Economics & Finance Keynote Speakers

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Economics & Finance keynote speakers are experts in analyzing market signals and economic indicators. They offer valuable insights on topics such as global trends, interest rate fluctuations, energy markets, and international investments. With their expertise, they help audiences navigate financial complexities, make informed decisions, and stay ahead in an ever-evolving economic landscape. GDA Speakers connects you with leading economists and financial keynote speakers delivering expert insights on global markets, fiscal trends, and economic strategy for business.


Keynotes: 4 Books: 2 Videos: 4

Andrew Busch Featured

Economic Futurist; 1st Chief Market Intelligence Officer for US Government

He presents intensely informative & highly entertaining keynotes. From deep research, he covers economy, public policy & elections & supercharged trends AI/WFH/Climate. He takes all this & applies it to your industry to show future growth opportunities and strategies to achieve them.

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Keynotes: 1 Books: 2 Videos: 2

Jeff Bush Featured

Principal of The Washington Update; Authority on Nonpartisan Politics, Tax and Legal Policy, Finance and Economy

Jeff Bush’s unique insights help investors and financial advisors navigate the ever-changing landscape emanating from Washington. His presentation combines political and economic analysis with specific investment, wealth transfer, and retirement planning strategies.

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Keynotes: 5 Books: 0 Videos: 2

Gregory Coleman Featured

Former FBI Agent

Gregory Coleman is the FBI Special Agent responsible for the criminal investigation of Jordan Belfort. Belfort’s rise to power and subsequent arrest and conviction are chronicled in the movie, “The Wolf of Wall Street.” 

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Keynotes: 5 Books: 3 Videos: 8

Carla Harris Featured

Vice Chairman, Managing Director, and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley

Carla Harris is a Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley and best-selling author. As one of the Top 40 Female Speakers in the World, Carla engages leaders around the world with how to maximize success by using “hard earned and hard learned” lessons from her Wall Street Career.

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Keynotes: 9 Books: 11 Videos: 2

Commander Mary Kelly Featured

Renowned Economist and Leadership Expert

Mary Kelly, PhD, CDR, US Navy (retired) is a retired Navy Commander, and economist who helps organizations build stronger leaders and more profitable teams. Drawing from military and industry experience, she delivers practical, no-nonsense strategies that inspire audiences to embrace change, excel at work, and plan for the future.

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Keynotes: 7 Books: 3 Videos: 6

Sallie Krawcheck Featured

One of the Most Respected Voices on Wall Street, Chair of Ellevate Network, Recognized by Inc. as a Top Female Founder

With a reputation for integrity, independence of thought, a sense of humor and an unrelenting focus on results, Sallie Krawcheck has often been referred to as one of the most successful and influential executives in financial services.

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Keynotes: 3 Books: 3 Videos: 13

Vikram Mansharamani Featured

Global Trend-Watcher; Former Harvard and Yale Lecturer; Author

Vikram is a global trend-watcher who shows people how to anticipate the future, manage risk, and spot opportunities. He is an academic, advisor, and author as well as a frequently sought-after speaker. Vikram adopts a uniquely global approach to his work, having worked on every continent other than Antarctica

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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.

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Keynotes: 3 Books: 2 Videos: 4

Peter Ricchiuti Featured

Finance Professor, "Funny Economist", Raconteur, and One Great Public Speaker

Peter Ricchiuti (Ri-Shooty) is the business professor you wish you had back in college. His humor and insight have twice made him the top professor at Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business.

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Keynotes: 10 Books: 36 Videos: 7

Jason Schenker Featured

Leading Futurist, Top-Ranked Economist, Bestselling Author with Expertise in Financial Markets, Geopolitics, and AI

Jason Schenker is an economist and futurist who breaks down key economic and technology trends to help clients anticipate risks and seize opportunities. Bloomberg has ranked him the#1 forecaster for jobs, housing, manufacturing, oil & gas. He is a best-selling author of books on automation, AI, supply chain, and finance.

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Keynotes: 2 Books: 0 Videos: 4

Rachel Wilson Featured

Cybersecurity Expert; Managing Director of Morgan Stanley; Former NSA Senior Executive

In April of 2017, Rachel became the first Head of Cybersecurity for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management after 15 years at the NSA. Between 2008 and 2010, Rachel ran NSA’s counterterrorism operations. From 2012-2017, Rachel ran NSA's cyber exploitation mission, hacking into the networks and devices of our adversaries. 

