8 Top Speakers for the Cloud and Data Industry

The cloud and data industry is everywhere these days due to the widespread adoption of AI and AI agents. These companies are helping companies store data and optimize workflows. However, challenges remain with increasing costs, rising energy use, data security, and the cultural perception of data centers.

At BigSpeak Speakers Bureau, we work with some of the most requested speakers for the Cloud and Data Industry. These keynote speakers are helping organizations with artificial intelligence, data security, company culture, and more.

Here are the top eight most requested speakers.

1) Eric O’Neill is a former FBI counterintelligence agent, national security attorney, corporate investigator, and national cybersecurity strategist. Telling dramatic stories from his life, shown in the movie Breach, he inspires audiences to protect themselves while giving them actionable tools to do so.

2) Adam Cheyer is an expert in AI and intelligent interfaces who started successful companies, such as Siri (sold to Apple to build the Siri assistant); Viv Labs (sold to Samsung to build their new voice assistant); Sentient (a large-scale machine learning company sold to Cognizant); and GamePlanner.ai (AI tools to help the world make better decisions, sold to Airbnb).

3) Sol Rashidi is the bestselling author of Your AI Survival Guide (‘Top 50 AI’ books), a 3x TEDx speaker (2M+ views), a senior Harvard Fellow, and the inventor of 10 patents. Sol bridges executive strategy with practical AI applications for you and your business.

4) Zack Kass is a global AI advisor and the former Head of Go-to-Market at OpenAI. In his compelling talk, Zack will deliver a comprehensive roadmap on how to build, develop, motivate, and retain high-performing teams in an AI-driven world.

5) Marcus Collins is a culture expert, bestselling author, and the Professor in Residence at TikTok. Marcus is a recognized authority on leveraging the power of culture to influence behavior, inspire collective change, and move them to take action. Marcus helps companies and organizations realize the best versions of themselves by unlocking the power of culture.

6) Jia Jiang is the world’s foremost authority on rejection, a most-viewed TED Talk speaker, Toastmasters Golden Gavel winner, and the bestselling author of Rejection Proof. Using stories from his 100 Days of Rejection experiment, he shares how you can become more resilient in your own life.

7) Matthew Luhn is a master of the art, practice, and business applications of storytelling. He draws upon his 30-year career working on The Simpsons and Disney/Pixar blockbusters, including the Toy Story series, Finding Nemo, Up, and Ratatouille.

8) Dan Chuparkoff is one of the world’s leading experts on AI, innovation, and the future of work. As a technology leader at Google, McKinsey, Atlassian, and more, Dan led transformations for teams in every industry as the world navigated three decades of technological change.

If you would like to book a speaker for your cloud or data industry event, contact BigSpeak Speakers Bureau today.

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