Alexandra Samuel is a top specialist when it comes to the digital workplace. She believes in the power of combining human and AI, and office and remote, with her work helping organisations to navigate the switch to a hybrid model of working. She often writes about the workplace, business, and technology for The Wall Street Journal and The Harvard Business Review, sharing her insights on the future of work. As a speaker, Alexandra guides audiences on remote work and the use of AI to enhance your output.
Alexandra holds a BA from Oberlin College in Political Science and a PhD in Political Science from Harvard University. She began her career as a Special Assistant to Premier Bob Rae at Government of Ontario and went on to become a Research Director at Digital 4Sight. While she was completing her PhD, she worked as an independent consultant, writer, and researcher in e-democracy and online engagement for governments, non-profits, and organisations. Further positions that Alexandra has held include Session Lecturer (Political Science) at University of British Columbia, Principal at Social Signal, Director of Social & Interactive Media Centre at Emily Carr Institute, and Vice President of Social Media at Vision Critical.
Also among her career highlights, Alexandra authored Work Smarter with Social Media (2015) and co-authored Remote Inc. (2021), in addition to being an AI columnist for JSTOR Daily, a Data Journalist for the annual Forbes’ World’s Most Influential CMOs List, and BC Today Digital Life Columnist at CBC.
Alexandra remains open to speaking engagements, working with more media outlets, and data-driven content projects. Across her more than two decades of experience in technology research and strategy, she has gained next-level expertise, sharing this with her audiences during her intriguing talks, covering how to thrive and maintain a strong culture in the world of remote work, how neurodiversity insights and tools can be helpful to all employees, and how AI such as Claude and ChatGPT can be used to help you think and organise your work in order to help you perform better than ever before.
How to hire Alexandra Samuel
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Alexandra Samuel's official speaking topics are listed below:
- AI-Powered Collaboration – The Future of Teamwork
- The Neurosmart Workplace – Engaging Employees with the Power of Neurovariety
- Robots for Humans - How AI Transforms Employee Engagement & Wellbeing
- Forging the Hybrid Workplace – Culture & Collaboration in the New Office
Feedback from virtual events and webinars
“As I started looking for experts to share practical tips and strategies to help our customers manage the remote and hybrid experience, I found Alexandra. She came highly recommended as a passionate, authentic speaker on this topic. Alexandra was a pleasure to work with and always responsive. The webinar audience comments were overwhelmingly positive. I highly recommend her as a speaker for your next event!” – Zoom
“Alexandra listened to the briefing that we gave her, which meant that she uniquely tailored her keynote to the needs of our audience. It was so perfectly aligned to the workshop prior to her speaking, that it really added to our meeting. Alexandra was engaging, confident, and backed all her points up with research – We especially valued that she prompted us to think differently about how we approach our hybrid workplace. I would certainly recommend Alexandra as a keynote speaker.” – BC Lottery Corporation
“Alex is amazing! We just loved her, and the audience did as well.” – SGI/SGI Canada
- 2021 – Published Remote Inc.
- 2019 – Digital Life Columnist, BC Today at CBC
- 2016 – Columnist – Unfolding AI & The Digital Voyage at JSTOR Daily
- 2015 – Published Work Smarter with Social Media
- 2012 – Vice President, Social Media at Vision Critical
- 2012 – Contributor at The Wall Street Journal
- 2009 – Director, Social & Interactive Media Centre at Emily Carr Institute
- 2009 – Contributor at Harvard Business Review
- 2005 – Principal at Social Signal
- 2004 – Graduated with PhD in Political Science from Harvard University
- 2002 – Session Lecturer (Department of Political Science) at University of British Columbia
- 2001 – Self-Employed Consultant
- 1998 – Research Director at Digital 4Sight
- 1992 – Special Assistant to Premier Bob Rae at Government of Ontario
- 1992 – Graduated with BA in Politics, Women’s Studies from Oberlin College
