Innovation Keynote Speakers: Tech, Creativity, and More

Jeremy Gutsche

CEO of Trend Hunter | New York Times bestselling author of Create the Future

This is the year AI changes you. You can let the disruption derail you—or you can find the opportunity in chaos and gain an AI edge.

Radhika Dirks

Global AI Advisor | CEO & Co-Founder of XLabs and Ribo | One of Forbes’ 30 Women in AI to Watch | Artificial Intelligence Pioneer

Generative AI is changing the tech infrastructure of the world. Your biggest dreams—your most ambitious moonshots—are closer than ever before.

Jason Feifer

Editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine | Author of Build for Tomorrow

When we change in a way that is truly valuable, we won't want to go back to how things were before.

Greg Hoffman

Nike's Former Chief Marketing Officer | Author of Emotion by Design

Great brands don’t simply reach customers: they create real emotional bonds with them.

Ajay Agrawal

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Expert | Founder of the Creative Destruction Lab | Bestselling Co-Author of Prediction Machines and Power and Prediction

Being second in the AI race isn’t good enough. You have to get ahead now to gain a sustained edge over the competition.

David Robertson

Senior lecturer at MIT Sloan | Author of The Power of Little Ideas and of Brick by Brick

The third way of innovation is not radical disruption—it’s a low-risk, high-reward strategy.

Alex Kantrowitz

Reporter and Founder of Big Technology | Author of Always Day One | CNBC Contributor

Six bold predictions on the future of AI can help us thrive through the changes to come.

Hans Peter Brondmo

Former CEO, Everyday Robots, Google’s Pioneering AI and Robotics Moonshot

In a world where humans and AI-powered robots coexist, we must reimagine the very idea, the nature, and the purpose of work.

Ellen Bennett

Founder and CBO of Hedley & Bennett | Author of Dream First, Details Later

Overthinking kills innovation. You need to dream first, and worry about the details later.

Nathan Pyle

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Strange Planet | Executive Producer of Strange Planet

The road to creativity is right beneath our feet—we just need to learn how to walk it.

David Eagleman

One of the World's Foremost Neuroscientists | Host of PBS’s The Brain | Host of the #1 Science Podcast Inner Cosmos

In an increasingly technological world, we must tap into the uniqueness of the human brain to set us apart.

Tom Wujec

World Renowned Expert on Innovation | Former Chief Disruptor at Autodesk | Author of The Future of Making

An era of continuous disruption is changing, forever, how we design, manufacture, and consume.

Stephanie Mehta

CEO and Chief Content Officer of Inc. and Fast Company

Any company can become a Fast Company by pushing their creative boundaries.

Nicholas Thompson

CEO of The Atlantic | Instant USA Today Bestselling Author of The Running Ground | Former Editor-in-Chief of WIRED

Generative AI is changing what it means to be human, and that's just the beginning. You can find the opportunity in emerging AI technology today.

Rutger Bregman

Historian | New York Times Bestselling Author of Humankind: A Hopeful History, Utopia for Realists, and Moral Ambition

Moral Ambition is about taking action, enacting positive change—doing as much good with your career as possible.

Randall Lane

Chief Content Officer of Forbes Magazine

Endless disruption has led to faster innovations, better approaches, bigger opportunities.

Douglas Rushkoff

One of the World's 10 Most Influential Intellectuals (MIT) | Bestselling Author of Team Human and Program or Be Programmed

AI can help us flourish creatively and collaboratively—if we dare.

Candy Chang

Urban space artist behind the "Before I Die" walls

Creative ways of engaging communities can help us foster hope and belonging together.

Justin Reilly

CEO of Wavelo | Former Head of Product at Verizon

You already understand the big picture of AI. Now learn the art of implementing it.

Skylar Tibbits

Founder and Director, MIT Self-Assembly Lab | Associate Professor of Design Research, MIT

The robots of the future won't require batteries. We can use simple materials to build smart, sustainable, and scalable solutions to real-world problems.

Camille Stewart Gloster

First Deputy National Cyber Director for Technology and Ecosystem Security | Former White House AI Council Member | Former Google Global Head of Product Security Strategy

People are at the heart of all our technology. Recognizing this can help us meet customer needs, find new opportunities, and thrive in the age of AI.

Cas Holman

Award-Winning Toy Designer of the World-Renowned Rigamajig | Author, Playful | Founder and Principal Designer at Toy Company Heroes Will Rise

Play encourages curiosity, collaboration, and creativity for the world's most innovative companies.

John Maeda

Microsoft VP Engineering, CoreAI Computational Design & Research | Author of How to Speak Machine

The combination of creativity and technology is what gives humans an edge in the AI era.

Laura Huang

Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University | Faculty Director of Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative | Author of Edge and You Already Know

Are you looking for an edge to help you succeed? Good news: You've already got one.

Karen Hao

Instant New York Times Bestselling Author of Empire of AI | TIME100 AI Honoree | Lead Designer of The Pulitzer Center's AI Spotlight Series

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

Author of The Loop: How A.I. is Creating a World without Choices and How to Fight Back | NBC News Technology Correspondent | Former Editor-in-Chief of Popular Science Magazine | AI Strategic Advisor to Fortune 500 Companies

The trick to working well with AI—and avoiding its most dangerous outcomes—is learning to spot the risky forms of psychosis it can produce in us all.

Todd Kashdan

Bestselling Author of The Art of Insubordination and The Upside of Your Dark Side | Award-Winning Expert in Psychology and Well-Being | George Mason University Psychology Professor

We all want to find purpose in life. There's a research-backed blueprint for that.

Sabaa Quao

Founding President, PlusCo Venture Studio | Former Chief Creative and Innovation Officer, Cossette

In our fast-moving business landscape, stasis is the biggest risk. Leaders must lean into creativity and "calculated audacity" to succeed.

Nina Tandon

CEO and Co-Founder of EpiBone | TED Senior Fellow

How to revolutionize an industry, one cell at a time.

Martin Ford

New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Robots and Rule of the Robots

To adapt to machine learning, we'll need to come up with unprecedented solutions.

Michael Casey

Author of The Age of Cryptocurrency and Our Biggest Fight | Co-Host of the Money Reimagined Podcast | MIT Media Advisor

The internet as we know it is broken. But we can still take it back—and turn it into a system that serves us all.

Innovation

What worked yesterday might not work tomorrow. Lavin’s innovation speakers approach the issue with creativity and verve, offering hands-on methods to innovate from the ground up — improving your future while learning from your past efforts.