A woman with curly black hair in a yellow patterned dress speaking into a microphone on a stage with a large red TEDx logo in the background.

SPEAKING

Aisha Fukushima brings performance and public speaking together to create transformative keynote experiences.

A four-time TEDx speaker, she is known for signature musical keynotes that shift the energy in a room and open new possibilities for reflection, dialogue, and change.

From Yale Law School to global companies including Meta and Google, Aisha’s work bridges academic, corporate, philanthropic, and community spaces. She also offers interactive workshops, panel conversations, and facilitation designed to help people deepen their practice as changemakers—from the inside out.

Speaking Topics

Drawing on more than two decades of experience across music, education, cultural strategy, and social change, Aisha brings a multidisciplinary lens to topics ranging from self-expression and belonging to leadership, creativity, and global changemaking. Each talk is thoughtfully tailored to the audience and occasion.

  • Mostly Water
    Mixed Identity, Belonging & Connection Across Cultures

  • Resonance
    What Leaders Can Learn from Music

  • The Stories We Share
    Storytelling for Connection & Social Change

  • Humankindness
    How Radical Kindness Can Transform Our World

  • The World Is (Y)ours
    RAPtivism (rap activism), Movement Building & Global Changemaking

  • Balance, Beats & Breaks
    What Music Teaches Us About Restoration, Resilience & Attunement

  • Write On!
    Self-Expression as a Practice for Reflection, Healing & Connection

Additional topics available upon request.

“Aisha Fukushima is in the top 1% of speakers that we’ve had the honor of hosting… She is one of the most important leaders we’ve brought to campus… I recommend her wholeheartedly.”

— Dr. Kurt Jefferson, Assistant Dean for Global Initiatives and Director, Westminster College