These keynote speakers bring expertise on how industries are reshaped by technological, market, and societal shifts, offering actionable strategies for businesses to adapt and thrive. Whether virtual or in-person, they provide valuable insights on navigating the fast-changing business landscape.
At Great Business Speakers, we specialise in connecting you with the perfect business speaker for your event. Our extensive network of industry leaders ensures you’ll find an expert who aligns with your event’s objectives and resonates with your audience. We help you select a speaker who can drive impactful discussions, spark new ideas, and leave a lasting impression, ensuring your event’s success.
Book a digital disruption speaker to stay ahead of the game. These transformational experts will provide a range of strategies for competitive business in a market where the speed of advancements threatens the status quo. Though brand identity is the backbone of your company, consumers expect you to push the boundaries of innovation or get left behind.
Discover our Digital Disruption Speakers below, or contact the team at Great Business Speakers to enquire or book. +44 1753 439 289
Named as one of the world’s Top 30 Professional Speakers by Global Guru, and one of the Top 10 Thought Leaders on AI by Thinkers360, Karl Lillrud is one of the most experienced eCommerce business professionals, as well as a business coach, and bestselling author.
His book You, Me and AI (2023), Karl delves into the AI revolution from 54 different angles, underscoring his extensive understanding of the subject. He also explores how AI is transforming society in areas such as education, creativity, work, and our sense of identity, identifying topics including digital immortality, machines understanding spirituality, and the reinvention of democracy through AI governance.
In huge demand, Karl provides keynotes on the topics of business growth, eCommerce, consumer behaviour, and online business strategies. He has worked with and spoken to clients across the globe, from the UK and the US to Norway, Sweden, Spain, and France.
Dr. Cristiana Pace is a leader and innovator in motorsport with a focus on sustainability and change management strategies.
Cristiana has made her mark in a 20 year career, which has seen her become the first woman to work alongside the FIA technical department in Formula 1, make key contributions to the FIA’s safety legacy and work with Williams Advanced Engineering to advance and utilise motorsport technology both in the industry and far beyond the racetrack.
In 2021, she was voted one of the Top 50 Women in Engineering by WES and The Guardian for her involvement with the Covid Appeal having worked on the development of the Oxford Box, a shield designed to protect NHS staff and patients during the intubation process. She is also an ambassador of the Silverstone Technology Cluster. Cristiana is a Chartered Engineer of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and a Fellow of the Women in Engineering Society (WES).
She is a well-respected speaker on technology transfer, motorsport, e-mobility, STEM and diversity.
From child prodigy to MBE, Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon is Head Stemette and co-founder of Stemettes, the award-winning social enterprise inspiring the next generations of females into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) roles via a series of events, talks and opportunities.
She completed her GCSEs whilst in primary school, won a scholarship to study mathematics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore at the age of 13, and was awarded a Masters degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Oxford at age 20, becoming one of the youngest people ever to do so. Unsurprisingly, Anne-Marie’s career has continued to soar.
In 2018 alone, Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon was named in Forbes’ list of the Top 50 Women in Tech in the World, voted the 5th most influential woman in IT by Computer Weekly and was the recipient of the prestigious Barclays UK Woman of the Year Award.
Named amongst the top 10 BAME Leaders in Tech by The Evening Standard, Anne-Marie’s impact in STEM is unmatched. A champion for women in the sector, she discusses the future of work, why technology needs diversity and company culture transformation.
Julie Waddell grew up in Northern Ireland, surrounded by foodies as her Grandparents were in the catering trade.
After university, Julie ended up working as a radio news presenter at the BBC in 2005.
Julie’s passion for food and broadcasting came together when she took on a role on BBC Radio 4 as a journalist on The Food Programme in 2012.
Dominic McGregor is a successful entrepreneur and advocate with a strong background in business, mental health, and sobriety.
Dominic co-founded Social Chain, a global marketing agency that achieved significant growth and success. After leaving Social Chain, Dominic co-founded Fearless Adventures, an investment fund focused on supporting and scaling new businesses.
Dominic is also involved in the Fearless Academy, which aims to provide education and skill development in the digital space.
Jules Coleman founded, built and sold UK based domestic cleaning marketplace start-up, Hassle.com, an online cleaning service platform.
Famous for bronzing more celebrity bodies than we’ve had hot dinners, Judy Naaké is an entrepreneur with a difference.
Most recently seen as the subject of Eamonn and Ruth’s highly acclaimed How The Other Half Live and BBC2’s much acclaimed Peter Jones Meets series, Judy’s story is an inspirational one.
Jonathan Holloway is a creative visionary, seasoned business leader and extraordinary storyteller who understands that every single organisation needs better tools to manage constant change, and create the unforgettable experiences that their customers and colleagues require.
His bold thinking and talent for connecting huge vision to practical action illustrate the compelling execution that great companies need to thrive in disruptive times.
