Jay Silver

“I am extremely pleased with my decision to book Jay Silver for my company’s event. Throughout the process, he was very easy to work with, and it was clear from the start that he was very invested in helping us to customize his presentation to best fit our needs. His enthusiasm and passion for his subject matter is infectious, and his energetic delivery kept an audience of over 700 people, in all lines of work, interested and engaged. I would highly recommend Jay for any group looking to introduce their members to an individual that will inspire and motivate them to think outside the box.”
The Advisory Board

“Jay Silver was fantastic to work with. His enthusiasm is infectious. He is a kind and genuinely engaging individual. And he both held the audience in the palm of his hand and absolutely threw them into hysterical laughter. I would highly recommend him to others.Looking forward to future opportunities!”

VMWare / Jack Morton Worldwide

“We had the pleasure of experiencing Jay for a full morning workshop, where he took our clients on a great journey through the workings of the human mind to unlock our potential to think creatively. The event was inspiring, fun and weird – all at the same time.”
Google

“Jay was one of the biggest surprises we had at PopTech. Easily a crowd favorite, Jay is an engaging and lively speaker, spreading the gospel of DIY art-tech with an infectious blend of humor and intelligence.”
PopTech

“Jay′s session was a brisk-paced immersion allowing designers at various levels of understanding to quickly grasp basic hardware/software prototyping approaches. The Makey Makey session was instantly gratifying as well…enabling exploration by seasoned digital experts and those just exploring the domain alike.”
IDEO

“Jay Silver is who I imagine the crazy, brilliant, playful offspring of Rube Goldberg and Martha Stewart might be from an alternate universe. His simple and elegant, but wildly innovative creations and inventions remind us that science is surprisingly accessible, and well… FUN.

As an inventor, rather than providing a roadmap to wonderment, he′d just as soon point out the North Star, hand us the keys to a rocket and send us on to find our own dazzling way. As a speaker, he has much the same effect on audiences. At times funny and charming, at others, creatively challenging, he was engaging, thoughtful and left us all intrigued by how WE might show up as makers in a world meant to be DIY for every human. And be prepared to be delighted too. (We certainly were!) I dare you not to be.”
TEDx

“Jay is a creative force. He sees the world through a different lens than the rest of us. Whenever I hear Jay talk, or see some of his wonderfully joyful inventions, I come away with a smile on my face and new ideas in my head.”

MIT Media Lab

“Jay′s speaking style is both playful & profound. He takes us through the fascinating tales of his own learning and innovation, and with his infectious enthusiasm he brings us to a greater perspective on the world, ourselves, and the power that we all have to innovate. WARNING! Listening to Jay Silver may make people start to believe they can change the way the world works. Extended listening may result in creative confidence. Consider yourself warned! ;-)”
San Jose Tech Museum

“Jay Silver is an enthusiastic and genuine speaker who brought imagery and color to his presentation, making it accessible and fun for kids and adults.”
Lawrence Hall of Science

“Jay is an engaging speaker, encouraging audience participation, laughter and real insight into innovation.”
Miraya

Jay has been a featured keynote speaker at TED, PopTech, University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, IDEO, Google, Microsoft and many other global events.

He has worked for companies and organizations ranging in diversity from Lincoln Labs (national defense research laboratory), to BellSouth, and UC San Diego. He has exhibited internationally at many museums including Arts Electronica and NT MOFA.

Partial list of clients, include:

– TED – TEDx Santa Cruz – TEDx Pioneer Valley – TEDx Sacramento – PopTech – Google – Microsoft – VMWorld – Nokia – Intel – Crayola – Paypal – Rhizomatics Design Firm – IDEO – NextSpace – The San Jose Tech Museum – Taiwan National Museum of Fine Arts – HAN University of Applied Sciences – Omar Dengo Found – Stanford Learning Lab – U.C. Santa Cruz Digital Arts and New Media – MIT Art Forum – MIT Media Lab – MIT Communications Forum – Berkeley Institute of Design – Berkeley iSchool – University of Costa Rica – Brimmer and May Private School – Scratch Conference – Interaction Design with Children Conference – Tangible & Embedded Interaction Conference – Hardware Innovation Workshop –