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Keynotes: 2 Books: 2 Videos: 3

Mehrsa Baradaran

Professor, Author; The Color of Money and How the Other Half Banks

Mehrsa Baradaran is a professor of law at UCI Law. She writes about banking law, financial inclusion, inequality, and the racial wealth gap. Her scholarship includes the books How the Other Half Banks and The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap

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Keynotes: 2 Books: 1 Videos: 3

Bernard Baumohl

Chief Global Economist at The Economic Outlook Group

Bernard Baumohl is chief global economist at The Economic Outlook Group. He is well known for being ahead of the curve in assessing the direction of the U.S. and world economy.

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Keynotes: 6 Books: 4 Videos: 9

Harry Broadman

Navigating Global Markets to Capitalize on Growth Opportunities and Fend Off Risks

Dr. Broadman has been at the forefront of global business and policy decisions over the past three decades. He shares a compelling perspective on opportunities and risks shaping our economic future. Harry has a deep understanding of the global marketplace and its complex spectrum of business, policy and consumer environments. 

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Keynotes: 7 Books: 10 Videos: 3

Todd Buchholz

Economist & Former Director of Economic Policy under George H.W. Bush

Renowned economist, White House advisor, and best-selling author Todd Buchholz connects the dots between Wall Street, Main Street, and financial capitals. An internationally known consultant on global markets, winner of Harvard’s annual teaching prize, Buchholz advises the world’s leading companies and "lights up economics with a wickedly sparkling wit."

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Keynotes: 3 Books: 5 Videos: 3

Jean Chatzky

Personal Finance Expert

Jean Chatzky, the financial editor for NBC’s TODAY show, believes knowing how to manage our money is one of the most important life skills for people at every age and has made it her mission to help simplify money matters, increasing financial literacy both now and for the future.

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Keynotes: 6 Books: 4 Videos: 17

Geoff Colvin

Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune Magazine, and Bestselling Author Arming Leaders to Confront Disruptive Change and Win

Experience counts! Fortune veteran Geoff Colvin gives audiences critical information and insights they need to win. The rules have changed. Winning demands courage to confront reality faster than the competition. Transformation, innovation, and reinvention are on every leader’s mind. Colvin identifies what top companies and leaders are doing to adapt.

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Keynotes: 1 Books: 1 Videos: 4

Garry Golden

Academically-Trained Futurist, Emerging Trends Analyst, and Block-Chain Technology Guru

Garry Golden is an expert on how social change and technology disruptions shape industry transitions.

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Keynotes: 5 Books: 1 Videos: 1

John Harwood

Award-Winning Political Journalist; White House Correspondent

For more than three decades, John Harwood has covered the White House, Congress, national politics and the economy for America’s most prestigious news organizations. Interviewing every president from George H.W. Bush to Joe Biden, he received an Emmy nomination for his live CNBC town hall with President Barack Obama.

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Keynotes: 12 Books: 5 Videos: 1

Lee Hausner, Ph.D.

Lee Hausner Consultant

Dr. Hausner, an internationally recognized clinical psychologist and business consultant, provides family consulting services. These services include assisting families in learning effective communication and conflict resolution skills, facilitating family retreats, resolving generational issues and increasing personal effectiveness.

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Keynotes: 3 Books: 5 Videos: 1

Noreena Hertz

Economist; One of the World's Leading Thinkers

Noreena Hertz is a renowned thought leader and economist with an impressive track record in predicting global trends. She advises some of the world's leading business, media, and political players on strategy, digital, sustainability, and global economic and geo-political risks.

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Keynotes: 8 Books: 0 Videos: 6

Daniel Hulme, PhD

Chief AI Officer @ WPP and CEO @ Satalia; Top 10 global Chief AI Officers; Investor

Daniel Hulme is a globally recognised expert in AI. He is the CEO of Satalia, which was acquired by the world's largest media company for $100,000,000, and has been recognized as one of the top 10 Chief AI Officers globally. Daniel is prolific investor in understanding machine consciousness.

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Keynotes: 6 Books: 4 Videos: 5

Ron Insana

CNBC Senior Analyst and Commentator, Trailblazing Financial Journalist, Bestselling Author, and CEO of iFi AI

A regular CNBC and NBC News contributor, Ron Insana analyzes the forces driving the economy and how they impact your business, industry, and investments. Author of four bestsellers, Insana translates market signals and political maneuvers into actionable information audiences can use to protect what they have and uncover fresh opportunities.

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Keynotes: 5 Books: 8 Videos: 7

Dr. Michio Kaku

Theoretical Physicist, Professor, Futurist and New York Times Best-selling Author

He is an internationally recognized authority in two areas. The first is Einstein’s unified field theory, which Kaku is attempting to complete. The other is to predict trends affecting business, commerce and finance based on the latest research in science.

