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Technology and well-being expert, actor and writer with captivating stories that only few speakers can match
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Most business speakers have not appeared in principal roles on Broadway, Film and TV. Even fewer could tell you stories they’ve heard and experienced on sets or stages with people like Christopher Walken, Rene Russo, or Jerry Orbach. As a professional performer, John Havens honed the speaking and presentation skills that have made him a successful professional for over fifteen years in New York City – the town with the toughest, yet greatest, audiences in the world.
It is John’s rare combination of a professional actor’s background coupled with his business expertise and thought leadership that make him such a sought-after speaker. His primary focus for any presentation is to understand/identify with his audiences (so he can provide the most specific and valuable presentation) and then tell them a story to move and motivate them instead simply standing on a stage and pointing at slides.
Keynote speaker John Havens is particularly skilled taking complicated technological ideas and presenting them with a cultural and business context that provides immediate value and broad understanding. Rather than simply list trends or explain how a technology works, John provides statistics, case studies, and compelling research to provide insights that will provide genuine, workable value for his audiences.
John is currently a contributing writer for The Guardian, Mashable and The Huffington Post. He is the published author of the book, Tactical Transparency: How Leaders Can Leverage Social Media to Maximize Value and Build their Brand and his latest work is H(app)y – The Value of Well-Being in A Digital Economy.
As a marketer, John Havens has been a thought leader in the Social and Emerging Media fields since 2005 and is a fellow at the Society of New Communications Resources (SNCR). He worked at About.com, BlogTalkRadio.com, and as the EVP for Social Media at Porter Novelli. He has provided valuable counseling for clients such as Wal-Mart, P&G, Gillette, HP, Salesforce/Work.com, Merck, and Monster.com.
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“John has a magical ability to effortlessly weave expertise, intelligence, innovation, and pedagogy all into one to talk about the most challenging and exciting transformations of our time in technology. As masters of ceremony alongside his family for a global conference on AI held at UNESCO headquarters, his humour, heart, artistry, and humanity were appreciated by all alongside his clear mastery of the subject. Rendering complicated ideas accessible to all, he has the capacity to adapt to all audiences and situations with a minute’s notice. It was a pleasure working with him, and I look forward to continuing our cooperation going forward.”
Sasha Ruebel
"John energetically presents a roadmap for companies on how to leverage social media to grow their business"
"Thank you so much for your dynamic and engaging presentation. I think you hit all the marks; technology, data, healthcare, patient care - while keeping it real, and always reminding us of the value of humanity. Your presentation was not only educational and fun, but also inspiring and motivating. I wanted more! And, so did our staff."
“The most thought-provoking and action-oriented sessions at this year’s Foresight & Trends conference was John Havens' Happathon platform. Besides his dynamic and engaging presentation skills, he took the topic of happiness and proved that it could be measured. He provided ways to take what he spoke about and activate it personally and professionally. I didn’t want the session to end. We need someone like John to empower and educate our company on how to approach and embed happiness & wellbeing in the workplace and apply metrics to that.
Janis Gaufelli
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