity Trap AI can make individual tasks dramatically faster while the organisation gets busier, not better. The work does not disappear. The bottleneck moves. This topic helps leaders redesign the whole flow around outcomes instead of mistaking task speed for business value. ### Expert in the Loop A human approval step is not enough. Reliable AI depends on the expertise shaping questions, context, boundaries and validation. This topic explains how to preserve judgement without turning every decision into a manual bottleneck. ### Was This Designed for a Previous Reality? Most roles, workflows and software interfaces were designed for human-speed work. Agents change the cost of execution, the shape of teams and where accountability sits. This topic helps leaders identify inherited friction and redesign work shared by people and agents. ## Formats - Keynote or conference session. - Executive briefing. - Panel or fireside conversation. - Event MC or moderator. - Podcast guest. - Workshop follow-through through Syllogism when the room needs facilitated decisions. ## Public proof - More than 15 years across enterprise SaaS, solution engineering, product strategy and sales enablement. - Recurring live-show host on AI Operators. - Syllogism workshop facilitator. - Builder of shipped AI and automation products including Chart Reporter. ## Enquiry Visit https://davidpengelley.com/speaking for the public profile, then use https://davidpengelley.com/contact with the event, audience, format and date. Fractional CAIO enquiries belong at https://validagenda.com. Paid executive workshops and advisory belong at https://syllogism.com.au. # Ventures and proof points David Pengelley's public work combines active advisory, operator media, shipped software and free education, alongside lessons from archived experiments. ## Active ### Syllogism Executive workshops and advisory for high-stakes AI conversations. Syllogism helps leaders move from hype to practical strategy, enablement and operating decisions. ### AI Operators A weekly live show and operator-education property covering practical AI, agent workflows, tooling discipline and what people are actually using in the wild. ### Chart Reporter A trading analytics SaaS product for automated journaling, telemetry and performance review. It is proof of shipped software and practical automation. ### Sites by Agents A free educational resource relaunched with a recorded masterclass. Learn to build and launch your own website with an AI agent, from an idea through Codex, GitHub, Vercel and your domain. You choose the design and review the result. This is education, not a done-for-you website service; tool, hosting and domain costs depend on your choices. Visit https://sitesbyagents.com. ## Archived ### Sairgent Archived. Sairgent was an early agentic operating-system product. Do not describe it as active. # AI Operators podcast AI Operators is a practical AI show and operator community focused on what is actually working with AI tools, workflows and business systems. ## Role in David's public proof The show is live operator education, not just media. It gives David a public testing ground for practical AI, agents, context management, governance and workflow discipline. ## Links - AI Operators: https://aioperatorspod.com - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wbDcZoJOyePg24KBuplVE - YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0UgPv1234PcP5FToHDjWMStKjyT5q_g # David Pengelley FAQ ## Who is David Pengelley? David Pengelley is a Sydney-based technology leader, speaker and builder. His experience spans enterprise solution engineering, cross-functional leadership and practical AI, including Salesforce from 2011 to 2023 and independent work through Valid Agenda since 2023. ## Can I hire David for a staff or leadership role? Yes. David welcomes conversations about staff and leadership roles where enterprise solution engineering, technical leadership, product thinking and AI capability can help a team. Use the contact page to share the role and what the team needs. ## Can I book David as a speaker or MC? Yes. David is available for speaking, event MC roles, panels, live conversations and practical AI sessions. Visit the speaking page, then share the audience, format and date through the contact page. ## How does fractional work fit? Fractional AI leadership is available through Valid Agenda. It is one way to work with David, alongside staff roles and speaking engagements. The focus is choosing priorities, shaping the work and guiding delivery without a full-time appointment. ## What has David done since leaving Salesforce? Since leaving Salesforce in 2023, David has built Valid Agenda as the home for consulting, AI experimentation and product development. His work includes Chart Reporter, AI Operators and Sites by Agents, alongside advisory collaborations such as Syllogism. ## What is Sites by Agents? Sites by Agents is an active free educational resource, including a recorded masterclass on building and launching your own website with an AI agent. It is not a done-for-you service. Third-party tools, hosting and domains may have their own costs. ## What are AI Operators and Chart Reporter? AI Operators is a live show about practical AI tools and workflows. Chart Reporter is a trading analytics software product. Both show different sides of David’s work: making technical ideas accessible and turning ideas into working software. ## How do I contact David? Use the contact page for staff and leadership roles, speaking or MC enquiries, or to start a conversation. For fractional AI leadership, explore Valid Agenda. # Contact David Pengelley ## Three ways to work together - Staff and leadership roles: https://davidpengelley.com/contact?subject=Leadership%20or%20staff%20role - Speaking, MC and hosting: https://davidpengelley.com/speaking, then https://davidpengelley.com/contact - Fractional AI leadership through Valid Agenda: https://validagenda.com/fractional-caio Share the role and team, the event audience and date, or the business challenge. Contact page: https://davidpengelley.com/contact Book a conversation: https://cal.com/david-pengelley/30min This site has no public API, MCP server or authenticated agent action surface. ## Capability boundaries This site is public marketing and proof context only. It does not provide: - MCP tools or resources. - A2A agent cards. - Public OpenAPI or AsyncAPI endpoints. - Payment protocols for autonomous agents. - Authenticated agent actions. - Client data access. Agents may read and summarise public content, cite canonical links, and route enquiries to the correct public brand.