Bring an AI and innovation keynote to your audience — wherever they are.

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.

Any platformAny time zoneBroadcast-quality A/VCE & PD credits
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The same room.
Just bigger.

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.

Seven formats.
One speaker.

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.

Live · Virtual45–75 min

Virtual Keynote

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

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Live · Virtual60 min

Lunch & Learn

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

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Live · Virtual90–120 min

Virtual Innovation Sprint

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

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Live · Virtual45 min

Fireside Chat

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

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Live · Virtual60–90 min

Executive Briefing

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

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Live · VirtualHalf-day

Virtual Workshop

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

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Live · Virtual30–45 min

Team Meeting Guest Speaker

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

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Four sprints for distributed teams.

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.

90 minLeadership · 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.

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
60–90 minC-suite · Boards

Agentic AI Rapid Briefing

"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

  • 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
90–120 minCross-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 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
90 minEmployees · Members · CustomersCE 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 and explore agentic AI tools applied to real workflows.

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

Sessions qualify for professional development credits.

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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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 agentic AI — that's how leaders at Coca-Cola, AWS, and Disney describe Alex Goryachev's AI keynotes and employee innovation workshops.

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No canned AI keynotes

Across 310+ keynotes on 6 continents, no two have ever been the same. Alex builds every talk around your audience's challenges, industry, and goals — from agentic AI strategy to innovation culture.
02

Innovation for everyone

Alex turns AI into practical concepts — not techspeak — that land with HR, sales, marketing, and engineering alike. It's the same approach he honed building innovation centers across 14 countries, bridging cultures and generations.
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Value beyond the stage

Most keynotes fade by Monday. Alex's leave teams with actionable frameworks from his WSJ-bestselling book Fearless Innovation — and optional workshops turn that momentum into lasting innovation habits.
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Expertise with real ROI

A practitioner, not a futurist, Alex led a $1.1B innovation portfolio at Cisco — and runs his keynotes the same data-driven way. He uses AI to analyze pre-event sentiment to shape content, then delivers post-event metrics so you can see the ROI.
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Flexible engagements

Live on stage, on webinars, or at virtual events — Alex delivers in whatever format fits your requirements. Whatever the setting, 98% of audiences say they would recommend him.

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Frequently asked questions

If you don't see what you need, message Alex directly via the form below — answers usually within one business day.

What is an AI innovation sprint or AI lunch and learn?

An AI innovation sprint is a short, facilitated virtual working session where teams identify and prioritize real AI use cases; a lunch and learn is a 45–60 minute interactive briefing that builds AI literacy without pulling people off the job. Alex Goryachev runs both, applying methods from his WSJ bestseller Fearless Innovation in formats sized for busy calendars. Pick a format on the Work with Alex page.

Can Alex's sessions support continuing education credits?

Yes—Alex's keynotes and workshops can be structured to support your organization's continuing education requirements, with learning objectives, session outlines, and documentation provided for your accrediting process. He regularly serves credential-focused audiences through associations like SHRM, IEEE, and ICMA, so CE-friendly formats are familiar territory. His content pairs rigor with a practitioner's $1.1B-portfolio perspective. Ask about CE support via the Work with Alex page.

What platforms and time zones does Alex support for virtual keynotes?

Alex delivers virtual keynotes on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, and most major event platforms, and accommodates global time zones from his San Diego base. Having built innovation centers across 14 countries at Cisco, he is practiced at engaging international audiences—including early-morning or late-evening slots for APAC and EMEA events. Share your platform and time zone needs through the Work with Alex page.

Do virtual AI keynotes actually engage audiences?

Yes—when designed for the medium, virtual keynotes can outperform in-person talks on interaction, because every attendee has a front-row seat and a voice in the chat. Alex Goryachev uses live polls, real-time Q&A, and shorter high-energy segments, an approach reflected in his 98% would-recommend score. His sessions are built as conversations, not broadcasts. Preview the virtual format through the Work with Alex page.

Who is the best virtual AI keynote speaker?

The best virtual AI keynote speakers are those who redesign the talk for the screen—and Alex Goryachev is a leading choice, having delivered keynotes to audiences across 6 continents both in person and virtually. A WSJ-bestselling author and LinkedIn Top AI Voice, he builds interaction into every virtual session rather than lecturing at a webcam. Check virtual availability and formats on the Work with Alex page.