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Chitra Anand

Former Head of Communications at Microsoft, Professor & Author of "The Green House Approach, How to Cultivate Deliberate Innovation in Organizations"

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Chitra Anand Biography

Dr. Chitra Anand is an award winning communications & marketing executive. With over 20 years in the technology industry, she has spent time as the head of Communications for Microsoft Canada, Director of Marketing at TELUS Corporation and Director of Operations at Open Text. Projects she guided at Microsoft and TELUS have been awarded IABC Gold Quill Awards, Canadian Public Relations Society Awards of Excellence, the Corporate IT Hero award by the Information Technology Association of Canada and the Business for the Arts Awards.

Anand is at the forefront of an important new movement in the workplace: intrapreneurship. Intrapreneurs are the people within your organization who possess an entrepreneurial spirit, driving innovation, creative thinking, and new ideas.

She is a doctoral researcher, innovation & culture change key note speaker, professor and writer. She has keynoted several events, AGM’s and conferences where her talks reveal how to foster the spirit of entrepreneurship within organizations, how to stay on the cutting edge of market trends, technology, and consumer behavior. Her writing has been featured in the Globe and Mail and the Huffington Post and teaches several courses at Humber and Sheridan College.

Anand has authored a book; The Green House Approach, How to Cultivate Deliberate Innovation in Organizations which is now available on Amazon. The Green House Approach is now a required read for the Forbes School of Business MBA program.

Anand has been named as a “bridge builder” for women in tech by the A-list; a yearly publication that features 50 prominent Indo-Canadians who through various career and community efforts have helped foster relations between Canada and India.

Speaking Topics
  • The Trust Trifecta: Humanity. Reciprocity. Trust.

    Over the past several decades, we have become a more untrustworthy society. This has been an upward trend, however 2020 has accelerated this with a set of implications that has exposed a set of flaws. This includes flaws in institutions, businesses, governments, and media. It has left many of us in an existential crisis. According to the Edelman Trust Barometer, we are in a “cycle of distrust.” This is a result of an epidemic of misinformation which has led to a wider spread of mistrust amongst societal institutions and leaders around the world. Distrust is now a default emotion.

    Businesses have an opportunity to step up and intervene in a new kind of leadership, where trust is at the core. The fact of the matter is business partners who trust each other spend less time and energy focused on self-preservation. When trust is present both sides achieve better economic outcomes. Dr. Anand has hypothesized and tested a trust trifecta: HUMANITY. RECIPROCITY. PRACTICE. During this session — which provides an immersive intersection of music and content — she will share insights into the impact of the intersection of these notions that, when met in this specific order, we can all benefit from the outcomes.

  • Greenhouse Thinking | An Art of Creating New Possibilities

    Greenhouse Thinking is about challenging the ideas that have created the world we live in by exploring the realm of possibility in developing alternatives. Dr. Anand’s research has shown how many of the problems we face are systemic. She believes that the changes we need to make to solve these problems are actually quite simple and pragmatic.

    While we know that innovation is the key to value creation, many organizations get stuck in the process of actually getting there. They become complacent, which increases the risk of becoming irrelevant. The Greenhouse mindset shift that Dr. Anand shares in this presentation will offer audiences the following learning objectives:

    • A framework for healthy dissent and debate that can help boost true innovation amongst team members
    • How to leverage the power of first principles thinking in order to uncover fundamental truths that will set you on the path of innovative thinking
    • How leaders can apply the guiding principles of Greenhouse Thinking within their organization to drive a new paradigm of thinking
    • Methods for unlearning learned behaviours, why and how we can challenge our current thinking

  • Women in Leadership

    While the world is evolving, women are still lagging behind when it comes to leadership roles in corporations. Today only 26% of women are in CEO roles at Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Anand believes that the “women in leadership problem” is not a male or female problem, but rather a human problem. This problem comes about due to biases we bring as a result of language, culture, and learned behaviors. Dr. Anand believes it can be solved by applying a new lens to the way we look at these environments.

    While many would say that it is a difficult time for women in leadership, Dr. Anand would argue that there is no better time to be a woman. By taking a proactive approach to shaping your environment, possibility and opportunity will follow. In this presentation, she shares insights from her time spent in corporate environments. Dr. Anand provides audiences with foundational tools and strategies that can be applied to navigate complex environments.

    Learning Outcomes:

    • Tactics to help develop your own narrative, and practice your principles
    • A lens to lead your interactions with a problem-solving mindset
    • How to have an authentic conversation based on facts in order to drive the right outcomes

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  • How do I book Chitra Anand to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Chitra Anand for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Chitra Anand, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Chitra Anand or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Chitra Anand

    Speaking fees for Chitra Anand, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Chitra Anand are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Chitra Anand, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Chitra Anand speak about?

