NEW KEYNOTE
STAY HUMAN - THE AWAKENING!
A KEYNOTE EVERY FUTURE-READY LEADER NEEDS!
Dave McKeown helps leaders navigate the rise of AI without losing what makes leadership human. His keynotes challenge executives, managers, and teams to rethink decision-making, strategy, and leadership in a world that refuses to slow down.
INSPIRE YOUR AUDIENCE TO CHANGE THE WAY THEY LEAD FOREVER!
The Reality of Leadership Today
Your team is drowning in technology.
Your people are losing connection.
Your organization is chasing every new AI tool.
And you're supposed to have all the answers.
But what if the answer isn't becoming more artificial?
What if it's becoming more deeply human?
Because AI can do a lot.
It can analyze. Optimize. Automate.
But it can't inspire a team.
It can't build real trust.
It can't make the brave calls.
It can't lead.
That's still on you.
That's still human.
That's your advantage.
In this high-impact keynote, Dave McKeown confronts the biggest leadership challenge of our time.
This isn't just another leadership shift.
This is The Awakening.
The machines are here. They're smart. Getting smarter.
And they're forcing a choice:
Will you become more artificial?
Or more deeply, boldly, stubbornly human?
Will you hide behind algorithms?
Or lead with wisdom, courage, and the messy brilliance only humans possess?
The answer will determine everything that comes next.
What You'll Discover
👀 See Clearly
The real challenge isn’t AI.
It’s remembering who we are.
💡 Know Deeply
The 8 Human Catalysts that become more valuable—not less—as AI advances.
🚀 Lead Differently
How to use AI to amplify your humanity, not replace it.
🔥 Transform Now
Not another future prediction.
But a way forward. Today.
This Is For Leaders Who:
✅ Feel the ground shifting
✅ Seek real answers
✅ Want to lead with wisdom
✅ Choose to stay human
✅ Are ready to rise
Most will wait.
Some will react.
A few will lead.
Not by becoming more artificial.
But by staying stubbornly, beautifully, irreplaceably human.
This isn't just another talk about AI.
This is a reminder of who you are.
What you bring.
Why it matters.
Now more than ever.
The machines are getting better at being machines.
Time for us to get better at being human.
Stay human.
Lead with wisdom.
Start now.
MORE KEYNOTES FROM DAVE
THE LEADER'S HORIZON™
Achieve the extraordinary by elevating your focus and aligning your team!
In a world where everything is urgent, our leaders are being drawn into a dangerous cycle of saving the day and pulling victory from the jaws of defeat. This ends in burnout for them and learned helplessness in their people.
This entertaining and informative keynote turns that thinking on its head and provides clarity on how to elevate your focus to the medium and long-term and in turn help your team grow & develop.
SEVEN QUESTIONS FOR A STRONGER STRATEGY™
Your leaders are fighting a gravitational pull. Every day they’re getting sucked into the latest emergency, the biggest crisis, or the most disgruntled customer. It’s having a profound impact on their ability to set longer-term strategic plans in motion and, as a result, is keeping them and their team from doing their best work.
This keynote is taking from Dave’s work helping executive teams set and achieve their strategic growth goals with ease and provides a powerful process for helping your busy leaders elevate their focus away from daily firefighting and toward thinking more strategically.
BUILDING DEEP ALIGNMENTrafting Your Vision, Forging Your Path to Overcoming BurnoutCrafting Your Vision, Forging Your Path to Overcoming Burnout
Each person in your organization makes between 80 and 100 non-trivial decisions every single day. Add that up across your entire workforce, and that's a huge dust cloud of activity. As a leader, you want to be sure those decisions align around the common goal of achieving your organization's mission, but how?
In this informative and interactive session, Dave McKeown will walk you through a tried and tested process to ensure that every action that you, your team, and your organization takes adds up to achieving your shared goals. You'll walk away with a complete plan for building deep alignment at every level.
