Innovation Speakers

Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak changed the world of computers when he designed Apple's first line of products: The Apple I and the Apple II. He currently serves as Chief Scientist for Fusion-IO and is a published author with the release of his New York Times best-selling autobiography, iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon.

Jeffrey Baxter

Grammy Award-winning rock guitarist with the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan, Baxter is now an advising member of Congress, the defense industry, and the military. Baxter teaches audiences what he has taught leading Pentagon and government officials - challenging old assumptions and adapting to change.

Jeff Taylor

As founder of Monster and Eons, Jeff Taylor is recognized as an innovator and visionary business leader in the Internet and careers industries. As an inspirational and enthusiastic keynote speaker, Taylor zeroes in on what lies ahead by drawing on his experience as a big picture entrepreneur and expert at technology, ...

Sarah Lacy

Sarah Lacy knows Silicon Valley and the power of the Web 2.0 technology like few others. As a veteran reporter covering start ups—from technology innovation to cultural underpinnings—Lacy is an expert in translating the mystique and the might of this hub of technology to the rest of the world.

Daymond John

Credited with creating the urban apparel market, Daymond John is the founder of FUBU & the branding guru on ABC's Shark Tank. His message draws on his experience as an entrepreneur & consultant.

Dave Morin

Currently the co-founder and CEO of Path, a mobile-focused internet startup, Morin is perhaps best known as one of the co-inventors of Facebook Platform. An instrumental player in expanding the groundbreaking site’s capabilities, Morin played significant roles in the areas of product strategy, marketing, and management ...

Soraya Darabi

At the young age of 23, social media maven Darabi became Manager of Digital Partnerships and Social Media at The New York Times and single-handedly established award-winning social media campaigns across multiple platforms. Now co-founder of Foodspotting, a geolocation-based mobile application, and a digital ...

Sam Graham-Felsen

Sam Graham-Felsen is a pioneer in the rapidly growing field of emerging media, both as a strategic advisor and as the man responsible for much of President Barack Obama's online strategy. An emerging media expert, he is skilled in using technology to share information in new and innovative ways, extending online trends ...

Beth Simone Noveck

Beth Simone Noveck served in the White House as the founder and director of the White House Open Government Initiative and United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer (2009-2011), where she was responsible for developing and coordinating President Obama's Administration policy on government innovation. Prime Minister ...

Michio Kaku

Dr. Michio Kaku is an internationally recognized authority in Einstein's unified theory field; innovation; and "the future of the future"—exploring and predicting the science of tomorrow, from computing power and artificial intelligence to communication and genetics.

Rhonda Kallman

Recognized as the "Pioneering Woman in the Beer Industry," Rhonda Kallman is the co-founder of Boston Beer Company (the maker of Sam Adams beers), where she helped revolutionize craft brewing. She is currently the CEO of McMillan Distillery.

Ram Charan

Charan is a highly acclaimed business advisor, speaker, and author. He has coached some of the world's most successful CEOs. For over 35 years, he has worked behind the scenes at companies like GE, KLM, Bank of America, DuPont, Novartis, EMC, Home Depot, 3M, and Verizon.

Evan Bailyn

Evan Bailyn is the anti-guru. Instead of a silver bullet, Bailyn relied on hard work, long hours and immense determination to crack Google's algorithm. He is the CEO of First Page Sage, a search engine optimization and social media company with a near-perfect record of getting client websites to rank on the first page of ...

Ayesha Khanna

Ayesha Khanna is Partner of Hybrid Realities, a research and consulting firm headquartered in New York, and Director of the Hybrid Reality Institute, a think tank which explores human-technology co-evolution in the "hybrid age" and its implications for society, business, and politics. She is a strategy advisor with over ...

Chris Sacca

A leading Silicon Valley venture investor, private equity principal, and company advisor focusing on consumer web, mobile, and wireless technology, Sacca most was the face and voice of Google, Inc. serving as Head of Special Initiatives. Now a formal advisor to the social networking phenomenon Twitter, Sacca also served ...

John F. Crowley

The Crowley family story has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and is the subject of the book, The Cure, and the film Extraordinary Measures, starring Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser. It is an inspiring story of what it means to do "whatever it takes," against phenomenal odds, for your ...

Kevin Colleran

Facebook's pioneering sales executive and among its first ten employees, Kevin Colleran was an integral part of the social networking behemoth's sales force. As the company's Global Partnership Lead, he was responsible for creatively monetizing the site without hampering user experience.

Xavier Sala-i-Martin

Xavier Sala-i-Martin is Professor of Economics at Columbia University in New York and the Chief Economic Advisor to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. A respected economist, Sala-i-Martin is also a consultant to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, a member of the Counseling Board of Telefonica ...

Douglas Holt

Douglas Holt is one of the world's leading experts on branding and innovation. Prior to the launch of the Cultural Strategy Group, he was a professor at the Harvard Business School and then the L'Oréal Chair in Marketing at Oxford.

Caroline Casey

A visually impaired social entrepreneur working to enhance the relationship between disability and society, Caroline has received several high profile awards in recognition of her work worldwide. She was the first Irish person to be appointed a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2006 and was awarded an ...