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Liv Boeree
Former Professional Poker Champion; Astrophysics Graduate; Co-Founder of Raising for Effective Giving; TED Speaker
Liv Boeree is a sought-after speaker that translates elite poker thinking into powerful insights for business and technology leaders. A former professional poker champion with over $6 million in winnings and a background in astrophysics, she explores decision-making, game theory, and psychology under uncertainty. Her talks connect poker, AI, and innovation to help organisations think more clearly in complex environments.
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Liv Boeree biography
Speaker Liv Boeree is a former professional poker champion, science graduate, and philanthropist known for translating complex ideas about uncertainty, risk, and rational decision-making into compelling real-world insights. With a first-class degree in astrophysics from the University of Manchester, she built an unconventional career by combining analytical rigor with competitive games, becoming one of the most accomplished figures in modern poker.
Between 2014 and 2016, Liv was ranked the number one female poker player in the world. Over more than a decade on the international circuit, she won in excess of $6 million in prize money and secured major titles on both the European Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker. Her breakthrough came with a landmark victory at the European Poker Tour Main Event in Italy, where she outperformed more than 1,200 opponents. She later added a World Series of Poker Tag Team Championship and spent nine years as a member of Team PokerStars Pro, alongside extensive work as a television host and commentator.
Beyond competition, Liv has made a significant impact in the field of effective philanthropy. In 2014, she co-founded Raising for Effective Giving (REG), a research-led nonprofit that applies evidence-based thinking to charitable giving. Through REG, she has helped donors and organisations focus their resources on initiatives proven to deliver the greatest measurable benefit on a global scale.
After retiring from professional poker in 2018, Liv shifted her focus toward education, media, and public speaking. Her widely viewed TED Talk marked the beginning of this transition, as she began sharing insights drawn from poker, science, and applied rationality with broader audiences. Today, speaker Liv Boeree is recognised for her ability to explain complex concepts clearly while challenging conventional thinking.
As a keynote speaker, speaker Liv Boeree covers themes including decision-making under uncertainty, cognitive bias, game theory, artificial intelligence, effective philanthropy, and counterintuitive thinking. Her talks blend rigorous analysis with engaging storytelling, equipping audiences with practical mental tools to improve judgment, navigate risk, and make more informed choices in business and life.
Liv Boeree Speaking Videos
Liv Boeree TED Talk: 3 lessons on decision-making from a poker champion
The Dark Side of Competition in AI | Liv Boeree | TED
Liv Boeree Keynote Topics
Poker offers one of the clearest real-world laboratories for decision-making under pressure. In this keynote, Liv Boeree draws on elite poker thinking to show how people can make better choices when information is incomplete and outcomes are uncertain. She examines cognitive bias, emotional discipline, and the balance between instinct and analysis, translating lessons from the table into practical tools for leadership, strategy, and everyday decision-making.
Modern organisations operate in environments where certainty is rare, yet decisions cannot wait. Liv introduces audiences to probabilistic thinking, expected value, and game theory as practical tools rather than abstract mathematics. Drawing on examples from science and professional poker, she explains how to improve forecasts, stress-test assumptions, and make clearer judgments in complex, fast-changing situations.
Games have long been a proving ground for artificial intelligence, from early rule-based systems to algorithms capable of outperforming human champions. Liv explores why games are such powerful testing environments for AI, what separates machine decision-making from human intuition, and where each excels or fails. This talk offers a grounded perspective on the capabilities, limits, and future implications of AI for organisations and society.
Good intentions alone are no longer enough in a data-rich world. In this keynote, Liv examines how evidence, measurement, and comparative reasoning are transforming philanthropy and social impact. She explains how prioritisation, cost-effectiveness, and outcome-based thinking can dramatically increase the positive impact of charitable and corporate responsibility efforts.
Many of our strongest intuitions break down when faced with probability, scale, and uncertainty. Using striking examples and thought experiments, Liv reveals how easily the human mind is misled by numbers and likelihoods. Audiences come away with a deeper understanding of why counterintuitive results arise – and how recognising these patterns leads to better reasoning and fewer costly mistakes.
Having built a career in fields where women are often underrepresented, Liv offers a candid examination of what it means to operate in male-dominated environments. She discusses the structural challenges, unexpected advantages, and trade-offs involved, drawing lessons that resonate across technology, finance, and science. The focus is practical, reflective, and grounded in lived experience rather than slogans.
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