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Premio Nacional de Management Laureate | Ph.D. Sociologist | Expert Advisor, OECD Global Forum on Technology | AI and Future Trends Expert | Author, No te vas a morir
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Silvia Leal turns artificial intelligence from a source of anxiety into a strategic agenda. A Ph.D. sociologist, OECD Expert Advisor, and Premio Nacional de Management laureate, she pairs policy-level insight with an investor's view of how emerging technology reaches the market. On stage she is clear, energetic, and practical. Senior audiences leave knowing which AI and digital shifts matter for their sector and what to do about them first.
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Silvia Leal biography
Speaker Silvia Leal is a Ph.D. sociologist and one of the most influential voices on artificial intelligence and future trends in the Spanish-speaking world. Her work centers on a single idea: technology should spark curiosity and competitive advantage, not fear. She serves as an Expert Advisor to the OECD Global Forum on Technology and has advised the European Commission on digital strategy and e-leadership for more than a decade.
Leal built her career where sociology, innovation, and management meet. She earned her doctorate in Sociology, ICT, and Innovation from the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca and an Executive Master in e-Business Administration from IE Business School, where she later directed the school’s innovation and technology programs. She is also a strategic investor and adviser to two startups, ARfuture in virtual and augmented reality and AyGLOO in artificial intelligence, which keeps her analysis grounded in how emerging technology is actually built and sold.
Author, Broadcaster, and Premio Nacional de Management Laureate
Leal has written several books that translate complex technology into clear choices for leaders. No te vas a morir, her reassuring, evidence-based look at AI and the future of work, reached its eighteenth edition before Amazon acquired its rights. Y de repente llegó el metaverso, Tendencias, and Y de repente llegó la IA extended that work into immersive technology and generative AI. She directed and presented the RTVE series La Cuarta Revolución, hosts the podcast Tendencias con Silvia Leal, and contributes to El País, El Mundo, Expansión, and Antena 3.
Her recognitions include the Premio Nacional de Management, the Inspire Award for her work bringing artificial intelligence to wider audiences, and repeated selection among Spain’s most influential women experts. More on her books and projects is available on her official website.
As a speaker, Silvia Leal brings boardroom rigor and rare clarity to the stage. She helps executives separate hype from real disruption in AI, cybersecurity, and immersive technology, then turns that picture into priorities their teams can act on. Organizations seeking one of the leading AI speakers in Europe and Latin America book her when they want audiences to leave optimistic, informed, and ready to lead change.
Silvia Leal Speaking Videos
Silvia Leal - The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Silvia Leal - Future 4.0: more technological or more human?
Silvia Leal Speaking Topics
Drawing on her bestselling book No te vas a morir and her advisory work with the OECD and the European Commission, Leal replaces alarmist headlines with a grounded reading of how AI is changing jobs, industries, and decision-making. She explains where generative AI creates measurable value today, where its limits lie, and what leaders must put in place on governance, skills, and data. Audiences leave with a clear framework for treating AI as a competitive lever instead of a threat.
Most transformation programs stall because of mindset, leadership, and culture rather than technology. Leal examines what separates organizations that reinvent themselves from those that fall behind, using case studies from her years at IE Business School and her advisory work with companies and public institutions. The keynote gives executives practical tools to build digital capability at every level, align teams around change, and measure progress in terms the board understands.
As automation, robotics, and generative AI reshape every sector, the real question is who will lead the change. Leal explores the emerging skills economy, the human capabilities machines cannot replicate, and how organizations can design talent strategies that hold up over time. A grounding session for HR leaders, executives, and anyone responsible for building teams that thrive alongside intelligent machines.
Author of Y de repente llegó el metaverso and an investor in augmented reality company ARfuture, Leal has followed immersive technology from early experiments to enterprise adoption. She explains what extended reality, spatial computing, and next-generation digital environments mean for customer experience, workforce training, and operations, and how to tell lasting change from passing hype.
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Silvia Leal combines institutional credibility with an unusual talent for making technology feel urgent and achievable. As an Expert Advisor to the OECD Global Forum on Technology, a long-standing adviser to the European Commission, a former IE Business School program director, and an investor in AI and augmented reality startups, she sees technology from the policy, academic, and market sides at once. Her Premio Nacional de Management recognizes that rare combination. She speaks with energy and precision, adapts her message to executive and general audiences alike, and leaves people optimistic and ready to act. Contact Aurum Speakers Bureau to check her availability for your next conference or corporate event.
The Premio Nacional de Management is a Spanish award that recognizes outstanding contributions to management thinking and practice. Silvia Leal received it in 2024 for her innovative ideas and her sustained work preparing organizations in Spain and Latin America for technological change. The prize places her among the most respected voices on technology and leadership in the Spanish-speaking business world.
Silvia Leal serves as an Expert Advisor to the OECD Global Forum on Technology, which brings together governments, industry, and specialists to discuss how emerging technologies should be developed and governed. Together with her long-standing work advising the European Commission on digital strategy and e-leadership, the role places her inside the policy conversations that shape AI and digital regulation, giving her keynotes a perspective few technology speakers can offer.
Silvia Leal speaks on artificial intelligence and its impact on business and society, digital transformation and leadership, the future of work and talent, immersive technologies such as extended reality and spatial computing, and cybersecurity awareness for leaders. Her keynotes are accessible to non-technical audiences while remaining rigorous enough for C-suite executives and boards. To bring her to your event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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