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Speaking
Turn uncertainty into clarity — and clarity into action.
Lauren engages your audience with the same attentiveness she gives to advising philanthropists and impact investors, intentionality in building tech for good, and rigor in teaching MBA students to the stage — sharp thinking on leadership, resilience, strategy, and creativity, delivered with warmth, wit, and zero fluff.
Audiences walk away expanded by new knowledge, fresh perspective, and purposeful direction.
Find out why you should book her for your next keynote, fireside chat, panel, or podcast.
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Formats
How Lauren Engages Audiences
All formats available in-person or virtual.
Keynote
A big-stage talk built around one clear idea, delivered with energy, precision, and nuance.
Interview & Fireside Chat
An intimate conversation for any stage that draws out honesty, depth, and connection.
Panel Moderating
A vibrant, well-paced dialogue that weaves together speakers' expertise with audience engagement.
Voiceover
Recorded voiceover or live “voice of god” narration that sets the right tone and energy for your event.
Book Lauren When You Need…
Signature Talks
Keynote Programs
Booking a keynote? Searching for a podcast guest? These three are fully developed and ready to adapt to your stage or your mic.
Every speaking engagement includes bonus content for you to share with your audience — Extra Credit, a custom companion for the talk, and a promo code for Office Hours, a 1:1 strategy session for changemakers.
Leading Through the Polycrisis
How to practice adaptive leadership when multiple crises collide
The Prospectus
When institutions and systems start to show signs of collapse, leaders can't wait for calm and stability to take action. Drawing on her experience as an advisor, consultant, and academic teaching resilience and innovation, Lauren shows audiences how to practice adaptive leadership: spotting warning signs early and acting at the speed today's challenges demand. Audiences leave with the tools to steady their teams and keep moving, even when the ground keeps shifting.
Great For
Executive leadership offsites · Association conferences · Industry conferences navigating disruption
The Business Case for
Championing Democratic Values
How to cultivate civic values through workplace policy and leadership
The Prospectus
Employees are watching closely what companies stand for, and performative statements without real action compromise trust and reputation. Lauren makes the case for why modeling democratic values through policy and leadership builds trust that is good for business and society as a whole. Audiences leave with a practical framework for building those values into their culture, starting Monday morning.
Great For
Corporate leadership events · DEI and workplace culture summits · Association conferences
Reclaiming People Power in the Age of AI
Designing the AI future we want to live in
The Prospectus
Most conversations about AI swing between blind optimism and existential fear. Lauren offers a third path: designing AI on purpose, grounded in intention rather than inevitability. Drawing on decades of building volunteer organizations and her equity and sustainability work, she makes the case for deliberately designing AI for the spaces where people actually connect — civic life, education, and community. Audiences leave with a clear-eyed framework for treating tech-enabled power as something to actively design, not fear.
Great For
Innovation and emerging tech summits · Civic and policy conferences · Women-in-tech and next-gen leadership events
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See Lauren in Action
TEDxBard College — “The Fight for Democracy and the Planet Begins in the Classroom”
The Big Talk with Tricia Brouk — “How to Rebuild a Broken World with Tenderness and Imagination”
Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance — 2023 YANA Conference Plenary with Tom Steyer
"Lauren's voice was soothing and engaging — like Ms. Honey from Matilda. She connected complex ideas and made them feel approachable, like we unpacked them together."
— Audience member, TEDxBard
On stage, Lauren is calm, grounded, and commanding — with a sharp wit and rapport that keeps the conversation fresh. As an organizer of festivals, conferences, webinars and panels herself, she understands what it takes to juggle a million moving parts and deliver quality programming for your audience. Booking Lauren is simple, so you can focus on what matters most: making your event a success.Read Lauren's full bio →
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