16 future of society (nonprofit & ngo) speakers on Mezzo — including Rutger Bregman, Benedetta Berti, and Robert Waldinger. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.
39 speakers · showing 1–24
Rutger Bregman
Bestselling Historian | The Moral Ambition of Utopia
🇳🇱Netherlands13 talks
Future Of Society
Purpose Driven Business
Christiana Figueres
UN Climate Champion | Paris Agreement Architect and Climate Action Catalyst
Costa Rica2 talks
Climate Action & Net Zero
Global Challenges
Sue Allchurch
UN Global Compact Leader | Transforming Corporate Sustainability Globally
🇺🇸United States1 talk
Corporate Social Responsibility
Global Challenges
Kevin Rudd
Former Australian Prime Minister | Global Leadership & China Relations
🇦🇺Australia2 talks
Executive Leadership
Global Challenges
Walter Hood
Urban Designer | Reimagining Public Spaces for the Future
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Culture Design & Transformation
Design Thinking
Ian Goldin
Globalisation Expert | Oxford Professor and Former World Bank VP
🇬🇧United Kingdom3 talks
Future Trends & Predictions
Global Challenges
Benedetta Berti
CEO & Conflict Expert | Emerging Technology Shaping Society
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Crisis Leadership
Future Of Society
Robert Muggah
Security and Development Expert | Emerging Tech & Geopolitics
🇨🇦Canada2 talks
Emerging Tech
Global Challenges
KS
Kim Scott
Award-Winning Indigenous Australian Novelist | Storytelling & Cultural Identity
🇦🇺Australia15 talks
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Fiction & Literary Writing
Ariel Waldman
National Geographic Explorer | Science Storyteller and Antarctic Adventurer
🇺🇸United States1 talk
Creative Thinking
Future Trends & Predictions
Steven Olikara
Founder and Former CEO | Millennial Action and Civic Leadership
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Civic Tech
Future Of Society
Robert Waldinger
Director of Harvard Study of Adult Development | Psychiatrist
🇺🇸Cambridge, United States3 talks
Future Of Society
Mindset & Psychology
Suki Kim
Investigative Journalist | Reporting from the Heart of North Korea
🇺🇸United States1 talk
Future Trends & Predictions
Global Challenges
Alexander Dragonetti
Global Diplomacy Expert | TV Personality and Former British Diplomat
🇬🇧United Kingdom
Communication & Influence
Global Challenges
Supachai Panitchpakdi
Global Economic Leader | WTO Director-General and UN Trade Expert
🇹🇭Thailand
Global Challenges
International Expansion
Bridget Burns
Higher Education Innovator | Most Innovative Leader by Washington Monthly
🇺🇸United States
Culture Design & Transformation
Future Trends & Predictions
Jared Diamond
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author | Public Relations & Cultural Dynamics
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Communication & Influence
Future Trends & Predictions
Naomi Klein
Activist & Journalist | Disrupting Corporate Power
🇨🇦Canada2 talks
Climate Activism
Documentary
Liz Ogbu
Urban Design Innovator | Transforming Unjust Environments
🇺🇸United States1 talk
Inclusive Leadership
Social Impact
Basmah Bint Saud
Granddaughter of King Abdulaziz | Founder of The Lanterns humanitarian foundation
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
Global Challenges
Nonprofit Leadership
Jane McGonigal
Futurist | Game Designer & Happiness Expert
🇺🇸United States4 talks
Creativity
Emerging Tech
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
UN Under-Secretary-General & Executive Director of UN Women
1 talk
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Global Challenges
Felix Finkbeiner
Founder at Plant-for-the-Planet Foundation
1 talk
Climate Action & Net Zero
Global Challenges
EA
Ella Al-Shamahi
Paleoanthropologist | Exploring Evolutionary History & Conservation
🇬🇧United Kingdom2 talks
Global Challenges
Storytelling & Narrative