The best future of work speakers don't just predict change—they help your team prepare for it. With AI, hybrid work, and workforce expectations all shifting at once, the right voice in the room can reframe how your organization thinks about talent, culture, and strategy. This list covers speakers worth booking, so you can find the right fit for your next event.
Top 19 Future of Work Speakers
Below are the profiles of the top future of work speakers, covering who they are and the impact they've made in this space.
Ravin Jesuthasan
Future of Work Author & Advisor
Chicago, United States
Focus area:
#Work design#AI and automation#Skills-based organizations#Workforce transformation
Ravin Jesuthasan is Mercer's Global Transformation Services Leader, a Kellogg executive fellow, and an author. His work examines AI, skills, work design, and global workforce transformation.
His books Work Without Jobs and …
Lynda Gratton
Future of Work Professor & Author
London, United Kingdom
Focus area:
#Work design#Career longevity#Hybrid work#HR strategy#Organizational culture
Lynda Gratton is a London Business School professor and founder of its Future of Work Consortium. Her research spans careers, longevity, hybrid work, culture, and global HR strategy.
Through books including Redesigning…
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Heather E. McGowan
Future of Work Strategist & Author
St. Petersburg, United States
Focus area:
#Workforce adaptation#Human-centered leadership#AI and work#Learning#Empathy
Heather E. McGowan is a future-of-work strategist, author, and keynote speaker who translates technological and social change into practical frameworks for leadership, learning, and adaptation.
Co-author of The Adaptation Advantage and The…
Josh Bersin
HR Industry Analyst & Educator
Oakland, United States
Focus area:
#HR technology#Talent strategy#AI in HR#Learning#Organizational design
Josh Bersin is the founder and CEO of The Josh Bersin Company, an industry analyst and educator whose research spans HR technology, talent, learning, leadership, and workforce strategy.
After founding Bersin &…
Laszlo Bock
People Analytics and HR Leader & Senior Advisor at Anthropic
California, United States
Focus area:
#People analytics#HR leadership#Organizational culture#AI in HR#Talent management
Laszlo Bock is a former Google and Alphabet CHRO, co-founder of Humu and Gretel.ai, and co-director of Berkeley's Transformative CHRO Leadership Program, with deep expertise in people analytics.
At Google, Bock helped…
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Kelly Monahan
Co-founder of Beyond the Desk
Focus area:
#Future of work research#AI and work#Workforce strategy#Leadership#Organizational design
Kelly Monahan is co-founder of Beyond the Desk, a researcher and future-of-work advisor. Her career includes leadership roles at Accenture, Deloitte, Meta, and the Upwork Research Institute.
Beyond the Desk combines workforce…
Anita Lettink
Future of Work Author & Advisor
Netherlands
Focus area:
#Future of work#HR technology#AI in HR#Pay strategy#Workforce demographics
Anita Lettink is a future-of-work keynote speaker, author, and advisor with more than two decades of experience spanning HR, workforce transformation, payroll, technology, and business strategy.
Lettink connects demographics, skills, pay, HR…
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Erik van Vulpen
Co-Founder of AIHR
New York, United States
Focus area:
#HR capability building#AI in HR#People analytics#Digital HR#HR strategy
Erik van Vulpen is co-founder of AIHR, an online academy focused on building practical HR capabilities. His work centers on future-proofing HR through skills, technology, data, and AI.
Through AIHR, van Vulpen…
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Stacia Garr
Co-Founder & Principal Analyst, RedThread Research
Focus area:
#People analytics#Employee experience#HR technology#Skills strategy#Talent management
Stacia Garr is co-founder and principal analyst at RedThread Research, where she studies employee experience, leadership, people analytics, talent practices, learning, and HR technology.
Garr's research examines how organizations use data and…
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Josh Drean
Workforce Futurist & Author
California, United States
Focus area:
#AI workforce#Employee experience#Workforce strategy#Emerging technology#Future leadership
Josh Drean is a workforce futurist, author, keynote speaker, and founder working at the intersection of employee experience, emerging technology, organizational change, and the future of work.
