Association Keynote Speaker Ryan Jenkins
Wall Street Journal Bestselling Leadership Author
and Award-Winning Keynote Speaker
Create a More Connected Association Experience
The best association events do more than deliver great content. They bring people together.
Today's associations are serving increasingly diverse, multigenerational memberships while navigating changing member expectations, declining engagement, rapid advances in AI, and an increasingly digital world. Creating meaningful connection (across generations, career stages, organizations, and geographies) has never been more important.
Today's associations are working to:
Deliver engaging keynote experiences that provide immediate value to members
Connect a multigenerational membership with different expectations, experiences, and communication styles
Create meaningful relationships and networking that extend beyond the event
Engage and develop the next generation of members and industry leaders
Help members navigate AI, workplace change, and the future of their profession
Strengthen the sense of community and belonging that makes association membership valuable
Ryan equips association audiences with practical, research-backed strategies to build stronger relationships, communicate more effectively across generations, strengthen teamwork, and thrive through change.
Whether speaking at an annual conference, leadership meeting, member summit, emerging leader program, or executive event, Ryan creates an engaging keynote experience that gets people participating, connecting, and thinking differently about how they work with others.
Great association events don't just inform people. They connect them.
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Ryan’s Keynote Topics for
Associations
Connectable
Creating Meaningful Connection in an Increasingly Disconnected World
Connection is one of the greatest values an association can provide. Yet simply putting people in the same room doesn't guarantee meaningful relationships.
Ryan reveals practical strategies that help attendees become more intentional about connection, strengthen professional relationships, and build a greater sense of belonging within their workplace and professional community.
Build stronger professional and workplace relationships.
Create more meaningful connections at conferences and association events.
Strengthen teamwork, trust, and collaboration.
Give attendees practical strategies they can immediately bring back to their organizations.
Generational Connection
Leading & Working Across Generations
Association events bring together professionals from every stage of their careers. That makes them the perfect environment to help members better understand the different generations shaping today's workplace.
Ryan moves audiences beyond generational stereotypes and gives them practical strategies to communicate, collaborate, and lead more effectively across generations.
Understand what motivates different generations at work.
Improve communication and teamwork across generations.
Engage and develop the next generation of professionals.
Turn generational differences into a competitive advantage.
Team Binding
The Relationship Advantage in the Age of AI
As AI transforms professions and automates more of how work gets done, strong human relationships become even more valuable.
Ryan introduces a new approach to teamwork that moves beyond occasional team building and helps people continuously strengthen trust, alignment, and support.
Build stronger, more connected teams.
Strengthen the human skills AI can't replace.
Improve collaboration as work becomes increasingly digital and automated.
Give attendees practical strategies they can bring back to their teams immediately.
Every leader needs
to hear Ryan.
-Patrick Lencioni
Who Should Book Ryan Jenkins for Association Events?
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Annual Conferences & Conventions
Kick off, anchor, or close your conference with an engaging keynote that brings your audience together around timely ideas on connection, generations, teamwork, leadership, and the future of work.
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Leadership & Executive Meetings
Equip association leaders, board members, executives, and senior professionals with practical strategies to strengthen relationships, lead across generations, and navigate workplace change.
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Emerging & Next-Generation Leader Programs
Help rising professionals build the relationships, communication skills, and leadership capabilities they need to work effectively across generations and lead the future of your industry.
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Member Engagement & Professional Development Events
Deliver practical, research-backed content that provides immediate value while strengthening the connection, community, and relationships that keep members engaged with your association.
Associations Ryan Has Worked With
American Rental Association
Mid-Atlantic College Stores Association
Refrigerated Foods Association
Fire Districts Association of California
Montana Seed Trade Association
Canadian Crane Rental Association
Mortgage Bankers Association
Association of Home Office Underwriters
California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools
Mechanical Contractors Association
State Bar Association
Associated Equipment Distributors
Women's Foodservice Forum
Entrepreneurs' Organization
International Association of Reservation Executives
Florida Local Government Information Systems Association
American Supply Association
American Association for Physician Leadership
CPAmerica
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association
Society for Human Resource Management
International Association of Venue Managers
Kansas Hospital Association
North Carolina Public Health Association
Financial Management Professionals
Associated Oregon Loggers
Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National Association
Panamerican Surety Association
National Association of Plan Advisors
Network of Executive Women
Snack Food Association
Association of Marina Industries
National Association of Occupational Health Professionals
International Air Transport Association
American Equity Underwriters
American Association of Finance and Accounting
Association of Fundraising Professionals
Atlanta Home Builders Association
North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Association
National Association of College & University Food Services
Federal Aviation Administration Managers Association
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
The Impact of Ryan Jenkins'
Keynotes on Association Audiences
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Stronger Connection
Give attendees practical strategies to strengthen trust, communication, and connection with the teams they return to after the event.
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More Engaged Emerging Leaders
Help younger and emerging professionals build relationships across generations, expand their networks, and feel more connected to the future of their profession and association.
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Better Generational Collaboration
Help members understand and communicate more effectively across generations while developing greater appreciation for the perspectives each generation brings to their profession.
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Future-Ready Members
Prepare attendees to navigate AI, automation, and workplace change while strengthening the distinctly human skills technology can't replace.
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Greater Member Connection
Create an experience where attendees don't simply consume content—they connect with one another and strengthen the professional relationships that make association membership valuable.
THE BUZZ
Excitement from Engaged Audiences:
“Ryan sparked insights and ideas that I can apply in my team and across our company."
- Donna Kimmel, Chief People Officer at Citrix
“The best speaker we’ve ever had!”
- Ashley Breedlove, Director at CVS
“Ryan was phenomenal!”
- Kaylin Orr, Kimberly-Clark
“Great feedback from ALL attendees!”
- Mariana Fagnilli, VP at Liberty Mutual
"Utterly groundbreaking! Ryan equipped us to build a more connected organization with improved engagement.”
- Melissa Bernstein, Co-founder of Melissa & Doug
Why Book Ryan Jenkins for Your Association Events?
Association & Conference Experience
Ryan has delivered keynotes for associations across industriesfrom healthcare and financial services to agriculture, equipment, transportation, HR, foodservice, and professional services. He understands how to engage audiences with different roles, organizations, career stages, and generations.
Engaging, Practical & Actionable
Ryan combines compelling stories, humor, audience interaction, and practical takeaways to create a keynote that's both entertaining and useful. Attendees leave energized, and equipped with strategies they can put to work immediately.
Customized for Your Members
Every association is different. Ryan tailors each keynote to your industry, membership, event theme, and objectives so attendees feel like the presentation was created specifically for them…not pulled off the shelf.
Ready to Create a More Connected Association Experience?
Give your members an engaging keynote that strengthens connection, bridges generational gaps, improves teamwork, and equips them to thrive through what's next.