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Founders & Practitioners
Leading Thinker, Author and Speaker on Strategy and Innovation Helping Organizations Adapt to Uncertainty and Compete in Today’s Tech-Heavy World; Founder, BCG Henderson Institute; Three-Time TED Speaker; Editor, “Inspiring the Next Game” Series (2022-2023); Author, “Your Strategy Needs a Strategy” (2015), “The Imagination Machine” (2021) “Like: The Button That Changed the World” (2025)
Strategy / Navigating Uncertainty / Innovation & Design / Leadership / Platform Revolution / Founders & Practitioners / Must-Read Books / TED Speakers / New To Stern
Award-Winning Computer Scientist, Product Leader, Entrepreneur and Tech Executive Who Helps Organizations Evaluate and Responsibly Apply AI in Strategic, Ethical and Competitive Ways; Vice President of Artificial Intelligence, Workday; Senior Advisor, Mozilla; Co-Founder, Ethical Tech Working Group, Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society; Senior Fellow, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy; Inaugural Executive Director, U.S. National AI Advisory Committee; Founding Product and Engineering Member, U.S. Digital Service at the White House; Former Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Federal Trade Commission; Former Product and Engineering Leader, Google and IBM
Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Policy & Government / Founders & Practitioners / Leadership / Strategy / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / STEAM / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern

Globally-Renowned Expert on Strengthening Workplace Culture by Integrating Positive Mental Health into Leadership; Valued Advisor Who Helps Organizations Build Resilient, High-Performing Teams that Thrive in Today’s Fast-Changing World; LinkedIn Top 10 Voice in Mental Health; Host, LinkedIn’s “The Anxious Achiever” Podcast; Celebrated Author of Award-Winning “The Anxious Achiever” (2023) and Bestseller “Hiding in the Bathroom” (2017); Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Instructor; Contributor, Harvard Business Review
Leadership / Wellness & Well-Being / Company Culture / Resilience / Psychological Safety / Inspirational Speakers / Executive Education / Must-Read Books / Moderators / Founders & Practitioners / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern
Renowned Cyberspace Innovator Who Helps Organizations Create and Sustain Trustworthy and Enduring Technologies; Director and CEO, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute; Former Commander, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory; Member, U.S. National Academy of Engineering; Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the International Council on Systems Engineering
Cybersecurity / Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Policy & Government / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Strategy / Founders & Practitioners / New To Stern

Leading Economist and Expert on Tax Policy Who Helps Business Leaders Navigate the Increasing Challenges in Today’s Global Economy, From Tariffs to AI’s Impacts on the Labor Market; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy and Counselor to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury Department; Professor, Yale Law School and Yale School of Management in the Finance Department; President and Co-Founder, The Budget Lab at Yale; Contributing Columnist, The Washington Post
Financial Services / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Policy & Government / Future of Work / Artificial Intelligence / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Navigating Uncertainty / Founders & Practitioners / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern
Artificial Intelligence Pioneer and Entrepreneur Who Helps Companies Develop Pro-Human AI Solutions That Scale Leadership, Unlock Talent and Extend Identity in Purposeful Ways; Founder, Virtual Human Economy; Co-Founder, Hour One; Former Digital Media Executive
Digital Twins / Futurists / Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Innovation & Design / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Women Speakers & Advisors / Founders & Practitioners / TED Speakers / New To Stern

Award-Winning Educator, Entrepreneur and Leader Who Helps People Cultivate Courage, Spark Change and Make an Impact Wherever They Go; Executive Director, Berkeley Haas Global Access Program; Lecturer, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, School of Public Health and College of Natural Resources; Founder, StartSomeGood; Author, “Becoming a Changemaker”
Company Culture / Change Management / Psychological Safety / Leadership / Trust & Empathy / Navigating Uncertainty / Persuasion & Negotiation / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Purpose / Strategy / Inclusion & Belonging / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Wellness & Well-Being / Executive Education / Founders & Practitioners / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books
Seasoned Executive, Consultant and Speaker Who Helps Improve Results in Organizations Large and Small Across a Wide Range of Industries; Former VP of Operational Excellence, Harley-Davidson; Founder, ShiftGear Work Design; Co-Creator, Dynamic Work Design; Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management; Co-Author With Nelson Repenning – Long-Time Collaborator and MIT Distinguished Professor of System Dynamics – “There’s Got to Be a Better Way” (August 2025)
Business Model Innovation / Strategy / Operations / Innovation & Design / Leadership / Change Management / Founders & Practitioners / New To Stern / Must-Read Books
