Alex Goryachev
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Alex Goryachev
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Virtual Events›AI Innovation Sprint

A virtual AI innovation sprint that produces a real output, not a recording.

Alex Goryachev facilitates virtual AI innovation sprints for teams that need to move from AI conversation to AI action. 90–120 minutes. Structured exercises. A prioritized output your team acts on Monday. Available standalone or paired with an AI keynote.

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What makes an innovation sprint different from a workshop or keynote.

Not a presentation

A keynote shifts perspective. A sprint produces output. Participants spend 60% of session time in structured exercises — not watching slides. The facilitator drives the work, not the narrative.

Built around your actual work

Sprint exercises are scoped to your team's real initiatives, your industry's AI landscape, and the decisions your organization is about to make. No generic frameworks applied wholesale.

Leaves something behind

Every sprint ends with a tangible output: a capability map, a prioritized initiative list, a 90-day action plan, or a set of organizational decisions with owners. Something to act on, not just reference.

Four virtual AI innovation sprint formats.

Each sprint is 90–120 minutes, delivered live on your platform, and facilitated by Alex. Formats are customized based on team size, role, and what decision your organization needs to make next.

Live · Virtual
90 minVirtualLeadership teams · C-suite

AI Strategy Sprint

From AI conversation to AI direction — in a single session.

A compressed, high-output virtual strategy session for leadership teams who need to move from "we should do something about AI" to a clear organizational position. Structured exercises guide the team through competitive urgency, priority mapping, and a 90-day action plan.

Teams Leave With

  • A shared read on AI urgency and competitive pressure in your industry
  • Three prioritized AI initiatives mapped to business outcomes
  • A 90-day action plan with owners, next steps, and success metrics
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Live · Virtual
60–90 minVirtualC-suite · Boards

Agentic AI Rapid Briefing

What is agentic AI, where is your industry already using it, and what does your team decide next.

A fast-paced executive sprint that takes a senior leadership team from zero to strategic clarity on agentic AI. Competitive intelligence on your sector, a framework for evaluating deployment opportunities, and a set of decisions your team can make before the session ends.

Teams Leave With

  • A clear map of agentic AI use cases active in your industry right now
  • A framework for evaluating and prioritizing agentic AI deployments
  • Three specific decisions to bring back to the organization this week
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Live · Virtual
90–120 minVirtualCross-functional · HR programsCE eligible

Team AI Readiness Sprint

Every employee has AI opportunities in their work. Most have never mapped them.

A cross-functional virtual sprint that takes distributed teams through a structured capability mapping exercise — identifying which tasks are automatable, which require AI augmentation, and where irreplaceable human value lives.

Teams Leave With

  • A team-level capability map across automatable, augmented, and irreplaceable work
  • A prioritized list of AI opportunities specific to each function
  • A shared language for talking about AI adoption across the organization
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Live · Virtual
90 minVirtualAll employees · MembersCE eligible

AI Employee Innovation Sprint

Leadership has a strategy. Now every employee needs the skills to execute it.

A virtual sprint for the whole organization. Employees across functions use a structured framework to identify AI opportunities in their own work, explore agentic AI tools, and contribute to the organization's AI momentum from day one.

Teams Leave With

  • A personal AI use case map for each employee's role and workflow
  • Hands-on familiarity with agentic AI tools applied to real work
  • A team-level innovation backlog of prioritized AI opportunities
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Who books a virtual AI innovation sprint.

Leadership teams navigating AI strategy

You have budget, organizational authority, and a board asking questions you need better answers for. The AI Strategy Sprint gets your team from AI conversation to a concrete organizational position in 90 minutes.

HR and L&D teams running AI upskilling

You're building an AI literacy program and need something more than a webinar. The Team AI Readiness and Employee Innovation Sprints pair with a lunch and learn to create a structured, measurable learning experience.

Association and conference program directors

You need a session that members leave having produced something — not just having listened. The sprint format delivers that: every attendee contributes to a shared output.

Sprints structured for professional development credits.

CE-eligible sprint formats are structured to qualify for CEU continuing education units, SHRM and HRCI recertification credits, PMI PDUs, and CPD hours for international participants. HR and L&D teams receive credit documentation within 48 hours of delivery.

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SHRMCredits
HRCICredits
PDUPMI
CPENASBA
CPDIntl.

Also available as a virtual keynote or lunch and learn.

Virtual Keynote Speaker

45–75 minute sessions for conferences, all-hands, and online summits at scale.

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Virtual Lunch & Learn

60-minute AI sessions designed for any team, any day of the week.

