Business & Consumer Trends

At a time when constant evolution is vital to success, businesses and entrepreneurs can rely on HWA’s roster of dynamic consumer trend speakers to shed light on key ideas that will help them thrive. From world-renowned innovators, bestselling business authors, and industry-shaping executives, our experts offer invaluable takeaways from the fields of tech, marketing, psychology, and more for maximum impact.

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Rich Kleiman

  • CEO & Co-Founder of Boardroom, Founder of 35V (100 Early-Stage Investments), and Longtime Manager of Kevin Durant
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De Kai

  • Statesman of AI, AI Professor at HKUST, and Pioneer in AI Ethics and Policy
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Casey Neistat

  • YouTube Star; Multi-Media Creator; Crypto Entrepreneur
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Bozoma Saint John

  • Forbes' "#1 Most Influential CMO"; Author of Motivational Memoir: 'The Urgent Life'
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Jonathan Neman

  • Co-Founder and Co-CEO of sweetgreen, Disruptive Innovator in Food and Business, Inc's and Forbes' "30 Under 30"
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee

  • Inventor of the World Wide Web & Leader in Future of Tech
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Richard Thaler

  • Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, Field-Defining Pioneer of Behavioral Economics, and Bestselling Author
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Joseph Lubin

  • Founder and CEO of ConsenSys - a Blockchain Venture Studio
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Charles Duhigg

  • Pulitzer Prize Winning NYT Columnist; NYT Bestselling Author: 'The Power of Habit', 'Smarter Faster Better', & 'Supercommunicators'; Podcast Host: 'How To!'
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Michael Eisner

  • Chairman & CEO, The Walt Disney Company (1984-2005); Business Leader, Entertainment Innovator, and Digital Entrepreneur
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Desiree Rogers

  • CEO & Co-Owner: Black Opal Beauty; Fmr. White House Social Secretary
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gmoney

  • Futurist. Disruptor. Ape.; Famed NFT Collector, Investor, and Thought Leader
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Steven Bartlett

  • Investor, Innovator, Disrupter; Bestselling Author of "The Diary of a CEO"; Dragon on BBC's 'Dragon's Den'; Host of Europe's Leading Podcast, 'The Diary of a CEO'
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Jimmy Wales

  • Founder, Wikipedia - one of the world's top 10 most visited websites; Internet Entrepreneur; Wiki Pioneer
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Dick Costolo

  • CEO of Twitter (2010-2015), Venture Partner, and Technology Entrepreneur
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Brian Kelly

  • Founder of The Points Guy, Viral Travel and Lifestyle Influencer, Advocate for Travel as a Force of Global Good
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David Plouffe

  • Fmr. Obama White House Senior Advisor; 2x NYT Bestselling Author: 'The Audacity to Win' & 'A Citizen's Guide to Beating Donald Trump'
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Sheena Iyengar

  • Columbia Business School Professor, Director, Global Leadership Matrix, Author, 'Think Bigger' & 'The Art of Choosing'
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Erica Keswin

  • Workforce Culture & Organizational Behavior Expert; WSJ Bestselling Author of 'The Retention Revolution' & more
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Conor Grennan

  • NYU Stern School of Business, Chief AI Architect; Podcast Host: 'AI Applied'
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Greg Creed

  • Former CEO of Yum! Brands, Former CEO, COO & CMO of Taco Bell, and Author
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Phil Libin

  • Entrepreneur, and Tech & AI Expert in using tech to enhance humanity, productivity, and business
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Karen G. Mills

  • U.S. Small Business Administration (2009-2013); Former Member of President's Economic Council, Fintech Expert
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L. Jon Wertheim

  • Renowned Sports Journalist

Steve Brown

  • AI expert and former executive at Google DeepMind and Intel

Martha Pease

  • Pioneering Brand, Marketing, & Advertising Executive, Former CMO at Victoria's Secret, Lifetime TV, and Neutrogena, Transformation Expert and Change Agent, Named a 'CMO to Watch' by Business Insider

Niren Chaudhary

  • Former Chairman & CEO of Panera Brands, and Former COO of Krispy Kreme

Hana Ben-Shabat

  • Founder of Gen Z Planet, Author of 'Gen Z 360', Expert on Gen Z and its Effect on Culture, Work, and Commerce

