INVITED ADDRESSES, a representative sample:

  • Sustaining ourselves, our team, and our fans through the power of connection. Webinar delivered to The New York Yankees Organization, New York, NY.

  • Artificial intelligence demands our humanity. CEO Roundtable Keynote with Rodrigo Kede Lima, GM, Global Tech Services at IBM HQ, New York, NY.

  • A more inclusive culture requires all our attention. Workshop delivery to The Estee Lauder Companies, New York, NY.

  • Return to office: Leading with heart—and humanity. Virtual Keynote delivery to Toigo Groundbreakers, Toigo Foundation.

  • Thriving through the pandemic: A conversation with Melanie Katzman and Lindsay Levin. International webinar for Leaders’ Quest—LeadersLink Series.

  • Human connection: The workplace success ingredient. Author Talk given to WORCshop (Women of Rock Center), New York, NY.

  • Emotions are our power tool—our ultimate disrupter. Keynote address delivered at Grant Thornton International Leadership meeting, Mexico City, Mexico.

  • “Fireside Chat” and Audience Q&A. PayPal, San Jose, CA.

  • “Meet the Author” Virtual Book Club. Melanie A. Katzman guides the discussion. Delivered to American Express, New York, NY.

  • Connect First: Live! Author talk and Q&A delivered at the University of Pennsylvania bookstore, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Connecting as individuals to drive large-scale transformation. Keynote and workshop delivery for ViacomCBS: Global meeting of BDS Team, Los Angeles, CA.

  • From self-doubt to self-worth: Mastering the art of positive self-talk. An event in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month and Global ID&E Month, Kindred NA & LATAM, New York, NY.

  • Human capital leadership council. Keynote speaker for Arsenal Capital conference, New York, NY.

  • The power of positive interactions in times of change. Keynote and workshop delivered to Alumni of Time Warner Insights and LEAD program, New York, NY.

  • Mental health in the post-pandemic era. A discussion with Dr. Melanie Katzman and Dr. Sharon Smith, Estee Lauder Companies, New York, NY.

  • The common ground is our shared humanity. Keynote delivrd to the Farmer Veteran Stakeholders Conference, hosted by The Farmer Veterans Coalition (FVC), Austin, TX.

  • Clearing the real and imagined obstacles to success (and knowing the difference). Keynote delivered to the Bermuda Chapter of the CPCU Society, Bermuda.

  • Success trajectory: Great product, first-class tech, and attention to people. Keynote and workshop for Saatva Mattress, Austin, TX.

  • Managing change: Harnessing the power of connection. Guest speaker, Hoya Vision National Sales Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ.

  • Taking personal control over everyday moments for maximum professional impact. Keynote delivered to Tishman Speyer, New York, NY.

  • Quality connections are the best crisis prevention (and response) tools. Virtual Guest Speaker for global team of Sard Verbinnen & Co.

  • Managing for excellence. Webinar delivered to consortium members of The Regulatory Fundamentals Group (RFG).

  • Tackling social, economic, and environmental issues: One relationship at a time. Plenary presentation given to the Compatible Lands Foundation, Tulsa, OK.

  • Managing uncertainty: Harnessing the power of connection. Webinar delivery for Estee Lauder Companies, Asia-Pacific region.

  • “Meet the Author” Virtual Book Club. Melanie A. Katzman guides the discussion. Delivered to Cooley (UK) LLP.

  • Becoming a public intellectual. Panel at the Annenberg School of Communication, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Diseases of modernization: Food, identity and the challenges of consumption. Keynote Speaker, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.

  • Problem solving in multi-cultural work teams. Panelist at the European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Venice, Italy.

  • No longer business as usual: Responding to a changing world. Keynote for Deutsche Bank Global Leadership Meeting, Berlin, Germany

  • Creating motivational cultures. Workshop given at the International Congress of the Egyptian Mental Health (NGOs), Cairo, Egypt.

  • Harnessing power and culture to create systems of change. Plenary panel given at the 10th Biennial Congress of the Society of Psychiatry, Johannesburg, South Africa.

  • Cross cultural approaches to traumatic stress reactions. Speaker at the Asia Pacific Research Convention, Taipei, Taiwan.

