🎤 Speaking & Events
Book Helen [Official Speaker Page]
2025
2025 — Upcoming
🎤 SEPTEMBER 10-11 MidwestCon (#MidwestCon), Cincinnati (CincyAI Community Partner & Speaker)
🎤 SEPTEMBER 18-21 Bond Arc Interiors, Orlando (Speaker)
🎤 SEPTEMBER 15-16 VARTECH, Bahamas (Speaker)
📍 SEPTEMBER 26 OhioX Ohio Tech Day (OhioX, #OhioX), Columbus (On radar to attend)
🎤 OCTOBER 2-3 DataConnect, Columbus, OH (Speaker)
🤝 OCTOBER 7 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), Oct meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host) - 2 Year Anniversary! 🥳
🪑 OCTOBER 14-16 Marketing AI Conference (MAICON, #MAICON) Cleveland (Attendee)
🤝 NOVEMBER 4 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), Nov meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🪑 NOVEMBER 19 OhioX Ohio AI Summit (OhioX, #OhioX), Columbus (Attendee)
🤝 DECEMBER 2 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), Dec meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🎥 DECEMBER 5-7 FilmGate Immersive Festival at Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami (Media Partner) [Art Basel Miami Beach Dec 5-7]
🎄 December 25 - January 1 - Christmas Break 🥳
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2025
🤝 JANUARY 14 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), Jan meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🤝 FEBRUARY 4 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), Feb meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🎤 FEBRUARY 12 EO Learning Luncheon, Cincinnati (Speaker - Private)
🤝 MARCH 4 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), March meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🎤 MARCH 5 Together Digital Accelerate with AI, an IWD Event, Cincinnati (Speaker)
🥳 MARCH 5 Creativity Squared x MidwestCon #ImaginationAge Underground Pre-SXSW IWD Party, Cincinnati (Host)
🎤 MARCH 8 SXSW Speakeasy session with Mike White, Michael Coppage, and Michael Thompson, Austin, TX (Speaker)
🎤 MARCH 8 SXSW Speakeasy session with Willonius Hatcher, Austin, TX (Speaker)
🎤 MARCH 9 SXSW Featured Session: AI, Music & Creativity in the Imagination Age with Holly Herndon, Austin, TX (Speaker)
🤝 MARCH 9 #ImaginationAge Zen Dining Experience and Reception with Chef Zen and Chef Divina Balazo at Camp Imagination, Austin, TX (Host)
🥳 MARCH 9-12 Threw a legendary #ImaginationAge 72-hour, 24/7 party with 28 acts mixing nonstop at Kingdom, the hottest new club in Austin!! 🥳 (Host)
🤝 MARCH 10 #ImaginationAge Black Excellence Dinner with Tim Fielder, Austin, TX (Host)
🎤 MARCH 11 SXSW Session: Farewell, Information Age — Welcome to the Imagination Age!
🪑 MARCH 22 Don’t Die Summit, Miami, FL (Attendee)
🎥 MARCH 26-30 One Night Only Agency’s Miami Music Week Events (Media Partner)
🤝 APRIL 1 CincyAI for Humans, (CincyAI, #CincyAI), April Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🎤 APRIL 16 Cool People Saying Smart Things, Cincinnati (Speaker)
🤝 MAY 6 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), May meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🎤 MAY 16 Power to Pursue, Cincinnati (Speaker)
🎤 JUNE 5-8 SUMMIT DETROIT, Detroit (Speaker)
🏆 JUNE 11 The Fire Awards powered by the 1819 Innovation Hub (CincyAI is a finalist!)