    Chitra Anand is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Business, Influential Women, Inspirational, Internet and New Media, Science and Technology, Technology Speakers, Women's Issues.
  • Where does Chitra Anand travel from?

    Chitra Anand generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Chitra Anand’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Chitra Anand for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chitra Anand for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Chitra Anand or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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Former Head of Communications at Microsoft, Professor & Author of "The Green House Approach, How to Cultivate Deliberate Innovation in Organizations"

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Chitra Anand Biography

Dr. Chitra Anand is an award winning communications & marketing executive. With over 20 years in the technology industry, she has spent time as the head of Communications for Microsoft Canada, Director of Marketing at TELUS Corporation and Director of Operations at Open Text. Projects she guided at Microsoft and TELUS have been awarded IABC Gold Quill Awards, Canadian Public Relations Society Awards of Excellence, the Corporate IT Hero award by the Information Technology Association of Canada and the Business for the Arts Awards.

Anand is at the forefront of an important new movement in the workplace: intrapreneurship. Intrapreneurs are the people within your organization who possess an entrepreneurial spirit, driving innovation, creative thinking, and new ideas.

She is a doctoral researcher, innovation & culture change key note speaker, professor and writer. She has keynoted several events, AGM’s and conferences where her talks reveal how to foster the spirit of entrepreneurship within organizations, how to stay on the cutting edge of market trends, technology, and consumer behavior. Her writing has been featured in the Globe and Mail and the Huffington Post and teaches several courses at Humber and Sheridan College.

Anand has authored a book; The Green House Approach, How to Cultivate Deliberate Innovation in Organizations which is now available on Amazon. The Green House Approach is now a required read for the Forbes School of Business MBA program.

Anand has been named as a “bridge builder” for women in tech by the A-list; a yearly publication that features 50 prominent Indo-Canadians who through various career and community efforts have helped foster relations between Canada and India.

Chitra Anand Speaking Topics

  • The Trust Trifecta: Humanity. Reciprocity. Trust.

    Over the past several decades, we have become a more untrustworthy society. This has been an upward trend, however 2020 has accelerated this with a set of implications that has exposed a set of flaws. This includes flaws in institutions, businesses, governments, and media. It has left many of us in an existential crisis. According to the Edelman Trust Barometer, we are in a “cycle of distrust.” This is a result of an epidemic of misinformation which has led to a wider spread of mistrust amongst societal institutions and leaders around the world. Distrust is now a default emotion.

    Businesses have an opportunity to step up and intervene in a new kind of leadership, where trust is at the core. The fact of the matter is business partners who trust each other spend less time and energy focused on self-preservation. When trust is present both sides achieve better economic outcomes. Dr. Anand has hypothesized and tested a trust trifecta: HUMANITY. RECIPROCITY. PRACTICE. During this session — which provides an immersive intersection of music and content — she will share insights into the impact of the intersection of these notions that, when met in this specific order, we can all benefit from the outcomes.

  • Greenhouse Thinking | An Art of Creating New Possibilities

    Greenhouse Thinking is about challenging the ideas that have created the world we live in by exploring the realm of possibility in developing alternatives. Dr. Anand’s research has shown how many of the problems we face are systemic. She believes that the changes we need to make to solve these problems are actually quite simple and pragmatic.

    While we know that innovation is the key to value creation, many organizations get stuck in the process of actually getting there. They become complacent, which increases the risk of becoming irrelevant. The Greenhouse mindset shift that Dr. Anand shares in this presentation will offer audiences the following learning objectives:

    • A framework for healthy dissent and debate that can help boost true innovation amongst team members
    • How to leverage the power of first principles thinking in order to uncover fundamental truths that will set you on the path of innovative thinking
    • How leaders can apply the guiding principles of Greenhouse Thinking within their organization to drive a new paradigm of thinking
    • Methods for unlearning learned behaviours, why and how we can challenge our current thinking

  • Women in Leadership

    While the world is evolving, women are still lagging behind when it comes to leadership roles in corporations. Today only 26% of women are in CEO roles at Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Anand believes that the “women in leadership problem” is not a male or female problem, but rather a human problem. This problem comes about due to biases we bring as a result of language, culture, and learned behaviors. Dr. Anand believes it can be solved by applying a new lens to the way we look at these environments.

