INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Olivier
Lazar.
Leadership for a world that refuses to stand still.
Challenging how leaders think about change, culture, ethics and the human side of an AI-shaped world.
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Ideas with depth.
Perspectives that stay with you.
HUMAN JUDGMENT.
REAL-WORLD CONSEQUENCES.
ON STAGE / IN THE ROOM
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A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE CHANGES EVERYTHING.
Leadership strategist.
Author. Educator. Speaker.
20
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Years of international speaking experience
60
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Presentations on record through 2019
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Regions: North America, Europe, Middle East & Asia
Author
The Four Pillars of Portfolio Management
01 / SIGNATURE KEYNOTES
Big questions.
Lasting perspective.
For leaders navigating a world where yesterday’s answers no longer fit. Each keynote is shaped around your audience, your context and the conversation you need to start.
01 / TRANSFORMATION
Leading When Change Is No Longer a Change
Build the capacity to evolve without exhausting the people who make transformation possible.
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02 / CULTURE
The Organization You Think You Lead Does Not Exist
Look beyond the organization chart. Discover the hidden cultural forces that drive what actually happens.
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03 / ETHICS & GOVERNANCE
Ethical Leadership When the Answer Isn’t Obvious
Make room for judgment, responsibility and integrity when rules alone cannot tell you what to do.
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04 / AI & HUMAN JUDGMENT
Leading in an AI-Shaped World
As AI changes what we can produce, human judgment changes what we should trust, assess and take responsibility for.
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05 / STRATEGIC EXECUTION
From Strategy to Reality
Connect ambition to decisions, priorities and portfolios. Put governance to work in service of meaningful execution.
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Keynotes · Conference sessions · Executive conversations
02 / WATCH OLIVIER
Ideas come alive
in the room.
Get a feel for Olivier’s presence, his perspective and the conversations he brings to the stage.
FROM THE SPEAKING ARCHIVE
Cultural Configuration
MEGA 2019 · 1:41 excerpt
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Selected speaking & conversations
THE ARCHIVE / SELECTED RECORDINGS
A Positive Force
PMI Global Conference · 2019 · 1:24 excerpt
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A conversation with Maria
1:37 excerpt · English captions
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03 / ON STAGE
The next
conversation.
Where ideas meet people. Upcoming engagements and selected appearances from an international speaking history.
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Olivier Lazar concluded the educational sessions with an insightful discussion on organizational transformation, leadership, and change management.
From the organizer’s recap
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Olivier Lazar started us with a captivating keynote (no slides, no notes!) … I found myself taking pages of handwritten notes!
Anne Paoletti Bayna · IgniteSTEM conference attendee
04 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE PERSPECTIVE
A life at the
intersection of
ideas and action.
Olivier brings the perspective of someone who has led, governed, taught and challenged how organizations work.
His work connects organizational transformation, ethical leadership, culture and strategic execution. Today, that perspective also informs questions about AI, assessment and the human judgment institutions must preserve.
Across more than two decades of international speaking, he has addressed professional communities and leadership audiences in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
EXECUTIVE
Founder, OL Leadership Strategies
Co-founder & CEO, N2X Labs
Chairman & CEO, Ethics & Leadership Association
BOARD & EDUCATION
JA Europe board of Directors
Ethics & Leadership Association co-founder
Visiting professor, HES-SO Geneva Association
Socio-Economic Expert CREES-EO - AUF
AUTHOR / A FRAMEWORK FOR EXECUTION
The Four Pillars of
Portfolio Management
Organizational agility. Strategy. Risk. Governance.
OLIVIER LAZAR
LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICE.
05 / INSIGHTS
The thinking
behind the talks.
Explore the ideas Olivier brings into the room — and the questions that continue after the applause.
06 / FOR EVENT ORGANIZERS
Make the right
introduction.
A concise speaker kit with Olivier’s biography, signature topics and an introduction you can adapt for your event.
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Speaker biography
A concise profile for programs and event pages.
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Signature keynote overview
Five conversations and the audiences they serve.
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Introduction & planning notes
A useful starting point for your host and production team.
START A CONVERSATION
Inquire about a speaking engagement
Tell us about your event. Your inquiry will be sent to Olivier.
Your audience.
Your moment.
A new perspective.
Tell us what your event needs to move forward. Olivier’s keynote can be shaped around your audience, your objectives and the questions that matter to your organization.
PAID SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Keynotes, leadership events and executive conversations.
Fees and travel arrangements are discussed for each engagement.