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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Talks that extend beyond the event
A Fly Futures speaking engagement isn't just a keynote — it's the beginning of a shift in how your organization thinks. Every engagement is customized, drawing on the Futures ALCHEMY™ framework and designed to leave teams with more than inspiration: a new mental model, shared language, and practical tools for transformation.

Looking to book Dr. Ford for a standalone keynote or conference?
Speaker topics, videos, and booking inquiries available at knatokieford.com.
engagement types
Three ways to engage
Keynote
Interactive
Executive Session


keynotes
Signature Keynote Experience
Intellectually substantive, emotionally resonant, fully customized

A Fly Futures keynote is built around your organization's specific moment, audience, and strategic priorities. Keynotes draw on the Futures ALCHEMY™ framework and are designed to give audiences a new mental model for navigating uncertainty and motivation for inspired action.

Topics span disruption and imagination, AI and culture, the future of work, human-centered leadership, and STEM equity. Available for conferences, leadership summits, convocations, and organizational all-hands.


Workshops and interactive Sessions
Deeper working sessions
For teams who need more than a keynote

Workshops go inside the Futures ALCHEMY™ methodology, giving participants the tools, language, and practice to apply futures thinking to their specific challenges. All sessions include interactive imagination and design exercises led by Dr. Ford.

Formats include half-day workshops, full-day intensives, multi-session leadership programs, and faculty development institutes.

Best for: Leadership teams navigating transformation · Faculty cohorts addressing AI and pedagogy · Organizations building adaptive capacity at scale


Immersive Organizational Experiences
Executive Leadership Activations
For senior leaders at inflection points

A curated, multi-element experience that combines keynote, guided futures thinking, structured dialogue, and shared sensemaking into a single cohesive arc. Dr. Ford serves as both facilitator and thought partner in co-creating impact-focused experiences.

Designed for executive offsites, strategic planning retreats, and leadership summits where the goal is to shift organizational strategy and direction.

Best for: C-suite and senior leadership teams · Strategic inflection points · Organizations ready to move from reactive to generative


our distinction
The Fly Futures difference

A new mental model
Beyond inspiration, audiences gain a different way to think about uncertainty, disruption, and possibility.
A practical framework
The Futures ALCHEMY methodology gives participants a seven-step process they can apply to both work and personal life.
Science-backed credibility
Dr. Ford brings the rigor of her background as a Harvard-trained biomedical scientist and former Obama White House science policy advisor to every session.
Lived experience that makes it real
Speaking from lived disruption, Dr. Ford draws from her own experience navigating profound personal and professional upheaval — so audiences not only gain insights, but feel understood.
Every engagement is customized to your audience, your moment, and your goals.

audience response
Client Testimonials
"We had the pleasure of working with Dr. Knatokie Ford at Esomar’s North America 2025 Trends Horizon conference, where she debuted her new keynote, Futures ACLHEMY, which was truly something special. Her storytelling is powerful, honest, and deeply connective, and she has that rare ability to make every person in the room feel seen.
Dr. Ford was also a dream to work with. Thoughtful, collaborative, and genuinely invested in our audience, she elevated the entire experience. We would recommend her in a heartbeat and look forward to welcoming her back to the Esomar stage very soon."
Amy Collins
Programme Manager | Esomar

"We held a computer science workshop 3 weeks after summit and one of our facilitators pulled me aside and said, 'It's been 3 weeks, and I am still thinking about Dr. Ford. I have never thought about a keynote speaker and their message this long after a conference before.' What a compliment! What an inspiration!"
Anna Pyles, STEM Project Specialist at Battelle
Ohio STEM Learning Network
Ready to bring Fly Futures to your organization or event?
Early inquiries are encouraged.
Futures ALCHEMY™ is a proprietary methodology developed by Dr. Knatokie Ford. For more information about licensing, partnerships, or custom program design, please contact us directly.

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