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Helping organizations support people through unplanned change with resilience and clarity
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Life doesn’t always follow a plan. Sometimes it changes direction without warning — and that’s exactly the territory Patti Bevilacqua speaks into with honesty, humor, and practical insight. Patti knows this work from the inside out. A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis shifted her world and required a rethinking of identity, pace, and what it means to find footing when the ground moves beneath you. Rather than offering quick fixes, her presentations create space for real reflection and grounded action. Audiences are invited to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and navigate change in a way that feels human and sustainable. Patti’s voice is clear and compassionate, punctuated with story and straight talk. She meets audiences where they are and helps them think differently about pressure, possibility, and purpose — even when life feels uncertain.
$1,501 - $5,000
Phil Santoro is an entrepreneur and a co-founder of the startup studio Wilbur Labs. Phil Santoro co-founded Wilbur Labs in 2016 alongside David Kolodny. Based in Miami, Florida, Wilbur Labs turns bold ideas into market-leading companies, having built and invested in over 21 ventures since its inception. Notable portfolio companies include VacationRenter, which became the fastest-growing travel startup to reach $1 billion in gross bookings, and the mobile pet grooming platform Barkbus. Prior to founding Wilbur Labs, Phil served as a Growth Strategist at Google (2013–2016) in Mountain View, California. His entrepreneurial career began early, he founded FreeForums.org while still in high school. Phil scaled the hosting platform to 125 million monthly pageviews before leading it to a strategic acquisition by the publicly traded company CrowdGather Inc. in 2010. Phil is a frequent speaker on entrepreneurship and a contributing author for Inc. Magazine and Fast Company. He holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business. Phil currently lives in Miami, Florida, with his wife, Rubi, and their son.
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Philip Hillman is a Design and Product Leader with over 25 years in user experience (UX) and product design and over 12 years leading the design organisations behind them. He builds design functions from the ground up. At Credit Suisse he created the bank's first dedicated, centralised, in-house UX function, growing it from zero to 17 and designing its entire operating model. He also brings operational structure and rigour to established ones, most recently leading design for a ~$15bn+ YouTube advertising product portfolio at Google. He operates fluently from setting strategy and vision through to shipping and optimising product, with a service-design mindset and a career-long thread of harnessing AI in service of user and business goals. He excels in complex, highly regulated problem spaces, and brings an evidence-driven, research-led approach that delivers design solutions that create measurable commercial impact. He has worked across financial services, adtech, government, e-commerce, and enterprise platforms, and is equally at home moving fast in a scale-up or building rigorous structure in a global enterprise. Previously Head of UX Research & Design at Credit Suisse and Senior UX Design Lead & Manager at Amazon, with earlier roles including Tesco, Accenture and Barclays. Learn more at www.philiphillman.com
$5,000 - $10,000
Oriana Sparks is a corporate mindfulness expert who teaches teams and leaders how to turn stillness into a competitive advantage. With more than twenty years immersed in meditation, yoga, breathwork, and mind–body practices — and a decade working inside high-pressure corporate environments — Oriana understands stress from both sides of the boardroom table. Before founding **Oriana Sparks Joy**, she spent ten years in corporate communications at top Canadian law firms, where urgency was the norm and burnout was a badge of honour. It was there, in the middle of deadlines, client demands, and the relentless pace of performance culture, that she discovered her life’s work: helping people regulate their nervous systems so they can reclaim their clarity, creativity, and resilience. Today, Oriana is a sought-after speaker known for her warm, grounded presence, data-driven insights, and deeply human storytelling. Her signature talks — including **Calm at Scale**, **Stillness as Rebellion**, and **The Attentional Infrastructure of High-Performing Teams** — blend neuroscience, psychology, lived experience, and accessible mindfulness tools that audiences can use immediately. Her approach is simple but revolutionary: **Stress isn’t the enemy, dysregulation is. When people learn how to come back to themselves, everything changes.** Oriana’s work has touched corporate teams, educators, athletes, and leadership groups across Canada. She specializes in supporting ambitious, high-performing professionals who want sustainable success without sacrificing their well-being. Event organizers book Oriana because she delivers: * **Transformational storytelling** that moves audiences emotionally and leaves them with practical tools. * **Science-backed strategies** for improving focus, communication, and resilience. * **A signature presence** that feels calm, confident, relatable, and real. * **A premium experience** tailored to the transformation each event wants to create. Whether on a main stage or in an intimate workshop, Oriana’s message lands: **Stillness isn’t the pause from life — it’s the power source for it.** She is based in Toronto and speaks for corporations, conferences, schools, and organizations seeking to build regulated, connected, high-performing cultures.
