Keynote speaker in Los Angeles, California
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 Los Angeles: in a region where entertainment, media and the creative industries are already rethinking their work around AI, it shows your audience 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 Los Angeles: Los Angeles runs on reputation and relationships, 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.
I can’t promise a red carpet, but I can promise a keynote your people will still quote after the credits roll.
I’m Sylvie di Giusto. My first career was not on a stage but inside corporations: almost two decades, ending as head of the leadership academy of Europe’s largest retail and tourism group, where I hired speakers myself and learned what a planner really needs from one. Today I’m a CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame keynote speaker based in Tampa. For Los Angeles audiences in entertainment, media, trade and the creative economy, I bring the two questions every industry here is asking: what will a machine take over, and what will it never do? I fly in from Tampa the day before, rehearse in your room and stay live with your people. In a city full of talent that can be copied, recast or automated, my job is to show your audience how to become the one nobody can 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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.
In 2025 the Los Angeles Convention Center hosted 19 citywide conventions with more than 260,000 attendees, according to Discover Los Angeles. Here is what helps when you plan yours, and why a keynote speaker in Los Angeles is easy to book with my team.
| Venue | Area | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Convention Center | Downtown (South Park) | 22,870 (theater); more than 720,000 sq ft of exhibit space |
| Shrine Auditorium and Expo Center | University Park, south of Downtown | more than 6,300 seats (auditorium); 3,500 (Expo Center) |
| Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites | Downtown (Bunker Hill) | 3,000 (theater) |
| JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE / The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles | Downtown (L.A. LIVE) | 2,592 (theater) |
| InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown | Downtown | 2,400 (theater) |
Capacities as published by Discover Los Angeles / BizBash.
Dates, formats, the 3D experience and logistics for your Los Angeles event.