Renowned Authority on Designing Effective and Engaging Work Who Helps Companies Link Day-to-Day Decisions With Strategic Objectives; Award-Winning Distinguished Professor of System Dynamics and Organization Studies and Faculty Director of the MIT Leadership Center, MIT Sloan School of Management; Chief Social Scientist, ShiftGear Work Design; Co-Author, “There’s Got to Be a Better Way” (August 2025)
Innovation & Design / Business Model Innovation / Operations / Strategy / Leadership / Change Management / Founders & Practitioners / Must-Read Books / New To Stern
Renowned Diplomat, Historian, Poet and Former Senior Government Official Helping Leaders Understand China, U.S.-China Relations and U.S. Foreign Policy; Former Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs, White House National Security Council (NSC) and Deputy China Coordinator, State Department; Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Senior Research Scholar, Columbia Institute of Global Politics and School of International and Public Affairs; Author of Several Books on China Including “Never Turn Back” (2022)
Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Policy & Government / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Navigating Uncertainty / Emerging Technology / Founders & Practitioners / Must-Read Books / New To Stern
Multidisciplinary Global Authority on Leadership Development, Governance and the Future of Work; Corporate-Academic Whose Approach Brings a Holistic View of Human Capital Development and Future Readiness to the Forefront; CEO, Dean & Co-Founder, Future Readiness Academy; Senior Fellow, Center for Governance, Public Investment Fund (Saudi Arabia); Former Dean, Hult International Business School (Dubai Campus); Thinkers50 Radar Class 0f 2025
Leadership / Future of Work / Education & Lifelong Learning / Futurists / Executive Education / Navigating Uncertainty / Resilience / Strategy / Purpose / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Inspirational Speakers / Founders & Practitioners / Women Speakers & Advisors / International Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern
Award Winning Crisis Management and Homeland Security Expert Who Advises Businesses, Governments and Nonprofits on Creating Immediately Applicable Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Initiatives; Professor and Faculty Chair, Homeland Security and Global Crisis Resilience Projects, Harvard Kennedy School; Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary, Obama Administration; Homeland Security Advisor for Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick; Senior National Security On-Air Analyst, CNN; Contributor, The Atlantic; Bestselling Author, “The Devil Never Sleeps” and “Security Mom”
Policy & Government / Communication Strategy / Cybersecurity / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Leadership / Resilience / Moderators / Navigating Uncertainty / Supply Chain Management / Strategy / Founders & Practitioners / Executive Education / Must-Read Books / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern
Globally Recognized Expert on the Adaptive Challenges of Disruptive Change Who Helps Organizations Thrive in Today’s Constantly Evolving World; Clinical Professor of Strategy, Dartmouth Tuck School of Business; Senior Advisor and Managing Partner Emeritus, Innosight; Ranked Four Times as One of the Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World and 2017 Innovation Award Winner, Thinkers50; Author of Nine Books Including “Epic Disruptions” (2025), “Eat, Sleep, Innovate” (2020) and “Dual Transformation” (2017)
Leadership / Navigating Uncertainty / Innovation & Design / Strategy / Resilience / Change Management / Executive Education / Founders & Practitioners / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Moderators / Must-Read Books / New To Stern
Trailblazing Thought Leader Redefining What’s Possible in the Age of AI and Digital Transformation; Experienced Silicon Valley and Middle East Business Executive Helping Shape the Future of Cities, Businesses, and Individuals; Captivating Storyteller and Visionary Thinker Who Inspires Audiences to Embrace Innovation, Unlock Hidden Potential, and Take Bold Leaps Into the Future; Chief Executive Officer, TONOMUS, a NEOM Company; Author, “Questioneering” and Co-Author, “You to the Power of Two” (2025)
Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Artificial Intelligence / Futurists / Company Culture / Emerging Technology / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Innovation & Design / Leadership / Quantum Computing / Trust & Empathy / Founders & Practitioners / International Speakers & Advisors / TED Speakers / Must-Read Books / New To Stern
Former Deloitte Senior Partner and Leadership Authority Whose Groundbreaking Research on Advancement Reveals A New Playbook for Resilient Leadership; Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School; Former US Managing Partner of WIN, Deloitte; Founder, re.write; Founding Board Member, Avasara; Board Member, Rutgers University Center for Women in Business; Advisor, Aspen Institute; Author, “The First, the Few, the Only” (2022)
Leadership / Psychological Safety / Wellness & Well-Being / Resilience / Company Culture / Future of Work / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Inclusion & Belonging / Strategy / Executive Education / TED Speakers / Founders & Practitioners / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern
Pioneering AI Scientist and Inventor of Emotion and Human Perception AI; Visionary Entrepreneur, Investor and Authority on Developing an AI Mindset for Competitive Advantage; Expert on Designing and Implementing Ethical Business Strategies; Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Blue Tulip Ventures; Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School; Bestselling Author, “Girl Decoded” (2020)
