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Inspire Your Audience with an Energizing Keynote

A dynamic speaker, Kate O’Neill has addressed hundreds of thousands of audience members at conferences and corporate events worldwide with her compelling talks on AI ethics, responsible technology, and human-centric digital transformation.
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What happens when business leaders reimagine tech with people in mind?

It’s not easy to engage an expert who can share insights about the intersection of technology and humanity—and drive discussion, create enthusiasm, and open minds on topics including:

With Kate, audiences are moved beyond the “move fast and break things” era toward a future where technology serves humanity’s highest potential.

Your next business innovation keynote speaker

As the Tech Humanist and pioneer of meaningful digital transformation, Kate brings her signature blend of strategic optimism and data-driven insight to today’s most pressing technological challenges. 

She delivers thought-provoking, exhilarating, high-concept ideas about topics at the intersection of data, emerging tech, strategy, meaning, and human experience.

With her unique ability to translate between “silicon and soul” and drawing from 25 years at the frontier of technology and humanity, Kate empowers leaders to make technology decisions that drive business success and human dignity. She shows how the future of human experience can be brighter precisely because we choose to make it so.

A human-centric perspective on technological innovation

Igniting transformation across sectors

Kate speaks to the decision-makers and experience-shapers of the most influential companies and organizations at industry conferences and private events across the globe.

Her approach combines business acumen with deep understanding of human needs to help organizations from iconic tech companies and well-known brands to prestigious educational institutions, forward-thinking governmental entities, and beyond.

Tech

Kate addresses challenges of maintaining trust in the AI era, integrating AI into business strategies, and navigating rapid change while also focusing on meaningful human experiences and strategic innovation.

Major Brands

She ⁠​helps leaders create ethically-sound, commercially-successful engagement⁠⁠. From strategic decision making and human-centric digital transformation to the future of work, she enables companies to envision a path forward.

Education

She speaks on how to balance technological advancement with human objectives, address emerging technologies like AI and deepfakes, and create educational experiences that blend online and offline interactions.

Government

Kate works with government leaders to create data-driven, technology-enabled experiences that serve their communities. She speaks on global technology policy, smart city integration, public sector innovation,  and more.

“One of the smartest and most forward-thinking people in the interactive space”

Keynote Topics

We work together to craft a topic that will captivate your audience. These keynotes serve as a starting point for many of Kate’s engagements, each blending forward thinking, strategic optimism, and insightful takeaways.

Better Tech Decisions in a Fast-Paced World

including how to understand technology acceleration, make ethical decisions, align business, and more. 

Strategic Optimism for an Uncertain Future

including topics related to the future of work and a brighter future for cities, education, or your industry.

Data, Technology and the Human Experience

including human-centric digital transformation, humanity at scale, and more.

Human Experience in the Metaverse

including integrated human experience design, metaverse strategy, and more.

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“Kate's presentation style is dynamic and engaging. And her message is positive and relevant in today's data and tech-driven world.”

Meet Kate O’Neill

Kate is a unicorn, that rare person who possesses a blend of incisive intelligence, experiential knowledge, and boundless enthusiasm. ⁠​

Whether it’s a convention center filled with thousands or an intimate executive retreat, Kate delivers thought-provoking insights that transform how organizations approach their technological future.

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“OMG Kate O’Neill was absolutely amazing. The content of her presentation was incredibly relevant to [our department], and really [the company] as a whole. This was our highest attended All Hands yet. We are getting nothing but amazing feedback.”

“gobsmacked by her contagious enthusiasm”

“Clearly a serious intellect yet warm and approachable”

It’s time to create a human-centric strategy for a change-filled future.

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