Keynote speaker for leadership and management conferences.

Keynote, impulse talk or half-day workshop · English or German

Leadership conferences have a recurring problem: between the numbers, the strategy block and the working groups, the moment is missing in which everyone gets the same picture. With artificial intelligence that gap is particularly noticeable. One unit already has three tools in use, the next is waiting for an approval, a third thinks the whole thing is overrated. At the end of the day every department goes home with its own answer.

That is exactly what this slot is for. It offers no tool parade but an assessment the rest of the day can be aligned to — and one that still holds up in decisions weeks later.

How the talk fits into the programme

As an opening it works when the conference needs a shared picture before people move into working groups. The work that follows then has one common frame of reference instead of six.

As an afternoon impulse it works when attention is fading and a change of perspective is needed. In that case the shorter format of 20 to 30 minutes is usually the better fit.

As a half-day workshop it works when the day should end not only in insight but in an interim result: three to four hours of impulse and facilitated working session.

Topics that suit this occasion

• Why AI transformations fail — for leadership teams that have launched an initiative and are looking for the move into day-to-day operation
• EU AI Act, governance and liability — when compliance and supervisory boards are at the table
• Artificial intelligence at work and in business — when prior knowledge in the room varies widely
• Megatrends — when the conference should lift its view beyond the current financial year

What the organiser gets

• A preliminary call of about 30 minutes on audience, situation and goal
• A talk aligned to the conference rather than a standard presentation
• Alignment with the production and technical team beforehand
• Announcement text, short biography and images for the programme and invitation — available in the speaker kit
• Short-notice booking possible, including stepping in for a speaker who has dropped out; for tailored content six to eight weeks of lead time is sensible

What the organiser provides

A projector or LED wall with an HDMI connection, a headset or lapel microphone, and a connection for his own laptop. Nothing more is required.

Details for procurement

• Contracting party: CALADE GmbH, Naabstraße 18, 93188 Pielenhofen, Germany
• Regensburg district court, HRB 17029, VAT ID DE320517461
• Written offer before the order; order by purchase order or countersignature
• Invoice after the engagement, showing VAT separately
• Travel from Düsseldorf, with an overnight stay the evening before where needed; travel costs against receipts, given as a range in the offer
• Postponement free of charge up to four weeks before the date if a replacement date is found; for short-notice cancellation the conditions stated in the offer apply
• Public liability insurance in place, proof on request
• Supplier declarations, codes of conduct and data processing agreements are reviewed and signed
• Framework agreements and supplier portals are possible

The fee depends on format, duration, preparation effort and travel. Non-profit organisations, chambers and educational institutions receive separate conditions.