Kate O'Neill, professional global keynote speaker

As a globally recognized keynote speaker and thought leader, I deliver transformative insights at the intersection of technology, business, and human experience. My talks inspire and equip leaders to navigate digital transformation while creating meaningful human experiences at scale.

Selected speaking engagements demonstrate impact across sectors:

- GLOBAL LEADERSHIP & INNOVATION
    - United Nations: Multiple keynotes on data-driven innovation and human experience
    - World Government Summit (Dubai): Future of work presentation to world leaders
    - Amsterdam's Future-Readiness Initiative: Strategic city transformation
- FORTUNE 500 & ENTERPRISE
    - Executive keynotes for Google, IBM, Adobe, Microsoft, Cisco
    - Digital transformation strategies for Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Charles Schwab
    - Innovation workshops for HCA Healthcare, Northwestern Mutual
- SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE
    - Tech Innovation: Talks at Google series, Etsy Engineering Day
    - Academic Leadership: Guest lectures at Cambridge, Harvard, Yale
    - Industry Events: INBOUND, O'Reilly Strata + Hadoop World London

Speaking topics include:

- • The Tech Humanist Approach to Digital Transformation
- • AI Ethics and Responsible Innovation
- • Future-Ready Leadership in a Tech-Driven World
- • Creating Meaningful Human Experiences at Scale

Available for keynotes, executive workshops, and strategic advisory sessions. Past audiences have included C-suite executives and senior leaders from Fortune 500 companies, tech innovators, and global organizations committed to responsible digital transformation.

Professional Keynote Speaker

The Tech Humanist Show

The Tech Humanist Show is a multi-format program exploring how data and technology shape the human experience. Available as both a podcast and video series, the show features in-depth conversations with influential thinkers and leaders in ethical AI, privacy, and emerging technology. Distinguished guests have included Dr. Rumman Chowdhury (former Twitter Director of ML Ethics), David Ryan Polgar (Founder of All Tech Is Human), Dr. Safiya Noble (author of "Algorithms of Oppression"), and Yanis Varoufakis (former finance minister of Greece and author of “Technofeudalism”), among other visionary voices shaping the future of technology and humanity.

Creator, Host, Executive Producer

KO Insights

KO Insights is a premier strategic advisory firm transforming how global organizations navigate the intersection of technology and humanity. We specialize in human-centric digital transformation, AI ethics, and meaningful innovation at scale.

Our expertise delivers measurable impact through executive advisory services, transformative keynotes, and strategic workshops. We help organizations harness emerging technologies while prioritizing meaningful human experiences and responsible innovation.

Select client engagements showcase our impact across sectors:

- Guided a FORTUNE 50 TECH GIANT in developing ethical AI frameworks and human-centric product strategies
- Partnered with a GLOBAL CONSUMER BRAND LEADER to revolutionize their digital customer experience across 100+ markets
- Led digital transformation strategy for a MAJOR HEALTHCARE NETWORK, focusing on patient experience optimization
- Advised a LEADING SMART CITY INITIATIVE on human-centric IoT implementation
- Facilitated strategic innovation workshops for MULTIPLE FORTUNE 100 EXECUTIVE TEAMS

Our client portfolio includes Fortune 100 corporations, global tech leaders, prestigious universities (including Harvard, Cambridge, Yale), major healthcare institutions, government agencies, and the United Nations. We've worked with recognized brands such as Google, IBM, Adobe, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, and McDonald's, delivering transformative insights that drive both business success and human benefit.

We share our insights globally through books, articles, and thought leadership collaborations with major organizations. My upcoming book "What Matters Next: A Leader's Guide to Making Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a World That's Moving Too Fast" (2025, Wiley and Thinkers50) continues this tradition.

Founder & CEO / Chief Tech Humanist (Expert Consultant/Advisor, Author, Speaker)

Professional Global Keynote Speaker

Leading Authorities, Inc.

