KEYNOTE 01. The Art of Getting Over Yourself™ How to Build Belonging in the Modern World
We live in the most connected era in human history — and somehow, people have never felt more alone. The culprit isn't technology or remote work or busy schedules. It's autopilot. We move through our days, our meetings, and our relationships on autopilot, and connection becomes a casualty.
In this keynote, belonging expert and solo performance artist Eli Walker draws on live experience design, behavioral psychology, and her own journey from NYU-trained actress to founder of a global wellness movement to show audiences how to get out of their heads and into the room — in real time.
Using her signature P.L.A.Y. Method, Eli gives audiences practical, repeatable tools to create genuine connection in the moments that matter most: at work, at events, and in everyday life.
Attendees will leave knowing:
Best for: company all-hands, leadership summits, conference openers, DEI and culture events
KEYNOTE 02. Work Hard, P.L.A.Y. Harder™: A Work-Life Balance Strategy That Actually Works
"Balance" is a myth — and most people already know it. What high performers actually need isn't less work. It's more play. Not as a reward for productivity, but as the engine behind it.
In this high-energy, research-backed keynote, Eli Walker makes the neuroscience case for why play, creativity, and spontaneity aren't soft skills — they're performance strategies. Drawing on her background in performance, her P.L.A.Y. Method, and her work with teams at Google, Mastercard, and Intel, Eli shows audiences how to access joy under pressure and embed play into the rhythms of real work life.
This isn't a keynote about taking more vacations. It's about rewiring how you show up — every single day.
Attendees will leave knowing: