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Innovation Speakers

Explore 984 expert speakers who translate innovation from theory to results. Our curators have vetted strategists in corporate transformation, design thinking methodology, intrapreneurship, disruptive business models, and R&D acceleration. Find the speaker who matches your organization's innovation maturity-whether you're building systems, challenging assumptions, or scaling breakthroughs.

609 speakers

Mezzo profiles 609 innovation speakers, including Jeremy Keith, Brad Frost, and Maggie Appleton. Each has a verified gig record.

Together they've given 1427 talks across 521 events.

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Jeremy Keith

Jeremy Keith

Clearleft co-founder | Web standards advocate, author of Resilient Web Design

🇬🇧Brighton, United Kingdom207 talks
Accessible & Inclusive Design
Design Thinking
Brad Frost

Brad Frost

Creator of Atomic Design | Design systems pioneer transforming how teams build interfaces

🇺🇸Pittsburgh, United States182 talks
Design Thinking
Maggie Appleton

Maggie Appleton

Design lead at Elicit | Visual essayist making complex ideas accessible, digital gardens pioneer

🇬🇧London, United Kingdom22 talks
Accessible & Inclusive Design
Design Thinking
Debbie Millman

Debbie Millman

Design Matters Podcast Host | Acclaimed Designer

17 talks
Design Thinking
Visual Arts & Design
Amy Webb

Amy Webb

Founder of Future Today Institute | Professor at NYU Stern School of Business

🇺🇸New York, NY28 talks
Future Trends & Predictions
Innovation
Christine Vallaure

Christine Vallaure

Design systems educator | Founder of moonlearning.io, bridging design and development

🇩🇪Berlin, Germany11 talks
Design Thinking
Visual Arts & Design
Scott Galloway

Scott Galloway

NYU Stern Professor | Author of 'The Four' | Co-host of Pivot

🇺🇸New York, NY22 talks
Brand Strategy
Competitive Strategy
Pablo Stanley

Pablo Stanley

Co-founder of Blush (acquired by Figma) | Creator of Humaaans, Open Peeps, design educator

🇺🇸San Francisco, United States19 talks
Design Thinking
Visual Arts & Design
Michelle Michel-Mitchell

Michelle Michel-Mitchell

Creative Director | Transforming Brands Through Design

🇺🇸United States5 talks
Brand Strategy
Design Thinking
Tey Bannerman

Tey Bannerman

AI strategy & design advisor | Former McKinsey Partner, co-author of 'The AI Revolution'

🇬🇧London20 talks
AI Ethics & Governance
AI Strategy & Implementation
Soyoung Kang

Soyoung Kang

Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer | Transforming Brand Strategy at EOS

🇺🇸United States6 talks
Brand Strategy
Innovation
Michael Bierut

Michael Bierut

Partner at Pentagram | Brand Design & Design Thinking

🇺🇸United States7 talks
Brand Strategy
Design Thinking
John V Willshire

John V Willshire

Strategic Designer | UX Strategy and Design

3 talks
Design Thinking
Howard Yu

Howard Yu

LEGO Professor of Management and Innovation at IMD; author of Leap

3 talks
Corporate Innovation
Disruptive Innovation
Padmasree Warrior

Padmasree Warrior

Tech Innovation Leader | Former CTO of Motorola & CEO of NIO U.S.

🇺🇸United States1 talk
Emerging Tech
Executive Leadership
Elizabeth Diller

Elizabeth Diller

Architect & Founding Partner | Renowned for Innovative Design

🇺🇸United States4 talks
Design Thinking
Visual Arts & Design
Andy Budd

Andy Budd

Design leadership expert | Navigating the transition from maker to manager

🇩🇪Berlin, Germany49 talks
Coaching & Development
Design Thinking
Elle Luna

Elle Luna

Designer & Author | Global Creative Movement Founder

🇺🇸United States4 talks
Creative Thinking
Design Thinking
Rita McGrath

Rita McGrath

Columbia Professor | Seeing Around Corners of Corporate Innovation

🇺🇸United States3 talks
Corporate Innovation
Disruptive Innovation
John Maeda

John Maeda

VP of Design & AI at Microsoft | Pioneering Human-Centric Technology

🇺🇸United States6 talks
AI Strategy & Implementation
Design Thinking
Maisie McCabe

Maisie McCabe

UK Media Editor | Creative Insights in Design and Advertising

🇬🇧United Kingdom5 talks
Advertising & Adtech
Design Thinking
Thomas Heatherwick

Thomas Heatherwick

Founder, Heatherwick Studio | Pioneering Design-Led Urbanism

🇬🇧United Kingdom5 talks
Design Thinking
Urbanization & Cities
Vinod Khosla

Vinod Khosla

Founding Partner at Khosla Ventures

3 talks
Innovation
Startup Founder Journey
Priya Lakhani

Priya Lakhani

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

3 talks
EdTech & Learning
Innovation
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