🎤 JUNE 10-12 Cincy AI Week (#CincyAIWeek), Cincinnati (CincyAI Community Partner & Speaker)
🎤 JUNE 13 AFTACon (#AFTACON #AFTACON2025), Cincinnati (Speaker)
🤝 JUNE 17 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), June meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🤝 JULY 1 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), July meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🪑 JULY 14-16 Black Tech Week, Cincinnati
🎥 JULY 17-20 ArtsWave 2025 Black and Brown Artists Grant Program Showcase, Cincinnati (Media Partner)
🤝 AUGUST 5 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), August meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🤝 SEPTEMBER 2 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), September meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🤝 SEPTEMBER 6 CincyAI & MidwestCon Data Hackathon for Non-Profits, Cincinnati (Community Partner)
2024
🤝 JAN 9 CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🎤 FEB 2 From Ellevate & IBM: Generative AI Summit Transforming Businesses for the Future
🤝 FEB 6 CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🤝 MARCH 5 CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🥃 MARCH 5 Makers + Mixers Happy Hour, Cincinnati (Community Partner)
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🤠 MARCH 8-15 SXSW, Austin, TX (Official Mentor March 11)
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😎 APRIL 5-9 Texas Eclipse Festival
🤝 APRIL 16 CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🥃 APRIL 16 Maker’s Mark ‘Makers + Mixers,’ Cincinnati (Community Partner)
🪑 APRIL 18 MIT’s Imagination in Action, Boston (Attendee)
🪑 APRIL 26-28 Future Frequences Retreat, Newburgh, NY (Attendee)
🎤 MAY 2 Rotary Club of Cincinnati Corporate Member Roundtable on AI, Cincinnati (Speaker)
🤝 MAY 7 CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🥃 MAY 7 ‘Makers + Mixers’ Happy Hour, Cincinnati (Community Partner)
🤝 JUNE 4 CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🥃 JUNE 4 ‘Makers + Mixers’ Happy Hour, Cincinnati (Community Partner)
🎤 JUNE 5-6 Autonomous Innovation Summit, Virtual (Speaker)
How A.I. and Timeless Stories Connect | 2024 Autonomous Innovation Summit Panel The video of the panel “How A.I. and Timeless Stories Connect” from this year’s Autonomous Innovation Summit Panel is up on our YouTube channel. Check out the rich conversation I had with Leopold Ajami (Chief Influence Officer, Public Speaking, and Thought Leadership Coach at Novel Philosophy Academy), Paqui Lizana (Global Head of Technology Strategy at Ikea), Yago de la Sotilla (CEO & Founder of Glassy), and Katie Trauth Taylor (CEO & Cofounder of Narratize).
🎤 JUNE 11-13 Cincy AI Week, Cincinnati (Host Committee + Speaker)
🎤 JUNE 12-17 BOLD UnConference, Austria (Speaker)
🤝 JULY 9 CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🎤JULY 16-18 Black Tech Week, Cincinnati (Speaker)
🎥 JULY 18-19 Data 4 Public Good, Minneapolis (Attendee/Interviewed Speakers)
🎤JULY 26-18 Future Frequencies Salon, Newburg, NY (Speaker)
🤝 AUGUST 6 CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🎤 SEPTEMBER 4-6 MidwestCon, Cincinnati (Speaker)
🎤 SEPTEMBER 10-12 Marketing AI Conference (MAICON), Cleveland (Speaker)
🤝 SEPTEMBER 17 CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🪑 SEPTEMBER 17-19 Columbus AI Week, Columbus (Attendee)
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🤝 OCTOBER 8 CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host) - 🥳 1 Year Anniversary!
🎤 OCTOBER 10 Columbus AI Meetup hosted by Big Kitty Labs, Columbus (Speaker)
🎤 OCTOBER 11 Kent State University Creative Sectors Lecture + Workshop Series (Speaker)
🎤 OCTOBER 17 Illuminate: Together Digital National Conference (Speaker)
🤝 NOVEMBER 5 CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
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🪑 NOVEMBER 20 Columbus AI Summit by OhioX, Columbus (Attendee)
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🤝 DECEMBER 3 CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host) in partnership with the Adobe-led Content Authenticity Initiative! 🎉 🎟 Sign up now!
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🎤 DECEMBER 5 Art Basel's FilmGate Interactive Festival XI, Miami (Live Podcast Recording with King Willonius)
Live Podcast Recording! King Willonius ("BBL Drizzy" Creator) in Conversation with Helen Todd (Creativity Squared Founder)
Join us for a live poolside recording featuring TIME100 AI 2024 honoree Willonius Hatcher (aka King Willonius), award-winning filmmaker, AI storyteller, author, and comedian — and the creator of the viral sensation "BBL Drizzy." Fresh from premiering his musical of the same name at Miami Art Basel's FilmGate Interactive Festival XI, one of the top ten immersive festivals in the world. Willonius will be joined on stage with Helen Todd, founder and host of Creativity Squared, a podcast exploring the intersection of AI and creativity. Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at "BBL Drizzy," a dystopian musical that challenges a world valuing influence over authenticity. You won’t want to miss how GenAI changed the trajectory of Willonius’s career in addition to getting an insider look at his creative process, his thoughts on AI empowering Black creators, and the surprising connection between Burning Man and his AI journey!