Artificial Intelligence / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Health Care & Medicine / Strategy / Emerging Technology / Wearables / Futurists / STEAM / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors / Future of Work / Must-Read Books / Transportation, Micromobility & Infrastructure / Executive Education / Moderators / Trust & Empathy / Founders & Practitioners
Top Global Researcher on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Computer Science Who Helps Public and Private Institutions Move Toward a Future Where Machines Are Integrated Into the Fabric of Life; Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT; Director, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the MIT AI Accelerator; Co-Founder of Liquid AI, Themis AI, Venti Technologies and TRC; Board Member; Class of 2002 McArthur Fellow; Member, National Academy of Engineering and American Academy of Arts and Sciences; 2024 John Scott Award Recipient; Author, “The Mind’s Mirror” (2024), “The Heart and the Chip” (2024)
Robotics & Automation / Artificial Intelligence / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Innovation & Design / Emerging Technology / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Supply Chain Management / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Future of Work / Futurists / Digital Twins / TED Speakers / Founders & Practitioners / Must-Read Books / Women Speakers & Advisors
Global Futurist and Strategist Whose Frameworks Address How Emerging Technologies Will Disrupt and Transform Economies, Industries, Enterprises and Lives; Founding CEO, Cambrian Futures and Cambrian Labs; Professional Faculty for Futures, Strategy, Policy and Technology, University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business; Adjunct Professor of Practice, Hult International Business School; Honorary Adjunct Professor, UT Malaysia; Lead Co-Author, “The Great Remobilization” (2023), “The A.I. Generation” (2021) and the Forthcoming Book, “Data Wars”
Futurists / Emerging Technology / Strategy / Robotics & Automation / Artificial Intelligence / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Cybersecurity / Quantum Computing / Regenerative Business / Navigating Uncertainty / Bioengineering, Genetics & Cellular Agriculture / Moderators / Founders & Practitioners / Must-Read Books
Visionary Technology Leader Designing and Delivering Transformational Business and Technology Solutions; Former CEO of Accenture Technology Group During Its Fastest Period of Growth and Former Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Head of Innovation and Strategy Organization; Researcher on Innovative Technologies Including AI, Cloud, Robotics, Quantum, Blockchain and Space Tech; Recognized Leader in Building Innovative and Diverse Organizations; Acclaimed Advisor to Boards, CEO’s, C-Suite Leaders, Government and Policy Makers, Including the World Economic Forum; 2023 Thinkers50 Digital Thinking Award Winner; Author, “Radically Human” (2022) and “Human + Machine” (2018, 2024)
Strategy / Artificial Intelligence / Future of Work / Leadership / Emerging Technology / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Innovation & Design / Inclusion & Belonging / Resilience / Founders & Practitioners / STEAM / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Cybersecurity / Must-Read Books
World-Renowned Responsible AI Pioneer Helping Organizations Implement Safe, Secure and Transparent Solutions that Minimize Bias and Boost Cybersecurity Protocols; Innovative Inventor Holding Patents for Algorithms that Open Pathways for Fair and Balanced Assessments of Automated Systems; CEO and Co-Founder, Humane Intelligence; Responsible AI Fellow, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University; First United States Science Envoy for Artificial Intelligence (Biden Administration); Former Member, Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Robotics & Automation / Strategy / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Policy & Government / Cybersecurity / Founders & Practitioners / Trust & Empathy / STEAM / TED Speakers / Digital Twins / Women Speakers & Advisors
Visionary Gaming Entrepreneur and Innovator Bringing About the Future of Technology at the Intersection of AI, Entertainment and Social Platforms; Machine Learning Expert Exploring the Social Impacts of AI and Ethical Technology; Former President and Chief Strategy Officer, NCSOFT; Board Member, Center for Asia Pacific Policy; Member of the Board of Trustees, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Visiting Innovation Scholar, MIT School of Engineering; Author, “Push Play” (March 2024) and “Mosaic of Minds” (May 2024)
Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Social Media Marketing & Business Analytics / Founders & Practitioners / Women Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books
CEO Advisor & Future-Fit Leadership Expert Helping Executives Navigate Uncertainty, Align Strategy with Innovation, and Build Resilient Growth Models; Award-Winning Co-Founder and CEO, Leaders on Purpose Who Spearheads the Renowned Annual CEO Study and Convenes the Influential CEO Summit with UN Leadership; Founding Member, Unilever North American FS Sustainability Council; Collaborator, Harvard’s Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership; Winner, 2023 Tribeca Disruptor Award; Named One of the Top 22 Women Globally Making a Positive Sustainable Impact, Forbes; Named 2014-2021 Harvard Professional of Excellence for Sustainability Leadership; Shortlisted for the 2023 Ideas into Action Award, Thinkers50
Leadership / Strategy / Navigating Uncertainty / Change Management / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Purpose / STEAM / Inspirational Speakers / Founders & Practitioners / Women Speakers & Advisors
Highly Respected Writer, Editor, Entrepreneur and Management Thinker Who Helps Leaders Build Trust, Scenario Plan and Responsibly Leverage AI Technology; Principal and Editor-in-Chief, Kleiner Powell International; Partner, Wise Advocate Enterprises; Faculty Member, New York University; Former Editor-in-Chief, strategy+business; Former Managing Director, PwC; Co-Author, “The AI Dilemma” (August 2023)
