Disruption Keynote Speakers
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Disruption keynote speakers challenge the status quo and inspire bold thinking in the face of rapid change. With insights from innovation, technology, and shifting market dynamics, they help audiences navigate uncertainty, embrace agility, and lead transformation. Their message empowers organizations to stay ahead of the curve—turning disruption into opportunity and momentum.
Keynotes: 3 Books: 1 Videos: 4
Mick Ebeling Featured
Founder of Not Impossible Labs, CEO and Founder of The Ebeling Group
Most recently named one of Fortune Magazine’s World’s Greatest Leaders, a recipient of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award and listed as one of the most influential creative people by The Creativity 50’s, Mick Ebeling has sparked a movement of pragmatic, inspirational innovation.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 8 Videos: 12
Matthew Griffin Featured
Leadership, Technology, and Geopolitics expert
Described as a “Walking Encyclopaedia of the future” by NASA Matthew is one of the world’s most in demand futurists and leadership coaches Matthew is the Founder of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm working across the next 50 years, and is 15 times author.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 3 Videos: 3
Soren Kaplan, Ph.D. Featured
Disruptive Innovation & Change Expert & Author of WSJ Bestseller Leapfrogging
Dr. Soren Kaplan delivers dynamic keynotes that explore how strategic leadership drives transformation across teams, organizations, and communities. With a grounded, engaging style, he helps audiences unlock personal and collective potential. Each keynote is fully customized through collaborative planning to align with your goals and leave lasting impact.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 1 Videos: 8
Alison McCauley Featured
AI Keynote Speaker and Best-Selling Author; Artificial Intelligence Top Voice
Alison is the CEO of Unblocked Future and a best-selling author with a decade at the front edge of AI. Her latest AI book hits the market in January 2025. Alison speaks to the human dimensions of AI: what it means to us, and what to do about it.
Keynotes: 9 Books: 7 Videos: 36
Jamie Metzl Featured
Technology and Healthcare Futurist, Global Affairs Specialist, Science Fiction Novelist, and Genetic Engineering Expert
Jamie Metzl is one of the world's leading futurists and global public health experts who has been called "the original Covid-19 whistleblower" for his groundbreaking work exploring pandemic origins. He is the author of five books, including recent bestseller Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity.
Keynotes: 6 Books: 5 Videos: 13
John Sanei Featured
World's Top 5th Futurist, 5x Best-selling Author, and Keynote Speaker on Human-A.I Dynamics
Keynotes: 13 Books: 2 Videos: 4
Nikolas Badminton
Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer
Chief Futurist of the Futurist Think Tank. He is world-renowned futurist speaker, award-winning author, executive advisor, and has worked with over 400 of the world’s most impactful companies to establish strategic foresight capabilities, identify trends shaping our world, help anticipate unforeseen risks, and design equitable futures for all
Keynotes: 8 Books: 2 Videos: 2
Linda Bernardi
Technologist, Innovation Provocateur, Digital Disruption Strategist, and Former IBM Chief Innovation Officer and Watson Co-Lead
With highly engaged discussions, Linda raises the comfort level audiences have with embracing disruptive technologies. She shares an enthusiastic outlook on how a wide range of sectors such as finance, retail, manufacturing, and healthcare can futureproof their business and thrive in the disruptive economy.
Keynotes: 6 Books: 1 Videos: 3
Bonin Bough
TV Host, Marketing Exec, Investor and Author
Bonin Bough is one of the foremost-awarded marketing executives, the host of The Cleveland Hustles, and the author of Txt Me (646) 759-1837. He was one of the youngest C-suite executives in a Fortune 50 company, Bonin has spearheaded some of the industry’s largest global marketing campaigns.
Keynotes: 7 Books: 4 Videos: 7
Jim Carroll
Futurist, AI Keynote Speaker and Innovation Expert
Jim is acknowledged as one of the world’s leading global futurists, trends and innovation experts with a massive global blue chip client list. He has a track record of inspiring organizations to re-frame the opportunity for innovation in the context of significant, trans-formative change.
