Speakers - Presidents Summit

MOST RECENT
WORLD LEADING SPEAKERS

UPCOMING
WORLD-LEADING SPEAKERS

Decision Making

Dan Ariely

#1 Behavioral Economist and Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University. 3x New York Times Bestselling Author including "Predictably Irrational," “Misbelief,” "The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty."

Organizational Effectiveness

Liz Wiseman

World-Renowned Researcher and Executive Advisor in Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness. Author of Multiple New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers “Multipliers”, “Rookie Smarts”, “Impact Players”.

Power of Breathing

James Nestor

World-Leading Expert on the Science of our Breathing. Award-Winning Science Journalist, and New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of “Breath”, with 2M+ copies sold.

Emotional Intelligence

Mikkel Severin

World-Leading Expert on Emotional Intelligence and Mind Control. Advises Top 1% on decoding people within Leadership and Negotiation to Achieve Excellence.

Technology & Humanity

Dr. Imran Rashid

Specialist in General Medicine, Thought Leader on Technology’s Impact on Our Health, Entrepreneur, and Bestselling Author of "Offline".

Plan for Planet

Bjarke Ingels

One of the Most Inspirational Architects of our Time. Designed world-renowned structures such as Google’s first-ever ground-up Campus, Copenhill, Freedom Plaza, The Spiral in NYC.

Kick-Ass Culture

Kim Scott

World-Leading Expert on Effective Communication and Leadership. NYT and WSJ bestselling author of “Radical Candor” multiple years running with 1M+ copies sold. #1 most recommended book.

Productivity

David Allen

World’s #1 Expert in Personal and Organizational Productivity. NYT Bestselling author with over 3M+ copies sold and creator of the groundbreaking "Getting Things Done" (GTD) time management method.

Organizational Behavior

Prof. Chip Heath

World-Leading Expert on Organizational Behavior and Decision-making. Stanford Professor and Co-Author of Four NYT and WSJ Bestsellers with 3M+ Copies Sold: "Made to Stick", "The Power of Moments", "Switch", and “Make Numbers Count”.

Making the World Sleep Better

Dr. Els van der Helm

Neuroscientist and World-Leading Expert on Sleep. Teaching at IE Business School, St. Gallen, IMD, and named as one of top 5 sleep experts in the World by Thrive Global.

Human Behavior

Thomas Erikson

World Renowned Leadership Expert. Author of bestselling series "Surrounded by Idiots”, sold 10M+ copies worldwide and translated into 42 languages. Top 10 most read book.

Meetings & Leadership

Prof. Steven Rogelberg

World-Leading Expert on How to Fix Meetings. Organizational Psychologist Known for his Expertise in Workplace Dynamics, Team Effectiveness, and Organizational Science. Recipient of the Very Prestigious Humboldt Award for his Research on Meetings.

Future Vision

Prof. Knut Haanaes

World-Leading Expert on Future Vision and Professor of Strategy at IMD Business School. Co-authored Bestselling Book “Your Strategy Needs a Strategy”.

How to Raise Successful People

Esther Wojcicki

Known as the Godmother of Silicon Valley. Pioneering Educator and bestselling Author of "How to Raise Successful People”. Mother of 3 Extremely Successful Daughters.

Innovation & Creativity

Dr. Frederik Pferdt

World-Leading Expert on Innovation, Author of: What's Next Is Now, Google’s First Chief Innovation Evangelist, and Adjunct Professor at Stanford.

Sales Excellence

Aaron Ross

World Renowned Sales Expert and Author of Bestsellers "From Impossible to Inevitable" and "Predictable Revenue" named 'The Sales Bible of Silicon Valley'.

Leadership

Prof. Adam Galinsky

World Renowned Expert on the Universal Path for Leading Others. Vice Dean and professor at the Columbia Business School and Selected as One of the World’s 50 Best B-School Professors.

