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Frances West is the former Chief Accessibility Officer at IBM, is the Founder of FrancesWestCo, and is an author. West has been the first female technologist to speak on digital inclusion at the United Nations and even testified to the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee. She is the author of “Authentic Inclusion Drives Disruptive Innovation”, which was featured at SXSW as well as CES. West studied international business at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, marketing at Washington and Lee University, earned her B.B.A. in Marketing at the University of Kentucky and earned her Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Massachusetts Boston. With IBM, West began her career as the Regional Strategic Resource Executive and worked her way up to the Chief Accessibility Officer during her 37 years there. She has gone on to be a Chair in Strategy & Development Committee at G3ict, has been a speaker for the State Department Speaker Program for the U.S. Department of State, and has been an affiliate for Mercator XXI. With her own company, FrancesWestCo, West advises companies that work with public, private, non-profit, and start-ups to operationalize inclusion as a core business imperative. West has spoken for companies such as Google, IWF, CES, ING, and has given a TED talk..

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Frequently Asked Questions about booking Frances West to speak.

Many performers, actors, speakers and other talent like Frances West in certain cases will consider virtual appearances via live streaming. They perhaps may accept lower fees too. If you are seriously interested in booking Frances West or other talent shown on our site, we will research their desire and the specific fee for your live-streaming event or project request.
Frances West's current work schedule and location in relation to your event's type, date, budget, and locality will play a primary factor in the acceptance of booking Frances West for your party. As long as your funding is commensurate with the price range to book Frances West, CTI will propose your event to the official agency representing Frances West. After we consult with them, we will provide a personal and accurate quote that includes: final costs, availability, and actual interest in being hired for your specific event or party.
CTI can give you the accurate Frances West booking price once we submit your event details to their camp. "How much does it cost to book Frances West for an event?" is a frequent question we get. The final Frances West booking price is contingent on many variables and the booking fee we may show is based on a range derived from our past experience with what will Frances West charge for an event. An example fee to book Frances West is in the starting range of $15,000-$24,999. However, any recent popularity change would cause a price fluctuation well beyond this example. Also, their speaking fee might be different than the fee shown for the cost to perform or to just appear. Popularity, career stage, along with current demand will cause fluctuations in their speaking price as well. The final booking price may be more than what is shown, but you should at least have a budget within that range for them to consider an appearance, performance or speaking engagement.
CTI negotiates on behalf of professional event planners and talent buyers for paid appearances! We cannot give out direct contact information of the Frances West agent or help distribute fan mail, personal messages, gifts, requests for free appearances, or donations of time. The Frances West manager and agent will only work with us if we present them with funded offers for their client to work your event.
There is low probability to book Frances West for a party with anything substantially less than the published booking cost price range. We will negotiate with the Frances West agent on your behalf if your funding is in place. By not having funding ready then it will more difficult to book Frances West, because they get many offers to work events that are at or above asking price. It is also important to consider the travel costs when researching the Frances West booking fee, as additional expenses like this, as well as an entourage of staff and equipment, are not necessarily built-in to the booking fee range shown. If your budget does not factor that in, then there is no benefit for them to want to be hired. We do not personally speak for Frances West, but in our experience in booking talent for over 25 years, this is generally the outcome of inadequate funding.
Type
Speaker
Speaking Topic
Business
Range
Author, Author-Business, Business, Business-Careers, Female, Age Group-18-30's
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