Leading Keynote Speaker on
How Humans Change
For more than 23 years, Jez Rose has helped global organisations around the world - including 93 of the Fortune 100 - navigate change, leadership, innovation and the future of work.
Blending behavioural science with powerful storytelling, his keynote presentations explore how people thrive through uncertainty, embrace AI without losing their humanity, and create cultures where change becomes an opportunity rather than a threat.
International Keynote Speaker on Change, Human Behaviour & AI
A different way of thinking about change.
Trusted by organisations including HSBC, Pfizer, and Quilter
Voted number 1 keynote speaker to hire in 2026 by Inspirational Leadership Speakers Agency
Included in MSN’s Top 10 Speakers of North America;
Voted 2nd best keynote speaker by Insider Media; voted Top 20 Motivational Speakers in London by MSA
#1 bestselling author of Flip the Switch
World-class Keynote
Introducing RESET: How to change when change won’t stop.
What audiences leave with:
A clearer understanding of how people respond to change.
Practical tools for navigating uncertainty, complexity, and transition.
New ways to think about behaviour, leadership, and communication.
Greater ownership, adaptability, and engagement.
A renewed sense of clarity, energy, and direction.
The confidence to rethink old assumptions and lead meaningful change.
About Jez Rose:
Beyond his organisational work, Jez is also the founder of FOUND, a ceramic studio exploring detailed craftsmanship and natural materials through porcelain and stoneware.
This creative practice informs much of his thinking around process, attention, adaptability, and transformation, bringing a rare depth and humanity to his work on change.
Bring Jez Rose to your next event:
For organisations navigating change, leadership transformation, cultural shifts, or uncertain futures, Jez Rose delivers keynote experiences that challenge how audiences think - and help change stick long after the event ends.
RESET is Jez Rose’s framework for navigating meaningful change.
Drawing on more than two decades helping organisations navigate transformation, behaviour change and uncertainty, Jez Rose introduces RESET: a practical framework for understanding how people change, why they resist it, and what leaders can do to create cultures that thrive when change becomes constant.
Rather than focusing only on resilience or performance, RESET explores the deeper human patterns behind change:
What do people hold onto, resist, avoid, and ultimately need in order to move forward?
The result is a more practical, human, and lasting approach to change.
Trusted by organisations around the world:
Host + moderator.
A trusted facilitator of meaningful conversation + audience engagement.
Jez Rose is one of the UK’s most sought-after conference hosts and moderators, trusted by global organisations to guide live, hybrid, and virtual events with warmth, intelligence, and authority.
With a background spanning broadcast, keynote speaking, and behaviour change, Jez brings far more than energy to the stage. He creates cohesion across events, connects audiences to ideas, and helps conversations feel engaging, thoughtful, and genuinely human.
Experienced conference host + moderator.
Known for his calm presence, quick thinking, and natural audience connection, Jez has hosted events for leading organisations worldwide, with many clients returning year after year.
Whether facilitating leadership panels, interviewing speakers, moderating complex discussions, or guiding multi-day conferences, Jez helps organisations create events that feel purposeful, connected, and memorable.
Engaging. Enigmatic. Articulate.
From London to New York, Jez is trusted for his calm authority, intelligent facilitation, and natural ability to connect with audiences of every size.
Over 23 years, he has interviewed a remarkable range of guests including Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Mary Portas, Sara Davies, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Olympians, business leaders, and Holocaust survivors — always bringing thoughtful curiosity, empathy, and presence to every conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Jez Rose is an internationally leading keynote speaker specialising in how humans change.
His presentations explore leadership, organisational culture, behaviour change, the future of work, creativity, resilience, and the human side of artificial intelligence. Combining behavioural science, storytelling and practical insight, his keynotes help audiences understand not just what needs to change, but how to create meaningful, lasting change in people and organisations.
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Jez speaks at conferences, leadership events, annual meetings, client events and internal company gatherings around the world. His audiences range from executive leadership teams and global corporations to professional associations, public sector organisations and charities.
Whether speaking to 50 people or 5,000, every keynote is tailored to the audience and event objectives, and designed to be engaging, thought-provoking and immediately relevant to the audience.
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Yes. Every keynote is tailored to reflect your audience, industry, event objectives and the challenges your organisation is facing. Before every event, Jez spends time understanding your business, speaking with organisers and, where appropriate, interviewing key stakeholders so the presentation feels personal, relevant and aligned with your event rather than a generic off-the-shelf keynote.
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Yes. Jez has delivered keynote presentations in 48 countries and has worked with organisations across Europe, North America (where he used to live) , Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Australia.
He regularly presents both in person and virtually, and has worked with many of the world's largest organisations as well as smaller businesses, associations and charities.
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Most keynote presentations last 60 minutes, although they can be adapted to fit your event.
Jez also delivers shorter conference keynotes lasting just 30 minutes, longer conference sessions, workshops, facilitated discussions, fireside conversations and Q&A sessions. The format is always designed around the needs of your audience and programme.
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Many events are booked several months and years in advance, particularly for conferences and annual meetings. However, availability does occasionally arise due to schedule changes, so it's always worth getting in touch. If you already have an event date in mind, the earlier you enquire, the more likely it is that Jez will be available.