SPEAKING / DR. JARIK CONRAD

Talks that hand
the cards back.

Help your audience reclaim agency, strengthen human connection and choose how they lead.
Keynotes on the defaults that shape our lives—and the human capacities that help us change them. Adapted to your audience, from executive teams to all-employee events.
CHOOSE YOUR CONVERSATION

Three talks. A lasting shift.

Start with the challenge your audience is facing. Each session is shaped to the room.

01 / SIGNATURE KEYNOTE

The deck is stacked

Reclaim your agency in a world of defaults.
Best for
Leaders, employees and communities
45 minutes · Keynote or breakout
02 / KEYNOTE

The last human advantage

Protect what still belongs to us.
Best for
Conferences, leadership summits and campuses
45–60 minutes · Keynote
03 / KEYNOTE + WORKSHOP

HR for HR

Take care of the people who take care of everyone.
Best for
HR and people leaders
45-minute keynote · Half-day workshop

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01 / SIGNATURE KEYNOTE

The deck is stacked

Reclaim your agency in a world of defaults.
45 minutes · Keynote or breakout
Culture shapes what feels appropriate. Cost shapes what feels possible. Convenience shapes what comes next. This keynote helps audiences recognize those defaults and choose how they want to live, work and lead.

Your audience will leave ready to…

  • Recognize how culture, cost and convenience shape daily decisions.
  • Build practical habits to feel better, think better and perform better.
  • Help the people you lead see their options and choose differently.
Built for: Leaders, employees and communities
02 / KEYNOTE

The last human advantage

Protect what still belongs to us.
45–60 minutes · Keynote
As AI changes the work we do, emotional maturity, judgment and presence matter more. This talk gives audiences a practical way to strengthen the human capacities behind how they lead and connect.

Your audience will leave ready to…

  • Understand emotional maturity and its role in an automated world.
  • Spot the patterns that drain judgment, energy and presence.
  • Use three daily practices to rebuild the human advantage.
Built for: Conferences, leadership summits and campuses
03 / KEYNOTE + WORKSHOP

HR for HR

Take care of the people who take care of everyone.
45-minute keynote · Half-day workshop
HR carries the needs of the organization. This session makes room for the people doing that work. It connects personal resilience with Organizational Plasticity™: the capacity to rewire under disruption.

Your audience will leave ready to…

  • Identify the defaults shaping your own wellbeing and working week.
  • Develop a personal operating system that protects your agency.
  • Connect personal resilience to an organization’s capacity to adapt.
Built for: HR and people leaders
FROM THE AUDIENCE

“You are absolutely the greatest speaker that I have ever listened to. You did a great job at the Virginia State SHRM conference!”

Eyad Hasan, SPHR
FOR EVENT PLANNERS

Your audience.
A shared purpose.

Tell us who is in the room, what they are navigating and what you want them to take away. We’ll start there.

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Simple to book. Easy to host.

  1. Start with your event.
    Share your date, location, audience and goals.
  2. Shape the session.
    Discuss the keynote, audience fit and options for a workshop or Q&A.
  3. Prepare your people.
    Align on the program description, event materials and takeaways.
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