Keynote Speaker Austin

About Shama in Austin

Bringing world-class keynotes to Austin

Austin is one of the most demanding keynote markets in the country. The audiences arriving at Austin Convention Center, JW Marriott, and Fairmont ballrooms are technologists, founders, investors, and operators — people who move fast, cut through buzzwords instantly, and have heard every AI hype cycle since before it was called AI. What they respond to is credibility: someone who has built something, knows what the signals actually mean, and can translate frameworks into decisions they can use before they land at Austin-Bergstrom.

Shama Hyder built Zen Media from $1,500 to a multimillion-dollar exit, serving clients including Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, Verizon, AT&T, and Amazon Business. She is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and was recognized as a Top 100 Entrepreneur by both the White House and the United Nations. She has delivered 500+ keynotes in 26 countries and has shared stages with the Dalai Lama and President Obama. She holds a 98.7% audience satisfaction rating — not because she performs, but because she earns the room.

Her keynotes on Applied AI, Strategic Urgency, and customer growth are designed for exactly the kind of fast-moving, high-context audiences that attend Austin's tech summits, SaaS conferences, fintech gatherings, and leadership retreats. Every presentation is customized with industry-specific data and audience-specific framing. She brings proprietary frameworks, not borrowed talking points. And she always shows up early to learn the room.

Available for Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas events. Texas travel included in standard booking.