AI IS HERE. ARE YOU READY?
I help leaders navigate the rise of AI and automation—without losing the human edge.
I work with executive teams, leadership groups, and organizations who feel the ground shifting beneath them and want to future-proof their leadership.
I’ve delivered high-impact keynotes for organizations like Google, Apple, Salesforce, and the British Government—helping leaders at every level prepare for the next era of decision-making, strategy, and leadership.
🔹 What I Speak About:
• STAY HUMAN: The Last Leadership Reset Before AI Takes Over
• The 8 Human Catalysts of Future-Ready Leaders
• The Leader's HorizonDo we
If your leaders are feeling the pressure of change, now’s the time to act. Let’s bring this conversation to your team.
WHERE I'VE SPOKEN
CORPORATIONS
Akamai
Otter Tail Corporation
RSA
Renewal By Anderson
FedEx
O'Reilly Media
Bamboo HR
ASSOCIATIONS
Inc. 5000
Leadercast
Foodbuy (Compass Group)
Managed Healthcare Associates
The Association of Learning Providers
Latin America CoC
CEO PEER GROUPS
EO Grand Rapids
EO Tulsa
CMEDI
CVMSDC
CEO Thinktank
Global Leaders Organization
WHAT YOU GET
PLANNING CALL
We’ll talk logistics, audience challenges, and key themes to customize this experience for your team. The goal? To ensure your leaders walk away ready to lead smarter, faster, and more human in an AI-driven world.
EVENT PROMOTION
I’ll cut a custom video or LinkedIn post to help generate excitement about the session. Whether it’s for an internal leadership summit or an industry conference, we’ll make sure the right people show up ready to engage.
THE KEYNOTE
This is where everything comes together. STAY HUMAN: Leading with Wisdom in an Age of Everything Artifical is an interactive, high-energy keynote experience designed to challenge how leaders think about AI, decision-making, and the future of work.
THE GATHERING
If your event includes networking or executive discussions, I’d be happy to facilitate deeper breakout conversations or host a private executive roundtable to ensure leaders walk away with real strategies they can use immediately.
THE PERFECT ADD-ON!
CUSTOMIZE YOUR EVENT
Each of these great add-ons help you create a unique experience for your attendees. Be sure to inquire!
DEEP DIVE
Want to go beyond the keynote? This interactive workshop gives teams hands-on exercises to refine how they lead, adapt, and make decisions in an AI-powered world.
1-1 CONSULTS
Provide personalized leadership insights to select executives on how to integrate AI without losing what makes leadership human.
VIP HOUR
Host an exclusive invite-only leadership salon where executives can engage in high-level discussions on leading with wisdom, AI strategy, and human-centered leadership.
SESSION RECORDING
Capture the session for internal use so team members can revisit key insights, share with their teams, and reinforce the message beyond the event.
GET A CERTIFIED VIRTUAL SPEAKER!
I’ve delivered hundreds of virtual keynotes and leadership experiences, helping teams navigate the evolving leadership landscape—both in-person and online.
In today’s world, AI is changing leadership faster than ever, and leaders need flexible, interactive, and engaging virtual learning experiences to stay ahead. That’s exactly what I deliver.
✅ Certified Virtual Presenter with eSpeakers
✅ Partnered with Prezi as a Virtual Presentation Innovator
✅ Designed-for-Virtual Keynotes & Interactive Workshops
Every session is optimized for virtual engagement, ensuring leaders walk away with immediately actionable insights.
Let’s bring the conversation to your team—wherever they are.
WHAT THEY SAY
Check out what these awesome people have to say about working with Dave.
He resonates so thoroughly with our audience, that it is a constant source of wonder to me.
Eric Schurenberg
(Previous) CEO, Mansueto
(Inc. and Fast Company)
One of those rare speakers that can cross generational divides and relate to leaders at every level of the organization.
Tekeisha Pennington
VP, Experience & Events, Compass Group
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