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.

8 New Speakers
Speakers

Michelle Khare

Host and Creator of Challenge Accepted, the YouTube Series with 5 Million Followers | TIME100 Honoree

Everyone faces fear. The challenge is learning how to transform it into your hidden superpower.

Rachel Barr

Author, How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend | Neuroscientist with 2 Million Followers Across Social Media Platforms

The modern world is at odds with living our best lives. But it’s possible to change, to build resilience, to improve mental health. Brain science shows the way.

Bree Groff

Author, Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously) | Workplace Culture Expert | Senior Advisor, SYPartners

Work can be fun. Seriously!

Jacob Ward

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.

Julia Minson

Harvard Kennedy School Professor | Author, How to Disagree Better

Learning practical ways to disagree better can help us make better decisions, build better teams, and ultimately lead better lives.

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.