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Lisa Bodell

2017 Speaker
Lisa Bodell

LISA BODELL is an award-winning author and CEO of futurethink. As a futurist and expert on the topic of change, she serves as a global council member of the World Economic Forum and has helped thousands of senior leaders ignite innovation at Bloomberg, Pfizer, Lockheed Martin and many others. Bodell is an inspired speaker who has brought her message to over 30 countries and nearly 100,000 people each year. She has been rated as a top speaker at Google’s client events and is the author of the best-selling books “Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution,” and her most recent book, “Why Simple Wins,” which is focused on killing complexity so we can get to the work that matters. Bodell has appeared on NPR, FOX News, and in Fast Company, the New York Times and WIRED. She is a frequent contributor to strategy+businesss, Forbes and Harvard Business Review. Bodell is an adviser on the boards of the Association of Professional Futurists and Novartis’ Diversity and Inclusion board in Basel, Switzerland. Among her many academic activities, Bodell has taught innovation and creativity at both American and Fordham Universities. @lisabodell

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