Keynote Speaking
Perspective-shifting keynotes from the founder of Non-Obvious. For more than a decade, Rohit Bhargava has inspired audiences at NASA, Disney, Schwab, Microsoft, SXSW and Coca-Cola with signature presentations that help audiences understand today’s world and prepare to lead the future.
What Rohit Speaks About
What if you could see the things that others miss? How anyone can learn to be more creative and innovative by borrowing the habits of non-obvious thinkers.
The world-changing trends Rohit has identified through rare access to innovative labs and testing facilities across the globe, from biophilic skyscrapers to generative AI.
The art and science of earning trust in a skeptical world: the keys to commanding attention, building loyalty and generating results with more human marketing.
An optimistic talk about the future of work in the age of AI, built on a simple idea: the people who understand people always win.
Rohit Bhargava is a keynote speaker on innovation, trends and the future of business — a three-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author of ten books, founder of the Non-Obvious Company and an adjunct professor of storytelling at Georgetown University. He has been invited to deliver keynotes and workshops in 32 countries. Event organizers usually come looking for one of a few things: a futurist keynote speaker who can make what is coming next feel useful rather than abstract, an innovation speaker who can get a room unstuck, or a trends speaker who does more than read a list of predictions off a slide.
He is booked regularly as a sales kickoff speaker and as an opening or closing leadership keynote speaker at annual meetings, national sales conferences, franchise conventions, association events and executive retreats. For sales and revenue audiences the talk is built around what is actually changing in how buyers decide. For leadership audiences it is built around making better decisions in an AI-disrupted market. Marketing teams book him as a marketing keynote speaker on the strength of a decade of trend research and books including Personality Not Included and Likeonomics.
Every session is customized to the audience and the outcome, and can be delivered as a keynote presentation, a workshop, a virtual session or a moderated fireside chat. Common topics include future trends and megatrends, non-obvious thinking and creativity, artificial intelligence and the future of work, storytelling and persuasion, customer experience and building a culture of innovation.
Current Topics, Videos & Booking
Every keynote is customized and the topic lineup evolves every year. The full speaking page has current topics, recent keynote videos, booking details and more.
Rave Reviews
“Over and above being a fantastic speaker, booking Rohit also means you get a partner.”
Paul Treanor · Event Planner“Rohit was fantastic on stage and great to work with! Our crowd loved him!”
Christina Baur · National Restaurant Association“Rohit should think about marketing himself not just as a ‘speaker’ but as an ‘experience’, and a great one at that!”
Dawn Dovey · Sage Hospitality Group“Rohit Bhargava has a rare ability to make big ideas feel accessible and actionable.”
Buddy Rizer · Loudoun County Economic Development“I’ve been hearing nothing but positive feedback on Rohit’s talk.”
Becca White · LinkedIn“Our community has been raving about Rohit and his message.”
Mitch Whitten · Visit Fort Worth“Rohit was terrific! 94% top two boxes which is phenomenal.”
Event Planner · Large Global Bank“He’s no Beyonce, but still worth standing in line for!”
Attendee · SXSW AustinBeyond the keynote, Rohit also hosts signature event experiences including the Non-Obvious 7 Minute Meetup, Rapid Fire Sessions and Non-Obvious Dinners.
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