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Tan Le

CEO, Neurotechnologist, TED Speaker, Award Winning Innovator

Speaking Fee: $30,000 - $40,000 i Fees vary by event type, travel, and appearance details.

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CEO, Neurotechnologist, TED Speaker, Award Winning Innovator Tan Le shows audiences how EEG based brain computer interface technology is changing how we think, work, and heal.

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Meet Tan Le

Tan Le is the founder and CEO of EMOTIV, a leader in EEG brain computer interface technology, and a three time TED speaker who has spoken to audiences around the world. Through EMOTIV’s wearable neurotechnology, she brings the emerging world of “brainwear” to life, including real applications that have helped power bionic limbs, enabled a quadriplegic to drive a race car using his mind, and created tools to optimize work environments.

Le is available to speak on advances in brain science and neurotechnology, the future of human computer interaction, and what these developments mean for business and the workplace. Tan Le is available to be booked for corporate and private events. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Tan Le’s fees.

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Biography

Building the Future of Brain Computer Interface

Tan Le is a technology pioneer and thought leader in neurotechnology and brain computer interface. She founded EMOTIV and serves as CEO, leading work in EEG based BCI through wearable neurotechnology designed to help people interface with computers and better understand their brains. Her work has been recognized by Fast Company, which named her one of its Most Influential Women in Technology, and by Forbes, which included her in its 50 Names You Need to Know.

Le also contributes to the broader conversation on technology and society as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Council on the Future of Neurotechnologies and Brain Science and the Forbes Technology Council, where she writes on business and workplace related subjects. She is the author of The NeuroGeneration: The New Era in Brain Enhancement That Is Revolutionizing How We Think, Work & Heal, exploring advances in brain science and neurotechnology, including technologies that help people learn faster and enable the colorblind to “hear” colors.

An Immigrant Story and a Commitment to Impact

Le brings an inspiring personal story as a Vietnamese refugee who arrived in Australia at the age of four with her mother and sister. Her TED Talk, “My Immigration Story,” has more than 1.4 million views and shares her journey from a refugee camp to being named Young Australian of the Year for her community work.

Now based in San Francisco, she champions causes including STEM education, women in technology, and technology for mental health. She has served as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Technology for Mental Health, a director of Plan International Australia, and an Ambassador for the Status of Women since 2001. Her honors include the Innovation Research Interchange Achievement Award, the G’Day USA Global Innovation Award, the Advance Global Australian Award for ICT, and the AutoVision Innovation Award.

How to Hire Tan Le

To hire Tan Le for an event, contact the Mollie Plotkin Group with the proposed event date, location, audience size, event format, and program goals. Tan Le is available for corporate events, conferences, leadership meetings, private events, workshops, fireside chats, and virtual programs.

After receiving your request, a Mollie Plotkin Group booking agent will review Tan Le’s availability, discuss the event details, and get back to you within 48 hours with next steps for securing Tan Le for your program.

Tan Le Booking Fee

The cost to book Tan Le depends on the event date, location, format, audience size, and scope of the appearance. Tan Le’s speaking fee ranges from $30,000 to $40,000. Speaking fees may vary for keynote speeches, workshops, fireside chats, private events, corporate meetings, and virtual programs.

For the most accurate Tan Le booking fee, contact the Mollie Plotkin Group with your event details. Our team will help confirm availability, pricing, and the best format for your event.

Speaking Topics & Programs

Why Hire Tan Le

Tan Le is the CEO of EMOTIV and a pioneer in brain-computer interface technology. In her programs, she explores how neurotechnology and artificial intelligence are changing how we think, learn, and perform, and she connects that future facing work to a personal story about innovation shaped by her experience as a Vietnamese refugee and Australian immigrant. Audiences leave with fresh perspective on focus, resilience, leadership, and how to keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

Common keynote themes include: neurotechnology and AI, brain data and cognitive capability, focus and resilience, the future of work and leadership, innovation and questioning assumptions, outsider perspective and idea generation.

Augmenting Human Potential: Where Neurotechnology Meets AI

How brain data and AI can expand focus, resilience, and cognitive capability at work.

In this groundbreaking keynote, Tan Le—CEO of EMOTIV and a pioneer in brain-computer interface technology—explores how the convergence of neurotechnology and artificial intelligence is redefining what it means to think, learn, and perform. With powerful stories and cutting-edge insights, Tan reveals how brain data and AI are unlocking new levels of focus, resilience, and cognitive capability—reshaping the future of work, leadership, and innovation. For organizations navigating rapid change, this keynote offers a transformative vision: not just smarter machines, but wiser humans.

Embracing Your Inner Outsider

Use outsider thinking to break norms, generate better ideas, and keep pushing what is possible.

How do successful entrepreneurs come up with ideas that change the world? Tan Le, chosen by Fast Company as one of the Most Influential Women in Technology in 2010, credits her success in innovation to her early struggles growing up as a Vietnamese refugee and Australian immigrant.

In this moving presentation, Le talks about the moment she realized her outsider status provided a freedom to think differently and helped her succeed as a woman working in biotechnology and engineering—where the challenge is to constantly push the boundaries of what is possible. Le will show audiences how to free themselves from the norms that get people stuck, to look at things with a fresh perspective, and to never stop asking questions.

Moderated Fireside Chat with Tan Le

We recommend a moderated fireside chat with Tan Le allowing for both open Q&A with attendees and a structured discussion. If you would like to discuss tailoring Tan Le’s fireside chat to your audience, schedule a Zoom meeting between Tan Le’ and an MPG agent – we’ll work closely with you to curate the perfect talk for your event.

Strong takeaway
Tan Le helps audiences see how emerging technology and outsider perspective can expand human capability, strengthen focus and resilience, and keep organizations asking better questions as they push the boundaries of what is possible.