$1,500 - $5,000
Otto Plesner is a creative director and speaker working at the intersection of art, technology, and human innovation. His talks explore how creativity, emotion, and science can guide us through the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence, and how we are entering a new renaissance that will transform art, culture, entertainment, and society at large. He has spoken on global stages such as LEAP (Riyadh), XPANSE (Abu Dhabi), CultTech (Vienna), Voices of Berlin, and the upcoming MWC Barcelona. Through RenaiXance, Otto has collaborated with brands such as Steinway & Sons, Bitget, BMW, Celebrity Cruises, and others creating immersive experiences and creative concepts that bridge innovation, storytelling, and emotional design. His recent works include Echoes of Eternity, an audiovisual show in Paris using brainwave-driven visuals, and The Art of Memory, a poetic project exploring Alzheimer’s, memory, and human connection. In his talks, Otto explores how the shift from the Experience Economy to the Transformation Economy is redefining what people expect from art and entertainment, and how brands, creators, and organizations can stay ahead of the curve in an AI-driven era where audiences crave meaning, depth, and emotional resonance. Through a blend of storytelling, design, and philosophical insight, Otto invites audiences to rethink what it means to be human in a world shaped by algorithms, and how creativity can become a catalyst for change.
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I’m one of only 11 NVIDIA Certified Instructors (CIs) in Indonesia, delivering worldwide training with international-level deep learning subjects. I’m also one of the earliest here, certified even before NVIDIA reached a USD 5T market cap. Kindly request the NVIDIA DLI instructor-led workshop for your organization: (1) Data Parallelism with Multiple GPUs (2) Fundamentals of Accelerated Data Science with RAPIDS® (3) Fundamentals of Deep Learning
$1,500 - $5,000
Najat Hamza is a motivational speaker, scientist, and survivor whose work empowers women to rise from trauma into purpose. A former refugee turned biotechnology professional, she blends lived experience with healing science to guide others toward resilience and renewal. Creator of the NURA Method, Najat speaks on women’s empowerment, emotional healing, identity, and the power of rebuilding after adversity. Her message, Her Light Beyond Darkness, inspires audiences to reclaim their voice, strength, and future.
$1,500 - $5,000
Nikki Villagomez is a nationally recognized speaker on typography. She is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a BFA in Graphic Design. After working as a designer in New York City, she moved to her home state of South Carolina where she became a fulltime freelancer. Nikki is the founder and former president of the South Carolina chapter of AIGA. She has been an educator teaching Graphic Design and Typography at the University of South Carolina and the University of Akron. Currently, Nikki lives in Charlotte, NC and serves as Chief Marketing Officer for BRC, a CPA and advisory firm based in Greensboro, NC. She has maintained her blog, culture+typography [nikkivillagomez.wordpress.com], for over 14 years.
