Speaking

If you are interested in bringing me in to speak FOR your event or organization, please contact speaking@mattlemay.com.

Over the last decade, I have had the pleasure of speaking for worldwide audiences at events including Mind the Product, Dreamforce, Oracle OpenWorld, the Wharton Web Conference, and the IIL’s Online Agile and Scrum Conference. I have extensive experience engaging both online and in-person audiences around topics ranging form data and technology to organizational culture and communication. Additional video samples are available on request.

Here are some of the topics about which I am often asked to speak:

  • Product Management
    As a published author and internationally recognized expert on product management, I am often invited to speak on the evolving nature of the product management role, organizational strategies for empowering product managers, and tactics for real-world success. Read a transcript from my talk “The Past and Future of Product Management” at the American Press Institute’s yearly gathering of newsroom product managers here.

  • Agile Beyond Product and Engineering Teams
    My book Agile for Everybody speaks directly to the importance of extending Agile principles and practices beyond product and engineering teams. These talks are a great opportunity to align large, cross-functional groups around a shared vision for Agile transformation. Read a modified transcript from my talk “Your Company Keeps Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again, and It Doesn’t Work, and Here’s Why” at O’Reilly Radar 2018 here.

  • Team Communication and Psychological Safety
    Psychological safety is a key indicator of team health and performance—and yet it still proves largely elusive. These talks provide tactical advice for teams looking to understand and achieve psychological safety. Read a transcript from my talk “Why is Psychological Safety at Odds With the Way We Work?” at Mind the Product’s Product Leadership Day here.

  • The Human Side of Big Data and Machine Learning
    Having worked on data-driven products such as Bitly and Songza, I have developed a unique and accessible perspective on how organizations can work together to understand and leverage customer data.

  • Music, Culture, and More!
    It is always a pleasure to speak on more off-beat topics, and I am happy to work with your organization on crafting a unique message that will resonate with your audience. You can watch one of my favorite talks I’ve given about the relationship between music and product, “My New Software Company,” here.