Will Polese
VP
CA, USWill Polese is the VP at ELSA, the AI English coaching platform backed by Google, with 90M+ users and 1,000+ enterprise clients across 90 countries. His stories and methods help leaders close the communication gaps with AI, which are quietly costing them deals, talent, and growth in global markets.
Most people will tell you "communication is important."
Will Polese will show you exactly what it costs when it breaks down: in deals lost, teams silenced, and global expansion plans that stall before they ever find their footing.
With 20+ years of scaling businesses across Asia, the Middle East, and beyond, Will has sat in boardrooms in Tokyo, government offices in Jakarta, and enterprise meetings in Riyadh. He has built and led revenue teams across 16+ time zones, closed deals in markets most companies only put on a slide deck, and learned firsthand that the single greatest competitive advantage a global organization can have is not its product, its pricing, or its technology. It's how its people communicate.
As VP of Revenue at ELSA Corp, the AI English coaching platform trusted by 90M+ users, 1,000+ enterprise clients across 90+ countries, and backed by Google, Will sits at the intersection of AI, language, and global business performance. He has helped organizations like Singapore Airlines, Cisco, Nestlé, and state-owned energy giants transform English communication from a line item on an L&D budget into a measurable driver of revenue, retention, and market expansion.
His keynotes are built on two decades of ground truth. The kind you only get by showing up in person, learning the language, eating the food, and earning the trust of markets that don't respond to Zoom calls and slide decks.
Will has spoken at the BETT ExCeL London, Aviation Festival Asia Singapore, and enterprise stages across the globe. He is a graduate of Pavilion's CRO School and a trusted voice among revenue leaders navigating the complexity of global growth.
He'll make you think. He'll make you laugh. And he'll leave your audience with a number they won't forget.
If you're looking for a keynote speaker who brings decades of lived experience, AI-era relevance, and the kind of candor that makes an audience go quiet before they start taking notes, Will Polese is the conversation your event needs.
Most people will tell you "communication is important."
Will Polese will show you exactly what it costs when it breaks down: in deals lost, teams silenced, and global expansion plans that stall before they ever find their footing.
With 20+ years of scaling businesses across Asia, the Middle East, and beyond, Will has sat in boardrooms in Tokyo, government offices in Jakarta, and enterprise meetings in Riyadh. He has built and led revenue teams across 16+ time zones, closed deals in markets most companies only put on a slide deck, and learned firsthand that the single greatest competitive advantage a global organization can have is not its product, its pricing, or its technology. It's how its people communicate.
As VP of Revenue at ELSA Corp, the AI English coaching platform trusted by 90M+ users, 1,000+ enterprise clients across 90+ countries, and backed by Google, Will sits at the intersection of AI, language, and global business performance. He has helped organizations like Singapore Airlines, Cisco, Nestlé, and state-owned energy giants transform English communication from a line item on an L&D budget into a measurable driver of revenue, retention, and market expansion.
His keynotes are built on two decades of ground truth. The kind you only get by showing up in person, learning the language, eating the food, and earning the trust of markets that don't respond to Zoom calls and slide decks.
Will has spoken at the BETT ExCeL London, Aviation Festival Asia Singapore, and enterprise stages across the globe. He is a graduate of Pavilion's CRO School and a trusted voice among revenue leaders navigating the complexity of global growth.
He'll make you think. He'll make you laugh. And he'll leave your audience with a number they won't forget.
If you're looking for a keynote speaker who brings decades of lived experience, AI-era relevance, and the kind of candor that makes an audience go quiet before they start taking notes, Will Polese is the conversation your event needs.
