Mezzo profiles 550 creative thinking speakers, including Duncan Wardle, Craig Mod, and Tega Brain. Each has a verified gig record.
Together they've given 814 talks across 162 events.
Who are the top creative thinking speakers?
550 speakers · showing 1–24
Craig Mod
Writer and designer | Exploring technology, creativity, and mindful movement
Tega Brain
Environmental Engineer and Artist | Co-author of Code as Creative Medium
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Pico Iyer
Travel writer & author of The Art of Stillness | 15 books on travel, belonging, and finding home
Duncan Wardle
Former Disney Head of Innovation | Creativity Consultant
Cheryl Miller Houser
Award-winning filmmaker and storytelling expert helping leaders connect through human-centered narrative
Kit Altin
Chief Strategy Officer at The Gate London | Campaign Global Strategic Leader of the Year | D&AD Educator
Michael Lebowitz
Founder of Big Spaceship | Harvard Business School case study | SoDA founding board member
Aaron Powers
Partner | Sylvain
Chip Kidd
Legendary book cover designer | Created the Jurassic Park logo, 35+ years at Knopf
Maggie Schmerin
Chief Advertising Officer, UNITED AIRLINES | Marketing & Creativity Maestro
Sari Azout
Founder of Sublime | Writer on AI, creativity, and human judgment
Eleanor Thornton-Firkin
Creative Excellence Leader | Driving Marketing Innovation at IPSOS
Greg Hahn
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer | Breakthrough Creativity for Startups
Domhnaill Hernon
Global Lead, EY Metaverse Lab | Former VP Research & Innovation, Nokia Bell Labs
Yves Behar
fuseproject founder | Designed One Laptop Per Child, Jawbone; chief creative of August
Xolisa Dyeshana
Chief Creative Officer, JOE PUBLIC | Unlocking Creative Breakthroughs
Tucker Bryant
Google Product Manager | Innovation through Poetic Strategic Vision
Mindy Seu
Designer & Technologist | Author of Cyberfeminism Index | UCLA Faculty
Michelle Michel-Mitchell
Creative Director | Transforming Brands Through Design
Colin Fisher
Associate Professor at UCL School of Management | Author of The Collective Edge (Penguin Random House)
Morgan Flatley
Global Chief Marketing Officer, MCDONALD'S | Creativity & Marketing Transformation
Kevin David
Creative Director, KELE | Igniting Creativity & Innovation
Rob Mayhew
Content Creator | Creativity & Design at Dunning Kruger
Mike Dubrick
Chief Creative Officer, RETHINK | Creativity & Marketing Innovation
Rising speakers
Active, up-and-coming voices in Creative Thinking — beyond the household names
John Legend
Grammy-winning artist | Speaker on music and social impact
Maggie Appleton
Design lead at Elicit | Visual essayist making complex ideas accessible, digital gardens pioneer
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Curator & Art Critic | Exploring the Future of Design
Chaka Sobhani
President and Global Chief Creative Officer, DDB WORLDWIDE | Creativity & Marketing Visionary
Manoush Zomorodi
NPR TED Radio Hour host | Author of Bored and Brilliant, digital wellness pioneer
K Allado-McDowell
Writer Who Co-Authors with AI | Founded Google Artists + Machine Intelligence
Gunseli Yalcinkaya
Internet Folklorist and Editor | Associate Curator at Somerset House
Ali Rez
Chief Creative Officer | Driving Innovation in Global Advertising