Keynote Speakers

Often called an “interpreter,” Jane Hyun is the leading authority for leveraging culture and diversity to drive business growth and innovation. A trusted coach to global Fortune 500 companies, she is an internationally recognized expert in cross-cultural effectiveness, inclusive leadership, and talent engagement. Over the past 20+ years, she has helped leaders navigate change in high stakes business environments and has coached thousands of leaders to increase their agility in the workplace. Her learning sessions and keynotes are known for creating "unexpected light bulb moments" that motivate us to work better together.

Jane has appeared on CNN, CNBC, and National Public Radio and her writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Atlantic on the topics of culture, leadership, and diversity.  Jane has been an external advisor to the American Heart Association Diversity Council, and Operation Exodus, a non-profit that provides academic enrichment and transformational mentoring to Latino youth in Washington Heights and the Bronx.  She served as research director for The Conference Board’s “Cultural Fluency: How Culture Shapes Leadership Styles in Asia.” 

Jane is the recipient of the Marshall Goldsmith 50 Leading Global Coaches Award as the #1 Coach for Cultural Fluency and was recently named Global Gurus Top 30 Coaches in 2024.  Jane’s third book, Leadership Toolkit for Asians, was published in April. It is a follow-up to her groundbreaking book, Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians.  She is the co-author of Flex: The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences, which examines the skill of switching between communication styles to leverage the power of diversity in teams. Jane is a contributor to Coach Me (Published April 2022). Her life’s mission is to bring out the best in people in their workplaces and in their communities. She is a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in Economics and International Studies. 

Lan Phan is an author and speaker known for her expertise in purpose, mindset, and continuous improvement. Her expertise has made her a sought-after consultant for Fortune 500 companies, where she advises CEOs, and C-Suite executives to help them navigate the dynamic realms of business and innovation. Her thought leadership can be found in prestigious publications like The Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Money.

As a keynote speaker, Lan has graced prominent platforms including the United Nations, Stanford University, NYU Law, and events hosted by Fortune 100 companies like PepsiCo, Warner Media, Citi, Bank of America, Disney, Meta. On LinkedIn and YouTube her content reaches an audience of millions annually, resonating deeply across diverse demographics. Phan is named as one of the top 100 LinkedIn creators globally and top ten in Management and Leadership. 

A Stanford University alumnus, she was honored with the J.E. Wallace Sterling Award, recognizing her significant impact through leadership and community service. She also holds master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Lan resides in New York with her husband, Kevin, and their daughter Morgan.

Rajiv Satyal is a Los Angeles-based comedian/host. His TV-clean act has made him one of the most versatile comedians working today. He began his career in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Rajiv had an unusual entry into standup, doing his act for then-World No. 1 tennis player Pete Sampras in a locker room. Satyal has some interesting claims to fame: he opened for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in front of 17,000 people. He made the massively viral I AM INDIAN video, which has been seen over 100 million times, shared by Bollywood stars, and used to introduce the Indian Prime Minister in Shanghai and Dubai. He was the first person to perform an hour of standup comedy anywhere in India. He has opened for Russell Peters more than any other Indian comedian. Rajiv has opened multiple times for Tim Allen, Sebastian Maniscalco, Jo Koy, Kevin Nealon, and Dave Chappelle, and even opened Chappelle’s very first show after his much-publicized African hiatus. One night in New York City, Satyal closed the show at Gotham Comedy Club, following one of his heroes, Jerry Seinfeld.

Satyal has 13 videos with over 100,000 YouTube views each, and been featured by Amazon, NPR, Nickelodeon, Netflix, GQ, Bob & Tom, Times Now, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Advertising Age, The Times of India, The LA Times, and The Washington Post.

Rajiv is the only person ever to perform standup comedy on all seven continents. He co-created the world-touring Make Chai Not War, a Hindu/Muslim stand-up show. The U.S. State Dept. sponsored it, sending it to seven cities in India. The show became part of the Congressional Record after being mentioned on Capitol Hill to Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and John Kerry.

This University of Cincinnati engineer and former P&G marketer has done stand-up at more than 100 colleges. He named his alma mater’s online radio station “Bearcast,” launched/managed a Miss India America’s career, and has spoken to audiences from Fortune 500 companies to NFL players on innovation, DE&I, and personal branding. His corporate clients include P&G (14 times), GE (8 times), Google, General Mills, Quaker, Toyota, Cisco and more. He runs a consulting business called the Standpoint Agency, which helps marketers generate insights for their brands. He gave a TEDx Talk, “The Jester Is King.”

Satyal has acted in national commercials and TV shows. He recorded 130 episodes of his podcast, The TanGent Show, and has interviewed everyone from Deepak Chopra to Malala Yousafzai to Marisa Tomei to Paul Reiser to Seth Godin to Preity Zinta. In his spare time, Rajiv writes TV ads, performs improv, and produces sketches. His writings have made the front page of Medium and received hundreds of thousands of views on Quora. And yes, he has a Wikipedia page.

In 2018, Satyal ran a Kickstarter — 100% funded in one day and exceeded 2x its goal ($56K total) in one month — to launch his own talk show, What Do You Bring to The Table? Guests include everyone from Hasan Minhaj (Satyal’s old roommate) to Lilly Singh to Dr. Vivek Murthy, the first Indian U.S. Surgeon General.

Rajiv has written and performed three 100-minute one-person shows, each one with a different theme. In 2019, the subject was politics, culminating in a performance at the U.S. House of Representatives. In 2017, Taking a Stand, all about music, led him to become the first standup comic to perform at Spotify.

And back in 2013, Rajiv wrote No Man’s Land, a show about his dating life that sold out all performances from LA to NY to San Francisco to Cincinnati. This show actually led to Satyal’s marriage, which itself had a comedic arc: Rajiv proposed to his girlfriend while opening for Kevin Nealon, and at his wedding, Russell Peters finally opened for him.

Learn more at https://rajivsatyal.com/