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Award-Winning Labor Economist and Top Expert on How Companies Are Thriving With a Four Day Work Week; Influential Business Researcher and Policy Advisor Whose Work is Credited For Helping Pass The Family and Medical Leave Act; Professor of Sociology, Boston College; Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science; New York Times Bestselling Author of Several Books on Work Time Including “Four Days a Week” (June 2025)

Business Model Innovation / Company Culture / Future of Work / Wellness & Well-Being / Strategy / Psychological Safety / Artificial Intelligence / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Women Speakers & Advisors / TED Speakers / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books / New To Stern

Global Futurist, Executive Advisor and Thought Leader on Symbiotic Intelligence Who Helps Fortune 500 Companies Rethink What’s Possible With AI and Data-Driven Transformation; Vice President, Capgemini

Emerging Technology / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Artificial Intelligence / Strategy / Supply Chain Management / Energy & Renewables / Leadership / Futurists / 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

Futurists / Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Innovation & Design / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Women Speakers & Advisors / Founders & Practitioners / TED Speakers / New To Stern
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Influential, No-Holds-Barred Tech Industry Analyst Challenging the Broken “Growth at All Costs” Mindset and Revealing Practical Steps For Returning to Creating Products and Services People Love; Host, Award-Winning “Better Offline” Podcast; Author, “Why Everything Stopped Working” (Portfolio, 2026) and “Where’s Your Ed At” Newsletter; Founder and CEO, EZPR

Emerging Technology / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Artificial Intelligence / Strategy / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / New To Stern
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Leading Business Transformation Executive Helping Organizations Build a Culture of Innovation That Marries Their Technology Roadmaps with People and Process Programs; Internationally Sought-After Advisor Who Guides Leaders in Developing Businesses that Move Fast, Change Often and Grow Rapidly; Chief Customer Officer, Generative AI GTM, Google; Former Leader of Special Programs and Executive Engagements, Canadian Leadership Team, Google

Communication Strategy / Strategy / Artificial Intelligence / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Innovation & Design / Psychological Safety / Wellness & Well-Being / Experiential Programs / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern
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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, Information Technology & 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
Rana el Kaliouby

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 / Futurists / STEAM / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors / Future of Work / Must-Read Books / Transportation, Micromobility & Infrastructure / Executive Education / Moderators / Trust & Empathy / Founders & Practitioners
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Leading Future of Work Researcher Helping Leaders Build Human-Centered, Equitable and Sustainable Organizations Ready to Respond to the Evolving Dynamics of Labor in the Digital Age; Advocate for Workforce Upskilling and Reskilling to Enhance AI-Human Collaboration; Expert on Leveraging Data to Help Policymakers, Businesses and Global Institutions Shape Strategies for a More Inclusive and Adaptive Workforce; Computational Social Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management

Future of Work / Artificial Intelligence / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern

Global Authority on AI and Institutions Working to Transform How We Solve Public Problems with Technology; Nation’s First State Chief AI Strategist; Tech Advisor to President Obama, Chancellor Merkel and Prime Minister Cameron; Founder, InnovateUS and The Governance Lab; Designer of Pioneering Platforms for Digital Democracy; Professor of Experiential AI and Prof of Law at Northeastern University; Award-Winning Author of Four Books on Technology, Including “Solving Public Problems” (2021) and “Democracy Rebooted: How AI Can Save Our Democracy” (2026)

Policy & Government / Artificial Intelligence / Education & Lifelong Learning / Future of Work / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern
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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, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Innovation & Design / Emerging Technology / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Supply Chain Management / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Future of Work / Futurists / Metaverse / 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, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Cybersecurity / Quantum Computing / Navigating Uncertainty / Bioengineering, Genetics & Cellular Agriculture / Moderators / Founders & Practitioners / Must-Read Books
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Visionary Technology Leader Designing and Delivering Transformational Business and Technology Solutions; CEO of Accenture Technology Group During Its Fastest Period of Growth; 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, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Innovation & Design / Inclusion & Belonging / Resilience / Founders & Practitioners / STEAM / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Cybersecurity / Must-Read Books
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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, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Policy & Government / Cybersecurity / Founders & Practitioners / Trust & Empathy / STEAM / TED Speakers / Metaverse / Women Speakers & Advisors

Leading Economist and Digital Strategist Who Helps Organizations Understand AI’s Impacts on Business Economics, the Future of Work and Competitive Strategy; Assistant Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Co-Founder and CTO, Workhelix, Inc.; Fellow, Stanford Digital Economy Lab; Digital Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; AI2050 Early Career Fellow, Schmidt Sciences

