Amy Wilkinson
- Stanford Business School Faculty
- CEO & Founder of Ingenuity
- Author of “The Creator’s Code: The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs
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California
Amy Wilkinson Speaker Biography
In an era marked by generative AI, economic flux, and geopolitical shifts, Amy Wilkinson stands at the forefront teaching audiences how to master the skills to excel in our rapidly changing world.
Drawing on her deep roots in Silicon Valley and extensive experience as founder and CEO of Ingenuity, Wilkinson brings the most forward-thinking ideas to her audience. As an esteemed member of Stanford Business School’s faculty, she is a leading authority on the mindset and skill set required to build high-growth ventures — both startups and scaleups inside existing enterprises. Her presentations are enriched with insights drawn from interviews with over 200 leading CEOs including the founders of Airbnb, LinkedIn, and SpaceX, which she brilliantly distills in her global bestselling book “The Creator’s Code: The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs” (Simon & Schuster, 2016).
Wilkinson’s background spans the White House, Silicon Valley, and Wall Street, uniquely bridging the worlds of business, technology, and policy.Her expertise as a former White House Fellow and trade advisor provides her audience with unparalleled insights into how policymaking impacts global business, making her talks a strategic resource for CEOs and policymakers alike.
As an independent board director of HUT 8 (HUT) and Innovate (VATE) as well as several Silicon Valley startups and an innovation expert for the World Economic Forum and Wall Street Journal, Wilkinson shapes discussions that matter. Given her own track record of breaking barriers, she also emphasizes diversity as a strategic advantage, driving organizations to harness the full spectrum of their talent.
Beyond Wilkinson’s speaking engagements, she excels as a panel moderator, emcee, and interviewer with a track record of engaging discussions with icons like Elon Musk and Ben Bernanke. Above all, she is dedicated to fulfilling client needs with integrity and relentless energy.
LEADING AN AI-POWERED FUTURE
Are you leveraging Artificial Intelligence to its fullest extent in your business? Beyond mere experimentation with tools like ChatGPT, lies a transformative potential yet untapped by many. The latest global AI research uncovers a startling fact: numerous companies only skim the surface of what harnessing AI can achieve.
In this talk, Amy Wilkinson, a Silicon Valley insider and esteemed Stanford professor, unveils four pivotal steps to harness AI’s capacity for groundbreaking results. This talk goes beyond the simplistic 'plug and play' approach to generative AI—it's about crafting the optimal Human-AI interaction that unleashes the full spectrum of this formidable tool. It's a myth that AI operates in a vacuum; the real magic happens when it's seamlessly integrated with human ingenuity. Wilkinson will show you how to recalibrate your company's strategy for an AI-first world, redefining productivity and amplifying creativity.
Generative AI is not just altering the future; it’s reshaping the now of business. Are you prepared to steer your business towards a future where AI is not just an assistant, but a catalyst for reinvention? Secure your place in the vanguard of this revolution with Amy Wilkinson’s illuminating keynote.
What you'll gain:
• Strategies to harness AI foraccelerated problem-solving.
• Innovative approaches to supercharge productivity sessions with AI assistance.
• Insights into developing AI fluency for enhanced team collaboration.
• Mastery of prompt writing—a vital skill for today's executives.
UNLOCKING INNOVATION ACROSS EXISTING ORGANIZATIONS
Innovation used to be the work of startups, but a new breed of leader is leveraging the assets and capabilities of large-scale enterprises to create new products, services, and markets at scale.
In this presentation, Stanford Business School’s Amy Wilkinson will share tools and techniques taught in her top-rated “Beyond Disruption” MBA course to enable you and your team to unlock innovation across existing enterprises. You will gain cutting edge insight taught to business leaders of tomorrow on how to manage incremental innovation as well as lead revolutionary or discontinuous change.
Why do successful companies sometimes fail (think of Borders, Blockbuster, and Kodak) while others are able to adapt (think of Amazon, Netflix, and Fujifilm)? You will be able to answer this question with a framework for how leaders design large firms to both compete in mature businesses and run experiments that generate new businesses to meet the challenges posed by disruption. Innovators exist within businesses at all levels. Wilkinson shows companies how to find them, nurture them, and unleash their productive potential.
