These experts analyse market shifts, emerging trends, and consumer data to help businesses understand how to stay ahead of the curve. Their expertise allows companies to anticipate market needs, refine product offerings, and align marketing efforts with consumer expectations, driving growth and success. Ultimately, bringing in a Consumer Trends speaker can inspire innovation, enhance decision-making, and ensure your business remains relevant in a fast-changing marketplace.
Great Business Speakers specialises in helping you find the perfect speaker for your business event. We work closely with you to understand your specific needs, audience, and objectives, ensuring the right expert is chosen to deliver impactful, tailored presentations. With access to a network of top-tier professionals, we make it easy for you to secure a leading speaker who will engage and inspire your audience, leaving a lasting impression on your event.
Discover all of our Consumer Trend Speakers below, or contact the team at Great Business Speakers to enquire or book. +44 1753 439 289
Rory Sutherland is an advertising executive, Vice Chairman of the Ogilvy & Mather group of companies, The Spectator columnist, and writer of three bestselling books.
He joined Ogilvy in 1988 as a graduate, going on to work as copywriter, Creative Director, and now Vice Chairman. He has also been President of the IPA, Chair of the Judges for the Direct Jury at Cannes, and has given several TED talks. He is also a trustee of the Benjamin Franklin House in London and a Patron of Rochester Cathedral.
Rory is a globally sought-after keynote speaker. His inimitable flair and curiosity have made him a TED talk superstar, with his talks gaining over 6.5 million views. He is also a regular voice on Radio 4.
Shazam founder Dhiraj Mukherjee is an international keynote speaker on AI, leadership, and adapting to emerging technologies.
He helped grow Shazam from the original idea to over 100 billion uses, and was also named one of Europe’s Top 50 technology entrepreneurs by The Financial Times. Since Shazma’s sale to Apple, he has invested in over 250 leading AI and technology startups, including OpenAI (creators of ChatGPT).
He has also held senior roles in financial services, technology, media, and entertainment. Dhiraj’s expertise is in helping leaders to build adaptable organisations, combining practical experiences building and iconic company with first-hand foresight of a technology-driven future.
Dhiraj has a degree in Mathematical Economics from Dartmouth College, USA and an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. He advises corporate leaders to build organisations that embrace adaptability as a core competency. He guides executives to systematically create companies that learn, evolve, and reinvent themselves, rather than reacting to disruption after it occurs.
“Transformation requires leaders skilled in operating far beyond the familiar, and an organisation that can trust, take ownership and adapt.”
Jim Lawless is a pioneering thought leader and world-class C-suite advisor on strategy execution and high-stakes transformation.
A record-breaking freediver, Jim stands as a global top 10 keynote speaker who has transformed the mindsets of over one million people in 400 countries on five continents.
Daniel Traça is a Professor of Economics at Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE) in London. He is also a Visiting Professor at INSEAD in France and Singapore.
He has previously been an Assistant Professor at INSEAD, and held the Marie et Alain Philippson Chair in Managing for Sustainable Human Development at the Solvay Business School in Brussels, where he was also Vice-President and Director of the MBA program.
Daniel was a Visiting Professor in the KDI School of Management and Policy in Seoul, and in the Graduate Institute of International Economics in Geneva. He worked as a consultant for the World Bank and the European Commission and has published his scientific research in several leading international academic journals in the field of globalisation and economic development.
Professor John Amaechi OBE is a renowned organisational psychologist, bestselling author, and Professor of Leadership at the University of Exeter Business School. He is the founder of APS Intelligence, a consultancy firm that merges behavioural science with psychological insight to help transform business cultures and develop high-performing leaders.
Beyond his academic and business career, John is a former professional basketball player. Growing up near Manchester, he made history as the first Brit to have a sustained career in the NBA. He played for seven years in the league for teams like Utah Jazz and Orlando Magic.
In 2007, four years after retiring from professional sport, he publicly came out as gay, making him the first former NBA player to do so.
Donato Masi is a Professor of Supply Chain Management at the UK Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Centre. SCALE is a research institute established in 2024 by Loughborough University in partnership with the MIT Center for Transportations and Logistics.
His work sits at the intersection of supply chain management and technology, with a strong emphasis on turning advanced research into practical solutions for organisations operating in complex, high-pressure environments.
