Business Growth & Trends Speakers

Frans Johansson advocates looking to other cultures and disciplines—science, art, business, politics and fashion—for innovation inspiration.

CEO and business thinker Margaret Heffernan challenges the most common business practices that make us feel comfortable – but leave us in the dark.

A respected economist who has the ear of policy-makers around the world, Mark Zandi is a "go-to" source in helping to understand the complexities behind an economy in flux.

A business icon, Ram Charan has an uncanny ability to merge fresh, high-level thinking with the hard-nosed drive for results in the real world.

Richard Florida provides unique insight into the values and lifestyles that will drive the 21st Century economy.

A former White House economic policy advisor and Wall Street executive, Todd Buchholz puts the domestic and global economic crisis in perspective.

Ron Insana is a trailblazer; among the first group of on-air journalists who launched the financial news network (FNN) in 1984. In nearly four decades at CNBC, his name has become synonymous with financial news broadcasting. In Ron's...

Elliott Masie is on the forefront of changing the world of learning, one of the leading analysts and researchers on the emerging world of Big Data. His work has evolved workplace learning—from the introduction of the term e-Learning...

Jim Carroll provides deep insights into how organizations are adapting to fast-paced trends through uniquely creative thinking and innovative leadership.

Renaissance man Ben Stein melds deadpan humor and serious insights on the economy and human nature in talks that leave people laughing and thinking.

Leading authority on the age wave and the ascent of women, Maddy Dychtwald combines data-driven insights with inspirational storytelling to dramatically re-imagine aging, retirement, and today’s most powerful consumer segments.

Times change—timeless wisdom endures. Charismatic Tom Morris delivers an inspiring message based on what the great philosophers had to say about the timeless challenges organizations face today, from building a winning culture to the tools needed to unleash...

Over the past 40+ years, Dr. Ken Dychtwald has emerged as North America’s foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the lifestyle, marketing, healthcare, economic, leisure, and workforce implications of the age wave.

A leading technology forecaster and strategist, Daniel Burrus has established an international reputation for accurately predicting the future of technological change and its direct impact on the business world.

In tough economic times, keeping customers loyal is vital to growth and profits. Chip Bell helps organizations create innovative service breakthroughs that cement relationships.

Called a "Digital Dale Carnegie" and “the Tony Robbins of Tech,” Erik Qualman helps organizations understand the implications of social media on our daily lives—and how businesses can tap the power of social media to increase their sales,...

One of the world’s foremost experts in sales & customer experience, bestselling author of four books which have sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide, and a groundbreaking sales researcher, Matt shares his robust research on what makes the best...