BigSpeak Speakers Bureau

Keppler Speakers

London Speaker Bureau

Faith Popcorn's BrainReserve

Have consulted on strategy projects for Fortune 500 clients, including go-to-market consumer strategy for a new pharmaceutical device, as well as providing expert input on trends for client projects from time to time.

Consulting Strategist / Member of "TalentBank" Panel of Experts

Deep Focus

Stepped in temporarily to lead strategy definition for a client roster including household-name consumer brands and global organizations.

Strategy Consultant

Known globally as the "Tech Humanist," Kate O'Neill is a leading voice on AI ethics, responsible tech, and human-centric digital transformation. As a sought-after expert, she advises Fortune 500 leaders and speaks at high-profile events worldwide on navigating our tech-driven future while prioritizing human experiences.

Kate's unique blend of "Strategic Optimism" and tech expertise has made her an in-demand consultant for organizations facing complex challenges in emerging technologies, climate change, and rapid digital transformation. Her insights help businesses innovate responsibly, balancing technological advancement with human values.

Career highlights:

- Author of six books, including the forthcoming "What Matters Next: A Leader's Guide to Making Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a World That's Moving Too Fast"
- Shortlisted for the prestigious Thinkers50 Digital Thinking Award
- Featured expert on BBC, WIRED, NPR, and other major media outlets
- Pioneering roles: First content management position at Netflix, built Toshiba's first intranet

With over 25 years of cross-functional expertise in technology, strategy, and innovation, Kate has consistently been at the forefront of digital industry practices. Her work spans from data analytics and IoT to AI and machine learning, always with a focus on creating meaningful, scalable human experiences.

Recognized as "Technology Entrepreneur of the Year" and "Strategist of the Year," Kate continues to shape the global conversation on how businesses can thrive in the digital age while making a positive impact on humanity.

For more information, visit: http://www.koinsights.com/about/about-kate-oneill/

Latest book available for pre-order at: 
https://www.amazon.com/What-Matters-Next-Human-Friendly-Decisions/dp/1394296428/

Kate O'Neill

Team-X AI

All managers and leaders face a shared challenge: figuring out how to get people to do things - with each other, and with AI. This is hard! Expecting everyone to be open, predictable, and honest (especially with themselves) is not guaranteed. Every combination of people is different, and every group faces different challenges. Even one person joining or leaving a team can shift the whole vibe, and that can have material impacts on being able to get stuff done. 

We cracked the code. We were TIRED of last-millennium style teambuilding activities, management training, and leadership workshops that eat up hours or days (we're all too busy for that nonsense - we need an instant win, somehow, some way). We also knew old theories and methods would all fall short in a future dominated by human-AI hybrid performance. So after 10 years of observation, we worked with almost 100 enterprise teams to build a family of machine learning models that looks at work styles and habits to explore the "space between people" -- and use it to help any group of people who work together uncover and move beyond whatever holds them back... without having to be vulnerable or touchy feely (we got tired of that too). 

Our team excellence network is ready to engage! Learn more at https://team-x.ai

Co-Founder

IQ-Labs.AI

Board Advisor / CTO

Great Expectations

Supporting the growth and market expansion of this company's flagship product, Great Expectations, for easily and quickly testing data assets and pipelines.

Advisory Board Member

Omanra International

Asset management, land development, commercial property management for Hwy 51 warehouse on NC/SC border, and import/export projects. Family business since 1964 & sole proprietorship under Diethard Radziwill since 1994.

President & CEO

Qzuku

Quality-Driven Data/AI strategy, AI product and risk management, leadership support, training and workshops (1/2 to 3 day). Currently booking solo + dev/tech teams for end of Feb through Dec 2025.

The name Qzuku reflects our belief that the future (Zukunft) of Quality depends on transforming companies through data & AI. Services include Holistic Data/AI strategy, Data/AI governance & implementation, R in Production, architecting & deploying intelligent agent networks with AI, AI product management & fractional/interim Chief Data & AI Officer services as part of a 100+ person network of vetted professionals with median experience of 20 years and skilled AI/LLM application developers with median experience of 10 years.

