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Keynote Speaker · Behavioral Scientist

Dr. Heidi
Forbes Öste

Behavioral Scientist  |  Technology Strategist
Author  |  Speaker

Technology is the tool.
Behavior is the mechanism.
Connection is the multiplier.
Healthspan is the outcome.
Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste speaking on stage at Expert Talks

Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste explores how technology can amplify what humans do best together. For more than 25 years, she has worked at the intersection of technology, human behavior and connection, from social technology and digital wellbeing to today's emerging opportunities in AI, women's health and brain longevity.

The Red Thread

How can technology amplify what humans do best together, rather than replace it?

One question, asked for 25 years. The technology changed. The application areas changed. The question did not.

Social Technology

Understanding how people connect through technology.

The Digital Self

Exploring how technology shapes identity, behavior and relationships.

Digital Wellbeing

Helping people use technology without losing themselves in it.

Behavioral Science

Understanding what drives sustainable behavior change.

Healthspan

Applying those principles to healthy aging, brain health and wellbeing.

WHOLE

Bringing behavioral science, AI and human connection together to support brain health and longevity.

Current Work

Healthspan and brain longevity

Today, Heidi's work focuses on healthspan and brain longevity. As Founder and CEO of WHOLE, she is applying behavioral science, AI and human connection to help women build sustainable habits that support cognitive health and wellbeing in midlife and beyond.

Learn about WHOLE
Speaking

Ideas for Your Next Conference, Leadership Event or Podcast

Keynotes Conference sessions Fireside conversations Panels Workshops Podcasts & media

Women's Health & Healthspan

  • Women's Healthspan: The Missing Conversation in Longevity
  • Brain Longevity: What We Can Do Now
  • Midlife as a Healthspan Turning Point

Technology & AI

  • AI Needs a Human Layer
  • The Future of Health Is Social
  • Beyond the Wearable: The Human Side of Health Technology

Human Behavior & Connection

  • The Connection Advantage
  • Why People Don't Change
  • Designing Technology People Actually Use

Digital Wellbeing & The Digital Self

  • The Digital Self: Who Are We Becoming?
  • Technology Without Losing Our Humanity
  • From Digital Wellbeing to Human Flourishing
Author

Author of the Digital Self Mastery series

Including Digital Self Mastery Across Generations. The series established the ground that today's conversations now stand on.

Heidi's interest in technology, behavior and wellbeing predates the current AI and longevity trends.

View the books
AI
Digital identity
Technology and wellbeing
Human behavior
Digital dependence
The future of technology
What it means to remain human
Ideas, Insights & Writing

Active thinking, in public

Research on ResearchGate
Podcast
The Evolving Digital Self podcast cover art, Season 5, hosted by Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste

Conversations on identity, behavior and technology, running since long before AI became the topic of the moment.

Listen to the podcast
Substack

Essays on behavior, brain health and building a life that holds up over time.

Heidi as a Guest
Portrait of Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste
About Heidi

Twenty-five years on one question, across five fields

Heidi began by studying how people connect through technology, then how technology shapes who we become, then what makes behavior change stick. That path led to where she works now: brain health, women's health and healthy aging. Science, technology, business and human experience, brought together so audiences leave with a new perspective and something practical to do with it.

25+ years in technology and human behavior
Behavioral science research
Technology and social strategy
Entrepreneurship
Digital wellbeing
Women's health and brain longevity
Founder and CEO, WHOLE
Author and speaker
Research and advisory work
Yoga and Brain Longevity credentials

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Keynotes, conference sessions, fireside conversations, panels, workshops, podcasts and media.

Speaker booking: Toby at Chartwell Speakers — toby@chartwellspeakers.com
Podcast, media and workshops: info@forbesoste.com