Keynotes and Talks

I love speaking at conferences and have given several Keynotes in the past years. My Keynotes usually focus on different aspects of being human in tech, and are based on strong metaphors, analogies, and intersections with other areas.

If your conference is an inclusive event that has a strong Code of Conduct, and you want me to give a keynote or talk there, contact me. You can find my past talks with links to videos below, as well as some audience feedback.

Upcoming Talks

• December 01, 2016: JSConf Australia, Melbourne

Photo: Seb Lee-Delisle, CC BY

Past Keynotes and Talks

If I were to recommend you a few talks to read / watch, here they are:

• Works on my machine, or Problem exists between Keyboard & Chair
• A Talk about Nothing
• Existing in Tech, Space Edition

2016

• View Source, Berlin — Opening Keynote; video; Storify with audience reactions
• CSSConf Nordic, Oslo — Closing Keynote; video, transcript and slides
• UpFront Conference, Manchester — Closing Keynote
• JSConf Budapest, Budapest — Closing Keynote

2015

• FullFrontal: A Talk about Everything — Closing Keynote
• .concat(): A talk about Nothing — Closing Keynote; net awards 2015 finalist for Conference Talk of the Year
• ScotlandJS: A Talk about Nothing — Closing Keynote

2014

• ArrrrCamp: This is bigger than us – building a future for Open Source, v2.0 — Closing Keynote; video, slides
• jsist: This is bigger than us – building a future for Open Source — Closing Keynote
• JSConf EU: This is bigger than us – building a future for Open Source — video, slides
• FrOSCon: Coding the Dream: an introduction to Hoodie, Offline First and noBackend (slides)
• IndieTech Summit: For the future of the Web, Diversity is non-negotiable (video, slides)
• TechFusion Meetup: One Million Cheesecakes: an introduction to Hoodie (slides)
• Codefront: Open Source and the Mayas or: Building a future for Open Source (slides)
• up.front Meetup: Confessions of an Alien: attracting non-coding experts to Open Source projects (slides)

Audience Feedback

This is mostly for conference organisers who want to know what they’re getting into. (Oh, and for insecure future me.)

What my talks are like

“You could have heard a pin drop while @lrnrd spoke.” (Shelly C., .concat() 2015)
“You could hear a pin drop in here at #ffconf” (Remy S., FullFrontal 2015)
“You could hear a pin drop.” (Glen M., JSConf Budapest 2016)
“You could hear a pin drop during @lrnrd’s #upfrontconf talk” (Stuart M., Upfront Conf 2016)

Some of the audience feedback on my past Keynotes:

Works on my Machine, or Problem is between Keyboard and Chair

Given in 2016 at JSConf Budapest & Upfront Conference.

• “But the best talk for me was the closing… by Lena Reinhard because as long as our society, and specially our industry, doesn’t change being more inclusive, these kind of talks are needed to open our eyes.” – Pablo Villoslada Puigcerber
• “I was WOW. It was hard hitting, relevant and really well delivered. Massive respect. – @jibubo
• “I really wanted to stand up and applaud @lrnrd for her talk and for being that brave enfront of the audience. ?” – @iamdcastillo
• “You could hear a pin drop during @lrnrd’s #upfrontconf talk. Strong & essential.” – @StuMoff

A Talk about Everything

• “Can’t stop thinking about @lrnrd fantastic talk about diversity in tech and why it’s so important. Hell yeah it is. #ffconf” – @NinaRegli
• “Speechless after a groundbreaking talk by @lrnrd #ffconf ” – @janl
• “The single most powerful talk I’ve ever seen. Thank you @lrnrd, for rightly challenging everyone who works in tech. #ffconf” – @psebborn
• “Very moving end to #ffconf with a long, well deserved round of applause @lrnrd” – @s10wen
• “Software is built by the privileged by the privileged.” – @lrnrd delivering a manifesto on diversity in the tech industry. #ffconf” – @msmichellegar

A Talk about Nothing

Given in 2015 at .concat() and ScotlandJS.

• “wow! standing ovation for @lrnrd! I think her extensive, hard hitting cultural critique really resonated with the audience at #concat15” – @nslater
• “a haunting silence at #concat15, as @lrnrd paints our biases that those with privilege in tech are free to ignore.” – @hirojin
• “totally blown away by @lrnrd’s talk about nothing. can’t wait to share the shit out of it once the video is online. #concat15” – @sheley
• “What an incredible atmosphere at @lrnrd talk at #concat15 I’m glad to be at such an awesome conference!” – @b_times_b

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