Speaking

Some past appearances

  • Keynotes at IT industry conferences, including Software Development, various Microsoft TechEd events, and others
  • Keynotes for a ten-city US seminar series targeting IT decision makers
  • Keynotes for a multi-city US product launch road show targeting software developers
  • The keynote for an in-house strategic planning day at a Silicon Valley technology company
  • The keynote for a large insurance company’s IT leadership conference
  • The keynote for a software vendor’s international user conference
  • The keynote for an international sales meeting for technical sales staff
  • The opening keynote for a major technology vendor’s partner conference
  • The keynote for a mid-sized software company’s developer conference
  • Keynotes for a  12-city European seminar series on a software firm’s new technologies
  • The opening presentation at a software vendor’s national sales meeting
  • The kickoff for an in-house IT event at a US utility company
  • Presentations for CIO dinners, IT decision maker breakfasts, and other business/social events

Review comments

"A David Copperfield of words…an artist of presentations"
- PC Magazine 

"I love listening to David Chappell. I just think he is great."
- Don Box, Technical Fellow, Microsoft

"Can always be relied upon to deliver a thought-provoking and entertaining talk"
- Developers Network Journal

"Fantastic! Bring him back!"
- Attendee at internal IT leadership conference

"Fun, interesting, entertaining, and at the perfect technical level"
- Boston University Corporate Education Center

"Dynamic speaker, great choice!"
- Attendee at internal keynote

"Lively, amusing"
- devx.com

"David is always inspirational, insightful, and fun to listen to "
- Attendee at internal keynote

"Brilliant…an exciting moment"
- WinSummit

"Incredibly wonderful"
- Attendee at internal keynote