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Alex Goryachev on stage delivering an AI keynote to a live corporate audience

Why Audiences Love Alex

Eye-opening, refreshingly human, and capable of building a shared vision around AI. These are just a few ways leaders at Coca Cola, AWS, and Disney described Alex's keynotes and workshops.

Audiences leave "inspired and informed" — to borrow Google's words — and here's why.
01

No canned AI keynotes

Forget one-size-fits-all presentations. Alex tailors content to the unique challenges, audience, and goals to maximize outcomes. No two keynotes are ever the same.
02

Innovation for everyone

Focusing on practical concepts, not techspeak, Alex resonates with HR, sales, marketing, and others, bridging cultures, generations, and understanding, perfect for organizations.
03

Value beyond the stage

The impact of other keynotes fizzle. But Alex's actionable keynotes resonate long after, while optional workshops build lasting enthusiasm for innovation.
04

Expertise with real ROI

An AI expert and data-driven executive, Alex utilizes AI to analyze pre-event sentiment to inform content. Post-event, teams get meaningful metrics to guide innovation strategies—and see Alex's ROI.
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Flexible engagements

Alex captivates and educates live on stage in , on webinars, or during virtual events, giving you flexible options that best fit your requirements.

Request Alex's availability for your engagement. From Silicon Valley to Singapore, and everywhere in between.

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What sets Alex apart from other top AI speakers and innovation experts?

With AI and innovation elevated to buzzwords, there are plenty of speakers in this space. While many offer insightful keynotes, few can bring the depth of understanding, hands-on experience, and diverse viewpoints that Alex can. Alex doesn’t just talk about AI and innovation. He’s led it at Dell, Pfizer, and Cisco. He’s sat across from C-Suite execs to build global innovation plans. And he’s resonated with audiences at Google, AWS, Disney, Coca Cola, and dozens of other companies with keynotes tailored to their unique AI opportunities. A frequent contributor to Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, and Fast Company, Alex has been identified as a Top AI Voice on LinkedIn. He is also the author of a Wall Street Journal Bestseller, Fearless Innovation. Alex’s style is personable, approachable, and human. It’s never caught up in techspeak, or jargon so he resonates with any audience. Learn more about what sets Alex apart. Get in touch.

How does Alex customize keynotes and workshops?

No two organizations’ AI or innovation opportunities, or challenges, are the same. So canned keynotes or one-size-fits-all workshops just won’t do. Instead, Alex uses AI and data to tailor his engagements with available pre-event surveys. Analyzing responses, Alex customizes his content to address key needs and pain points, ensuring his message is meaningful. Speaking with leadership and other event stakeholders, Alex further customizes the content to ensure resonance and relevance, engaging audiences. Add it all up and you have keynotes and workshops that feel like they’ve been created for you—because they were. Learn more about Alex’s methodology. Get in touch.

What events and audiences are right for Alex?

With so much experience leading large-scale innovation initiatives, Alex is able to reach and resonate with any audience, no matter their knowledge level, industry, culture, or department. Captivating audiences from a live stage, or a virtual event, Alex is a fixture at C-Suite summits, innovation conferences, policy talks, offsites, and employee all hands meetings, plus governmental and academia events. An audience looking for fresh perspectives, real solutions, and custom content will find Alex’s keynotes engaging and actionable with ideas they can start applying right away. Curious about Alex’s recommendations for your event? Get in touch.

What companies and organizations have worked with Alex?

Alex’s roster of past clients, keynote engagements, and employers reads like a Wikipedia entry of the world’s most innovative, respected organizations. Disney, Coca Cola, ISO, AWS, Google, LEGO, CAT, IBM, Cisco, Dell, and dozens of other organizations have benefited from Alex’s keynotes, workshops, and strategic advisory services. As the former Managing Director of Innovation Strategy at Cisco, leader of global Innovation Centers and Smart City programs in 7 countries, and creator of innovation tracks for 3 Olympics, Alex’s real-world experience magnifies his impact upon any organization he partners with. Additionally, Alex has worked hands-on with governments, industry groups, startups and scaleups, plus large academic institutions, like the University of Delaware and the California State University system, impacting 460,000+ students and thousands of faculty.

What topics does Alex Goryachev cover in keynotes and workshops?

While every keynote or workshop is customized to an event or audience, Alex is often requested by clients to bring a fresh perspective and real-world expertise on topics, including: AI’s impact on work and education, innovation in the age of AI, building buy-in and reducing hesitancy towards AI, policy and ethics related to AI, C-Suite and leadership insights on AI, employee engagement in innovation, the impact of AI on society, use cases and strategies for AI and innovation, innovation culture and proven frameworks, reskilling and workforce preparedness, education and academia policy, and government AI policy and legislation. For additional topic ideas and recommendations for your event, get in touch.