Innovation Speakers

JoJo Siwa is a global superstar, entrepreneur, singer, television and film star, New York Times bestselling author, and social media sensation. Siwa has over 66 million followers on social media and over 3.7 billion views on YouTube, and in 2020 she was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. A “human brand” and […]

Dr. Jonah Berger, a distinguished professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, has carved a niche for himself as a global authority on marketing, innovation, and consumer behavior. With his extensive research on how products, services, and ideas gain popularity, Dr. Berger has influenced both academic circles and the business world. His […]

Tucker Bryant is an entrepreneur, innovation strategist, and nationally renowned poet. After nurturing his craft at Stanford University, Tucker went on to become a lead Product Marketing Manager at Google where he discovered the potential of the creative tools poets have relied on for millennia to drive innovative leadership in the corporate world. Tucker Bryant […]

Dale Beaumont is best known as an Award-Winning Technology Entrepreneur, Business Growth Expert and the Author of 19 Best-Selling Books. Growing up in Sydney, Australia, Dale had a lot of energy as a kid and was soon put into the sport of gymnastics and began training for the Sydney 2000 Olympics. While injury meant he […]

Gary Vaynerchuk, widely known as “Gary Vee,” is a serial entrepreneur, best-selling author, and globally recognized keynote speaker. With an unparalleled ability to predict trends in digital marketing, social media, and business innovation, Gary has built a reputation as one of the most sought-after voices in the industry. His engaging, no-nonsense approach to entrepreneurship and […]

Morgan DeBaun is a pioneering entrepreneur, digital media strategist, and business leader who has transformed the way Black millennials and Gen Z engage with content, culture, and community. As the Founder and CEO of Blavity Inc., she has built a media empire that reaches millions, shaping the conversations around entrepreneurship, technology, and diversity. Born and […]

Tech founder and venture capitalist Alexis Ohanian embraces disruption, beginning with his Waffle House epiphany that becoming an attorney was not his destiny to co-founding Reddit in his UVA dorm and launching the venture upon graduation. Ultimately selling the iconic company for millions, Ohanian’s entrepreneurial journey is a business school case study and playbook for […]

Mandy Froehlich is a former educator, technology integrator, and Director of Innovation and Technology turned technology and mental health consultant. Her passion lies in reinvigorating and re-engaging teachers back into their profession as well as what’s needed to support teachers in their pursuit of innovative and divergent thinking and teaching. Her work in mental health […]

Sean Moffitt is globally recognized as a business thought leader, strategy advisor, digital innovator, keynote speaker and author. The common thread? Sean lives and breathes business transformation, customer and brand engagement, technology, innovation and “the future”. After a number of executive strategy and marketing positions at Fortune 500 firms Procter & Gamble, Molson Coors and Diageo, he […]

Obi Felten is an entrepreneur and innovator who is behind some of the most transformative technologies of our time. At Google X, Alphabet’s ‘moonshot factory’, Obi helped to turn the seemingly impossible into reality: Waymo self-driving cars, drone delivery, internet from balloons, computational agriculture and energy storage using molten salt. As Director of Consumer Marketing for Google […]

Ted Souder – Is a former Google insider, former Vice-Chair of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce & current Board Director at 1871, the top-rated technology incubator in the world.  ​One of Google’s earliest employees, Ted spent 20+ years helping write one of the greatest business stories of all time. From its origin as a fledgling […]