Co-Founder & Chief Data/AI Officer

Wolfe.com

Built a Data Strategy unlocking a path to transform a successful $0.5B startup's data operations from ad hoc to managed in 9-12 months to achieve enterprise class quality and insights and 10x growth.

Chief Data Officer

Ultranauts Inc (formerly Ultra Testing)

As head of product and organizational excellence, I developed a new $5M line of business in Data Quality Engineering (DQE) services and productized the Inclusive Enterprise (IE) offering released in 2023. In this role I work directly with CXOs and VPs of data, analytics, and engineering to establish product/market fit, identify viable growth paths and translate them to solution strategies. Across all lines of business, I lead R&D to surface new revenue streams, and other forward-looking aspects of connecting strategy to operations, implementing lean management to help other leaders establish processes, and installing cross-functional management systems. I provide hands-on support for data engineering, data quality, and analytics/AI engagements where needed, leveraging a variety of programming languages and enterprise data management and data governance tools.

Established in 2013, Ultranauts set an industry-leading trend as the first cognitively diverse professional services firm, focused on neurodiversity in the workplace. Today, Ultranauts provides services for Data Quality Engineering (DQE), Functional, Manual, and Accessibility Testing; Software Test Automation (STA) for UIs, APIs, pipelines, and data sources. Our team has experience with manual and automated QA & designing-quality-in for web apps, content management systems, APIs, mobile apps, microservices, mainframes, database transactions, conversational agents/chatbots, intelligent agents/AI/ML, and VR/AR for entertainment and training.

SVP & Chief Data Scientist

ASQ - World Headquarters

SQP (Software Quality Professional) is the American Society for Quality's premier journal for academics and practitioners who care about software quality assurance, and using software to improve work and business outcomes.  

**Topics:**
Internet of Things (IoT) – Ethics, Law, Security and Quality
SaaS/PaaS/IaaS/cloud computing
Industrial Control Systems & Embedded Systems
Quality and Cybersecurity
Software Testing
Test Automation
Agile Methodologies
Project Management
Software Quality Management
Security Engineering & Testing
Mobile Applications
Intelligence Augmentation & Quality of Machine Learning
Requirements Engineering
Big Data & Analytics (in relation to quality)
Usability and User Experience
Quality and Human-Computer Interaction
DevOps & Continuous Delivery
Software Process Improvement
Augmented and Virtual Reality
Cognitive Production Systems, Cognitive Ergonomics
Cloud Computing
Automotive Software
Medical Software

Editor-in-Chief, Software Quality Professional

James Madison University

Professor for intro EHS, advanced quality mgmt & engineering, data science & machine learning. Executive consultant for 2-3 enterprises per year, advising CXOs how to link strategy & operations to decrease costs, increase revenue & impact. Co-chair Global Supply Chain minor; Chair, exemplary ABET Accreditation, 2017-2018; created QMS in R/Rmd/Shiny. Tenured from Asst Prof Nov 2014.

Most students had a good experience! https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1327101

Developed new interdisciplinary curriculum to prepare students to engage in socially responsible work in the product and service industries, at all scales of material transformation - from artisanal craft production to complex global supply chains driven by Big Data, networks, and intelligent systems in the Internet of Things (IoT). Based on Society for Manufacturing Engineering's (SME) Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engr, Production Systems (PS) considers ABET requirements for mfg engineering and industrial engineering programs, US Department of Labor competency model for Adv Mfg, and visionary work of the Deloitte Center for the Edge. All students are prepared to sit for ATMAE certification exams for Lean Six Sigma & American Society for Quality (ASQ) entry-level certs.

