Kevin J. Surace

Futurist and Disruptive Innovation Keynote Speaker, Creator of First Smartphone and Digital Assistant, Innovator of the Decade

Kevin Surace is a top innovation keynote speaker, CEO, and inventor of one of the world’s first smartphones. Kevin has been named Inc. Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year, CNBC’s Innovator of the Decade, and inducted into RIT’s Innovation Hall of Fame. While he has a deep technical background, he has been featured in over 15 TED and TEDx talks and is a high-energy dynamic speaker and true entertainer who has energized 100’s of audiences to action.

Kevin J. Surace Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type
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Languages Spoken
English
Travels From
California, USA

Kevin J. Surace Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type
Please Inquire
Languages Spoken
English
Travels From
California, USA

Why Kevin Surace?

Kevin Surace is one of the leading innovators in Silicon Valley. He brings his unique hands-on experience to the stage with incredibly fun, interactive, high energy presentations.

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ChatGPT

With the advance of Generative AI including ChatGPT and other LLMs, anyone can tap huge AI language and multimodal models. How do these new large language models work? What can they do? How will it impact your business? What can I implement today? What about risks and IP? This...

With the advance of Generative AI including ChatGPT and other LLMs, anyone can tap huge AI language and multimodal models. How do these new large language models work? What can they do? How will it impact your business? What can I implement today? What about risks and IP? This is a high energy hard hitting and talk that will get your audience talking about how they can improve their own productivity starting today. Each keynote is specifically customized to your needs and your industry.

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AI and Automation...It’s impact on your life and your company

Hear about where artificial intelligence is today, where it is going, and how you can participate. See robots and algorithms and real wins in action. Learn about the process, what we can do today, and how it can change your company starting now. Nothing to be scared of…...

Hear about where artificial intelligence is today, where it is going, and how you can participate. See robots and algorithms and real wins in action. Learn about the process, what we can do today, and how it can change your company starting now. Nothing to be scared of…it’s just math. You will surely laugh aloud, while this makes you ponder. You will leave with brand new knowledge ready to put to work, excited and ready to hop aboard the AI express!

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Bringing Silicon-Valley Disruptive Innovation to Your Organization

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About Keynote Speaker Kevin J. Surace

Kevin is recognized as the leading speaker on generative AI applications and impacts. He is a Silicon Valley innovator, serial entrepreneur, CEO, TV personality and edutainer. Kevin has been featured by Businessweek, Time, Fortune, Forbes, CNN, ABC, MSNBC, FOX News, and has keynoted hundreds of events, from INC5000 to TED to the US Congress. He was INC Magazines’ Entrepreneur of the Year, a CNBC top Innovator of the Decade, World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, Chair of Silicon Valley Forum, Planet Forward Innovator of the Year nominee, featured for 5 years on TechTV’s Silicon Spin, and inducted into RIT’s Innovation Hall of Fame. While he has an impressive technical background with 94 worldwide patents, he is known as a highly energetic speaker who is a true entertainer that is funny, excites people, educates & energizes audiences to action.

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Mr. Surace led pioneering work on the first cellular data smartphone (AirCommunicator), the first plastic multichip semiconductor packages, the first human-like AI virtual assistant (Portico) including ONStar for General Motors, soundproof drywall, high R-value windows, AI-driven building management technology, one of the first Generative AI products in 2017 (for software quality), supply-chain multivariate auctions, and the window/energy retrofits of the Empire State Building and NY Stock Exchange. He is also an accomplished music director, conductor, Broadway and streaming producer, and percussionist.

Kevin’s most requested talks include ChatGPT, Generative AI and Automation…It’s impact on your life and your business, Bringing Silicon-Valley Disruptive Innovation to Your Organization and Digital Transformation. He customizes each talk to your audience, from 30min to 60min, and is available to expertly moderate conversations and interview luminaries and executives as well as host workshops and events.

Testimonials

“Kevin did a sensational job. Edutainment is right. Congratulations and look forward to working with him in the future”

Michael Silverton

Head of Macquarie Capital

“We were thrilled to have Kevin as our keynote for our KES event! He’s an energetic speaker that can captivate any audience. His talk on AI and the Future of Work was the right mixture of provocative content and engaging entertainment, making for a rich exchange session after his talk. It was one of the best reviewed events ever by our C-Level attendees. We were so happy and hope to work with him again in the near future.”

Maria Juliana Giraldo

Partner & Content Curator @ KES

“Kevin was great with a perfect combo of thought provoking information and entertainment. Very well done.”

Steve Furnary

Chairman, Clarion Partners

“Kevin is very inspiring, and underlying this inspiration, he serves solid practical knowledge and great advice that we put right to work”

Albert Yanez

President of Americas, AsteelFlash

“Kevin is right – big companies can and must do great things to thrive. His message about vulnerability and innovation was so good, the employees were still talking about it at the same event the following year”

Gabrielle Capolupo

Sr. Director, Innovation Office of the CTO, Juniper Networks

“Our guests were captivated by Kevin’s presentation and it made for great conversations the rest of the day!”

Iva Klisanin

Vice President, Macquarie Capital

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