“My journey as a ceramic artist and writer, and my work on television and stage converge here: to show how to leave what’s familiar and step into what’s possible.”
Jez Rose is a bestselling writer, ceramic artist, presenter, and top 10 keynote speaker leading a global movement for reinvention.
Most of us don’t need more change. But we do need the tools to meet it. That’s why Jez created RESET, a framework, philosophy, and global movement for when the old story stops serving us and when questions start to rise.
Rohit Bhargava is an expert in marketing, innovation, trends, and the future. He believes the world needs more non-obvious thinking and his mission is to help people see what others miss.
For more than a decade, Rohit has been inspiring audiences at Coca-Cola, Disney, Microsoft, NASA, Schwab, SXSW and hundreds of other clients with his signature keynote presentations. He is a master at weaving stories into his talks in a way that helps audiences better understand the world today, while also preparing for the future.
He is a three-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 10 books on marketing, innovation, and trends; has been invited to be a non-boring speaker to events across 32 countries; and is a frequent contributor to publications including Entrepreneur and GQ magazines.
Wolfgang Lehmacher is a global thought leader and supply chain and logistics practitioner, business angel, advisor, board member, and keynote speaker, with over 25 years of hands-on experience in leading technology-enabled transformation in companies of all sizes.
Wolfgang helps companies and leaders to bridge the gap between technology and people, and believes the genuine transformation can only happen when we combine cutting-edge tools with human experience.
He is also the author and contributor to a number of articles, white papers, and business books, and has featured in the Financial Times, Fortune, and Forbes.
Kirsty Hulse is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and confidence expert who helps organisations transform how their people communicate, influence, and lead. Having delivered over 2,000 keynotes and workshops globally with 100% positive audience feedback, she has trained more than 150,000 professionals across companies, including Amazon, LinkedIn, and Spotify.
She is the creator of Confidence Live, a 1,300-delegate conference bringing together world-class speakers, comics, and wellbeing experts. Founder of a marketing agency serving clients such as IBM and Virgin Atlantic, Kirsty built a million-dollar business by the age of 26.
A former stand-up comic who has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and The Comedy Store, Kirsty blends research-backed insight with sharp humour to make complex ideas stick. Her practical frameworks help organisations boost engagement, strengthen leadership presence, and build resilience during periods of change, leaving audiences with tools they can apply immediately.
Adam Pacifico is a leadership expert, barrister, partner at Heidrick & Struggles, and host of the award-winning podcast The Leadership Enigma. With a background that spans law, policing, and executive education, Adam helps C-suite teams solve complex challenges and lead with impact.
Adam has delivered leadership training to over 100,000 people across global companies, including Google, the International Criminal Court, Nike, and Red Bull. His bestselling book, The Leader’s Secret Code, was shortlisted for Business Book of the Year, and he is a regular columnist for CEO World.
Known for translating behavioural science into real-world strategy, Adam gives leaders tools to make better decisions under pressure, lead ethically, and build resilient, high-performing teams. His engaging, practical sessions leave audiences with frameworks they can apply immediately.
Bill Burke is the founder of The Optimism Institute and is a former Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow. His career includes serving as CEO of The Weather Channel Companies and launching Turner Classic Movies at Time Warner.
At 29, he became president of TBS Superstation, working closely with media pioneer Ted Turner, and co-authoring the New York Times bestselling autobiography Call Me Ted. He also co-owned and chaired the Portland Sea Dogs, the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, and co-created the award-winning documentary Live Another Day.
Bill is now a highly sought-after speaker, where he shows how optimism can transform leadership, teamwork, and culture. His message has been featured on NBC’s Today, and Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast. Through The Optimism Institute and Blue Sky podcast, Bill shares insights from world-class thinkers like Daniel Pink and Amy Edmondson, inspiring audiences to adopt a more positive, forward-looking approach to leadership and life.
Martin Gutmann is a globally in-demand keynote speaker who helps leaders to navigate uncertainty with fresh, story-driven insights. Combining history, sociology, and organisational psychology, he challenges conventional thinking and equips audiences with practical tools to rethink leadership, decision-making, and strategy.
A professor at the Lucerne School of Business and senior lecturer at ETH Zurich, Martin’s work has reached over 60 million people through pieces in The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Forbes, Fast Company, and more.
