8 Top Speakers for the Manufacturing Industry

The world of manufacturing is undergoing a drastic transition. It faces acute labor shortages, a widening skills gap, high costs, and the urgent need for digital transformation. To survive this volatile environment, companies must be flexible, resilient, and innovative.

At BigSpeak Speakers Bureau, we work with some of the most-requested speakers for the manufacturing industry. Companies are seeking out these speakers because they are experts in resilience, teamwork, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence.

1) Dr. JP Pawliw is an award-winning visionary when it comes to building high-performing teams and cultures, and co-author of the New York Times bestseller, Performing Under Pressure. His work with leaders from Fortune 100 companies, U.S. Marines, Olympic athletes, NBA and NFL teams has provided him with considerable opportunities to test his science-based tools in environments of high pressure.

2) Zack Kass is a global AI advisor and the former Head of Go-to-Market at OpenAI, where he built the company’s sales, solutions, and partnerships teams. He provides audiences with an eye-opening discussion on the transformative impact of AI and how to prepare for a new future.

3) Erica Dhawan is a leading authority on 21st-century teamwork, collaboration, and innovation, and has been named a Marshall Goldsmith 100 coach. Erica uses the power of storytelling and humor paired with research findings to provide audiences with interactive, refreshing, practical strategies for modern innovation-driving teamwork.

4) Eric O’Neill is a former FBI counterintelligence agent, national security attorney, corporate investigator, and national cybersecurity strategist who inspires audiences to protect themselves while giving them actionable tools to do so.

5) Kevin O’Leary is an expert in finance, the founder of O’Leary Financial Group, the Chairman of O’Leary Ventures, Beanstox, and O’Shares Investments, and a Strategic Investor in WonderFi. A frequent guest on CNBC, Fox Business, and CNN, Kevin is a go-to expert on business topics and financial markets. 

6) Cassandra Worthy is a top motivational keynote speaker, chemical engineer, innovator, and the world’s leading expert on Change Enthusiasm®. Cassandra inspires and empowers her audiences to shine and overcome any challenge in their lives.

7) 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.

8) Heather McGowan is a globally recognized future-of-work strategist, keynote speaker, and 2x bestselling author who equips leaders and organizations to navigate relentless change by activating their most critical resource: their people. 

If you would like to book a top speaker for the manufacturing industry, contact BigSpeak Speakers Bureau today.

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