Speaking Engagements

Dr. Angela Jackson speaks globally with senior leaders, boards, and cross-sector audiences on how to redesign work systems to expand agency and drive measurable performance.

Her keynotes translate research and real-world practice into practical frameworks leaders can apply immediately, especially as organizations navigate AI, workforce change, and performance pressures.

Popular Keynote Topics

• Work as a System That Shapes Performance and Quality of Life
• Agency as the Missing Link in the Future of Work
• The Win-Win Workplace Framework
• Redesigning Work for Performance and Resilience
• AI, Human Judgment, and the Future of Agency

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Where she has spoken

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Watch Her in Action

 

The New World of Work: 5 Trends to Watch, Keynote, Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship

 

Turning urban youth into global citizens, TEDxProvidence

 

Social Entrepreneurship as a Tool for Inclusive Growth, Techonomy

Keynote, United Way of Greater Cleveland

 

XPRIZE Power Skills, CLOSE IT Summit

 

Using Global Education to Tackle Poverty, Big Ideas Fest

What Leaders Are Saying

  • “Dr. Angela Jackson, you were inspiring, authentic, and engaging. The alignment of your good work and our efforts to address the wealth gap in our community through the power of relevant real world education was a confirmation for our leaders that social transformation requires an all hands approach. Thank you for your leadership, vision and voice for reimagining the future of work as it unfolds. You’re simply the best!”

    — Michael A. Baston, J.D., Ed.D.

    President, Cuyahoga Community College

  • “Angela’s ability to blend personal storytelling, research, and her deep experience in the field led to a dynamic keynote address. The audience was made up of several hundred guests across various industries, gender, age and race. Angela’s remarks brought us all together and left us feeling hopeful and eager to do our part as change agents at home, work and in our communities. As the expert in the future of work, we couldn’t have had a better speaker at our event.”

    —Hermese Velasquez

    Executive Director, Summer Search

  • “Angela was the perfect speaker for our event. She adeptly and seamlessly spoke to diverse interests in our audience with a clear message about the need to instill a global mindset in our students. She introduced provocative ideas that both challenged traditional conceptions of work and the role of education yet also invited the audience to participate in furthering the conversation. She backed up her ideas with a mix of personal experience and anecdotes as well as solid data-based evidence. We look forward to inviting Angela back in person to speak again!”

    — William Nichols

    Director, Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research, Georgia State University

  • “Angela has been a valuable part of the Social Innovation Summit through our curated events and convenings, always bringing a critical perspective as a featured speaker or in executive discussions while imparting brilliant expertise from her vast knowledge in education and workforce. Her supportive spirit and infectious energy adds a wonderful presence to our community of innovators.”

    — Mel Ochoa

    Chief Operations Officer, Social Innovation Summit

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