An Engaging Speaker

Provocative keynotes, panels and conference sessions.

Topics:

• Cybersecurity
• Digital Identity
• IoT
• Augmented Intelligence
• Online Economies, including the Sharing Economy and the Darknet
• Gamergate, trolling and online harassment 
• FinTech Trends
• Wearables, Biometrics
• Payments & Currency Trends
• Money, Banking, Transactions and Value
• Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain 
• Illicit uses of cryptocurrencies for money laundering and illegal transactions
• Relationships and Technology Intimacy
• Shopping and Retail Transactions
• Identity
• Subcultures

The Sharing Economy & Payment Systems

 

The Experience of a Transaction 

 

Speaking list:

• IoT is the Body, AI is the Brain, Webinar, IEEE, May 2016
• Total Payments & Retail, May 2016
• Stone and Chalk, The Future of You, May 2016
• Cyber Security Summit, May 2016
• AirBnB & Payments, Toronto, 2015
• Payments and the Sharing Economy, Tomorrow's Transactions, March 2015
• Biometrics and Identity: Beyond Wearables, SxSW, March 2015
• The New Age of Technology Enhanced Intimacy, March 2014
• PII, Seattle, July 2013
• World Future Society Conference, July 2013
• The Experience of a Transaction, TedxZwolle, March 2013
• Video Scenarios, APF ProDev Day, Toronto, July 2012
• The Future of Shopping, WFS, July, 2012
• The Demographic Transition, World Future Society, Toronto, July 2012
• Keeping up with the Pace of Innovation, Swift's Latin America Regional Conference, Rio de Janeiro, June 2012
• The Future of Money and Technology Summit, April 2012
• The New Age of Money, SXSW, March 11, 2012 (Audio link)
• Digital Money Summit, London, March 29, 2012
• The Future of Money, Swift Operations Forum, New York, March 8, 2012
• Future of Transactions, Association of Professional Futurists Gathering, October 2011
• Compass Conference, Palos Verdes, October 2011
• Private corporate event, San Francisco, October 2011
• Future of Money, Toronto, Sibos, September 2011
• State of Complimentary Currencies, Mindshare, August 2011
• World Future Society, Vancouver, July 2011
• Trends Shaping the Future of Transactions - Web 2.0, March 2011
• Transacting Together - Austin World Future Society, March 2011
• How WE Created I(dentity) - SXSWi, March 2011
• Transacting Together: Trends Shaping the Future of Transactions - Future of Money Summit, Feb 2011
• How WE Create I - Humanity Plus, Harvard, June 2010
• Justice in a Post-Human World - HumanityPlus, CA, Dec 2009
• Entrepreneurship and Motivating Girls to Pursue their Dreams, DigiGirls, 2008-2010
• Building Adoptable Technology, BIL, 2008
• Explosions, Getting your Heart's Desire, SuperFast GTD, BarcampLA, 2008
• Personal Branding Online, Web 2.0pen, 2007
• Intro to Blogging, Blogher, 2007
• She's Geeky, 2007
• Startup Dos and Don'ts, Barcamp, 2007
• Product Management Light, Barcamp, 2006

 

What people say about Heather's speaking style

"Heather brings tremendous energy and enthusiasm to all her projects and conveys it when she is speaking." 
 -- Brad Templeton, Chairman, EFF

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"Not your average lecturer - Heather Schlegel doesn't just speak - she engages."

 -- Mack Reed, Consultant - IA/UX, speakTECH

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“Heather is ONE OF A KIND."

 -- Kim Schmidt, Microsoft Developer Evangelist