Artificial Intelligence / Strategy / Leadership / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Founders & Practitioners / Future of Work / Neuroscience / Trust & Empathy / Executive Education / Must-Read Books
Award-Winning Growth and Strategy Executive Helping Companies Innovate and Transform Into Ethical and Responsible Customer-Centric Organizations; Worldwide Digital Transformation and Value Proposition Design Expert Who Helps Create Great Brands; Former Vice President, CEO Co-Innovation and Customer Engagement, Microsoft; Investor/Entrepreneur in Residence, Goizueta Business School, Emory University; Co-Author, “Genius at Scale” with Linda A. Hill (March 2026)
Leadership / Innovation & Design / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Marketing, Branding & Sales / Artificial Intelligence / Financial Services / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Strategy / Business Model Innovation / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Founders & Practitioners / Executive Education
Award-Winning Educator and Marketing and Sales Executive Who Helps Leaders Drive Successful Business Results Through Integrated, Omnichannel Digital Marketing Programs; Authority on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Marketing; Database Marketing and Analytics Expert; Clinical Professor of Marketing, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management MBA Program; Former VP, US Sales & Service, Google; Author, “The AI Marketing Canvas” (2021) and Bestseller “Winning the Zero Moment of Truth”
Marketing, Branding & Sales / Artificial Intelligence / Business Model Innovation / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Founders & Practitioners / Innovation & Design / Leadership / Moderators / Social Media Marketing & Business Analytics / Strategy / Executive Education / Communication Strategy / Must-Read Books
Award-Winning Roboticist and Entrepreneur Who Educates Leaders on Emerging AI and Robotics Technologies and Their Coming Impacts on Business and Society; James and Sally Scapa Professor of Innovation and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University; Director, Creative Machines Lab, “25 Most Awesome Labs in the U.S.,” Popular Science; Co-Author, “Fabricated” and “Driverless” (Translated Into 7 Languages); One of the “World’s 7 Most Powerful Data Scientists,” Forbes
Robotics & Automation / Artificial Intelligence / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Emerging Technology / Wearables / Supply Chain Management / Founders & Practitioners / Future of Work / Futurists / Innovation & Design / Transportation, Micromobility & Infrastructure / Must-Read Books / TED Speakers
Global Futurist, Exponential Thinker and Expert Investor; Founder, Exponential View; Visiting Fellow, Oxford Martin School; Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School; Digital Fellow, Stanford Digital Economy Lab; Host, “Exponentially,” Bloomberg TV; Co-Chair, Global Futures Council on Complex Risks, World Economic Forum; Award-Winning, Bestselling Author, “The Exponential Age”; Named one of Vox’s 2023 Future Perfect 50
Artificial Intelligence / Robotics & Automation / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Cybersecurity / Innovation & Design / Policy & Government / Strategy / Emerging Technology / Futurists / Business Model Innovation / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / TED Speakers / Future of Work / International Speakers & Advisors / Transportation, Micromobility & Infrastructure / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Platform Revolution / Founders & Practitioners / Executive Education / Must-Read Books
Aerospace Pioneer and Multidisciplinary Authority on the Requirements of Human Performance On and Beyond Earth; Former NASA Deputy Administrator and Director, MIT Media Lab; Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics, MIT; Co-Chair, WEF Global Future Council on Space Technologies
Futurists / Space Exploration & Interplanetary Life / Innovation & Design / Leadership / Emerging Technology / Health Care & Medicine / Inclusion & Belonging / STEAM / Energy & Renewables / Founders & Practitioners / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors
World-Renowned Expert on Leadership and Innovation; Digital Transformation Visionary Revealing Guiding Principles for Successfully Leveraging Data, Tech and Tools to Develop Star Talent and Inclusive Cultures; Chair of the Leadership Initiative and Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Co-Founder, Paradox Strategies Leadership Advisory Firm; Co-Founder, InnovationForce; Co-Author of Award-Winning Bestseller “Collective Genius” and the Forthcoming “Genius at Scale” (March 2026); Seven-Time Top 50 Management Thinker in the World, Thinkers50; 2025 Female Founders 500, Inc. Magazine
Leadership / Innovation & Design / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Artificial Intelligence / Strategy / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / TED Speakers / Financial Services / Must-Read Books / Inclusion & Belonging / Company Culture / Executive Education / Founders & Practitioners / Women Speakers & Advisors
Expert on Persuasion and Decision-Making; Leverages Behavioral Economics to Help People & Do Business Better; Professor, Yale School of Management; Bestselling Author, “Influence is Your Superpower” (2022)
Persuasion & Negotiation / Marketing, Branding & Sales / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Founders & Practitioners / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books / Moderators / Psychological Safety / Executive Education
