Speaking Topics

Speaking Topics with Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio

Best Practices for De-Biasing AI Systems
Bias in algorithms is already reshaping workplaces and legal landscapes. Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, a Harvard faculty member and award-winning behavioral and data science expert, shares proven methods to detect and reduce bias in AI. She outlines twelve best practices leaders can apply to build fairer, more reliable systems—helping organizations unlock AI’s potential while avoiding costly risks.

Leadership, AI, and the Future of Decision-Making
As AI becomes central to business and governance, leaders face new challenges in making complex, high-stakes decisions. Cecchi-Dimeglio shows how to integrate AI with behavioral science to improve judgment, balance risk, and enhance strategic outcomes. Her framework equips leaders to stay agile, confident, and effective in an era where human and machine intelligence must work together.

Become the Architect of Your Organization’s Data
Leaders are flooded with information but lack clear strategies to act on it. Cecchi-Dimeglio offers a transformative approach to analyzing organizational data holistically, identifying hidden patterns, and designing processes that align with strategy. Her science-driven methods turn uncertainty into a competitive advantage, ensuring decisions are fact-based, scalable, and future-ready.

Building a Thriving Future: Leadership in the Metaverse and Beyond
Based on her MIT Press book Building a Thriving Future (2025), Cecchi-Dimeglio explores how emerging digital environments—from AI-powered platforms to the metaverse—are transforming leadership, governance, and strategy. She equips decision-makers with the tools to navigate these new realities and harness them for organizational growth and societal impact.

Cultivating Data-Informed Decision-Making Across the Organization
To stay competitive, organizations need more than top-down leadership—they need employees at every level skilled in making data-driven decisions. Cecchi-Dimeglio equips leaders and teams with practical strategies to harness organizational data, drive innovation, and create systems that elevate performance.

Harnessing Strategic Nudges for Organizational Success
Subtle, well-designed behavioral nudges can powerfully align employee choices with organizational goals. Drawing on global research and practical case studies, Cecchi-Dimeglio reveals how leaders can apply tailored nudges to improve policy adoption, strengthen strategy, and guide smarter decision-making at scale.

Turning Research into Results: The Diversity Dividend
In her book Diversity Dividend (MIT Press, 2023), Cecchi-Dimeglio demonstrates how organizations can move beyond commitments to measurable, ROI-driven strategies. She reveals how to dismantle systemic barriers and transform diversity into a performance advantage, helping leaders align scientific insights with pragmatic solutions for sustainable growth

For keynote speaking, leadership training, executive presentations, and other non-academic speaking engagements, please reach out to Danny Stern at speakerrequests@sternstrategy.com, who represents Dr. Cecchi-Dimeglio for all external speaking opportunities.