Keynote speaker in Denver, Colorado

The Denver 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 Denver 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 Denver audience’s mind

Two questions your audience brings into that Denver 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 Denver: in a city where tech, aerospace and outdoor brands all compete for talent, it shows your people 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 Denver: Denver’s meeting professionals and business leaders know that relationships decide who wins the next contract, and this keynote shows the five dimensions that decide who gets kept, followed and chosen.

The experience, live on your Denver stage

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

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

Denver, we keep meeting at altitude.

Three nonstop flights a day from Tampa, and every one of them gets me a mile closer to the sky.

I’m Sylvie di Giusto. Before I became a speaker, I spent nearly twenty years inside corporations, the last of them leading the leadership academy of Europe’s largest retail and tourism group and hiring the speakers for it. Today I live in Tampa and I’m a CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame keynote speaker. Denver feels familiar. The Meetings Industry Council of Colorado trusted me twice, and so did Crestcom, among others, and I have served fellow speakers at the National Speakers Association’s Colorado chapter and national convention. When the people who plan events for a living invite you back, you take it as a compliment. Here in the Mile High City, my mission is helping your people become impossible to replace.

Before you book your Denver 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
Good to know

Questions Denver planners ask.

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

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 Denver?

Yes. Sylvie speaks across the United States and in more than 25 countries, and Denver 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 Denver venue?

Yes, wherever there is a stage and a room that can go dark. Sylvie’s team works directly with your Denver 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 Denver?

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 Denver?

As early as your dates are set. Peak convention seasons in Denver 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 Denver event?

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

For planners in Denver

Planning a conference in Denver, Colorado.

Visit Denver’s convention statistics list 1,084 groups with 471,487 attendees for 2025. Here is what helps when you plan yours, and why a keynote speaker in Denver is easy to book with my team.

Fly inDenver International Airport (DEN)RTD’s A Line train runs 23 miles from Denver International Airport to Union Station downtown in about 37 minutes, every 15 minutes for most of the day.
Time zoneMT (MST / MDT)2 hours behind New York.
From TampaNonstop TPA to DENI fly in from my home airport the day before your show.
Plan the seasonWinter weatherVisit Denver notes that snow doesn’t stay on the ground long and that August’s average daily high is a mild 86°F, so outdoor elements work in most seasons.

Denver’s largest event venues

VenueAreaUp to
Colorado Convention Center (Bellco Theatre)Downtown5,000 (seats)
Colorado Convention Center (Mile High Ballroom)Downtown4,690 (theater); 3,130 (banquet); 584,000 sq ft of contiguous exhibit space in the building
Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention CenterAurora, near Denver International Airport485,000 sq ft of meeting and event space; 47,000 sq ft Grand Lodge Ballroom
Sheraton Denver DowntownDowntown, 16th Street133,000 sq ft of meeting space (no headcount stated)
Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention CenterDowntown, across from the convention centerover 60,600 sq ft of meeting space; 35 meeting rooms

Capacities as published by Visit Denver / AVFX Denver event venues guide.

Planner tips for Denver

  • Think big under one roof. The Colorado Convention Center’s Bellco Theatre seats 5,000 and its Mile High Ballroom seats 4,690 theater style, so even very large general sessions fit.
  • Plan for the altitude. Denver sits about a mile above sea level, so remind attendees to hydrate, go easy on alcohol the first night and pack sunscreen.
  • Mind the time zone. Denver runs on Mountain Time, two hours behind New York, which matters for hybrid sessions with East Coast teams.
  • Make the evening unforgettable. Treat your guests to a night at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, then head back downtown for a late dinner around Larimer Square or Union Station.
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Still have questions? Ask Edna.

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

Edna, Sylvie’s AI assistant

Ready to make your Denver audience impossible to replace?