Innovation Speakers

Simone Ahuja provides a practical playbook for sustainable innovation and "intrapreneurship."

Anjali Kumar is a Brooklyn born, first generation Indian American author, attorney, advisor, speaker, and "idea acupuncturist."

Drawing from a career at the cutting edge of technology businesses, Dan Cobley helps audiences grasp the imperative for change and navigate future opportunities. With rich and entertaining examples from Google, his startup portfolio, and elsewhere, Cobley brings...

Heather E. McGowan is a globally recognized future-of-work strategist who equips leaders and organizations to navigate relentless change by activating their most critical resource: their people. By teaching people to ask better questions, she empowers them to adapt...

An inspiring voice for creativity and values, the Cofounder and former CEO of Kickstarter has been called “one of the least obnoxious tech evangelists ever.” Yancey Strickler brings to life the power of creativity, how to succeed with...

A best-selling author of both nonfiction and novels, Peter W. Singer is Strategist at New America and a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University. He has served as a consultant for the US Military, Intelligence Community, and...

A designer and author whose work has been called “mesmerizing” by Adam Grant, and “completely original,” by Arianna Huffington, Ingrid Fetell Lee reveals how we can harness the surprising power of our surroundings to cultivate joy, creativity, and...

After his successful career as a professional athlete and trauma surgeon, Julian Hosp became a serial entrepreneur, blockchain expert, best-selling author and keynote speaker. As one of the most influential people in blockchain, Julian is a frequently invited speaker...

Elatia Abate is a powerful and dynamic speaker who leaves audiences engaged, inspired and ready to take powerful and impactful action.

Guy Kawasaki is a Silicon Valley veteran with experience at Apple and Google. He has over thirty years of experience with creating innovative products and services and going to market. He speaks for major organizations fifty or more...

Using his skills as long-time WIRED Editor-in-chief, David Rowan translates what really matters in tech to audiences and inspires them to seize the opportunities of emerging technologies and avoid the risks of disruption with dazzling examples from the...

As a 25-year Silicon Valley insider and author of Becoming Facebook who has worked with legendary leaders like Andy Grove, Sheryl Sandberg and Mark Zuckerberg, Mike Hoefflinger provides an engaging and insightful look at the biggest consumer technology...

Leah Solivan's vision of revolutionizing how work gets done led her to pioneer the gig economy by founding TaskRabbit. Solivan expanded the company internationally, raised nearly $50 million in venture funding, and sold it in 2017 to IKEA,...

Known for her innovative theoretical physics advances and her best-selling books on scientific ideas and ways of thinking, Harvard professor Lisa Randall is adept at explaining forefront physics advances as well as connecting her research to broader domains.

A practicing physician, former CDC epidemiologist, and technology entrepreneur, Joel Selanikio challenges healthcare boards and executive leadership to confront a counterintuitive truth: healthcare is simultaneously getting better and getting smaller. Drawing on firsthand experience in clinical medicine, global...

Jason Schenker is ranked one of the most accurate financial forecasters and futurists in the world. He shares his forecasts with business leaders and policy makers around the world.

Called the “father of IBM Watson” and a pioneer of “Trusted Artificial Intelligence” for his work on building ethical and responsible AI system, Manoj Saxena’s work ― as a leading practitioner and investor at the forefront of AI...

From Iraq to the White House, Brian Forde has helped to educate heads of state, Fortune 500 CEOs and thousands of others as they race to get up to speed on bitcoin and the blockchain before this new...

A leading expert in the real-world application of behavioral science, Caroline Webb’s ideas are transforming the quality of workplace performance and teaching organizations how to achieve high levels of success.

With his finger on the pulse of today’s changing workforce, Seth Mattison blends storytelling from his own personal experience working with category-leading brands while leveraging cutting-edge research to develop fresh perspectives on the key strategic issues most relevant...

Acclaimed global futurist, compelling keynote speaker and best-selling author Jack Uldrich provides upbeat and practical insights on future trends, emerging technologies, innovation, change management and leadership.

Former US Assistant Trade Representative; Chief of Staff, President's Council of Economic Advisers; Senior Managing Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Private Equity Executive; World Bank Official, and Harvard Professor. Harry Broadman has been at the forefront of critical global business and...

Recently named by Fortune Magazine as one of the Top 50 World’s Greatest Leaders, a recipient of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award and listed as one of the world’s most influential creative people by The...

Widely recognized for his leadership and technology design expertise, Scott Dadich shares with audiences the future of technology design and how utilizing "The Wrong Theory" can lead to groundbreaking results.