Kate O'Neill
Keynote Speaker: Founder & CEO of KO Insights; Author; Executive Advisor; Expert in Digital Transformation, Future of Work, AI, Data Ethics & Human Experience; Known as the "Tech Humanist"
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Kate O'Neill Biography
Kate O’Neill is a digital innovator, chief executive, business writer, and globally recognized speaker widely known as the “Tech Humanist.” She is the founder and CEO of KO Insights, a strategic advisory firm that enhances human experiences at scale through data-driven and AI-led interactions.
With a career spanning over 25 years, O’Neill’s expertise is rooted in hands-on experience with category-defining companies. She was one of the first 100 employees at Netflix, where she pioneered the first content management role. She developed Toshiba America’s first intranet and founded [meta]marketer, one of the earliest digital strategy and analytics agencies.
O’Neill’s influence extends far beyond the corporate world. She is increasingly involved in shaping global technology policy and governance, particularly in the realm of artificial intelligence. As an invited attendee to United Nations AI Advisory Body meetings, O’Neill has gained crucial insights into global AI governance, contributing to discussions that will shape the future of technology on a global scale.
O’Neill’s research, writing, speaking, and advocacy focus on the profound impact of data and emerging technologies on current and future human experiences. Her work bridges the gap between business innovation and broader societal implications, offering a unique perspective that resonates with both corporate leaders and global policymakers. Her groundbreaking insights have been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and WIRED, and she has shared her expertise on NPR and the BBC.
O’Neill has been honored with numerous awards, including “Technology Entrepreneur of the Year” and a spot on Thinkers50’s list of the World’s Management Thinkers to Watch. With six influential books under her belt, including "Tech Humanist" and "A Future So Bright," and her latest, "What Matters Next."
O’Neill advises business and civic leaders on creating data-driven and technology-enabled experiences that are both ethically sound and commercially successful. Her insights help organizations and individuals navigate the complex landscape of technological advancement, fostering a deeper understanding of how emerging technologies are reshaping our world.
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Kate O'Neill Speaking Topics
A Future So Bright: Strategic Optimism for an Uncertain Future
The world seems more complex and uncertain every day — and the problems of the future are getting more urgent.
We’re already living through a global pandemic of unprecedented scale, and the next few years are critical to make the best decisions about climate, geopolitics, labor economies, and more to set in place the best possible future for the most people, or at a minimum, the least damaging future for the most people.
So how should we think about navigating the future? How do we make strategic decisions in a time of constant change?
While emerging technology is often cited as a problem we face, it also offers tremendous opportunities to facilitate solving human problems at scale more efficiently than ever, while offering better human connectedness. But rather than lead with technology as a solution, it starts with understanding what humanity is, what makes it special, and then using technology to amplify those characteristics.
Based on her book, “Tech Humanist,” Kate presents an approach to global transformation of technology and beyond that keeps humans at the center: an emphasis on meaningful human experiences, guided by strategic purpose.
Intended to help both individuals and leaders of all kinds see the landscape of the future in an empowering new way, this session presents the opportunity to solve strategic problems arising from integrating data and emerging technology into business models and operations with a central emphasis on sustainability, ethically-aligned business, and human rights.
Tech Humanism: How Data and Technology Shape the Future of Meaningful Human Experiences
At a time when every business in every industry faces digital transformation or disruption due to emerging technologies, new business models, fickle platforms, and evolving customer expectations, how can you be sure you’re making the right decisions and investments to secure your company’s future?
What’s more, with everything changing so fast, what can you do to prevent ending up on the wrong side of data breaches and overreaches, ethics and regulatory missteps, and PR nightmares?
As relevant to non-profits as to financial services, to high tech, hospitality, or healthcare, in this keynote, Kate O’Neill pulls it all together and puts it in context.
She surveys the ups and downs of the emerging technology and cultural trends landscape and demonstrates how the decisions companies make have far-reaching impact both to their bottom line — and to the future of human experience as a whole.
Kate makes the humanity-affirming case for the importance of meaning and meaningful experiences as guiding principles within business strategy and innovation, and shows leaders how to use these clarifying insights to articulate the kind of organizational focus that can help align priorities and resources so you can invest and adapt with confidence.
You’ll come away with insights to help you drive a meaningful and “human-centric” digital transformation with greater agility.
Pixels and Place: Human Experience in the Metaverse, and What it Means for Digital Strategy and Placemaking
In Kate O’Neill‘s 2016 book "Pixels and Place: Connecting Human Experience Across Physical and Digital Spaces," she describes an approach to serving people relevant digital interactions while meeting them in the context of their physical surroundings — for more memorable, more meaningful, and more integrated digital and physical experiences.
In this talk, she applies that approach to the needs of your audience. As more brands and organization consider their relevance in the metaverse and fully immersive spaces, they may need to turn their playbook upside down but the principles of human experience still apply.
For this talk, depending on the audience, the content may focus more on brands as placemakers or on digital user experience, exploring digital placemaking and strategy: the meaning of place, and how digital “place” creates context for behavior, reactions, and experience and what marketers and designers can do to harness that.
Kate will cover real-world, current examples from a variety of industries and review action-ready ideas for implementing integrated experiences.
Kate O'Neill Videos
What Matters Next: A Leader's Guide to Making Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a World That's Moving Too Fast
A Future So Bright: How Strategic Optimism and Meaningful Innovation Can Restore Our Humanity and Save the World
Tech Humanist: How You Can Make Technology Better for Business and Better for Humans
Pixels and Place: Connecting Human Experience Across Physical and Digital Spaces
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How much does it cost to book Kate O'Neill for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for Kate O'Neill, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Kate O'Neill are $20,000 - $30,000 for live events and $20,000 - $30,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Kate O'Neill, 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 Kate O'Neill speak about?
