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The Lavin Agency Speakers Bureau

A speakers bureau that represents the best original thinkers,
writers, and doers for speaking engagements.

Data

Technology has put a treasure trove of data at our fingertips—but what do we do with it? Our speakers will show you how to avoid the pitfalls and take advantage of data in this digital age, using it ethically to scale your business up, determine what customers want, and even get happier.

13 Data
Speakers

Jer Thorp

Author of Living in Data | Former Library of Congress Innovator in Residence | Former NYT Data Artist-in-Residence

The future of data is about to be written—and it’s up to us to imagine a more just data democracy.

John List | Chief Economist at Walmart | Economics Professor at the University of Chicago | Author of The Voltage Effect

John List

7th Most Cited Economist in the World | Economics Professor at the University of Chicago | Author of The Voltage Effect

Data is human: when we understand how people behave, we'll give our good ideas the voltage to be great.

Karen Hao

Instant New York Times Bestselling Author of Empire of AI | One of the Most Influential People in AI (TIME, Business Insider) | Lead Designer of The Pulitzer Center's AI Spotlight Series | Co-Host of BBC's Podcast The Interface

Will AI produce broad-based societal benefit for all? Or return us to an age of empire? The path forward is in our hands.

Neil Hoyne

Author of Converted | Chief Strategist at Google | Executive in Residence at UCLA

Companies have more data than ever—yet feel less data-driven. You need to learn how to turn overwhelming numbers into value faster than ever before.

Shalini Kantayya | Award-Winning Filmmaker | Director of TikTok, Boom. and Coded Bias | TED Fellow

Shalini Kantayya

Award-Winning Filmmaker | Director of TikTok, Boom., Coded Bias, and Love Apptually | TED Fellow

A digital world comes with new challenges and opportunities. Here's how to protect our rights, societies, and human connections.

Carissa Véliz

Associate Professor, University of Oxford | Author, Prophecy and Privacy Is Power

As AI drives more business decisions, leaders who understand what prediction is—and what it isn't—will be better equipped to leverage uncertainty and defy the odds.

Kate Crawford

Professor | Author of Atlas of AI | Leading scholar of AI and society

We’re at a critical crossroads in the spread of AI. We can use it to oppress and exploit, or we can chart a course towards a more just and sustainable future.

Jacob Ward

Author of The Loop | Former NBC News and Al Jazeera Technology Correspondent | Former Editor-in-Chief of Popular Science | Host of PBS's Hacking Your Mind | Founder of The Rip Current

Learn about the most consequential decisions in AI—from the man who's reported on them for a decade.

Katy Milkman

Wharton Professor | Choiceology Podcast Host | Bestselling Author of How to Change | One of the Thinkers50

The world has changed overnight. Learn the science-based blueprint for how to change with it.