Bill O'Connor

Bill O'Connor

Keynote Speaker: Founding Partner at Agents of Innovation

Bill O'Connor Biography

Bill O’Connor is the Founder of THE INNOVATION AGENCY, an innovation consultancy based in San Francisco/Silicon Valley; he is also a faculty member at Singularity University, where he focuses on Innovation, Emerging Technologies, and the Future of Work.

Over the past 10 years he has conducted 600+ innovation engagements with 250+ corporations from 50+ countries, working with 8,000+ professionals, 4,000+ executives and C-Staff, and 25+ CEOs. O’Connor has worked with companies such as Google, Apple, Renault, Tesla, Nike, Airbnb, IDEO, RBS, Starbucks, Twitter, Bechtel, Autodesk, Facebook, GE, IKEA, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the World Bank, helping people to improve and expand their innovation mindsets, toolsets, and skillsets.

His work has appeared in The Economist, Forbes, Fast Company, and the MIT Press Innovations journal; and he has worked with universities and business schools such as Stanford, Berkeley, Oxford, Wharton, INSEAD, and Princeton, via research projects, keynote speeches, and innovation workshops. His work has also been written about in The Net and the Butterfly.

His team is currently researching how Nobel Prize winners innovate in conjunction with the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm.

O’Connor also sits on the advisory boards of 3 disruptive (hopefully!) startups.

He served as lead speechwriter for the CEO of Autodesk from 2006-2016, working directly with him on 325 speeches, presentations, and written works. He also served for seven years at the Editor-in-Chief of the Autodesk emerging technologies journal Autodesk: POV, where he wrote and edited 290 articles/interviews on subjects such as innovation, future of work, AI, Internet of Things, AR/VR, quantum computing, etc.

O’Connor lives on a mountain just north of San Francisco with his wife Andrea and their dog Zinzino, a globally celebrated canine innovator.

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Bill O'Connor Videos

INNOVATION AGENCY
The Innovation of Innovation - YouTube

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Bill O'Connor is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Innovation, Creativity, Virtual Reality, Social Media, Design, Corporate Culture, Business, Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work and Futurism.

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Bill O'Connor is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Innovation, Creativity and Virtual Reality. The estimated speaking fee range to book Bill O'Connor for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Bill O'Connor generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Maurice Conti, Jim Harris and Sharon Gai. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Bill O'Connor for an upcoming event.

Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 20/03/2024.

Bill O'Connor Videos

INNOVATION AGENCY
The Innovation of Innovation - YouTube

Bill O'Connor News

  • The 6 Questions That Lead To New Innovations

    Autodesk’s Innovation Genome Project tried to quantify what worked about the 1,000 greatest innovations of all time. With that data in hand, the company then turned to what needs innovation today: building with sustainable materials...

  • Real Innovation: What It Really Is, and How to Really Do It (Really)

    Posted on behalf of Bill O’Connor, who works in Corporate Strategy at Autodesk, and runs The Innovation Genome Project, which researches the top 1,000 innovations in world history looking for insights people can apply to their day-to-day work...

  • How do I book Bill O'Connor to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Bill O'Connor for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Bill O'Connor, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Bill O'Connor or any other speaker of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book Bill O'Connor for a speaking engagement?

    Speaking fees for Bill O'Connor, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Bill O'Connor are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Bill O'Connor, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Bill O'Connor speak about?

    Bill O'Connor is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Innovation, Creativity, Virtual Reality, Social Media, Design, Corporate Culture, Business, Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work and Futurism.
  • Where does Bill O'Connor travel from?

    Bill O'Connor generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
  • Who is the agent for Bill O'Connor?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Bill O'Connor for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Bill O'Connor for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Bill O'Connor or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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