<p>Erik Qualman is a globally recognized keynote speaker on AI, digital leadership, focus, and the future of work.</p><p> He is a 5x #1 bestselling author and has spoken in over 60 countries and reached more than 60 million people while earning a 4.9 rating out of 5 for motivating his audiences. Qualman helps organizations turn change into a competitive advantage.</p><p>He is known for helping leaders and teams future-proof themselves in an AI-powered world—focusing not just on technology, but on the human behaviors that drive success.</p><p>A former Silicon Valley executive and sitting professor at Harvard and MIT’s edX Labs, he earned an honorary doctorate for his groundbreaking work. Qualman currently teaches Digital Leadership & AI at Northwestern University. His work sits at the intersection of innovation, leadership, and emerging technology, with a practical focus on moving to action.</p><p>His high-energy, interactive keynotes move audiences to action—literally and figuratively. Attendees wear his signature green glasses as a reminder to focus on the future—thinking big versus busy—creating a memorable experience that blends insights with fun.</p><p>His work has been featured on <em>60 Minutes</em> and in <em>The Wall Street Journal,</em> and used by organizations ranging from Google to the FBI. He was voted the 2nd Most Likely Author in the World behind the <em>Harry Potter </em>series. Qualman’s Socialnomics work has been deployed by Nordstrom to the National Guard to NASA. His commencement address on “Things Happen for You, Not to You” is one of the most watched in the world on YouTube.</p><p><br></p>
Technology and digital leadership expert, author of Socialnomics
<ul><li><strong>Digital Leadership</strong></li><li>Future Proofing You and Your Organization</li><li>Leaders this digital decade are made—not born. We don’t have a choice on whether we transform, the choice is how well we do it. The key is understanding & never forge?ng the powerful harmony between the offline and online. While technology changes every second; human nature never does.</li><li>Based on profound and pracDcal research, Qualman showcases the 5 Habits that drive success & happiness for employees, partners, and customers. Qualman reveals new techniques including PosDng-It- Forward, Being Flawsome™, Socialnomics™, 1 to 10, and other insights that will transform your audience & organizaDon. Learn how to stay a year ahead of your compeDDon but never a year ahead of your market</li><li><strong>Focus</strong></li><li>How to Focus in an Unfocused World | BIG VS BUSY</li><li>It seems impossible to focus in this unfocused world. Yet, the main difference between winners and losers in this era of quantum change and distracDon is … Focus. Winners are constantly focusing on BIG things versus BUSY things. While it sounds simple, it’s not easy.</li><li>The #1 killer of promising careers, teams, and businesses is a lack of focus. We either try to do too much, get easily distracted, or put our Dme, treasures, and talent into the wrong buckets. Qualman shares insights from his #1 Bestselling book, The Focus Project, providing pracDcal techniques to make focus a daily habit. Learning to focus in this unfocused world is a modern superpower. How and what we focus on today will determine our growth and success tomorrow.</li><li><strong>Artificial Intelligence</strong></li><li>We don't have a choice on whether we digitally transform via AI. The choice is how well we do it. As a leading futurist, professor, and author, Erik Qualman is at the forefront of the AI revoluDon and the impact it’s having across all sectors.</li><li>The key is not only leveraging AI, social media, IoT, mobile, AI, and Blockchain, but more importantly, understanding how they work together to drive successful outcomes like winning customers, employee retenDon, and beyond.</li></ul>