Keynotes: 11 Books: 1 Videos: 14
Mike Evans
Leading Authority on Artificial Intelligence Impact, Change & Disruption, Culture Shaping, Exemplary Leadership and Accountability & Resilience
As a leading authority on artificial intelligence impact, change and disruption, Mike's mission is to help individuals, teams and organizations accelerate their ability to achieve more than they ever believed possible. He uses his unique insights, passion, experience, and humor to positively affect individuals, teams and organizations around the world.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 1 Videos: 2
Chad Foster
Harvard-Educated Executive Dealmaker; Billion-Dollar Generator; Job Creator
As the first blind executive to complete the Harvard leadership program, Chad Foster teaches teams how to pursue success with blind ambition. He understands the anatomy of resilience at a practical level, providing tried and tested tools that empower people to emerge from setbacks stronger, sleeker, and resolute to succeed.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 1 Videos: 5
Rocky Garza
Leadership Expert & Trusted Advisor to 8-Figure CEOs
Rocky Garza isn’t just a speaker—he’s a catalyst. His interactive keynotes spark clarity, confidence, and identity-driven leadership. With bold honesty and transformative frameworks, he helps leaders lead like themselves—not like everyone else. Because the most powerful leader you can be—is the one only you can be.
Keynotes: 10 Books: 3 Videos: 2
Alex Goryachev
AI Innovation Expert; Former GM of Global Innovation Centers at Cisco; WSJ Best-Selling Author
Alex is an award-winning global technology operations executive, and WSJ best-selling author. With 20+ years of experience in building and leading global cross-industry business & technology teams focused on revenue and market share growth. He is known for demystifying complexities of emerging technologies, cutting through the hype.
Keynotes: 6 Books: 1 Videos: 10
Shawn Kanungo
Globally Recognized Innovation Strategist and Bestselling Author
Shawn Kanungo is a globally recognized innovation strategist and bestselling author. He previously spent 12 years at Deloitte working closely with leaders to better plan for the opportunities associated with disruptive innovation.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 1 Videos: 13
Polly LaBarre
Authority on Leading Organizational Change; Co-founder, Management Lab; Founding Team, Fast Company; and Co-author, Mavericks at Work
Polly LaBarre helps leaders create change-ready cultures that learn almost as fast as change itself. She arms audiences with a maverick manual – tools to break rules, harnessing the human element by inspiring, unleashing, and amplifying creativity, passion, and resourcefulness. Polly unpacks real-life lessons from her research and consulting.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 3 Videos: 10
Heather E. McGowan
Future-of-Work Strategist, Author, Thought Leader, Keynote Speaker
As one of Forbes' Top Futurists, Heather E. McGowan is a future-of-work strategist who equips organizations to navigate relentless change by activating their most critical resource: their people. By teaching audiences to ask better questions, they can adapt at the speed of possibility to Solve Tomorrow's Problems™.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 4 Videos: 7
Michael McQueen
Futurist; Trend Forecaster; Best-Selling Author
Michael McQueen is an award-winning forecaster and best-selling author of eight books. With clients including KPMG, Pepsi and Cisco, he has helped some of the world’s most successful brands navigate disruption and maintain momentum.
Keynotes: 6 Books: 12 Videos: 3
Tom Morris
World's Top Public Philosophers and Pioneering Business Thinkers
Philosopher Tom Morris has become one of the most popular keynote speakers in our time on topics of success, motivation, leadership, and change management. He brings the wisdom of the ages to bear on all our most pressing contemporary challenges with deep thought, high energy, and surprisingly great humor.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 0 Videos: 3
Morris Morrison
Speaker, Futurist, Author and Entrepreneur
Morris Morrison is a world-class entertainer, futurist, and author who became obsessed with building stronger, kinder, more focused human beings after being orphaned in New York City, then, being orphaned a second time as a teen — before a doctor’s words changed his life forever.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 5 Videos: 3
Howard A. Tullman
Entrepreneur, Futurist, Venture Capitalist, Author
Howard Tullman is an American serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer and art collector. He currently serves as General Managing Partner of Chicago High Tech Investors, LLC and G2T3V, LLC. He was formerly the Chairman of the Board of The Princeton Review (NYC) and The Cobalt Group (Seattle).
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- 49 Artificial Intelligence
- 59 Branding & Marketing
- 187 Business Growth Strategies & Trends
- 19 CEO
- 66 Communication
- 4 Conflict Resolution
- 33 Customer Relations & Experience
- 21 Disruption
- 65 Diversity & Inclusion
- 30 Emotional Intelligence
- 83 Employee Engagement
- 87 Entrepreneurs
- 15 Ethics & Values
- 61 Futurists
- 36 Human Resources
- 20 Influence
- 108 Innovation & Creativity
- 234 Leadership
- 103 Navigating Change & Uncertainty
- 8 Negotiation
- 22 Productivity
- 5 Real Estate
- 5 Risk Management
- 70 Sales
- 33 Storytelling
- 22 Stress Management
- 104 Teambuilding & Collaboration
- 36 Thought Leader
- 7 Trust
- 34 Work-Life Balance
- 76 Workplace Culture
- 8 Workplace Safety