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World Business Forum

The World Business Forum is a two-day management and leadership conference run by WOBI, held annually in New York City, gathering senior executives around strategy, innovation, and performance.

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Overview Speakers (35)Talks (38)

All speakers at World Business Forum

35 speakers across all editions

Dr. Marcus Collins
2 editions
Author of 'For the Culture' | Marketing professor at Michigan Ross, former Head of Strategy at Wieden+Kennedy · University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Gary Hamel
2 editions
Management thinker on bureaucracy, innovation, and the future of work · London Business School
Jim Collins
2 editions
One of the most influential management thinkers of all time
Adam Grant
Organizational psychologist | Bestselling author exploring motivation, generosity, and human potential · Wharton School
Amy Edmondson
Harvard Business School professor | Pioneer of psychological safety research
Angela Ahrendts
Former SVP of Retail at Apple | Former CEO of Burberry · Apple Inc.
Ayanna Howard
Professor of Interactive Computing | Pioneering AI & Robotics
Brené Brown
Research Professor at University of Houston | Bestselling Author of 'Dare to Lead'
Carla Harris
Vice Chairman at Morgan Stanley | Gospel Singer | Author of Expect to Win
Carly Fiorina
First Female Fortune 50 CEO | Leadership & Organizational Transformation
Chris Gardner
From Homelessness to Wall Street | Pursuit of Happyness Inspiration
Daniel Goleman
Psychologist, author, and emotional intelligence pioneer
Dave Ulrich
HR transformation expert | Author of 25+ management books and father of modern human resources · University of Michigan & RBL Group
Felipe Gomez
Keynote Pianist & Business Leader | Bilingual presentations from behind a grand piano
Indra Nooyi
Transformational leader and former CEO of PepsiCo
James Clear
Author of 'Atomic Habits' | Behavioral change expert
Jennifer Colosimo
Co-author of Expect A Lot Care A Lot (Fall 2026) and Former FranklinCovey President, Enterprise
Kai-Fu Lee
Founder and CEO of 01.AI and Former President of Google China · Sinovation Ventures
Laura Huang
Distinguished Professor, Harvard | Leadership & Entrepreneurship · Northeastern University
Liz Wiseman
Renowned leadership expert and bestselling author of Multipliers
Malcolm Gladwell
Visionary thinker, storyteller and multi-bestelling author · The New Yorker
Modupe Akinola
Columbia Professor | Stress, Performance & Inclusive Leadership · Columbia Business School
Nancy Koehn
Leadership Historian | Navigating Business Turbulence · Harvard Business School
Nouriel Roubini
'Dr. Doom' Economist Who Predicted 2008 Crisis | NYU Professor Emeritus · Roubini Macro Associates
Omar Johnson
Marketing visionary, former Beats by Dre CMO and Apple VP
Patrick Lencioni
Author of 'The Five Dysfunctions of a Team' | Founder of The Table Group
Paul Romer
Economist & Researcher | Reimagining Capitalism for the 21st Century
Peter Diamandis
Founder & Chairman of XPRIZE | Co-Founder of Singularity University · XPRIZE Foundation
Renée Mauborgne
INSEAD Distinguished Fellow and co-author of Blue Ocean Strategy
Scott Galloway
NYU Stern Professor | Author of 'The Four' | Co-host of Pivot · NYU Stern School of Business
Seth Godin
Marketing Pioneer & Bestselling Author | Purple Cow, This Is Marketing, The Practice · Akimbo
Simon Sinek
Author of "Start With Why" | Third most-viewed TED talk ever
Stephen M.R. Covey
Bestselling author of The Speed of Trust and Trust & Inspire on trust-based leadership · FranklinCovey
Will Guidara
Co-Owner of Eleven Madison Park (#1 Restaurant) | Author of Unreasonable Hospitality
Zack Kass
Global AI Advisor and Former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI