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Influential Economist, Bestselling Author and Host of The David McWilliams Podcast; Adjunct Professor of Global Economics, Trinity College Dublin; Author, “The History of Money: A Story of Humanity” (2025) and Bestseller “Money” (2024)
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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
World Renowned Expert on Economic Development, Finance, Education, Political Economy and More Helping Governments and Businesses Apply Microeconomic Theory to Answer Challenging Policy Questions; Director, Harvard Center for International Development; Professor of International Finance and Development, Harvard Kennedy School; Co-Founder, Center for Economic Research in Pakistan
Policy & Government / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Financial Services / Change Management / Resilience / Strategy / Education & Lifelong Learning / Business Model Innovation / Navigating Uncertainty / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Leadership / Executive Education / Moderators / New To Stern
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, IT & Data Analytics / Emerging Technology / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
Award-Winning Behavioral Scientist Tackling Critical Social and Environmental Challenges with Solutions That Promote Climate and Financial Sustainability; Associate Professor, Psychology and Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES), University of British Columbia (UBC); Principal Investigator, UBC Behavioral Sustainability Lab; Co-Creator, “Happy Climate” Workshop; Editor, “Cash Transfers for Inclusive Societies” (2023)
Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Wellness & Well-Being / Energy & Renewables / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Financial Services / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors / Inspirational Speakers
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, IT & Data Analytics / Emerging Technology / Quantum Computing / Policy & Government / Future of Work / Futurists / Strategy / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Cybersecurity
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
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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
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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, IT & Data Analytics / Leadership / Strategy / Futurists / 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
Foremost Authority on Growth and Innovation Strategy for Large Firms and Startups; Expert on Commercializing Science, Manufacturing Innovation and Competitiveness; Professor, Harvard Business School; Executive Partner and Chief Strategist, Flagship Pioneering; Author, “Creative Construction”; Winner, 2019 McKinsey Award and 2020 Clayton M. Christensen Prize
Innovation & Design / Strategy / Business Model Innovation / Financial Services / Supply Chain Management / 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, 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
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
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 / 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
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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
HBR McKinsey Award-Winning Expert on Capitalism, Climate Change, and Corporate Reporting; Authority on Rebuilding Trust Within Both Private and Public Sector Organizations; Oxford Professor and Inaugural Director, Master of Public Policy Program; Co-Founder and Principal Investigator, E-Liability Institute; Former Marvin Bower Fellow, Harvard Business School; Author, “The Age of Outrage: How to Lead in a Polarized World” (October 2024); Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2025
Leadership / Company Culture / Resilience / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Policy & Government / Strategy / Financial Services / International Speakers & Advisors / Executive Education
Foremost Expert on Digital Currencies and Blockchains; Financial Democratization Enthusiast; Director of the Digital Currency Initiative at the MIT Media Lab
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Leading Expert on Disruptive Innovation and Strategies for Conquering New Markets; Authority on Proactive Investment Opportunities; Best 40 Under 40 Professor (Poets & Quants); John Tyler Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Innovation & Design / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Strategy / Emerging Technology / Business Model Innovation / Financial Services / Moderators
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
Global Authority on Strategies That Drive Competitive Advantage by Leveraging Business Opportunities With Social and Environmental Impact; Co-Creator (With Michael Porter) of the Creating Shared Value (CSV) Concept; Acclaimed Scholar Who Introduced the Ideas of Impact Investing, Catalytic Philanthropy, Collective Impact, and Strategic Evaluation; Co-Founder, FSG; Senior Fellow, CSR Initiative of the Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School
Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Leadership / Purpose / Strategy / Financial Services / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues
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
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
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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
Renowned Global Economist and Pioneer in Measuring “Beyond GDP” Offering Decision-Makers a New Perspective of a Nation’s Prosperity and Stability; Expert on Quantifying and Implementing Socially Responsible Business Practices and Investments; CEO, Social Progress Imperative
Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Financial Services / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Supply Chain Management / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Leadership / Policy & Government / Strategy / TED Speakers / International Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books
Global Authority on Leadership, Organizational Behavior and Change Management; Veteran Corporate Advisor Who Specializes in Helping Leaders Plan and Execute Organizational Turnarounds, Optimize CEO-Board Relationships and Prepare for the Impacts of AI; Senior Lecturer, Organizational Behavior Unit, and Co-leader, Leading Professional Services Firm and Mergers & Acquisitions Programs for Harvard Business School’s Executive Education; Senior Director Emeritus, McKinsey & Company; Author, “Hidden Truths”
Leadership / Financial Services / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Strategy / Company Culture / Change Management / Executive Education / Must-Read Books
Renowned International Finance and Tax Policy Expert; Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance, Harvard Business School; Law Professor, Harvard Law School; Bestselling Author, “The Wisdom of Finance” (2017) and “How Finance Works” (2019)
Policy & Government / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Financial Services / Must-Read Books / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
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
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, IT & 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
Evidence-Based Behavioral Economist and Field Researcher Helping Organizations Improve Workforce Performance and Employee Satisfaction by Evaluating the Impact of Policies, Practices and Incentives; Pioneering Authority on the Concept of Altruistic Capital; Expert on Gender Economics, Family Economics, Diversity and Inclusion, and Workplace Dynamics; Inaugural Director of Research, Marshall Institute; Co-Director, Psychology and Economics Program, STICERD; Founding Director of the Altruistic Capital Lab and Professor of Economics, London School of Economics
Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Inclusion & Belonging / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Financial Services / Wellness & Well-Being / Purpose / Company Culture / Trust & Empathy / Psychological Safety / Executive Education / Women Speakers & Advisors
Foremost Authority on Geopolitical Trends Affecting Businesses, Economies, Supply Chains and Social Structures; Transformative Strategist and Advisor Helping Leaders Position Their Organizations for a Sustainable Future; Former Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies; Award-winning Professor of International Management, Harvard Business School
Navigating Uncertainty / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Policy & Government / Leadership / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Supply Chain Management / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Future of Work / Financial Services / Psychological Safety / Trust & Empathy / Executive Education