47 social impact (higher education) speakers on Mezzo — including Rutger Bregman, Ashley Allison, and Kim Scott. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.
82 speakers · showing 1–24
Riaz Shah
Professor of Innovation & Leadership at Hult | Former EY Partner | OBE for Services to Education
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom3 talks
Coaching & Development
Executive Leadership
Rutger Bregman
Bestselling Historian | The Moral Ambition of Utopia
🇳🇱Netherlands13 talks
Future Of Society
Purpose Driven Business
Laura Winson
CEO | Speaker and Changemaker
🇺🇸United States1 talk
Culture Design & Transformation
Executive Leadership
Tarja Turtia
UNESCO Programme Specialist | Global Cultural Innovation
🇫🇷France1 talk
Culture Design & Transformation
Purpose Driven Business
Anne Pasternak
CEO of Creative Time | Empowering Art to Move, Motivate and Inspire
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Creative Thinking
Culture Design & Transformation
Will Potter
Award-Winning Journalist | Environmental & Civil Liberties Advocate
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Corporate Social Responsibility
Environmental Justice
KS
Kim Scott
Award-Winning Indigenous Australian Novelist | Storytelling & Cultural Identity
🇦🇺Australia15 talks
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Fiction & Literary Writing
Ashley Allison
CEO, Turner Conoly Group | Civil Rights and Political Strategist
🇺🇸United States
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Policy & Regulation
Elizabeth Dunn
| Expert on how helping others increases happiness
🇺🇸United States1 talk
Emotional Intelligence
Employee Wellbeing Programs
JL
John Legend
Grammy-winning artist | Speaker on music and social impact
18 talks
Communication & Influence
Creative Thinking
Nicholas Christakis
Director, Human Nature Lab | Pioneering Social Network Science
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Cognitive Neuroscience
Consumer Behavior
Sonita Alizadeh
Human Rights Activist | Music and Advocacy
Afghanistan1 talk
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Growth & Scale
Charlotte Marian Pearson
Inclusive Brand Strategist | Driving Social Impact Through Entrepreneurship
🇺🇸United States1 talk
Brand Strategy
Creativity
Curtis Aikens
Food Network Pioneer | Culinary Expert and Literacy Champion
🇺🇸United States
Building Personal Brand
Purpose Driven Business
Eloise Skinner
Entrepreneur & Therapist | Exploring Existential Well-Being
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom
Purpose Driven Business
Social Impact
Priya Lakhani
Founder of CENTURY Tech | OBE | World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer
3 talks
Artificial Intelligence
EdTech & Learning
Randy Cohen
New York Times Ethicist | Author of The Good, the Bad and the Difference
🇺🇸New York, United States
Purpose Driven Business
Storytelling & Narrative
Tamika Catchings
Hall of Fame WNBA Legend | First ESPN Humanitarian Award Winner
🇺🇸Indianapolis, United States
Building Personal Brand
Nonprofit Leadership
Clayborne Carson
King Papers Project Director | Definitive Martin Luther King Jr. Historian
🇺🇸Stanford, United States2 talks
Nonprofit Leadership
Social Impact
David Banner
Grammy Award-Winning Artist & Activist | Multifaceted Entertainment Trailblazer
🇺🇸Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Building Personal Brand
Content & Storytelling (Marketing)
Patch Adams
Healthcare Revolutionary | Healing Through Humor and Compassion
🇺🇸United States
Healthcare Transformation
Patient Experience
Donzaleigh Abernathy
Civil Rights Legacy Speaker | Award-Winning Actress & MLK Family Member
🇺🇸United States
Inclusive Leadership
Representation & Allyship
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
NBA Legend & NY Times Best-Selling Author | Social Justice Storyteller
🇺🇸United States
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Inclusive Leadership
Dr. Esther Choo
Emergency medicine researcher | Founding member of TIME'S UP Healthcare
🇺🇸Oregon, United States1 talk
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Healthcare Transformation