For over a decade, Andrew Vorster was the Head of Technology Research for Visa Europe, gaining a reputation for fresh thinking, and proposing pragmatic solutions to complex problems.
Andrew has over 30 years of experience identifying and tracking trends in technology and business behaviours across a variety of industries. His colourful and engaging storytelling drawn from his real-life experiences helps businesses to harness the current pace of change, identify the opportunities it presents, and stimulates transformation.
Jon Burkhart is best known for being an international award-winning keynote speaker, strategist and author of the world-famous Newsjacking.
Through his consultancy company, TBC Global, he has helped brands rethink their business practices so that they stand out from their competitors with a more impactful and engaging story. He has also helped leaders solve problems in surprising ways that lead to growth. In his speeches and workshops, he uses his Constant Curiosity framework to solve problems in marketing, company culture, and customer experience.
In the last decade, Jon has travelled to over 25 different countries, inspiring clients such as BMW, Deloitte, Havanans, Microsoft and Salesforce to be more daring. He is also one of the very few people to speak at the South By South West (SXSW) conference 10 times, and he now serves on their advisory board. He has also hosted an event at Cannes Lions which led him to create his ‘beernote’ closing keynote speech.
In addition to his own published work, he has been featured in publications such as Rolling Stone, Fast Company, and The Guardian.
Andrew Grill is a sought-after Actionable Futurist with over 30 years of experience in companies including IBM, British Aerospace and Telstra.
Unlike traditional futurists, who look at what life will be like in 10, 20, or more years, Andrew uses future trends to deliver practical insights that can be used immediately.
Passionate about the digital, Andrew believes that “to get digital, you need to be digital”, and his top keynotes provide actionable tips on how to harness technology to achieve long-lasting goals.
Now a popular keynote speaker, consultant, event moderator, and advisor, Andrew has spoken to thousands of delegates at over 500 live events in 40 countries.
David Rowan is one of the world’s leading technology speakers and thought leaders.
He is founding UK Editor-in-Chief of the highly respected WIRED magazine, and author of Amazon #1 business bestseller Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas from the World’s Smartest Minds (Penguin). David Rowan has delivered over 600 keynote talks around the world and event moderator for governments, WIRED, TED and the World Economic Forum.
Elsewhere he is technology columnist on The Times, GQ and Condé Nast Traveller. Not just a speaker, David Rowan practice’s what he preaches, being an active adviser to & investor in 60+ tech start-ups to date.
Andini Makosinski is a Filipino-Polish-Armenian “Renaissance Woman”. inventor, STEM, UN Youth ambassador, writer, and influencer.
When Ann was fourteen years old, she found out that her friend Maria in the Philippines failed a grade in school because her family couldn’t afford electricity. Maria therefore had no light to study with when darkness hit at 6 pm, so Ann set about finding a solution. Ann ended up inventing the Hollow Flashlight, a flashlight that runs off the heat of the human hand. During the beginning of her grade 11 year, the flashlight went viral online and Ann won in her age category at the Google Science Fair in Mountainview, California.
Ann Makosinski then invented another device – the eDrink. The eDrink harvests the excess heat of one’s hot drink and converts it into electricity, giving one’s phone a boost of energy.
More awards and interviews followed, and Ann with her father set up Makotronics Enterprises Incorporated in Victoria BC to manage the patenting and licensing of her inventions.
Ann’s gift of speech and presentation launched her into becoming one of the most sought-after keynote speakers of her generation. She has spoken at places and events ranging from Peter Diamandis’ Singularity University, 5 TEDx , Dubai, Iceland, Chile, Argentina, Berlin, Armenia, etc.
David Constantine MBE is a pioneering expert in disability design, charity founder, and independent consultant.
Initially interested in pursuing a career in agriculture, a diving accident at 21 stopped him in his tracks, and he was forced to look down a new path.
Over his 30+ year career, David has built a worldwide reputation in the disability sector and was named an MBE in 2010 for services to disability. He also won the RSA Student Design Awards and the RSA Bicentenary Medal for his contribution to design advancement in industry and society.
David is now one of the most sought-after disability speakers on the circuit, speaking at expos, summits, and to individual business owners and companies.
Dave Birss is obsessed with creativity, what it is, how to make use of it, and why some people are better at it than others. It’s at the very centre of everything he does, and he is passionate about helping everyone to improve their creative thinking.
Dave’s talks are simple, easy-to-understand, funny, interesting, and captivating, and offer audiences tangible ideas that they can then implement in their own personal or professional lives.
As well as keynote speaking, Dave offers a number of training courses designed to help at every stage of the creative process, offers consulting work to a wide-range of companies to create better ideas and more successful innovation, and puts all his thoughts to paper, publishing a number of successful books.
Jessica Butcher MBE is a serial technology entrepreneur, angel and advisor, co-founder of Tick, and Blippar.
