Butzi

Keynote speaker · Former professional magician

Magician keynote speaker: magic that delivers the message

Butzi is a speaker who spent ten years as a professional magician. On stage, his magic is not an act: it is a communication tool that anchors the ideas of the keynote.

No gala act.

  • Former member of the Magic Castle, Hollywood
  • 500+ keynotes in 10 years
  • Rated 4.9/5
  • 4× TEDx

Why a magician makes a better speaker

  1. Attention

    Catching and holding a room’s attention, the hardest part of any keynote: that is a magician’s craft.

  2. Emotional anchoring

    ‘Impossible’ moments that attach an emotion to an idea, and make it stick.

  3. Serving the message

    Modern mentalism and magic, tied to the point and adapted to the corporate world. Never gratuitous.

of live magic in the keynote
25%
between two magic moments, on average
13 min
the reference format
60 min

An accomplished magician, not a speaker doing tricks

Magic Castle
Former member, Hollywood
West End
London stages
Las Vegas
Trained at the McBride Magic & Mystery School
Vanish
Writer for the magic magazine
10 years
Professional magician

His keynotes

The Magic of AI

Demystify artificial intelligence and make your teams want to embrace it.

See the AI keynote

Trusted by

  • SAP
  • Airbus
  • BNP Paribas
  • P&G
  • Total
  • Barilla
  • Deutsche Telekom
  • Cartier
  • Chanel
  • Hilton
  • Capgemini
  • Safran
« His tricks are impressive and his personality and humour make him so engaging and fun to watch while delivering an important message. I would highly recommend Butzi for an engaging and memorable keynote. »
Lynne Kelly-DowneyRegional Director of Sales Operations, London, Hilton
« With his dynamic, well thought out presentation, magic tricks and visuals appealing to the audience’s emotions (no less than 600 attendees), Butzi engaged, impressed, inspired and woke up the public. »
Julie BodinFarvest
« Butzi is a magician of great talent and exceptional speaker! »
Audrey MermillonTEDx
« With a perfect mix of entrepreneurial insights and stunning live magic, he fostered our creativity sustainably. »
Lukas KanschikJuniormanager Strategy & Business Development, T-Systems
« He definitely inspired Airbus employees to be more innovative every day! »
Rey BuckmanAirbus
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Formats

Plenary

45, 60 or 90 minutes (60 as the reference), from 100 to 3,000 people.

Frequently asked questions

Is this a magic show?

No. It is a keynote delivered by a speaker who is a former professional magician. Magic fills a quarter of the stage time and serves the message: it is not a gala act.

What role does magic play in the keynote?

It delivers the messages. Every effect is built to anchor one specific idea, roughly one magic moment every 13 minutes, never gratuitous.

What topics does he speak on?

Two keynotes: the Magic of Crazytivity, on creativity, and the Magic of AI, on artificial intelligence.

What formats are available?

Plenary sessions from 100 to 3,000 people, in 45, 60 or 90 minutes (60 as the reference), in person or online for distributed teams.

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