Innovation

Creativity Speaker Dr. AnnMarie Thomas Inspires Innovators to Play
Innovation keynote speaker and expert, Dr. AnnMarie Thomas works (and plays) to empower, support, and inspire today's innovators, engineers, and inventors, as well as those of tomorrow. A seasoned maker, tinkerer, and educator, Dr. Thomas heads the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas, where her research group explores how to integrate joy… more -->

Disruption and Invention, with Innovation Speaker Kevin Surace
By Kevin Surace
Kevin Surace is a well known Silicon Valley entrepreneur, disruptive innovator and innovation keynote speaker, who had been awarded Inc Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year, listed as one of the top 15 innovators of this decade by CNBC, awarded "Tech Pioneer" by World Economic Forum – Davos, nominated as "Innovator of the Year" by PlanetForward… more -->

Create a Future of Prosperity with Innovation Speaker, Michael Perman
Innovation keynote speaker, Michael Perman helps teams crack the innovation paradox to generate actionable ideas, breakthrough products, and revolutionary customer experiences. The founder of C’EST WHAT?, a firm dedicated to cultivating "mindful innovation," Perman has a proven track record of leading senior executives and inspiring thousands of employees to capitalize on their collective creativity. He… more -->

Becoming a Successful Disruptor, with Innovation Speaker Jay Samit
By Jay Samit
A highly respected agent of change, innovation speaker Jay Samit is globally renowned for his expert advice on launching products, building successful businesses, and transforming careers and entire industries. From negotiating with Steve Jobs over iTunes to spearheading the first million-member social media platform, animalhouse.com, Samit has pioneered numerous technologies and multi-million dollar collaborations in… more -->

Why Simple Wins, with Lisa Bodell
By Lisa Bodell
Founder & CEO of innovation firm futurethink Lisa Bodell is the bestselling author of Kill the Company, and her latest Why Simple Wins. A leader on simplifying innovation and change management, Lisa is often called upon by global companies to help them eradicate workplace complexity that is killing their ability to innovate and adapt. Simplicity… more -->

Social Hacking, with Josh Klein
By Josh Klein
Life-long expert on the use of hacking and innovation to create and solve social systems and industries, Josh Klein has served as a consultant on innovation and cyber security to the CIA, FBI, NSA, and the State Department, as well as Microsoft, Oracle, AT&T, and many others. He is also the celebrated author of Roo’d,… more -->

How to Become a World-Class Innovator
By Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll is at the forefront of global futurism, helping an array of blue-chip clients to predict the trends and innovations of coming years before they happen. In all of his guises, author, speaker, columnist, commentator and consultant, he is widely recognized as the best in his field. BusinessWeek chose him as one of their… more -->

Preparing for the Future, with Thornton May
By Thornton May
An empirical futurist and corporate forecaster for 35-plus years, Thornton May has helped various organizations outperform their competition by designing for what comes next. He serves as Executive Director and Dean at the IT Leadership Academy in Jacksonville, Florida; Futurist – External Technology Advisory Board at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; and is… more -->

Creating a Star Trek Future with Vivek Wadhwa
By Vivek Wadhwa
Vivek Wadhwa is a Fellow at the Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University; Director of Research at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization at the Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University; and Faculty and Advisor at Singularity University. He is author of The Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing… more -->

Future-Proof Yourself, with Scott Steinberg
Recently named “Master of Innovation” by Chase Bank and Fortune magazine, bestselling leadership and innovation speaker Scott Steinberg is one of the world’s most celebrated business speakers, futurists, and strategic innovation consultants, as seen in 600+ outlets from CNN to TIME and The Wall St. Journal. The author of recent bestseller Make Change Work for… more -->
Speakers / Writers
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President and CEO of Cleveland Clinic Delos Cosgrove, MD, is responsible for a $5 billion healthcare system encompassing twenty-eight different institutions. He cares passionately about patient care and patient experi ... more -->
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The New York Times described Daniel Burrus as one of the top three most in demand business gurus in the United States. He is generally considered one of the world's leading experts in the area of global trends ... more -->
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Fox News Channel contributor Mara Liasson is one of the most respected political reporters in Washington. As a panelist she brings her knowledge of politics and current events to Special Report with Brett Baier ... more -->
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A recognized leader in healthcare innovation, Dr. Victor J. Dzau has been involved in many important medical breakthroughs as a pioneer of the discipline of vascular medicine. He is the eighth president of the Institu ... more -->
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Every day 150 million people around the world in 56 countries enjoy the Dilbert comic strip while reading 1900 newspapers. Dilbert's creator, Scott Adams, brings his unique, humorous insights into the wo ... more -->
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Robin Crow’s flourishing career has spanned over four decades in one of the most competitive industries imaginable. The musician-turned-entrepreneur knows first-hand how to thrive in a field that’s changes from on ... more -->
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Winner of the Hayek Lifetime Achievement award and named by TIME magazine as one of its “100 Most Influential People in the World,” Dr. Dambisa Moyo is an economist with an unrivalled knowledge of internati ... more -->
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Bowdoin College graduate Peter Sims is much in demand for his expertise in entrepreneurship and innovation. His book Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries is a member of the Wall ... more -->
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Famed basketball coach, Pat Riley, is a seven-time National Basketball Association World Champion and the only head coach in NBA history to win Coach of the Year honors with three different teams. He reached the 1000 vic ... more -->
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Business strategist, motivational speaker, and innovation expert Erica Dhawan helps businesses decrease friction and increase freedom. A pioneer researcher in the field of "connectional intelligence," she teaches leaders ... more -->