Rhys John

Rhys John is a Partner at Open Reply, an AI-first product engineering consultancy that designs, builds, and evolves digital products across web, mobile, desktop and emerging platforms including XR. With 18 years of experience, he combines deep technical expertise with strategic advisory, working alongside C-suite leaders, from startups to global multinationals, to take ideas from concept to production. Rhys has pioneered the application of generative AI across the full software development lifecycle, helping organisations rethink their ways of working and achieve step-change improvements in delivery speed and quality.

Rhys John will be speaking at the Museum AI Summit 2026 :

The Talking AI Museum Guide of the Future

What if museum collections could come alive and converse with visitors? Discover how the London Transport Museum’s AI Digital Posters project uses a multi-lingual conversational AI character as a Digital Museum Guide to answer visitor questions about the museum’s Art Deco poster collection and related topics. This session presents a practical case study on how interactive AI tools can improve access to museum collections and create more dynamic and personalised visitor engagement. Attendees will also see a video demonstration of the AI Digital Museum Guide.