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.
Founder of ReGen Villages (Stanford spin-off), James Ehrlich pioneers AI-powered regenerative communities with food, water & energy systems. Stanford, NASA & Singularity University faculty; Obama White House advisor.
Futurist Jamie Metzl—WHO genome editing advisor, Atlantic Council Fellow & OneShared.World founder—explores genetics, biotech & AI in *Superconvergence* (Hachette). Oxford PhD, Harvard JD, former NSC official & Ironman athlete.
Award-winning behavioral scientist & bestselling author helping 1B people. Expert in AI, VR/AR & blockchain, partnering with PwC, Deloitte & more. MIT Research Fellow, top-rated speaker, PhD candidate. Author of *The Startup Equation*.
India's top tech thought leader & digital transformation expert. Founder of Digital Matters & Tech Whisperer Ltd. Bestselling author, Mint columnist, ex-Mahindra CDO & Microsoft leader. Advisor to ThoughtWorks, Mahindra & more.
Award-winning educator & facilitator empowering leaders to shape the future. Top-rated at Singularity University; guest lecturer at Berkeley Haas & Stanford d.school. Expert in leadership, complexity & futures thinking.
Researcher, educator & artist specializing in GenAI. Director of Knowledge at Singularity, UNF educator, and MOCA Jacksonville instructor. Empowering creatives & leaders to harness AI with confidence.
Founder of Audacious & ex-Head of Innovation at Deloitte Denmark, Jesper Beck advises C-suite leaders on market dynamics and high-growth ventures. Strategist in consulting, finance & private equity.
Global management consultant, author & entrepreneur. 40+ years in strategy & digital transformation. Founder, Deloitte Center for the Edge. Author of *The Journey Beyond Fear*. Top thought leader per WEF & BusinessWeek.
Global keynote speaker & futures strategist. Faculty at Singularity University & Duke Corporate Education. Trusted by Coca-Cola, Mastercard & PwC. 5x bestselling author helping leaders navigate AI, change & the future of work.
Forbes' top futurist & HBR's "world's leading transformation architect." Ex-HP Global Futurist, author of Rogue Waves, and advisor who's generated $27B+ for clients like Samsung & Microsoft.
Futurist & innovation strategist with 20+ years in Silicon Valley (Apple, Adobe, Autodesk). Singularity University faculty. Ocean & space explorer. Keynote speaker helping leaders harness AI and exponential tech for a better future.
TEDxMelbourne Licensee since 2009, Jon Yeo is a globally recognised executive speaking coach & CSP helping CEOs build trust and influence. Clients include Salesforce, SAP & NAB.
Global keynote speaker, WEF Tech Pioneer & bestselling author. Founder of Beenova AI, Top 100 Women in AI. Reached 85K+ people worldwide. Clients: Google, Sony, HSBC. Singularity University Faculty. AI, education & inclusion expert.
Dr. José Morey, the world's first Intergalactic Doctor, is CEO of Ad Astra Media Inc. Eisenhower Fellow, bestselling author & keynote speaker advising NASA, MIT & the White House on AI, healthcare & space exploration.
GM of Microsoft AI For Good Research Lab, leading AI/ML research for Earth, Health & Humanitarian causes. Pioneered SIDS research, published in Pediatrics. Former CTO of Alerts.com. Johns Hopkins grad & global TEDx speaker.
Montreal designer-entrepreneur & MIT spinout founder making genetic engineering accessible to all. Bridging tech & design, featured in Wired, NYT & MoMA. Co-author, fellow & advocate for human-centered science.
Global leader & Princeton/Oxford alumna. Advised PMs & Tech CEOs on transformation. Led equity-driven tech initiatives in healthcare & education. Executive coach to founders & women leaders. Faculty bridging Asia to Silicon Valley.
Deloitte's AI & Analytics leader in Australia, Kellie Nuttall drives Smart Cities and Future of Mobility innovation—harnessing IoT, big data & AI to build safer, efficient, and sustainable urban transport systems.
Founder & CEO of Geolab, Kian Gohar is a globally recognized Human-AI collaboration expert, bestselling HBR author, and innovation keynote speaker who has coached dozens of Fortune 500 leadership teams.
Longevity pioneer Dr. Kris Verburgh founded nutrigerontology, linking nutrition to aging. Magna cum laude MD, bestselling author since age 16, researcher at VUB, and sought-after speaker on health and longevity.
Visionary co-CEO of SingularityU Australia, angel investor & founder of Ignite Alliance. Faculty at Singularity University, speaking on Finance & Data for Good. Championing exponential tech to solve humanity's greatest challenges.
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.