Future of Work Keynote Speakers: Adapting to the Workplace of Tomorrow
Leading Authorities, Inc. speakers bureau works with the top speakers on the future of work who share their expertise on workplace trends and workplace innovation at meetings and event programmes worldwide. As the workplace continues to evolve, organisations are hiring future of work speakers to help their teams understand the ways work is changing, engage their in-person and remote workers, and prepare for the future ahead. Our future of work keynote speakers offer insights on leadership, attracting and retaining top talent, and future business trends and business models, as well as actionable insights for businesses and workers to capitalise on market opportunities. If you’re looking to hire a keynote speaker on the future of work, our team can help you find the future of work speaker that’s a fit for your meeting. From understanding future of work speaker costs to booking a speaker on the future of work, working with LAI to secure a future of work keynote speaker is a seamless partnership. Take a look at the list below to find a future of work speaker to engage your audience and create a memorable experience.
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Ginny Clarke
Former Director, Executive Recruiting at Google and Holistic Leadership Strategist
Fees
- Local: £20,001 - £35,000*
- US East: £20,001 - £35,000*
- US West: £35,001 - £55,000*
- Europe: £35,001 - £55,000*
- Asia: £55,001 - £75,000*
Ginny Clarke
Dedicated to creating the conscious workplace for tomorrow, Virginia “Ginny” Clarke is a seasoned executive recruiter who has advised at the highest levels of corporate America for decades. A proven expert in driving diverse leadership, she is the former director of executive recruiting at Google, where she led the company’s diversity, non-tech recruiting, and leadership internal mobility teams – finding and hiring senior leaders across the company. She also built a scaled internal mobility program for Google’s senior leaders and designed much of the infrastructure that supports their executive recruiting function today. In speeches, Clarke draws on her unparalleled experience assessing thousands of executives inside corporate C-Suites and boardrooms to bring a unique, holistic five-dimensional approach to true leadership that is essential now more than ever. She delivers “no-holds-barred” discussions on the root causes that lead to a lack of diversity in organizations, and provides the integrated solutions that anyone can use to affect change.
Bruce Schneier
Security Technologist & Guru
Fees
- Local: £35,001 - £55,000*
- US East: £35,001 - £55,000*
- US West: £35,001 - £55,000*
- Europe: £55,001 - £75,000*
- Asia: £75,001 and up*
Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier is one of the world's leading experts on cyber security and technology. He has published a number of books detailing information about data, security, and cryptography which have received immense praise. Schneier is often consulted by the government, radio and television programs, and various organizations when it comes to cyber security.
Neil Jacobstein
Chair of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Track at Singularity University
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Neil Jacobstein
Neil Jacobstein is the chair of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Track at Singularity University, an organization whose founders hail from Google and the X PRIZE Foundation and has a goal “to educate, inspire and empower a new generation of leaders to apply exponential technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges.” Jacobstein shares one of the most thoughtful and up-to-date looks at the future of technology and how it will impact a variety of industries. He explores innovation, disruption, and artificial intelligence as he offers audience a glimpse into the future and its real-world applications.
Jim Donald
Co-Chairman of Albertsons, Former CEO of Starbucks, Former CEO of Extended Stay Hotels, & Former CEO of Pathmark Supermarkets
Fees
- Local: £35,001 - £55,000*
- US East: £35,001 - £55,000*
- US West: £35,001 - £55,000*
- Europe: £55,001 - £75,000*
- Asia: £75,001 and up*
Jim Donald
Jim Donald – the current co-chairman and former CEO of Albertsons, and the former CEO of Starbucks, Haggen Food & Pharmacy, and Extended Stay Hotels – focuses on innovation, quality, and service. He started his career as a grocer; he was handpicked by Sam Walton to build a supermarket presence for Wal-Mart. He helped Starbucks enjoy record growth and performance and increase its social responsibility commitment. At Extended Stay Hotels, Donald utilizing his reputation for turning around ailing companies. Named one of the “Top 25 CEOs in the World,” he addresses leadership, management, the power of one customer.
Greg Williams
Editor-in-Chief, WIRED Magazine
Fees
- 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
When organisations and individuals want to better their understanding of the latest technology trends and their impact on business and society, Greg Williams is among the first names they seek out for thought leadership. As the deputy global editor for WIRED magazine and a widely respected strategic forecaster, Williams has exclusive lines of communication to the innovators, thinkers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and creatives who are changing the world and draws upon his conversations with them to publish insightful and influential pieces on innovation, technology, and the ideas that are reshaping our world in real time.
Dex Hunter-Torricke
Emerging Technologies Expert; Former Communications Executive at SpaceX & Facebook
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Dex Hunter-Torricke
With more than a decade working at the heart of the technology industry, Dex Hunter-Torricke has managed communications for some of the most-influential and admired Silicon Valley leaders and corporations of our day. In his daily work, Dex plays a critical role in writing the next chapter on science, tech, the economy, and society across the globe, and spearheads efforts to bring the stories of how the world is being moved forward to light. From 2012-2016, he led the executive communications team at Facebook and served as personal speechwriter for Mark Zuckerberg. He then went on to join SpaceX as senior director of communications. He later served as the VP Global Communications & Public Engagement for the Oversight Board for Meta, the independent body that makes decisions on Facebook and Instagram’s most challenging content issues. Dex takes audiences into Facebook’s boardroom, Musk’s open-concept cubicle, the famed Googleplex, and finally to the UN itself to share lessons on what it takes in today’s environment to build highly effective internal teams, how to use storytelling in modern communications, and what to make of the steady transition from local to global that’s unfolded over the past decade.
Dex Hunter-Torricke
Emerging Technologies Expert; Former Communications Executive at SpaceX & Facebook
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Dex Hunter-Torricke
With more than a decade working at the heart of the technology industry, Dex Hunter-Torricke has managed communications for some of the most-influential and admired Silicon Valley leaders and corporations of our day. In his daily work, Dex plays a critical role in writing the next chapter on science, tech, the economy, and society across the globe, and spearheads efforts to bring the stories of how the world is being moved forward to light. From 2012-2016, he led the executive communications team at Facebook and served as personal speechwriter for Mark Zuckerberg. He then went on to join SpaceX as senior director of communications. He later served as the VP Global Communications & Public Engagement for the Oversight Board for Meta, the independent body that makes decisions on Facebook and Instagram’s most challenging content issues. Dex takes audiences into Facebook’s boardroom, Musk’s open-concept cubicle, the famed Googleplex, and finally to the UN itself to share lessons on what it takes in today’s environment to build highly effective internal teams, how to use storytelling in modern communications, and what to make of the steady transition from local to global that’s unfolded over the past decade.
Michael Steep
Legendary Tech Pioneer & Operating Executive; Founding Executive Director, Stanford Program for Disruptive Technology & Innovation
Fees
- 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
Michael (Mike) Steep is the founder and former executive director of Stanford Engineering School's Center for Disruptive Technology and Digital Cities and the former senior vice president of global business operations at innovation mega-hub, PARC Xerox. He draws on first-hand experience and anecdotes from time spent with the biggest names in Silicon Valley to instruct audiences on how to get ahead of disruptive innovation. Viewing new technology as opportunity, Mike highlights the importance of allowing innovation to trump company culture and legacies—and not the other way around.
Mitch Joel
Technology and Innovation Expert & Best-Selling Author
Fees
- 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
When brands like Google, Starbucks, Shopify, and GE want to use technology to better connect with their consumers, they call Mitch Joel. He is the best-selling author of the award-winning business books, Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete, and the founder of Six Pixels Group. He's also the former president of Mirum, a global digital marketing agency operating in 25 countries with close to 3,000 employees. Mitch has been called “one of North America’s leading visionaries” and the “Rock Star of Digital Marketing” by Strategy Magazine, he was listed as one of the “Speakers Worth Catching” by Forbes, and he was recognized in the highly prestigious “Top 40 Under 40”… but he's much more than that. He is a charismatic and engaging storyteller, and takes audiences on an exciting ride that helps them understand not only adapt to but succeed in the new digital, hyper-connected business environment. His speaking style is big, engaging, entertaining, educating, and eyebrow raising. Your audience will leave informed and ready to tackle the future... today.
James D. White
Transformational Leader and Former Chairperson, President, & CEO of Jamba Juice
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- Local: £35,001 - £55,000*
- US East: £75,001 and up*
- US West: £75,001 and up*
- Europe: £75,001 and up*
- Asia: £75,001 and up*
James D. White
James is a founding member and board chair at Directors Academy, a national not-for-profit organization with the mission of identifying, developing and advancing the next generation of diverse board members and leaders. Previously, he was Chairman, President, and CEO of Jamba Juice, which he transformed from a smoothie shop to a leading global, healthy active lifestyle brand. Prior to joining Jamba Juice, he held senior executive roles at Safeway Stores, the Gillette Company, Nestle-Purina, and Coca-Cola. James currently serves on the boards of leading brands including The Honest Company, Affirm, Medallia, Simply Good Foods, Schnuck Markets, and Bay Club.
James is a passionate champion for diversity and inclusion and has been recognized with numerous awards including the American Heart Association Corporate Citizen Award (2014) and Junior Achievement’s Northern California Lifetime Achievement Award (2013). In 2010 the San Francisco Business Times named Mr. White as the Bay Area’s Most Admired CEO.
Paul Zikopoulos
VP of Big Data at IBM and Future Trends Expert
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- 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*
Paul Zikopoulos
Paul Zikopoulos is changing the way audiences are looking at their businesses in terms of sales, obstacles, and potential for growth - and the key ingredient is data! He’s been named an expert on big data by publications such as Big Data Republic, Technopedia, and Analytics Week. He is also included on multiple "experts to follow" lists around the world - including SAP’s “50 Big Data Twitter Influencers”. Paul has been consulted on this topic by “60 Minutes” and advises various universities as they develop their curriculums to match market needs. Paul has won multiple awards for his speaking in part because he has a unique ability to take the often complex world of analytics, big data, AI, data science, machine learning, etc. and reach audiences of all ages and skills levels with the right message. Paul is a Fortune 35 (IBM) Vice President focused on Analytics, an award winning writer (who has published more than 19 books and over 350 articles on various topics) and sits on the advisory board of Women 2.0 - a for profit company committed to close the gender gaps in founding, investing, and workplace leadership.