Artificial Intelligence / Strategy / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Future of Work / Financial Services / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Emerging Technology / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
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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

Global Economist and Computer Scientist Helping Organizations Predict AI’s Future and How New Technology Fits Into Strategic Planning; Authority on the Economics of Generative AI, the Impact of Technology on the Future of Work, Quantum Computing and Competitive Strategy; Director, MIT Computer Science & A.I. Lab FutureTech Research Project; Principal Investigator, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy

Artificial Intelligence / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Financial Services / Business Model Innovation / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Emerging Technology / Quantum Computing / Policy & Government / Future of Work / Futurists / Strategy / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Cybersecurity
Tricia Wang

Globally Recognized Technology and Strategy Expert Who Helps Companies Future-Proof Themselves at the Intersection of AI, Data, and Human Insight; CEO, Advanced AI Society; Co-Founder, Sudden Compass; Member, World Economic Forum Global Futures Data Council; Fulbright Fellow and National Science Foundation Fellow; Advisor, Dangerous Ventures, ReSeed.Farm, SKU

Artificial Intelligence / Strategy / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Future of Work / Leadership / Company Culture / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Space Exploration & Interplanetary Life / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors / Moderators

International Authority on Strategy and Economics Helping Leaders Compete While Capitalizing on Current and Future Trends in Artificial Intelligence, Resilient Business Models and Sustainability; Harvard Social Scientist Affiliated with the Kennedy School CID, IQSS, Davis Center and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University; Global Expert, World Economic Forum; Co-Founder, Nexus FrontierTech; Co-Author, “The AI Republic,” the Award-Winning “The Great Remobilization” (2023), and “Digitalization in Emerging Economies” (2025)

Strategy / Artificial Intelligence / Futurists / Future of Work / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Navigating Uncertainty / Must-Read Books

Acclaimed Author, Journalist and Leading Thinker on the Future Who Explores Advancements in Emerging Technologies, Public Health and Climate Change; Policy Practitioner Forging Partnerships Across the Private and Public Sectors to Advance the Health of People and the Planet; Former Columnist and Editor-At-Large for Strategy and Innovation, The Washington Post; Senior Lecturer, MIT Program on Science, Technology, and Society; Former Senior Advisor for Climate Change Innovation, Obama White House; Author, “The Optimist’s Telescope”

Futurists / Moderators / Navigating Uncertainty / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Artificial Intelligence / Robotics & Automation / Policy & Government / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / STEAM / Health Care & Medicine / Metaverse / Must-Read Books / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors

Global Authority on AI Strategy and Digital Transformation Who Teaches Leaders How to Combine People and Technology to Catalyze Innovation and Growth; Dean, Saïd Business School and Fellow, Balliol College, University of Oxford; Founding Dean, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business; Co-Founder and President, Portulans Institute; Chair, Global Business School Network; Founding Advisor, Green Frontier Capital; Chair, OECD Taskforce of Experts on AI; Author, “Global Innovation Index”, “Network Readiness Index”, “Ask, Measure, Learn” and “Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom”

Artificial Intelligence / Business Model Innovation / Company Culture / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Emerging Technology / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Founders & Practitioners / Future of Work / Purpose / Policy & Government / Strategy / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Futurists / Platform Revolution / International Speakers & Advisors
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Leading Happiness and Well-Being Researcher Who Helps Individuals and Organizations Build Social Connections at Work; Expert on Optimizing the Use of Time, Money, Technology and Carbon to Enhance Happiness; Professor, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia; 2019 TED Curator’s Pick; Co-Creator, “Happy Climate” Workshop; Co-Author, “Happy Money” and “The Joy of Climate Change”

Wellness & Well-Being / Company Culture / Neuroscience / Leadership / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Psychological Safety / Artificial Intelligence / TED Speakers / Experiential Programs / Women Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books / Inspirational Speakers
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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, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Founders & Practitioners / Future of Work / Neuroscience / Trust & Empathy / Executive Education / Must-Read Books
Barbara Wixom

Award-Winning Professor, Case Writer, and Thought Leader Whose Three Decades of Data Monetization Research Includes Topics Ranging From Data Monetization Strategy and Scaling AI to Data Sharing and Acceptable Data Use; Principal Research Scientist, MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research (CISR); Award-Winning Author, “Data is Everybody’s Business” (2023)

Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Artificial Intelligence / Business Model Innovation / Moderators / Platform Revolution / Strategy / Women Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books
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Award-Winning Organizational Economist Who Identifies Key Growth and Productivity Drivers by Measuring Management Practices and Leadership Behavior in Organizations Worldwide; Top Global Researcher Aligning Employee Reskilling Efforts with Business Strategy; Professor of Business Administration and Co-Chair, Project on Managing the Future of Work, Senior Associate Dean of Publishing, Harvard Business School; Co-Leader, Digital Reskilling Lab, Harvard Business School; Thinkers50 Radar, 2023; Co-Editor, Journal of Law, Economics and Organization

Strategy / Leadership / Change Management / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Company Culture / Artificial Intelligence / Education & Lifelong Learning / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Executive Education / Women Speakers & Advisors
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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; Upcoming Co-Author, “Scaling Genius” with Linda A. Hill

Leadership / Innovation & Design / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Marketing, Branding & Sales / Artificial Intelligence / Financial Services / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Strategy / Business Model Innovation / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Founders & Practitioners / Executive Education
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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, Information Technology & 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
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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, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Emerging Technology / Supply Chain Management / Founders & Practitioners / Future of Work / Futurists / Innovation & Design / Transportation, Micromobility & Infrastructure / Must-Read Books / TED Speakers

Foremost Authority on Leveraging Behavioral Economics Principles for Persuasion and Influence on Employees, Customers and Populations; Preeminent Legal Scholar and Winner of the Holberg Prize; New York Times Bestselling Co-Author, “Nudge”; Award-Winning Co-Author, “Noise”; Co-Author, “Look Again” (2024); Former Administrator, White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Professor, Harvard Law School

Policy & Government / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Strategy / Persuasion & Negotiation / Artificial Intelligence / TED Speakers / Must-Read Books
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Nobel Laureate Economist and World-Renowned Authority on Leveraging Technology and Innovation to Drive Long-Term Growth; Pioneer of Endogenous Growth Theory and Leading Advocate for Charter Cities; Seidner University Professor and Leader, Center for the Economics of Ideas, Carroll School of Management, Boston College; Senior Fellow, Marron Institute of Urban Management; Covid-19 Economic Policy Advisor; Former Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank

Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Policy & Government / Artificial Intelligence / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Emerging Technology / Financial Services / Transportation, Micromobility & Infrastructure / Navigating Uncertainty / Trust & Empathy / TED Speakers / Cybersecurity
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Leadership Coach and Authority on Psychological Safety and Empowering Employees to Speak Truth to Power; Renowned Educator, Researcher and Consultant on Mindfulness and Diversity in the Workplace; Author, “Speak Up” (2019) and “Mind Time” (2018); Associate Fellow, Saïd Business School, Oxford University; Adjunct Professor, Ashridge Executive Education, Hult Business School; Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2023 and 2021, Thinkers50

Psychological Safety / Leadership / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Company Culture / Resilience / Communication Strategy / Strategy / Persuasion & Negotiation / Future of Work / Inclusion & Belonging / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Trust & Empathy / Artificial Intelligence / Change Management / Wellness & Well-Being / Neuroscience / Executive Education / TED Speakers / International Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books / Women Speakers & Advisors
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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, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Platform Revolution / Founders & Practitioners / Executive Education / Must-Read Books
Erik Brynjolfsson

Foremost Authority on Generative AI and the Future of Work; Leading Expert on Technology’s Effect on Business Strategy, Productivity, Performance, Digital Commerce and Intangible Assets; NY Times Bestselling Co-Author, “The Second Machine Age” and “Machine, Platform, Crowd”; Economist, Professor and Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI); Director, Stanford Digital Economy Lab; Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR); Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research; Co-Founder, Workhelix, Inc; Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2021 and 2023, Thinkers50

Artificial Intelligence / Strategy / Emerging Technology / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Future of Work / Platform Revolution / Policy & Government / TED Speakers / Must-Read Books
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Award-Winning, Globally Acclaimed Researcher, Writer and Thinker About Technological Progress and the Changes It Brings; Evidence-Driven Optimist and Practical Theorist Investigating Sources of Growth and Competitive Differentiation; Co-Founder and Co-Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; Principal Research Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management; Inaugural Visiting Fellow, Google Technology and Society; 6x Thinkers50 Honoree; New York Times Bestselling Co-Author, “Machine, Platform, Crowd” and “The Second Machine Age”; Author, “More From Less” and “The Geek Way”

Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Future of Work / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Leadership / Strategy / Platform Revolution / Innovation & Design / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Business Model Innovation / Company Culture / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Quantum Computing / Financial Services / Executive Education / Experiential Programs / Must-Read Books / TED Speakers

Architect of Digital Transformation and AI-Enabled Business and Operating Models; Leading Scholar of Technology Management and Innovation Experiments; Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH) and the Harvard Business Analytics Program; Award-Winning Co-author, “Competing in the Age of AI” (2020)

