2023 Kickoff Speakers

There’s no playbook for what comes next, but if there were ever a time to be inspired by resilience in the face of change and adversity, this is it. These high-energy kickoff speakers offer the perfect spark to engage your teams and inspire them to thrive in the year ahead.

 Kick off 2023 with lessons of leadership, change management, tenacity, and hope.

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Guy Adami

Guy Adami

One of CNBC’s original “Fast Money Five” and charismatic Wall Street veteran
Keywords:
  • COVID-19;
  • CNBC;
  • Investment Strategies;
  • Wall Street;
  • Media Personality;
  • financial trends;
  • Exclusive
Robbie Bach

Robbie Bach

Innovation expert, former Chief Xbox Officer for Microsoft and author of Xbox Revisited: A Game Plan for Corporate and Civic Renewal
Keywords:
  • Microsoft;
  • Author;
  • Disruption;
  • Innovation;
  • Xbox;
  • Storyteller;
  • Resilience;
  • Creativity;
  • Exclusive
Zanny Minton Beddoes

Zanny Minton Beddoes

Editor-in-chief of The Economist
Keywords:
  • COVID-19;
  • The Economist;
  • Media;
  • Global Economy;
  • Editor-in-Chief;
  • Journalist;
  • Exclusive
Cara Brookins

Cara Brookins

Author, Unstuck: End Procrastination Using the Ancient Psychology Behind How-to Videos; Resiliency Expert
Keywords:
  • Inspiration;
  • Motivation;
  • Author;
  • Entrepreneur;
  • COVID-19;
  • Exclusive
Maria Contreras-Sweet

Maria Contreras-Sweet

Former Head of the U.S. Small Business Administration; Corporate Governance Expert
Keywords:
  • Entrepreneur;
  • Diversity in the Workplace;
  • Business Leadership;
  • Breaking Barriers;
  • ESG;
  • Supply Chain;
  • Business Strategy;
  • Business Growth;
  • Exclusive
Dr. Moogega Cooper

Dr. Moogega Cooper

Award-winning engineer of the famed Mars Rover "Perseverance" Mission and real-life “Guardian of the Galaxy”
Keywords:
  • STEM;
  • NASA;
  • Scientist;
  • Diversity;
  • Breaking Barriers;
  • Exclusive
Brett Culp

Brett Culp

Acclaimed Filmmaker and Storyteller Inspiring Performance and Potential in Work and Life
Keywords:
  • Documentarian;
  • filmmaker;
  • Inspiration;
  • Leadership;
  • Community Building;
  • Reinvention;
  • Change Management;
  • COVID-19;
  • Exclusive;
  • Storyteller
First Sergeant Matt Eversmann (Ret.)

First Sergeant Matt Eversmann (Ret.)

Black Hawk Down Battle of Mogadishu Hero; 2x New York Times best-selling author and documentarian
Keywords:
  • COVID-19;
  • Black Hawk Down;
  • Leadership;
  • Battle of Mogadishu;
  • Courage;
  • American Hero;
  • Exclusive
Lee Jourdan

Lee Jourdan

Chevron’s Former Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Keywords:
  • Diversity & Inclusion;
  • Diversity in the Workplace;
  • Corporate Culture;
  • Leadership;
  • Business Leadership;
  • Business;
  • Exclusive
Rich Karlgaard

Rich Karlgaard

Publisher and Futurist, Forbes Media
Keywords:
  • Forbes;
  • Artificial Intelligence;
  • Internet of Things;
  • Business Strategy;
  • Emerging Trends;
  • Blockchain;
  • COVID-19;
  • futurist;
  • Supply Chain;
  • Metaverse;
  • Exclusive
Derreck Kayongo

Derreck Kayongo

Former CEO of the Center for Civil and Human Rights, Social Entrepreneur, Global Soap Project Founder, CNN Hero, and Max Award winner for best innovative entrepreneur
Keywords:
  • Entrepreneur;
  • Creative Problem Solving;
  • Human Rights;
  • Global Soap Project;
  • Black History Month;
  • Exclusive
Ginger Kerrick

Ginger Kerrick

First Latina Director of NASA Mission Control and 30-Year Veteran of the Johnson Space Center; Chief Strategy Officer of Barrios Technology; STEM Ambassador
Keywords:
  • Leadership;
  • NASA;
  • Breaking Barriers;
  • STEM;
  • Latinos;
  • Exclusive