Keynote Speaker
Yianni Ellis
In the Age of AI, Questions Are Powerful
Yianni Ellis is the creator of the YQ Method (Question Quotient), a framework for unlocking clarity through uncomfortable, strategic questions.As Director of IT Operations & Strategy at LUMA Energy, he has led multimillion -dollar transformations across utilities, fintech, and global enterprises, delivering $30M+ in measurable value.Today, he equips students, professionals, and executives with questioning strategies that unlock clarity and measurable growth.Mission: To improve value delivery in organizations and careers through strategic questioning.
Listeners will experience and learn with practical insights, humor and storytelling:
Why answers are no longer the differentiator in the AI era
How to apply the YQ Method to career and leadership growth
5 uncomfortable questions that build confidence, and direction
How to apply the YQ Method to career and leadership growth
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"AI can generate infinite answers in seconds, but real progress depends on the courage to ask uncomfortable, clarifying questions that unlock confidence, alignment, and growth." Yianni Ellis
In the Age of AI, Questions Are Powerful: Flagship keynote reframing AI anxiety and career uncertainty through the YQ Method. Audience: Broad — students, young professionals, leaders.
Early Career, Not Too Early to Ask: Strategic questioning for internships, first jobs, and building early momentum. Audience: College students, interns, early-career professionals.
Ask Like a CEO The mindset shift that turns doers into leaders. Audience: Team leads, high-potential employees, rotational programs. professionals.
Yianni positions YQ as a new measure of success — alongside IQ and EQ — that predicts how well individuals and organizations adapt to change and opportunity.
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Stop Answering Blindly. Start Asking Wisely!
As a human focused leader, he is passionate on minimizing i.t. in HUMANitY and focusing on the HUMAN.A core belief is that technology is not the goal, instead relationships are and this is a key trait shared in his messages and leadership.He's passionate about equipping the next generation to learn from his honest mistakes and leverage his insights to help them achieve more!