keynote address

NOUN

main speech of event

Synonyms

STRONGEST

keynote keynote speech

Example Sentences

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Gustavo Dudamel, the world-renowned music and artistic director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted the USC band and also delivered the keynote address.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

The broadcaster and author said he broke his leg, hip, pelvis and a "bunch of ribs" at the CogX convention at the O2 arena in London after giving the keynote address in September 2023.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Something had shifted over those few days, a shift most eloquently expressed in Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s keynote address.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Nvidia GTC 2026, the global artificial-intelligence conference, kicks off with a keynote address from CEO Jensen Huang.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

All this, too, was before John Kerry invited him to give the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention being held in Boston.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama