Peter Diamandis Keynote Speaker

  • Chairman and CEO, XPRIZE Foundation
  • Co-founder and Executive Chairman, Singularity University
  • Named one of the "World’s 50 Greatest Leaders, Fortune Magazine

Peter Diamandis's Biography

Peter Diamandis is one of the world’s most sought-after expert speakers on innovation.  Peter is also the Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in designing and launching large incentive prizes to drive radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. Best known for the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE for private spaceflight and the $10 million Progressive Automotive X PRIZE for 100 mile-per-gallon equivalent cars, the Foundation is now launching prizes in Exploration, Life Sciences, Energy and Education.

Diamandis is also an international leader in the commercial space arena, having founded and run many of the leading entrepreneurial companies in this sector. As co-Founder & Chairman of the Singularity University, a Silicon Valley based institution partnered with NASA, Google, Autodesk and Nokia, Diamandis counsels the world’s top enterprises on how to utilize exponential technologies and incentivized innovation to dramatically accelerate their business objectives. Additionally, Diamandis is the co-founder and vice-chairman of Human Longevity Inc. (HLI), a genomics and cell therapy-based diagnostic and therapeutic company focused on extending the healthy human lifespan.

In his keynote presentations, Diamandis focuses on the importance of innovation and he looks to the future in explaining how exponentially advancing technologies will transform our companies, our industries, our governments and our lives over the next 5 to 10 years.

Diamandis is New York Times best-selling author of “Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think “(2012) which shows how exponential technologies, coupled with the DIY movement and the on-line connectivity of the “rising billion” will enable an age of global abundance providing water, energy, food, shelter, education and healthcare in unprecedented availability for humanity. He is also the author of “BOLD, How to go BIG, Create WEALTH and Impact the World” ( 2015), a how-to guide for using exponential technologies, moonshot thinking, and crowd-powered tools to create extraordinary wealth while also positively impacting the lives of billions.

Diamandis was named by Fortune Magazine as one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders”.  He earned degrees in Molecular Genetics and Aerospace Engineering from MIT, and holds an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.

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Videos of Peter Diamandis

Abundance is our future | Peter Diamandis
Abundance is our future | Peter Diamandis
Sura Summit 2017 - Peter Diamandis
Sura Summit 2017 - Peter Diamandis

Articles, Media & Podcasts

Books by Peter Diamandis

The Future Is Faster Than You Think: How Converging Technologies Are Disrupting Business, Industries, and Our Lives
Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think

Comments & Testimonials

Diamandis offers a critical perspective that everyone - from CEO to innovator - needs to hear. His insights on innovation, technology and the future are a breath of fresh air, a perfect antidote to the latest depressing headlines. If you’re looking for someone to help you chart your future, Peter is the perfect choice.
Sir Ken Robinson

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