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Elatia Abate

Elatia Abate

Keynote Speaker: Human Capital Expert, Thought Leader on The Future of Work, Entrepreneur & Chief Explorer

Elatia Abate Biography

Elatia Abate, founder of the Future of Now, is an entrepreneur whose mission is to revolutionize the way trailblazing leaders understand, train and fuel their leadership. Named a Forbes leading female futurist, she is a globally recognized expert on the futures of work and strategy.

Her Future-Led Leadership™ learning and development content has been utilized in organizations including PwC, Verizon, UniGroup, RMI – Rocky Mountain Institute, Grupo Globo, CME Group, GMAC (Graduate Management Admissions Council), and The College of William and Mary Raymond A. Mason School of Business.

Abate is a sought-after keynote speaker on the topics of the future of work, leadership and resilience, sharing her message for audiences of tens and auditoriums of thousands for including, Citi, NY Life, VRBO, Deloitte, Honeywell, Belcorp, and SHRM, among many others. She has a TEDx talk entitled, “Pioneering the Future of Work.”

In a former life she served as Global Director, Talent Acquisition with Anheuser-Busch InBev and Vice President of Human Resources at Dow Jones & Company.

She has been featured in Fast Company, Esquire, Chief, Forbes, Exame, and La Voz, as well as in work with Trevor Noah and Tony Robbins. She was the only woman to contribute to the Tony Robbins 2020 Business Resiliency Expert series.

She is an instructor for LinkedIn Learning, in the Continuing Studies Department of Stanford University, and the Executive Education Department of The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. She received her BA and MBA from the University of Chicago.

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Elatia Abate Speaking Topics

Regenerative Resilience: Thriving During Uncertainty

According to futurist Elatia Abate, the pandemic was just the training wheels version of the disruption that is coming. Yet for many of us, we barely survived the past few years of turbulence and change. So how can we navigate the future that is coming? According to Elatia, it’s possible not only to survive but also thrive if we’re willing to trade in the constraints of antiquated leadership forms, models, and strategies and instead embody the practices that will lead to a more empowered future—the practices that built her new practical, hands-on program Regenerative Resilience.

What audiences will learn:

  • Why we can’t force-finish our way through uncertainty; the self-help/empowerment tools you might be using right now that are doing more harm than good
  • How simply planning ahead is failing us, why it won’t work in the future and what to do instead
  • Why resilience doesn’t work without regeneration and the practical steps you can take to build your regenerative resilience now and integrate it in both your personal and professional life

The Future of Now: 3 Strategies to Prepare in a Period of Accelerated Change

Elatia Abate was at the top of her game after resigning as the VP of Human Resources for Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal to create a methodology that helped people find fulfillment and happiness at work. Three years into her entrepreneurial journey, she left it all to explore the impact of technology and disruptive forces on our world. What she discovered was both alarming and inspiring: accelerated change and great disruption were already on the way but both individuals and companies had a chance to survive it—by preparing now. Marrying the theoretical to the practical, Elatia draws from her extensive experience and knowledge to offer three key strategies anyone can use to make sense of chaos.

What audiences will learn:

  • How the world currently thinks about strategy and work, why it’ll lead to downfall in the future and what needs re-imagining to survive and thrive during accelerated change
  • Ways to harness the potential of the unknown to create success, fulfillment and freedom for both employees and organizations
  • Why “now” is the most powerful time for the future (and what’s at stake if we miss out on “now”)

Think Like a Futurist: How to Turn Trends into Tangible Results

Recognized as one of Forbes’ leading female futurists, Elatia Abate is here to say that we all should embrace a futurist mindset. In fact, ourpersonal and professional survival depends on it. So how do you think like a futurist? In short, the practice of living and thinking like a futurist is the ability to translate chaos or disruption into something useful. In this powerful, increasingly needed talk, Elatia shares the three tools that anyone can use to start thinking like a futurist and turn trends into tangible results for the workplace and beyond.

What audiences will learn:

  • Why we all need to start thinking like a futurist and the risks we incur collectively if we don’t start now
  • The opportunity trends and disruption present to both individuals and companies and how to turn them into tangible results that move you toward sustainable success
  • How to have an impact on your career and organization even if no one else around you thinks like a futurist

Blockchain and the Future of Everything

Learn what Blockchain is, in language that normal human beings can understand. Learn the technology and why it will matter across a broad swath of industries, including Finance, Healthcare, and Education.

