WHAT can companies learn

from professional aviation?

Philip Keil

will show You.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER PHILIP KEIL

Philip Keil opens the cockpit door for his audience. As a leader above the clouds he speaks by daily experience about:

Leadership and Decision-Making
Teamwork and Communication
Dealing with Change
Positive Error Culture

Philip Keil received several international awards:
„Europe’s TOP 100 Excellent Keynote Speaker“ (since 2017)
„Management-Vordenker Deutschlands“ (since 2018)
„Keynote Speaker of the year 2019 & 2020“ (nom. Red Fox Award)

»As expert for change-management and leadership Philip Keil made a name for himself in Germany«

»A business mastermind who gets to the point«

»Germany’s leading expert for positive error culture«

»Germany’s most famous pilot«

»As top-speaker he inspired tens of thousands of people all across Europe«

»As expert for change-management and leadership Philip Keil made a name for himself in Germany«

»A business mastermind who gets to the point«

»Germany’s leading expert for positive error culture«

»Germany’s most famous pilot«

»As top-speaker he inspired tens of thousands of people all across Europe«

Keynote speeches

Leadership | AI | Learning from mistakes

How is leadership changing as AI reshapes our world? Aviation teaches us that technology only works when it works for people.
As an airline captain, Philip Keil explores the skills that will continue to make people indispensable: leading teams, building trust and creating a culture that learns from mistakes.

Motivation | Change management | Resilience

Drawing on his own experience, Philip Keil shows how pilots make difficult decisions under pressure, and what business leaders can learn from them.
A gripping motivational keynote about comfort zones, hard landings and the courage to see things differently.

Trust | Communication | Empowerment

Flying is a team effort. What makes teams successful? How do you build trust in crews whose members change from one flight to the next? And what can teams on the ground learn from them?
This award-winning keynote brings the principles of aviation’s Crew Resource Management into the workplace.

»Captivating storytelling with real added value - this combination makes Philip Keil's presentations absolutely unique!«

Mathias Grompe |

Allianz AG

»You have to experience Philip Keil! We were looking for a top-Speaker and Philip just outperformed all our expectations. «

Dr. Michael Prochaska |

ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG

»We will definitely book Philip Keil again as a keynote speaker! His keynote speech was pure inspiration and excitement!«

Christian Poncin |

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

»Your keynote speech on our leadership event was thrilling: your content, your calm...very impressive!«

Cornelia Busch |

Deutsche Telekom

»Philip was the highlight of our Sales Kick-off! You could hear a pin drop, that's how captivated our Sales leaders were. Amazing!«

Thomas A. Fornol |

SwissLife

»The audience was thrilled by your motivational keynote speech. Your experiences and your impulses fascinated the attendees.«

Rafael Bittel |

Swisscom AG

»Philip knows the challenges business leaders are facing nowadays. He enriched our event tremendously!«

Jochen Forstner |

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

»Excellent speaker! His exciting experiences and highly effective pilot strategies made his speech to an outstanding event!«

Prof. Dr. Oliver Mayer |

General Electric

»The insights of motivational speaker Philip Keil in terms of decision-making were an eye-opener.«

Dr. Reiner Geier |

BASF SE

»1.200 participants from all over the world were inspired and truly thrilled by your keynote speech about error culture.«

Florian Martini |

Siemens AG

»Emotionally, expressive, goes under the skin. As a keynote speaker for error culture and leadership, Philip was an eye-opener to us!«

Jürgen Thoma |

Edeka

Keynote Speeches in English

All keynote speeches are available in English. Philip Keil lived several years in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain.

Vita

PILOT

In 2003, at the age of 22, Philip Keil is among the youngest airline pilots in Germany. He completed more than 9,000 flying hours on four continents. A routine flight in Africa with almost 200 people on bord turns into an immediate emergency. Philip Keil can control the situation and manages to land the airplane safely. Only days later, he is back in the cockpit.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Since 2014 Philip Keil treads the boards as keynote speaker all over Europe. Since 2017 he has ranked among the international ‘TOP100 Excellent Keynote Speakers’. In over 20 countries in Europe and Asia, he has reached tens of thousands of people with his keynotes. In 2019 and 2020, Philip Keil was nominated as Germany’s ‘Keynote Speaker of the year’ for the Red Fox Award.

AUTHOR

In 2016, Philip Keil publishes his first audio book. In 2019, his book ‘You are the pilot!’ is launched. It is about confidence and reaching goals. In 2021, ‘You are the pilot!’ is published as audio book worldwide in more than 50 online stores and streaming platforms. In 2022, his third audio book ‘The inner compass’ follows. Topics: The power of intuition for important decisions.

EXPERT ON TV

Since 2016, Philip Keil has been an aviation expert on TV. His expertise from decades as airline pilot and author makes him a much sought-after interview guest on TV, radio and for various podcast formats. He has regular appearances for TV channels like ZDF, RTL, Pro 7, Sat.1, WELT and ntv.

YOUR CONTACT TO KEYNOTE SPEAKER PHILIP KEIL

Philip Keil plans his keynote speeches individually and together with his clients.
All topics can be combined.
He and his team are looking forward to your non-binding inquiry.