NIR EYAL

Nir Eyal is a keynote speaker on behaviour design and the New York Times bestselling author of Beyond Belief, Indistractable and Hooked. His books have sold more than one million copies and been translated into over 30 languages, and his work has featured in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review and The Atlantic.

Nir works with senior leaders on a problem most organisations recognise. The strategy is clear and the teams are capable, yet behaviour doesn’t change. Priorities slip, focus fragments and the work that matters most gets crowded out. His keynotes show leaders why that happens, and what to do about it.

He previously taught behavioural design at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford, and founded and sold two technology companies. That blend of psychology, neuroscience and real business experience is why his sessions land with executive audiences: rigorous, practical and immediately usable.

Organisations Nir has spoken for include FedEx, Goldman Sachs, Edward Jones, JPMorgan Chase, Standard Chartered and Google, and he recently keynoted SuperNova in Europe.

Nir Eyal’s Keynote Speeches

Beyond Belief: The Hidden Limits on Performance (New)

When the stakes rise, capable teams hesitate and strong strategies stall, often for reasons nobody can quite name. Drawing on research from his New York Times bestseller Beyond Belief, Nir reveals the constraint hiding beneath execution: the beliefs people hold about effort, risk, failure and identity. Those beliefs shape what leaders notice, what teams expect and what people push through or give up on.

Audiences leave with:

• A clear framework to spot the belief bottlenecks that limit follow-through
• An understanding of how belief, attention and behaviour combine to make execution reliable
• Practical ways to build higher agency in the teams and moments that matter most

The Indistractable Workplace: Designing Environments That Drive Execution

Execution slows when attention fragments. Building on his bestseller Indistractable, Nir shows how reactive environments, competing priorities and unexamined internal triggers pull teams away from strategic work, even when priorities are clear and people are capable.

Audiences leave with:

• Why distraction at work is an organisational design problem, not a personal discipline problem
• How to recognise the internal and external triggers that derail focus
• How leaders can redesign their environments so the right work gets done

Hooked: How to Design Habit-Forming Products

Most products don’t fail for lack of features, funding or talent. They fail because customers don’t come back. Using the Hook Model and case studies from his bestseller Hooked, Nir explains why some products become part of people’s daily lives while others are quickly abandoned.

Audiences leave with:

• A shared language for adoption, engagement and retention
• Why engagement is a product and business design challenge, not a marketing tactic
• How to design for repeat use ethically and intentionally

Ideal for

Leadership teams, executive offsites, annual conferences and sales or product events where stalled behaviour carries real strategic risk. Each session is tailored to your audience, and Nir also delivers leadership workshops alongside his keynotes.

“Nir spoke with passion, credibility, and well-researched content.”

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Frequently asked questions

How do I book Nir Eyal as a keynote speaker?
Contact Oration Speakers and we’ll check Nir’s availability, shape the brief with you and manage everything through to the day itself. We book Nir for events in Ireland, the UK, Europe and worldwide.

What does Nir Eyal speak about?
Behaviour design and behaviour change: how beliefs limit performance, how to beat distraction at work, and how to build habit-forming products and services.

What is Beyond Belief about?
Beyond Belief is Nir’s latest New York Times bestseller. It explores how the beliefs we hold about effort, risk, failure and identity quietly limit what individuals and organisations achieve, and how to change them.

Does Nir Eyal speak at virtual events?
Get in touch to discuss in-person and virtual formats for your event.

How much does it cost to book Nir Eyal?
Fees depend on the event’s location, format and scope. Contact Oration Speakers for a tailored proposal.