Innovation & Design / Strategy / Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Business Model Innovation / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Platform Revolution / Executive Education / Must-Read Books

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, Information Technology & 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

Award-Winning Global Researcher Identifying Innovation Strategies That Leverage Digitization and Artificial Intelligence; Renowned Scholar Investigating the Intersection of Technological and Scientific Innovation and the Future of Work; Faculty Affiliate, Harvard University Lab for Innovation Science; Professor of Management and Head of the Artificial Intelligence Innovation Network Research Center, Warwick Business School

Artificial Intelligence / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Innovation & Design / Emerging Technology / Business Model Innovation / Company Culture / Future of Work / Experiential Programs / Women Speakers & Advisors / International Speakers & Advisors
Jennifer Chatman - Organizational Culture Professor

Award-Winning International Authority on Corporate Culture Who Helps Leaders Identify and Quantify Gaps Between Current and Strategically Ideal Culture to Drive High Performance; Expert on Building Effective Culture in the Context of Remote and Hybrid Work; Co-Creator of the Organizational Culture Profile; Dean and Paul J. Cortese Distinguished Professor of Management, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley; Co-Founder and Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Workplace Culture and Innovation

Company Culture / Strategy / Leadership / Future of Work / Change Management / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Artificial Intelligence / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Women Speakers & Advisors
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Pioneering Collaboration Expert Who Uses Data-Driven Principles and Practices to Achieve Cross-Silo Teamwork; Top Advisor Showing Companies How to Employ Generative AI to Increase Efficiency, Boost Sales and Reduce Burnout; Distinguished Fellow, Harvard Law School and Executive Education Professor at Harvard Business School; Former McKinsey Strategy Consultant; Bestselling Author of More Than 100 Publications Including “Smart Collaboration” (2017) and “Smarter Collaboration” (2022); Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2023, Thinkers50

Leadership / Strategy / Company Culture / Business Model Innovation / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Artificial Intelligence / Inclusion & Belonging / Executive Education / Trust & Empathy / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Women Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books
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Top-Rated Harvard Business School Professor Teaching How Resilient Organizations Prosper During Good Times and Bad; Renowned Strategy Advisor and Highly Cited Academic Studying How to Use Deep Purpose to Drive Organizational Growth and Profitability; Expert on Achieving Competitive Performance in the Age of AI; Award-Winning Author, “Deep Purpose” (2022), “How to Be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage” (October 2025), and “Reorganize for Resilience” as Well as Over 20 Articles in Harvard Business Review; Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2023, Thinkers50; 2024 CK Prahalad Award for Scholarly Impact on Practice Recipient

Leadership / Purpose / Strategy / Artificial Intelligence / Business Model Innovation / Change Management / Resilience / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Supply Chain Management / Navigating Uncertainty / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Executive Education / TED Speakers / Must-Read Books
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Internationally Renowned Strategy and Leadership Expert Whose Practical Frameworks Help Organizations Leverage Input From All Levels of Their Business To Create Successful Long-Term Strategies; Groundbreaking Researcher Demonstrating How to Leverage Generative AI for Competitive Advantage; Skilled Facilitator of Interactive Scenario Planning Workshops; Strategic Management Professor, Warwick Business School; Forbes Contributor; Bestselling Co-Author, “Open Strategy”

Leadership / Strategy / Artificial Intelligence / Company Culture / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / International Speakers & Advisors / Inspirational Speakers / Executive Education / Must-Read Books
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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, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Trust & Empathy / Metaverse / Founders & Practitioners / Moderators
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Leading Expert on the Business, Legal and Public Policy Implications of Emerging Technologies; Authority on the Future of Blockchain and its Implications for Trust in Business and Society; Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, The Wharton School; 2021 Recipient of the Aspen Institute‘s Ideas Worth Teaching Award; Author, “For the Win” (Revised, November 2020)

Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Metaverse / Executive Education / Must-Read Books
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Renowned Expert on the Exquisitely Difficult Problems of Technology Governance, Including Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Computing, Privacy and Cybersecurity; Exceptional Moderator; George Bemis Professor of International Law, Harvard Law School, Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Professor of Computer Science, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Co-Founder and Faculty Director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society; Director, Harvard Law School Library

Robotics & Automation / Artificial Intelligence / Cybersecurity / Futurists / Moderators / Metaverse / Policy & Government / Future of Work / Emerging Technology / Leadership / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / TED Speakers / Trust & Empathy / Must-Read Books

Preeminent Global Authority on Reputation, Trust, Inequality and Successful Branding for People, Businesses, Governments and Other Institutions; Founding Director, Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation; Chair, Enacting Purpose Initiative; Author, “Forked Tongues”; Co-Author of the Bestseller, “The Reputation Game”

