Conversations Forged in Practice

The best conversations don't leave people with more answers. They leave them asking better questions. That's the spirit behind every keynote, board retreat, and executive conversation I lead.

Signature Topics

A curated selection of keynote topics grounded in experience and informed by practice.

For more information or to inquire about availability, please email bookings@alexsarian.com

Selected Talks

Why the Arts Still Matter in a Changing City
The Calgary Sessions with Jeff Humphreys

The Roots of Wellbeing
Calgary Foundation

Why Relevance is Something You Have to Earn
The Deets with Duddy

Alex Sarian on the Audacity of Relevance
CI TO EYE with Monica Holt

Finding our Future in the Unlikeliest of Places
Tessitura’s Innovator Series

Keynote Address
State of Canada’s Cities Summit

El Teatro y Las Comunidades Educativas
Centro Dramático Nacional, Spain

Relevance & Leadership in the Arts
The Scene Room

The Civic Responsibility of Arts Institutions
NPU-konferansen, Norway

Entrevista Exclusiva con Alex Sarian
Festival Internacional de Música New Docta

How to Engage a City
Culture Hack

Charting a New Future for Arts Centers Across the World
The National Arts Club

Communities & Artistic Mediation in Digital Times
Fundación Teatro a Mil, Chile

The Audacity of Relevance
Business/Arts Speaker Series

Femi Bode-George & Alex Sarian
And I Wonder

Creación de un departamento educativo en un centro de artes escénicas
La Red Española de Teatros, Spain

Reviving Cultural Relevance
Red Deer Arts Council

Alex Sarian
Legacy in Action