Keynote & Speaking
Keynotes that don’t waste the room.
Performing while transforming. The talk that landed in Journal of Information Technology. The one that’s been tested in front of Fortune 500 executives, not auditoriums.
Ron has been telling the story of performing while transforming since the DFS transformation earned the Computerworld Smithsonian Award. He doesn’t tell it the way most CIOs do — no triumphal arc, no “and then we delivered.” The audience that hires Ron is the audience that’s already been burned by a motivational keynote and wants the other thing: someone who’s actually led the change, still respects how hard it is, and can say so in front of a room of people who’d catch any overclaim.
The engagement.
- Cadence
- One engagement at a time. Travel considered case by case.
- Format
- Thirty to ninety minute formats. Conferences, offsites, leadership series.
- Investment
- Per-engagement. Scoped to the audience and the ask.
Signature keynotes
Five talks. Tuned to the room every time.
- 2026
Navigating the New Buyer Journey: Digital Transformation Strategies That Actually Work.
- 2025
Leading Change in the AI Paradigm.
- 2021–26
Becoming an Authentic Leader.
- 2024
The Superpower of Emotional Intelligence.
- 2020–25
Lead for a Change: Proven Strategies to Clarify Expectations, Foster Growth, and Achieve Breakthroughs.
Where he’s taught
Twenty-two institutions. Four kinds of rooms.
Selected guest lectures and workshops. The mix is the point: universities, high schools, state departments of correction, and corporations on three continents. The leadership questions change tone from room to room. The work is learning to hear that.
Higher education
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Claremont Graduate University
- California State University, Los Angeles
- California State University, San Bernadino
- National University
- Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence Delhi
- University of California, San Diego
- University of Illinois, Chicago
- University of Southern California
High schools
- Port of Los Angeles High School
Departments of correction
- Arizona Dept. of Corrections, Reentry & Rehabilitation
- California Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation
- Ventura Youth Correctional Facility
- Georgia Department of Corrections
- Nebraska Department of Corrections
- Tennessee Department of Corrections
Corporations
- CDW
- Encora Bangalore
- G10x USA & Kochi
- PwC Bangalore
- RAND Corporation
- Simplain Coimbatore
From the audience
“Honest and down-to-earth, Ron Glickman has unique insights, developed during his years as a senior executive, researcher, and teacher, that are vital for tackling major changes in organizations and in life.”
Inquire about Keynote & Speaking.
A few details on the event so Ron can read the room before the call. The next step is a no-charge 30-minute conversation — figure out the audience, the arc, and whether the room is a fit. One keynote at a time, 30-to-90 minute formats.