Marketing, Branding & Sales / Leadership / Trust & Empathy / Resilience / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Future of Work / Company Culture / Strategy / Purpose / Persuasion & Negotiation / Artificial Intelligence / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Executive Education / International Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books
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Pioneering Authority on Digital Transformation Strategies That Drive Competitive Advantage; Technology Futurist and Award-Winning Author of “Leading Digital”; Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management; Principal Research Scientist, MIT Office of Open Learning; Founder, The Global Opportunity Initiative

Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Leadership / Strategy / Artificial Intelligence / Cybersecurity / Education & Lifelong Learning / Emerging Technology / Future of Work / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Platform Revolution / Experiential Programs / Executive Education / Moderators / Must-Read Books
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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

Authority on Designing the Future of Earning and Learning in the Age of Longevity; Upskilling and Reskilling Visionary Helping Organizations Build Talent, Not Just Buy It; Chief Impact Officer, Kern Family Foundation; Award-Winning Author, “Long Life Learning”

Education & Lifelong Learning / Longevity & Aging / Future of Work / Artificial Intelligence / Innovation & Design / Emerging Technology / Company Culture / Change Management / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors / Executive Education
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Pioneering Authority on Platform Business Models Helping Organizations Better Compete in the Digital Economy; Expert on Digital Transformation, IT Strategy and Leveraging Network Effects and Third-Party Users; Information Economist, Digital Scientist and Researcher; Co-Author of the International Bestseller, “Platform Revolution” (2016); Winner, 2019 Digital Thinking Award and Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2023 and 2021, Thinkers50; Herbert Simon Award Winner for Research With Impact; Questrom Chair of Information Systems, Boston University; Visiting Scholar, Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society Institute for Rebooting Social Media

Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Strategy / Business Model Innovation / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Must-Read Books / Platform Revolution / Executive Education
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Globally Recognized Authority on the Emotional and Social Impact of Technology on Psychology, Society and Business; Sociologist and Licensed Clinical Psychologist Underscoring the Critical Role of Empathy and Human Connection in an AI-Driven Era; Chaired Professor, Sociology of Science and Technology, and Founding Director of the Initiative on Technology and Self, MIT; Author of Pathbreaking Books on the Human Side of Technology, including “The Second Self” and “Life on the Screen,” The New York Times Bestseller, “Reclaiming Conversation,” and The New York Times Editor’s Pick Best Book of the Year, “The Empathy Diaries” (2021)

Trust & Empathy / Artificial Intelligence / Robotics & Automation / Emerging Technology / Wellness & Well-Being / Resilience / Future of Work / Company Culture / Education & Lifelong Learning / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Inclusion & Belonging / Communication Strategy / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books
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Top Leadership Advisor Helping Firms Remain Profitable While Working Toward a Better Future; Renowned Executive Educator and Expert on the Unique Areas Where Business, Society and Technology Overlap; Researcher on the Effects of AI in Human Spaces; Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development, Harvard Business School; New York Times Bestselling Author of “Work Mate Marry Love” (2020), “Wonder Women” (2014) and “The Baby Business” (2006)

Leadership / Strategy / Future of Work / Emerging Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Inclusion & Belonging / Inspirational Speakers / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Trust & Empathy / Must-Read Books / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors
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Award-Winning Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Globally Recognized Expert on Business Strategy, Performance Management, and Impact; Pioneering Thought Leader on How Profitable Companies Drive Scalable Solutions to Society’s Biggest Challenges; Co-founder of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Project and the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts; Board Director and Governance Expert; Author, “Purpose and Profit” (2022)

Leadership / Strategy / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Financial Services / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Executive Education / Artificial Intelligence / Must-Read Books
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Acclaimed Futurist, Computer Scientist and Pioneering AI Scholar Whose Ongoing Research Reveals How Emerging Technologies Will Impact Humans and Related Long-term Investments; Foremost Expert on the Future of Work, Human-Machine Collaboration and the Ethics of AI and Autonomous Vehicles; Director, Center for Humans & Machines, Max Planck Institute for Human Development; Former Professor, MIT Media Lab; Editor, Artificial Intelligence Journal; Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2020

