The Lavin Agency Speakers Bureau
A speakers bureau that represents the best original thinkers,
writers, and doers for speaking engagements.
A speakers bureau that represents the best original thinkers,
writers, and doers for speaking engagements.
Lavin’s science speakers illuminate our understanding of the world—without their groundbreaking work, our view of the planet, and of ourselves, is diminished. These speakers connect their discoveries to our everyday lives.
The First Latina in Space | Former NASA Director
When we all come together as a team to learn and innovate—we can aim for the stars.
Theoretical Physicist and Novelist | Internationally Bestselling Author of Einstein's Dreams
How can we merge the arts and sciences to better understand humanity?
Director of MIT’s Space Enabled Research Lab | Associate Prof. of Media Arts and Sciences
Space technology is imperative for sustainable development on Earth—and for the benefit of all.
Author of Generation Dread | Director of Stanford's CIRCLE Initiative (Community-minded Interventions for Resilience, Climate Leadership and Emotional wellbeing)
Wrestling through our climate change anxiety is the first step towards saving our planet—and ourselves.
New York Times Visionary in Medicine and Science | Founding Director of Stanford Brain Organogenesis | Knight of the Order of Merit
We can now grow a piece of human "brain" in a petri dish. Here's what that means for disease, ethics, and our brains' full potential.
Director of MIT Media Lab’s Community Biotechnology Initiative
Making STEM fields inclusive is about maximizing human creativity and building a better world.
CEO and Co-Founder of EpiBone | TED Senior Fellow
How to revolutionize an industry, one cell at a time.
New York Times bestselling author of Breath
The key to leading happier, healthier lives? Better breathing.
Evolutionary Biologist | Author | Founder of Tangled Bank Studios | Executive Producer of Oscar-Nominated and Emmy-Winning Documentaries
The science that surrounds us is the story of our world. When we understand it, we can better understand ourselves.
County Public Health Director | Author of Healing Politics and Medicare for All | Host of America Dissected
A great leader needs to find their unifying story—one that explains who they are to three key stakeholders: themselves, their team, and their future allies.
CEO of Phylagen, Inc. | TED Senior Fellow
An unlikely ally in fairness—the microbiome—may hold the key to a more transparent business world.
Professor of Psychology & Neural Science at NYU | Award-Winning Author of The Power of Us
To build powerful teams, you need to harness the power of a shared team identity.
Author of The Battle For Your Brain | Legal scholar & ethicist | Director of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
Technology is converging with our bodies, even our minds. What are the dilemmas and opportunities?
Cognitive neuroscientist | Host of PBS Nova's Your Brain
You are your brain, but you can also shape it—and become more creative, more productive, and the best version of yourself.
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.
Author of The End of Bias | Award-winning science and culture journalist
Bias has a real cost for your organization. Fighting it is your greatest superpower.
One of the World's Foremost Neuroscientists | Host of PBS’s The Brain | Host of the Top Science Podcast Inner Cosmos
In an increasingly technological world, we must tap into the uniqueness of the human brain to set us apart.
Bestselling author of The Uninhabitable Earth | New York Times columnist
The most important driver of climate change is human action. We have our hands on those levers.
Award-Winning Expert on Self-Leadership, Mental Health, and The Conscious Mind | Bestselling Author of Chatter and Shift | Faculty Lead at the Eisenberg Family Depression Center
Emotions play a powerful role in our professional lives. We can leverage them to think, perform, and lead better.
Bestselling author of Future Tense | Clinical psychologist and researcher | Digital health technology entrepreneur
Anxiety may feel bad, but it’s actually good for us—and for our productivity, creativity, and wellbeing.
Expert on Time and Happiness | Author of Happier Hour | UCLA Professor
When we treat our time as a precious resource, we gain purpose, motivation, and happier lives.
Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University | Faculty Director of Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative | Author of Edge
Are you looking for an edge to help you succeed? Good news: You've already got one.
Author of Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself | Co-founder of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion
Self-compassion makes you strong.
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.
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.
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.
Author, A Brief History of Intelligence | AI Entrepreneur and Founder of Bluecore | Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree
To understand the future of artificial intelligence, we must first understand the history of human intelligence.
Expert in the Psychology of Negotiations | Associate Professor, UCL School of Management | Associate Fellow at Oxford's Saïd Business School
Knowing the difference between what we say we value, and what we actually value, goes a long way.
One of the world's top public intellectuals | Author of Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why it Matters and Enlightenment Now | Harvard Professor
The world is getting better, not worse. The Enlightenment ideals of reason and science are a major reason why.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Collapse, and Upheaval
Nations and individuals share the same techniques to survive a crisis—and thrive beyond it.
Author of Hidden Figures: The #1 New York Times Bestseller and #1 Hit Film
A greater diversity of voices in science, in the STEM fields, is key to the future of American innovation.