Fully customized. Never off the shelf.
Built for your Barcelona 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 has worked with leaders from Germany to the UK and Hong Kong, and brings two keynotes to Barcelona stages: Forever Human and The Power of Choice, live or as the world’s first 3D immersive keynote.
Barcelona has a way of making you look up: at Gaudí’s towers, at the hill of Montjuïc, at what people can build when they refuse to think small. With a Spanish grandmother, an Austrian mother, a French father and an Italian grandfather, I grew up between cultures, and this city, proudly Catalan and wide open to the world, feels like my kind of place.
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. Collaborating with leaders from Germany to the UK and Hong Kong taught me what a truly international audience needs: one clear idea that holds up in every language in the room.
For more than twenty years I’ve shared my life with my German husband, proof that love, and perhaps a bit of diplomacy, transcends borders. Today I live in Florida and have served audiences in more than 25 countries. With millions of miles behind me, my second office could easily be an airport lounge, though in Barcelona I’d gladly trade it for a terrace.
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 Barcelona: in the city of MWC and the Smart City Expo, your audience lives at the frontier of technology. This shows them the moves no machine can make.
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 Barcelona: Barcelona is a city of makers and brands. It shows your people that being chosen is not luck, but a set of choices they can lead on purpose.
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 Barcelona, our team works hand in hand with your venue and AV partner, so the wow never costs you a sleepless night.
Explore the 3D experienceBarcelona ranked 3rd worldwide in ICCA's 2025 City Rankings with 166 international association meetings, so your delegates are in very experienced hands. Here is what helps when you plan yours.
| Venue | Area | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| Palau Sant Jordi | Montjuïc | 18,500 |
| Fira Barcelona Gran Via (Gran Via Convention Centre) | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 12,000 |
| CCIB, Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona | Diagonal Mar / Fòrum | 10,000 (Level P0); Auditori Fòrum 3,084 seats |
| Fira Barcelona Montjuïc (Barcelona Conference Centre) | Montjuïc / Plaça d'Espanya | 3,000 |
Capacities as published by Fira Barcelona / CCIB / BSM venue sites.
Sylvie di Giusto is a CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame keynote speaker 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. Every keynote is researched and customized for your people, your industry and your theme, and Sylvie’s multicultural background helps her connect with audiences of many nationalities in Barcelona.
Yes, wherever there is a stage and a room that can go dark. Sylvie’s team works directly with your Barcelona 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 Spain requires for foreign speakers. They check the requirements for Spain 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 Barcelona 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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