01Behavioural Science
The Behavioural Edge
How the smartest brands are quietly rewriting the rules of persuasion — and what your organisation can borrow, tomorrow morning.
Keynote Speaker · Educator · Host
Ideas that move
rooms, and the
people in them.
Steve Kemish is an award-winning keynote speaker on marketing, behavioural science and digital transformation — trusted by brands and business schools in more than twenty countries.
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About
A speaker who trades buzzwords for behaviour, and slogans for substance.
For over fifteen years, Steve has stood on stages from Las Vegas to Taipei helping ambitious teams make sense of a fast-moving world — bringing together the creative, technological and emotional pillars of modern marketing.
An award-winning marketer, adjunct professor at business schools in Oxford and Edinburgh, and a lifelong student of why people do what they do, he blends behavioural science with hard-won practitioner insight to leave audiences thinking — and acting — differently.
Along the way he's collected numerous industry awards for both marketing and broadcast work, and led a company that was named one of the Sunday Times Fastest Growing Companies in the UK and, separately, one of the Financial Times Fastest Growing Companies in Europe — experience he brings to every stage.
Whether opening a global summit, closing a leadership offsite, or hosting a fireside with a CEO, Steve is known for warmth, wit, and the rare knack of making complicated ideas feel obvious.
20+
Countries
500+
Stages
15
Years speaking
2
Business schools
Signature Keynotes
Four talks. One north star: change that actually sticks.
Every keynote is tailored to your audience, industry and objectives — these are the starting points.
02Marketing & AI
Marketing After the Algorithm
A grounded, unhyped look at where AI actually earns its keep in marketing, and where human craft still wins the room.
03Leadership & Culture
Inspiring Change
The keynote for teams standing at the edge of transformation. Part motivation, part practical playbook, delivered with wit and warmth.
04Digital Strategy
The Human in the Loop
Digital strategy that starts with the customer, not the stack. A closing keynote designed to leave audiences energised and equipped.
Ways to work together
More than a keynote when the moment calls for it.
01
Keynote
A signature 30–60 minute keynote, tailored to your audience, your theme, and the moment you want to create.
02
Fireside & Host
A seasoned interviewer and event host — from CEO firesides to main-stage moderation and panel wrangling.
03
Workshops
Half and full-day workshops for leadership teams on marketing, behavioural science and change.
04
Executive Briefings
Closed-door sessions for boards and senior teams — sharper, quieter, and built for hard decisions.
Showreel
A minute on stage says more than a page of promises.
Filmed across events in Europe, Asia and the US — a snapshot of the keynotes, firesides and panels Steve has led since 2009.
From audiences of fifty to five thousand, delivered in English with live translation into a dozen languages worldwide.
Need a longer sample, a specific talk, or a bespoke reel for your booking committee? Just ask.
What clients say
The mark of a good keynote isn't the applause — it's what happens what the audience take with them
“Steve Kemish delivered an outstanding keynote, fully engaging our audience. His expertise in marketing, digital strategy and behavioural science made him a clear standout speaker.
In the classroom, too
Adjunct professor of marketing at business schools in Oxford and Edinburgh, teaching the next generation of leaders how modern marketing really works.
Book Steve
Have a stage that needs the right voice on it?
Tell me a little about your event — the audience, the date, the outcome you want to create — and I'll come back to you personally with availability, fees and a first sketch of what your keynote could be.
LinkedIn
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Bedford, United Kingdom · Available worldwide