$15,000 - $20,000
$10,000 - $15,000
Illinois
Dr. Ted James is a nationally recognized keynote speaker on leadership, innovation, and organizational transformation. As a physician executive, Harvard program director, and business strategist, he helps leaders across industries drive change, foster innovation, and build high-performing cultures that last.
Dr. James currently serves as the System Physician Executive at Endeavor Health, where he leads enterprise-wide transformation across a major health system, aligning digital health, technology strategy, and customer experience to improve outcomes. He also co-directs the Global Health Care Leaders Program at Harvard Medical School, a flagship executive education initiative that empowers global leaders to lead with impact and purpose.
Drawing from decades of real-world leadership in high-stakes, complex environments, Dr. James delivers actionable insights on strategic leadership, digital transformation, innovation, and culture change. Whether speaking to Fortune 500 leaders or fast-growth startups, his keynotes help organizations unlock performance, drive engagement, and thrive in a fast-moving world.
Dr. Ted James is exclusively represented for all global speaking engagements by Executive Speakers Bureau. By submitting this form, your request will be sent directly to his official booking agent for immediate review.
The Future of Healthcare: Leading Innovation, Technology, and Transformation
Leaders across the healthcare ecosystem are called to drive innovation, advance health technology, and lead transformation to create measurable value and growth. Dr. James presents proven strategies that help organizations become more adaptive and navigate the future of healthcare.
From Innovation to Integration: How Health Tech Achieves Clinical Adoption
Breakthrough technologies succeed when they are designed for the realities of the healthcare system. Dr. James presents a practical framework for guiding innovation into scalable, sustained solutions, informed by his work advising Fortune 500 health technology companies, venture-backed startups, and teaching executive courses on clinical innovation at Harvard. The focus is on aligning innovation with clinical practice and health system incentives to support lasting impact.
When Change Is Hard: Leading in Complex Systems
The ability of organizations to adapt to future demands and evolve as conditions shift defines performance and long-term success. Change becomes a defining feature of growth and sustainability. Drawing on experience leading transformation in the change-resistant environment of healthcare, Dr. James shares proven methods that translate across industries and equip leaders to execute change in high-stakes, complex systems.
Transforming the Cancer Landscape: Strategy for the Next Era
The cancer landscape is being reshaped by scientific advancement, emerging technologies, evolving care models, and rising expectations from patients and stakeholders. Drawing on two decades of leadership in oncology, Dr. James examines how organizations across the cancer ecosystem can position themselves for the next phase of growth and performance.
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October 8, 2024
Dr. James is a sharp, down to earth, and inspirational speaker whose keynote resonated strongly with our employees. A natural educator, his presentation was interactive, engaging, tailored to our organization, and rich with information and practical insights drawing from his expertise as a breast surgeon. Kind, empathetic and caring, he is a doctor and academic who lives out the values he speaks about.
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