CEO Speakers

CEO and business thinker Margaret Heffernan challenges the most common business practices that make us feel comfortable – but leave us in the dark.

With determination to follow her passion, and the will to never accept no for an answer, Bobbi Brown worked her way from an almost college dropout to the cosmetics queen, wellness expert, and serial entrepreneur that she is...

The vision for revolutionizing how work gets done led Leah Solivan to pioneer the concept of “Service Networking,” forging a leading role in the Collaborative Consumption movement. Since bootstrapping TaskRabbit in 2008, Solivan has expanded the company internationally, raised...

Bill Browder is an investor advisor turned human rights activist. His story of uncovering deception and theft through his work grips audiences and eventually propelled him towards a life of human rights advocacy. He has successfully worked to...

Alex Klein is founder and CEO of Kano, the computing company that has shown millions how to create technology, rather than just consume it.

Trevor McFedries is the founder of the technology startup Brud and the creator of virtual pop star Miquela, a Gen Z icon with millions of fans around the world. Since its inception in Los Angeles in 2017, Brud...

Alice Zhang creates next-generation medicines from human genomics. 

"Voice is the antidote to our digital distraction" – James Poulter

Deborah Lee James has a three-decade track record of leading, transforming, and driving lasting results in the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government, and private industry. She has deep expertise in strategic planning, risk management, public policy, cyber...

Inc. 500 CEO, former Navy SEAL, inventor and author Alden Mills uses his 25 years in business and the military to teach his proven framework for success.

Robin Chase, the founder and former CEO of Zipcar, unpacks the underlying principles that enabled a startup to transform an industry. She is one of the pioneers of the sharing economy.

Co-founder of The Motley Fool, the world's premier online financial information exchange, Tom Gardner provides expert investment and financial services advice in a highly entertaining and engaging presentation.

Gary Vaynerchuk is a self-made entrepreneur, internet personality and best-selling author who has been called "the world's greatest social media marketer." He builds businesses—from his family wine business to VaynerMedia, one of the world's hottest digital agencies. Along...

Michael D. Rich provides insight into the critical role of facts in U.S. public life and the challenges facing democracy.

A leading expert in the real-world application of behavioral science, Caroline Webb’s ideas are transforming the quality of workplace performance and teaching organizations how to achieve high levels of success.

Robyn Exton uses understanding of gender and sexuality to build businesses that speak to future generations.

Patsy Doerr is a multi-faceted and inspirational global leader with extensive experience across all HR and social impact topics, spanning various industries worldwide. A powerhouse woman in business, Doerr brings years of valuable experience to the nonprofit and...

Chairman of the National Geographic Society, CEO of the Case Foundation and author. Jean Case is a philanthropist, investor, Internet and impact investing pioneer who advocates for the importance of embracing a more fearless approach to innovate and...

Former US Assistant Trade Representative; Chief of Staff, President's Council of Economic Advisers; Senior Managing Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Private Equity Executive; World Bank Official, and Harvard Professor. Harry Broadman has been at the forefront of critical global business and...

To thrive in today's multi-generational workforce, Tamara Erickson shows that leaders must understand how to create an environment of collaboration to innovate effectively.

Christie Hefner has led major global brands from the brink to the cutting edge through creative vision and transformative leadership, and provides key insights on the power and process of self-disruption in today’s business world.

Transforming live and virtual events, TV-ready speaker, moderator and emcee Nina Easton engages audiences with humanity, insight, and a deep understanding of what makes great leaders.  

Dov Seidman maintains that in today's interconnected and interdependent world, people and organizations stand to gain by dedicating new thought and energy to HOW they do what they do. Dov's message has been brought to tens of thousands of...

Dr. Leana Wen is an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University. She is a CNN medical analyst and contributing columnist for The Washington Post, where she writes a weekly column and anchors the new Post newsletter, "The Checkup with Dr. Wen"....