Mezzo profiles 146 higher education speakers in Europe, including Peter Hinssen, Pico Iyer, and Rutger Bregman. Each has a verified gig record.
Together they've given 321 talks across 107 events.
- 146 higher education speakers
- 321 verified talks
- 107 events
Who are the top higher education speakers in Europe?
144 speakers · showing 1–24

Peter Hinssen
Co-founder of nexxworks | Author of The Day After Tomorrow | Serial Entrepreneur

Rutger Bregman
Bestselling Historian | The Moral Ambition of Utopia
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Pico Iyer
Travel writer & author of The Art of Stillness | 15 books on travel, belonging, and finding home

Lord David Blunkett
Former Home Secretary | Blind from Birth | MP for Sheffield for 23 Years
Christine Vallaure
Design systems educator | Founder of moonlearning.io, bridging design and development

Ali Abdaal
Cambridge-trained doctor turned global productivity expert | Helping millions optimize personal and professional potential

Gianpiero Petriglieri
INSEAD Leadership Professor | Transforming Emerging Leaders Globally

Anil Seth
Neuroscientist | Exploring the Brain Basis of Consciousness
Libby Heaney
Quantum Physicist Turned Artist | First to Use Quantum Computing as Art Medium
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Marc Lemaître
European research & innovation leader | Former director-general driving transformative policy impact

Julia Shaw
Psychologist & Memory Expert | 'Bad Memories' Author
Tarja Turtia
UNESCO Programme Specialist | Global Cultural Innovation

Nick Bostrom
Oxford Professor | Global Expert on AI Ethics and Humanity's Future

Kamal Ahmed
Co-Founder of The News Movement | Former BBC Economics Editor

Herminia Ibarra
INSEAD Professor | Former Harvard Business School Faculty

Richard Dawkins
Oxford Professor and Author | Pioneering Evolutionary Biology Insights
Maggie Appleton
Design lead at Elicit | Visual essayist making complex ideas accessible, digital gardens pioneer

ShaoLan Hsueh
Entrepreneur & Design Thinker | Bridging East and West

Elif Shafak
Award-winning novelist | Author of "The Island of Missing Trees"

Geoff Mulgan
Social Innovator & Policy Advisor | Transforming Systems for the Future
Margaret Heffernan
Thinkers50 Hall of Fame | Management Thought Leader
Hans Rosling
Global Health Professor | Data Visualization Pioneer & Author of Factfulness
Rebecca Fiebrink
Creator of Wekinator | Professor at UAL Creative Computing Institute

Sara Khan
Counter-Extremism Activist | Former Lead Commissioner for Countering Extremism
Frequently asked
- Who are the top Higher Education speakers in Europe?
- Peter Hinssen, Pico Iyer, Rutger Bregman, Gianpiero Petriglieri, and Lord David Blunkett.
- How many Higher Education speakers in Europe are on Mezzo?
- 146 Higher Education speakers in Europe are profiled on Mezzo, each with a verified gig record.
- How active are these Higher Education speakers in Europe?
- Together they've given 321 talks across 107 events.