Opening Speaker

Monday, February 1, 2027

Kate O'Neill

Speaker, Author, Tech Humanist

Kate's 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.

Kate 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, as well as her latest, What Matters Next (which was recently named to the Thinkers50 Best New Management Booklist), she enlightens business leaders around the world about how to solve human problems at scale.

In an era defined by rapid technological advancement and unprecedented innovation, the greatest challenge is not predicting the future, but preparing for it. Kate will be joining us to explore how leaders can make smarter decisions today by focusing on the intersection of technology, human behavior, and meaningful innovation. Her keynote will examine the trends reshaping business, energy, and society while challenging conventional assumptions about growth, digital transformation, and the future of work. 
 

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