SPEAKER PROFILE


KELSEY

KATES

Global Head of Learning Experiences

Kelsey is a marketer turned analyst and, for the last 10 years, has been in the corporate learning and development space with a ton of passion for re-imagining great learning and education. She's not afraid to challenge the status quo and believes deeply in changing the world through more impactful and delightful learning experiences that transform how we show up. 

 When not moonlighting on stage, in her day job, Kelsey is the global head of live learning experiences at Google, looking after a large global team. She's won multiple awards for designing and delivering marquee Google programs.

 Kelsey has her B.S. from the University of Denver, her Master's from Northwestern and an Executive Certificate from MIT in Neuroscience—this, of course, helps bring credibility to her playfulness work.