Keynote speaker in Dallas, Texas

The Dallas keynote speaker who helps your audience stay irreplaceable

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.

  • Client story: FSAE (3D immersive keynote)
  • Client story: FSAE (3D immersive keynote)

Everyone now has the same AI, the same data and the same tools.
The only difference left is your people.

The problem your Dallas audience faces

Capability just got cheap. Being chosen didn’t.

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.

Your people feel replaceable.

AI anxiety quietly eats confidence, engagement and the courage to lead. People who feel replaceable stop acting irreplaceable.

Your clients see sameness.

When every competitor has the same tools and the same data, the people are the only difference a client can still feel.

Your best people get chosen elsewhere.

The talent you most want to keep is the talent everyone else wants too. Being chosen works both ways.

What’s on your Dallas audience’s mind

Two questions your audience brings into that Dallas room.

Whatever your industry, your people are quietly asking one of them.

Will a machine do my job?

Forever Human keynote by Sylvie di Giusto

Forever Human

The better the machines get, the more your people will set you apart.

Why it lands in Dallas: in a city full of corporate headquarters racing to adopt AI, it shows leaders the ten moves a machine still can’t make.

Why does someone else get chosen?

The Power of Choice keynote by Sylvie di Giusto

The Power of Choice

What your people know rarely gets them chosen. What others see in them does.

Why it lands in Dallas: Dallas runs on sales, real estate and deal making, and this keynote shows the five dimensions that decide who gets kept, followed and chosen.

The experience, live on your Dallas stage

Bring the world’s first 3D immersive keynote to your audience in Dallas.

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.

Clients describe Sylvie di Giusto's 3D immersive keynote

How clients describe it, in their own words.

How clients make the 3D immersive keynote their own

How clients make it their own.

About me

Dallas, a city that keeps calling me back.

Dallas likes everything big. I like the impact to be bigger than the stage.

I’m Sylvie di Giusto. Long before I held a microphone, I spent nearly two decades in the corporate world, ending as head of the leadership academy of Europe’s largest retail and tourism group, where I hired speakers for our own events. Today I’m in the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame and I live in Tampa. Dallas and I go back a while. I have worked with Grant Thornton, RCMA and Ebby Halliday & Co, to name a few, and with fellow speakers at the National Speakers Association’s North Texas chapter and national convention. Accountants, event planners, real estate leaders: different worlds, one shared question. In a market as competitive as this one, what makes your people impossible to replace?

Before you book your Dallas keynote

What clients say about Sylvie‘s impact.

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.
Tami ForeroCEO, Forte Events
She takes the time to learn about you, your audience, your conference. I’d put her right at the very top of the list.
Chip Davis Jr.President & CEO, HDA
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.
Bridget SullivanLead Manager Planning Operations, Informa Connect
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.
Danica SchrothConference Director, Informa Connect
You’d think it’s really hard, but from the production side it wasn’t.
Dustin LemlerProject Manager, American AV
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.
Jeannette WalkerChief Executive Officer, MHEDA
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.
Hester Ndoja, CAEPresident & CEO, Florida Society of Association Executives
Instead of using slides, we went with Sylvie’s 3D holographic technology. I’ve already received several awesome compliments.
Sam UngloChief Financial Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
  • 100 Women in Hedge Funds
  • 5W
  • AASPA
  • Adecco
  • ADP
  • American Airlines
  • American Express
  • American Gem Society
  • Ametek
  • Art of Business
  • ASAP
  • AutoZone
  • BASF
  • Bloomberg
  • BlueCross BlueShield
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of America
  • Brown & Brown Insurance
  • BSCAI
  • C-Suite Network
  • CCAE
  • City of Lynchburg
  • CMDC
  • CMP Conclave
  • Columbia Tower Club
  • Conrad Hotels
  • Crestcom
  • CRMC
  • CSAE
  • Cushman & Wakefield
  • David Corey Medical
  • Deloitte
  • EA Ignite
  • EasyKnock
  • Ebby Halliday
  • Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress
  • EPIC Community
  • Events Industry Council
  • Exelon
  • Fairfield Residential
  • Fashion Institute of Technology
  • Festival de las ideas
  • FICP
  • Florida Realtors
  • FocalPoint Coaching
  • FSAE
  • Garratt-Callahan
  • Geller & Company
  • Gensler
  • German Speakers Association
  • Getec
  • Global Equity Organization
  • Grant Thornton
  • GSF
  • Harvard University
  • Haworth
  • HDA
  • Health Agents for America
  • Henkel
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • Hilton
  • Hofstra University
  • Horesta
  • ILEA
  • Informa Connect
  • International Security Forum
  • IPMA-HR
  • Jacuzzi
  • KCI
  • Keller Williams
  • Kronos
  • LATAM Speakers Association
  • LeadingRE
  • LIFT Team Fairchild
  • LMA
  • Logan University
  • London Hotel
  • Manulife
  • McKinsey & Company
  • MDRT
  • Merial
  • SAP
  • MHEDA
  • MIC Colorado
  • Microsoft
  • MPI
  • NASACT
  • NASPE
  • Natori
  • NECA
  • Nespresso
  • Nickelodeon
  • NSA
  • NYC Human Resources
  • Optime
  • Paradigm
  • Pharma Forum
  • ProLicht
  • PRSA
  • Prudential
  • RCMA
  • Real Estate One
  • Realty Alliance
  • Right at Home
  • Riskonnect
  • Rotary International
  • School Transportation News
  • SHRM
  • SideCar
  • SightCall
  • SMACNA
  • Smart Hustle
  • SOCAP
  • Society of Adventist Communicators
  • SwissRe
  • Tennessee State Government
  • The Co-Operators
  • Thomas Cook
  • Thomson Reuters
  • Thrivent
  • TIAA
  • Tricounty Area Chamber of Commerce
  • TrustEdge Institute
  • U.S. Air Force
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Verslo Zinios
  • Virtuoso
  • VSAI
  • Waldorf Astoria
  • Wells Foundation
  • WMTC
  • Women in Design & Construction
  • Women in Technology Network
  • Women Presidents Organization
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Questions Dallas planners ask.

