Iliana Oris Valiente
Innovation and Emerging Tech Pioneer | Managing Director and Innovation Lead, Accenture Canada
Keith Ferrazzi
Former CMO of Deloitte and Starwood | Founder and Chairman of Ferrazzi Greenlight
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Keith Ferrazzi is a world-renowned executive team coach, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and influential thought leader. He is fundamentally transforming how organizations approach teamwork and collaboration. For over two decades, through his firm Ferrazzi Greenlight, he has coached executive teams at the world’s most powerful companies, including Fortune 500s, unicorn startups, and governments. Keith Ferrazzi challenges legacy business practices, proving that the key to breakthrough results lies in moving from traditional leadership to a more inclusive, connected, and powerful model he calls “teamship.”
His insights are not just theoretical; they are born from his personal journey. Growing up in a small town, Keith learned early on that the path to success is building genuine relationships. The core belief that connection is the ultimate competitive advantage fueled Keith’s rise through the corporate ranks. He became a successful CMO before founding his own research institute and coaching firm. This unique background allows him to connect with audiences from the boardroom to the front lines. As a result, he makes complex ideas about workplace dynamics accessible and actionable.
As a keynote speaker, Keith Ferrazzi delivers a compelling and practical framework for organizational change. He draws on two decades of coaching experience and research from thousands of assessments with leading companies. His insights provide teams with the tools they need to break down silos, foster psychological safety, and drive innovation. Prestigious publications like Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes, consistently feature Keith’s innovative work. This cements his status as a leading voice in business.
Keith’s series of bestselling books, including the timeless classic Never Eat Alone, Leading Without Authority, and his latest, Never Lead Alone, support his expertise and authority. These books introduce 10 revolutionary shifts from leadership to teamship. Recognized as one of the world’s most influential executive coaches with the 2024 Coaches 50 Award, Keith Ferrazzi equips any organization with the blueprint to build higher-performing, more collaborative, and deeply connected teams.
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Reengineering Teams for AI Human Collaboration 
Keith Ferrazzi guides organizations through periods of rapid change, equipping leaders to re-engineer cultures where AI-enabled collaboration can excel. Grounded in his Teamship methodology, he instills practices that deepen trust, embed shared accountability, and foster continuous learning, turning technology adoption into a sustained, people-powered advantage.
- Kill the Silos: clarify who questions the data, who decides, and who delivers—so no one hides behind the tech.
- Hardwire Habits: quick, high-trust huddles and feedback loops that turn AI insights into collective wins.
- Stress-test collaboration, not code: map a real workflow, surface friction points, and replace blame with co-creative problem-solving.
- Build your AI Blackbelt Squad: Find your internal champions, put them front and center, and let them coach the rest.
Participants leave with a people-first playbook to lead AI transformation and stop team dysfunction from scaling faster than the technology they’re embracing.
- Kill the Silos: clarify who questions the data, who decides, and who delivers—so no one hides behind the tech.
- Hardwire Habits: quick, high-trust huddles and feedback loops that turn AI insights into collective wins.
- Stress-test collaboration, not code: map a real workflow, surface friction points, and replace blame with co-creative problem-solving.
- Build your AI Blackbelt Squad: Find your internal champions, put them front and center, and let them coach the rest.
Participants leave with a people-first playbook to lead AI transformation and stop team dysfunction from scaling faster than the technology they’re embracing.
The Ferrazzi Challenge Talk
Keith Ferrazzi is the speaker organizations choose when they need activation and transformation, not just inspiration. Trusted by global enterprises and associations, he turns keynotes into catalysts that reset how teams collaborate and perform.
Each Challenge Talk is built specifically for your culture, either virtual or in person. Keith interviews leaders, uncovers friction points, and turns those insights into sharp stories and concrete challenges your teams can act on immediately. His customized approach is informed by insights from 3,000 organizational assessments and more than two decades of coaching Fortune 500 leaders.
Your people walk away with:
- A clear call to lead from where they are, not wait for permission.
- A shared language for collaboration in an AI Human world.
- Action-ready tools and practices that teams can implement right away.
Don’t book a talk. Start a movement.
Each Challenge Talk is built specifically for your culture, either virtual or in person. Keith interviews leaders, uncovers friction points, and turns those insights into sharp stories and concrete challenges your teams can act on immediately. His customized approach is informed by insights from 3,000 organizational assessments and more than two decades of coaching Fortune 500 leaders.
Your people walk away with:
- A clear call to lead from where they are, not wait for permission.
- A shared language for collaboration in an AI Human world.
- Action-ready tools and practices that teams can implement right away.
Don’t book a talk. Start a movement.
