FOR ORGANISATIONS / KEYNOTE SPEAKING / 2b INSPIRED
IDEAS THAT
MOVE PEOPLE.
A KEYNOTE SHOULD DO MORE THAN FILL THE AGENDA.
The best keynotes do not simply entertain an audience for an hour.
They create a shared experience. They offer a new way of seeing a familiar challenge and start conversations that continue long after the event has finished.
Our speakers combine real-world experience with leadership insight, performance psychology, behavioural science and powerful storytelling. Every experience is designed to make people think, feel and act differently.
What This Experience Delivers
Every 2b Inspired keynote is shaped around the organisation, the audience and why people are coming together. The speaker, message and format are selected to serve that moment, creating an experience that feels relevant, human and worth remembering.
Keynote Style
Interactive and Human
Our keynotes combine compelling storytelling, practical insight and genuine audience interaction. Each experience is designed to feel personal, relevant and alive – not like another presentation delivered from a stage.
Typical Format
30-120 Minutes
Choose a focused main-stage keynote or a longer interactive experience with time for reflection, conversation and practical application. The format is adapted around your agenda, audience and desired outcomes.
The Approach
Built Around Your Moment
We begin by understanding why people are coming together, what the organisation is experiencing and what the audience needs to think, feel or do differently. We then select the speaker and shape the message around that context.
The Result
Insight Into Action
Audiences leave with more than a temporary lift in energy. They gain memorable language, practical ideas and meaningful questions they can apply to their leadership, performance, relationships and everyday decisions.
KEYNOTE SPEAKING IN ACTION
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Right Message. The Right Speaker. The Right Moment.
No two audiences are the same. A leadership retreat requires something different from a sales conference. A team navigating change needs a different conversation from an organisation celebrating success.
We begin by understanding who will be in the room, why they are coming together, what the organisation is experiencing and how the keynote connects to the wider event.From there, we identify the speaker whose expertise, style and perspective best suit the audience. The message, stories, examples and level of interaction are then shaped around the moment you want to create.
Choosing the right keynote is not simply about finding the biggest name or most impressive biography. It is about finding the voice your audience needs to hear.
Not a Speech Delivered at Your Audience. An Experience Created With Them.
Interaction is a defining part of the 2b approach. Depending on the audience and format, the experience can include live questions, personal reflection, practical frameworks, table conversations, real-time polling, demonstrations and immediate commitments.
Every keynote is adapted to the room and the reason people are coming together. A large leadership conference may need shared energy and connection at scale, while an executive retreat can create space to explore the ideas more deeply.
From sales kick-offs and town halls to client events, organisational launches and transformation programmes, the goal is to bring people into the experience in a way that feels natural, engaging and relevant.
What Will Your Audience Leave With?
The exact outcome depends on the keynote theme and organisational context. Every experience, however, is designed to give people something useful to carry beyond the room.
Audiences leave with a fresh perspective on a familiar challenge, memorable language that supports future conversations and practical ideas they can apply immediately. The experience can strengthen personal ownership, create shared energy and connect people around what matters most.
Most importantly, the keynote gives people something worth continuing to talk about — and a clearer sense of what they can do next.
Keynote Themes That Move People.
01
Unleashing Strengths
Shift attention from fixing weaknesses to recognising and deliberately applying what people naturally do best. Audiences explore how greater awareness of individual and collective strengths can improve confidence, collaboration and performance.
02
Flipping the Spotlight
Build the confidence, communication and executive presence to show up effectively when the pressure is on. This keynote explores how people can direct attention away from self-consciousness and towards the contribution, message and impact the moment requires.
03
Opportunity Is Everywhere
Move from “Why me?” to “What now?” by strengthening ownership, accountability and a more constructive response to change. Audiences are challenged to recognise where they still have choice, identify the opportunities within difficult circumstances and take responsibility for what happens next.
04
Conflict
Stay curious when perspectives, expectations or behaviours differ. Leaders explore how to slow down their assumptions, listen beneath the immediate disagreement and create conversations that surface the real issue without avoiding necessary challenge.
