DR SAUD TAJ, SPEAKER
Behind every metric is a human being.
Keynotes and talks for universities, doctoral schools, associations and conferences on the people behind the metrics, human leadership and what must remain human in the age of AI.
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FLAGSHIP KEYNOTES
Behind Every Metric Is a Human Being
The umbrella keynote for any higher-education audience: opening keynotes, leadership retreats, student-success and faculty conferences.
Human First, AI Second: What Universities Must Never Outsource
For senior teams and AI-in-education and digital conferences.
Talks for specific audiences
| Talk | Area | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| From Excellent Academic to Credible Leader | RISE | Aspiring leaders; equity-in-leadership programs |
| Lead With Heart: The Human Realities of Academic Leadership | LEAD | Heads, Deans, VPs and leadership programs |
| The Higher You Rise: Power, Pressure and Staying Human | THRIVE | Presidents, Vice Chancellors, Provosts and senior teams; executive retreats |
| PhD Supervision Is Leadership | PhD/DBA | Doctoral schools; supervisor development |
| Where You Come From Is Not Where You Stop | Students | International-student welcomes; graduation and student-success events |
SPEAKER BIO
Dr Saud Taj is the founder of Human First Institute. He grew up in Quetta, Pakistan, studied in the UK as an international student, and became Pro-Vice Chancellor and Acting Vice Chancellor at 36, the youngest in Pakistan to hold both roles. Over more than 22 years in higher education, he has taught in Pakistan, the UK, Canada and the US, held senior leadership roles in Pakistan, the UK and Canada, and supervised 800+ dissertations and 25+ doctoral researchers. He speaks on the people behind higher education's metrics, Lead With Heart, and Human First, AI Second.
Booking
Email info@humanfirstinstitute.co with your name and organization, the event and audience, date and location (or online), the talk you're interested in, audience size and, optionally, your budget range. A speaker one-sheet and headshots are available on request.
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