His TED talk, Are We Celebrating the Wrong Leaders, has over 2 million views, and his bestselling book, The Unseen Leader, earned high praise from organisational psychologist Adam Grant.
With a career spanning six countries and a Ph.D. in history, Martin has led major leadership programs, including his role as the founding managing director of the Swiss School of Public Governance. Martin’s global perspective and academic depth make him a trusted guide for leaders in a rapidly changing world.
Alex Liberman is the co-founder, ex-CEO, and current Executive Chairman of Morning Brew. He scaled and sold the business for $75 million
Alex is dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs with insights on building and scaling successful businesses, and runs a number of successful startups.
Alex shares valuable lessons and frameworks for navigating the challenges of start-up life. Passionate about the future of AI, Alex advocates for business to embrace AI-native strategies to thrive in a rapidly evolving landscape.
Mary Portas is one of the most influential voices shaping the future of retail, branding, and customer experience. Known for her bold thinking, deep commercial insight, and passion for transforming businesses, Mary Portas is a highly sought-after keynote speaker for conferences, leadership events, and corporate gatherings worldwide.
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With more than three decades of experience advising global brands and helping organisations navigate changing consumer behaviour, Mary delivers keynote presentations that challenge audiences to rethink how businesses operate in a rapidly evolving marketplace.
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As a broadcaster, bestselling author, and founder of the consultancy Portas Agency, she combines strategic business insight with an inspiring belief that companies must reconnect with customers, communities, and purpose.
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Event organisers looking to book Mary Portas as a keynote speaker can expect a presentation that is energetic, thought-provoking, and packed with practical insights for modern organisations.
David Abbott – Keynote & Main Stage Conference Speaker
David Abbott is an international keynote and main stage conference speaker, pricing expert, and author of How To Price Your Platypus. He helps organisations and leaders around the world unlock higher profitability by understanding the psychology behind pricing — why customers decide to pay what they do, and how to set and communicate prices that stick.
His clients include EweMove, Fine & Country, The Guild, EA Masters, IPG conference, Venues of Excellence and NFAN.
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Jenny Millar: Pricing expert, author and CEO of Untapped Pricing
Renowned for revealing the human psychology that sits behind every price tag, Jenny Millar is a pricing expert, author and CEO of Untapped Pricing. She brings audiences into the quirks of human behaviour from our obsession with “free” to the surprising premiums people will pay when emotion takes over. Jenny has led major pricing transformations at eBay, teaches at the London School of Economics and Warwick Business School, and advises global corporates, private equity firms and high-growth businesses. Co-author of The Pricing Sprint (Bloomsbury, 2026), Jenny is a dynamic keynote speaker who combines behavioural science and commercial strategy to demonstrate to leaders how pricing can become their most powerful lever for growth.
Audiences describe Jenny as “high-energy, relatable and razor-sharp” — a speaker who turns the often-intimidating world of pricing into an inspiring, human, and practical conversation about value, growth and confidence.
“I help CEOs, senior executives, and association leaders achieve their strategic objectives by aligning them with a disruptive, accelerating future. It’s actionable, powerful leadership insight based on detailed, specific industry trends.”
Jim Carroll is a futurist, author, trends and innovation expert, and keynote speaker, who aims to help organisations understand how to align to tomorrow, today. As the world’s leading global futurist, Jim is recognised worldwide for his compelling motivational style. In a career lasting over 30 years, he has shared his insights with over 2 million people around the world, guiding many of the world’s biggest organisations into the future over 2,000+ keynote sessions.
His clients have included everyone from Disney to NASA, Mercedez Benz to the PGA, the World Bank to Pfizer, Microsoft and Cisco, plus CEOs, senior executives, and government leaders.
Tim Harford is a data detective, writer, and ‘geek storyteller’.
A BBC presenter, behavioural economist, and award-winning Financial Times columnist, Tim offers a distinctive blend of humour, intelligence, and narrative He has published a range of bestselling books, including The Undercover Economist, which has sold nearly two million copies, and the Sunday Times number one business book How to Make the World Add Up. He has several BBC radio series, including More or Less, Things That Made the Modern Economy, and How to Vaccinate the World.
He is an honorary fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and in 2019 he was awarded an OBE “for services to improving economic understanding”.
