06 Oct Speaker Spotlight [EDU]: Susan Fonseca – Keynote Speaker on Education Innovation, AI, and Storytelling
Susan Fonseca is a keynote speaker for education and innovation audiences who want a program on where learning, technology, and the future of work are heading. A founding member of Singularity University and a Faculty Associate at Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management, she speaks on education innovation, AI in higher education, and storytelling for impact. This spotlight from Collaborative Agency Group covers what a Susan Fonseca keynote speaker program delivers, who books her, and what audiences take away.
What a Susan Fonseca Keynote Speaker Program Covers
Fonseca is credited as Singularity University’s founding architect by Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil. She executed the organization’s founding meeting, secured seed capital, and negotiated a five-year Space Act Agreement with NASA. She also managed partnerships with Google, Autodesk, and TED, and the programs she launched reached more than 75 nations in the first year.
She founded Women@TheFrontier and SheWorks!, and her keynote programs include Educational Frontiers: Ignite the Next!, The Future of Education: Are We There Yet?, The Future World of Work: Building the STEAM Pipeline, and Women Entrepreneurs: The Third Billion. She is one of our education speakers.
Her background also includes public service and advisory work. As a Presidential Attache, she coordinated diplomatic trade missions between U.S. trade officials and Central American presidents, and she joined the U.S. Secretary of Commerce during DR-CAFTA negotiations. She serves on advisory boards for Velara Fintech and XR in Learning, which keeps her current on the tools reaching classrooms and campuses.
Who Books Susan Fonseca
Planners book Fonseca for education events, technology and innovation conferences, and corporate audiences navigating digital change. Her keynote clients include the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the NASA STEM Conference, the University of Georgia, Tecnologico de Monterrey, and the University of Waterloo.
She fits state and national education association conferences, independent school meetings, and higher education summits. Our guide to keynote speakers for state education conferences covers that category, and our how to book a speaker page explains the process for 2027 events.
What Audiences Take Away
Audiences leave with a clearer view of how AI and emerging technology are reshaping learning, and with a way to talk about that change as a story people can follow. Fonseca is a brand strategist and storyteller by training, and her expertise is communicating ideas that connect people, places, and purpose. A running theme in her work is the link between the future of learning and the world of work, which gives education leaders a practical frame for preparing students and staff for what comes next. Her talks also suit mixed audiences, such as a conference that brings teachers, administrators, and technology leaders into one room and needs a speaker who can address all three.
The Bottom Line
Susan Fonseca combines founding-team experience at Singularity University with a storyteller’s clarity, and she speaks to both education and corporate audiences. She is a strong booking for 2027 programs on education innovation, AI, and the future of work, and her storytelling keeps technical topics clear for a general audience. Check her 2027 availability and current fees on her profile.
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