Who is the best keynote speaker for a conference in Dallas?

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.

Sylvie lives in Tampa. Does she travel to Dallas?

Yes. Sylvie speaks across the United States and in more than 25 countries, and Dallas 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.

Can the 3D immersive keynote be staged in a Dallas venue?

Yes, wherever there is a stage and a room that can go dark. Sylvie’s team works directly with your Dallas venue and AV partner, checks the floor plan early and sends the full tech requirements. See how the experience works.

Which keynote fits my conference in Dallas?

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.

Can we book Sylvie through our speaker bureau?

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.

How far in advance should we book a keynote speaker for Dallas?

As early as your dates are set. Peak convention seasons in Dallas 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.

Can Sylvie speak virtually or in a hybrid format for a Dallas event?

Yes. Both keynotes are available in person, hybrid or virtual, and each version is customized to your audience and theme.

For planners in Dallas

Planning a conference in Dallas, Texas.

In fiscal year 2025, Visit Dallas booked more than 1,400 events, tied to $1.56 billion in economic impact. Here is what helps when you plan yours, and why a keynote speaker in Dallas is easy to book with my team.

Fly inDallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)DART light rail connects DFW Airport Station with downtown Dallas in about 50 minutes.
Time zoneCT (CST / CDT)1 hour behind New York.
From TampaNonstop TPA to DFWI fly in from my home airport the day before your show.
Plan the seasonSummer heatAt DFW, the average first 100°F day arrives around July 1 and the last around August 27, so plan outdoor summer events with extreme heat in mind.

Dallas’s largest event venues

VenueAreaUp to
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center DallasDowntownArena up to 9,000; theater more than 1,700; more than 1 million sq ft of exhibit space
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center (Texas Ballroom)Grapevine, near DFW Airport5,416 (theater)
Sheraton Dallas Hotel (Lone Star Ballroom)Downtown4,500 (theater); 2,930 (banquet)
Omni Dallas Hotel (Dallas Ballroom)Downtown, connected to the convention center3,700 (seated)
Hilton AnatoleDesign District600,000 sq ft of total meeting space (no headcount stated)

Capacities as published by Visit Dallas directory / venue listings.

Planner tips for Dallas

  • Book around market weeks. Total Home & Gift Market fills Dallas Market Center in January and June, and the State Fair of Texas runs at Fair Park from late September into October, so hotels tighten around those dates.
  • Look beyond downtown. Some of the region’s largest ballrooms sit outside downtown, such as the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine with theater seating for 5,416, so map transfers early.
  • Take the train from DFW. DART light rail connects DFW Airport Station with downtown Dallas in about 50 minutes, a useful option when highway traffic builds.
  • Make the evening unforgettable. Take your guests up Reunion Tower for the skyline at sunset, then stroll to Klyde Warren Park and the Arts District for dinner.
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Still have questions? Ask Edna.

Dates, formats, the 3D experience and logistics for your Dallas event.

Edna, Sylvie’s AI assistant

Ready to make your Dallas audience impossible to replace?