Public Speaking

Creativity, Business and
Generative AI

Creativity, Business and Generative AI

Hire Claudia as keynote speaker or workshop host.

60+ international design clients since 2015
Graphic / UX / Interior / Product / Industrial / Motion / 3D / Web / Branding / Video

60+ international design clients since 2015
Graphic / UX / Interior / Product / Industrial / Motion / 3D / Web / Branding / Video

Public speaking

Besides consultant, lecturer and researcher, Claudia is also a professional public speaker and workshop host. Her approach is highly interactive, using creative methods to assure audiences understand, engage and take action. Since 2015, Claudia speaks in English, Dutch and German for various audiences and organisations, such as:

  • CIMIx Conference Vienna 2025: Masterclass about GenAI in Design & IkigAI workshop - see speaker profile for details.

  • DigiQuest 2024: IkigAI workshop for international teams in 2024, see details

  • Design Thinkers Conference 2024: Co-Design workshop for Designers in Amsterdam, see details

  • TU Delft Synergy week 2024: IkigAI workshop for master students in Delft, see details

  • Talent for Good Fair 2024: co-hosting international workshop about IkigAI in The Hague, see details

  • Workshop for Inaugural Speech 2024: co-hosting workshop about Systemic Co-Design in The Hague

  • DigiQuest 2023: workshop for students and young professionals about IkigAI in Amsterdam

  • WKO Study trip Austrian designers 2023: Co-Design workshop for delegation of Designers in Amsterdam

  • Design in Focus 2023: online workshop for Designers about Pitching, see details

  • Book launch event 2023: short presentation of the Co-Design Canvas by BIS for a broad audience in 2023

  • ArchiCGI 2022: online workshop about negotiation for Interior Designers

  • European City Marketing Conference 2022: presentation about Co-Design in Tourism in Hamburg

  • Wednesday Web Jam 2022: online workshop for Designers about Pitching

  • WKO Austrian ecomonic chamber 2022: workshop about time and priority management for members of the Upper Austrian advertisement and marketing communication chapter in Linz

  • Creative UK 2022: designed and facilitated a 6-week online course with essential creative business fundamentals, see details

  • Rome Business School 2018-2021: hosted 3-hour interactive lecture 'Branding, Naming and Corporate Guidelines' for international Fashion Management students in Rome and online

  • Braenworks Masterclass 2018: co-hosting Vision & Strategy workshop in Amsterdam

  • Ladies that UX Utrecht 2018:  workshop "Sharpen your brand positioning"

  • Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences 2016-2017: workshop for CMD students in Rotterdam

  • Creative Mornings Utrecht 2017: Workshop for community members about key values

  • VechtclubXL‬ Utrecht 2016: Workshops for ‎creative‬ ‎entrepreneurs‬ and ‪‎designers‬

  • THNK FSTVL for creative leadership and innovation 2016: workshop in Amsterdam

  • Holland Creatives & Designers Meetup 2015: workshop at WeWork Amsterdam

  • Transformational Storytelling Meetup 2015: at The Open Coop in Amsterdam

  • Seats2Meet Haarlem 2015: workshop on sales & marketing

Creativity & GenAI for Business Innovation

Creativity & GenAI for Business Innovation

Inspire and educate your audience about the transformative potential of Creativity in Business, particularly through the lens of Generative AI that is revolutionizing how we work. Claudia inspires and activates audiences by combining creative processes with actionable business strategies and work experiments.

Her relevant Keynote, Masterclass or Workshop add significant value to your event as she touches upon five of the top 10 work skills defined by the World Economic Forum in 2023: #2 Creative Thinking, #3 Resilience, Flexibility and Agility, #4 Motivation and Self-Awareness, #5 Curiosity and Lifelong Learning, #6 Technological Literacy. 


Generative AI tools are like our "invisible colleagues" that are transforming our workplace. Adopting AI creatively with an open mind unlocks potential innovations.

Get in touch to book a custom Keynote, Masterclass or Workshop based on your organization's values, ambition and culture. Claudia adapts to the composition of your audience in terms of industries or departments, professional backgrounds, key interests and thematic knowledge level. She prefers an interactive format to engage the audience effectively through creative exercises. Through practical examples and stories, Claudia informs and builds confidence, encouraging the audience to integrate creative processes and GenAI into their work - while being aware of ethical implications and responsible use.

Claudia Mayer

Claudia Mayer

Claudia Mayer

Since 2015, Claudia consults Designers by blending creative methods with essential marketing and sales knowledge as objective specialized creative business consultant.

Since 2018, she lectures Design Thinking at the International Creative Business bachelor program at Inholland University of Applied Sciences.

Since 2022, Claudia is also a researcher in Co-Design with an ambition to start a PhD research into the business impact of Generative AI in the creative industries, incl. Design.

Since 2015, Claudia consults Designers by blending creative methods with essential marketing and sales knowledge as objective specialized creative business consultant.

Since 2018, she lectures Design Thinking at the International Creative Business bachelor program at Inholland University of Applied Sciences.

Since 2022, Claudia is also a researcher in Co-Design with an ambition to start a PhD research into the business impact of Generative AI in the creative industries, incl. Design.