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.
Patricia Suflita Wilson is a highly successful chief executive, evangelist, chief marketing officer, board member, and public speaker committed to making the world a better place. Over two decades, Patricia has earned a reputation for her integrity, sound business judgment, demonstrated financial acumen, and superior communication skills. Formerly, she was CEO of Make-A-Wish, responsible for leading the overall direction of one of the largest chapters nationwide, and created a permanently restricted endowment for future sustainability. Her work helped to build one of the most recognized and respected brands. Prior to joining Make-A-Wish, Patricia held leadership roles at PBS/NPR stations WHRO and KQED, the 5th largest public broadcaster. She also produced several educational public TV series before serving as executive director of a science and wildlife environmental museum. Currently, Patricia is a frequent keynote speaker and consultant to several startups (marketing, branding, web architect, social media, community engagement, publicity, philanthropy plans, etc.) She also serves on the board of directors for Illuminate (Bay Lights) and Friends of the Urban Forest.
Finland-based international business leader specializing in AI, drones & mobility. Advises investors & boards on exponential tech. R&D partnerships across Europe. Speaker, author & YouTube creator.
Paul is an exponential guide helping organizations see the future and find their place in it. He is a sought-after consultant and international speaker, guiding thousands of executives globally.
Silicon Valley futurist & tech forecaster advising global leaders. Stanford Adjunct Professor, Atlantic Council Fellow & Royal Swedish Academy Fellow. Harvard, Cambridge & Stanford alumnus shaping the future of technology strategy.
World's first Happiness Hacker teaching 10M humans to future-proof happiness. Creator of the Intentional Adaptability Quotient™. TEDx speaker. Partner to Google, Microsoft & more. Founder of BKindred.
Political Scientist & global authority in Urban Mobility, Smart Cities & PPPs. Pioneer in Sharing Economy; launched Latin America's first bike-sharing. Singularity University faculty, speaker, author & AI/Big Data advisor.
Silicon Valley veteran with 30+ years in strategy & product marketing. Led $1B+ revenue at 3dfx & Trident. Patent holder, IEEE author, educator & founder of FutureResolve.com. Speaker on exponential tech & leadership.
Microsoft AI & Data Specialist | Keynote speaker on transhumanism & emerging tech | Co-founder, Transhumanism Australia | Ex-KPMG & Deloitte Global Director | Bridging AI, longevity science & the future of humanity.
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Ray Kurzweil is a world class inventor, thinker, and futurist, with a thirty-five-year track record of accurate predictions. He has been a leading developer in artificial intelligence for 61 years – longer than any other living person. Called the “the restless genius” by The Wall Street Journal and “the ultimate thinking machine” by Forbes magazine, he was selected as one of the top entrepreneurs by Inc.magazine, which described him as the “rightful heir to Thomas Edison.” PBS selected him as one of the “sixteen revolutionaries who made America.”
Scientist, engineer & biotech pioneer. Principal of Exponential Biosciences, Chair of Digital Biology at Singularity University. Co-founder of BioCurious. Featured in Wired, Forbes & Nature. Making biology accessible to all.
Global tech author, innovation strategist & Singularity University faculty. 7 books, MIT Thought Provoker, Discovery Channel host & CEO of Makers consultancy. Hall of Fame marketer driving exponential innovation in Latin America.
CEO of DVX & former McDonald's Chief Digital Officer, Rob Gonda drives exponential value via data. 25+ years leading digital transformations, advising top global brands, Forbes columnist & keynote speaker.
Technologist, entrepreneur & futurist. Former CEO of Singularity University, Rob advises startups, Fortune 500s & governments on exponential tech, AI, robotics & social impact. Angel investor, engineer, Stanford & UC Davis alum.
Geostrategist & defense futurist at Naval Postgraduate School. PhD in Geopolitics, JD, Singularity U faculty. Trains senior security leaders in strategy & innovation. Expert in asymmetric warfare, cybersecurity & border security.
Deep Tech Investor & Experience Economy Expert. Founder/CEO of MESMR. Singularity Group Expert. Board member, Beacon Media. Oxford MBA, LSE, Sciences Po. PhD Public Policy. US Dept. of Commerce Star Partner Award.
Climate tech expert, investor & entrepreneur. Co-founder of D3, world's largest climate tech accelerator. Founder of New Energy Network. Published author. Driving global clean energy innovation & transition.
Pioneering data economist & future synthesist, Dr. Sabine Seymour coined "Fashionable Technology" and leads MOONDIAL & PONY EARTH, driving regenerative finance, digital health, and biodiversity. Featured in Wired, Forbes & NYT.
Sahra-Josephine is an expert on converging technologies and how these are applied in learning contexts to design personalized and adaptive learning experiences that empower end-users to improve their lives.
Futurist, inventor & educator Sally Dominguez drives moonshot thinking & resilience strategies. Creator of Adventurous Thinking™, she's trusted by NASA, SONY & IKEA. Faculty at Singularity University. Based in SF Bay Area.
Entrepreneur & innovator Samantha Snabes co-founded re:3D, advancing affordable 3D printing in 50+ countries. NASA alum, IEEE Global Chair, Air National Guard Reservist, firefighter & EMT-B driving tech, sustainability & global access.
Sharron is co-founder and executive director at The Centre for Disruptive Technologies which leverages an impressive Africa-wide and global network of experts in disruptive technologies to advise government and businesses on the implementation of digital transformation strategies. In addition, she is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer – Project Finance at the University of Cape Town – Graduate School of Business where she focusses on smart city technologies and sustainable, nexus investing for development. Sharron is also an enterprise development expert having launched some of the first impact investment funds in Africa. She is co-founder & shareholder of Women in Infrastructure Development & Energy (WINDE). WINDE is one of the largest and most impactful women’s infrastructure investment consortiums in Africa. She is also a founder of the Adventure Capitalists Network which invests in game changing ideas being developed by teens and university students.
