Our Speakers

Paul LeBlanc

Leading Authority on Business Model Innovation and Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education; Listed as one of Forbes’ 15 “Classroom Revolutionaries” and One of the “Most Influential People in Higher Education;” President, Southern New Hampshire University

David Blake

World’s Foremost Expert on the Future of Credentials, Skills, and the Future of Work; Leading Authority on Future-Proofing Companies and Their Employees; Co-Founder & Executive Director, Degreed; Co-Author, “The Expertise Economy” (2018)

Kelly Palmer

Cutting-Edge Thought Leader on the Future of Learning, Career Development and Competitiveness in the New Economy; Chief Learning Officer, Degreed; Co-Author, “The Expertise Economy” (2018)

Henry Timms

Leading Expert on Building Movements and Transforming Organizations; Co-Author, “New Power”; President and CEO, 92nd Street Y; Co-founder #GivingTuesday; Visiting Fellow, Stanford University; Incoming President of New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Jeremy Heimans

World-Renowned Expert on Building Social Movements; Pioneer of Purpose-driven Marketing and Business Models; Lifelong Activist; Co-Founder & CEO, Purpose; Co-Author, “New Power” (2018)

Efosa Ojomo

Champion for Creating Economic Prosperity Through Innovation; Leading Authority on Market-Creating Innovations; Co-Author, with Clayton Christensen and Karen Dillon, “The Prosperity Paradox” (2019); Senior Research Fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation; Co-Founder & President, Poverty Stops Here

Jason Hwang, MD

Authority on Health Care Innovation; Co-Founder and Previously CMO of Telehealth Startup Lemonaid Health; Co-Author, “The Innovator’s Prescription”

Gary Pisano

Foremost Authority on Growth and Innovation Strategy for Large Firms and Startups; Expert on Commercializing Science, Manufacturing Innovation and Competitiveness; Professor, Harvard Business School; Author, “Creative Construction” (2019)

Rory McDonald

Expert on Disruptive Innovation and Technological Change; Authority on Developing Proactive Investment Strategies for Long-Term Growth; Professor, Harvard Business School

Robert Tercek

Business Futurist, Technology Strategist and Digital Media Pioneer; Former President of Digital Media, Oprah Winfrey Network; Adjunct Professor and Lecturer, University of Southern California

Karen Dillon

Authority on Leadership, Innovation and Problem-solving; Co-author with Clay Christensen of Bestsellers “How Will You Measure Your Life?,” “Competing Against Luck” and the “The Prosperity Paradox” (2019); Former Harvard Business Review Editor; Master Moderator

Mark Johnson

Leading Expert on Reinventing Business Models and Pursuing Sustainable Innovation; Co-Founder and Senior Partner, Innosight; Author, “Reinvent Your Business Model” (2018) and “Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today’s Business While Creating the Future”

Michael Raynor

Foremost Authority on How Companies Capture and Create Value; Expert on Breaking Constraints Through Innovation; Author, “The Three Rules” and “The Innovator’s Solution” with Clayton Christensen; Director, Deloitte Services LP

Nathan Furr

Digital Transformation and Innovation Guru; Leadership and Entrepreneurship Expert; Co-Author, “Leading Transformation” (2018) and “Innovation Capital” (2019); Professor, INSEAD