Thought Leadership Speakers

Mezzo profiles 35 thought leadership speakers, including Toby Daniels, Walter Isaacson, and Ellen Pompeo. Each has a verified gig record.

Together they've given 26 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

🇬🇧Brighton, United Kingdom207 talks

Accessible & Inclusive Design

Design Thinking

Toby Daniels

Founder, Social Media Week | Global Community Building and Innovation

🇺🇸United States4 talks

Digital Transformation

Future Trends & Predictions

Faris Yakob

Author of Paid Attention | Advertising strategist reshaping how brands earn consumer attention

Global Nomad13 talks

Advertising & Adtech

Brand Strategy

Esther Perel

Psychotherapist & relationships expert | 30M+ TED views, host of Where Should We Begin?

🇺🇸New York, United States7 talks

Mindset & Psychology

Walter Isaacson

Bestselling Author | Acclaimed Historian and Journalist

🇺🇸New Orleans, United States6 talks

Storytelling & Narrative

Thought Leadership

Eric Liu

Citizen University CEO | Former Clinton speechwriter, teaching Americans how to exercise civic power

🇺🇸Seattle, United States4 talks

Democracy & Governance

Ellen Pompeo

Actress & producer | Championing equity and representation in entertainment

🇺🇸United States2 talks

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Inclusive Leadership

Maryam Banikarim

Former C-suite executive | Host of podcast revealing unfiltered career stories

🇺🇸USA2 talks

Building Personal Brand

Executive Leadership

Jager McConnell

Professional Speaker

2 talks

Building Personal Brand

Executive Presence

Matthew Freud

Chairman | Freuds

1 talk

Brand Strategy

Storytelling & Narrative

Amol Rajan

BBC Presenter & Host | Politics, Media & Technology Commentator

🇬🇧United Kingdom1 talk

Digital Transformation

Future Trends & Predictions

Kelly Lindenau

Content Director at Groceryshop

1 talk

Communication & Influence

Content & Storytelling (Marketing)

Louisa Burwood-Taylor

Head of Media and Research at AgFunder

1 talk

Future Trends & Predictions

Market Research & Insights

Mats Granryd

Director General at GSMA

1 talk

Executive Leadership

Policy & Regulation

Matthew Berry

Founder at Matthew Berry's Fantasy Life

1 talk

Building Personal Brand

Content & Storytelling (Marketing)

Benjamin Isgur

Vice President, Fidelity Health Thought Leadership at Fidelity Investments

1 talk

Financial Services

Healthcare Leadership

MZ

Manoush Zomorodi

NPR TED Radio Hour host | Author of Bored and Brilliant, digital wellness pioneer

🇺🇸United States7 talks

Focus & Deep Work

Chip Kidd

Legendary book cover designer | Created the Jurassic Park logo, 35+ years at Knopf

🇺🇸New York, United States3 talks

Visual Arts & Design

AS

Adam Savage

MythBusters co-host & Tested editor | 14 years of science, making, and spectacular failures

🇺🇸United States2 talks

Creativity

Problem Solving

Jonathan Haidt

NYU social psychologist | Author of The Righteous Mind, leading voice on polarization & teen mental health

🇺🇸United States7 talks

Workplace Mental Health

Pico Iyer

Travel writer & author of The Art of Stillness | 15 books on travel, belonging, and finding home

🇬🇧United Kingdom9 talks

Storytelling & Narrative

AK

Alison Killing

Pulitzer Prize architect | Exposed Xinjiang camps using satellite analysis

🇬🇧United Kingdom4 talks

Human Rights

AF

Andrea Fryrear

Co-founder of AgileSherpas and keynote speaker on agile marketing

🇺🇸Colorado, United States4 talks

Content & Storytelling (Marketing)

Creative Thinking

Eric Whitacre

Grammy-winning composer | Creator of the Virtual Choir, 100M+ views

🇺🇸United States3 talks

Music Composition & Performance

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

3 recent talks · through 2025

Jager McConnell

Professional Speaker

2 recent talks · through 2026

AF

Andrea Fryrear

Co-founder of AgileSherpas and keynote speaker on agile marketing

1 recent talk · through 2025

Matthew Freud

Chairman | Freuds

1 recent talk · through 2026

Ed Zitron

Tech Industry Critic | Creator of Where's Your Ed At

1 recent talk · through 2024

Benjamin Isgur

Vice President, Fidelity Health Thought Leadership at Fidelity Investments

1 recent talk · through 2026

Amol Rajan

BBC Presenter & Host | Politics, Media & Technology Commentator

1 talk · through 2018

Mats Granryd

Director General at GSMA

1 talk · through 2020

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