Speaking engagements and presentations
Thank you for inviting me to present at your event. I have spoken at hundreds of events, and based on that experience I've written down some pointers that can help us deliver a good event together.
"How do you want your audience to feel afterwards?"
The first question I will ask you in any pre-event briefing. I prioritise events that focus on tangible outcomes and purpose.
I do paid and unpaid events: it depends.
For internal, group and commercial conferences, I charge a fee (negotiable) to present, especially for a keynote, plus travel expenses.
I run a non-profit and think it is reasonable to charge a fee to support the teams that support me.
For conference programmes. Please feel free to edit as you wish.
Gavin Starks is founder and CEO of Icebreaker One, building data infrastructure for net zero. He was founding CEO of the Open Data Institute, and co-chaired both the UK Open Banking Standard and the UK Smart Data Council. He has founded and exited several companies.
A longer biog is on the main page.
In any printed or online materials related to me or my presentation, please include a link to the organisation I am speaking from.
Link to agentgav.net and the organisation I am speaking on behalf of.
Link to ib1.org or IcebreakerOne.org. Please note the spelling: "Icebreaker One", not "IceBreaker", "Ice breaker 1", etc.
Link to dgen.net
For other organisations I may represent, please check with me.
Socials: I'm on many channels. If relevant, please share dgen.net/connect, which is social-network-neutral.
A lot of my work is on open markets, open standards and interoperability, so these points are relevant.
Please make these clear in advance: I'm often surprised what even seasoned events sometimes miss.
Keynotes, dinners, panels, lectures and board sessions, in the UK and internationally. Paid and unpaid invitations are both considered, depending on context.