New Speakers | Spring 2017
Global Speakers Agency is proud to announce several exciting new speakers recently added to the roster. These engaging experts, within a range of sought-after topic areas, are now available to inspire and inform your next meeting or conference. Great new speakers allow us to bring new perspective to some of the most in-demand presentation topics:
Ian Campeau, also known as DJ NDN, is a founding member of the music group A Tribe Called Red (ATCR). Through a powerful combination of art and activism, Ian and ATCR use their notoriety to draw attention to issues of racism, gender based violence, stigmas of mental health, and other forms of oppression. Ian is Ojibwe, Anishinaabe from the Nipissing First Nation. His presentations include:
Ian Calling… An Interactive Discussion
Mental Health
Violence Against Women – It’s a Men’s Issue
Indigenous Futures
Request more information on Ian for your event here.
He’s been called a “force of nature” by CEO’s, and a “born storyteller” by best-selling authors. Famous architects have called him a “@#)%)@ genius”, and senior executives across North America say he’s “the best at what he does, period.”Author, advisor, and researcher David Allison probably knows more about motivating contemporary markets than anyone; he’s been studying how & why people behave the way they do for more than 30 years. He helps organizations and individuals understand their market, survive & thrive through massive change, and motivate more people to act more often. His presentations include:
How to Motivate More People More Often
Next-Generation Real Estate Development and City-Building
Survive and Thrive as Technology Shakes-Up Your Market
Request more information on David for your event here.
Ann (Andini) Makosinski is an acclaimed student inventor interested in alternative energy harvesting techniques and their applications in improving the life of people all over the world. She is best known for her invention; the Hollow Flashlight, a flashlight that runs solely off the heat of the human hand. The flashlight was recognized with the a Gold Medal and the Energy Award at the Canada-Wide Science Fair, the Google Science Fair Award, and received four awards at the Intel Science and Engineering Fair. Her presentations include:
How to Be a Differentist
Inventing the Future
Why I Don’t Use a Smart Phone
Request more information on Ann for your event here.
Alayna Fender is a cat-loving LGBT+ content creator who makes educational comedy videos on a wide range of topics, with mental health and sexuality being her specialties. Whether it’s discussing sexuality or mental health issues, or simply vlogging and doing challenges, Alayna brings her frank and funny perspectives to any topic. Her presentations include:
Mental Health, Mindfulness, and You
Words Can Help, and Words Can Hurt (My Story)
Workshop/Training | Mindful Self-Compassion
Panelist/In Conversation
Request more information on Alayna for your event here.
This is just a taste of the new speakers we are proud to represent. Additional speakers we’ve recently added include:
Mohamed Fahmy
| Award-Winning Author, Journalist & Advocate for Freedom of the Press
Emma Sulkowicz | Artist & Consent Culture Activist
Brett Bruen | Former U.S. Diplomat & Director of Global Engagement at the White House
Nikolas Badminton | World-Renowned Futurist
Matthew Luhn | Storytelling & Brand Expert, Pixar Alumni
Xavier Sala-i-Martin | Chief Economic Advisor to the World Economic Forum & Expert on Innovation & Competitiveness