Events and Speaking
Adrian Ott Speaks on Time-Value Innovation to the VC Roundtable held at Xerox PARC
Speaking and Events:
 

2011

December 2: FountianBlue Future Trends

November 2: Changing the Game: The Age of the Platform and The 24-Hour Customer
(ASAP-SV & Cisco Thought Leader Series)

October 2 - 4: Women in Technology International - WITI Annual Summit, San Jose

September 27: Harvard Business School Association - N. CA Strategy & Growth Roundtable

September 14: EMC (tentative)

September 13: Women in Consulting Leadership Network

August 7: Commencement Keynote, Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley

August 31- September 1: NAWBO National Conference - San Diego

July 15: Radio Interview with Jim Blasingame

July 15: EGG Radio Interview

June 3: Fountain Blue Business Analytics

Q2 2011: Product Marketing Association (date TBD)

May 18: DemandCon - San Francisco

May 16 - 17: Private Client C-Level Event - Atlanta

April 26 - 27: Invent Your Future Conference - Santa Clara

April 14: MarketingProfs Webinar

April 13: MENG Webinar

April 4 - 5: SugarCon

March 29: Podcast Interview with John Jantsch, Duct Tape Marketing Blog

March 18: Small Business Advocate Radio Show with Jim Blasingame

March 10: Private Client Keynote (1500 employees)

March 7: U.C. Santa Cruz Extension - Silicon Valley

February 28 - March 1: Association of Strategic Planning Annual Conference, Dallas

February 8: Strategy-Driven Podcast

February 2: U.C. Berkeley Haas School of Business

February: Costco book signing (date TBD)

January 12: Women in Consulting, Eastbay

January 11: Women In Consulting East Bay Meeting

January: Client Event Keynote (private)

 

2010

December: LA Book Signing Event

November 16: NAWBO SV Author’s event

November 10: Harvard Business School Alumni Association/ASP/ASAP

November 8: SD Forum Marketing SIG at EMC

October: Barnes & Noble Book Signing

October: Google (private presentation)

October 21: SVAMA meeting

October 16: 1:00 PM Costco Livermore Book signing

October 12: Blog Business World Radio Show

October 6: MENG San Francisco meeting

October 5: TEDx Bay Area

October 4: Build Your Business Radio Show

October 4: The Small Business Advocate Radio Show with Jim Blasingame

September 30: IABC Meeting

September 23:  Keynote: MENG Monthly Meeting-Bay Area

September 20: American Marketing Association News Radio Interview

September 13 - 15: WITI Annual Summit + Book Signing. 

September 9: Blog Business World Radio

August 31: Cisco TelePresence Book Launch Event – Multiple Cities (date tentative)

August 19: Keynote NAWBO Silicon Valley 

August 11: The Insana Quotient Radio Interview with CNBC Host Ron Insana

August 11: Stu Taylor Radio Show

August 11: Dresser after Dark Radio Show, USA Radio Network, Talk Radio Network

August 11: Engaging Brand Podcast, U.K

August 10: CBC-National TV Interview Land & O'Leary Exchange

August 5: KCBS SF Radio Interview

August 3: Corporate Strategy & Global Industry Segmentation Webinar

August: Product Development and Management Association, L.A. Chapter

July 15: People On The Go Webinar

July 9: Xerox Parc Auditorium: Venture Capital/Private Equity Roundtable

June 29: Silicon Valley Business Marketing Association (BMA) Marketing Strategy Roundtable 

June 8:  Association of Strategic Planning, Los Angeles Chapter. Author's Event and Book Signing.

May 25: Silicon Valley American Marketing Association at U.C. Extension, Santa Clara

May 19: Keynote: Industry Council for Small Business Development, Santa Clara 



 
Book Adrian Ott to Speak at Your Next Event

Adrian Ott is a highly sought-after speaker and facilitator. Her deep understanding of business enables her to engage everyone from C-Level executives to first level employees in highly effective presentations and discussions. Her energy and unique perspectives will take your event to a higher level.