Cutting-Edge Thought Leader on the Future of Work, the Future of Learning, and the Challenge of Upskilling and Reskilling the Workforce; Chief Strategy Officer, Southern New Hampshire University; Former Chief Learning Officer, Degreed; Co-Author, “The Expertise Economy” (2018)
Future of Work / Education & Lifelong Learning / Strategy / Emerging Technology / Business Model Innovation / Women Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners / Platform Revolution / International Speakers & Advisors
Authority on Calm, Confident Conflict Resolution, Healthy Communication and Positive Relationships at Work; Author, “Getting Along” (2022) and “The HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict” (2017); Co-Host, Women at Work Podcast; Contributing Editor, Harvard Business Review
Company Culture / Psychological Safety / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Resilience / Inclusion & Belonging / Leadership / Communication Strategy / Neuroscience / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners / Executive Education / Women Speakers & Advisors
Award-Winning Inclusion Strategist and Creator of the Uncompete™ Framework Who Guides Leaders on the Path to Creating Collaborative, Innovative Teams and Cultures of Belonging; Founder and CEO, Candour; Thinkers50 Radar List; Bestselling Author, “Inclusion on Purpose” (2022), “Uncompete” (2025)
Inclusion & Belonging / Company Culture / Innovation & Design / Leadership / Psychological Safety / Future of Work / Trust & Empathy / Strategy / Wellness & Well-Being / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners / Moderators / Women Speakers & Advisors
Trailblazing Journalist, Tech Guru, and Futurist Helping Organizations Anticipate Technology Trends That Are Poised to Disrupt Business and Society; Former Editor-in-Chief, WIRED Magazine and MIT Technology Review; Co-founding Editor, Quartz Magazine
Emerging Technology / Futurists / Robotics & Automation / Artificial Intelligence / Bioengineering, Genetics & Cellular Agriculture / Quantum Computing / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Trust & Empathy / Digital Twins / Founders & Practitioners / Moderators
Global Authority on Energy, Geopolitics and the Business, Economic and Societal Impacts of the Changing Energy World; Pulitzer Prize-Winning, Bestselling Author; Vice Chairman, S&P Global; Chairman, CERAWeek; Director, Council on Foreign Relations; Trustee, Brookings Institution; Author, “The New Map” (2020), “The Prize” (2011, Pulitzer Prize Winner), “The Quest” (2011) and “The Commanding Heights” (2002); 2020 Energy Writer of the Year
Energy & Renewables / Navigating Uncertainty / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Policy & Government / Strategy / Futurists / Financial Services / Must-Read Books / Moderators / Founders & Practitioners
Renowned Climate Change Strategist, Author and Expert on How Organizations and Changemakers Can Lead on Climate; Trusted Advisor to Business and Government Leaders, Investors, Organizations and Communities; Senior Writer, New York Times Bestseller “Drawdown” (2017); Editor-in-Chief, “The Drawdown Review” (2020); Co-Editor, “All We Can Save” (2020); Co-Host, “A Matter of Degrees” Podcast; Co-Founder, The All We Can Save Project; One of 15 “Women Who Will Save the World,” Time Magazine
Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Energy & Renewables / Regenerative Business / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Leadership / Inclusion & Belonging / Policy & Government / Strategy / Emerging Technology / TED Speakers / Inspirational Speakers / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Founders & Practitioners / Must-Read Books / Moderators / Women Speakers & Advisors
Leading Expert on Invention and Innovation for Problem Solving in Government and Longstanding Institutions; Top Advisor Helping Leaders in All Sectors Elevate Their Knowledge of Generative AI and Explore How to Deploy it Within Their Organizations; Acclaimed Author, “We the Possibility;” Award-Winning Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School
Leadership / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Artificial Intelligence / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Policy & Government / Strategy / Emerging Technology / Education & Lifelong Learning / Navigating Uncertainty / Executive Education / Experiential Programs / Transportation, Micromobility & Infrastructure / Founders & Practitioners / Must-Read Books
Innovative Global Executive Who Helps Leaders Leverage Emerging Technology to Accelerate Organizational Growth; Business Strategy and Human Resources Expert; Chairperson, Abercrombie & Fitch; Senior Advisor, Blackstone; Chairman and Co-Owner, Leyton Orient Football Club; Bestselling Author, “The Challenge Culture”
Company Culture / Strategy / Leadership / Operations / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Psychological Safety / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners
Award-Winning Operations Strategist Whose Profit-Driving Good Jobs Framework Improves Investor, Customer and Employee Lives; Professor of the Practice, MIT Sloan School of Management; Named One of the World’s 40 Best Business School Professors Under 40, Poets & Quants; Founder, Good Jobs Institute (GJI); Author, “The Good Jobs Strategy” and “The Case for Good Jobs” (June 2023); Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2023 and Winner, 2023 Talent Award, Thinkers50
Strategy / Supply Chain Management / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Change Management / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Future of Work / Operations / Wellness & Well-Being / Business Model Innovation / Company Culture / Financial Services / Inspirational Speakers / Founders & Practitioners / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books
