Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Speakers

Best known as the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad —the #1 personal finance book of all time—Robert Kiyosaki has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people around the world think about money. He is an entrepreneur, educator, and investor who believes the world needs more entrepreneurs. With perspectives on money and investing that often contradict conventional wisdom, Robert has earned an international reputation for straight talk, irreverence, and courage and has become a passionate and outspoken advocate for financial education.

Fee Range: $56,000–$100,000
Travels From: AZ

Called “Silicon Valley’s most provocative voice” for his ideas on technology trends, globalization, U.S. competitiveness and the future, Vivek Wadhwa’s work puts him at the heart of where innovations—technological and otherwise—are being developed that will change the very way that we work and live.

Fee Range: $25,000–$35,000
Travels From: CA

Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur, and serves as the Chairman of VaynerX and the CEO of VaynerMedia. Gary is considered one of the leading global minds on what’s next in culture, relevance and the internet. Known as “GaryVee” he is described as one of the most forward thinkers in business - he acutely recognizes trends and patterns early to help others understand how these shifts impact markets and consumer behavior. Whether its emerging artists, esports, NFT investing or digital communications, Gary understands how to bring brand relevance to the forefront. He is a prolific angel investor with early investments in companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, Snapchat, Coinbase and Uber.

Fee Range: $94,000–$350,000
Travels From: NY

Fee Range: $50,000–$115,000
Travels From: FL

Mike Walsh is the CEO of Tomorrow, a global consultancy on designing business for the 21st century. He advises leaders on how to thrive in this era of disruptive technological change. Rather than focusing on the distant future, Mike focuses on the next five years – scanning the near horizon for disruptive technologies and consumer innovations on the verge of hitting critical mass – then translating these into usable business strategies. As a global nomad, speaker and consumer trend scout, Walsh brings a truly global perspective to every event.

Fee Range: $30,000–$40,000
Travels From: NY

Hill Harper is an award-winning actor, best-selling author and philanthropist. Harper starred on the hit CBS drama CSI: NY, HLN’s How It Really Happened with Hill Harper, Showtime's award-winning series Homeland, and a leading role as Dr. Marcus Andrews on the highly-acclaimed new show The Good Doctor on ABC. In theaters, he can be seen in the movie Concussion and the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me.

Fee Range: $50,000–$94,000
Travels From: WA

Fee Range: $37,000–$63,000
Travels From: WA

Fee Range: $17,000–$25,000
Travels From: NC

As a leading futurist, Jim Carroll wakes people up to the trends that will affect them, and challenges them to cope with a world that continues to witness constant, relentless, dramatic change. He is recognized for his critical thinking and business-oriented view of issues related to emerging technologies, social, consumer attitude, workplace, demographic and lifestyle issues, as well as economic and business trends. Jim's programs are delivered with his signature humor, high-level energy, deep insight and challenging observations, and are based on extensive research and customization. He has authored and co-authored some 34 other books, including the critically acclaimed books Surviving the Information Age, The Future Belongs to Those Who are FAST; Ready, Set, Done and What I Learned from Frogs in Texas: Saving Your Skin with Forward-Thinking Innovation.

Fee Range: $25,000–$30,000
Travels From: Intl

Timothy Chou has had a career spanning academia, successful startups and large corporations. He was one of only six people to ever hold the President title at Oracle. As President of Oracle On Demand, he grew the cloud business from it's very beginning. Today he serves on the Board of Directors of Blackbaud and Teradata. Recently he became the Chairman of the Alchemist Accelerator focusing on industrial IoT and has invested in a select group of young companies all focused in cloud computing, blockchain, machine learning and artificial intelligence. He taught introductory computer architecture for fifteen years at Stanford University and then launched Stanford's first course on cloud computing.

Fee Range: $25,000–$40,000
Travels From: CA

An expert in cybersecurity and network infrastructure, Nick Espinosa has consulted with clients ranging from small businesses up to the Fortune 100 level for decades. Nick founded Windy City Networks, Inc in 1998 at age 19 and was acquired in 2013. In 2015 Security Fanatics, a Cybersecurity/Cyberwarfare outfit dedicated to designing custom Cyberdefense strategies for medium to enterprise corporations, was launched. A internationally recognized speaker, member of the Forbes Technology Council, TEDx Speaker, strategic advisor to humanID, regular columnist for Forbes, award winning co-author of a bestselling book “Easy Prey,” host of “The Deep Dive,” nationally syndicated radio show, on the Board of Advisors for Roosevelt University’s College of Arts and Sciences as well as their Center for Cyber and Information Security, the President of The Foundation for a Human Internet and is the Official Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Cyber Threat Coalition. Nick is known as an industry thought leader and sought after for his advice on the future of technology and how it will impact every day businesses and consumers.

