14 academic/researcher (media & publishing) speakers on Mezzo — including Tarja Turtia, Erin McKean, and Dylan Marron. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.
Together they've given 21 talks across 10 events.
140 speakers · showing 1–24
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Pico Iyer
Travel writer & author of The Art of Stillness | 15 books on travel, belonging, and finding home
🇬🇧United Kingdom8 talks
Creative Thinking
Global Challenges
Tarja Turtia
UNESCO Programme Specialist | Global Cultural Innovation
🇫🇷France1 talk
Culture Design & Transformation
Purpose Driven Business
Erin McKean
Wordnik Co-Founder | Redefining Language in the Digital Age
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Communication & Influence
Creative Thinking
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Kim Scott
Award-Winning Indigenous Australian Novelist | Storytelling & Cultural Identity
🇦🇺Australia15 talks
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Fiction & Literary Writing
Dylan Marron
Digital Storyteller | Accessible Perspectives on Social Issues
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Design Thinking
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Sougwen Chung
Multidisciplinary Artist | Human-Machine Collaboration
🇺🇸United States8 talks
Artificial Intelligence
Culture Design & Transformation
Krista Tippett
Peabody-Winning Journalist | 'On Being' Podcast Host
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Communication & Influence
Storytelling & Narrative
Lucy Cooke
Zoologist & TV Presenter | Uncovering the Unexpected Truths About Animals
🇬🇧United Kingdom1 talk
Creative Thinking
Storytelling & Narrative
Zanny Minton Beddoes
Editor-in-Chief of The Economist | Global Economic Trends & Geopolitics
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom1 talk
Future Trends & Predictions
Global Challenges
Todd Boyd
Race & Pop Culture Expert | USC Professor & Media Commentator
🇺🇸Los Angeles, United States2 talks
Culture Design & Transformation
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Naomi Klein
Activist & Journalist | Disrupting Corporate Power
🇨🇦Canada2 talks
Climate Activism
Documentary
Larry Elliott
Economics editor at The Guardian | Author on financial topics
🇬🇧United Kingdom1 talk
Customer Experience (CX)
Growth & Scale
Herminia Ibarra
INSEAD Professor | Former Harvard Business School Faculty
🇫🇷France1 talk
Building Personal Brand
Communication & Influence
Cynthia Breazeal
Social Robotics Pioneer | MIT Professor & Founder of Groundbreaking AI Technology
🇺🇸Cambridge, United States1 talk
Artificial Intelligence
Emerging Tech
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Lissele Pratt
AI Ethicist | Navigating the Future of Emerging Tech
🇬🇧United Kingdom1 talk
AI Ethics & Governance
Artificial Intelligence
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Clint Smith
Award-Winning Poet | Exploring Racial Identity & Social Justice
🇺🇸Cambridge, United States3 talks
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Representation & Allyship
Satoru Kobayashi
Museum Artist | Innovative Cultural Design and Exhibition Curator
🇯🇵Japan1 talk
Creative Thinking
Culture Design & Transformation
JK Rowling
Best-Selling Author | Design Thinking & Emerging Technology
🇬🇧United Kingdom1 talk
Design Thinking
Shereen El Feki
Author & Social Scientist | Sexuality & Social Change in the Arab World
🇬🇧United Kingdom3 talks
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Human Rights
Maria Popova
Writer & Thinker | Art, Science & Philosophy
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Consciousness & Perception
Creative Thinking
Lesley Hazleton
Author & Former Middle East Reporter | Politics & Religion
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Global Challenges
Thought Leadership
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Fareed Zakaria
Host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS | Washington Post columnist
🇺🇸United States2 talks
Artificial Intelligence
Digital Transformation
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Kalev Leetaru
Geospatial Data Scientist | Emerging Technology and Software Engineering
🇺🇸United States1 talk
AI Strategy & Implementation
Data Strategy & Analytics
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Nicholas Negroponte
MIT Media Lab Founder | Author of Being Digital, Global Tech Pioneer
🇺🇸United States5 talks
Executive Leadership
Innovation