🎟 Snag your ticket now — would love to connect in Miami!
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🎤 DECEMBER 9 Farewell, Information Age — Welcome to the Imagination Age, Cincinnati (Speaker) 🎟 RSVP today!
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🎤 DECEMBER 11-13: Responsible AI Summit, Virtual (Speaker) 🎟 Register today!
2023
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🎤 MAY 11 BNI Elevete, NYC (Speaker)
🪑 MAY 18-21 Summit at Sea, Miami (Attendee)
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p🎤 MAY 24 Dooley Social Studio Show & Tell, Cincinnati (Speaker)
🖼 JUNE 3 “Yes, But is it Art?” Studio Kroner Gallery Exhibit, Cincinnati (Attendee)
🪑 JUNE 14 Tribeca Film Festival #TribecaX, NYC (Attendee)
🎤 JUNE 20 Apochromatik's Focus Executive Forum, Virtual (Speaker)
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🎥 JULY 14-16 & 30 ArtsWave Black and Brown Artist Program 2023 Showcase, Cincinnati (Partner)
🎤 SEPTEMBER 6-10 BOLD UnConference, Austria (Speaker)
🪑 SEPTEMBER 6-10 Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria (Attendee)
🤝 OCTOBER - CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🪑 SEPTEMBER 22 Digital Futures Grand Reopening 2.0 (Attendee)
🎤 OCTOBER 12 Elevate! Together Digital National Conference (Speaker)
🤝 OCTOBER 17 CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host) - Our Inaugural CincyAI Meeting!! 🎉
🪑 OCTOBER 23-26 StartupCincy Week, Cincinnati (Attendee)
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🍸 OCTOBER 24 AI Avatars & Aperitifs, Cincinnati (Host) Recap Video, Full Video
🤝 NOVEMBER 14 CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
🪑DECEMBER 8 Content Authenticity Initiative’s (CAI) Symposium (Attendee)
🤝 DECEMBER 12 CincyAI Meetup, Cincinnati (Co-Host)
Full Archive:
SXSW (attended 2009-2019; 2023+); spoke 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020*; Advisor 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Topics:
2025 - Speaker
2024 - SXSW Mentor
2023 - Attended
2022 - skipped in-person
2021 - Attended online IG post
2020 - From the Soil to the Soul* - March 2020, (SXSW* Selected for SXSW but canceled)
2018 - The Era of Camera-First Food
2017 - How Do You Keep Your Brand Human in 2030?
2016 - Stay True to Your Craft and Online Brand
2015 - Fear & Creativity: Finding Your Craft
SXSW V2V
Topics:
2015 - The Best City in the World (Exploring Creativity, Cities, and the Future of Work: How does location relate to our personal and company identities?)
2014 - The Other F Word (Fear)
2013 - Exploring Deep Creativity and Brainstorming
Social Media Week New York City
Topics:
2018 - Walls to Meaningful Communities
2017 - 3 Ways to Think About Learning in 2017
2016 - From Immersive Video to Animated Selfies, How We Will Express Ourselves in 2016
2015 - Sociality Squared 5th Birthday Celebration & Social Media Week Event
2014 - Exploring Deep Creativity
2013 - Seeing the Whole Picture with Visual Marketing
2012 - Pining Over Pinterest
2011 - Facebook Must Die! Long Live Facebook!
2010 - Facebook Metrics for Fan Pages and Ads: What they do and don’t tell marketers
Brandemonium
2020 - Virtual - Future of Marketing and Voice IG Post
2019 - Cincinnati, OH - Brandemonium 2019 - The Content of Brand Character IG post
2018 - Cincinnati, OH - How to Keep Brand Relevant in 3 Second World
2017 - Cincinnati, OH - The Cultural Pendulum Swings from Individualism to Community
Business Elevation Summit Virtual (2021) IG post
Dasicon Equality in Progress: Empowering Women (2021) - DASICON 2021 is “Equality in Progress: Empowering Women — Much Discussed, Least Conceptualised”
Future of Brands in Society (2020) IG Live IG post @myuberlife & @wulfuniversity
ACEs conference (2020)
Speakeasy Panel (virtual) 2020 - Marketing Reset II: Marketing Pivots During Uncertainty (PW video) IG post
Speakeasy Panel (virtual) 2020 - ResetSpeakeasy Workshop: Your Social Media Blind Spots (Virtual) April 2020
Leica Society International IG 101 Part 1 & Part 2 (Virtual) 2020
Sprout Agency Summit (Chicago) 2018 – Content in a 3 Second World
NYU Stern (NYC) 2018 – Data Visualization Made Simple
Emerson College Alumni Event NYC - 2018 Communication Panel - Date?
