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The Lavin Agency Speakers Bureau

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

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Speakers presenting at the cutting edge of politics, social justice, the arts, science, and more.

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Speakers

Angela Duckworth

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Grit and Situated | Pioneering Researcher on Grit, Perseverance, and the Science of Success

Grit, more than talent, IQ, looks, or wealth, is a powerful indicator of success.

Heather McGhee | Author of New York Times Bestseller The Sum of Us

Heather McGhee

Author of New York Times Bestseller The Sum of Us

How can all Americans prosper, together?

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.

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Speaker on Democracy, Civil Rights, and American History | Pulitzer Prize-Winning Creator of The 1619 Project | Executive Producer of the Emmy Award-Winning 1619 Project Hulu Docuseries | MacArthur Genius

Our history can illuminate the future we're fighting for.

Margaret Atwood

Two-time Booker Prize-Winning Author of over 50 Books, Including The Handmaid’s Tale and Its Recordbreaking Sequel,The Testaments

Literature can show us our future—if we look.

Hua Hsu

Pulitzer Prize-Winning author of Stay True | New Yorker staff writer | CBS Sunday Morning contributor

Telling our own stories enlarges the circumference of our imaginations.

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.

Shoshana Zuboff

Bestselling author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism | Harvard Business School Professor Emerita | Activist and scholar

We may have democracy or we may have surveillance society, but we cannot have both.

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.

Jelani Cobb

New Yorker Staff Writer | Columbia Journalism School Dean | Author of Three or More Is a Riot | Speaker on History, Politics, and Culture in America

In the fight for justice, we must face the past to forge a better future.

Kristin Neff

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.

George Newman

Author, How Great Ideas Happen | Cognitive Scientist at The University of Toronto

Great ideas aren’t created. They’re discovered—through exploration, persistence, and a repeatable process that puts creativity within reach for everyone.

Alison Wood Brooks

Harvard Business School Behavioral Science Professor | "40 Under 40 MBA Professor" | Author of TALK: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves

Even small improvements in our conversations at work—how we talk and listen to others—can have a profound impact on our success.

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.