Futurist Speakers
Where are the risks and opportunities for your business over the next one to five years? Our futurist speakers are following the disruptors across industries to spot the trends driving change and to identify the opportunities on the horizon. Check out our full list of futuristic speakers.
Michael Steep
Executive Director, Stanford Engineering Center for Disruptive Technology and Digital Cities, and Former SVP of Global Business Operations at PARC Xerox
- Local: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US East: $35,001 - $55,000*
- US West: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Europe: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Asia: $35,001 - $55,000*
Michael Steep
Bran Ferren
Former President of Research and Development at Walt Disney Imagineering
- Local: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US East: $35,001 - $55,000*
- US West: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Europe: $55,001 - $75,000*
- Asia: $75,001 and up*
Bran Ferren
Michael Coates
Former CISO at Twitter and Former Head of Security at Mozilla
- Local: $10,001 - $20,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Europe: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Asia: $35,001 - $55,000*
Michael Coates
Paul Zikopoulos
VP of Big Data at IBM and Future Trends Expert
- Local: $10,001 - $20,000*
- US East: $10,001 - $20,000*
- US West: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Europe: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Asia: $35,001 - $55,000*
Paul Zikopoulos
Poppy Crum
Expert in Technology-Driven Innovation & Human Evolution, Stanford University Adjunct Professor, Neuroscientist, Technologist, and Former Chief Scientist at Dolby Laboratories
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Poppy Crum
Nichol Bradford
Futurist and Transformative Tech Pioneer, Founder, & Executive
- Local: $10,001 - $20,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $10,001 - $20,000*
- Europe: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Asia: $75,001 and up*
Nichol Bradford
Neil Jacobstein
Chair of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Track at Singularity University
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Neil Jacobstein
Farhad Manjoo
Columnist, New York Times
- Local: $10,001 - $20,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $10,001 - $20,000*
- Europe: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Asia: $35,001 - $55,000*
Farhad Manjoo
Greg Williams
Editor-in-Chief, WIRED Magazine
- Local: $10,001 - $20,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Europe: $10,001 - $20,000*
- Asia: $20,001 - $35,000*
Greg Williams
Mitch Joel
Technology and Innovation Expert & Best-Selling Author
- Local: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Europe: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Asia: $55,001 - $75,000*
Mitch Joel
Dex Hunter-Torricke
Fmr. Head of Communications at SpaceX, Communications Executive at Facebook, & Google Executive
- Local: $10,001 - $20,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Europe: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Asia: $20,001 - $35,000*
Dex Hunter-Torricke
Kate Darling
Social Robotics Expert & MIT Media Lab Research Specialist
- Local: $10,001 - $20,000*
- US East: $20,001 - $35,000*
- US West: $20,001 - $35,000*
- Europe: $35,001 - $55,000*
- Asia: $35,001 - $55,000*
Kate Darling
A leading expert in robot ethics, Dr. Kate Darling is a research specialist at the MIT Media Lab, where she investigates social robotics and conducts experimental studies on human-robot interaction. Forever interested in how technology intersects with society, Kate has a background in law & economics and intellectual property, she explores the emotional connection between people and life-like machines, seeking to influence technology design and policy direction. Her writing and research anticipate difficult questions that lawmakers, engineers, and the wider public will need to address as human-robot relationships evolve in the coming decades. Dr. Darling’s work has been featured in international media, and she has authored multiple academic publications and contributed to industry publications from Vogue to Die Zeit to the BBC, and in 2017, the American Bar Association honored her legal work with the Mark T. Banner Award in Intellectual Property.
As our futurist keynote speakers will tell you, we’re experiencing a historical transformation. Technology advances happening right now—such as the rise of Big Data and artificial intelligence (AI)—are revolutionary. And the pace of change is something we’ve never seen before. That’s why identifying possible, probable, and preferable futures, plus high-impact wildcard events, are more important than ever before.
Spearhead your company’s efforts with the insight of our futurist speakers. These individuals are leaders when it comes to trends in technology and science—from former and current C-suite executives at innovative companies to educators, authors, and editors who study and cover the latest technological advance and their anticipated impact.
With the expertise and charisma of our futurist speakers, you can count on an engaged audience. And our team at Leading Authorities speakers bureau will help you choose the best speaker for your event. Our client-focused approach concentrates on your preferable events’ future: what you want audiences to feel, how you want them to react, and what budget you need to meet.
Get an idea of what our futurist keynote speakers bring to an event by browsing their individual speaker profile pages.
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