Leading Expert on Building Movements and Transforming Organizations; Co-Author of the International Bestseller, “New Power”; Co-Founder #GivingTuesday; Hauser Visiting Leader, Harvard Kennedy School; Visiting Fellow, Stanford University; CEO, Brunswick Group; Past President and CEO, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Leadership / Purpose / Innovation & Design / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Marketing, Branding & Sales / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Strategy / Business Model Innovation / Future of Work / Financial Services / Inspirational Speakers / Company Culture / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Social Media Marketing & Business Analytics / Founders & Practitioners / Must-Read Books
Internationally Recognized Authority on Building Trust in Organizations and Their Leaders and Bestselling Co-Author, “The Power of Trust”; Expert Who Helps Leaders Understand the Impacts of Layoffs on Individuals and Organizations; Former Corporate Executive Specializing in Business Process Improvement; Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School
Trust & Empathy / Leadership / Inclusion & Belonging / Company Culture / Psychological Safety / Strategy / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Future of Work / Experiential Programs / Women Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners
Globally-Recognized Futurist, Business Strategist, Scenario Planning Expert and Strategic Planning Executive; Chief Futures Officer and Advisor to the Office of the CEO, Salesforce
Futurists / Strategy / Emerging Technology / Robotics & Automation / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners
Pioneering Practitioner of Modern Revenue Generation and Sales & Marketing Strategies in the Digital Era; Founding CRO, HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS); Bestselling Author, “The Sales Acceleration Formula”; Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit, Harvard Business School; Venture Capitalist Who Helps Businesses Scale While Leveraging Salesforce Culture and Maximizing Success
Innovation & Design / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Leadership / Marketing, Branding & Sales / Emerging Technology / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners
Expert on Leadership, Disruptive Innovation and Transforming Organizations in the Digital Age; Foremost Authority on the Online Learning Revolution in Higher Education; Advocate for Using Data to Evaluate Performance and Improve Outcomes; President, Western Governors University
Leadership / Education & Lifelong Learning / Innovation & Design / Strategy / Future of Work / Founders & Practitioners
Visionary Futurist and Venture Capitalist Funding Dynamic Breakthrough Technologies in Computing, Energy, Life Sciences and Health Care; Leading Expert on New Technology, Innovation and the Future of Work; Renowned Journalist, Speaker and Moderator; Partner, DCVC; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Strateos
Emerging Technology / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Health Care & Medicine / Innovation & Design / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Futurists / Robotics & Automation / Artificial Intelligence / Bioengineering, Genetics & Cellular Agriculture / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / TED Speakers / Future of Work / Inspirational Speakers / Longevity & Aging / Moderators / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Energy & Renewables / Founders & Practitioners
Digital Health Pioneer, Entrepreneur and Inventor of Mobile & Wearable Technology for Emotional Intelligence and Well-Being; Expert on Emotion AI and the Ethics of Its Use; Top Cited Scholar in the Areas of Digital Health and Affective Computing; Co-Founder, Affectiva; Co-Founder and Chairman, Empatica; Director, Affective Computing Research, MIT Media Lab; Professor, MIT; Faculty Chair MindHandHeart
Robotics & Automation / Wearables / Wellness & Well-Being / Health Care & Medicine / Emerging Technology / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Resilience / STEAM / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners
Visionary on Technology and its Impact on Business and Society; Founding Chairman, MIT Media Lab; Founder, One Laptop per Child
Emerging Technology / Futurists / Robotics & Automation / TED Speakers / Founders & Practitioners / Must-Read Books
Master Innovator, Maker and Entrepreneur; Expert Investigator of Consumers’ Motivations and Decision-Making Processes; Co-Creator of the “Jobs-To-Be-Done” Theory; President, ReWired Group; Co-Author, “Job Moves” (2024)
Innovation & Design / Education & Lifelong Learning / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Marketing, Branding & Sales / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Future of Work / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners
New York Times Bestselling Author and Leading Expert on Human Performance; Foremost Authority on Harnessing Flow to Amplify Focus, Decision-Making and Productivity; Visionary Thinker on the Future of Technology; Award-Winning Journalist; Three-Time Pulitzer Prize Nominee; Author, “Gnar Country” (2023) and Bestseller “The Art of Impossible” (2021); Executive Director, Flow Research Collective
Neuroscience / Leadership / Longevity & Aging / Wellness & Well-Being / Purpose / Company Culture / Innovation & Design / Emerging Technology / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books / TED Speakers / Founders & Practitioners / Experiential Programs
Global Authority on Leadership Development and Organizational Change; Award-Winning Academic and Bestselling Author/Editor of over 50 Books; Professor, Psychoanalyst, INSEAD
Leadership / Company Culture / Change Management / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Policy & Government / Neuroscience / Executive Education / Founders & Practitioners / International Speakers & Advisors / TED Speakers / Must-Read Books
