Are You SKO 2026 Ready?
The market has shifted—buyers are more sophisticated, cycles are tighter, and relationships, not pipelines, will determine who wins. Your sales kickoff can’t just be about hype and product decks; it must align your team around the right accounts, the right relationships, and the right actions that drive revenue impact.
The question isn’t whether you’ll host an SKO—it’s whether yours will actually prepare your team to compete and win in 2026. Are you ready?
Keynote Topics and Outcomes
Nour helps leaders and their organizations accelerate growth by translating the principles of Relationship Economics® into actionable strategies for building influence, driving performance, and creating lasting market impact.
A Relationship Economics keynote by David Nour offers a compelling mix of research, storytelling, and practical frameworks that reshape how leaders view their most valuable asset—their relationships.
Your audience will leave with a clear roadmap for identifying, nurturing, and leveraging strategic relationships, along with actionable insights to strengthen influence, expand market opportunities, and achieve measurable business results long after the keynote concludes.
Curve Benders
A Curve Benders keynote by David Nour explores how transformational relationships can accelerate personal growth and help leaders thrive amid waves of disruption and change.
Your audience will walk away with a fresh lens on future-shaping skills, the role of strategic relationships in navigating uncertainty, and practical steps to identify and cultivate their own Curve Benders. They’ll gain both inspiration and a roadmap to adapt faster, innovate deeper, and lead stronger in an ever-changing business landscape.
The Co-Create Effect
A Co-Create Effect keynote by David Nour reveals how the most innovative leaders and organizations don’t just serve stakeholders—they partner with them to envision, design, and deliver new value together.
Your audience will leave inspired to shift from transactional interactions to collaborative innovation, with practical tools to foster trust, alignment, and shared success. They’ll gain a playbook for unlocking creativity, strengthening relationships, and accelerating outcomes through the power of co-creation.
David Nour develops custom keynotes that are precisely aligned with your organization’s challenges and strategic priorities. Rather than relying on generic content, he engages with your leadership team to understand your unique pain points and tailors his insights to deliver practical, actionable solutions. The result is a keynote experience that not only resonates with your audience but also equips them with frameworks and strategies they can immediately apply to drive measurable impact.
David Nour develops custom keynotes that are precisely aligned with your organization’s challenges and strategic priorities. Rather than relying on generic content, he engages with your leadership team to understand your unique pain points and tailors his insights to deliver practical, actionable solutions. The result is a keynote experience that not only resonates with your audience but also equips them with frameworks and strategies they can immediately apply to drive measurable impact.
60-90 minutes in duration, David Nour will deliver a highly customized keynote, utilizing our SmartContent+
approach to encapsulate a 50-25-25% customization strategy:
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50% of the content is Nour's research and proven best practices.
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25% of the content is customized for the Event buyer.
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The final 25% of the content is customized for the audience.
From a custom landing page to interactive polling during the session, Nour always creates a highly immersive experience for his audiences. Each participant will also receive a signed copy of any one of Nour's books.
Keynote, Signed Books and Live Visuals
Option One above of a Keynote and Signed Books, plus a member of our creative team to capture your keynote insights visually. This option is incredibly powerful for visual learners as we leave the large boards behind and share digital images for our clients to use however appropriate.
Keynote and Breakout / Mini Workshop
Option Two above expanded to include a series of six (6) webinars on the evolution of AI to help the attendees learn more about the relevant implications, internalize AI's impact in their respective organizations, and embrace a culture of experimentation.
The webinar series can also be scheduled leading up to your event to give your attendees a taste and encourage them to amplify their curiosity in this evolutionary space.
David Nour brings both depth and direction to keynotes and moderated panels, combining thought leadership with skilled facilitation. In a keynote, he delivers research-driven insights tailored to your organization’s strategic challenges, inspiring audiences with practical frameworks they can immediately apply. As a panel moderator, Nour ensures dynamic, engaging discussions by drawing out diverse perspectives, connecting ideas to your business priorities, and guiding the conversation with clarity and energy. The result is a seamless experience that informs, challenges, and empowers your audience.
Speaking Formats
David Nour offers a range of speaking formats—from high-impact keynotes to interactive breakout sessions, live visual storytelling, panel interviews, and post-event webinar series—all designed to engage audiences and reinforce the key ideas long after the event.
Empowering Transformative
Impactful
From Ballrooms to Boardrooms
David Nour’s keynote speaking has impacted global audiences by challenging them to rethink how they build, nurture, and leverage relationships as their greatest competitive advantage. With a rare mix of research, storytelling, and actionable frameworks, he inspires leaders to move beyond transactions and embrace relationships as catalysts for growth, innovation, and lasting impact.
His keynotes don’t just energize the room—they equip participants with practical tools and a fresh perspective they can immediately apply to accelerate results and transform the way they work, lead, and grow.