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Rising Industry Verticals Speakers

24 credible, up-and-coming voices in industry verticals - active on the circuit, beyond the household names.

24 rising industry verticals speakers on Mezzo - including Priya Lakhani, Alex Hill, and Cristobal Valenzuela. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.

Priya Lakhani

Priya Lakhani

Founder of CENTURY Tech | OBE | World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer

3 recent talks · through 2026
Alex Hill

Alex Hill

President & CEO | AEG International

2 recent talks · through 2026
CV

Cristobal Valenzuela

Generative AI | Creative Technology | Video Innovation

2 recent talks · through 2025
Francis Fukuyama

Francis Fukuyama

Author of The End of History | Senior Fellow at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute

2 recent talks · through 2026
Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai

Activist | Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

1 recent talk · through 2025
Erica Farmer

Erica Farmer

L&D Leader & TEDx Speaker | 25 Years Transforming Talent at Virgin, British Gas & LV=

1 recent talk · through 2024
Geoffrey Canada

Geoffrey Canada

Education Innovator Behind Harlem Children's Zone | Social Impact Pioneer

1 recent talk · through 2024
SD

Sara DeWitt

VP of PBS KIDS Digital | Children's Media Pioneer

1 recent talk · through 2025
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Nigel Morris

Co-Founder, Capital One | Transforming Financial Services

1 recent talk · through 2025
Christiane Amanpour

Christiane Amanpour

Global Journalist | Reporting From Conflict Zones

1 recent talk · through 2025
Robert Peston

Robert Peston

ITV Political Editor | Covering UK Politics & Economics

1 recent talk · through 2026
Sir Nick Clegg

Sir Nick Clegg

Facebook VP & Former Deputy PM | Global Technology & Policy Expert

1 recent talk · through 2025
BS

Bryan Stevenson

Human Rights Lawyer and Author | Social Justice Innovator at Equal Justice Initiative

1 recent talk · through 2025
Nouriel Roubini

Nouriel Roubini

'Dr. Doom' Economist Who Predicted 2008 Crisis | NYU Professor Emeritus

1 recent talk · through 2024
Dan Fogelman

Dan Fogelman

TV Writer and Producer | Behind Hollywood's Most Compelling Stories

1 recent talk · through 2025
Chris Smith

Chris Smith

Award-Winning Medical Virologist | BBC Radio Science Communicator

1 recent talk · through 2025
Paul Stringer

Paul Stringer

Media Expert | Insights and Strategy at Research & Advisory

1 recent talk · through 2025
Greg Williams

Greg Williams

Deputy Global Editorial Director, WIRED | Journalism Innovation & Media Trends

1 recent talk · through 2025
Sterling K Brown

Sterling K Brown

Emmy-Winning Actor | Producer Transforming Entertainment Storytelling

1 recent talk · through 2025
Elizabeth Cohen

Elizabeth Cohen

CNN Medical Correspondent | Author of The Empowered Patient Healthcare Revolution

1 recent talk · through 2025
Bowen Yang

Bowen Yang

Actor and Comedian | Breaking Boundaries in Entertainment

1 recent talk · through 2025
ED

Esther Dyson

Tech Pioneer Investing in Health Innovation and Transformative Technologies

1 recent talk · through 2024
RT

Rokia Traore

Malian Singer-Songwriter | Cultural Bridges Through Music

72 talks · through 2022
MW

Matt Walker

Sleep scientist | Author of "Why We Sleep"

17 talks · through 2021
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