Authority on Integrating Firms into Dynamic Business Ecosystems; Innovation Strategy and Effectiveness Expert; Influential Designer; Co-Founder and Former President, Doblin; Author, “Ten Types of Innovation”
Innovation & Design / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Strategy / Emerging Technology / TED Speakers / Must-Read Books / Transportation, Micromobility & Infrastructure / Founders & Practitioners / Executive Education
Foremost Authority on Inclusive Growth Strategies, Performance and Risk Management, Strategy Execution, and Value-based Systems for Decreasing Health Care Costs; Multi-Award-Winning Scholar, Author and Leadership Advisor; Co-Creator of the Revolutionary Balanced Scorecard; Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School; Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, E-Liability Institute
Health Care & Medicine / Innovation & Design / Leadership / Strategy / Financial Services / Must-Read Books / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Founders & Practitioners / Executive Education
Acclaimed Technology Pioneer in Virtual Reality, Consumer Electronics and Medical Devices; Inventor and Serial Entrepreneur Inspiring Others to Think Bigger and Use New Techniques to Tackle The World’s Toughest Problems; Pioneer in Medical Therapeutics and Diagnostics and Telepathic Technology; Founder, Chairman and Former CEO, Openwater; Co-Founder, One Laptop Per Child and Architect of the $100 Laptop; High-Level Tech Executive at Google, Facebook, Oculus and Intel; Former Professor, MIT Media Lab; TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World; Forbes 50 Over 50, 2022: Entrepreneurs; CNN Top 10 Thinker
Emerging Technology / Wearables / Founders & Practitioners / Futurists / Health Care & Medicine / Neuroscience / Innovation & Design / TED Speakers / Inspirational Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors
Leading Authority on Economic Development and Growth; Entrepreneur and Angel Investor; Creator of Scale Up Ecosystems; Former Professor of Entrepreneurship, Harvard Business School, Columbia University and Babson Executive Education; Author, “Worthless, Impossible and Stupid” and Over Three Dozen HBR Articles on Entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Transportation, Micromobility & Infrastructure / Supply Chain Management / Founders & Practitioners / Executive Education / Must-Read Books
Pioneering Innovator, Entrepreneur and Inventor of Robotic Technologies and Artificial Intelligence for Industry, Health Care and Education; Co-Founder and Board Director, Zyrobotics; Dean, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University; 2024 Forbes 50 Over 50: Innovation; Bestselling Author, “Sex, Race and Robots”
Robotics & Automation / Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / STEAM / Futurists / Health Care & Medicine / Innovation & Design / Education & Lifelong Learning / Future of Work / Inclusion & Belonging / Trust & Empathy / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Founders & Practitioners / Women Speakers & Advisors / TED Speakers
Pioneering Digital Learning Strategist Helping Leaders Attract and Retain Elite Talent With Improved Hiring Processes; Upskilling and Reskilling Expert Reframing the Career Progression Model; Award-Winning Author of Six Books on the Future of Work and Learning, Including the National Bestseller “Job Moves” (2024); Co-Founder, Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation; Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Advisor, Guild; Co-Host, “Future U” Podcast and Future of Education Podcast
Education & Lifelong Learning / Future of Work / Innovation & Design / Emerging Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners
World-Renowned Expert on Building Social Movements; Pioneer of Purpose-Driven Marketing and Business Models; Lifelong Activist; Co-Author of the International Bestseller, “New Power”; Co-Founder & Chairman, Purpose
Company Culture / Leadership / Innovation & Design / Purpose / Marketing, Branding & Sales / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Strategy / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Social Media Marketing & Business Analytics / Business Model Innovation / Future of Work / Financial Services / Founders & Practitioners / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / TED Speakers
Pioneer of Brand-Led Transformation Who Helps Organizations Create Compelling Internal and External Stories While Implementing Innovation, Marketing and Growth Initiatives; Authority on Creating Future-Oriented Sustainable Business Practices, Innovation in Emerging Markets and Elevating the Consumer Experience; Senior Partner, Lippincott; Co-Author, “Competing Against Luck”
Innovation & Design / Leadership / Marketing, Branding & Sales / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Strategy / Emerging Technology / Business Model Innovation / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Financial Services / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners
Acclaimed Journalist and Corporate Advisor Whose Work is at the Intersection of Diversity, Technology, Trust and the Workplace; Groundbreaking Researcher Revealing How to Unlock Value By Empowering Employees to Be Their Whole Selves at Work; Bestselling Co-Author, “The Power of Trust” (2021) and Author, “The Cycle” (2024); Former Research Associate, Harvard Business School; Former Reporter, Fortune Magazine; Former Financial Analyst for the U.S. Treasury Department; Thinkers50 Radar List (2022)
Trust & Empathy / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Company Culture / Inclusion & Belonging / Leadership / Future of Work / Psychological Safety / Communication Strategy / Founders & Practitioners / Women Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books
