Keynote speaker in Birmingham, Alabama
Every day, your people get chosen or replaced: by clients, by leaders, and now by machines. I show them how to become the one nobody wants to lose.
Real rooms. Real people. Real change.
Everyone now has the same AI, the same data and the same tools.
The only difference left is your people.
AI does more of the work every day, and your clients can compare everything in seconds.
What still decides who gets kept, followed and chosen is human.
AI anxiety quietly eats confidence, engagement and the courage to lead. People who feel replaceable stop acting irreplaceable.
When every competitor has the same tools and the same data, the people are the only difference a client can still feel.
The talent you most want to keep is the talent everyone else wants too. Being chosen works both ways.
Whatever your industry, your people are quietly asking one of them.
Will a machine do my job?
The better the machines get, the more your people will set you apart.
Why it lands in Birmingham: in a city that went from steel mills to medical research in a few generations, your audience knows how fast work can change, and this shows them the ten moves a machine still can’t make.
Why does someone else get chosen?
What your people know rarely gets them chosen. What others see in them does.
Why it lands in Birmingham: Birmingham’s healthcare, banking and professional services audiences win on trust, and this keynote shows the five dimensions that decide who gets kept, followed and chosen.
No slides, no pre-recorded hologram beamed in from somewhere else.
I stay live in the room while your leaders, sponsors and theme step into the story.
How clients describe it, in their own words.
How clients make it their own.
Few audiences judge a keynote as closely as a room full of meeting planners. Birmingham gave me one.
I’m Sylvie di Giusto. My career started far from the stage: for nearly twenty years I worked inside corporations, eventually leading the leadership academy of Europe’s largest retail and tourism group, where choosing and booking speakers was part of my job. Today I’m a keynote speaker inducted into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame, and I live in Tampa, a short nonstop flight away. Birmingham is a stage I already know: in 2017 the Events Industry Council CMP Conclave trusted me with its stage here, in front of a room of certified meeting professionals, the people who hire speakers for a living. Whether your people heal patients, manage money or build things, I bring the same question to your stage: what makes them impossible to replace?
In their words, not ours.
In 27 years of planning conferences and hearing thousands of speakers, it’s truly rare to be enlightened and moved by one.
She takes the time to learn about you, your audience, your conference. I’d put her right at the very top of the list.
The absolute attention to detail, the going above and beyond, really making sure that we are fully customized, and really engaging with our content and our audience. I just can’t say enough good things.
She worked with me putting personal touches on my presentation to fit into her technology, which is something I haven’t done with any other keynote before.
You’d think it’s really hard, but from the production side it wasn’t.
Sylvie came up with a unique idea on involving us in her actual presentation. It actually blew everybody’s minds and they couldn’t figure out if I was actually on stage or I was an avatar.
Her ‘Forever Human’ keynote received rave reviews from our attendees, and for good reason. From the moment she began, you could have heard a pin drop in the room. Her presentation was unlike anything I had ever seen or experienced at a conference.
Instead of using slides, we went with Sylvie’s 3D holographic technology. I’ve already received several awesome compliments.
Sylvie di Giusto is a CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame keynote speaker. 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 speaks across the United States and in more than 25 countries, and Birmingham is a nonstop flight from her home airport. Her team handles travel and logistics, so you work with one contact from the first call to the show.
Yes, wherever there is a stage and a room that can go dark. Sylvie’s team works directly with your Birmingham venue and AV partner, checks the floor plan early and sends the full tech requirements. See how the experience works.
Both keynotes work for any industry, so the choice comes down to the question your audience is quietly asking. Forever Human answers “Will a machine do my job?” It shows people 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 answers “Why does someone else get chosen?” It reveals the five dimensions that decide who gets kept, followed and chosen, and shows people how to shape those judgments on purpose. Not sure which one your audience needs? Sylvie’s team will help you decide on the first call.
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.
As early as your dates are set. Peak convention seasons in Birmingham fill venues and hotels fast, and the 3D immersive keynote needs a little lead time to be tailored to 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.
The Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex reported more than $463.5 million in economic impact for metro Birmingham in 2025. Here is what helps when you plan yours, and why a keynote speaker in Birmingham is easy to book with my team.
| Venue | Area | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| Legacy Arena at the BJCC | Downtown | 17,000 |
| BJCC Concert Hall | Downtown | 2,835 |
| BJCC East Ballroom | Downtown | 1,260 (full ballroom); 702 theater in Ballroom B alone |
| BJCC Theatre | Downtown | 1,000 |
| Hyatt Regency Birmingham, The Wynfrey Hotel | Hoover (Riverchase Galleria) | 600 (Wynfrey Ballroom, plated dinner) |
Capacities as published by Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) / venue sites.
Dates, formats, the 3D experience and logistics for your Birmingham event.
