Keynotes Built for Action
Turn Inspiration Into Impact
The best events don't end with applause. They conclude with people thinking differently, speaking a common language, and taking real action.
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Most Keynotes Fall Short
Inspiration alone rarely changes behavior. Organizations create lasting change when people gain insight, tools, and experience.
Keynotes Built for Action
A Different Kind of Keynote Experience
Every keynote follows a simple approach:
Shift Perspectives
Real change begins by challenging the assumptions that quietly shape decisions every day. Participants discover new ways of thinking about leadership, innovation, AI, strategy, culture, and change.
Not abstract ideas — new possibilities they can immediately recognize in their own organization.
Turn Insight Into Action
Ideas only matter when people know what to do with them. Participants receive practical frameworks, decision-making tools, and strategic templates they can immediately apply.
Instead of "That was interesting…now what?" — people leave with practical ways to move forward.
Learn by Doing
Knowing isn't enough. Audiences don't simply listen — they discuss, debate, solve problems, apply new tools, and build shared understanding together.
Whether the room has 50 people or 5,000 — participants actively engage in creating better solutions.
What Participants Leave With
Designed Around Your Goals
No two organizations receive the same presentation.
Session Formats
High-impact for large audiences
Frameworks, exercises, team discussions
Keynote + working sessions + strategic planning
Intimate C-suite and senior leadership sessions
About Soren Kaplan
Dr. Soren Kaplan helps leaders make sense of disruption, and act on it. A Wall Street Journal bestselling author and organizational psychologist, he turns shifts in AI, business, and society into clear strategic insight and practical action.
With more than three decades of experience, Soren has advised over 30 Fortune 1000 organizations including Disney, JPMorganChase, PepsiCo, Colgate, Visa, Medtronic, Nucor, and Ascension. He leads executive education programs at USC's Center for Effective Organizations and writes for Harvard Business Review, Inc. Magazine, and Psychology Today.
Recognized by Thinkers50 and Business Insider as one of the world's top management thought leaders and consultants, his work focuses on helping leaders cut through noise, align around what matters, and make smarter decisions when ambiguity and stakes are high.
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What Leaders Say
"Culture is the key to innovation, and Soren helps leaders assess, frame, and create a sustainable environment for both innovation and growth."
Rebecca Romano
SVP & Head of Global Talent Development
NBCUniversal
"Soren reveals strategies for engaging people in the type of experiential learning that challenges assumptions and leads to breakthroughs."
Anne Blouin, CAE
Chief Learning Officer
ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership
"Soren's talk inspired our organization while providing both strategic and practical approaches for driving breakthroughs in the business and for our leadership."
Teppo Paavola
VP & Head of Global Business Development
PayPal
"Soren's engaging keynote jump started our event and got the entire audience thinking about how we can transform the healthcare landscape."
Eric Silfen, MD
SVP & Chief Medical Officer
Philips Healthcare
"Dr. Kaplan offers what every organization needs to take innovation and performance to the next level!"
John S. Jordan, CAE
CEO
Academy of Family Physicians
"Soren understood our audience and he made the topic of disruptive innovation accessible and inspirational."
Mary Beth Robles
VP, Innovation Capability & Systems
Colgate-Palmolive
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