Your Next Keynote Speaker Awaits You Here

Kaihan Krippendorff

PODCAST HOST | TOP 20 RANKED GLOBAL BUSINESS THINKER | AUTHOR | FOUNDER | CEO

• Ranked in 2025 by Thinkers50 and Global Gurus as Top 20 Most Influential Thinkers in Business
• Host of the Outthinkers podcast, The Chief Strategy Officer Podcast, and Strategy at Scale podcast
• Founder of Outthinker, the network of Chief Strategy Officers and Executives from global public, private, and Fortune 500 companies across industries
• High-energy speaker who customizes talks on “outthinking” the competition to navigate trends, artificial intelligence, technology, and disruptions
• Shares practical tactics, insights, and proven frameworks for creative problem-solving
• Former McKinsey consultant who has trained over 6,000 executives and entrepreneurs

Claire Madden

The nation’s leading voice on Generation Z

• Social Researcher
• Speaker
• Media Commentator Interpreting Social Trends and Implications of Generational Change

Jimmy Jia

Innovator, author, and entrepreneur who enjoys large systems problems

• Author of Driven by Demand: How Energy Gets its Power (sold in 15 countries)
• Professor of Sustainable Energy at Presidio Graduate School
• Board member of MIT Enterprise Forum Northwest and Washington CleanTech Alliance
• Helped pioneer the concept of the Chief Utility Officer in the corporate setting

David Avrin

To future-proof your business, you have to become Ridiculously Easy to Do Business With™

David Avrin delivers a high-energy, content-rich, actionable message about customer experience and what it takes to win in today’s hyper-competitive marketplace.

Linda Alvarado

First Hispanic MLB Franchise Owner

A nationally recognized speaker and advocate for business issues, Linda Alvarado has given numerous keynote presentations for corporations, institutions of higher education, and national conferences, as well as in public schools, motivating young people to excel and achieve their dreams.

Kristen Johnson Brogan

Registered Dietitian, Mindful Living Expert and Professional Speaker

• Registered Dietitian and Author of best-seller cookbook, Target to Table: Delicious & Healthy Meals One Superfood at a Time.
• Superfood Chef
• Lifestyle Influencer
• Kristen connects with close to 100,000 people a year in keynote presentations and corporate trainings.
• Kristen has appeared on national news stations where she showed viewers how to prepare healthy meals that taste good!
• Served as the first retail dietitian for one of the largest health food stores in the country.
• Serves on the Board of Directors at the Chicago Chamber of Commerce.

Todd Buchholz

Puts global politics and financial markets into perspective

• Todd Buchholz, is a former top White House economic adviser, winner of Harvard’s annual teaching prize, and was named one of the “Top Speakers for the Twenty-First Century” by Successful Meetings magazine.
• Todd’s commentaries frequently appear on PBS, Fox, NPR, and in TIME magazine, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
• His books have been translated into a dozen languages. Todd has:
• Delivered keynotes to numerous firms and trade associations in the real estate, energy, and construction sectors, including the Urban Land Institute, Hilton Hotels, Exxon, and Akzo Nobel’s Building & Construction division.
• Advised the White House and Congress on policy towards cable television and the Internet, and has delivered keynotes to telecommunications firms. He has also testified as an expert witness on cable matters.
• Todd’s forecasts on real estate, energy prices, and Federal Reserve interest rate policy have been praised by major media. In April 2014, when the price of oil was over $100, Todd forecast on Maria Bartiromo’s television show that oil prices would fall to $50 a barrel.

Mike Walsh

Mike founded his latest venture, Tomorrow – an innovation research lab focused on emerging technology and disruptive consumer behavior. Always in demand for his fresh insights and practical future-focused strategies, Mike has advised the CEOs and senior management teams at multinational companies including: the BBC, Fujifilm, Richemont, MSN, Star TV, Televisa, Philips, and HSBC.

• Mike Walsh has been a pioneer in the digital space, running both successful start-up ventures as well as holding senior leadership positions.
• He launched internet.com in Australia, which went on to become the leading local technology news and events platform in the country.
• He also founded and ran Jupiter Research in the Asia Pacific, one of the first agencies to research consumer behavior.
• He spent 5 years in senior strategy roles at News Corporation and Star TV providing a digital roadmap for their operations.
• He has been adviser to the BBC, Fujifilm, Richemont, MSN, Star TV, Televisa, Philips, and HSBC.
• He has a background in corporate law and management consulting.
• He is a published photographer, with his first book, Futuretainment, winning the Art Director’s Club award in NYC.

Juliette Powell

A passionate advocate for digital literacy, critical thinking and collaboration

• Media Entrepreneuer
• Community Catalyst
• Author, 33 Million People in the Room

Steve Gutzler

Growing Leaders at Every Level

Steve has an exceptional ability to communicate clear leadership and business solutions with humor, clarity, and insight. He is the author of Lead With No Fear.

Bill Butterworth

Award-winning author and speaker

Bill Butterworth is an award-winning speaker and author with nearly 40 titles to his name. Whether it’s a Fortune 500 company, professional sports team, or a family conference, Bill’s extraordinary ability to blend humor, storytelling, wisdom and practicality has resonated with a wide range of audiences across the globe.

Lisa Copeland

Empowering women to pursue their truest form of success

• Awarded Top 100 Women in Automotive Industry in 2015 by Automotive News
• Named to Board of Directors of Women in Automotive in 2016
• Served four years on the FCA National Dealer Council
• Led the first FIAT retailer to break the NAFTA sales record
• Copeland and FIAT of Austin earned FCA’s highest honor “The Walter P. Chrysler” Award for sales and service excellence