Mezzo profiles 35 thought leadership speakers, including Toby Daniels, Walter Isaacson, and Maryam Banikarim. Each has a verified gig record.
Together they've given 25 talks across 17 events.
Who are the top thought leadership speakers?
35 speakers · showing 1–24
Jeremy Keith
Clearleft co-founder | Web standards advocate, author of Resilient Web Design
Manoush Zomorodi
NPR TED Radio Hour host | Author of Bored and Brilliant, digital wellness pioneer
Chip Kidd
Legendary book cover designer | Created the Jurassic Park logo, 35+ years at Knopf
Adam Savage
MythBusters co-host & Tested editor | 14 years of science, making, and spectacular failures
Jonathan Haidt
NYU social psychologist | Author of The Righteous Mind, leading voice on polarization & teen mental health
Toby Daniels
Founder, Social Media Week | Global Community Building and Innovation
Faris Yakob
Author of Paid Attention | Advertising strategist reshaping how brands earn consumer attention
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Pico Iyer
Travel writer & author of The Art of Stillness | 15 books on travel, belonging, and finding home
Esther Perel
Psychotherapist & relationships expert | 30M+ TED views, host of Where Should We Begin?
Walter Isaacson
Bestselling Author | Acclaimed Historian and Journalist
Eric Liu
Citizen University CEO | Former Clinton speechwriter, teaching Americans how to exercise civic power
Alison Killing
Pulitzer Prize architect | Exposed Xinjiang camps using satellite analysis
Andrea Fryrear
Co-founder of AgileSherpas and keynote speaker on agile marketing
Eric Whitacre
Grammy-winning composer | Creator of the Virtual Choir, 100M+ views
Ellen Pompeo
Actress & producer | Championing equity and representation in entertainment
Maryam Banikarim
Former C-suite executive | Host of podcast revealing unfiltered career stories
Jager McConnell
Professional Speaker
Matthew Freud
Chairman | Freuds
Amol Rajan
BBC Presenter & Host | Politics, Media & Technology Commentator
Ed Zitron
Tech Industry Critic | Creator of Where's Your Ed At
Kelly Lindenau
Content Director at Groceryshop
Louisa Burwood-Taylor
Head of Media and Research at AgFunder
Maria Farrell
Tech Policy Writer | Author of Rewild the Internet
Mats Granryd
Director General at GSMA
Rising speakers
Active, up-and-coming voices in Thought Leadership - beyond the household names
Toby Daniels
Founder, Social Media Week | Global Community Building and Innovation
Jager McConnell
Professional Speaker
Andrea Fryrear
Co-founder of AgileSherpas and keynote speaker on agile marketing
Matthew Freud
Chairman | Freuds
Ed Zitron
Tech Industry Critic | Creator of Where's Your Ed At
Benjamin Isgur
Vice President, Fidelity Health Thought Leadership at Fidelity Investments
Amol Rajan
BBC Presenter & Host | Politics, Media & Technology Commentator
Mats Granryd
Director General at GSMA