Fee Range: $5,000–$14,000
Travels From: IL

Keith Herman is an entrepreneur and the founder of IPA Equities. During his career he has owned and restructured more than 50 businesses in the fields of technology, finance, media and real estate. He has raised more than $500M and represented over 200 technology companies. Additionally, he architected, incubated and scaled more than 10 startups. He attributes the bulk of his business growth success to strategic partnerships he built with funding sources, corporations and institutions. These partnerships elevated revenues, reputations and brands and ultimately paid off big. Notable business partnerships include Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, Chase, National Life Group, Venture Capital & Private Equity Firms, and Family Offices. Keith speaks on a range of topics such as Leadership, Blockchain Technologies, Private Equity and Business Growth, just to name a few.

Fee Range: Inquire
Travels From: CA

Mikko Hypponen is a globally known tech security guru, authority on computer security and privacy issues, and TED speaker. He has been working with computer security for over 20 years and has fought the biggest malware outbreaks in the net. He works as the Chief Research Officer of F-Secure.

Fee: $25,000
Travels From: Intl

Fee Range: $15,000–$33,000
Travels From: NY

Fee Range: $20,000–$24,000
Travels From: Intl

Brett King is a world-renowned futurist and speaker, an international bestselling author, and a media personality who covers the future of business, technology, and society. President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented on the topic of artificial intelligence and he was voted Top Foreign Author for 2019 in Russia. He has appeared as a commentator on CNN, CNBC, BBC, ABC, Fox, and Bloomberg. He previously advised the Obama administration on Fintech policy and advises regulators and bank boards around the world on technology transformation. His latest book for the post-Coronavirus world is entitled The Rise of Technosocialism launched in 2021.

Fee Range: $25,000–$50,000
Travels From: Intl

Fee Range: $20,000–$25,000
Travels From: MA

Matthias Kroener is a highly respected thought leader within the global financial services community when it comes to planning, building and operating disruptive and customer-centric banking business models. The tech enthusiast is one of few people worldwide who has co-founded two digital banks, serving them as entrepreneur and CEO. He has been bringing his visionary brand of thinking to financial services for 25 years. Over this time, he has acquired vast insight into corporate strategy, innovation-leadership and M&A during a period of fundamental transformation in the banking industry.

Fee Range: Inquire
Travels From: Intl

Mitch Lowe is a top business and entertainment keynote speaker, former COO of Redbox, and founding executive of Netflix. As VP of Business Development and Strategic Alliances for Netflix’s first five years, and as a member of its core executive team Mitch led many of the partnerships that drove new subscribers to join Netflix, such as its partnership with Best Buy and DVD manufacturers.

Fee Range: $20,000–$40,000
Travels From: Intl

Richard Lui's career in politics and political news spans 25 years, including news anchor for MSNBC, NBC News and CNN Worldwide. He is a Policy Fellow at the University of California Riverside where he explores the cross of public policy and media, Global Ambassador for Plan International, one of 200 active US State Department Traveling Speakers, and spokesperson for NGOs focusing on gender equality and human trafficking including the UN's HeForShe campaign. Outside of work, Richard travels each week from New York City to San Francisco to care for his father, an Alzheimer’s patient. To highlight and raise awareness of the importance of family caregiving, Richard is an AARP Caregiving Champion and an Alzheimer’s Association Celebrity Champion. Also, he is a champion of gender equality and ending violence against women.

Fee Range: $19,000–$32,000
Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $7,500–$15,000
Travels From: Intl

Fee Range: $18,000–$40,000
Travels From: TX

As a leading expert and futurist in technology trends and a recognized authority on global business trends, Patrick’s work focuses on providing insights into the technological forces driving the transformation of businesses around the world. As CEO & Founder of Trend Mastery, a strategic consulting agency, Patrick helps his clients identify ground-breaking business opportunities. Patrick was recently invited to speak at TEDx in Sacramento on the topic of Learned Intuition. Author of the award-winning book Marketing Shortcuts for the Self-Employed (2011, Wiley). Patrick’s past books include Webify Your Business: Internet Marketing Secrets for the Self-Employed (2009) and Make Yourself Useful: Marketing in the 21st Century (2008).

Fee Range: $10,000–$19,000
Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $17,000–$20,000
Travels From: GA