Speaking &
Engagements
I speak on the intersection of artificial intelligence, Catholic ethics, constitutional law, and national security. My approach to translation: taking ideas that live in one world and making them legible to another.
To Book an Engagement
Booking@DevanPatel.comFor conferences, academic programs, podcasts, or workshops concerned about law, policy, faith, technology, religious liberty, family flourishing, and/or national security.
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Artificial Intelligence & Catholic Ethics
What the Church actually says — and means — about AI, human dignity, and the moral responsibilities of those who build powerful systems.
02
AI, National Security & the Chinese Communist Party
How America's adversaries are weaponizing technology against children, families, and democratic institutions — and what policymakers can do.
03
Religious Liberty in a New Age
Building cross-confessional coalitions for religious freedom law and policy in an era of accelerating cultural conflict aggravated by algorithms and AI.
04
Translating the Pope for Washington — and Washington for Rome
The political, doctrinal, and diplomatic dimensions of the Holy See's emerging role in global AI governance and what it means for American policy.
Addressing the inaugural American Security Foundation "Ethics in AI Award Dinner" alongside Monsignor JP Kimes to introduce Fr. Paolo Benanti, awardee and AI Advisor to then-Pope Francis.
Past Engagements
Challenges and Opportunities in AI and Why Christians Need to Engage the Issue — Keynote
Center for Christian Virtue Annual Board of Directors Meeting
May 2026
AI: Should We Be Concerned? — Guest
The Mortification of Spin Podcast
Jan 2026
Vatican Ethics in AI Summit — Convener
Rome, Italy · 40+ Global Faith Leaders, Military Officials, Industry Figures
Oct 2025
Transhumanism, Effective Altruism, and Silicon Valley Ideology in the Age of AI — Keynote
Center for Christian Virtue Essential Summit
Oct 2025
Leveraging a J.D. in Public Policy Careers — Moderator
University of Notre Dame Washington
Aug 2025
Implications of Pope Leo XIV's Election in an Age of AI — Moderator
American Security Foundation & University of Notre Dame
May 2025
Protecting the Most Vulnerable: AI Policy Lessons from the US — Keynote
CEPROME-Vatican Latin American Congress · Lima, Peru
Feb 2025
Family Security as a Matter of (Inter)National Security — Keynote
CEPROME-Vatican Latin American Congress · Lima, Peru
Feb 2025
Ethics in AI Award Dinner — Convener
Washington, D.C. · Bipartisan Supreme Court justices, appellate judges, lawmakers
2024
The Future of Law in an AI World Symposium — Co-Organizer
Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy
2024
Democracy, Privacy, & Security — Moderator
Envisioning Federal AI Legislation, Notre Dame Law School
2024
Speaking on "AI, National Security, and Democracy" · Notre Dame Law School