Sprout Social Rise & Grind Oct 29, 2019
Gotham Media - NYC - 2018 - "What's Next for Social Media? Advertising, Data and Regulation” panel with David Kirkpatrick
Emerson College Alumni Event NYC - 2018 - Communication Panel
Women Color Tech (NYC) 2018
Moving Forward - NYC
2018 (Event Co-Organizer too) - Walls to Meaningful Communities
Whitsun Dialogues 2017 - Austria - Digitalization, social media, and entrepreneurship/economy
Retail Print Music Dealers - 2017, Atlanta - Impact Your Print Music Business with Social Media (Paid)
Propelify - NJ - 2017 - Diversity Includes Disability
Inc.com Sales Accelerator - 2016 - Maximizing Social Media for Lead Generation and Relationship Building
Social Media 101 for Librarians - Virtual
Northside Innovation Event - 2015 - Brooklyn - My Founders Story
Mobile Marketing Innovation Day - 2014 - Vienna, Austria - Facebook: Socal, Local, & Mobile
MediaBistro - NYC - 2014 Conference - Facebook Metric for Pages and Ads: What they do and don’t tell marketers
San Francisco Small Business Conference - 2014 - “6 Business Mistakes to Avoid” (virtual)
Austrian Consulate General NYC - 2013 - Sustainability & Society
Reboot Conference April 2012 - NYC - Social Web Content: Think Like a Caveman
Frontier Small Business - How to Set up a Business Facebook Page (webinar)
NYU
2015 - The Most Amazing Social Media Presentation, Ever. 2.0
2014 - The Most Amazing Social Media Presentation, Ever.
2013 - Visual Marketing + Social Media
2012; Topic The importance of visual communication in Social Media
Electronic Communities MBA Class, July 2010, July 2011
2011 - Facebook: The Good. The Bad, and the Ugly
2010 - Social Media Metrics: A Closer Look at Facebook and Leica Camera
Social Media Management MBA Class, November 2011
Xavier University – Social Media Marketing MBA Class, October 2011 - Facebook: The Good. The Bad, and the Ugly
Conde Nast - 2011 - Facebook: The Good. The Bad, and the Ugly
BlogWorld Panel, 2011 - News Feed Optimization Best Practices
MediaBistro - 2011 - Social Media Optimization Conference
Akzo Conference, 2011 - So, You Have a Facebook Page...Now What?
ColorVision, 2011 - Social Media & Collision Repair Getting Local
Women in AA Conference, 2011
WIN Women’s Industry Network 2011 - Facebook Must Die! Long Live Facebook!
Fertilome Conference, 2010 - Facebook Opportunities for VPG Dealers (Paid)
NYC Masterminds, 2010 - Facebook Insights: Using Facebook fan pages, metrics, & ads to drive traffic
S2xExchange
Launched S2xExchange - an S2 Conference in Berlin in 2014
My presentation: Exploring Social Media and Mobile
Host S2xExchange Panels - NYC
Algorithms: How News Finds Us - NYC, 2014
Host Private S2xExchange Dinners
InspireFest - Dublin 2018
SXSW - Host annual private dinners
NYC
Other Conferences/Festivals I have attended or attend regularly:
F8, Facebook’s Developer Conference - 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 (NYC Satellite event), 2018 (No conferences were held in 2009, 2012 or 2013, missed 2019)
InspireFest - Dublin, Ireland 2018
Bitten - NYC
The Information Summits - NYC and San Francisco (Sponsored some of these too)
Sundance - Salt Lake City
Tribeca Film Festival - NYC
Million Dollar Women’s Summit - 2018
Photokina - Cologne, Germany
Photo Plus Expo - NYC
Burning Man - Black Rock City, Nevada
Art Basel - Miami
Summit at Sea - 2016
Master Your Mission - 2017 - Montana