Thinkers360 Top Voices 2026 and Global Gurus rankings precede a new keynote program on disruption, strategic foresight, and AI, a TEDxJacksonville talk, and a new speaker reel
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Futurist keynote speaker Roger Spitz, Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute, ranks #6 in the Americas and #15 worldwide in Global Gurus’ 2026 World’s Top 30 Futurist Professionals, and #6 in Thinkers360’s Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Management. He enters 2027 with a new keynote program, a scheduled TEDx talk, and a new speaker reel.
In October 2026, Thinkers360 also named Spitz among its Top Voices 2026, a distinction spanning October 2026 through October 2027, and features him in its Top 50 on Artificial Intelligence. Leading speaker agencies and platforms rank him among the top futurist keynote speakers for disruption, strategic foresight, and AI.
Spitz is scheduled to speak at TEDxJacksonville 2027: You Are Here on January 16, 2027. His 2027 keynote program adds “Metaruptions & Structural Unpredictability: The AAA Framework Response” and “The Law of Inaction: Agency and Leadership for Compressed Decision Windows” alongside the Visionary Trilogy (Mindset Shift, Intelligence Shift, Leadership Shift). The program examines how leaders strengthen decision-making, anticipate systemic disruption, and preserve agency as AI and Metaruptions reshape strategy.
The new 2026–2027 keynote speaker reel is available at disruptivefutures.org/speaking. Recent and upcoming engagements include Meta’s Conversations 2026 in London; the PREA Investors Fall Conference in Washington, DC; the IdDC Board Directors’ Summit in Santiago, Chile; and the RIMS ERM Conference in Columbus, Ohio.
“Leaders no longer choose between acting and waiting — inaction is itself a decision, and often the costliest one,” said Spitz. “The 2027 program is built around that reality: developing the agency to decide effectively while the ground keeps moving.”
About Roger Spitz
Roger Spitz is Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute, a San Francisco-based strategic foresight and executive education organization, and the author of five books, including the award-winning bestseller Disrupt With Impact. He coined Techistentialism in 2016 and Metaruptions in 2019, and is a member of the World Economic Forum’s AI Governance Alliance.
Speaker reel and bookings: https://www.disruptivefutures.org/speaking
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SOURCE Disruptive Futures Institute
