Elatia Abate
PROFILE
Elatia Abate is an entrepreneur, educator, and future-forward strategist. She partners with organizations that range in size from Fortune 500 to early stage start-ups to help leaders make sense of the ever-growing disruption in our world and channel that disruption into tangible results. Her client and partner roster includes the likes of PricewaterhouseCoopers, UniGroup, Verizon, University of Arizona, and University of Cincinnati.
Elatia is a sought-after speaker and facilitator with a dynamic and engaging style. She has led from the front of the room at NY Life, Deloitte, VRBO, SHRM, Stanford, and The University of Chicago, among other places. She has a TEDx talk entitled, “Pioneering the Future of Work.” In a former life she served as Global Director, Talent Acquisition with Anheuser-Busch InBev and Vice President of Human Resources at Dow Jones & Company.
She has been featured in work with Tony Robbins and Trevor Noah, and has been named a leading female futurist by Forbes. She is an instructor in the Continuing Studies Departments of both Stanford University and University of Toronto. She received both her BA and MBA from the University of Chicago.
SPEAKING TOPICS
Business Beyond the Brain™️: AI, Consciousness, and the Future of Leadership
Assembly line logic does not apply in an AI landscape.
In the days of Henry Ford, the assembly line was a marvel of efficiency, a testament to the power of incremental innovation and predictable processes. In today’s whirlwind of artificial intelligence and quantum computing, the mind-blowing pace of change demands a radical shift in how we lead and strategize.
Delivered from the intersection of the futures of work, strategy, and leadership this inspiring keynote will guide you through an upgrade in your ability to lead yourself, your company, and your teams into a brand-new future through the easily accessible framework: Think / Do / Be.
Think: Embrace a paradigm-based, emergent approach to strategic planning, moving beyond linear thinking to leverage the interconnected dynamics of today’s markets
Do: Evolve the practice of business from an intellectual exercise into a holistic approach that encourages leaders to harness the potential of their entire beings
Be: Define and assume your role as co-creator and architect of the futures of technology, humanity, and the planet
Leave this experience with a renewed sense of optimism, equipped to with the tools and insights necessary to navigate this new landscape with confidence.
Regenerative Resilience™: Leading in a Future Plagued by Disruption
The velocity of change in our world has moved from incremental to exponential to instantaneous. New tech, which once took decades to integrate into society, is now taking only a matter of days or weeks to reach millions of people – and it’s not slowing down.
AI and machine learning are transforming society as we know it, including our understanding of business and how we work, and they’re only two of many disruptive technologies.
This moment is inviting us to step into leadership like never before, and learn the tools to both navigate and shape the future in the face of accelerating change.
Regenerative Resilience™ is a dynamic talk designed to arm you to thrive in today’s unpredictable world. Learn to sculpt disruption into transformative power. This keynote shares tools made in, from, and for a world in constant flux. Move through this time, not with caution, but with confidence and vision.
Audiences will learn how to:
- Navigate From Chaos to Clarity: Reframe your perception of disruption. Turn it from a chaotic threat into a map for growth and progress.
- Evolve From Fear to Fearlessness: Replace trepidation with an eagerness to explore the uncharted territories.
- Move From Isolation to Connection: Explore the importance of community and communication for thriving today.
The Future of Now: 3 Strategies to Prepare in a Period of Accelerated Change
As a former corporate executive turned futurist, I’ve spent the past few years researching the impact of technology and disruptive forces on our world. In my findings I’ve discovered that even though major disruptions are approaching us at lightning speed, it’s still possible for us to thrive.
In this talk that marries both theoretical and practical ideas, I offer three key strategies to help audiences prepare for and calmly navigate the chaos of the now and future.
Audiences Will Learn:
- What is currently at stake, and why “now” is the most powerful time for the future
- Outdated paradigms around strategy and work, and forward-thinking models that are imperative for success
- How to identify and design fulfilling opportunities despite the unknown