    While many would say that it is a difficult time for women in leadership, Dr. Anand would argue that there is no better time to be a woman. By taking a proactive approach to shaping your environment, possibility and opportunity will follow. In this presentation, she shares insights from her time spent in corporate environments. Dr. Anand provides audiences with foundational tools and strategies that can be applied to navigate complex environments.

    Learning Outcomes:

    • Tactics to help develop your own narrative, and practice your principles
    • A lens to lead your interactions with a problem-solving mindset
    • How to have an authentic conversation based on facts in order to drive the right outcomes

Chitra Anand Videos

  • Dr. Chitra Anand - The Trust Trifecta
    Immersive Keynote

FAQs on booking Chitra Anand

  • How do I book Chitra Anand to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Chitra Anand for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Chitra Anand, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Chitra Anand or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Chitra Anand

    Speaking fees for Chitra Anand, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Chitra Anand are $10,000 - $20,000 for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Chitra Anand, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Chitra Anand speak about?

    Chitra Anand is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Business, Influential Women, Inspirational, Internet and New Media, Science and Technology, Technology Speakers, Women's Issues.
  • Where does Chitra Anand travel from?

    Chitra Anand generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Chitra Anand’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Chitra Anand for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chitra Anand for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Chitra Anand or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Chitra Anand is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Trust Trifecta: Humanity. Reciprocity. Trust., Greenhouse Thinking | An Art of Creating New Possibilities and Women in Leadership. The estimated speaking fee range to book Chitra Anand for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Chitra Anand generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Angelica Malin, Nadya Bartol, Kathleen Hogan, Cynthia Marshall and Sylvia Acevedo. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Chitra Anand for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Chitra Anand Speaking Topics

  • The Trust Trifecta: Humanity. Reciprocity. Trust.

    Over the past several decades, we have become a more untrustworthy society. This has been an upward trend, however 2020 has accelerated this with a set of implications that has exposed a set of flaws. This includes flaws in institutions, businesses, governments, and media. It has left many of us in an existential crisis. According to the Edelman Trust Barometer, we are in a “cycle of distrust.” This is a result of an epidemic of misinformation which has led to a wider spread of mistrust amongst societal institutions and leaders around the world. Distrust is now a default emotion.

    Businesses have an opportunity to step up and intervene in a new kind of leadership, where trust is at the core. The fact of the matter is business partners who trust each other spend less time and energy focused on self-preservation. When trust is present both sides achieve better economic outcomes. Dr. Anand has hypothesized and tested a trust trifecta: HUMANITY. RECIPROCITY. PRACTICE. During this session — which provides an immersive intersection of music and content — she will share insights into the impact of the intersection of these notions that, when met in this specific order, we can all benefit from the outcomes.

  • Greenhouse Thinking | An Art of Creating New Possibilities

    Greenhouse Thinking is about challenging the ideas that have created the world we live in by exploring the realm of possibility in developing alternatives. Dr. Anand’s research has shown how many of the problems we face are systemic. She believes that the changes we need to make to solve these problems are actually quite simple and pragmatic.

    While we know that innovation is the key to value creation, many organizations get stuck in the process of actually getting there. They become complacent, which increases the risk of becoming irrelevant. The Greenhouse mindset shift that Dr. Anand shares in this presentation will offer audiences the following learning objectives:

    • A framework for healthy dissent and debate that can help boost true innovation amongst team members
    • How to leverage the power of first principles thinking in order to uncover fundamental truths that will set you on the path of innovative thinking
    • How leaders can apply the guiding principles of Greenhouse Thinking within their organization to drive a new paradigm of thinking
    • Methods for unlearning learned behaviours, why and how we can challenge our current thinking

  • Women in Leadership

    While the world is evolving, women are still lagging behind when it comes to leadership roles in corporations. Today only 26% of women are in CEO roles at Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Anand believes that the “women in leadership problem” is not a male or female problem, but rather a human problem. This problem comes about due to biases we bring as a result of language, culture, and learned behaviors. Dr. Anand believes it can be solved by applying a new lens to the way we look at these environments.

    While many would say that it is a difficult time for women in leadership, Dr. Anand would argue that there is no better time to be a woman. By taking a proactive approach to shaping your environment, possibility and opportunity will follow. In this presentation, she shares insights from her time spent in corporate environments. Dr. Anand provides audiences with foundational tools and strategies that can be applied to navigate complex environments.

    Learning Outcomes:

    • Tactics to help develop your own narrative, and practice your principles
    • A lens to lead your interactions with a problem-solving mindset
    • How to have an authentic conversation based on facts in order to drive the right outcomes

Chitra Anand Speaker Videos

  • Dr. Chitra Anand - The Trust Trifecta
    Immersive Keynote

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

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