TJ Adeshola

  • Former VP of Global Partnerships for Twitter and World-Renowned Media Executive

Nataly Kogan

  • Happiness Expert, Venture Capitalist & Successful Tech Entrepreneur; Author of Happier Now

Gary Swart

  • Former CEO of Odesk, world's largest online martketplace ; Venture Capitalist

Aminatou Sow

  • Co-host, Call Your Girlfriend Podcast

Kenneth Cole

  • Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc

Robin Lewis & Michael Dart

  • Robin Lewis Michael Dart

Julie Williamson

  • Co-Author of 'Matter', VP of Strategy & Research at Karrikins Group, and Expert in Organizational Strategy

Mark Jeffries

  • Communication Consultant, Presentation Coach, Emcee and Moderator

Tan Le

  • CEO and Founder of Emotiv; Innovative Technology Entrepreneur

Cheryl Shavers

  • Silicon Valley Success Story

Sally Hogshead

  • Business, Professional, and Personal Branding Expert

Jason Schenker

  • President of Prestige Economics, Top Forecaster by Bloomberg in 47 Categories, Bestselling Author of 15 Books on Future Trends, Forbes Contributor and LinkedIn Top Voice

Vivek Wadhwa

  • Technology & Innovation Author, Academic and Futurist

Shane Feldman

  • Founder & CEO of Count Me In; Leadership Keynote Speaker

Robert Herjavec

  • Panelist on ABC’s Shark Tank, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Jerry Michalski

  • Futurist & Thought Leader on Transformative Business Models

Kindra Hall

  • Strategic Marketing Storytelling Expert

Jeff Rohrs

  • Technology Futurist, Social Media Expert, Marketing, Relationship & Branding Thought Leader

Peter Sheahan

  • Bestselling Author and World Renowned Speaker on Exploiting Business Trends and New Market Opportunities

Mitch Lowe

  • Co-Founding Executive of Netflix; CEO of Movie Pass; Former President of Redbox

Adam Hartung

  • Worldwide Leading Speaker on Business Growth

Carlos Hidalgo

  • CEO & Co-Founder of Digital Exhaust; Growth Expert in Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success

Jay Williams

  • CEO & Co-Founder of Improbable Media, ESPN Personality, New York Times Bestselling Author, College Basketball Champion & Hall of Famer

Scott Klososky

  • Technology Expert

Daniel Burrus

  • Global Technology Futurist, Business Strategist, Bestselling Author, and Disruptive Innovation Expert

David Rowan

  • Founding Editor-in-Chief of WIRED UK, Renowned Tech Journalist, and Expert in Disruption & Innovation

Steve Wozniak

  • Co-Founder of Apple Computer & Philanthropist

Kaihan Krippendorff

  • Top Business Strategist; Founder, Outthinker, Growth Consulting Firm

Thomas Frey

  • Google’s Top Rated Futurist Speaker

Daniel Newman

  • Eminent Tech Analyst, CEO, and Speaker

Ashish J. Thakkar

  • Africa's Youngest Billionaire

Brian Forde

  • CEO and co-founder of Numero, Former Senior Advisor at White House

Peter Diamandis

  • Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation

Michael Veltri

  • Business Transformation Expert, Experienced Leader & Author

Kelly McDonald

  • Customer Trends, Marketing, and Sales Expert

Jack Tretton

  • Corporate Consultant

Adam Cheyer

  • AI Pioneer, Creator of Apple's Siri and Samsung's Bixby AI Assistants

Faith Popcorn

  • World Famous Trend Forecaster

Seth Mattison

  • Workforce Strategist and Management Trendspotter, Author of 'The War at Work' Editors Pick for Favorite Speakers by MeetingsNet

Ryan Estis

  • One of the “Best Keynote Speakers Ever Heard” (Meetings & Conventions Magazine)

Nicholas Webb

  • World Renowned Innovation, Healthcare and Leadership Futurist, Best-selling Author

Robert Safian

  • Founder The Flux Group

April Rinne

  • Global Authority on New Economies, Innovation, and Future of Work, and Author of the Business Bestseller 'Flux'

Adam Braun

  • NYT & WSJ Bestselling Author, Founder of Pencils of Promise and MissionU, and Leader of the For-Purpose Industry

