Tim Sanders

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As the Vice President of Research Insights at G2, Tim Sanders’ 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 Sanders 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, Tim Sanders 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 Sanders 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.

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Go Faster Into the Age of AI - Accelerate Your Organization's AI Journey

Kickstart your event with an energizing keynote designed to rapidly accelerate your organization's transition into an AI-first powerhouse. Tim Sanders challenges attendees with a transformative vision: "What if you could be 3x better this year and 10x better the next?"

In this dynamic session, Tim shares his proven roadmap to AI excellence, demonstrating how teams can turbocharge performance with just a few strategic hours per week. He demystifies AI, showing practical ways to integrate generative AI into daily workflows.

Leaders gain clear strategies to accelerate organizational adoption, ignite innovation, and foster ongoing conversations around AI. Through vivid case studies, personal stories, and compelling data, Tim uniquely combines inspiration with actionable leadership strategies.

Attendees will leave empowered with insights on generating Learning Effects, bridging Trust Gaps, and leveraging human judgment as a critical advantage in an AI-driven world.

Perfect for: Events accelerating digital transformation, organizations scaling AI adoption, and forward-thinking meetings that aim to proactively harness AI.

AI Mega Trends from the Front Lines of the Business World

Want to know how AI will disrupt—or turbocharge—your industry next year? Tim Sanders is your guide to the future. As the leader of Research Insights at G2 and an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School’s Digital Data Design Institute, Tim is at the forefront of AI-driven transformation. He spends his days in conversation with business leaders across industries, distilling insights that help organizations leverage AI for competitive advantage.

In this high-energy, insight-packed keynote, Tim unpacks the most important AI trends shaping the business landscape, revealing their economic impact and real-world applications. He translates complex AI concepts into clear, actionable strategies that accelerate business growth—enhancing efficiencies, driving hyper-productivity, and boosting velocity across go-to-market functions.

Tim’s dynamic storytelling and creative use of metaphor make AI accessible to business leaders at all levels. His keynote is always tailored to the audience’s industry and learning objectives, ensuring relevance and immediate value. Attendees will walk away inspired and activated, ready to explore AI’s possibilities and integrate them into their business strategies.

Perfect for: Business leaders, executives, and decision-makers seeking to harness AI for growth and innovation.

Testimonials

Tim’s keynote, Into the Age of AI, at our annual company kick-off powerfully set the tone for the meeting. He clearly illustrated the importance of integrating AI into our work, offered valuable insights, and followed up with helpful resources to support our continued learning.

– Krista Perchikovsky, VP Employee Success, ThreeKit Visual Commerce

Tim’s AI thought leadership, combined with his pragmatic methodology for unlocking the human side of adoption, inspired the audience to get hands on right away. The consequence for our organization is that we've made some concrete progress to transform how we operate in short order.

– Russ Morton, Chief Product Officer, Constant Contact

Tim’s deep expertise gave our audience a clear grasp of AI trends and their impact on our industry, employee experience, and customer experience. Tim put our audience at ease with AI’s vastness while igniting enthusiasm through actionable strategies.

– Crystal Wiese, Sr Director Global Marketing, QuestionPro

At showtime, Tim absolutely wowed the audience. His message of collaboration is relevant to every type of business professional and every type of industry. He will leave your audience utterly inspired and engaged.

– Jonathan Allen, EQSTL

Thanks for your teamwork and collaboration keynote at our annual meeting. Your talk contributed significantly to our most successful Commercial Leader Forum. Leaders are embracing your collaboration perspective, and we look forward to working with you in the future.

– Morten Lindholst, Director, Vestas

Hearing Tim Sanders speak is a game-changer for your business. He taught us about the value of building diverse teams and how important it is to build strong internal and external relationships long before these relationships are needed.

– Craig Galati, President, Society for Marketing Professional Services

It was magical how you connected with the audience. The feedback was that you really inspired them and touched them in a way that is more intimate than usual at a business function helping us to build some great relationships.

– Kate Taylor, Microsoft

We have been working on increasing our leaders’ EQ for about a year now, and I watched dozens of YouTube videos, trying to find the right person for our culture, and Tim Sanders was absolutely the right choice! We got tremendously good feedback on his session and we are so glad he was able to take part in our event. His style and energy were a perfect match for us and his message really hit home for our team. Having him as our first keynote set the bar pretty high!

– Mutual Trust Life Insurance Company

Tim kicked our annual meeting off on the perfect note. Not only was his presentation engaging, timely and high energy, but he took the time and effort to target his expertise on the issues and challenges specific to our audience. He genuinely wanted to understand our interests and relate to the audience in a way that added maximum value and impact. I would not hesitate to bring him back to a future event and/or recommend him to others.

– Chief Administrative Officer, Farm Credit Bank of Texas

Tim Sanders is a great follow-on for clients who have booked me previously. Where I speak around innovation mindsets, Tim compliments this message with the idea of innovation through collaboration. He's great on stage, great to work with and does an incredible amount of customization for each client. I highly recommend him!

– Josh Linkner, Global Keynote Speaker