Singularity Experts
Trusted subject matter experts (SMEs) aligned with our key taxonomy areas. These distinguished professionals are available through our open enrollment program and our Speaker Bureau, offering organizations and event planners the opportunity to engage a Singularity Expert for speaking engagements, conferences, or specialized events.
You'll notice some of our Experts include the title of Fellow. Singularity Fellows are distinguished collaborators within the Singularity Expert community, recognized for their exceptional contributions to their respective areas of expertise. They play a vital role in advancing thought leadership, fostering community engagement, and expanding the network of experts, while also participating in speaking engagements and pro bono initiatives that further Singularity's mission.
Pioneering synthetic biologist & futurist, Andrew Hessel leads Humane Genomics, co-founded Genome Project-write, and co-authored The Genesis Machine—dedicated to harnessing living systems for humanity's greatest challenges.
Forbes Top 50 Women in Tech & CEO of Iris.ai, making deep scientific knowledge accessible via AI. Award-winning entrepreneur, global keynote speaker, and boundary-pusher who also builds race cars & rides a Harley.
Blockchain innovator & emerging markets advocate. Singularity University Faculty. Co-author of *Trust*. Former Doctors Without Borders. CBC's 12 Young Leaders Changing Canada. Top 50 Women in Tech.
Global thought leader, researcher & author of 10+ best-selling books. PhD in Management of Technology. CEO of Management Insights, expert in AI, leadership & innovation management. ISO TC 279 recognized.
Exponential Thought Leader & Tech Visionary with 30+ years across 5 continents. SingularityU faculty, smartphone pioneer, and founder of Wise Mirror. Bridging tech & spirituality to empower communities and shape humanity's future.
Energy futurist & Internet of Energy pioneer. Founder of Unify.energy, MIT-awarded innovator, Singularity University expert. Inspiring the world toward 100% renewable, inclusive energy for all.
Distinguished Professor at IST & Singularity University AI expert. PhD from UC Berkeley, author of 3 books, past president of IST. Decades of AI/ML experience helping businesses navigate AI's transformative impact.
Geophysicist, entrepreneur & AI pioneer. Co-founder/CEO of Isazi Consulting, Ashley Anthony bridges science & business to drive sustainable, transformative solutions across Africa. Bearer of knowledge, by name and nature.
Entrepreneur, bestselling author & business advisor. Co-founder of Nobody Studios. Author of *Unlearn* & *Lean Enterprise*. Speaker, faculty at Singularity University. Helping leaders innovate & achieve extraordinary results.
Prof. Benjamin Rosman leads Africa's largest AI lab at Wits & founded the MIND Institute. Co-founder of Deep Learning Indaba, National Geographic Explorer, CIFAR Scholar, with 120+ publications shaping AI across Africa and beyond.
Founder of The Innovation Agency & Singularity University faculty. 600+ engagements across 50+ countries with clients like Google, Apple & Tesla. Featured in Forbes, Fast Company & The Economist.
Founder of the world's first dot-com & early Waymo team member. Top AV expert, EFF Chairman Emeritus, Singularity University faculty. Keynote speaker & advisor shaping the future of mobility and technology.
Global keynote speaker & "leader of leaders." 30+ years advising Visa, UBS & Rio Tinto. Creator of Radical Leadership, Innovation & Intelligence—Harvard-referenced frameworks. First Nations leader inspiring transformative change.
Former Navy SEAL & founder of Arena Labs, Brian Ferguson pioneers High Performance Medicine®—bringing elite training, peak performance science, and cutting-edge tech to healthcare and surgical teams.
DoD AI Chief Strategist & EDF Fellow driving global impact across defense, environment & humanitarian sectors. Forbes 30U30, WEF Pioneer. Oxford PhD candidate. Advised Google, UN, NASA, CIA & more.
VP at University Ventures & Forbes 30 Under 30 in Education. Expert in ed-tech & future of work. Former McKinsey consultant. Founder of alternativestocollege.com. Barnard College, summa cum laude.
International Speaker & Communication Expert with 25+ years experience. Creator of the Conscious Connection Framework. Helping teams sell, serve & lead effectively through conscious communication. Award-winning. Global reach.
Globally recognized expert in digital transformation & leadership. Author of 6 books, incl. NYT bestseller *Open Leadership*. Founder of Altimeter. Harvard grad. Top 50 Leadership Innovator per Inc. magazine.
Principal & UX expert with 20+ years in Digital Health, AI & Behavior Design. Founder, consultant & coach bridging human needs and technology for award-winning health solutions across startups and global pharma.
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CTO at Gantri, PhD engineer & Singularity University winner. Founder of Intelligent Space, ex-NASA JPL Fellow. Expert in AI, space & 3D printing. Keynote speaker blending deep tech expertise with entrepreneurial vision.
Co-CEO of SingularityU Australia, Christina Gerakiteys is a global catalyst for exponential thinking & human potential. Founder of UtopiaX, keynote speaker, PhD candidate, and innovation champion inspiring leaders worldwide.
Visionary innovation catalyst & top 100 designer. Award-winning author, WEF/G7 leader, Singularity University faculty. Expert in digital transformation, sustainability & circular economy. MIT advisor driving global change.
