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Rising Crisis Leadership Speakers

24 credible, up-and-coming voices in crisis leadership — active on the circuit, beyond the household names.

24 rising crisis leadership speakers on Mezzo — including Rory Stewart, David Miliband, and Kate Bowler. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.

Rory Stewart

Rory Stewart

Former UK Secretary of State | Rethinking Global Affairs & Policy

3 recent talks · through 2026
David Miliband

David Miliband

CEO of International Rescue Committee | Former UK Foreign Secretary

1 recent talk · through 2026
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Kate Bowler

Duke Professor | Exploring the Meaning of Life in the Face of Illness

1 recent talk · through 2026
Hon Julia Gillard

Hon Julia Gillard

Former Prime Minister of Australia | Global Leadership & Crisis Management

1 recent talk · through 2024
John Mills

John Mills

Co-founder and CEO of Watch Duty | Building lifesaving wildfire alert technology

1 recent talk · through 2025
Alison Levine

Alison Levine

Leadership Expeditioner | First American Women's Everest Expedition Leader

1 recent talk · through 2026
Nancy Lublin

Nancy Lublin

Crisis text line innovator | Saving lives through data-driven mental health support

4 talks · through 2020
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Stanley McChrystal

4-Star General | Leadership in Emerging Technologies

3 talks · through 2021
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Susan David

Expert on emotional courage | TED speaker on crisis resilience

3 talks · through 2020
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Philip Zimbardo

Stanford Psychologist | The Lucifer Effect & Situational Ethics

3 talks · through 2011
Sebastian Junger

Sebastian Junger

Documentarian | Bridging Film, Media & Customer Experience

2 talks · through 2015
Benedetta Berti

Benedetta Berti

CEO & Conflict Expert | Emerging Technology Shaping Society

2 talks · through 2018
José Andrés

José Andrés

Culinary Innovator & Humanitarian | The Power of Food

2 talks · through 2023
Chris Hadfield

Chris Hadfield

Former ISS Commander | Lessons in Leadership from Space

2 talks · through 2023
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Nora Flanagan

Education speaker | Rethinking schools in the post-COVID era

2 talks · through 2020
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Bruce Aylward

Former WHO Advisor | Mental Health & Public Health Leadership

2 talks · through 2014
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Emma Belcher

Nuclear Nonproliferation Expert | Advocating for a Safer World

2 talks · through 2022
David Cameron

David Cameron

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Foreign Secretary and global diplomacy expert

1 talk · through 2010
James Stavridis

James Stavridis

16th NATO Supreme Allied Commander | Security & Geopolitics Expert

1 talk · through 2012
Richard J. Berry

Richard J. Berry

Mayor of Albuquerque | Public Relations & Urban Leadership

1 talk · through 2017
Hubertus Knabe

Hubertus Knabe

Historian | Exposing East German Oppression

1 talk · through 2014
Paul Conneally

Paul Conneally

Red Cross Communications Leader | Humanitarian Digital Technologies

1 talk · through 2011
Renee Montgomery

Renee Montgomery

Basketball Player & Activist | Inspiring Leadership & Social Change

1 talk · through 2020
Anas Aremeyaw Anas

Anas Aremeyaw Anas

Investigative Journalist | Truth-Seeking Through Undercover Reporting

1 talk · through 2013
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