“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” — Steve Jobs

Does your organization need someone who can connect the dots? Someone who can make sense of the trends? While we can all see what’s happening now in our industry, few of us can predict where we are heading. 

So if you want to stay one step ahead of your competition, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau works with the Top 10 Futurist Keynote Speakers. These futurists are experts on work, technology, science, demographics, and more. They can prepare your organizations for tomorrow based on their understanding of the trends today.

1) Nancy Giordano

Nancy Giordano is a strategic futurist and bestselling author who is recognized as one of the world’s top female futurists. She helps businesses understand how AI and machine learning are about to hit the long-anticipated exponential curve and radically shift organizations.

2) Erik Qualman

Erik Qualman is a social media maven, technology expert, and bestselling author of Socialnomics. Erik’s talks focus on the future of social networking, digital leadership, and how to become the disruptor, not the disrupted. 

3) Vivienne Ming

Vivienne Ming is a top theoretical neuroscientist and author. She co-founded Socos Labs, an independent think tank exploring the future of human potential. She speaks about AI, education, and the future of work.

4) Mike Walsh

Mike Walsh is a top futurist, bestselling author of Futretainment, and publisher of the “Disruptive Future” blog read by thousands of professionals. Rather than focusing on the distant future, in his talks, Mike focuses on the next five years in business design, human resources, data, and the Internet of Things.

5) Erica Orange

Erica Orange is a top futurist keynote speaker and Executive VP & COO of The Future Hunters, one of the world’s leading futurist consulting firms. In her talks, Erica shares 24 new trend-based themes every year that are specific, targeted, and relevant to your business.

6) Peter Zeihan 

Peter Zeihan is a top geopolitical strategy expert specializing in global energy, demographics, and security. In his talks, Peter looks at the future of global energy, finance, and who will be the new powers of tomorrow, and how that will affect your business.

7) Crystal Washington

Crystal Washington is a top social media keynote speaker, author, and One of Forbes’ 50 Leading Female Futurists. Crystal can help audiences understand how technology like augmented reality, beacons, and artificial intelligence are shifting the job market and your customers’ communication preferences and needs.

8) Adam Cheyer

Adam Cheyer is a top A.I. expert and the co-founder of Siri. Adam’s talks focus on the future of artificial intelligence and how it will affect your business.

9) Heather McGowan

Heather McGowan is a top future-of-work keynote speaker and author of The Adaptation Advantage. In her talks, she shares the skills humans will need to use to stay relevant in the age of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robots.

10) Kevin Surace

Kevin Surace is a top innovation keynote speaker, CEO, and was Inc. Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year. He has been featured in over 15 TED and TEDx talks, sharing the ways machine learning and artificial intelligence can change and challenge your business.

If you would like to book a Top 10 Futurist Keynote Speaker, contact BigSpeakers Bureau, one of the top speakers bureaus.

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