When you want to boost event attendance, audience engagement and buzz, consider a more outspoken keynoter, with a controversial, bold or contrarian position. We've combed our roster for the most opinionated, provocative keynoters in a variety of categories. Not for the weak of heart or those trying to be all things for all people. See us for more details:
Current Events:
Catherine Crier - The Case Against Lawyers
Education:
Dr. Rod Paige - Education Secretary 2001-05, Author of The Black White Achievement Gap, The War Against Hope - Unions as an Obstacle to Education Reform
Economics:
Ben Stein - World's Funniest Economist and Renaissance Man
Howard Bloom - Provocative Defender of Capitalism, Space Commercialization. Author of The Genius of the Beast and Global Brain
Green Business/Sustainability/Climate Change:
Majora Carter - Green Collar Sustainable Development
Bjorn Lomborg - Global Warming Skeptic, Author of Cool It
Matthew E. Kahn - Author of Climatopolis: How Our Cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future
Chris Steiner - Author of 20 Dollars Per Gallon - How Increased Gas Prices Will Impact Our Lives and Economic Futures
General Business:
Michael Saint – Land Use Politics Authority, “Wal-Mart Killer”
Healthcare:
Joe Flower - 15 Ways to Make Healthcare Cheaper by Making It Better (Healthcare Futurist)
John C. Goodman - Father of Health Savings Accounts
Jeanne Scott - "Grandmother of HIPAA", Government Healthcare Insider
Dr. Robert Wachter - Hospitalist Pioneer
Dr. Gregory Stock - Speaks on Bioethics, Future of Genomics
Betsy McCaughey - Healthcare Policy & Hospital Infection Prevention - Strong Opponent of 2010 Healthcare Reform Legislation
Dr. Benjamin Sasse - Asst Secretary of US Health & Human Services 2007-2009
Amy Silverstein - Author of Sick Girl, Memoir of Breakthrough Heart Transplant Patient
Aubrey de Grey - Will People Live to 150? Life Extension Pioneer, Author of Ending Aging
Innovation & Technology:
Ray Kurzweil - Merger of Man and Machine (Singularity), Prolific Inventor, Longevity Expert
Howard Bloom - Provocative Defender of Capitalism, Space Commercialization. Author of The Genius of the Beast and Global Brain
Insurance & Financial Services:
Joan Pastor on Fraud: The Psychology of Unethical Behavior and White Collar Crime
Leadership and Strategy:
Garry Kasparov - All Time Great Chess Champion and Master Strategic Thinker
Rod Beckstrom – Author of The Starfish and The Spider (Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations); Cybersecurity and Climate Change Thought Leader
Motivation:
Larry Winget - Shut Up, Stop Whining & Get A Life
Jim Fannin - The Zone Coach, Peak Performance Advisor to Sports and Corporate Elite - World's Number One Coach of Champions
Retail & Consumer Behavior:
Clotaire Rapaille - Archetype Speaker, Author of Culture Code
Sales, Service & Marketing:
John Tschohl - World's Top Service Speaker
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