Speaking
Barb offers a variety of keynotes and active workshops around the world, for higher education, business, and K–12 schools. Events range from 12–2,000 attendees, from a one-hour to a three-day workshop. She also consults with corporations worldwide to help them move into the vibrant world of modern learning based on solid scientific research. Virtual webinars are also available.
Take a look to see where she’ll next be lighting up the stage!
2026 Ernst Strüngmann Forum on “Memory, Learning, and Neural Adaptation in the Age of Cognitive Offloading”
On 30th August 2026 at Frankfurt, Germany (Aug 30-Sep 4)
“Flexible education and digital transformation,” University of Guadalajara
On 10th September 2026 at Guadalajara, Mexico
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
On 17th September 2026 at Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Neuroefektywni Conference, organized by Department of Psychology, Akademia Górnośląska in Katowice – Lucky Mind Psychological Center
On 26th September 2026 at Poland (webinar)
AHISA Leading Learning Caring Conference
On 6th October 2026 at Perth (6 - 9 October) (webinar)
AHISA Leading Learning Caring Conference: Perth 6 – 9 October 2026
On 8th October 2026 at Perth, Australia, (webinar)
Soapbox 2026 (FIRE)
On 5th November 2026 at Boston, MA
HR Forum Norway
On 11th November 2026 at Oslo, Norway (November 11-12)
Cognitive Flexibility Under Pressure: Why Smart Teams Make Bad Decisions—and How Leaders Can Prevent It
Learning & the Brain Conference in NYC in April 15-17 2027
On 15th April 2027 at New York City, New York
The Learning Ideas Conference, June 9-11, 2027
On 9th June 2027 at New York, New York
Michigan MTSS Conference (Nov 18-29) 2027
On 18th November 2027 at Lansing, Michigan
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Dr. Oakley has given the opening keynote for the Harvard-MIT-Dana Alliance "Learning and the Brain" conference, and spoken at venues as varied as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, UCLA, the University of Tokyo, the University of Sao Paulo, Novartis, the Air Force Academy, Google Headquarters in Silicon Valley, Baidu Headquarters in Beijing, the Financial Times in London and Hitchwood Capital Management LP in Manhattan. She has appeared on shows ranging from Ira Flatow’s NPR Science Friday to Bloomberg News. Her op-eds have appeared in such publications as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
If you're interested in having Barb headline an event at your institution or for your organization, or for consulting to move your corporation into cutting-edge approaches to becoming a learning organization, please reach out through the following contact:
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