World’s Top Expert on Leadership and Performance in All Parts of Life; Influential Innovator in Leadership Education; Award-winning Wharton Professor; Host of Wharton’s “Work and Life” Podcast; Former Senior Executive, Ford Motor Company; 2023 Inductee, Thinkers50 Hall of Fame; Bestselling Author, “Total Leadership” and “Parents Who Lead” (March 2020)
Leadership / Innovation & Design / Wellness & Well-Being / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Future of Work / Company Culture / Resilience / Trust & Empathy / Executive Education / Inspirational Speakers / Founders & Practitioners / Must-Read Books
McKinsey Award-Winning Author, Engaging Speaker and Renowned Executive Educator Who Shows Leaders New Ways to Shape Successful Organizations Today; Named Among the Most Influential Living Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 Five Times; Former Director of London Business School’s Leadership Program for Senior Executives
Leadership / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Emerging Technology / Future of Work / Resilience / Longevity & Aging / Company Culture / Psychological Safety / Executive Education / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners / Moderators / Women Speakers & Advisors
Expert on Strategically Designing Innovative Business Models, Corporate Cultures and Leadership Styles; Co-Author, “The Innovator’s DNA,” “The Innovator’s Method” and “Innovation Capital” (2019); Distinguished Professor of Strategy, Brigham Young University
Innovation & Design / Company Culture / Leadership / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Strategy / Persuasion & Negotiation / Future of Work / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies
Cellular Agriculture Pioneer; Executive Director, New Harvest; Co-Founder, Perfect Day (formerly Muufri) and Clara Foods
Bioengineering, Genetics & Cellular Agriculture / STEAM / Emerging Technology / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Futurists / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors / Founders & Practitioners
Leading Expert on Disruptive Innovation in Business, Health Care, Education, and Economic Development; President and CEO, Clayton Christensen Institute
Health Care & Medicine / Women Speakers & Advisors / Founders & Practitioners
Pioneering Bioscientist and Innovator; Expert on Leading Teams Where Few Rules or Precedents Exist; Neuroengineer Focused on Mapping the Brain to Cure Mental Illness and Neurological Disorders; Professor, MIT McGovern Institute for Brain Research and Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Co-Director, K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics; Co-Founder, Cognito Therapeutics
Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Health Care & Medicine / Innovation & Design / Bioengineering, Genetics & Cellular Agriculture / TED Speakers / Longevity & Aging / Founders & Practitioners / Neuroscience
Changemaker and Trailblazer in Genuine Leadership, Medicine, and Public Health; Retired Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy; Former Chief Health Officer, Viking Cruises; Senior Fellow, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Founder, Military Health Corps Female Physicians Leadership Course; Former CEO and Director, Defense Health Agency; Former Director, Washington State Covid-19 Health System Response Team
Health Care & Medicine / Leadership / Inspirational Speakers / Inclusion & Belonging / STEAM / Founders & Practitioners / Women Speakers & Advisors
World’s Foremost Expert on Upskilling, the Future of Credentials and Equitable Workplace Learning Initiatives; Leading Authority on Future-Proofing Companies and Their Employees; Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Degreed; Co-Founder, Learn In; Co-Author, “The Expertise Economy” (2018)
Education & Lifelong Learning / Future of Work / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Strategy / Emerging Technology / Business Model Innovation / Inclusion & Belonging / Platform Revolution / Inspirational Speakers / Founders & Practitioners / Must-Read Books
Health Care Futurist, Telehealth Pioneer and Primary Care Physician at the Forefront of Automating and Virtualizing Care; Leading Authority on Designing and Executing Innovative Tech-Based Care Redesign; Founder and CEO, KeyCare; Editor-in-Chief, Telehealth and Medicine Today
Health Care & Medicine / Emerging Technology / Futurists / Must-Read Books / Wellness & Well-Being / Leadership / Founders & Practitioners
Digital Marketing and E-Commerce Pioneer Who Helps Businesses Create Effective Go-To-Market Strategies for Today’s Online/Offline and Omnichannel World; Expert on Consumer Behavior and the Future of Retail; Disruptive Startup Mentor and Investor; Bestselling Author, “Location Is (Still) Everything”; Co-Founder, Idea Farm Ventures
Marketing, Branding & Sales / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Strategy / Emerging Technology / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Communication Strategy / Founders & Practitioners / Must-Read Books
Virtual Reality Pioneer and Leading Authority on Immersive Technologies That Are Reshaping Business and Society; Expert on VR and AR Tools That Improve Workplace Training and Culture and Prepare Companies for the Future of Work; Cognitive Psychologist; Founding Director, Virtual Human Interaction Lab, Stanford University; Co-Founder, STRIVR; Author, “Experience on Demand” (2018)
Emerging Technology / Future of Work / Communication Strategy / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Robotics & Automation / Wearables / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Company Culture / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Inclusion & Belonging / Digital Twins / Experiential Programs / Founders & Practitioners / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books