Nelson Cabral

An International Keynote Speaker, Corporate Trainer, and Professional Innovation Mentor + Advisor to CEOs, brands, and innovation teams, Nelson Cabral delivers business keynotes, training and consulting programs focused on leading creative organizations and building cultures around them. He has improved creativity and innovation capabilities in thousands of leaders, managers, teams and association members around the world – including for leading associations like HDI / UBM, Project Management Institute, ProjectWorld / ProjectSummit / BusinessAnalyst World, European Lotteries Association, World Lottery Association, and Medical Group Management Association; and big global brands like Mercedes-Benz, Estée Lauder, GE, adidas, Nintendo, Siemens, Anheuser-Busch, Bridgestone-Firestone, Procter & Gamble, Toshiba and many others.

Nelson’s innovative and successful work has been recognized by The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, The London International Advertising Awards, The New York Festivals of Advertising, The Crystals, Mobius, The Marketing Awards, and his Pro-Line “Bar Hopping Aliens” TV spot won first place, “best TV spot in North America”, in Playback’s TOP SPOT AWARDS.

Progress Magazine recently named his boutique mentoring + training firm, CABRAL Creative Leadership International Inc., a “Fastest Growing Company”, having landed #2 on the ONES TO WATCH list, with 1227% growth. Plus, Nelson’s #TheCreativeStorm book is now a #1 Best Seller, having landed #1 in 5 business categories, including Management & Leadership and Decision-Making & Problem Solving. With dramatic stage presence and contagious enthusiasm, he shares with audiences his management principles, leadership approaches, and innovation strategies from decades worth of world-class, market-proven, top-tier, senior strategic creative leadership experience. Nelson is on a mission to develop and inspire a new breed of Association Executives: a creative CEO in every association.