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Speaking Topics

No matter the industry, or whether your business is B-to-B or B-to-C, Adrian tailors her speech for your audience. A few common topics include:
  • Aligning Social Media with Customer Timeographics

  • Eight Triggers that Turn Distraction into Sales

  • Providing Just-in-Time Information: Not just WHAT, but HOW MUCH and WHEN

  • Time-Value Innovation: Create the Next Breakthrough Product or Service

  • Creating Customer Habits

  • From Distraction to Traction: Engaging Today’s Connected Customer

  • B.E.Y.O.N.D. Innovation

Executive Facilitation

Adrian frequently facilitates senior executive strategy and planning sessions for major corporations. For two years Adrian facilitated a C-Level Roundtable with 26 senior executives of large corporations in the Silicon Valley, including Cisco, EBay, Intuit, Salesforce.com, HP, Oracle, Microsoft, Adobe and others. She currently Chairs the Harvard Business School Strategy & Growth Roundtable for Northern California, the largest HBS Alumni Club in the world and has been moderating since 2006.


Comments from Recent Events


"Adrian's talk was fantastic. I am still receiving emails commenting on the value of the program."
Sheryl Chamberlain, Director EMC Grassroots Innovation Program

"The presentation of 'The 24-Hour Customer' was just awesome. Great insight and ideas on how to reach customers who are connected all the time, but have no attention span."
Philippe Mora

"RT @pierrekhawand: @ExponentialEdge great presentation by Adrian Ott about the 24-Hour Customer in Palo Alto"
Tweet from Pierre Khawand, People on the Go

"Adrian yielded impressive results through her in-depth knowledge of business that enables her to frame discussions and ask insightful questions that others may overlook. Her enthusiasm and professional approach earns the respect of senior executives."
Erna Arnesen
Vice President, Global Services Channels and Alliances, Cisco Systems

"Adrian guest lectured at my marketing class at U.C. Berkeley. Her presentation explains consumer behavior in a fresh, intuitive way. She was one of my students' favorite guest speakers."
Judy Hopelain
Marketing Faculty, Haas School of Business

"Adrian is a master at synthesizing lots of data and noise to derive insightful trends and frameworks that enlighten and create ah-ha moments for everyone. Adrian is great at engaging executives and pushing their thinking, resulting in highly productive discussions and insights. Adrian is a top consultant in the Silicon Valley and I recommend her highly."
Jim Chow
President Emeritus & Board Member ASAP; Partner Programs, Google

"Adrian has a gift of taking complex concepts and making them intelligible and exciting."
Stanley Abraham
University Professor, Cal Poly Pomona attending the Association of Strategic Planning Annual Conference

"You blew my socks off! You are a veritable force of energy and insight and the whole room was mesmerized by your blend of pragmatic and inspirational comments"
Celeste Bishop Officer
Women in Consulting

"Her presentation...was absolutely phenomenal and very well-received by our attendees...Ms. Ott's session was one of the most requested of the day. Her presentation was professional, relevant, and in tune with today's business environment."
Amy Timpe
WIB Event Organizer, University of Santa Clara, MBA Program

"You are a superb presenter - enthusiastic, engaging, specific, and lots of examples"
Seena Sharp
Author, Competitive Intelligence Advantage

"Lovely job today and truly compelling information! Fantastic presentation. Great content!"
Elyse Tager
Silicon Valley American Marketing Association

"I enjoyed your session today and meeting you. Thanks for addressing our AM Forum - you delivered exciting content with grace and authority."
Eric Doner
President, Silicon Valley Chapter American Marketing Association

RT @SGersh: Great presentation by @ExponentialEdge Adrian Ott @DemandCon yesterday. (Steve Gershik is the Producer of DemandCon)

RT @iAppERP: @ExponentialEdge Honored to meet you! (& your presentation rocked). Looking fwd to reading your new book! #DemandCon

RT @seamlessocial @exponentialedge Thank you for great presentation today about "Timeonomics" @DemandCon

RT @buchanla: Nice stuff from @ExponentialEdge #scon11 - interesting presentation

"Absolutely phenomenal and very well received by our attendees"

"One of the most requested sessions of the day."

"The presentation by Adrian was very powerful. Great Job"

"Adrian was excellent - Great Presentation"

"One of the best training sessions available at the Conference."

"…the value was in the research…I enjoyed Ms. Ott's presentation"

"Outside speaker added much value, credibility to the session"

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Results
"You blew my socks off! You are a veritable force of energy and insight and the whole room was mesmerized by your blend of pragmatic and inspirational comments"
Celeste Bishop
Officer
Women in Consulting
 
"Adrian is a master at synthesizing lots of data and noise to derive insightful trends and frameworks that enlighten and create ah-ha moments for everyone."
Jim Chow
President -- Emeritus
ASAP; Google
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