He is a highly sought-after business speaker and has presented for companies including Google and PopTech, as well as three times for TED which have been viewed more than 10 million times.
“AI is not just a technological leap; it’s a catalyst for reshaping humanity’s story, blurring the lines between the possible and the unimaginable.” – Nina Schick
Nina Schick is a globally recognised expert on AI, geopolitics, and power. She has been at the forefront of how AI is reshaping global dominance, not just in business, but in military strategy, economic infrastructure, and state power.
She was among the first to predict the societal impact of AI-generated content (Deepfakes, 2020) and now leads the conversation on Industrial Intelligence – the idea that AI is not just software revolution, but a physical, geopolitical, and industrial transformation.
She has advised and worked with global leaders including NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President Joe Biden. Nina helped shape EU policy for nearly a decade. Now she is a trusted advisor to frontier AI firms and tech firms, including Synthesia, Qlik and Truepic.
Nina is a sought-after speaker at Davos, CES, WebSummit, CogX, TEDx, and regularly appears in MIT Tech Review, WIRED, TIME, and Bloomberg.
Recently named as a global top 10 speaker by MSN, Nick Jankel is a transformative keynote speaker at the very top of his game. A professional futurist, Nick helps leaders both see and shape the future of work, leadership, education, business, healthcare, and more.
With over 30 years of experience, Nick is a world authority of leading in and through change, and how to unlock innovation, business transformation, and rapid adaptation through an uncertain and volatile business landscape. A Cambridge-educated medic, Nick is the creator of the neuroscience-led BTX® Method for leading change and transformation, which he has presented to over 100,000 leaders, and more than 100 Fortune 500 companies.
He is highly sought after for his customised and WOW-making keynotes that inspire hearts, influence minds, and ignite change. He has worked with some of the top corporations, including Google, Pfizer, LEGO, Unilever, HP, and with No 10 Downing Street. His keynotes dazzle even the smartest minds, and are designed to plant seeds of concrete change in his audiences. With over 250 leadership development journeys and 100+ innovation programs designed and led by him, he is a highly experienced facilitator and transformation catalyst who sees a keynote as the accelerator of change.
Nikki Greenberg is a world-leading futurist and multi-award-winning keynote speaker, focused on preparing organisations and leaders for a tech-enabled future. Nikki helps leaders to reimagine their businesses to bring them into alignment with the increasingly digitised way that people live, work, and communicate today.
She has held leadership positions with Fortune 500s, most recently serving as Head of Technology Strategy for Real Estate at Australian investment manager QIC. She is the founder of Women in PropTech and co-chair of the Technology and Innovation Council for ULI in NYC.
Nikki Greenberg is a highly respected and highly sought-after thought leader, speaker and commentator. She is the recipient of a vast number of awards, including being recognised as one of the Top 15 Most Popular Future Trends Keynote Speakers, CIO View’s Five Most Influential Women in Real Estate to Watch, and as a finalist at MIPIM Global PropTech Awards.
John Vary is one of the world’s leading visionaries in futurology and innovation. With a career spanning over 20 years, John has redefined how organisations imagine and create the future. From working as an Innovation Architect at Burberry and a Futurologist for the John Lewis Partnership, John has consistently driven transformational change at the intersection of creativity, human potential, and technology. His expertise spans human and machine collaboration, neurodiversity in innovation, and unlocking potential at the intersection of technology and humanity.
He is now a highly sought-after keynote speaker, and was ranked among the top 10 most sought-after futurist speakers of 2025. He has delivered keynotes on TED, SXSW, and WIRED, captivating live and virtual audiences with his ability to spark curiosity, provoke thought, and inspire meaningful action.
Ellis Watson is a business leader, turnaround expert, and thought-provoking speaker who has worked for the likes of the Mirror Group and Syco. Throughout his career, he has overhauled, revitalised, rebranded, and expanded global businesses, spanning industries from entertainment to transport.
His business career really took off when he was Managing Director of The Sun at the peak of its popularity. He would later become the first Head of Digital for media mogul Rupert Murdoch. He then became the CEO of TV producer Celador International, successfully taking the quiz show Who Wants To Be a Millionaire to over 100 countries.
He is now a highly sought-after business speaker, bringing his original insight, honesty, enthusiasm, and humour, challenging and motivating audiences with a candour that is rare among senior leaders.
