Keynote Speaker · DEI
Shama Hyder built and led Zen Media for 17 years before selling the company. She has delivered keynotes for EMAAR and SEMA and advises leaders at Microsoft, Adobe, Salesforce, and JPMorgan Chase.
Why DEI Organizations Choose Shama
Experience Leading Through Change: Shama built and led Zen Media for 17 years before selling the company. That operating experience gives her a practical foundation for discussing leadership, representation, and organizational change.
Perspective from the Stage and the Boardroom: Shama has delivered keynotes for EMAAR and SEMA and advises leaders at Microsoft, Adobe, Salesforce, and JPMorgan Chase.
Current Academic and Industry Work: Shama is a Professor at Link School of Business and was named to the 2026 TIME100 Creators Leaders category.
Ideas in Print: Shama is the author of the forthcoming Seven Signals (Simon & Schuster, 2027), The Applied AI Business Playbook, Momentum, and The Zen of Social Media Marketing. Her talks connect themes from that work to leadership and representation in the AI era.
Topics
A keynote for women, underrepresented leaders, and teams examining representation at work. Shama draws on 17 years of building and leading Zen Media before selling the company to discuss leadership, visibility, and change.
A discussion of representation and decision-making as organizations adopt AI. Shama examines the questions leaders can ask about who shapes a system, whose perspective is represented, and how people participate in technology decisions.
For senior leaders and boards examining how representation connects to strategy and organizational decisions. Shama draws on her work advising leaders at Microsoft, Adobe, Salesforce, and JPMorgan Chase.
Shama draws on 17 years of building and leading Zen Media before selling the company, her work advising leaders at Microsoft, Adobe, Salesforce, and JPMorgan Chase, and her role as Professor at Link School of Business.
Shama's diversity keynotes can be shaped around representation, inclusive leadership, leadership in the AI era, and the experience of building and leading an organization through change.
Shama built and led Zen Media for 17 years before selling the company. She has delivered keynotes for EMAAR and SEMA and was named to the 2026 TIME100 Creators Leaders category.
This keynote is designed for leadership conferences, employee resource group events, executive retreats, and company meetings focused on representation, leadership, and organizational change. Shama also advises leaders at Microsoft, Adobe, Salesforce, and JPMorgan Chase.
Shama frames diversity as a leadership and decision-making topic. Her talks examine representation, participation, and the questions leaders should ask as AI becomes part of hiring, customer experience, and day-to-day operations.
Contact Shama's team at team@shamahyder.com or submit a request through the booking form at shamahyder.com/check-availability. Her team can confirm availability and discuss the audience, format, and event goals.
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