What you'll gain:
• Ability to cultivate an innovator’s mindset across your organization.
• Strategies to foster idea generation and support structured experimentation with calculated risks.
• Ways to transform challenges into opportunities drawing lessons from case studies of successful industry leaders.
• Techniques to empower employees to solve problems in new ways by harnessing diversity.
THE KEY TO EXPONENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: SIX ESSENTIAL SKILLS
Entrepreneurs who upended entire industries and founded today’s leading companies may seem like one-of-a-kind people whose genius and success cannot be replicated, but award-winning Stanford faculty member Amy Wilkinson has uncovered a repeatable code for launching breakout businesses.
Based on her book, “The Creator’s Code: The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs,” (Simon & Schuster, 2016) in this presentation, Wilkinson outlines the six principles what empower entrepreneurs to create $100 million businesses in just 5 years. Backed by interviews with 200 of today’s most prominent entrepreneurs-turned industry leaders — including the founders of Airbnb, LinkedIn, and Tesla Motors — Wilkinson deconstructs how today’s top founders turned small ideas into large enterprises. In this talk you will learn not only how to spot opportunities that others don’t see, but also how to make fast decisions and assemble teams with the dexterity and confidence to drive growth at scale.
What you'll gain:
• How to find a gap overlooked by others.
• Strategies to harness speed to work in your favor.
• How to Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act to outmaneuver the competition.
• Ways to embrace setbacks as stepping-stones to success.
• How to harness diverse brainpower to solve problems in new ways.
• Strategies to unleash collaboration to accelerate success.
CULTURE AS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
In today’s competitive global marketplace, a strong corporate culture is a make-or-break advantage. In this talk, CEO of Ingenuity and esteemed Stanford faculty member Amy Wilkinson reveals the formula for cultivating a high-performance company culture where purpose and profit thrive together.
Discover how the most successful companies have turned culture into their competitive advantage with case studies from Nvidia, Amazon, and GSK illustrating how to articulate clear, compelling company vision that acts as a north star, guiding behaviors and decision-making. Wilkinson explains the pivotal role of transparency and trust, and how a culture of continuous learning underpins innovation and growth. You will take away practical insights from Tesla on how to build a learning culture and the SEC on the importance of order, rules, and time-honored customs. Wilkinson equips audiences with the tools to architect, adapt, and scale a culture that doesn’t just exist, but evolves and excels, propelling your company towards sustainable growth and purpose that pays off.
What you'll gain:
• Ability to foster a compelling company vision that guides every action and decision.
• Strategies for building trust that underpin a culture of high performance.
• Techniques for fostering a culture of continuous learning and adaptability essential for agility and innovation.
• A cultural blueprint that attracts top talent, boosts engagement, and drives excellence, turning your company’s culture into a lasting competitive edge.
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP IN UNPREDICTABLE TIMES
In an era where unpredictability is the new norm, leaders require a keen eye and a strategic mindset to stay ahead. Amy Wilkinson, Stanford Business School faculty member and former White House trade policy strategist, brings her unparalleled expertise to guide you through the complexities of today's global economy.
In this masterful keynote, Wilkinson provides a strategic compass for turbulent times. With a rich background that spans finance, consulting, and the entrepreneurial sphere, she is your navigator through the storm of geopolitical shifts and the seismic changes they portend for business.
Tailored to resonate with audiences from diverse sectors, Wilkinson's insights delve into the heart of global trade and security conflicts, illuminating how policy fluctuations influence supply chains and profitability. She decodes the complex mechanics of policymaking, offering a blueprint for businesses to amplify their influence where it matters most.
What you'll gain:
• Leadership principles to navigate through uncertainty and times of crisis.
• Scenario planning tools to preemptively address geopolitical shifts.
• Strategies for businesses to set their own cadence of success despite external chaos.
