Kevin Surace Speaking Fee: $30,000 to $40,000
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Primary Topic Category:
Business & Entrepreneurship
Secondary Topic Category:
Leadership and Management
Kevin Surace Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Kevin is a Silicon Valley innovator, serial entrepreneur, CEO, and futurist. He was INC Magazines’ Entrepreneur of the Year, a CNBC top Innovator of the Decade, World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, Chair of Silicon Valley Forum, Planet Forward Innovator of the Year nominee, featured for 5 years on TechTV’s Silicon Spin, and inducted into RIT’s Innovation Hall of Fame. While he has 93 worldwide patents and led pioneering work on the first cellular data smartphone (AirCommunicator), the first human-like AI virtual assistant (Portico), soundproof drywall, high R-value windows, AI-driven building management, AI-driven QA automation, supply-chain auctions, and the window/energy retrofits of the Empire State Building and NY Stock Exchange.
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