• Emily is a professional speaker who has given talks at Google, Pixar, MIT, the Aerospace Corporation, CERN, SXSW and many more. She has given three TEDx talks garnering over 1M views, and has shared her message of science and space advocacy with educators, professionals, thought leaders, K-12 classrooms, and Universities around the world. See below for speaking topics. To book Emily as a speaker, email her manager Kyell at kyell.thomas@octagon.com

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Emily Calandrelli at Ada Lace book launch event with astronaut child

Different Subjects for Emily’s Talks and Keynote Addresses

  • This is a TED-style 15-20 min talk geared toward high school to university student audiences. Emily discusses her 6 main pieces of career advice, while sharing milestones, successes and failures she’s experienced in her own career. A science experiment can be added to this presentation.

  • Why space exploration and space-based technologies are worth the effort and the investment. Essentially, how is space exploration helping life here on Earth?

  • Emily's experiences as a woman in STEM, stats and insights of women in STEM today, issues that arise when we exclude groups of people from innovation in STEM and recommendations on how to improve this

  • (Works well for K-12 + Universities) Emily's life story, fun adventures she's found in her career, why she fell in love with space and science, and her recommendations to younger students on how to succeed (at life and/or as a student in STEM)

  • (works well at tech conferences with audiences of STEM professionals) An overview of the innovation occurring and the economics involved in the space industry today. Essentially, how has the space industry changed, what world events (like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine) impact the space industry, and where is the industry heading in the future?

  • (Works great for STEM professionals and students who care about changing minds on science-topics)

    How do you speak to various audiences about science that may be deemed “controversial.” What are effective, science-backed ways to make your message more persuasive? Emily discusses how her background as a West Virginian has influenced her approach to science communication.

  • (works great for students or professionals)

    Emily discusses the power of media and how she’s been able to embrace the different parts of her identity (mother, activist, engineer, woman) in her career. She shares stories of leveraging her platform to advocate for reproductive rights, traveling mothers, and raising money for charity using Taylor Swift Tickets, and improving parental leave in the Aerospace Industry.

  • (works great for K-12 audiences or educators/families)

    Emily discusses her work on Emily’s Wonder Lab as well as some of her most viral science experiment videos on TikTok. If the audience is educators, she can explain best practices and walk them through various experiments that have worked well for her. She can conduct her most popular science experiments on stage.

Emily is also available for fireside chats and panels. She welcomes all audience questions and enjoys leaving time for Q&A.

Presentations can be tailored to various audience demographics and preferences.

If you are interested in booking Emily for speaking please contact Kyell Thomas at Kyell.Thomas@octagon.com.

“Representation is a powerful tool that gives kids permission to reach for the stars. Little girls deserve to see themselves in dream jobs, too.”

— Emily Calandrelli