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Lital Marom

Speaker

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Digital Innovation & Platform Economy Advocate

An internationally-recognized keynote speaker, Lital Marom is a thought leader on innovation, digital transformation, the platform economy, emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, agile leadership, and the future of work. She founded four companies, including the innovation consulting firm, UNFOLD, and the leadership and development organization, The Academy of Tomorrow. Specializing in advanced business models and new economies of scale, she helps leaders transform their business and future proof it for the digital economy. Lital helps people understand the future to radically reshape their relationship with uncertainty and develop a bolder vision for their potential. She is a catalyst for change, igniting leaders to unlock their limitless potential, driving extraordinary business growth, and shaping a sustainable, inclusive future.

Keynote Speeches

Virtual Keynotes & Webinars
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Future of Business: New World, New Rules.

In the dynamic landscape we expect in 2025, where businesses confront new challenges at every turn, the need for innovative strategies and forward-thinking leadership has never been more critical. Step into a world of possibilities with Lital Marom, a visionary and innovation strategist, as she reveals the keys to future-proofing your organization in such an unpredictable time. 

In her keynote, “The Future of Business: New World, New Rules,” Lital embarks on an enlightening journey, revealing the blueprint for success in this transformed world, where exponential thinking is not just an advantage but a necessity. Drawing from her groundbreaking framework, Lital shows how businesses can create high-performing teams, scale faster, and increase their profit by improving their employee’s and customers’ lives. Her approach is not just about adopting new technologies but embedding a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

Key takeaways:

  • New Operational Foundations: Understanding the evolved operational dynamics of successful businesses in today’s world.
  • Empowering through Learning Culture: Strategies to foster a culture of innovation and learning within your team, turning them into drivers of change and growth.
  • Mindset Shifts for Exponential Thinking: Adopting a mindset geared towards exponential growth and increased agility is key for navigating the ever-changing landscape of today’s workplace.
  • Collaborative Leadership: Developing leadership approaches that emphasize collaboration and empowerment, enabling teams to work together more effectively in solving complex challenges and driving organizational success.
  • Innovation and Agility: Specific insights on how to apply the EXPONENTIAL THINKING framework to grow and scale, including real-world examples of companies that have successfully implemented these methodologies.
Future of Work: DIGITAL Leadership in a Hybrid World

2024 is putting everyone’s (digital!) leadership skills to the test.

Leaders are under a lot of pressure to perform in the new global and virtual world of work. As we navigate a time of constant change, the only certainty is that more change is coming. Our response today will dictate our success tomorrow, requiring a new level of adaptability, agility, and digital leadership.

So how do we move past uncertainty – to adapt and thrive in a radically evolving future? How do we inspire individual team members to become great teammates while working remotely? What if our teams were not only driven to achieve goals with each other but for each other? 

With years of experience leading remote teams across North America and Europe, Marom will show your organization how to build the teams and the leaders of tomorrow.

Learn techniques and tools that you can apply immediately to cultivate high performance and agility in your remote workforce. Marom will introduce new ways to transform implicit assumptions into explicit action and help you set the foundation for an inclusive culture rooted in psychological safety. Together, these powerful strategies will not only maximize performance and improve team collaboration, but also help to uncover and capture new growth opportunities while mitigating the unexpected risks that will inevitably occur in our constantly changing world.

Key Takeaways:

  • How to achieve effective communication and collaboration despite the geographical and physical distance of remote teams
  • How to engage and motivate your remote teams to establish a winning spirit
  • How to align individual goals with the team’s objectives to achieve outstanding business results
The Power of AI: Unleashing a New Era

In this provocative and inspiring keynote, Lital Marom will guide the audience through a journey into a world reshaped by the most disruptive organizations and artificial intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) – a journey that will illuminate a future created by the intertwining of human potential and machine capabilities.

Marom will challenge the conventional wisdom of disruption. In the age of AI,  disruption is no longer about displacing old technologies with new ones. It’s about reimagining the very way we think, work, and lead. It’s about harnessing the power of AI to challenge the status quo, transcend barriers, and create new value.

She will dive deep into real-life AI examples and strategies, from industries as diverse as healthcare and entertainment to education. By exploring these examples, attendees will gain insights into how AI is not merely reshaping our existing world but actively constructing a new one.