Kate O'Neill is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Data, Futurism, Marketing, Corporate Strategy, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Influential Women, Women in Tech, Digital Transformation, Future of Work, Artificial Intelligence, Change Management, Virtual Reality, Authors, Female Leadership and Women in Business.
Where does Kate O'Neill travel from?
Kate O'Neill generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
Who is the agent for Kate O'Neill?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Kate O'Neill 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 Kate O'Neill for your next private or corporate function.
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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 Kate O'Neill 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.
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Kate O'Neill is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Data, Futurism and Marketing. The estimated speaking fee range to book Kate O'Neill for live events is $20,000 - $30,000, and for virtual events $20,000 - $30,000. Kate O'Neill generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Ayesha Khanna, Rachel Tobac and Lolita Taub. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kate O'Neill for an upcoming event.
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Kate O'Neill Speaking Topics
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FUTURE OF WORK
A Future So Bright: Strategic Optimism for an Uncertain Future
The world seems more complex and uncertain every day — and the problems of the future are getting more urgent.
We’re already living through a global pandemic of unprecedented scale, and the next few years are critical to make the best decisions about climate, geopolitics, labor economies, and more to set in place the best possible future for the most people, or at a minimum, the least damaging future for the most people.
So how should we think about navigating the future? How do we make strategic decisions in a time of constant change?
While emerging technology is often cited as a problem we face, it also offers tremendous opportunities to facilitate solving human problems at scale more efficiently than ever, while offering better human connectedness. But rather than lead with technology as a solution, it starts with understanding what humanity is, what makes it special, and then using technology to amplify those characteristics.
Based on her book, “Tech Humanist,” Kate presents an approach to global transformation of technology and beyond that keeps humans at the center: an emphasis on meaningful human experiences, guided by strategic purpose.
Intended to help both individuals and leaders of all kinds see the landscape of the future in an empowering new way, this session presents the opportunity to solve strategic problems arising from integrating data and emerging technology into business models and operations with a central emphasis on sustainability, ethically-aligned business, and human rights.
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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Tech Humanism: How Data and Technology Shape the Future of Meaningful Human Experiences
At a time when every business in every industry faces digital transformation or disruption due to emerging technologies, new business models, fickle platforms, and evolving customer expectations, how can you be sure you’re making the right decisions and investments to secure your company’s future?
What’s more, with everything changing so fast, what can you do to prevent ending up on the wrong side of data breaches and overreaches, ethics and regulatory missteps, and PR nightmares?
As relevant to non-profits as to financial services, to high tech, hospitality, or healthcare, in this keynote, Kate O’Neill pulls it all together and puts it in context.
She surveys the ups and downs of the emerging technology and cultural trends landscape and demonstrates how the decisions companies make have far-reaching impact both to their bottom line — and to the future of human experience as a whole.
Kate makes the humanity-affirming case for the importance of meaning and meaningful experiences as guiding principles within business strategy and innovation, and shows leaders how to use these clarifying insights to articulate the kind of organizational focus that can help align priorities and resources so you can invest and adapt with confidence.
You’ll come away with insights to help you drive a meaningful and “human-centric” digital transformation with greater agility.
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DIGITAL STRATEGY
Pixels and Place: Human Experience in the Metaverse, and What it Means for Digital Strategy and Placemaking
In Kate O’Neill‘s 2016 book "Pixels and Place: Connecting Human Experience Across Physical and Digital Spaces," she describes an approach to serving people relevant digital interactions while meeting them in the context of their physical surroundings — for more memorable, more meaningful, and more integrated digital and physical experiences.
In this talk, she applies that approach to the needs of your audience. As more brands and organization consider their relevance in the metaverse and fully immersive spaces, they may need to turn their playbook upside down but the principles of human experience still apply.
For this talk, depending on the audience, the content may focus more on brands as placemakers or on digital user experience, exploring digital placemaking and strategy: the meaning of place, and how digital “place” creates context for behavior, reactions, and experience and what marketers and designers can do to harness that.
Kate will cover real-world, current examples from a variety of industries and review action-ready ideas for implementing integrated experiences.
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Kate O'Neill Videos
BOOKS
What Matters Next: A Leader's Guide to Making Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a World That's Moving Too Fast
A Future So Bright: How Strategic Optimism and Meaningful Innovation Can Restore Our Humanity and Save the World
Tech Humanist: How You Can Make Technology Better for Business and Better for Humans
Pixels and Place: Connecting Human Experience Across Physical and Digital Spaces
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How do I book Kate O'Neill to speak at my event?
Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Kate O'Neill 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 Kate O'Neill, 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 Kate O'Neill or any other speaker of your choice. -
How much does it cost to book Kate O'Neill for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for Kate O'Neill, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Kate O'Neill are $20,000 - $30,000 for live events and $20,000 - $30,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Kate O'Neill, 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 Kate O'Neill speak about?
Kate O'Neill is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Data, Futurism, Marketing, Corporate Strategy, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Influential Women, Women in Tech, Digital Transformation, Future of Work, Artificial Intelligence, Change Management, Virtual Reality, Authors, Female Leadership and Women in Business. -
Where does Kate O'Neill travel from?
Kate O'Neill generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. -
Who is the agent for Kate O'Neill?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Kate O'Neill 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 Kate O'Neill 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 Kate O'Neill 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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