Pioneering The Future Of Work

Explore how harnessing the potential of the unknown will create success, fulfillment and freedom in the uncertainty of our world and economy through the lens of a pioneer who lived it first-hand, and is now creating solutions for the future of work. Learn the three tools you will need to empower your own and others’ success as the fourth industrial revolution continues to unfold.

Elatia Abate Videos

VSS: What Is a Futurist? | Elatia Abate
VSS: The Future of Work vs. The Future of Working | Elatia Abate
Elatia Abate, Global Keynote Speaker

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What topics does Elatia Abate speak about?

Elatia Abate is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Business Growth, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership, Motivational, Inspirational, Women, Influential Women, Women in Business, Female Leadership, Thought Leadership, Futurism, Business, Future Of Work, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Human Resources and Technology.

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Elatia Abate is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Business Growth, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The estimated speaking fee range to book Elatia Abate for live events is $30,000 - $50,000, and for virtual events $30,000 - $50,000. Elatia Abate generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Heather McGowan, Erica Dhawan and Cheryl Cran. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Elatia Abate for an upcoming event.

Elatia Abate Speaking Topics

  • Regenerative Resilience: Thriving During Uncertainty

    According to futurist Elatia Abate, the pandemic was just the training wheels version of the disruption that is coming. Yet for many of us, we barely survived the past few years of turbulence and change. So how can we navigate the future that is coming? According to Elatia, it’s possible not only to survive but also thrive if we’re willing to trade in the constraints of antiquated leadership forms, models, and strategies and instead embody the practices that will lead to a more empowered future—the practices that built her new practical, hands-on program Regenerative Resilience.

    What audiences will learn:

    • Why we can’t force-finish our way through uncertainty; the self-help/empowerment tools you might be using right now that are doing more harm than good
    • How simply planning ahead is failing us, why it won’t work in the future and what to do instead
    • Why resilience doesn’t work without regeneration and the practical steps you can take to build your regenerative resilience now and integrate it in both your personal and professional life

  • The Future of Now: 3 Strategies to Prepare in a Period of Accelerated Change

    Elatia Abate was at the top of her game after resigning as the VP of Human Resources for Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal to create a methodology that helped people find fulfillment and happiness at work. Three years into her entrepreneurial journey, she left it all to explore the impact of technology and disruptive forces on our world. What she discovered was both alarming and inspiring: accelerated change and great disruption were already on the way but both individuals and companies had a chance to survive it—by preparing now. Marrying the theoretical to the practical, Elatia draws from her extensive experience and knowledge to offer three key strategies anyone can use to make sense of chaos.

    What audiences will learn:

    • How the world currently thinks about strategy and work, why it’ll lead to downfall in the future and what needs re-imagining to survive and thrive during accelerated change
    • Ways to harness the potential of the unknown to create success, fulfillment and freedom for both employees and organizations
    • Why “now” is the most powerful time for the future (and what’s at stake if we miss out on “now”)

  • Think Like a Futurist: How to Turn Trends into Tangible Results

    Recognized as one of Forbes’ leading female futurists, Elatia Abate is here to say that we all should embrace a futurist mindset. In fact, ourpersonal and professional survival depends on it. So how do you think like a futurist? In short, the practice of living and thinking like a futurist is the ability to translate chaos or disruption into something useful. In this powerful, increasingly needed talk, Elatia shares the three tools that anyone can use to start thinking like a futurist and turn trends into tangible results for the workplace and beyond.

    What audiences will learn:

    • Why we all need to start thinking like a futurist and the risks we incur collectively if we don’t start now
    • The opportunity trends and disruption present to both individuals and companies and how to turn them into tangible results that move you toward sustainable success
    • How to have an impact on your career and organization even if no one else around you thinks like a futurist

  • Blockchain and the Future of Everything

    Learn what Blockchain is, in language that normal human beings can understand. Learn the technology and why it will matter across a broad swath of industries, including Finance, Healthcare, and Education.

  • Pioneering The Future Of Work

    Explore how harnessing the potential of the unknown will create success, fulfillment and freedom in the uncertainty of our world and economy through the lens of a pioneer who lived it first-hand, and is now creating solutions for the future of work. Learn the three tools you will need to empower your own and others’ success as the fourth industrial revolution continues to unfold.

Elatia Abate Videos

VSS: What Is a Futurist? | Elatia Abate
VSS: The Future of Work vs. The Future of Working | Elatia Abate
Elatia Abate, Global Keynote Speaker
The Future of Work: A Conversation with Elatia Abate - YouTube
Navigating The Future Of Work with Elatia Abate (Rebase Ep. 031)
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