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Keynotes: 9 Books: 7 Videos: 9

Thomas Koulopoulos

FUTURIST. AUTHOR. VISIONARY. INVENTOR. INC500 LEADER.

Tom Koulopoulos is a leading futurist, author of fourteen books including Gigatrends, Reimagining Healthcare, Revealing the Invisible; The Gen Z EffectCloud Surfing; and The Innovation Zoneand founder of Delphi Group, a Boston-based think tank named one of the fastest growing private companies in the US by Inc. Magazine.

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Keynotes: 3 Books: 3 Videos: 4

Daniel Lacalle

The Second Most Influential Economist in the World

Daniel Lacalle is an Economist, Best-Selling Author, Chief Economist at Tressis Management, International Advisor, Professor of Global Economy at IE Business School and IEB, and an Expert in Global Economics, Markets and Commodities. 

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Keynotes: 3 Books: 5 Videos: 3

Pippa Malmgren

Economist, Technologist/Futurist, Presidential Advisor, Best-selling and Award-Winning Author

Dr. Pippa Malmgren uses years of experience at the highest levels of geopolitics and industry to identify the trends that others might miss in a turbulent landscape. Touching on everything from finance, defense, digital trends, food, energy, fashion or space, she’s an optimistic realist who leaves excited and empowered.

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Keynotes: 5 Books: 0 Videos: 16

Lital Marom

Serial Entrepreneur, Innovation Strategist and Visionary

Lital Marom is a digital visionary, entrepreneur and strategist leading a new approach to learning and social change. Lital empowers business leaders with the innovation tools required to enter new markets, new sources of revenue, scale faster, increase profit to future proof their businesses in the digital economy.

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Keynotes: 4 Books: 5 Videos: 12

Dambisa Moyo

International Economist & Author who Analyzes the Macroeconomy and Global Affairs

Dambisa Moyo is a prizewinning author of the New York Times bestsellers Edge of ChaosWinner Take All, and Dead Aid, and she was named one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World” by Time magazine. Moyo regularly contributes to the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times

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Keynotes: 4 Books: 4 Videos: 1

David Nour

Senior Management Advisor; International Speaker; Best Selling Author

David Nour is a growth strategist, thought leader and global keynote speaker on Relationship Economics®, the concept of the quantifiable value of business relationships. Through his best-selling books, compelling speeches and valuable consulting, Nour demonstrates how relationships are the greatest asset any organization possesses. 

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Keynotes: 4 Books: 3 Videos: 3

Kevin O'Leary

Star of ABC's 'Shark Tank,' Top Business Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist and Investor, Featured in Harvard Business Review Case Study in 2023

Kevin O’Leary’s impressive reputation has been built upon his entrepreneurial vision, investment smarts and drives to succeed. In addition to being one of the Dragons, O’Leary is the co-host of BNN’s SqueezePlay, the host of BNN’s O’Leary Live, and a ‘Shark’ on the ABC show, Shark Tank.

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Keynotes: 1 Books: 5 Videos: 5

Patrick Schwerdtfeger

Futurist Leading Authority on Technology Trends

As a leading expert in technology trends and a recognized authority on global business trends, Patrick Schwerdtfeger's work focuses on providing insights into the technological forces driving the transformation of businesses around the world.

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Keynotes: 8 Books: 0 Videos: 11

Jack Shaw

AI, Innovation and Change Management Strategist, Global Thought Leader and Emerging Tech Futurist

Jack Shaw is an AI, Innovation and Change Management Strategist with more than 30 years' experience helping leaders transform their organizations' digital ecosystems amid new waves of emerging technology.

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Keynotes: 29 Books: 4 Videos: 5

Peter Zeihan

Geopolitical Strategist; Thinker; Futurist; Author

Geopolitical Strategist Peter Zeihan (pronounced Zion) is a global energy, demographic and security expert whose understanding of demography, economics, energy, politics, technology, and security helps clients best prepare for an uncertain future.

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Economics & Finance keynote speakers are experts in analyzing market signals and economic indicators. They offer valuable insights on topics such as global trends, interest rate fluctuations, energy markets, and international investments. With their expertise, they help audiences navigate financial complexities, make informed decisions, and stay ahead in an ever-evolving economic landscape. GDA Speakers connects you with leading economists and financial keynote speakers delivering expert insights on global markets, fiscal trends, and economic strategy for business.

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