The Future of Leadership is Shifting to Teamship
Research shows that 81% of team members believe they collectively fail to achieve their full potential, while 71% feel they don't sufficiently collaborate on their organization's most critical challenges. "Never Lead Alone," Ferrazzi's latest book, addresses this untapped potential with insights and practical strategies for building dream teams in the age of AI.
In this transformative keynote, you'll discover:
- The power of Co-Elevation behaviours and how they can dramatically improve team performance
- 10 critical shifts that provide a roadmap for transforming team dynamics in as little as six months
- High Return Practices for fostering a culture of candor, inclusivity, and purposeful collaboration
- Strategies for leveraging both human and AI perspectives to drive innovation and bold thinking
- Insights on building resilience, accountability, and sustained alignment around a shared vision
- Case studies from leading organizations including Cisco, Dropbox, IBM, JetBlue, Procter & Gamble, Salesforce, and more
- As AI reshapes the business landscape, the teams that will thrive are those who can adapt, innovate, and co-create with both human and AI teammates. This keynote is your guide to making the leap from leadership to teamship and unlocking your team's full potential in the AI era.
In this transformative keynote, you'll discover:
- The power of Co-Elevation behaviours and how they can dramatically improve team performance
- 10 critical shifts that provide a roadmap for transforming team dynamics in as little as six months
- High Return Practices for fostering a culture of candor, inclusivity, and purposeful collaboration
- Strategies for leveraging both human and AI perspectives to drive innovation and bold thinking
- Insights on building resilience, accountability, and sustained alignment around a shared vision
- Case studies from leading organizations including Cisco, Dropbox, IBM, JetBlue, Procter & Gamble, Salesforce, and more
- As AI reshapes the business landscape, the teams that will thrive are those who can adapt, innovate, and co-create with both human and AI teammates. This keynote is your guide to making the leap from leadership to teamship and unlocking your team's full potential in the AI era.
A Journey from Never Eat Alone to Never Lead Alone
Twenty years ago, Keith Ferrazzi revolutionized professional networking with his book "Never Eat Alone." Now, this #1 New York Times bestselling author is set to transform the leadership landscape with his latest paradigm-shifting concept: "Never Lead Alone."
In this captivating talk, Ferrazzi will take you on a journey through two decades of insights gleaned from extensive research and hands-on experience coaching Fortune 500 companies. He'll unveil a fresh approach to leadership tailored for today's dynamic and interconnected business environment. Keith's insights will equip you with the tools to thrive in an era where connectedness is key.
In this captivating talk, Ferrazzi will take you on a journey through two decades of insights gleaned from extensive research and hands-on experience coaching Fortune 500 companies. He'll unveil a fresh approach to leadership tailored for today's dynamic and interconnected business environment. Keith's insights will equip you with the tools to thrive in an era where connectedness is key.
Never Eat Alone: Mastering the Art of Authentic Connection to Drive Revenue
In today's dynamic and increasingly virtual landscape, professionals navigate the unique challenge of fostering connections through screens and in person. Yet, amidst the digital divide, the enduring key to sustained revenue growth remains unchanged: cultivating authentic and deeply loyal relationships.
Keith will delve into the strategies that both transcend virtual barriers and leverage new technology to empower your teams to forge meaningful connections with clients and prospects alike, proactively.
During this talk, you will:
- Discover how to infuse loyalty-building into every interaction, leveraging technology not as a barrier but as a conduit for trust and rapport.
- Learn the timeless principles that underscore successful relationship-building, providing you with actionable insights to elevate your business transactions.
Keith will delve into the strategies that both transcend virtual barriers and leverage new technology to empower your teams to forge meaningful connections with clients and prospects alike, proactively.
During this talk, you will:
- Discover how to infuse loyalty-building into every interaction, leveraging technology not as a barrier but as a conduit for trust and rapport.
- Learn the timeless principles that underscore successful relationship-building, providing you with actionable insights to elevate your business transactions.
Add-On Session: Co-Elevation Dinner
Co-Elevation Dinners provide an opportunity to connect with peers and share best practices and collaboratively help tackle the challenges we face in our respective roles. Keith facilitates ongoing Co-Elevation Dinners, convening groups of C-Suite Officers as well as other constituents who share a common set of goals, challenges, learning opportunities, and professional interests. At your event, you can choose to invite sponsors, senior leaders, top producers, award winners, or any group that you would like to have a memorable and impactful experience. Dinners are designed to build lasting connections among participants, foster a strong sense of mutual support, and ensure the dinners lead to sustained action. By participating in Co-Elevation dinners, guests will be exposed to a set of relationship-building and collaborative tools that can be brought back to their teams to facilitate similar interactions to unleash peer-to-peer learning. Like his keynote, Keith will customize the Co-Elevation Dinner specifically for your group.
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