Fotini Iconomopoulos

Speaking topics

Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

• From Conflict to Connection: Negotiation as a Leadership Superpower

  Transform tough conversations into leadership opportunities.

  Strong leaders aren’t afraid of difficult conversations — they know how to use them to drive results. In this keynote, Fotini Iconomopoulos reframes negotiation as an essential leadership skill that unlocks trust, efficiency, and alignment. Audiences discover how to turn moments of conflict into opportunities for connection, collaboration, strategic communication, and influence.

  Drawing from decades of experience in high-stakes environments, Iconomopoulos shares how human-centered negotiation helps leaders reduce team friction, foster trust, and increase engagement — skills critical in times of uncertainty and change.

  Key takeaways include:

  • Reframing negotiation as business-critical leadership capability.
  • How to lead high-stakes conversations that increase trust and alignment.
  • How to manage resistance without sacrificing relationships or profits.
  • How to reduce friction and improve decision-making across teams.
  • How to strengthen team engagement and retention through clear communication.

  Perfect for: Leadership teams, emerging and aspiring leaders, senior executives, and change agents.

• Command the Conversation: Increase Your Strategic Influence

  Speak with purpose. Influence with impact.

  When communication falters, productivity and morale suffer. In this high-impact keynote, Fotini Iconomopoulos gives teams the tools to speak so others listen, understand, and act. Whether they’re managing up, leading through change, or navigating competing priorities, attendees learn how to gain buy-in, inspire action, and handle objections with confidence. With humor and practical insight rooted in behavioural science and business reality, she shares frameworks for navigating power dynamics, managing resistance, and influencing without authority.

  Whether you’re leading a team, pitching an idea, or championing change, this talk helps you command the conversation with confidence and accelerate performance.

  Key takeaways include how to:

  • Influence decisions without relying on formal authority.
  • Cut through confusion and resistance with clear, adaptable messaging.
  • Increase alignment and action across departments.
  • Communicate confidently during change, uncertainty, and conflict.
  • Improve collaboration, trust, and team performance.

  Perfect for: Cross-functional teams, change leaders, people managers, HR and L&D professionals, client-facing professionals, and conference audiences.

• Confident Communication: Boundaries, Buy-in, and Breakthroughs

  Set boundaries. Build buy-in. Lead with credibility.

  Whether asking for resources, delivering feedback, or standing your ground, confident communication is a game changer. In this energizing keynote, Fotini Iconomopoulos empowers audiences to advocate for themselves, their ideas, and their teams without apology, in a way that earns respect and produces results. Attendees will learn the mindsets and practical tools that unlock confidence, set boundaries, and generate buy-in from even the toughest stakeholders.

  With real-world examples and strategies for underrepresented voices, this session turns confidence into a measurable business asset: better decisions, faster alignment, and stronger retention.

  Key takeaways include how to:

  • Speak with confidence and credibility in challenging conversations.
  • Set boundaries that build — not break — relationships.
  • Drive buy-in without over-explaining or apologizing.
  • Position ideas to earn respect and support.
  • Increase personal impact, team credibility, and organizational inclusion.

  Perfect for: Employee resource groups, women’s leadership events, and professional development programs.

• Sealing the Deal: The Art of Building Sales and Relationships at the Same Time

  Sell with trust. Influence without pressure.

  When salespeople prioritize connection over pressure, they close more business. In this results-driven keynote, Fotini Iconomopoulos teaches audiences how to build trust, uncover what really matters to clients, and guide conversations toward sustainable and more profitable outcomes. Sales teams will learn how to overcome objections, read the room, and adapt their message without sounding “salesy.”

  Grounded in behavioural psychology and real-world results, attendees will learn to create the conditions for maximum results, accountability, and follow-through for results beyond the handshake. This is a playbook for increasing conversions, shortening sales cycles, and boosting long-term loyalty.

  Key takeaways include how to:

  • Close more deals and better follow-through by building trust, not pressure.
  • Navigate and prevent objections with credibility instead of defensiveness.
  • Uncover hidden opportunities through better questions and framing.
  • Strengthen client relationships that drive referrals and renewals.

  Perfect for: Sales kickoffs, client-facing professionals, procurement professionals, entrepreneurs, and sales leadership teams.