Kate Darling
Social Robotics Expert & MIT Media Lab Research Specialist
Fees
- 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 scientist 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.
Erica Dhawan
Leading Authority on 21st Century Teamwork, Collaboration and Innovation, WSJ Bestselling Author, Named “Oprah of Management Thinkers," and Ranked #1 of Top Women Keynote Speakers
Fees
- Local: £35,001 - £55,000*
- US East: £35,001 - £55,000*
- US West: £35,001 - £55,000*
- Europe: £55,001 - £75,000*
- Asia: £35,001 - £55,000*
Erica Dhawan
Erica Dhawan is the Founder & CEO of Contential and co-author of "Get Big Things Done." She is on a mission to advise organizations and leaders to accelerate the connectedness of your workforce, become masters of connectional intelligence, “spar” in order to reach your goals more quickly, and prepare your global workforce for the future. Through Dhawan's keynote speeches and interactive presentations, she’ll do just that.
Steve Boyes
Conservationist and National Geographic Fellow
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- Local: Please Inquire
- US East: £20,001 - £35,000*
- US West: £20,001 - £35,000*
- Europe: £20,001 - £35,000*
- Asia: £20,001 - £35,000*
Steve Boyes
Conservation biologist and National Geographic explorer Steve Boyes gives audiences an eye-opening look at the world around us and shares insights on the power of exploration. Through the use of stunning high-quality images and stories, he challenges audiences to view the world with a fresh perspective. He believes that rich biodiversity is the key to maintaining our quality of life and connection to the planet, and he shares the human experience of the wilderness with audiences so that they come to understand why they need to protect areas that they will likely never see firsthand.
Kaihan Krippendorff
Renowned Business Strategist, Best-Selling Author, & Popular Fast Company Blogger
Fees
- 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*
Kaihan Krippendorff
Kaihan Krippendorff is an acclaimed business strategist. He has insider knowledge of the world’s most innovative businesses through his popular Fast Company blog and is the best-selling author of Outthink the Competition. With actionable content and tremendous stage presence, he teaches audiences how to think about problems differently and apply those lessons to business. His goal is to help his audience create “fourth options” for themselves – the strategic advantages their competitors don’t see, don’t expect, and cannot (or will not) emulate.
Lindsey Pollak
Career & Workplace Expert and New York Times Best-Selling Author
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- Local: £20,001 - £35,000*
- US East: £35,001 - £55,000*
- US West: £35,001 - £55,000*
- Europe: £35,001 - £55,000*
- Asia: £55,001 - £75,000*
Lindsey Pollak
Lindsey Pollak is a New York Times bestselling author and one of the world’s leading career and workplace experts. She was named to the 2020 Thinkers50 Radar List, which honors the top global management thinkers whose work is shaping the future of how organizations
are managed and led. Lindsey’s next book is a response to the COVID crisis: "Recalculating: Navigate Your Career Through the Changing World of Work." Her other books include "The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace," "Becoming the Boss: New Rules for the Next Generation of Leaders," and "Getting from College to Career: Your Essential Guide to Succeeding in the Real World." Her audiences and consulting clients have included over 250 corporations, law firms, conferences and universities, including Citi, Estee Lauder, GE, JP Morgan, LinkedIn, PwC, Shearman & Sterling, Yale, Harvard, Wharton and Stanford. Often called a translator among generations, she provides a roadmap for the future of work, sharing her insights into how to navigate and thrive in the ever-changing world of work.
Ryan Estis
Business Performance Expert
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- 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*
Ryan Estis
Ryan Estis is a well-known Business Performance Expert helping companies, leaders and sellers more effectively connect to their two most important audiences: employees and customers. He has established himself as one of the premier speakers in the business field. Mr. Estis is regarded as one of the Top 100 Keynote Speakers by Meeting & Conventions Magazine, and has offered his services to companies including AT&T, Mayo Clinic, CDW, Cabela's, Giant Eagle, Hewitt, Microsoft, Medtronic, Equifax and BlueCross BlueShield.
Peter Sheahan
Founder & CEO of Karrikins Group, Best-Selling Author, and World-Class Speaker on Business Trends & New Market Opportunities
Fees
- Local: £20,001 - £35,000*
- US East: £20,001 - £35,000*
- US West: £20,001 - £35,000*
- Europe: £55,001 - £75,000*
- Asia: Please Inquire
Peter Sheahan
Peter Sheahan is the former CEO of Karrikins Group – a global growth-oriented consulting firm focused on elevating their clients to be the obvious choice in the hearts and minds of their customers, communities, and employees. Peter is known internationally for his innovative business thinking and thought leadership. With staff in more than 23 cities across 7 countries, he knows firsthand the challenges of growing a business in these rapidly-changing times. Peter has advised leaders from companies as diverse as Apple, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Hyundai, IBM, Pfizer, Wells Fargo, and Cardinal Health.
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