  • Optimizing your experience dividend: Grey-haired change agents are the organizational engine for invention and transformation. AIG Global Leadership Summit, San Francisco, CA.

  • Personal obstacles to power. Workshop given to the Hong Kong Association of Business and Professional Women, Hong Kong.

  • Leadership lessons. Workshop provided for Barclays Investment Banking Division, New York, NY.

  • Amplifying YOUR confidence and voice to influence leadership, engage ‘everyone’ and speak the language of multiple stakeholders. Keynote to Corporate Volunteers of New York (CVNY) annual meeting, New York, NY.

  • What does it mean for me? Speaker at AIG Human Resources Summit, New York, NY.

  • Boomers, millennials and YOU. Lecture given to the Bermuda Chapter of the Chartered Property Casual Underwriters, Bermuda.

  • Ain’t nobody got time for that! Finding balance through all stages of your life. University of Pennsylvania Reunion Panel, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Leading families with resilience in times of uncertainty. Plenary speaker for Estee Lauder Companies, New York, NY.

  • Taking control of your life. Workshop delivered at the Bermuda Insurance Institute, Bermuda.

  • How not to lead a little life: Leveraging your leadership impact. Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Fabulous failures. Intensive Workshop developed for the Bermuda Chapter of the Chartered Property Casual Underwriters, Bermuda.

  • Enhancing confidence and competence at work. Keynote Lecture given to the Bermuda Chapter, CPCU Society, Bermuda.

  • It’s okay for men, too… Guest speaker for the Men’s Employee Resource Group (MERG) and Kindred, New York, NY.

  • How to succeed in business without burning out. Lecture presented to the Association of Women in Legal Departments, New York, NY.

  • Going global: Eating disorders as social commentary. Speaker at the 3rd International Symposium on Eating Disorders, Barcelona, Spain.

  • When the body speaks: The cultural context of eating disorders. Symposium given at the European Psychiatric Association meetings, Prague, Czech Republic.

  • Anorexia nervosa as a result of submission stress. Speaker at the First World Congress on Women’s Mental Health, Berlin, Germany.

  • Cultures within cultures: Lessons from epidemiological work in Curacao. Lecture presented to the Royal Society of Physicians, Edinburgh, Scotland.

  • Feminist perspectives on eating disorders. Plenary Address given at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, The Hague, The Netherlands.

  • A post-communist country with a capitalist problem? Experiences of eating disturbances in Georgia former Soviet Union. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, New York, N.Y.

MELANIE KATZMAN ON FEMALE LEADERSHIP:

  • Strength in numbers: The power of female relationships to drive positive change. “Meet the Author” Keynote for Fortress Investment Group, New York.

  • Changing worlds, challenging women. Keynote address given to the Jerusalem Institute for Adolescents, Jerusalem, Israel.

  • Power, gender and the west: What does it mean? Keynote given at the Gastro-Politics of Food, Women and Nation Caucus at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.

  • He just doesn’t get it! Gender differences in communication styles. Workshop given to the American Women’s Association, Hong Kong.

  • Women helping women: The bright and dark side of female relationships. Seminar presented at the Renfrew Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Understanding the difference in male and female communication styles. An employee education seminar presented at Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Brooklyn, NY.

  • Women, power and money. University of Pennsylvania Alumni Weekend, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Change! 100 (or 20) women in hedge funds. Keynote Address for 100 Women in Hedge Funds Conference, New York, NY.

  • Creating a female style of management: Leadership for the 90’s. Keynote Address given to the Hong Kong Association of Business and Professional Women, Hong Kong.

  • The woman who puts others before herself. Invited discussant at the 2nd International Conference on Psychotherapy for the Chinese. Chinese University, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.

  • He just doesn’t get it! Gender differences in communication styles. Workshop given to the American Women’s Association, Hong Kong.

  • Women helping women: The bright and dark side of female relationships. Seminar presented at the Renfrew Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Understanding the difference in male and female communication styles. An employee education seminar presented at Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Brooklyn, NY.

  • How to succeed in business without burning out. Lecture presented to the Association of Women in Legal Departments, New York, NY.

  • Change! 100 (or 20) women in hedge funds. Keynote Address for 100 Women in Hedge Funds Conference, New York, NY.