Courses I Taught Regularly:
ISAT 211 - Production & Operations Management
ISAT 251 - Statistics & Data Science
ISAT 331 - Cyber-Physical Industry
ISAT 341 - Simulation & Modeling
ISAT 344 - Intelligent Systems & Machine Learning
ISAT 432 - Materials Selection in Product Design
ISAT 434 - Quality Informatics 
ISAT 480 - Blockchain Technology & Cryptocurrency
ISAT 480 - Data Science & Machine Learning for Cybersecurity
ISAT 480 - Weather Analytics & Industrial Meteorology

Courses I Taught Occasionally:
ISCI 104 - Severe Weather on Earth and in Space
ISAT 632 - Monte Carlo Simulation
ISAT 632 - Weather and Climate Models
ISAT 632 - Lean Six Sigma for Environmental Management
HON 300/ISAT 680 - Quality & Process Improvement in Action

Associate Professor, Data Science & Production Systems (Tenured)

Intelex Technologies Inc.

As the principal for quality & performance excellence frameworks, supply chain, and ergonomics at Intelex, I advise product managers and marketing directors to ensure product/market fit, craft accurate messaging, grow internal capabilities through sales enablement and mentorship, coach leaders on applying lean methods, and create research reports and other artifacts for EHSQ content marketing. Supporting the executive team, Scott Gaddis (leader of the Health & Safety Practice) and I advance industry knowledge in the EHSQ space and share findings as industry evangelists. Ensure a coherent approach to KPIs/metrics at executive, senior, and team levels to guide decision making and executing strategic initiatives and improvement initiatives (R/Rmd/shiny/flexdashboard/reactable). Executive Sponsor representing employees with disabilities.

VP Global Quality & Supply Chain (Quality Practice Lead)

✅ I help leaders build future-ready human+AI orgs quickly & easily. Reach out now! https://team-x.ai/demo
🌎 With IQ Labs, I partner with execs & entrepreneurs to bring data/AI enabled products and processes to market. 

Vital stats: 25+ years leading software, data, & AI teams and guiding companies from $10M to $100M+ through their most critical data & AI challenges - from hands-on engineering and MLOps to executive strategy and team building. My quality-first approach has a higher success rate than typical consulting firms. I have a PhD in technology management and specialize in sustainable data management for intelligent systems. I'm a strong proponent of the Danaher/Fortive Business System & have helped companies level up and craft their own.

Services: Fractional CTO/CDO/CDAIO • Executive advisory • Team training • Product strategy

Now booking October 2025+. DM to discuss how I can help your teams work smarter, not harder.

📔 AUDIOBOOK 🎧 at http://audible.com ! Data, Strategy, Culture & Power
🎧 AUDIBLE ALTERNATIVE: https://www.dxquality.com/offers/HgGbX96Y/checkout

🌎 Now scheduling podcasts/webinars for 10/1/2025 - 6/30/2026.
🌎 Now scheduling keynotes/invited talks for 10/1/2025 - 6/30/2026. 
DM to inquire.

✅ 40+ CXOs advised since 2006
✅ 21 F1000 Chief Data & Analytics Officers (CDAOs) advised on data strategy, implementation, and AI
✅ 32 keynotes at professional and academic conferences since 2018
✅ Hands-on data scientist & data/AI quality expert (R, Python, Shiny, Great Expectations, Saturn Cloud, GCP/AWS)
🎓 2500+ citations - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=81MWWywAAAAJ&hl=en

Books:
📔  (2024) Data, Strategy, Culture & Power
Print (Amazon): https://amzn.to/44ZvzQI 
Kindle: https://amzn.to/4anPbij
Flipbook/PDF eBook: https://www.dxquality.com/offers/9ADWCLCy
📔  (2020) Connected, Intelligent, Automated: The Definitive Guide to Digital Transformation & Quality 4.0 - https://amzn.to/2Zg6GyB
📔  (2019) Statistics (The Easier Way) With R, 3rd Ed (TIDYVERSION) - https://amzn.to/2GCgafy
📔  (2017) End to End Solved Problems With R - https://amzn.to/3XOb5oQ

PDF eBooks distributed through https://www.dxquality.com/books
Blog (since 2008): https://qualityandinnovation.com

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