Robotics & Automation / Emerging Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Futurists / Social Media Marketing & Business Analytics / Transportation, Micromobility & Infrastructure / Metaverse / Policy & Government / Future of Work / Trust & Empathy / International Speakers & Advisors / TED Speakers
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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, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Energy & Renewables / Founders & Practitioners
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Pioneering Social Scientist and Social Worker Whose Frameworks for Designing Ethical AI Ensure Well-Being for Diverse Communities and Organizational Cultures; Widely Cited Authority at the Intersection of Healthy Social Media Ecosystems, Empathy, Race and Society; Named a 2022 Top 50 in Digital Health, Equity Advocate; Brian and Randi Schwartz Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, University of Pennsylvania; Founding Director, SAFELab; Chief Strategy Officer, Penn School of Social Policy & Practice; Author of the Forthcoming Book, “Facing Gakirah: Life and Death on the Digital Street”

Wellness & Well-Being / Artificial Intelligence / Social Media Marketing & Business Analytics / Inclusion & Belonging / Trust & Empathy / Resilience / Health Care & Medicine / Education & Lifelong Learning / TED Speakers / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Future of Work / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Metaverse / Executive Education / Moderators

Leading Expert on Network Economics and Platform Business Strategies Who Helps Leaders Weave AI Into Digital Transformation to Leverage Data and High-Growth Business Models; Director, Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy & Society, Dartmouth College; Professor of Engineering Innovation and Executive Director, Master of Engineering Management Program, Dartmouth College; Visiting Scholar and Research Fellow at MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy; Co-Chair of MIT’s Annual Platform Strategy Summit; Winner, 2019 Digital Thinking Award and Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2021 & 2023, Thinkers50

Platform Revolution / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Artificial Intelligence / Supply Chain Management / Strategy / Emerging Technology / Business Model Innovation / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Must-Read Books
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Visionary Authority on the Future of Work and Company Culture Who Helps Leaders Identify and Navigate the Tradeoffs of the Evolving Labor Landscape to Deliver Real Organizational Value; Pioneering Researcher, Executive Educator and Global Authority on Remote and Hybrid Work, Leadership, Teaming and Psychological Safety; Associate Dean of the Middle East Campus in Abu Dhabi, INSEAD; Co-Author of Forthcoming Book with Amy Edmondson, “When Work Works: What Employees Really Need to Succeed”

Future of Work / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Psychological Safety / Company Culture / Leadership / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Artificial Intelligence / Wellness & Well-Being / Trust & Empathy / Strategy / Innovation & Design / Emerging Technology / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Business Model Innovation / International Speakers & Advisors / TED Speakers
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Renowned Expert on the Future of Work and Organizational Visionary; Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management; Author, “Superminds” (2018); Founding Director, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence

Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Artificial Intelligence / Innovation & Design / Leadership / Emerging Technology / Future of Work / Must-Read Books
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World-Renowned Economist and Financial Scholar Whose Evidence-Based Frameworks Offer Audiences a Deeper Understanding of Market Psychology and Modern Investment Strategies; Groundbreaking Researcher Developing AI Tools to Extend Human Ability in Financial Advising, Quantitative Trading, and Predicting Clinical Trial Outcomes; MIT Sloan School of Management Professor, Director of the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering, Principal Investigator at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory; Serial Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of the AlphaSimplex Group, QLS Advisors, Quantile Health, Uncommon Cures, and the Award-Winning BridgeBio Pharma; Author, “Adaptive Markets”; Co-Author, “In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio”; TIME’s 100 Most Influential People

Financial Services / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Artificial Intelligence / Health Care & Medicine / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Neuroscience / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / TED Speakers / Must-Read Books
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Leading Voice on Emerging Technologies Who Equips Leaders with Practical Tools to Build Toward the Futures They Envision; Digital Visionary Preparing Organizations for Multiple Possible Technological Landscapes with Actionable Scenario Planning and Strategic Foresight; New York Times Bestselling Author, “The Inevitable”; Co-Founder and Senior Maverick, WIRED

Futurists / Emerging Technology / Robotics & Automation / Artificial Intelligence / Metaverse / TED Speakers / Must-Read Books / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society
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Leading Authority on Extended Intelligence, Closely Coupling Human Cognition and Artificial Intelligence; Pioneering Inventor and Innovator; 2019 TED Fellow; 2019 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Winner

Robotics & Automation / Artificial Intelligence / Health Care & Medicine / Innovation & Design / Emerging Technology / Bioengineering, Genetics & Cellular Agriculture / Longevity & Aging / Neuroscience / TED Speakers / Experiential Programs

Pioneering Neuroscientist, Technologist and Multidisciplinary Researcher Focused on Improving the Lives of People with Autism and Complex Neurodevelopmental Differences; Expert on How Genetics Shape Language; Professor of Engineering and Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northeastern University; Researcher, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital

Neuroscience / Bioengineering, Genetics & Cellular Agriculture / Health Care & Medicine / STEAM / Emerging Technology / Innovation & Design / Artificial Intelligence / Inclusion & Belonging / Trust & Empathy / Inspirational Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors
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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

