Future of Work Keynote Speakers

All change goes against the rules. Polly LaBarre arms leaders with a Maverick Manual to hack the status quo and ramp up originality, invention and game-changing disruption. The true work of leadership, she says, is inspiring, unleashing, and amplifying human creativity, passion, and resourcefulness - creating a cultural DNA where the response to change happens almost as fast as change itself.

Fee Range: $15,500–$25,000
Travels From: CT

Peter Diamandis, MD is the Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in designing and launching large incentive prizes to drive radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. Diamandis is also an international leader in the commercial space arena, having founded and run many of the leading entrepreneurial companies in this sector. In his keynote presentations, Diamandis focuses on the importance of innovation and he looks to the future in explaining how exponentially advancing technologies will transform our companies, our industries, our governments and our lives over the next 5 to 10 years. Dr. Diamandis is the co-Author of the NYTimes #1 best-seller LIFE FORCE.

Fee Range: $60,000–$95,000
Travels From: CA

As founder and CEO of FutureSight Labs, Seth advises many of the world's leading organizations on the key shifts happening around talent management, change and innovation, leadership, and the future of work. With a pulse on the changing nature of work, Seth’s ideas have been featured in such publications as The Wall St. Journal, Forbes, and Entrepreneur and his diverse client portfolio ranges from Wall Street to Main Street. From IBM and Adidas to John Deere and the Farm Credit Council.

Fee Range: $20,000–$30,000
Travels From: CA

Vijay Govindarajan, known as VG, is the Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of Int'l Business at the Tuck School and founding director of Tuck's Center for Global Leadership. He is also the faculty co-director for Global Leadership 2020, Tuck's executive education program that focuses on global management. VG's area of expertise is strategy, with particular emphasis on strategic innovation, industry transformation, and global strategy and organization. VG works with CEOs and top management teams in Global Fortune 500 firms to discuss, challenge, and escalate their thinking about strategy. VG received his doctorate from the Harvard Business School and was awarded the Robert Bowne Prize for the best thesis proposal. He also received his MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School where he was included in the Dean's Honor List. He has published eight books, including Reverse Innovation in Health Care How to Make Value-Based Delivery Work.

Fee Range: Inquire
Travels From: NH

Fee: $50,000
Travels From: WA

Michael C. Bush is CEO of Great Place to Work®, the global research and analytics firm that produces the annual Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list, the World’s Best Workplaces list, the 100 Best Workplaces for Women list, the Best Workplaces for Diversity list, and dozens of other distinguished workplace rankings around the world. Driven by a love of business and an unwavering commitment to fair and equitable treatment, Michael joined Great Place to Work® as CEO in 2015, bringing 30 years of experience leading and growing organizations. This includes serving as CEO of Tetra Tech Communications, which he grew from $40 million to $300 million in revenue.Michael serves on the board for Workday, a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance, HR, and planning. He is a former member of President Obama’s White House Business Council and a founding board member of the private equity seed-fund, Fund Good Jobs, which invests in small inner-city businesses.

Fee Range: $35,000–$45,000
Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $20,000–$65,000
Travels From: CA

A specialist in navigating change and achieving sustainable performance, Ori Brafman shares insight from his best-selling books and experiences working with Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. military on organizational dynamics, agile and adaptive leadership, accountability, and inclusion.

Fee Range: $10,000–$30,000
Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $20,000–$35,000
Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $20,000–$38,500
Travels From: CA

Rohit Bhargava is on a mission to inspire more non-obvious thinking in the world. He is the 3-time Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of eight books and is widely considered one of the most entertaining and original speakers on trends, innovation and marketing in the world. Rohit has been invited to deliver sold-out keynotes and workshops in 32 countries around the world to change the way teams and leaders think at the World Bank, NASA, Intel, LinkedIn, MetLife, Under Armour, Univision, Disney and hundreds of other well-known organizations. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur and founding two companies, he previously spent 15 years as a marketing strategist at Ogilvy and Leo Burnett where he advised global brands on marketing and storytelling strategy. Outside his speaking and consulting, Rohit has taught persuasive speaking and global marketing as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, is frequently quoted in the global media and writes a monthly column on trends for GQ magazine in Brazil. Rohit lives in the Washington DC area with his wife and is a proud dad of two boys. He loves the Olympics (he’s been to five!) and actively hates cauliflower.

Fee Range: $20,000–$35,000
Travels From: DC

Fee Range: $20,000–$30,000
Travels From: NC

David Mead is bringing humanity back to work. During the past 13 years David has worked with over 300 companies in 21 countries. In that time, he has discovered a pattern that is present with every leader worth following. David worked with Simon Sinek from 2009 - 2019. In 2017, David co-authored Find Your Why, with Peter Docker and Simon Sinek. It has sold over 400,000 copies and is translated into 25 languages. Since December, 2019 David has focused on helping leaders and teams implement simple but powerful ideas that allow them to influence others with genuine humanity, no matter their role or title. The result is higher performance, innovation, collaboration, retention and importantly, well-being. Today he’s here to share those ideas with us.

Fee Range: $15,000–$20,000
Travels From: UT

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

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

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

Fee Range: $15,000–$20,000
Travels From: GA

• Carly Fiorina is the former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard, and the first woman to lead a Fortune 50 company. • Carly’s experience spans from secretary to CEO, from public to private, and from for-profit to non-profit. Under Carly’s leadership, HP's revenue grew, innovation tripled, growth quadrupled, and HP became the 11th largest company in the U.S. • As one of the most high-profile business leaders in the world, Carly passionately believes in the power of people to transform organizations and change the world. From the stage, Carly shares her proven leadership playbook that anyone can apply to transform their own business. Her keynotes outline tools and strategies that facilitate growth, teamwork and effective problem solving. • She is the founder and Chairman of Unlocking Potential, a non-profit organization that invests in human potential by supporting local leaders who are solving problems in their communities and places of work; equipping them with the behaviors, characteristics, disciplines and tools to increase their leadership and problem-solving capacity. • Carly is also a bestselling author, with three books including Tough Choices, Rising to the Challenge, and Find Your Way.

Fee Range: $38,000–$75,000
Travels From: VA

Fee Range: $35,000–$85,000
Travels From: FL

Fee Range: $10,000–$20,000
Travels From: CO

Fee Range: $15,000–$20,000
Travels From: Intl

Fee Range: $75,000–$100,000
Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $15,000–$15,000
Travels From: CA

Fee Range: $30,000–$45,000
Travels From: NY