Speaking Engagements

Niloufar delivers keynotes and talks that awaken creativity as the essential skill of our time. Her speaking ignites awe, vision, and connection, leaving leaders, communities, and institutions energized to see new possibilities and act with purpose.

She has spoken and performed on stages large and small—from intimate gatherings to international conferences—bringing creativity into conversations on writing, translation, leadership, cultural change, and the arts. Each talk is uniquely tailored to the room, whether inspiring a small community group or captivating a packed auditorium.

Want your audience to leave inspired, energized, and ready to act? Invite Niloufar to your next event, and together you’ll make it unforgettable.

Inspiring Audiences Through Story, Culture, and the Arts

Niloufar Talebi Hammer Museum

Public Speaking Highlights

Bay Area Book Festival (2023)
SF Public Library (2022)
Tbilisi International Festival of Literature (2022)
Ilia State University (2022)
International Comparative Literature Association Congress (2022)
Writers House of Georgia (2022)
Tbilisi International Book Festival (2022)
Ilia State University, Screening and discussion (2022)
Brookline Booksmith Transnational Literature Series (2020)
Kepler’s Literary Foundation (2020)
Litquake at the San Francisco Center for the Book (2019)
Bay Area Book Festival: Literature Will Save Your Life (2019)
TEDx Berkeley: “On Making Beauty After Agony” (2019)
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (2019)
The San Francisco International Arts Festival (2017)
Berkeley Lecture Series (2017)
Intersection for the Arts 50th Anniversary Festival (2015)
San Francisco Opera Guild (2015)
Hammer Museum (2013)
The University of Chicago (2013)
California Institute of Integral Studies (2011)
Royce Hall (2010)
Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum (2010)
CAL Arts: Art in the One World Conference (2009)
Queens College (2009)
Yale University MacMillan Center (2009)
Brattleboro Literary Festival (2006)
PEN American Center’s World Voices Festival of International Literature (2005)
Asia Society (2005)
New York Public Library (2005)
The International Center for Writing & Translation at UC Irvine (2005)

All Services

Consulting & Workshops

Niloufar creates transformative workshops for organizations and teams seeking to elevate their impact. Her programs awaken creative intelligence, expand problem-solving capacity, and cultivate authentic communication, equipping leaders and teams with the clarity and imagination to thrive.

Speaking Engagements

Niloufar delivers keynotes and talks that inspire audiences to embrace creativity as the essential skill of our time. Her speaking ignites awe, vision, and connection, leaving leaders, communities, and institutions energized to see new possibilities and act with purpose.

Coaching & Facilitation

Niloufar offers one-on-one coaching and small group facilitation for individuals ready to step into their next chapter. Her guidance awakens creative voice and inner freedom, creating space for profound transformation and the realization of untapped potential.

Testimonials

  • "Thank you for everything you gave us during your visit. You were superb and your performance was spellbinding!"

    RC Davis, Director of the Neustadt International Festival of Literature and Culture

  • "Your program was absolutely magical. Your audience is walking on clouds now."

    The Persian Rite of Spring audience member

  • "Your presentation and performance opened our perceptual doors and gave us so much to think about. Thank you for your incredible professionalism and elegance."

    Claudia Funk, Lecturer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

  • "You wondered why your audience was so quiet. Let me tell you: the reason was amazement. You left them totally captivated."

    Fereshteh Amanat-Kowsar, Yale University