Renowned Robotics and AI Expert Focused on Human-Robot Interaction; Leading AI Researcher & Innovator; Associate Director of Academic Affairs, Cornell University Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Head, Human-Robot Collaboration & Companionship Lab; Former Co-Director, IDC Media Innovation Lab

Robotics & Automation / Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Health Care & Medicine / TED Speakers / Future of Work
Jeffrey Hancock

Authority on Social Media Behavior & Psychology of Online Interaction; Expert on Technology’s Role in Deception and Trust; Founding Director, Stanford University Social Media Lab; Co-director, Stanford Cyber Policy Center; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute; Professor of Communication, Stanford University

Social Media Marketing & Business Analytics / Emerging Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Metaverse / Policy & Government / Communication Strategy / Cybersecurity / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Future of Work / Marketing, Branding & Sales / Trust & Empathy / TED Speakers

Global Authority on Leading Innovation and Navigating Transitions by Harnessing the Power of Inquiry to Creatively Solve Problems; Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Innovation, MIT Sloan School of Management; Co-Founder, The Innovator’s DNA; Innosight Fellow; Award-Winning Author, “Questions Are the Answer” (2018); Co-Author, “The Innovator’s DNA” (Updated 2019); Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2023 and 2021, Thinkers50

Leadership / Innovation & Design / Navigating Uncertainty / Change Management / Strategy / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Future of Work / Company Culture / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Psychological Safety / Trust & Empathy / Artificial Intelligence / Moderators / Inspirational Speakers / Experiential Programs / Executive Education / Must-Read Books
Renee Richardson Gosline

Globally Recognized Digital Marketing Expert Whose Frameworks Help Organizations Improve Customer Experiences by Leveraging AI and Behavioral Economics; Practitioner and Corporate Advisor on Brand Strategy, Customer Experience and Inclusive Leadership; Senior Lecturer in the Management Science Group, MIT Sloan School of Management; Principal Research Scientist, MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy (IDE); Digital Fellow, Stanford Digital Economy Lab; Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2020

Marketing, Branding & Sales / Artificial Intelligence / Leadership / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Emerging Technology / Future of Work / Inclusion & Belonging / Social Media Marketing & Business Analytics / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors / Executive Education

Most Cited Educational Thinker and Expert on Multiple Intelligences, Five Minds for the Future, The Synthesizing Mind, and Ethics in the Classroom and at Work; Pioneering Researcher Studying What It Means to Be Smart in the 21st Century; Expert on Education, from Pre-School through Higher Education; Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Co-Director, The Good Project; Author of Over 30 Influential Books including “A Synthesizing Mind”

Education & Lifelong Learning / Future of Work / Innovation & Design / Artificial Intelligence / Neuroscience / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books
Nathan Furr

Foremost Expert on Leadership and Managing Uncertainty Using Frameworks That Build Resilience, Uncover New Possibilities, and Strategically Adapt to Change; Recognized Authority on Technology Strategy, AI Transformation and Disruptive Innovation; Co-Author of Five Books on Innovation Including “Innovation Capital” (2019) and “The Upside of Uncertainty” (2022); Professor of Strategy, INSEAD

Navigating Uncertainty / Innovation & Design / Artificial Intelligence / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Resilience / Company Culture / Leadership / Strategy / Emerging Technology / Business Model Innovation / Platform Revolution / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / International Speakers & Advisors / Moderators / Executive Education / Must-Read Books
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Leading Behavioral Scientist Who Helps Organizations Effectively Leverage Data and Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making by Prioritizing Human Intelligence; Psychology of Marketing Expert Helping Companies Optimize Data to Drive Growth and Build Customer Loyalty; 2021 Best 40-Under-40 Professor, Poets & Quants; Professor of Marketing, KU Leuven and Vlerick Business School; Author, “Decision-Driven Analytics” (2024)

Marketing, Branding & Sales / Artificial Intelligence / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Emerging Technology / Financial Services / TED Speakers / International Speakers & Advisors

Renowned Leadership Advisor, Digital Transformation Strategist and Behavioral Scientist Empowering Organizations to Realize AI As a Value Creator and Leadership Collaborator; Dean, Northeastern University D’Amore-McKim School of Business; Director and Founder, Centre on AI Technology for Humankind; Fellow, Cambridge Judge Business School and St. Edmunds College, Cambridge University; Research Fellow, Center for Collective Intelligence, MIT; Advisory Board Member, EY; Author, “Leadership by Algorithm” (2020), “The Year in Tech, 2024” (October 2023), and “The AI-Savvy Leader” (June 2024); Thinkers50’s Radar Class of 2021

