AI disruption, the future of work, and what organizations do next — the content every audience is asking for right now. Virtual keynotes, lunch & learns, workshops, and innovation sprints for employees, leadership, customers, members, and conference audiences.
Every organization is navigating the same pressure: agentic AI is reshaping industries faster than most leadership teams have a plan for it. Alex delivers the same broadcast-quality session that gets booked at Fortune 100 all-hands and global conferences — on Zoom, Teams, Webex, or your existing event platform. No travel. Short lead times. Audiences across countries, in one session.
AI and the future of work delivered live — from a 30-minute team meeting drop-in to a half-day virtual workshop. Every format includes live Q&A and a content briefing call.
A full-length, high-energy session built for virtual conferences, online summits, and large-scale all-hands. Structured for engagement from open to close, with live Q&A built in.
Best for: Virtual conferences · Online summits · All-hands
A focused, conversational session your team or members join from their desk. Tight framing, clear takeaways, real Q&A — fits inside a working day without pulling people out of it.
Best for: Team education · Member programs · Recurring series
A live moderated conversation between Alex and a host or executive. AI strategy, the future of work, what leaders need to decide right now. High on substance, low on formality.
Best for: Conferences · Executive events · Member programs
A closed-door session for senior leadership teams, boards, and C-suite audiences. Competitive intelligence, strategic decisions, and what the organization does in the next 90 days.
Best for: C-Suite · Boards · Senior leadership
A rapid, structured working session where teams identify AI opportunities, map capability gaps, and leave with a prioritized action list. Something actually gets built.
Best for: Cross-functional teams · Member cohorts · HR programs
A full working session where leadership teams move from conversation to strategy. Structured exercises, real decisions, and an output the team can act on Monday.
Best for: Leadership offsites · Strategy sessions · HR programs
A focused session dropped into your existing team meeting, town hall, or department call. Tight, relevant, and immediately actionable — without taking over the agenda.
Best for: Team meetings · Town halls · Department all-hands
90–120 minute virtual working sessions where teams apply AI to a real problem and leave with an output, not just a recording. Run as a one-off or as a cohort series.
"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.
Teams Leave With
"What is agentic AI, where is your industry using it, and what does your team decide next."
A fast-paced executive sprint from zero to strategic clarity on agentic AI. Competitive intelligence on your sector, a deployment evaluation framework, and decisions your team can make before the session ends.
Teams Leave With
"Every employee has AI opportunities in their work. Most have never mapped them."
A cross-functional virtual sprint through a structured capability mapping exercise — identifying which tasks are automatable, which require AI augmentation, and where irreplaceable human value lives.
Teams Leave With
"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 and explore agentic AI tools applied to real workflows.
Teams Leave With
Sessions are structured to qualify for CEU continuing education units, SHRM and HRCI recertification credits, PMI PDUs, NASBA CPE credits for accounting and finance, and CPD hours for international participants. Formats marked CE eligible qualify. Credit documentation is provided to your HR or L&D team after delivery.
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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.