Braden Kelley is a dynamic, engaging innovation speaker with experience training and consulting with some of the world’s leading organizations. He speaks at conferences and corporate events around the globe about innovation, pull marketing strategy, and social business architecture.
“A next-generation innovation writer and thought leader worth watching.”
- Scott D Anthony, Head of Asian Operations, Innosight
(via Harvard Business Review)
Braden has a passion for innovation and social business, and has spoken at events in a range of countries including the United States, Belgium, Mexico, Canada, Malaysia, and Chile. Plus he has led workshops for groups and companies including PDMA Mexico, the Front End of Innovation and the Open Innovation Summit, and has been a special guest for a couple of Seattle Pacific University MBA courses.
Upcoming events include:
- Government Event – Beltsville, Maryland – TBD, 2013
- Executive Education Seminars – Central Wyoming – June 5-8, 2013
- Building Effective Innovation Teams – ExecuNet Webinar – July 25, 2013 at 1PM EST
- Executive Education Seminars – Central Wyoming – August 21-24, 2013
- Corporate Event (Pending) – Wisconsin – September 26, 2013
- Public Event (Pending) – Canada – November 29, 2013
- 3-Day Public Seminar – London, UK – TBD, 2013
- 2014 International CES (Pending) – Las Vegas – January 7-10, 2014
A sampling of our past events:
- Workshop Leader – PDMA Mexico – June 23, 2010
- SOLD OUT – UBA Trends Day (French) (Dutch) – Brussels, Belgium – October 7, 2010
- Presenter – Optimizing Innovation 2010 – New York, NY – October 20-21, 2010
- SOLD OUT – Book Event – Rotman School of Management – Toronto, Canada – November 9, 2010
- Keynote – Pipeline 2010 – A Virtual Event – November 10, 2010
- Keynote – Imaginatik Innovation Leaders Forum – New York, NY – February 16, 2011
- Presenter – Second Line Conference – New Orleans, LA – May 2-3, 2011
- Presenter and Panel Moderator – Front End of Innovation – Boston, MA – May 16-18, 2011
- Keynote – Innov@MIC Conference – Mons, Belgium – June 23, 2011
- Corporate Event – Farm Credit Services of America – Omaha, NE – July 14, 2011
- Corporate Event and Workshop – Carlsbad, CA – July 19, 2011
- Host and Presenter – Open Innovation Summit – Chicago, IL – August 10-12, 2011
- Free Webinar – Mobilizing Your Innovation Army – September 7, 2011
- One Day Training Course – Southern California – September 26, 2011
- One Day Training Course – Southern California – September 28, 2011
- Keynote – Business Innovation Conference – Chicago, IL – October 11-12, 2011
- Chairperson – Back End of Innovation – San Diego – October 17-19, 2011
- Keynote – Social Product Innovation Summit 2011 – Virtual – October 18, 2011
- Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire Masterclass – Kuala Lumpur – October 27-28, 2011
- Free Webinar – Harnessing the Global Talent Pool to Accelerate Innovation – Dec 13, 2011
- Keynote – Leadership Summit on Design Innovation & Technology – La Jolla, CA – Jan 18-19, 2012
- Keynote – PDMA – The Path to Innovation Excellence – Bellevue, WA – Jan 31, 2012
- Speaker – Corporate Venturing & Innovation Partnering Conference – Newport Beach, CA – Feb 6-8, 2012
- Corporate Event – Microsoft – Bellevue, WA – Mar 2, 2012
- Keynote – Invista Performance Solutions Launch Event – Tacoma, WA – May 1, 2012
- Keynote – Invista Performance Solutions Event – Seattle, WA – May 2, 2012
- Facilitator – Front End of Innovation – Orlando, FL – May 16-17, 2012
- Webinar – Winning the War for Innovation – September 12, 2012
- Corporate Event – Roche Applied Science – September 26, 2012
- Corporate Event – Kickstart – Manila, Philippines – January 16, 2013
- Corporate Event – AB Inbev – Boston, Massachusetts – January 24, 2013
- Front End of Innovation – Boston, MA – May 6-8, 2013
Braden can speak on a wide range of innovation and social business design topics including:
- His book – Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire (John Wiley & Sons)
- Innovation and Social Business
- Increasing Inbound Sales Leads with Pull Marketing
- Creating Continuous Innovation
- The Importance of a Social Business Architecture
- Building Stronger Customer and Employee Relationships
- Balancing Push and Pull Marketing to Maximize Demand Generation
- Putting the “Value” into your Value Proposition
- Social Media as a Tool for Marketing and Social Business
Don’t see the topic you are looking for?
Braden will happily create innovation or social business content customized to the needs of the audience for your conference or event.
For more information about Braden Kelley, please download the speaker sheet.
You can also find Braden Kelley on Wiley Authorities Speak.
To book Braden Kelley for your innovation conference or social business event, click here.
What People Are Saying:
“You got terrific feedback from the attendees… We really hope to have you speak at a future event!”
- Pippa Callaghan, Event Producer, Connecting Group
“You were one of our top-rated presenters, and your presentation was mentioned frequently as most useful and of highest value during the summit.”
- Jonathan Bahe, Managing Director, Design Futures Council
“Braden is a very good speaker who can transmit key messages with clarity and originality. I wish the best to Braden in the future!”
- Nathalie Hublet, Media Manager, UBA