Keynote takeaways:

  1. Uncover the potential of AI to democratize innovation and understand how to leverage it in your own business.
  2. Explore strategies that combine human creativity with AI capabilities, focusing on a collaborative rather than competitive approach with technology.
  3. Identify the key skills needed in an AI-dominated workplace and methods to foster continuous learning, adaptability, and creativity.
  4. Understand the significance of ethical AI practices that ensure the benefits of technology reach everyone, considering potential issues of bias and inequality.
  5. Reframe disruption as an opportunity for growth. Change your perspective on disruption, viewing it as a springboard for innovation,  growth, and progress rather than a hurdle.
  6. Develop a proactive mindset towards shaping the future, understanding the importance of taking an active role in this transformative era.
The Power of AI in Financial Institutions

In the dynamic landscape of 2024, where financial institutions confront new challenges at every turn, from digital assets to open banking, the need for innovative strategies and forward-thinking leadership has never been more critical.

Step into a world of possibilities with Lital Marom, a visionary and innovation strategist, as she reveals the keys to future proofing your organization in such an unpredictable time.

In her keynote, “The Power of AI | Unleash a New Era” Lital embarks on an enlightening journey, revealing the blueprint for success in this transformed financial world, where algorithmic trading and real-time risk assessment are not just advantages but necessities.

Drawing from her groundbreaking framework, Lital shows how financial institutions can create high-performing digital teams, scale their operations faster, and increase their profit by revolutionizing both wealth management services and customer experiences.

Her approach is not just about adopting new technologies but embedding a culture of continuous learning and financial innovation. Transforming financial services to be more efficient and accessible, marking a substantial shift from traditional banking methods to a future where finance drives value by leveraging AI Agents, smart contracts, robo-advisors, and predictive analytics.

Key Takeaways:

  • New Operational Foundations:
    Understanding the evolved operational
    dynamics of successful businesses in
    today’s world.
  • Empowering through Learning Culture: Strategies to foster a culture of technological adoption within your team, turning them into champions of innovation who leverage AI and automation for enhanced accuracy & efficiency.
  • Mindset Shifts for Exponential Thinking: Adopting a forward-thinking approach towards integrated financial systems is crucial for navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of embedded finance and digital payments.
  • Data-Driven Leadership: Developing leadership approaches that emphasize analytics and real-time insights, enabling teams to work smarter with automated solutions in solving complex compliance challenges and driving operational excellence.
  • Innovation and Agility: Specific insights on how to apply emerging technologies to streamline operations and scale efficiently, including real-world examples of companies that have successfully implemented embedded financial systems and leveraged AI for enhanced accuracy.
Unleash your Digital Potential: How to Foster Innovation & Agility

Many business leaders see 2024 as a continuation of the most challenging environment they have ever faced—for a good reason. The pandemic and the current state of the global economy are a big wake-up call for most to innovate, create new value, and reconstruct their future.

Join innovation and strategist Lital Marom as she uncovers the secret sauce behind building adaptive and agile organizations where innovation isn’t just an element; it’s the beating heart. She shows organizations how to leverage creative thinking, push beyond the statuesque, access new markets, and maintain their competitive edge in this constantly changing world.

In her invigorating keynote, Marom guides you along the path of proactive leadership—a fresh approach essential for all leaders navigating the fast-paced, ever-evolving digital world. She will explain how you could systematically explore new opportunities to transform your business before someone else will.

Key takeaways:

  • Acquire actionable strategies to unleash your digital potential and create new opportunities for transformation.
  • Gain a deeper understanding of exponential thinking and how to leverage it to build an agile and adaptive organization.
  • Discover how to cultivate a learning culture to empower leaders and their teams with innovative mindsets and skill sets.
  • Learn the fundamental shifts that must occur at the organizational level to develop a digital-first business that will embrace emerging technologies to drive growth and change.
Exponential Transformation: Digital Transformation in 2024

Ready to unlock the secrets that set thriving companies apart in our digital economy?

In this captivating talk, Lital will illuminate the game-changing shifts in creative thinking and business models that make a difference. As the post-pandemic world pushes us to up our digital game, getting the foundation of your digital transformation right has never been more crucial.

Marom will arm you with the strategy for building a resilient business, empowering you to kick-start your innovation journey, lead transformation, and unlock and act on untapped opportunities that will set you apart!

Key takeaways:

  • Explore new ways to structure and operate your business to unlock its potential. 
  • Discover how today’s trailblazing innovators are redefining their industry and, by doing so, transforming yours too.
  • Learn the power of exponential thinking over traditional linear thinking, and discover how it can catalyze growth and transformation for your future.
Create a Customized Talk with Lital

Found a Keynote that’s perfect for you and your team? If not, Lital can work with you to create one that’s unique to your company.

Platform Plus Presentations

Unique formats and ways to connect with audiences.
MASTERCLASS: Unleash Exponential Results
This masterclass is for (future) leaders aiming to challenge the ordinary, navigate new business frontiers, and spearhead transformative changes, leading their organizations toward a future filled with unparalleled opportunities for growth and innovation and ultimately exponential results.