Entrepreneurship

Prof. Christina Wallace

World-Leading Entrepreneur-Coach and Has Crafted a Career at the Intersection of Business, the Arts, and Technology. Currently Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, Where she Teaches Entrepreneurship and Leads HBS Startup Bootcamp.

Storytelling

Neil Strauss

World-Leading Expert on Storytelling and 10-times NYT Bestselling Author. Longtime contributing editor at Rolling Stone and a former music critic, cultural reporter, and columnist at The New York Times.

Space Exploration

Per Lundahl Thomsen

Chief consultant at DTU Space, specializing in Geomagnetism and Geospace. Per has extensive experience managing space technology projects, including operations on The International Space Station (ISS).

Design Thinking

Prof. Jeanne Liedtka

One of the World’s leading pioneers within fields of Design Thinking, Corporate Strategy, and Innovation Management. Darden School of Business professer and author of several influential books, including "Designing for Growth".

Technology Investing

Nikolaj Nyholm

Serial Entrepreneur and former Venture Capitalist. Now working in E-Sports and Gaming and is the Founder & Chairman at Astralis, a leading Global E-Sports Brand, as well as Founder & CEO at Scattershot, a Game Development Studio.

The Science of Happiness

Prof. Sonja Lyubomirsky

One of the Most Highly Cited Researchers in the Field of Happiness, with over 76,000 citations. Stanford PhD and Bestselling Author of "The How of Happiness" which has been published in 39 countries.

Generative AI

Jonathan Allen

Seasoned Executive and One of World's Leading Cloud Strategy Experts. Led Large-Scale Cultural Transformation Through DevOps and Cloud-First Approach at Capital One UK and Now Advises Executives Around the Globe.

The Art of Expansion

Henrik Bang

Managing Director of Polestar in Denmark. Henrik has more than 20 years of experience in Top Positions in Scandinavia with brands such as Renault, Fiat and Jaguar Land Rover, among others.

Mega Uncertanties

Daria Krivonos

World-Leading expert on Megatrends and the Future of Business. CEO of Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies.

Peak Performance

Rasmus Bagger

World’s Leading Peak Performance Coach, who has helped and coached multiple World- and Olympic Champions, as well as executives of large international companies.

Passion & Intelligence

Ernesto Sirolli

World-Leading Sustainable Development Expert, Founder and CEO of the Sirolli Institute. He is a World Renowned Leader in Community Development and Sustainable Growth.

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A SELECTION OF PAST
WORLD-LEADING SPEAKERS

Steve Wozniak

Co-founder of Apple

Bill Clinton

The 42nd President of the United States

Linda Hill

#1 Expert on Enabling Innovation

Daniel Pink

World’s #1 Expert on Human Behaviour & Bestselling Author

Gary Vaynerchuk

World’s #1 Expert on Human Behaviour

Richard Branson

Founder of The Virgin Group

Robert Waldinger

World's #1 Expert on Happiness

Wendy Suzuki

#1 Expert on Harnessing Brain Power

Roger Martin

World´s #1 Management Thinker

Dan Ariely

World Leading Expert on Behavioural Economics

Stephen M.R. Covey

Expert in Leadership & NYT bestselling author

Joe Gebbia

Co-founder of Airbnb & Chairman of Airbnb.org

Thomas Erikson

Leadership Expert & Author of "Surrounded by Idiots”, 10M+ copies sold

Kim Scott

World-Leading Expert on Effective Communication, NYT & WSJ bestselling author

Bjarke Ingels

One of the Most Inspirational Architects of our Time

George Mumford

Performance & Mindfulness expert

Cassie Kozyrkov

Expert on data driven decision making

Jim Clifton

Chairman and Former CEO of Gallup

Robert Waldinger

World's #1 Expert on Happiness

Wendy Suzuki

#1 Expert on Harnessing Brain Power

Dr. Frederik Pferdt

Google´s Chief Innovation Evangelist

Next Presidents Summit

10 & 11 June 2025, Copenhagen