Emily Pilloton-Lam

Emily Pilloton-Lam

Keynote Speaker: Architectural Designer, Builder & Educator; Founder & Executive Director, Girls Garage

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Emily Pilloton-Lam Biography

Emily Pilloton-Lam is an architectural designer, builder, educator, and Founder/Executive Director of the nonprofit Girls Garage. For the past 15 years, Pilloton-Lam has taught and worked alongside youth ages 9-18 to co-design and build public architecture projects including a farmers market pavilion, tiny homes for the unhoused, a school library, a public bus stop, urban farm structures, and more. She believes that by giving young girls and gender-expansive youth the physical and personal tools needed to build the world they want to see, we can change the authorship of our built environments and upend power structures within our communities.

As an architectural designer, Pilloton-Lam’s design process combines community-based design principles with social justice tenets, restorative justice, and participatory practice to build physical spaces that represent the narratives of those who built and will inhabit them. Her educational work combines technical STEM and trade skills with mentorship and support for the whole student that honors and amplifies their identities. Pilloton-Lam also works with educators and schools to reinvent learning through personalized and often politically engaged project-based learning.

Pilloton-Lam holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of California Berkeley, and a Master of Fine Arts in Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has held academic positions as a Lecturer in the College of Environmental Design at the University of California Berkeley, Stanford University’s Department of Architectural Design, and as a Visiting Professor at UC Davis, and is the author of three books, "Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People," "Tell Them I Built This: Transforming Schools, Communities, and Lives With Design-Based Education," and "Girls Garage: How To Use Any Tool, Tackle Any Project, and Build The World You Want To See." Her work was the subject of the full-length documentary If You Build It, about her Studio H students’ farmers market project in rural North Carolina.

She has presented her work on the TED Stage and to the Obama Administration’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, and has been featured on The Today Show, The Colbert Report, Forbes, and CNN. A power tool lover and hardware nerd at heart, Pilloton-Lam lives with her family, human and canine, in Berkeley, California.

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Emily Pilloton-Lam Videos

Emily Pilloton - Girl's Garage - YouTube
What if Women Built the World They Want to See? | Emily Pilloton-Lam
Emily Pilloton-Lam keynote — 4/25/24 - YouTube

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Emily Pilloton-Lam is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Business, Innovation, Sales, Customer Experience, Creativity, Environment, Motivational, Culture, Marketing, Design, Real Estate and TED.

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Emily Pilloton-Lam generally travels from Oakland, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

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Emily Pilloton-Lam is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Business, Innovation and Sales. The estimated speaking fee range to book Emily Pilloton-Lam for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Emily Pilloton-Lam generally travels from Oakland, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Majora Carter, Andrew Dent and Sharon Gai. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Emily Pilloton-Lam for an upcoming event.

Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 14/02/2025.

Emily Pilloton-Lam Videos

Emily Pilloton - Girl's Garage - YouTube
What if Women Built the World They Want to See? | Emily Pilloton-Lam
Emily Pilloton-Lam keynote — 4/25/24 - YouTube
Emily Pilloton: Teaching design for change
  • How do I book Emily Pilloton-Lam to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Emily Pilloton-Lam 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 Emily Pilloton-Lam, 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 Emily Pilloton-Lam or any other speaker of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book Emily Pilloton-Lam for a speaking engagement?

    Speaking fees for Emily Pilloton-Lam, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Emily Pilloton-Lam are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and Below $10,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Emily Pilloton-Lam, 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 Emily Pilloton-Lam speak about?

    Emily Pilloton-Lam is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Business, Innovation, Sales, Customer Experience, Creativity, Environment, Motivational, Culture, Marketing, Design, Real Estate and TED.
  • Where does Emily Pilloton-Lam travel from?

    Emily Pilloton-Lam generally travels from Oakland, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
  • Who is the agent for Emily Pilloton-Lam?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Emily Pilloton-Lam 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 Emily Pilloton-Lam 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 Emily Pilloton-Lam 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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