Tim Sanders
- Vice President of Customer Insights, Upwork
- Internal & External Relationship Expert
- Innovation and Collaboration Speaker
In Person-Fee 🛈
Fee Range
$30,000 - $50,000
Virtual Fee:
$20,000 - $30,000
Travels From
Nevada
Tim Sanders Speaker Biography
As the Vice President of Research Insights at G2, Tim’s deep expertise in analyzing data to reveal trends, shows customers how to understand what’s actually happening in the market today, particularly as it relates to artificial intelligence.
As an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, he works with the Digital Data Design Institute to package AI and digital innovation research for application by business leaders.
Most recently, Tim was the VP of Client Strategy at Upwork where he focused on helping businesses solve their talent gap problems, with an emphasis on digital transformation.
Previous to that, he was the Chief Solutions Officer and a leadership coach at Yahoo, where he founded a ValueLab group which also produced research on industries, digital advertising effectiveness, search-data-as-predictor, and online promotions. Before Yahoo, he was an early-stage member of Mark Cuban's broadcast.com, and a faculty member of the Global Institute of Leadership Development.
With more than 25 years of experience working with companies on innovation and change management, Tim is also the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller, Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends. He has also served as Chairperson for private equity's most important events over the last few years.
As a keynote speaker, Tim shares insights on artificial intelligence, digital transformation, collaboration, and change management topics.
This Business Of AI: How to Convert the Hype into Business Growth
Join us for an enlightening session with Tim Sanders, an authority on driving business growth through Artificial Intelligence. In a landscape inundated with technology enthusiasts, Tim stands out as a pragmatic expert, dedicated to translating AI's potential into tangible returns on investment.
With a global reputation for guiding executives through the complexities of AI strategy, Tim's insights are invaluable for any organization seeking to leverage exponential growth to create value. As an executive fellow at Harvard Business School's Digital Data Design Institute, he spearheads insight development, aimed at democratizing AI for business leaders worldwide.
Tim's approach is not just about adopting AI for the sake of innovation; it's about strategically reframing business challenges as "prediction problems" to ensure maximum return on AI investments. Through engaging dialogue and real-world case studies, he will demystify AI for you and empower you to put it to work in your business.
Drawing from his extensive experience, Tim also sheds light on the often-overlooked pitfalls of AI implementation and shares actionable strategies to mitigate risks and optimize investments. By collaborating closely with meeting stakeholders, Tim tailors his remarks to address specific business challenges and event objectives, leaving attendees equipped with practical insights to drive transformative change within their organizations.
Key Learning Objectives:
Gain a strategic framework for ensuring Return on AI by reframing business challenges as prediction problems.
Explore the booming landscape of GenAI and identify high impact use cases for delivering ROI.
Navigate the hidden costs of AI implementation and learn how to avoid common pitfalls.
Discover proven strategies to de-risk AI programs, enabling more “swings at the plate.”
Reveal how managers and leaders can measure the value of AI investments.
Innovating Faster - Why Collaboration Changes Everything
Leaders in every industry prioritize innovation but are frustrated with how long it takes to bring breakthroughs to market. According to bestselling author and consultant Tim Sanders, the best way to speed up the innovation process is to promote a culture of collaboration across your organization and externally with partners, customers and competimates.
Over his career, Tim has studied leaders that practice what he terms ‘disruptive collaboration,’ a problem-solving style that leverages surprising alliances along the fault-lines of a company or its market. He’ll reveal how the biggest leaps and turnarounds in history came from collisions of thought, not safe work in our silos of excellence. Tim’s eye-opening keynote will deliver actionable insights and tools that will accelerate the rate of innovation, drive agility and quickly produce breakthrough business outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
Why Companies That Practice Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration Outperform Rivals
How to Leverage the Power of Multiple Perspectives to Solve Problems 3X Faster
How to Bring Multiple Stakeholder Needs From “Me-to-We” in a Collaborative Project
Why Innovation Requires a Focus on Building a Collaborative Web of Relationships
How to Connect the Silos, One Collaboration Project at a Time
