New Speakers

At Lavin, we are serious about which keynote speakers we put up on our site, and we are always adding select new voices on the biggest issues of our time. This next wave of speakers is tackling tomorrow’s challenges, starting today.

9 New Speakers
Speakers

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.

Joshua Bennett

Distinguished Chair of the Humanities and Professor of Literature, MIT | Author, The People Can Fly and Spoken Word: A Cultural History

AI systems are reshaping our world. We need a more expansive vision of human promise and possibility.

Julian Treasure

Author, Sound Affects and How to Be Heard | TED Speaker With 170 Million Views

Speaking and hearing are capabilities. Communication is a skill—and one we can all learn to master.

Dana Suskind

New York Times Bestselling Author, Human Raised and Parent Nation | Founder, TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health | Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Chicago

As AI enters children's lives, human connection remains our most important tool for fostering critical thinking, empathy, creativity, and resilience.

Sarah Evangeline Norman

Founder of Ambler Labs | Former TikTok Head of Strategy & Analytics | Former Google Data Evangelist

AI can analyze data. But it can't tell a story. Those who lead in the age of AI will be the ones who can turn information into a decision that sparks real change.

Gabriela Nguyen

Founder, "Appstinence" Movement | Forbes 30 Under 30

The future of tech is under our control. We get to choose what progress means to us—and how technology can serve it.

Matthew Bidwell

Author, The Insider Advantage | Professor, Wharton | Faculty Director, Wharton People Analytics Initiative

In a world obsessed with flexibility, staying power is the key to sustainable success—for individuals and organizations alike.

Anna Spain Bradley

MacArthur Foundation Chair and Professor of Law, UCLA | Author, Global Racism | Former United Nations Legal Expert

What happens when we replace racism with dignity? When we choose cooperation over conflict? The future of the human species depends on our ability to act as one.