Mezzo profiles 41 public intellectual ideas speakers, including Ezra Klein, Ezra Klein, and Gerd Leonhard. Each has a verified gig record.
Together they've given 40 talks across 22 events.
Subtopics in Public Intellectual Ideas
Who are the top public intellectual ideas speakers?
41 speakers · showing 1–24

Gerd Leonhard
Author of 'Technology vs Humanity' | Futurist keynote speaker on digital ethics and AI

Peter Diamandis
Founder & Chairman of XPRIZE | Co-Founder of Singularity University

Anab Jain
Futurist & Designer | Shaping Emerging Technologies

Jared Diamond
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author | Public Relations & Cultural Dynamics

Julia Dhar
BCG Consultant | Champion of Productive Disagreement

Michael Tchong
Trend Forecaster & Futurist | Founder of ICONOCAST Digital Marketing Company

Donna Brazile
Democratic Political Strategist | New York Times Bestselling Author

Randall Munroe
Cartoonist & Scientist | Emerging Tech Explainer

Kathryn Myronuk
Technology Futurist Analyzing Exponential Change and Global Innovation Trends
Ezra Klein
Vox Editor-at-large
Dan Clay
Futurist | The Exponential Future of Technology
Sally Kohn
CNN commentator & author of The Opposite of Hate | Progressive who worked at Fox News
Raghava KK
Multimedia Artist & Futurist | Creativity, Innovation, Emerging Tech

Michael Shermer
Science Writer & Skeptic | Founding Publisher of Skeptic Magazine
Jean-Baptiste Michel
Complexity Scientist | Author of 'The Unperceived World'
Helen Czerski
Physicist & Author | Exploring the Hidden Wonders of Our World

Lucy McRae
Body Architect | Speculative Futurist & TED Speaker
Anita Hawser
Futurist | Breakthrough Technologies & Human Potential
Dr. Cornel West
America's preeminent public intellectual | Philosopher, author of Race Matters, voice for justice
Alex Apella
Futurist & Bestselling Author | The Future of Technology & Human Potential
Alexander MacDonald
Physicist & Space Entrepreneur | Revolutionizing Space Exploration
Andrew Mwenda
Journalist & Political Commentator | Challenging Conventional Narratives
Danielle N. Lee
Biologist & Science Communicator | Connecting Science to Everyday Life
Dannagal G. Young
Communications Professor | Political Polarization and Media Literacy
Rising speakers
Active, up-and-coming voices in Public Intellectual Ideas - beyond the household names
Helen Czerski
Physicist & Author | Exploring the Hidden Wonders of Our World
Ezra Klein
Vox Editor-at-large

Jared Diamond
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author | Public Relations & Cultural Dynamics
Sally Kohn
CNN commentator & author of The Opposite of Hate | Progressive who worked at Fox News

Anab Jain
Futurist & Designer | Shaping Emerging Technologies
Raghava KK
Multimedia Artist & Futurist | Creativity, Innovation, Emerging Tech

Michael Tchong
Trend Forecaster & Futurist | Founder of ICONOCAST Digital Marketing Company

Michael Shermer
Science Writer & Skeptic | Founding Publisher of Skeptic Magazine