Fully customized. Never off the shelf.
Built for your Berlin stage.
Sylvie di Giusto calls the United States home, and airport lounges around the world her second office. She is a CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame keynote speaker who helps organizations, and the people inside them, become impossible to replace. She speaks English and German, has worked with leaders from Germany to the UK and Hong Kong, and brings two keynotes to Berlin stages: Forever Human and The Power of Choice, live or as the world’s first 3D immersive keynote.
For nearly twenty years I sat on your side of the table. I led the leadership academy of Europe’s largest retail and tourism group, decided which leaders rose, and booked the speakers who stood in front of them. Much of that happened in Germany, so I know what a German room expects: substance before show, a clear argument, and a speaker who has done the homework. I have stood in front of leaders at McKinsey, BASF, Henkel and Thomas Cook, among others, in German or in English.
Today I bring that to stages around the world, and Berlin is one I love to come back to. The city that turned walls into startups is exactly the right place to talk about what makes people irreplaceable when everything else can be automated. I deliver in English or German, whichever your room needs, and I tailor every keynote to the people sitting in it.
I’ve been married to a German for more than twenty years, so yes, I know the difference between pünktlich and almost on time. Your audience will too. My Austrian mother, French father, Spanish grandmother and Italian grandfather made me international long before Berlin made it fashionable, which helps when your audience arrives from all over the world.
The better the machines get, the more your people will set you apart.
AI just made everyone equally capable. Sylvie names the ten moves a machine still can’t make and shows your audience how to lead, sell and connect with the human signals technology can’t fake.
Why it lands in Berlin: in one of Europe’s leading startup and tech cities, your audience has heard the AI hype. This gives them the human plan.
Explore Forever Human
What your people know rarely gets them chosen. What others see in them does.
Clients, talent and the room decide in seconds. Sylvie reveals the five dimensions that quietly decide who gets kept, followed and chosen, and how to shape them on purpose.
Why it lands in Berlin: international teams, many cultures, one question: who do we trust? It gives a mixed audience a shared language for how trust is won.
Explore The Power of ChoiceNo slides, no pre-recorded hologram beamed in from somewhere else. Sylvie stays live in the room while holograms appear around her, and your leaders, sponsors and theme can step into the story. In Berlin, our team works hand in hand with your venue and AV partner, so the wow never costs you a sleepless night.
Explore the 3D experienceBerlin hosted 64,690 congresses, conferences, seminars and similar professional events in 2025, up 6 percent on the year before. Here is what helps when you plan yours.
| Venue | Area | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| Estrel Berlin | Neukölln | 15,000 |
| CityCube Berlin | Westend (Messe Berlin) | 11,000 |
| hub27 | Westend (Messe Berlin Exhibition Grounds) | 9,500 |
| STATION Berlin | Kreuzberg (Gleisdreieck) | 6,800 |
| Tempodrom | Kreuzberg | 4,200 |
| bcc Berlin Congress Center | Mitte (Alexanderplatz) | 3,000 |
Capacities as published by visitBerlin Convention Office.
Sylvie di Giusto is a CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame keynote speaker who speaks English and German and has worked with leaders across Europe and Asia. She delivers two keynotes, Forever Human on the human edge in the age of AI and The Power of Choice on how people get chosen, either on a traditional stage or as the world’s first 3D immersive keynote.
Yes. Sylvie delivers her keynotes in English or German, and she is comfortable switching for Q&A, a German-speaking leadership team or a mixed international audience.
Yes, wherever there is a stage and a room that can go dark. Sylvie’s team works directly with your Berlin venue and AV partner, checks the floor plan early and sends the full tech requirements. See how the experience works.
Forever Human. It shows audiences the ten moves a machine still can’t make, and turns AI anxiety into a clear plan for the human skills that grow in value as technology gets better.
The Power of Choice. It reveals the five dimensions that decide who gets kept, followed and chosen, and shows people how to shape those judgments on purpose. It is built on Sylvie’s book The Image of Leadership.
Yes. Sylvie speaks in more than 25 countries. Her team handles travel and logistics, so you work with one contact from the first call to the show.
Yes. Sylvie partners with speaker bureaus around the world. If a bureau already supports your event, Sylvie’s team will work directly with them from the first call to the show, so you keep the partner you trust.
Sylvie’s team handles it with you. Sylvie speaks internationally all year, so her team knows the paperwork a cross-border keynote can involve: business visas or work permits, invitation letters, and any tax forms Germany requires for foreign speakers. They check the requirements for Germany early, tell you exactly what they need from you, and take care of the rest, so nothing stands between your date and the stage.
As early as your dates are set. Peak conference seasons in Berlin fill venues and hotels fast, and the 3D immersive keynote needs a few weeks of custom work for your audience. Check availability to hold your date.
Yes. Both keynotes are available in person, hybrid or virtual, and each version is customized to your audience and theme.
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