Keynote Speakers
Discover the inspiring keynote speakers at World Workplace, the premier conference for facility management professionals. Gain insights, spark innovation and kick off your experience with thought leaders from around the globe.
Opening Speaker
DAYMOND JOHN
Day 1: Wednesday, September 17
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Bio: Daymond John is the CEO and Founder of FUBU, a global fashion brand, and a pioneer in the industry with billions in sales. Appointed by President Obama as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship, he continues to inspire the next generation of business leaders. A five-time Emmy-winning investor on Shark Tank, John is also a bestselling author and a top-rated keynote speaker, recently ranked among the Top 20 Keynote Speakers in the World for 2024 by Real Leaders Magazine. Through his firm, The Shark Group, he helps brands connect with consumers and top celebrities.
Principles of Success: A Roadmap for Resilient Leadership
Daymond John has been a phenomenally successful business person for over 25 years. Along his entrepreneurial journey, through his many successes as well as failures, he has learned a few things about getting the best out of business and life. The keys to success include learning how to establish the right mindset and following a few fundamental principles Daymond calls his "S.H.A.R.K Points".
Plenary Speaker
David Eagleman
Day 2: Thursday, September 18
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Bio: David Eagleman is a world-renowned neuroscientist, bestselling author, and entrepreneur known for making the mysteries of the brain both accessible and inspiring. As host of the top-rated podcast Inner Cosmos and creator of PBS’s The Brain and Netflix’s The Creative Brain, he explores how our brains shape who we are—and how we can harness that knowledge to thrive in a rapidly evolving world. Through his company Neosensory, David is pioneering sensory substitution technologies that help people hear and see through touch. His books, including Livewired, Incognito, and The Runaway Species, delve into brain plasticity, creativity, and the unconscious mind. He’s been named Science Educator of the Year, served as a scientific advisor on HBO’s Westworld, and written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Wired. The New York Times called him “the kind of guy who really does make being a neuroscientist look like fun.”
The Secret Lives of the Brain
If the conscious mind—the part you consider you—accounts for only a fraction of the brain's function, what is all the rest doing? Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman (host of the #1 science podcast Inner Cosmos) takes us into the depths of the unconscious to answer some of our deepest mysteries. What is the brain really up to behind the scenes? How do you land on your decisions? How can we outsmart our own circuitry to make better long-term plans? What do Ulysses and facility managers have in common? Eagleman helps us understand how our perceptions of ourselves and our world result from the hidden workings of the most wondrous and complex thing we have discovered in the universe: the human brain.
Embark on Your Journey at
World Workplace
Benefit from the most constructive, research- and experience-based information and insights that IFMA, our partners and speakers are providing the industry. Expand your knowledge and network, elevate your impact and enrich your journey as an FM professional. Join us in celebrating 45 years of groundbreaking achievements in the advancement of facility management. Step into a world of possibilities for your workplace.