Professionals leading:
-Corporate strategy and business development
-Marketing
-Product & service development and management
-R&D and innovation
-Application development and content management

Takeaways include:
-Unlock Innovative Problem-Solving Skills: Learn how to leverage transformative questions to uncover innovative solutions and strategic directions for your business.
-Adapt to Rapid Market Changes: Gain insights into navigating your business successfully through rapid technological changes and market disruptions.
-Lead with Vision and Confidence: Empower yourself with the knowledge to lead your team with a renewed sense of purpose and confidence in an uncertain world.
-Cultivate a Culture of Innovation: Discover strategies to foster an environment that encourages creativity, innovation, and exponential thinking within your team and organization.
-Strategic Networking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded leaders and visionaries, expanding your professional network and fostering potential collaborations.
-Personalized Feedback and Interaction: Benefit from direct interaction with the facilitator and personalized feedback, ensuring your specific challenges and questions are addressed.
-Actionable Strategies for Growth: Walk away with practical, actionable strategies that can be implemented immediately to drive substantial growth and transformation in your business.

Designed to seamlessly integrate into the demanding schedules of today's leaders, this 3-hour masterclass provides flexible delivery options to suit every preference.

With a cap at 24 participants, this masterclass guarantees an intimate learning environment that nurtures in-depth discussion, interactive activities, and personalized feedback, ensuring that each leader gains from the collective wisdom of the group.
MASTERCLASS: Exponential Technologies 101
Against our intuition, the future is no longer unfolding linearly but exponentially, making it challenging to predict what will happen next.

This transformation is a result of rapidly accelerating exponential technologies such as Infinite Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, 3D Printing, Sensors, Networks, and Synthetic Biology.

Participants will learn:
-What are exponential technologies?
-What will be the most significant advances in these exponential technologies over the next 5-10 years?
-Application of exponential technologies in the market across industries
-How will these exponential technologies impact existing and future businesses?

Audience reviews:

  • We were thrilled to have Lital speak at our conference and deliver a Masterclass on reimagining the future! Her energetic and insightful presentation were one of the highlights of our agenda. We received many positive reviews from our attendees. If you are in the PE space and you are thinking of a turnaround deal, you should consider challenging the traditional linear approach. As such, I highly recommend reaching out to Lital! - Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association
  • Personally, it was a real pleasure to meet Lital as we planned her keynote for a recent event. She has great energy and is a very captivating person to speak with - even in casual conversation. And live on the (virtual) stage, she holds her audience's attention through every moment of her talk. Her presentation left me feeling inspired, motivated, and eager to explore some new perspectives. Thank you, Lital! - Senior Marketing Manager, Manulife
  • Lital was our keynote speaker at the 2023 Trellance Annual Conference and by far is one of the best speakers we’ve had in the history of this event. She connected with the audience immediately with her ability to masterfully weave storytelling with future-focused strategies, leaving our audience of Data Analytic leaders not just inspired but ready to take action and innovate! Her effective use of real world and personal stories provided an impact most general session speakers fail to accomplish. It wasn’t just another “canned” presentation, it was an interactive dialogue that was personalized to our audience and everyone raved about her. She is a powerhouse of innovation who will shake up your thinking and spark your imagination. - Chief Sales Officer, Trellance
  • Lital gave such an inspiring presentation to an audience of 500 in NW Florida and was an absolute hit. Thank you Lital for sharing your story and inspiring us all to think differently! I highly recommend Lital if you are looking for an energetic speaker who can speak to the power of change and disruption. - VP External Affairs and Economic Development, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)
  • PSCU invited Lital to speak at our 2023 annual client conference in Tampa Bay. Poised and professional, Lital was a pleasure to work with from the start and was eager to learn about our audience prior to the event. Lital excelled on stage with her commanding presence, engaging and interacting with more than 1,200 attendees from across the credit union industry during her keynote presentation. Lital’s knowledge and insights into emerging technologies, digital transformation and the future of work were timely and well-received by our attendees and staff. Our team also appreciated her consistent engagement and amplification of our event across social media, both prior to and during the conference. Thank you for joining us, Lital!
    - President & CEO of PSCU
  • We invited Lital to speak as a guest during a live recording of the Canadian Real Estate Association's (CREA) REAL TIME podcast at a membership event. Throughout the entire process - from briefing to coordination to implementation - Lital was so helpful, professional, engaged and supportive. We felt like we had a partner in the process and greatly appreciate the effort she invested in making the episode a success. We received great feedback about the quality of expertise provided and overall experience. Thank you, Lital and team!
    - Director, Communications at The Canadian Real Estate Association
  • Lital recently was a keynote at our first ever virtual conference. She was FANTASTIC!! incredibly thought provoking and extremely well received by the attendees.
    Her content is so valuable and relevant for business owners, especially during this very challenging time. Our members, like most business owners, are rethinking and reinventing their companies. Her presentation on digital disruption allowed the audience to think about their businesses in a different way and imagine new possibilities. I look forward to her speaking at future WPO events! - CEO, Women Presidents Organization
  • We had the pleasure of having Lital address our CEO Leadership Conf 2020. She spoke to over 500 Canadian food, health and consumer goods manufacturing leaders and provided them with very insightful perspectives on emerging issues that will impact our industry. Our goal of the conference is though leadership and Lital provided that in her engaging presentation. I would enthusiastically recommend here as a speaker. - CEO, Food Health & Consumer Products of Canada
  • Pivoting in the wake of COVID-19 from what would have been an inperson keynote address, Lital was exceptional!
    She delivered an extremely engaging virtual talk to our employees. On the theme of “the future of work”, she described with passion how organizations and individuals must embrace imagination, curiosity and learning to succeed in the new reality. Relevant and inspiring for employees across our organization, Lital combined big ideas with concrete and applicable examples. - Head of Corporate Affairs & Communications, JTI
  • I first heard Lital speak at our virtual senior Leadership Conference and she really opened my mind to a new way of thinking about growth. She's a compelling storyteller, drawing on highly relevant and timely experiences and expertise -- and I was able to instantly apply some new thinking to business challenges I'm facing. I also really enjoyed her delivery - simple, crisp, beautiful supporting visuals -- the time went fast and I wanted more! - General Manager & Senior Vice President, Thomson Reuters
  • Lital’s captivating virtual keynote and deep knowledge was
    instrumental to helping us learn key considerations for platform building. She is able to take big ideas and theory, and apply it to specific verticals in a practical and actionable ways. This is important for anyone looking to adapt and scale with the agility required in the world today. - Head of Market Management, Allianz
  • Lital is such a dynamic and engaging speaker. Her presentation at IAB MIXX in Toronto was provocative and extremely well received by our audience members. Her timely material transforms issues that most see as threats into tremendous opportunities. Lital clearly articulates a winning framework for organizations to adapt and thrive by diving into new business structures and models that work for today's fast-paced environment. - President, The Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada (IAB Canada)
  • Lital’s energy and enthusiasm is infectious. She 'gets it' better than most. Lital’s work helped us discover new ways to explore new growth opportunities, leveraging the power of exponential technologies and network effect. Lital has an innate ability to be creative in detail whilst being mindful of the bigger picture. Her passion is contagious and her knowledge is very impressive. - Head of IoT Hungary & Czech Republic, Vodafone Group
  • The Unleash Exponential Results masterclass was an eye-opener for our team, and Lital’s engaging presentation and participatory method were well suited for the subject matter. The session generated important discussion amongst the group as we considered the implications for our organization moving forward. A must for any organization looking to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving business environment. - Director of Corporate Strategy, BCLC
 

Speaker Biography

As a thought leader in agile business processes and digital transformation Lital helps organizations unlock their potential, by fostering exponential thinking, leveraging emerging technologies, and championing innovative business models.

In her engaging and compelling talks, she inspires business leaders to disrupt their own norms and push beyond their limitations to future-proof their business. Her mission extends beyond merely helping organizations survive. It’s about pioneering new paths to boost customer loyalty, explore uncharted markets, and foster innovative and creative thinking.

Marom led the sales and global strategy of several Fortune 100 giants across three continents before founding four companies. Currently the founder and president of UNFOLD, where she works closely with global brands to drive digital transformation through the integration of new business models and the application of emerging technologies, such as distributed ledgers (blockchain), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML).

She’s also the driving force behind The Academy of Tomorrow, where she’s pioneering a new approach to learning. With a clear vision of the future, she’s arming leaders with the mindset and skillsets they need to navigate and thrive in tomorrow’s world. As the founder and CEO, she’s at the forefront of shaping the leaders of tomorrow.

A sought-after keynote speaker, Lital focuses on innovation, new economies of scale, growth strategies, DIGITAL leadership in the 21st century and the future of work. She has spoken at TEDx Amsterdam, Mobile World Congress Asia, Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), Canadian Internet Marketing Conference, iHollywood, and many industry conferences around the world. She has also led masterclasses and innovation sprints through UNFOLD, Spark Institute, IBS Business School and Singularity University.

Her inspiring story, extensive experience, and the success stories of those impacted by her work underline her authority in connecting technology (disruptive technologies and system thinking) with humanity to create impact on a global scale.

Lital holds a computer science and business degrees from Reichman University. She also studied investment banking at NYU’s Stern School of Business, transformative strategies and artificial intelligence at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and is a fellow of THNK School of Creative Leadership.