She has been named a CNBC “Top 50 Disruptor” in 2015-2017 alongside companies such as Uber, Air BnB, and Spotify.
Jessica is the recipient of numerous awards including the BBC’s Top 100 Women, Fortune’s Most Powerful Female Entrepreneurs, The Evening Standard’s ‘Progress 1000’ list & Europe’s Top 50 Inspiring Women in Tech.
Amelia Kallman is a highly regarded futurist, speaker and author who has been named one of the ‘Top 25 Women in the Metaverse’ and ‘Top 20 World-Leading Futurist Speakers 2024’.
Specialising in technology, innovation, and the emerging opportunities and risks associated with AI, XR, the metaverse, and Web 3.0, Amelia empowers organisations to navigate innovation, build strategies and make informed decisions about the future.
She regularly consults for a number of Fortune 500 companies, with clients including Unilever, Puma, Avixa, PWC, Allianz, Lloyd’s, Red Bull, TD Synnex, and the UK Parliament.
Amelia makes the complex accessible, empowering her audiences with the foundational knowledge, context, and language they need. She leaves her audiences feeling inspired, with actionable insights they can apply immediately.
Alysia Judge is one of the UK’s premier speakers and broadcasters on gaming.
An award-winning journalist, presenter and producer, Alysia specialises in video games, entertainment, film, technology, cultural analysis, women in tech, and education.
Alex Hunter is a branding and customer experience expert, keynote speaker, and angel investor. He is also the creator and host of Attaché, an award-winning online travel show, aimed at showing frequent travelers all they need to know before visiting a city on company business.
Previously, Alex served as the global Head of Online for the Virgin Group, overseeing the Virgin brand’s global digital strategy in its entirety, as well as Sir Richard Branson’s personal digital strategy.
After studying for her master’s degree at the University of Chicago and working on a political campaign there, Alex Depledge returned to the UK to work as a consultant at Accenture. She specialised in customer and channel execution. In 2012, Alex teamed up with her friend and fellow Great Business Speakers Jules Coleman to start the online business Hassle.com, now known as ‘Helping’. Impressively, Alex raised the largest VC capital funding ever for a solely female owned business at the time.
What started life as a rather modest booking page allowing users to book all manner of services, became a well-known brand. The duo would go on to sell the company in 2015 for an impressive £24 million.
The following year, the duo set up Resi.co.uk – with Alex as CEO and Jules as CTO – an online architectural platform helping UK homeowners renovate and extend their homes.
Alex is now a popular entrepreneurial speaker, looking at start-up mentality, branding, scaling up a business, overcoming obstacles, the importance of duty of care, diversification, and how to respond to customer needs.
Daniel Chappell is a forward-thinking entrepreneur dedicated to redefining the health and wellness landscape through creative innovation and effective leadership.
Backed by a solid academic foundation, he has built his career in elite sporting environments, applying his expertise to drive both performance and wellbeing.
With more than ten years’ experience in the sports sector, Daniel has held strength and conditioning roles with organisations including Richmond upon Thames College, Bristol Bears, Bath Rugby, Imperial College London, Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club, and PerformancePro.
In 2020, he launched VTMN, a premium supplement brand designed to support the demands of modern professionals. He is also the co-founder of UNTIL – the world’s first members’ club for health and wellness practitioners – created to give independent professionals the tools, space, and support they need to run thriving businesses without compromising their own wellbeing.
Daniel Bobroff is the founder of Coded Futures, a creative technology advisory firm focused on the future of retail, and formerly the co-founder and Investment Director of ASOS Ventures, the online fashion company’s venture capital division.
In over two decades as an innovator, entrepreneur, mentor and investor, Daniel Bobroff has pioneered in-game advertising – “selling Mario to the admen” – starting an advertising medium that is today an eight-billion-dollar market, has developed chart-topping video games that sold in their millions, and is, today, a leading thought leader and keynote speaker in the world of retail and fashion technology.
Diversity speaker, Adah Parris is an award-winning polymath and enthusiastic curator of people, patterns and stories, anti-disciplinary artist, tech futurist, activist, and keynote speaker.
An expert in fields including systems design, digital and ecological technology, and living systems, she has an unique perspective on innovation, technology, and transformation. She is both empathetic and subversive, challenges the status quo, and helps people to recognise and bridge the gap between their external stories and internal behaviours.
Since 2020, Adah Parris has been chair of Mental Health First Aid England, a social enterprise that offers expert guidance and training to support mental health in the workplace. She is also Chair for The Centre for Cultural Values Advisory Group.
Adah Parris is co-founder of Ism.Earth and Artist in Residence at the Santa Barbara Centre for Art Science and Technology. She was an Artist in Residence at the Design Science Studio and the Living Collaboratory – a partnership between The Design Science Studio and the Emergent Media Lab at the University of California Irvine.”
