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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; Chairman and CEO, JMB X; Author, “Questioneering” and Co-Author, “You to the Power of Two” (2025)
Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Artificial Intelligence / Futurists / Company Culture / Emerging Technology / Metaverse / 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
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 / Metaverse / Innovation & Design / Inclusion & Belonging / Resilience / Founders & Practitioners / STEAM / Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies / Cybersecurity / Must-Read Books
Renowned Data Architect and Legal Scholar Helping Executives Make Better, More Inclusive Decisions for Themselves and Their Organizations; Award-Winning Expert on Behavioral and Data Science, Big Data & AI, Race & Gender and Leadership Strategy; Chair, Leadership Research Initiative For Women and Minority Attorneys, Harvard Law School; Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Center on the Legal Profession; Affiliated Faculty, Harvard Kennedy School Women and Public Policy Program; Co-Chair for AI and Metaverse Initiatives, United Nations International Telecommunication Union; Author, “Building a Thriving Future: Navigating the Metaverse and Multiverse” (2025) and “Diversity Dividend” (2023)
Leadership / Artificial Intelligence / Metaverse / Future of Work / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Inclusion & Belonging / Company Culture / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Communication Strategy / Financial Services / Strategy / Wearables / Must-Read Books / Women Speakers & Advisors
Applied Futurist and Social Systems Expert Who Teaches Leaders How to Understand, Create and Execute Strategies That Ensure Positive Long-Term Generational and Environmental Impacts; Founder and Executive Director, Longpath Labs; Founder and CEO, Synthesis Corp.; Former Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs; Host, PBS’s “A Brief History of the Future” (2024)
Futurists / Resilience / Purpose / Metaverse / TED Speakers / Inspirational Speakers
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; 2025 Lagrange–Fondazione CRT Prize Recipient; 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 / Digital Twins / Cybersecurity / Policy & Government / Future of Work / Trust & Empathy / International Speakers & Advisors / TED Speakers
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; 31st Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor and Waldo E. Johnson Jr. Professor of Communication, 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 / Metaverse / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Future of Work / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Digital Twins / Executive Education / TED Speakers / Moderators
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 / Digital Twins / Metaverse / Wearables / TED Speakers / Must-Read Books / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society
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 / Metaverse / 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