Leadership / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Artificial Intelligence / Future of Work / Futurists / Policy & Government / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Company Culture / Resilience / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Must-Read Books
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Pioneering Authority on AI Strategies that Drive Competitive Advantage; Esteemed Consultant and Advisor Who Helps Organizations Implement and Augment New and Existing Technology Systems; Author of 23 Books at the Intersection of Company Culture and IT; Co-Founder, International Institute for Analytics; Professor, Babson College; Visiting Professor, Oxford Saïd Business School; Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; Author, “Competing on Analytics,” “Working With AI” (2022) and “All-In On AI” (2023)

Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Emerging Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Company Culture / Future of Work / Financial Services / Supply Chain Management / Platform Revolution / Leadership / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Health Care & Medicine / Strategy / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Must-Read Books
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Award-Winning Author, Sociologist and Researcher Who Offers Illuminating and Provocative Insights on Technology’s Effects on Our Thoughts, Skills and Lives; New York Times Bestselling Author, “The Shallows” (2011 Pulitzer Prize Finalist), “The Glass Cage” (2015) and “Superbloom” (2025); Former Executive Editor, Harvard Business Review; Visiting Professor of Sociology, Williams College

Emerging Technology / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Future of Work / Artificial Intelligence / Robotics & Automation / Social Media Marketing & Business Analytics / Moderators / Must-Read Books
Peter Cappelli

Leading Authority on the Future of Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence; Recognized Expert on Remote and Hybrid Work; Trusted Advisor on Managing Older Workers Who Was Named a Top 50 Influencer on Aging; Executive Educator on Human Resource Management, Public Policy Related to Employment, and Talent and Performance Management; Award-Winning Author, “The Future of the Office” (2021) and “Our Least Important Asset” (2023); Professor and Director of the Wharton School’s Center for Human Resources, University of Pennsylvania

Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Artificial Intelligence / Company Culture / Future of Work / Education & Lifelong Learning / Longevity & Aging / Executive Education
Matt Beane

Human Robot Interaction Pioneer and Leading Expert on the Future of Work and Skill Development Involving Intelligent Machines; Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2021; Technology Management Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara; Digital Fellow, Stanford University Digital Economy Lab and MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy; Author, “The Skill Code”

Emerging Technology / Robotics & Automation / TED Speakers / Future of Work / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Artificial Intelligence / Health Care & Medicine
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Global Authority on Business Analytics and How Information Spreads Through Social Networks; MIT Professor of Management, Marketing, IT and Data Science; Award-Winning Scientist, Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist; Director, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy and MIT Social Analytics Lab; Founding Partner, Manifest Capital; Award-Winning Author, “The Hype Machine” (2020); Winner, Thinkers50 2021 Digital Thinking Award and Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2023 and 2021

Emerging Technology / Marketing, Branding & Sales / Artificial Intelligence / Social Media Marketing & Business Analytics / Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Policy & Government / Strategy / TED Speakers / Must-Read Books
Bharat N. Anand

Leading Expert on Digital Strategy, Media and Entertainment Strategy, Corporate Strategy and Organizational Change; Incoming Dean, NYU School of Business; Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard University; Senior Associate Dean of Harvard Business School Online; Author, “The Content Trap” (2016)

Digital Transformation, Information Technology & Data Analytics / Change Management / Strategy / Artificial Intelligence / Emerging Technology / Executive Education / TED Speakers
BETH ALTRINGER

Award-Winning Designer and Expert on Combining Design, Technology and Behavioral Science to Create Innovative Products, Services and Experiences; Unrivaled Authority on Innovation Leadership, Product Desirability and Outside-the-Box Design Thinking; Founder, The Desirability Lab; Principal, Ames Studio; Professor of Practice and Executive Director, Joint Master of Arts in Design Engineering (MADE) Program, Brown University and RISD

Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Innovation & Design / Marketing, Branding & Sales / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Strategy / Emerging Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Future of Work / Robotics & Automation / Purpose / Women Speakers & Advisors

Pioneering Robotics Researcher Focused on Deconstructing Algorithms to Make Robot Processes Clear Through Explainable AI; Expert on Developing Socially and Physically Assistive Machines That Improve Lives; Foremost Expert on Human-Centered Robotics and Human-Robot Collaboration; Director, Human and Robot Partners (HARP) Lab and Associate Professor, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Robotics & Automation / Emerging Technology / STEAM / Health Care & Medicine / Artificial Intelligence / Future of Work / Inclusion & Belonging / Women Speakers & Advisors / International Speakers & Advisors