Drean writes and speaks about…
Melissa Swift
Founder & CEO at Anthrome Insight
United States
Focus area:
#Work design#Organizational transformation#AI and work#Leadership#Employee experience
Melissa Swift is founder and CEO of Anthrome Insight, an author and workplace strategist whose work explores how leaders can redesign organizations, jobs, and ways of working amid rapid change.
Swift studies…
Claire Haidar
Future of Work Entrepreneur & Speaker
Dallas, United States
Focus area:
#Work design#People analytics#Employee experience#Digital transformation#Future of work
Claire Haidar is co-founder of WNDYR and Pattyrn, a technology entrepreneur and speaker. Her work explores people analytics, work design, employee experience, and digital transformation.
Haidar treats the future of work as…
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Cassie Kozyrkov
Decision Intelligence and AI Advisor & CEO of Kozyr
Miami, United States
Focus area:
#Decision intelligence#AI strategy#Data culture#Human judgment#AI leadership
Cassie Kozyrkov is CEO of Kozyr, a decision intelligence pioneer, AI advisor, speaker, and Google's former Chief Decision Scientist, known for helping leaders make better decisions with data and AI.
Kozyrkov founded…
Adam Grant
Organizational Psychologist & Author
Philadelphia, United States
Focus area:
#Organizational psychology#Work culture#Motivation#Learning#Leadership
Adam Grant is a Wharton professor of management and psychology, organizational psychologist, author, and speaker. His research explores motivation, creativity, work culture, and organizational change.
Grant's research and books examine how people…
Wagner Denuzzo
Future of Work & Leadership Advisor
Tavira, Portugal
Focus area:
#Future of work#Leadership development#Organizational transformation#Skills#Team effectiveness
Wagner Denuzzo is a future-of-work and organizational transformation leader, author, executive coach, and founder of the School of Work, drawing on decades of HR, talent, and leadership experience.
Denuzzo has led future-of-work,…
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Bernard Marr
Futurist, Author & Keynote Speaker
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Focus area:
#Artificial intelligence#Future skills#Digital transformation#Technology trends#Leadership
Bernard Marr is a futurist, author, keynote speaker, and business adviser whose work translates shifts in artificial intelligence, data, digital transformation, and technology into leadership insight.
Marr explains how AI and other…
Shama Hyder
Technology Strategist & Keynote Speaker
Miami, United States
Focus area:
#AI strategy#Technology change#Future of work#Digital behavior#Leadership
Shama Hyder is an entrepreneur, author, adviser, and keynote speaker who founded Zen Media. She built her career translating shifts in technology, digital behavior, AI, and business strategy.
Hyder's work tracks how…
Nancy Lyons
Founder & CEO, Everdare Advisors
Minneapolis, United States
Focus area:
#Future of work#AI readiness#Human-centered leadership#Organizational culture#Technology change
Nancy Lyons is founder and CEO of Everdare Advisors, a future-of-work strategist, author, and technology leader focused on human-centered leadership, organizational change, culture, and AI readiness.
Lyons works at the intersection of…
Bradley Hook
Future of Work Author, Speaker & Founder
Tauranga, New Zealand
Focus area:
#Future of work#Human performance#AI and work#Values#Sustainable performance
Bradley Hook is founder of FLAME and the Values Institute, an author and keynote speaker whose work combines human performance, values, neuroscience, and technology for the age of intelligence.
Hook's FLAME framework…
Selection Methodology
I selected the leaders on this list based on their relevance, demonstrated expertise and impact, professional credibility, and ongoing contributions to the field.
I look for evidence such as leading meaningful initiatives or delivering notable results within their organizations, developing influential ideas or practices, publishing research or educational resources, speaking or teaching, and other contributions that demonstrate impact within their work or the broader field.
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