Nicole Ingra empowers organizations to turn cultural insights into business advantage, sparking creativity and innovation that fuel long-term relevance.
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"Nicole is so adept at providing clear guidance as to when you might use the techniques, not just what the technique is. This means you can literally use what you learned right away. It becomes second nature extremely quickly.”
Tasha Gideon, Founder & Chief Consultant
A dynamic global strategist, Nicole Ingra transforms cultural complexity into clear business opportunities. Having guided brands like Netflix, TikTok, and Nike, she equips leaders to navigate disruption with clarity, creativity, and confidence. Her energizing keynotes inspire fresh perspectives, spark innovation, and deliver actionable strategies that build lasting relevance and measurable business impact.
Keynote Speaker Nicole Ingra is recognized internationally for her ability to transform complexity into clarity and uncover new opportunities at the intersection of culture, business, and creativity. As Global Director of Insights & Strategy, she has worked with some of the world’s most iconic brands including Netflix, TikTok, Nike, WhatsApp, Heineken, and Diageo helping them navigate disruption, strengthen relevance, and accelerate growth in fast-changing markets.
Known for her contagious energy and sharp insights, Nicole inspires leaders to think differently and act decisively. Her keynotes equip executives and teams with practical tools to decode cultural shifts, embrace innovation, and turn challenges into strategic advantages. By reframing perspectives and bridging creativity with commercial thinking, she empowers organizations to not only stay ahead of change but to shape it.
Audiences consistently leave her sessions energized, motivated, and ready to act. Whether addressing C-suite executives, marketing leaders, or innovation teams, Nicole delivers thought-provoking ideas that spark creativity and unlock business potential across industries and geographies.
Book Nicole Ingra for your event to gain a keynote that combines global expertise with actionable strategies, helping your organization thrive in an era defined by disruption and opportunity. With over a decade of experience advising top brands worldwide, she brings authority, clarity, and inspiration to every stage making her the ideal choice for organizations seeking lasting impact.
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"Nicole is so adept at providing clear guidance as to when you might use the techniques, not just what the technique is. This means you can literally use what you learned right away. It becomes second nature extremely quickly.”
Tasha Gideon, Founder & Chief Consultant
5 of 5
“We've been using so many of the exercises that Nicole shared with us in our own workshops. They've given us new ways to brainstorm and flow with each other's ideas. Everyone came away super inspired, raring to try out all the great tips and tricks, and really bonded as a team. It was a perfect training day!”
Mily Ames, Co-Founder & Head of Strategy Sonder & Tell
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“The most practical and impactful workshop I’ve ever attended. Nicole effectively teaches your team how to say whatever needs to be said to gain alignment, conviction, and buy-in.”
Charlotte Cramer, Founder Plastic—Studio
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“This is my 9th year at WebSummit and Nicole Ingra’s talk was one of the best of all time.”
Sara Öhman, Marketing Trainer & Specialist
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“Nicole is an incredible facilitator. Her workshop connected the dots between professional practice, creativity, and improv, and her joyful demeanor made it fun, accessible and smart. She’s excellent at creating space for people to let their guards down and learn by doing.
Anita Schillhorn van Veen, Executive Director of Strategy McKinney
Keynote by Nicole Ingra:
Exploring what culture is, isn’t, and can be, how their brands can play a genuine, credible & useful role in it, and how they can turn insights into business opportunities.I can also cover specific tactics and case studies, such as from counterculture to mainstream to cult; scarcity, exclusivity and drops; community, identity and borders; storytelling for in the main character energy time; youth culture & generations.
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Showing the principles and practices of futures thinking - from scenario mapping to signals of changing - and how leaders can use uncertainty as a springboard for action to shape the future they want to create.
This one can easily be a workshop dealing with the specific use cases.
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Looking at the tension between scale and specificity, and how the smartest brands use it as fuel, to create global stories that turn into local realities.
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Looking at two types of transformation and speeds of change: the everyday refinements that build resilience and credibility over time, and the bold initiatives that break bolds and redefine categories.
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For those who have seen enough technological changes to shake the industry, and want to change fear & scepticism for excitement and skills. Exploring different tenets of creative resilience that let brands - and the people behind them - thrive in ever-changing environments.
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Reality is at once boring and overwhelming. People are quantum-leaping, having AI-companions, exploring psychedelics, leaning into traditionalism - creating their own worlds. How do we create for people who no longer fully believe in the world around them?
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Easy isn’t always better. We’ll examine why effort, resistance, participation, and even discomfort are what make experiences memorable, and how to design for depth rather than convenience to make a mark.
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From TikTok trends to cultural archetypes, teens are narrating their lives as if they’re the lead character. This talk looks at storytelling in the age of identity, and what it means for brands trying to carve space in their worlds.