PhD AI expert, Chief AI Officer at WPP & CEO of Satalia. 25+ years experience, UCL doctorate, top 10 CAO globally. Advises on AI strategy, ethics & innovation. TEDx & Google speaker on democratising technology.
Stanford/Harvard physician-scientist, inventor & entrepreneur. 25+ years in healthcare innovation. Founder of Exponential Medicine & NextMed Health. TED speaker, FDA-device inventor, pilot & former NASA astronaut finalist.
Global tech strategist & national security expert. Chair at Stimson Center, PhD Emory, post-docs at MIT & Harvard. Double CIO 100 winner. WEF Young Global Leader. Keynotes in 15+ countries. Pioneering AI, cybersecurity & space innovation.
Guest Speakers
Guest contributors are industry professionals and thought leaders not formally affiliated with Singularity. While they may be invited to share valuable insights in specific programs, they are not part of Singularity's official Speaker Bureau and cannot be booked through our channels for external engagements.
Kieran N. Blanks (pronounced Ky-ren) is an ecosystem architect and innovation strategist specializing in the design of human-centered systems for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. As CEO of The Blankslate Group and Head of Product & New Ventures at Opportunity Hub (OHUB), he works at the intersection of technology, talent, and institutional design—helping organizations translate emerging technologies into durable economic and societal value.
Reynolds has spent much of her career in two different worlds that both center their business around foresight. Whether working with scientists at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory or strategists at BMW Designworks, she has used design to create new pathways and find untapped opportunities in new and non-traditional places.
Founder of SINAI Technologies, Maria Fujihara drives global decarbonization with 15+ years in climate tech. Bridging business strategy & environmental science to advance net-zero emissions at scale.
Martine Rothblatt is an American lawyer, author, and entrepreneur. She is the founder and former CEO of SiriusXM Satellite Radio and the current chairman and CEO of United Therapeutics, a biotechnology company she founded to save the life of one of her daughters.
Michael Saylor is an American entrepreneur and business executive who co-founded MicroStrategy, a company providing business intelligence, mobile software, and cloud-based services. Saylor is known for his strong advocacy of Bitcoin, having transformed his firm's cash reserves into a substantial Bitcoin portfolio starting in 2020
Visionary entrepreneur & futurist, Mic Mann is CEO of UBU (Africa's first metaverse) & Co-CEO of SingularityU SA. Expert in AI, Web3, XR & exponential tech, he champions Africa's digital future.
Mustafa Suleyman is a British entrepreneur and activist from London. He co-founded DeepMind Technologies, an artificial intelligence company bought by Google in 2014. Suleyman has led DeepMind's applied AI division, which uses AI to solve real-world problems, including energy use reduction and medical research.
Pioneering technologist & virtual world innovator, Philip Rosedale founded Linden Lab & created Second Life. Now back as CTO, he brings decades of expertise in immersive tech to drive the platform's next chapter.
Raj Gokal is Co-founder of Solana, a highly functional open source project that banks on blockchain technology’s permissionless nature to provide decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions.
Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, a research organization that aims to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. Previously, he was the president of Y Combinator, a startup accelerator known for its part in the rise of companies like Dropbox, Airbnb, and Stripe.
Actuary & social entrepreneur Dr. Taddy Blecher co-founded MII—named by Stanford as a top-12 global innovator—empowering 25,480+ South Africans via free education, generating $5B+ in career earnings. Skoll Award winner & WEF Young Global Leader.
Tony Robbins is an American author, coach, speaker, and philanthropist, known for his self-help books including "Unlimited Power" and "Awaken the Giant Within." As a life and business strategist, Robbins advises and counsels Fortune 500 executives, athletes, and world leaders.
Tristan Harris is a former Google design ethicist and a co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology. His work focuses on the ethical and humane use of technology in society. Harris has been a vocal critic of the ways social media manipulates users by exploiting their attention, dubbing himself the "closest thing Silicon Valley has to a conscience."
Vinod Khosla is an Indian American billionaire engineer, businessman, and venture capitalist. He is the founder of Khosla Ventures and co-founder of Sun Microsystems. Khosla is known for his wide range of investments in various sectors, particularly in clean technology and biomedicine.
Theoretical neuroscientist & entrepreneur Dr. Vivienne Ming cofounded Socos Labs to unlock human potential through AI. Her work spans cognitive neuroprosthetics to social impact, making her a leading voice on AI, inclusion, and gender equity.
Ying grew up in Las Vegas and discovered her love for plants when she moved from the desert to California. She earned her Ph.D. at Stanford, studying the genomics and physiology of salt and heavy metal tolerant extremophytes. As a postdoc at the Salk Institute, she identified genes related to altering root morphology to engineer bigger, deeper roots that capture carbon for the Harnessing Plants Initiative. She has traveled all around the world observing how plants adapt to extreme environments, and loves weird and wacky plants! Ying is passionate about harnessing the power of Rare Flora to pave the way for a climate-resilient future, where plants, people, and our planet thrive together. Phytomining, an eco-friendly approach, has tremendous potential to revolutionize our impact on the environment.
Zack Abbott, PhD, is cofounder & CEO of ZBiotics, creator of the world's first genetically engineered probiotics. From Pre-Alcohol to Sugar-to-Fiber, he's making cutting-edge biotech accessible for everyday wellness.