Previous SIS Speakers
Social Innovation Summit year-round events feature blockbuster speakers and industry thought leaders in a variety of formats, including main-stage keynotes and panel discussions, interactive breakouts, roundtable discussions, experiences, and VIP social events.
Since our founding, Social Innovation Summit has been honored to welcome a powerful group of high-profile speakers including:
Featured Speakers
WILL.I.AM
Founder
i.am.angel Foundation
HOWARD BUFFETT
Executive Director
Howard G. Buffett Foundation
MARLEY DIAS
Author, Activist, Executive Producer & Founder
#1000BlackGirlBooks
SAL KHAN
Founder & CEO
Khan Academy
GLENN CLOSE
Actress/Producer, Trillium Productions Inc.; Co-Founder
Bring Change 2 Mind
CARLY FIORINA
Former Presidential Candidate; Former Chief Executive Officer of HP
HAMDI ULUKAYA
Founder & CEO
Chobani
ANNE BLACK
President, Goldman Sachs Gives
Goldman Sachs
REID HOFFMAN
Co-Founder and Chairman
LinkedIn
DIKEMBE MUTOMBO
Philanthropist, former NBA All-Star
Dikembe Mutombo Foundation
BAN KI-MOON
Secretary-General
United Nations
DALILA WILSON-SCOTT
EVP & Chief Diversity Officer
Comcast Corporation
MAYOR JACOB FREY
Mayor
City of Minneapolis
KIMBERLY BRYANT
Founder & Executive Director
Black Girls Code
AL ROKER
Host & Weatherman, NBC’s Today Show, CEO, Al Roker Entertainment
KATHLEEN MCLAUGHLIN
Chief Sustainability Officer
Walmart
JERRY YANG
Founder, AME Cloud Ventures; Co-Founder
Yahoo!
MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI
Mayor
City of Los Angeles
ROSARIO DAWSON
Actress; Board Member
The Lower Eastside Girls Club
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON
Co-founder & Editor-in-Chief
Huffington Post
DOLORES HUERTA
Community Organizer; Founder & President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation
VAN JONES
CNN Political Commentator; Author; Founder & President
Dream Corps
PARIS HILTON
Entrepreneur, DJ & Advocate
JESSICA ALBA
Actress; Co-Founder
The Honest Company
MARK CUBAN
Businessman, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur; NBA Team Owner
Dallas Mavericks
ALICIA KEYS
Artist; Global Advocate for HIV/AIDS; Co-Founder
Keep a Child Alive
Shaquille O’Neal
Basketball Hall-of-Famer; Co-Founder at Steady
Selena Gomez
Actress, Artist & Producer; Mental Health Advocate; Founder & Creator of Rare Beauty