Shuo Chen is a General Partner at IOVC, where she focuses on early stage venture investments in Silicon Valley with a focus on future of work and enterprise/SaaS. She is also Faculty at UC Berkeley and Singularity University. Shuo is appointed by California Governor Gavin Newson to serve as 1 of 13 voting members on California's Mental Health Commission (as the first Asian American Commissioner), which includes overseeing ~$2.6 billion annually in state budget and advising the Governor or the Legislature on mental health policy.
Global AI investor & futurist with 20+ years in tech. Founder of HumAIn Capital, bridging human & AI systems. Former Morgan Stanley banker turned serial entrepreneur, now shaping Australia's AI ecosystem.
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.
Dr. Amber Straughn is an astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, where she serves as the Deputy Project Scientist for James Webb Space Telescope Communications.
Andrew Yang is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and politician known for his 2020 presidential campaign as a Democrat, which was centered on a proposal for Universal Basic Income (UBI) dubbed the "Freedom Dividend."
Anousheh Ansari is an Iranian-American engineer and co-founder of Prodea Systems, a technology firm. She gained fame as the first female private space explorer when she flew to the ISS aboard Soyuz TMA-9 in 2006, a journey she funded herself.
Arianna Huffington is a Greek-American author, syndicated columnist, and businesswoman. She co-founded The Huffington Post, a popular news and blog site in 2005, which quickly became one of the most widely-read, linked, and cited media brands on the Internet.
Caroline Yap is the co-founder of Dryad Networks, an environmental IoT startup aimed at mitigating wildfire risks through ultra-early detection systems installed in forests. She has a background in business administration and has dedicated her career to sustainable environmental solutions through technology.
Cathie Wood is the Founder, CEO, and CIO of ARK Invest, an investment management firm that focuses on disruptive innovation and offers investment solutions to investors seeking long-term growth in the public markets
Dr. Daniel Wangpraseurt is an interdisciplinary marine biologist whose research bridges coral reef science, engineering, and biophysics. He leads the Coral Reef Ecophysiology and Engineering Lab at Scripps and also serves as the co-founder of Hybrid Reef Solutions, a startup that aims to address the need for effective and sustainable solutions to protect coral reefs.
David Sinclair is a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, known for his research on aging and lifespan extension. His work focuses on understanding why we age and how to mitigate age-related diseases.
Deblina Sarkar is a nano technologist and an Assistant Professor at MIT Media Lab where she leads the Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek research group. Her work innovates at the nexus of technology and biology, creating new ways to interface with the human brain
Dimitri Deheyn is in the Marine Biology Research Division at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. Deheyn is a marine biologist who has been studying ecotoxicology for more than six years. Originally from Belgium, he received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees at the Free University of Brussels where he first became involved in research on marine organisms producing bioluminescence.
Dr. Haven Baker is a co-founder of Pairwise, a technology company pioneering the application of gene editing (CRISPR) in plant breeding. Accomplishments include a significant number of technology and research deals with academic and commercial entities including Harvard, Broad Institute, Mass General Hospital, Bayer, and a range of other ag companies.
Keolu Fox Ph.D., Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) is an assistant professor at University of California, San Diego. Dr. Fox’s multi-disciplinary research interests include genome sequencing, genome engineering, computational biology, evolutionary genetics, paleogenetics, and Indigenizing biomedical research.
Dr. Tamsin is an evolutionary biologist known for her original research on baboon social evolution, and a leading author in the field of Biomimicry, innovation inspired by nature. She has provided leading-edge Biomimicry innovation to a global and Fortune 100 clientele for the past 15 years, and is the Founder of TEEM Innovation Group LLC, a company providing developmental tools and experiential education to life-minded leaders.
Eric Schmidt is best known for being Google's CEO from 2001 to 2011, helping grow the company from a Silicon Valley startup to a global leader in technology. Under his leadership, Google dramatically scaled its infrastructure and diversified its product offerings while maintaining a strong culture of innovation.
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Eriona Hysolli completed her PhD work at Yale University working on derivation and characterization of human induced pluripotent stem cells and the role of micro RNAs during reprogramming. She then went on to do postdoctoral training in George Church’s lab where she published studies on Genomically recoded bacteria - mammalian co- culture systems, multiplex genome engineering approaches for human genome recoding. Furthermore, in his laboratory she derived the first reprogrammed African elephant iPSCs and led the woolly mammoth de-extinction efforts, work that she carried forward at Colossal Biosciences as head of biological sciences. There she led the efforts to de-extinct the woolly mammoth, working on Proboscidean comparative genomics and reference genome assemblies, multiplex editing in embryo for de-extinction, Asian elephant iPSC derivation and stem cell technologies, as well as biobanking efforts for elephant conservation. In 2023, she was selected as one of Time100 Next luminaries for her work on mammoth de-extinction.
Jared Kaplan is the co-founder of Anthropic, an AI safety and research company. Kaplan, who holds a PhD in physics from Stanford University, has focused his career on developing scalable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
John-Clark Levin is research lead for Google AI visionary Ray Kurzweil. At Kurzweil Technologies, he conducts foresight about the roadmap to artificial superintelligence, including focus on applications to the life sciences.
Kai-Fu Lee is a Taiwanese-born American computer scientist, businessman, and writer, renowned for his work in artificial intelligence (AI). He has been a key figure in shaping the AI landscape in China and globally.
CEO & co-founder of Savor, pioneering carbon-neutral fat production to decarbonize food systems. PhD from MIT. Former Orca Sciences project director. Driving scalable climate solutions through science and entrepreneurship.