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Sara Walker

Sara Walker

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🎤 Gulf Voice — Minbar.ai

Professor, Arizona State University

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Origins of Intelligence & AstrobiologyFrom $20,000 Q3 2026
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Sara reframed our understanding of intelligence itself. Profoundly thought-provoking for our research community.

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Before the event
  • 📋Signed Letter of Engagement (48 hours)
  • 📄Expert bio + photo in your format
  • 🌍Gulf Cultural Briefing (8-page PDF)
  • 📊Audience profile sent to expert
  • 📞30-min prep call (14 days prior)
  • 🎯Keynote angle tailored to your audience
  • 📡AV and technical requirements
After the event
  • 📈Post-Event Impact Report (7 days)
  • 🎓Certificate of Completion (HRDF)
  • 💰Final VAT invoice (SAP-compatible)
  • 📹Recording coordination (if applicable)
  • 📋HRDF submission documentation
  • Review request to your team
  • 🔄Follow-up session available on request

Cancellation: Full refund 21+ days before event · 50% refund 14–21 days · Speaker cancellation: replacement within 48 hours at zero cost to you

💰 Gulf Engagement Fees

🎤 Keynote (60-90 min)$20,000
⏰ Half Day (4 hours)$12,000
🎓 Workshop (Full day)$10,000
💻 Virtual Keynote$5,000

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🏆 Gulf Voice Score

Excellent

8 verified Gulf engagements

Cultural Fit78/100
Content Relevance87/100
Audience Engagement90/100
Response Time62/100
Rebooking Rate74/100
Gulf Voice Score by Minbar.ai74% rebook rate
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About

ASU professor and author of 'Life as No One Knows It,' exploring the deep physics of intelligence and life. Sara's work on the origins of intelligence provides Gulf audiences with a profound perspective on what artificial intelligence really means.

🎤 Keynote Topics

The Physics of Intelligence
Life as No One Knows It
Assembly Theory and Complexity
What Is Intelligence, Really?
Astrobiology and AI

🏆 Recognition

🏆 ASU Professor of Physics🏆 Author of Life as No One Knows It🏆 TED Fellow

📺 Media

🎙️ Podcasts

Lex Fridman

Lex Fridman Podcast

Mindscape

Sean Carroll's Mindscape

📰 Press

New Scientist

New Scientist

🌍 Organizations

Arizona State University (Professor)
Santa Fe Institute (External Faculty)
NASA Astrobiology Institute

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