Gina Sanchez

  • Market Strategist, Economist & Television Commentator

Abigail Posner

  • Director, Creative Works at Google, Expert on Activating Expansive Thinking in People & Organizations

Maha Abouelenein

  • CEO & Founder of Digital & Savvy, Author, Entrepreneur and Host of the Savvy Talk Podcast

Aaron Ross

  • Bestselling Author of Predictable Revenue; Business growth and sales expert

Blake Masters

  • New York Times Bestselling Author of Zero to One; President, Thiel Foundation

Matthew Luhn

  • Former Pixar Story Artist

Delano Lewis

  • Former Ambassador to South Africa and Former President and CEO at NPR

Andrew M. Davis

  • Best-Selling Author of Brandscaping and Town INC

Geoff Colvin

  • Senior Editor-at-Large at Fortune, and Bestselling Author Arming Leaders to Confront Disruptive Change and Win

Doug Lipp

  • Former Head Trainer, Walt Disney University

Robin Lewis

  • Co-Author, The New Rules of Retail

Chris Riddell

  • Award-Winning, Industry Recognized, Human Futurist

Jerry Michalski & April Rinne

  • Jerry Michalksi: Futurist & Thought Leader on Trust and Sensemaking

Ian Morrison

  • Healthcare Futurist

Marc Randolph

  • Co-Founder and Former CEO, Netflix

Mark Thompson

  • Authority on Leadership & Business Strategy

Matt Medved

  • Co-Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of 'nft now' and Early Adopter of Web3 and AI

Jason Del Rey

  • Veteran Business Journalist and Author of 'Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets'

Pippa Malmgren

  • Former Presidential Economic Advisor and Bestselling Author

James Canton

  • Futurist

Anders Sorman-Nilsson

  • Global Futurist and Innovation Strategist; Thought Leader on Disruptive Thinking, Change Management and Digital Adaptation

Shep Hyken

  • Customer Service and Customer Experience Expert

Erika Karp

  • CIO at Pathstone and Expert on ESG Investing, Corporate Sustainability Strategy, LGBTQ Inclusion in Finance

Byron Reese

  • Influential Futurist and Technologist

Robert Tucker

  • Business Futurist, Innovation Expert & Best-Selling Author

Jim Carroll

  • The Futurist that CEOs Trust

Jessica Jackley

  • Entrepreneur, Investor, & Educator, Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at the Marshall School of Business at USC

Regan Parker

  • General Counsel and Chief Public Affairs Officer, ShiftKey; Author of '(Mis)carriage: A Mother's Story of Why Pregnancy Loss Matters'

Mike Walsh

  • Futurist & Bestselling Author

Ken Hughes

  • World Leading Shopper & Consumer Behaviouralist & Customer Experience Strategist

Terry Savage

  • Best-Selling Author and Columnist on Personal Finance

Gail Evans

  • Author of Play Like a Man, Win Like A Woman and She Wins, You Win: The Most Important Rule Every Businesswoman Needs to Know

Keith Ferrazzi

  • Chairman, Ferrazzi Greenlight

Bill Taylor

  • Co-Founder of Fast Company and Three-Time Bestselling Author

Maddy Dychtwald

  • Author, INFLUENCE: How Women’s Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better and Cycles: How We Will Live, Work and Buy

Alexis Abramson

  • Emmy and Gracie Award-Winning Journalist and Generational Innovation Expert

Nick Jankel

  • Thought Leader on Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity (VUCA)

Blake Morgan

  • Customer Experience Futurist

Dr. Mark van Rijmenam

  • Global Top 10 Big Data Influencer and Founder of Datafloq.com

Dana Cowin

  • Award-Winning Food and Lifestyle Tastemaker, Former Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine Magazine, and Host of 'Speaking Broadly' Podcast

Scott Galloway

  • NYU Business School Professor, Serial Entrepreneur, & NYT Bestselling Author

Jeremy Rifkin

  • Author, Economic and Social Theorist, Advisor to the European Union and Heads of State, and President of the Foundation on Economic Trends

Josh Linkner

  • Serial Entrepreneur, New York Times Bestselling Author, and Venture Capital Investor

Scott Steinberg

  • Keynote Speaker, Strategic Consultant, Best-Selling Author, Tech Futurist

Andrew Winston

  • Green Business Expert