$1,500 - $5,000
I am an educator, innovator, and technology leader dedicated to advancing AI, cybersecurity, and applied engineering education in Bahrain and the GCC. With over 20+ years of experience leading academic transformation at the Nasser Centre for Science Technology (NCST), I have built programs, labs, partnerships, and talent pipelines that directly serve national workforce priorities in AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies. I am also the inventor of a U.S. Provisional Patent (USPTO Application No. 63/926,669) covering an advanced Predictive Vehicle Collision Avoidance System. This patented system integrates multi-context data (driver, vehicle, environment, and V2X communication) using a Dynamic Bayesian Network (DBN) to predict both collision likelihood and crash severity in real time—supporting next-generation ADAS, autonomous driving safety, and cooperative V2X mobility. My work spans multiple domains: • AI & Bayesian reasoning models • Cybersecurity education & national capacity building • Automotive predictive safety systems (V2X, ADAS, DBN) • Tech-driven academic transformation • Strategic R&D collaborations with universities and industry Throughout my career, I have: • Designed national-level AI, cloud, and cybersecurity curricula • Built partnerships with AWS, NVIDIA, Cisco, IBM, CREST, ISACA • Led innovation projects integrating AI in education , Cyber and Robotics labs • Guided students to regional awards, patents, and competitions • Presented and published research internationally (ACM, UNESCO AI Ethics Forum) • Represented NCST in national and international tech initiatives My purpose is to create meaningful bridges between technical education, applied research, and real-world industry needs, empowering youth to contribute to national development while advancing my own work in cybersecurity, AI, smart cities and predictive safety engineering (ADAS/V2X). If you are exploring collaboration in AI-driven mobility, context-aware safety systems, digital transformation, smart cities or next-generation technical education, I would be pleased to connect.
$250 - $1,500
Monisha is the award-winning author of Practical Productivity: A Guide to Surviving Life's Juggling Act, the creator of the personal task management app, priorigami, and the founder/CEO of Productivity 101. She helps individuals, teams, and organizations accomplish what matters most through personal productivity resources, strategic talks, interactive workshops, and consulting as a fractional COO.
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Miguel De La Rocha is an international award-winning author, U.S. Army combat veteran, trauma guide, and founder of FATE LLC—an impact-driven media and education organization focused on resilience, recovery, and leadership after adversity. He is the author of the acclaimed autobiography F.A.T.E. – My Future After Traumatic Events, a deeply personal work documenting survival, resilience, and the process of rebuilding life after extreme trauma. Miguel’s work bridges lived experience with practical insight, helping individuals and organizations navigate crisis, trauma, and transformation with clarity, accountability, and purpose. Miguel has been featured in 15+ major national and international publications and has appeared on widely recognized media platforms including America Tonight, The Paul Ryden Show, Logan Crawford TV, and interviews with Cindy Witteman. He was also named one of the Top Ten Leading Men of 2026 by MSN Magazine, highlighting his influence as an author, speaker, and public figure. In recognition of his published literary work and contributions to literature, Miguel was awarded the Honorary Doctorate of Literature (D.Litt.), Honoris Causa, conferred through Writers Global in collaboration with the European School of Literature. He has also received Fellowship recognition and Lifetime Achievement honors in Literature for sustained impact in authorship, education, and public engagement. Miguel’s background includes documented Indigenous American ancestry rooted in northeastern Mexico and South Texas—regions historically associated with Indigenous peoples later classified as Coahuiltecan—adding a generational and cultural dimension to his work on identity, survival, and legacy. His speaking engagements focus on: Resilience after traumatic events Leadership forged through adversity Veteran transition and identity Turning lived experience into purpose-driven impact
$1,500 - $5,000
Executive Leadership Keynote Speaker, Inspired by Everest and the Boardroom Mohamed Isa speaks, writes, and consults on leadership. An Amazon bestselling author who speaks internationally, including at Google, Toyota, and American Express, he works with organizations from startups to global companies. Fluent in Arabic and English, he connects with audiences across cultures. Mohamed began his career at Unilever, where he received multiple Chairman's Awards. As CFO of a dual-listed investment bank, he grew the company's assets from $63 million to $528 million in four years. He has held board positions across Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Australia, bringing over twenty-five years of strategic leadership experience. In 2022, Mohamed trekked to Everest Base Camp. That experience inspired him to pursue the Seven Summits Challenge, summiting the highest peak on each continent. He has since reached the top of Mount Kosciuszko in Australia and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. His "Leadership Lessons from Everest" keynote draws directly from these climbs. He has written Everest Inspiration and is working on an adventure novel, Summit of Unity: Six Nations. One Mountain. A PhD scholar at Kathmandu University, Mohamed researches how mountaineering develops leadership qualities like resilience, decision-making, and teamwork. In 2024, he created the Peak Leadership Model, which maps leadership development to Everest's six camps, from self-awareness at Base Camp to leaving a legacy at the Summit. Book Mohamed for executive keynotes, leadership summits, and corporate retreats.
$5,001 - $10,000