The Shift Summit 2026
Call for speaker
Presented by Uplyft Media in Collaboration with UpBuild Global
January 23–25, 2026
Virtual Global Event
The Premier AI + Human Leadership Event for 2026
Leaders across every industry are awakening to one truth: AI isn’t the future it’s the present. And the people who rise now will define what intelligent leadership looks like for the next decade.
The Shift Summit is where innovators, disruptors, creators, professionals, and conscious leaders come together to shape that future. If your work blends strategy, innovation, intuition, and AI-powered impact this is your moment.
Your voice. Your brilliance. Your evolution.
This is your stage to lead the world into what’s next.
Speaker Tracks
Choose the track that aligns with the way YOU are using AI to create meaningful, real‑world impact. These tracks reflect the same clarity and simplicity as Break Free Summit powerful, approachable, and easy for speakers to identify where they fit.
TRACK 1
AI & IMPACT LEADERSHIP
AI is accelerating what’s possible for leaders, businesses, and teams. This track brings together speakers who are already using AI to create measurable results and are ready to show others what intelligent, future‑ready leadership looks like in 2026 and beyond.
Examples:
- AI‑driven decision making
- Leading AI‑enabled teams
- Reinventing project management with AI tools
- Transforming business operations through automation + intelligence
TRACK 2
VISIBILITY, VOICE & INFLUENCE IN THE AI ERA
AI is reshaping how leaders communicate, create, influence, and build their presence. This track is for speakers using AI to elevate expression, expand visibility, and deepen impact while staying authentic and aligned.
Examples:
Examples:
- AI‑powered content and visibility workflows
- Strengthening your leadership voice with AI tools
- Expanding thought leadership platforms using AI
- Creative storytelling enhanced by intelligent tools
TRACK 3
SYSTEMS, STRATEGY & EXECUTION WITH AI
AI is changing how work gets done faster, smarter, and with more precision. This track is for speakers who are using AI to streamline operations, enhance delivery, modernize systems, and scale execution.
Examples:
- AI copilots for teams and PMs
- Smart dashboards and automated reporting
- AI‑driven governance + prioritization
- Intelligent operations frameworks
TRACK 4
HUMAN + WELLNESS LEADERSHIP
As AI accelerates, the human edge becomes even more important. This track is for speakers who blend AI with wellness, mindset, resilience, somatics, and high‑performance strategies to support the whole human.
Examples:
- AI‑supported well‑being and energy tracking
- Blending somatic practices with intelligent tools
- Burnout prevention in an AI‑accelerated world
- Human brilliance as the true competitive advantage
Why Speak at The Shift Summit?
Because this isn’t just another summit it’s a global movement.
As a speaker, you will:
Share your message with an international audience
Be part of a summit designed with a clear, powerful growth journey that elevates every speaker and every attendee
Connect with entrepreneurs, leaders, PMs, and visionaries
Gain exposure and visibility across Uplyft & UpBuild communities
Be featured in our social media + email promotions
Join our exclusive Speaker Networking Night
Access affiliate opportunities
Become part of a growing, purpose-driven thought leadership ecosystem
This is your chance to Amplify your voice, Grow your audience, and help Shape the Future of Leadership in the age of AI.
Who We’re Looking For
We are specifically inviting speakers who are actively using AI in their field and can share real, grounded examples of how AI is transforming their work, industry, leadership approach, creativity, or impact.
Practitioners
Demonstrate how AI is helping them solve problems, grow faster, or innovate smarter
Leaders
Integrating AI in meaningful ways – in decision-making, operations, creativity, coaching, wellness, PM, or transformation
Experts
With clear perspective on where AI is taking their industry or craft and what shifts are required to thrive
Changemakers
Who can show others what’s possible when human brilliance meets intelligent tools
Your Talk Should Reveal
How you use AI (specific tools, workflows, strategies)
Why it matters (the shift it created for you or your clients)
What your perspective is on the future of your field with AI
We're seeking diverse, dynamic, high-impact speakers
Who can bring clarity, inspiration, strategy, or transformation through one of 7 signature tracks.
Speaker Experience Includes
Feature in The Shift Summit official lineup
Social media spotlights
Speaker graphic kit
Access to summit replays
Invitation to Speaker & VIP Networking Night (January 22)
Long-term collaboration with Uplyft & UpBuild
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