Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Overview
Our world is facing tremendous challenges and at the top of the list is the need for powerful leadership. Take a journey through the life and stories of a SWAT hostage negotiator, and how the exposure to individuals in crisis has led him to turn his life's work to teaching the principles of influence and meaning to those who need them most. Leave with the inspiration to take action and find influence in your life.
Learning Outcomes
Discover the four principles to influence others.
Develop communication techniques from crisis negation.
Become confident to apply techniques immediately.
Speaker(s)
Scott Tillema
Global keynote speaker
Negotiation Excellence, LLC
Scott Tillema is an internationally recognized hostage negotiator, corporate trainer and professional keynote speaker. He is known and respected for his high-stakes communication in emotionally charged incidents, when the situation requires sensitivity to the human element. Scott has over 20 years of municipal law enforcement experience in the Chicago area and specializes in hostage and crisis negotiation. He was trained by the FBI and spent many years negotiating with one of the largest regional SWAT teams in the United States. Educationally, Scott holds a master’s degree in psychology, a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science, and has received negotiation training at Harvard University’s Program on Negotiation. Today, Scott is the founder of Negotiation Excellence, LLC, where he provides keynote speeches and corporate training to clients from across the world around the concepts of leadership, influence, and difficult conversations. He is a prolific trainer, speaking to audiences of all professions, having provided training at companies and organizations such as Microsoft, GE Healthcare, Citi, Bosch, the FBI, multiple YPO chapters, and many more. Scott was invited to give a TEDx talk titled “The Secrets of Hostage Negotiators”, which has received over 1 million views. His visibility as a speaker and educator through TEDx and other venues has reached global status.