Big Think Speakers

Co-Founder of Initialized Capital & Co-Founder of Reddit; Entrepreneur, Investor, Activist & Bestselling Author

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

Chairman of Kurzweil Technologies; Inventor; Futurist

Former CEO and Co-founder of PayPal; Technology Entrepreneur, Investor and Philanthropist

New York Times Best-Selling Author & The Foundational Expert in the Science of Influence

Emmy-nominated TV Personality; Futurist; Host of National Geographic Channel’s “Brain Games”

American Economist, Professor at Columbia University & Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 2001

Chief Evangelist of Canva & Executive Fellow of the Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley); Former Chief Evangelist of Apple

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate & Founder of Grameen Bank; Known for His Work to Eliminate World Poverty

Technology Futurist, Business Strategist & Hall of Fame Speaker

4x Olympic Gold Medal Diver, LGBT Activist & Author

Renowned Women's Rights Attorney; Subject of Netflix Documentary "Seeing Allred"

Harvard Professor, Researcher, Positive Psychology Expert, Author of "The Happiness Advantage" & "Big Potential"

Host & Executive Producer, Democracy Now!

Leading Urbanist, Economist & Author of "The Rise of the Creative Class"

Real Estate Developer, Peabody Award-Winning Broadcaster & Urban Revitalization Strategy Consultant

Host of NOVA ScienceNow & Yahoo Tech Columnist

Leading Expert on Strategy, Globalization and Emerging Markets

Executive Educator & Coach; Best-Selling Author of "What Got You Here Won’t Get You There"

Internationally Renowned Expert on Business Strategy, Professor at London Business School & Author