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Rising People Society Speakers

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

24 rising people society speakers on Mezzo - including Jon Ronson, John Legend, and Maja Göpel. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.

Jon Ronson

Jon Ronson

Writer & Filmmaker | Exploring Madness, Extremism & Obsession

8 recent talks · through 2026
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John Legend

Grammy-winning artist | Speaker on music and social impact

5 recent talks · through 2025
Maja Göpel

Maja Göpel

Sustainability Economist and Systems Thinker Transforming Global Economic Paradigms

5 recent talks · through 2026
Elif Shafak

Elif Shafak

Award-winning novelist | Author of "The Island of Missing Trees"

3 recent talks · through 2026
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Bjarke Ingels

Founder of BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) | Revolutionary architect creating sustainable, imaginative buildings

3 recent talks · through 2026
David Olusoga

David Olusoga

Historian & Presenter | Storytelling the British Empire

3 recent talks · through 2026
Eliza Filby

Eliza Filby

Leading expert on generational change | Author of "Inheritocracy"

3 recent talks · through 2026
Jerry Daykin

Jerry Daykin

Media Leader | Championing Global Inclusion and Creativity

3 recent talks · through 2025
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Oliver Burkeman

British author | 'Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals'

3 recent talks · through 2026
Priya Lakhani

Priya Lakhani

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

3 recent talks · through 2026
Dr. Sally Uren

Dr. Sally Uren

CEO of Forum for the Future | Pioneer in sustainability and systems change

2 recent talks · through 2025
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Neil Pasricha

Author & Speaker | The Happiness Equation & Book of Awesome

2 recent talks · through 2025
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Deepak Chopra

Integrative medicine pioneer | Author of 90+ books on mind-body wellness

2 recent talks · through 2024
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Sandrine Dixson-Declève

Co-President, Club of Rome | Sustainable Transformation Advocate

2 recent talks · through 2025
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Fareed Zakaria

Host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS | Washington Post columnist

2 recent talks · through 2026
Camila Moletta

Camila Moletta

Founder, MORE GRLS | Empowering the Next Generation of Female Entrepreneurs

2 recent talks · through 2026
Jennifer Wallace

Jennifer Wallace

Co-founder, The Mattering Movement | Expert on human significance and belonging

2 recent talks · through 2026
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
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Dr. Laurie Santos

Professor at Yale | Created Yale's most popular course: The Science of Well-Being

1 recent talk · through 2026
Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei

Artist and activist | Speaking truth to power through art and human rights

1 recent talk · through 2024
Nick Bostrom

Nick Bostrom

Oxford Professor | Global Expert on AI Ethics and Humanity's Future

1 recent talk · through 2024
Julia Shaw

Julia Shaw

Psychologist & Memory Expert | 'Bad Memories' Author

1 recent talk · through 2026
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Elizabeth Gilbert

Bestselling Author of Eat Pray Love | Transformative Storytelling Expert

1 recent talk · through 2024
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