05
Stop Carrying Every Answer
Help leaders ask better questions, develop stronger people and create greater ownership across their teams. This keynote explores when leaders need to provide direction and when stepping back can build judgement, confidence and capability in others.
06
More Energy for What Matters
Manage energy, attention and recovery more intentionally to sustain performance when demands are high. Audiences consider what fuels and drains them, where their energy currently goes and which practical rituals could help them perform more consistently.
07
One Team. One Direction.
Strengthen trust, alignment and collective ownership so talented individuals perform as one team. This keynote explores how teams can value different contributions, create greater clarity and take shared responsibility for the outcomes they need to deliver.
Different Voices. One 2b Way.
Our speakers bring different experiences, perspectives and styles to the stage. Some bring energy and provocation. Others bring depth, gravitas or powerful personal stories. Every speaker combines their individual expertise with the wider 2b Limitless belief that meaningful development begins by focusing on what is right and turning insight into action.
We match the speaker to the audience, topic and moment you want to create.
Keynote speakers include
Peter Charles Turner
Partner, Executive Vice Chairman and Global Head of Learning
Mick Todd
Chairman, Founder & Global Success and Leadership Coach
David Labouchere, OBE
Senior Executive Coach
Victoria Tipper
Senior Executive Coach
Ian Ward
Senior Executive Coach and UK Partner
Tony Martin
Managing Director Australia/New Zealand, Global Partner & Senior Executive Coach
From the Main Stage to a Deeper Conversation.
A keynote can create the spark. Sometimes an organisation wants to take the conversation further. 2b Inspired can lead into interactive workshops, executive or team coaching, strengths assessments, facilitated panels, executive roundtables or wider leadership-development experiences.
Through a 2b Enterprise partnership, the keynote can become an important moment within a longer organisational journey creating energy and shared language before deeper development, coaching and practical application begin.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
2b Inspired brings together the keynote-speaking capabilities of the 2b Limitless global faculty. We create energetic, thought-provoking and practical keynote experiences focused on leadership, strengths, mindset, ownership, communication, performance, energy and teamwork.
Our core keynote themes include Unleashing Strengths, Flipping the Spotlight, Opportunity Is Everywhere, Stop Carrying Every Answer, More Energy for What Matters and One Team. One Direction.
These themes provide a starting point rather than a fixed menu. The emphasis and content can be shaped around your event, audience and organisational priorities.
We begin by understanding your audience, event, organisational context and desired outcome.
We then recommend the speaker whose expertise, style and perspective best match the experience you want to create.
Yes. If you already have a particular speaker in mind, we will explore their availability and suitability for the event.
We may also recommend an alternative speaker where another member of our faculty is particularly well suited to the topic, audience or style required.
Every keynote is contextualised for the audience and occasion.
Depending on the engagement, this can include adapting the emphasis, language, examples, stories, activities and calls to action. We can also connect the keynote to your event theme and wider organisational priorities.
Our keynotes are motivating, but motivation alone is not the objective.
Every experience combines energy and inspiration with meaningful ideas and practical application. We want audiences to leave feeling differently, but also thinking differently about what they will do next.
Keynotes typically range from 30 minutes to two hours.
A focused main-stage keynote may last between 30 and 60 minutes. A longer interactive experience can include deeper reflection, audience participation, practical application and questions.
We will recommend the format that best suits your agenda and desired outcomes.
Yes. 2b Inspired can be delivered in person or virtually, for intimate executive groups through to large conference audiences.
The format and level of interaction are adapted around the audience size, venue, technical setup and delivery environment.
Our keynotes are engaging and interactive, but the level of participation is tailored to the audience and event.
Interaction can range from personal reflection to live polling, group discussion, demonstrations and audience questions. Nobody is placed under unnecessary pressure to participate.
Yes. A keynote can be followed by a practical workshop, leadership session, coaching experience or smaller-group conversation that allows participants to explore the ideas more deeply.
It can also become part of a wider 2b Enterprise partnership connecting the keynote to longer-term leadership, culture or organisational-development outcomes.
Create the Moment They Keep Talking About.
Bring your audience together around powerful ideas, fresh energy and a message that moves people beyond the room.
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