LinkedIn Speaker Series

Join us for an exciting conversation as our Chief Product Officer, Tomer Cohen chats with Deepak Chopra , one of  TIME magazine's top 100 most influential people. They'll explore how AI can be a powerful ally in enhancing personal and spiritual growth and share key strategies on using AI to overcome obstacles to understanding your inner self.

Are you ready to discover the secrets that drive high achievers? As part of Career Week, join a dynamic Speaker Series event featuring Eduardo Briceño , author of The Performance Paradox: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action, and Tomer Cohen , our Chief Product Officer. Together they will delve into how a learning mindset can propel you toward success, the transformative potential of taking in...

In partnership with our LinkedIn Asian Alliance, we are thrilled to welcome Bonnie Wan , partner and head of brand strategy at Goodby Silverstein & Partners, to our next Speaker Series event. Bonnie is known for her profound insights into life's complexities and her ability to convey them with clarity and warmth. Her new book, The Life Brief , has touched the hearts of readers worldwide, offering...

In partnership with our Black Inclusion Group and Veterans at LinkedIn, we are thrilled to welcome Doug Melville , an Army veteran turned creative powerhouse, to our next Speaker Series event. Our own Ty Heath , director for The B2B Institute at LinkedIn, will have the opportunity to sit down with Doug and discuss themes from his new book, Invisible Generals: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Que...

Trying to say the exact right thing can feel overwhelming at times, and it may even cause us to feel stuck when it comes to moving from having good intentions to taking concrete action. That's what this Speaker Series event is all about—giving us the tools to have constructive, compassionate conversations across differences. Our own Blake Lawit , SVP and general counsel, will sit down with Kenji Y...

Leah Smart ,  LinkedIn editor and host of the "In the Arena" podcast, sits down with Yung Pueblo —author, meditator, and one of social media's leading voices on the topics of healthy relationships and knowing ourselves. They explore self-awareness practices that can help us experience the world around us in crisp and newly vibrant ways.

In partnership with our Black Inclusion Group, we're thrilled to welcome trailblazer and change agent, Bozoma "Boz" Saint John —one of the world's most dynamic, influential, and accomplished marketers—to our next Speaker Series. This special Black Heritage Month event will be a live streamed conversation in our NY editorial studio followed by a book signing. Boz brings unparalleled energy, transfo...

Restaurateur Will Guidara was 26 when he took over as manager of Eleven Madison Park (EMP), a struggling NYC brasserie that had never quite lived up to its majestic location. Within a decade, EMP was named the best restaurant in the world. How did Will pull off this unprecedented transformation, and what did he learn about business leadership along the way? As it turns out, every business can choo...

On Learning InDay, we have an epic opportunity to hear from Seth Godin , blogger, author, entrepreneur, author, and founder of The Carbon Almanac , a global movement to educate and lead urgent action on the climate crisis.  This group, a collaboration between hundreds of writers, researchers, thinkers, and illustrators has published a powerful tool by the same name that focuses on what we know, wh...

Join us as LinkedIn's Vice President of Global Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, Rosanna Durruthy sits down with Susan Cain to discuss her new book, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole , the power of a bittersweet, melancholic outlook on life, and why our culture has been so blind to its value.  Her previous bestseller, Quiet , urged our society to cultivate space for the undervalu...

-- Do you feel like you're running faster but not moving closer to your goals? -- Or that you want to make a greater contribution, but lack the energy?  -- Are you feeling like everything is so much harder than it used to be? -- Maybe you even feel like you are teetering right on the edge of burnout? 
If any of this resonates with you, you won't want to miss our Speaker Series event featuring Greg...

"The secret of life," Diane Von Furstenberg says, is to "own our imperfections. Own our vulnerability; it becomes our strength. Whatever the challenge is, own it. Owning it is the first step to everything."  Up next in our Speaker Series, LinkedIn's  Catherine Fisher sits down with iconic luxury fashion founder and dedicated advocate for empowering women, Diane von Furstenberg . Together with Gabb...

Are you ready to hear the secrets behind the most extraordinary industry success stories of our times? In our next Speaker Series on September 9, you'll have that chance. Please join us for a discussion between LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner, Reid Hoffman , and our very own Leah Smart . In Reid's critically acclaimed podcast, Masters of Scale , he sits down with visionary founders and le...

As we at LinkedIn know very well, relationships matter! They're crucial to being effective at work and to living a full life. So for our next Speaker Series event, we're thrilled to be hosting Carole Robin to discuss her new book, Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues , that she co-authored with David Bradford .  Carole and David co-taught interpersonal sk...

Join Nina McQueen, Vice President, Global Talent - Benefits, Mobility & Employee Experience, as she hosts Academy-award winning actor and producer, Matthew McConaughey, for a discussion about his book, Greenlights , his memoir about how to approach life's challenges, get more satisfaction and "catch greenlights". This energizing conversation will be a great start to the year as we learn to catch m...

Join our VP of Global Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, Rosanna Durruthy as she hosts a LinkedIn Live Speaker Series with Shellye Archambeau , Former CEO of MetricStream and Fortune 500 board member, to discuss her new book, Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers and Create Success on Your Own Terms . Full of empowering wisdom from one of Silicon Valley's first female Black CEOs,...

Join LinkedIn's Head of Social Impact, Meg Garlinghouse as she hosts a LinkedIn Live Speaker Series with New York Times bestselling author, Kelly Corrigan on her latest book, Tell Me More - a deeply personal, honest and often hilarious examination of the essential phrases that help foster connection in our lives . Together they'll discuss the significance of phrases such as, " I don't know " and "...

Join LinkedIn's Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and Executive Co-Sponsor of EnableIn, Mel Selcher, as she hosts our first-ever LinkedIn Live virtual Speaker Series with Dr. Vivek Murthy, the 19th Surgeon General of the United States and author of Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World . Mel and Dr. Murthy will discuss the importance of human connection...

Join LinkedIn's Vice President of Global Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, Rosanna Durruthy , and Zainab Salbi , author, humanitarian, activist, and TV personality to discuss Zainab's latest book, Freedom is an Inside Job : Owning Our Darkness and Our Light to Heal Ourselves and the World. Her book explores the meaning of living authentically in the world while being true to ourselves and our va...

When Charles ("Chuck") R. Schwab founded The Charles Schwab Corporation, he made stock investing, once expensive and club reserved for the few, accessible to ordinary Americans. In his new personal memoir, ' Invested : Changing Forever the Way Americans Invest ,' Schwab describes the ups and downs he had along the way as he fulfilled his passion to have Main Street participate in the growing econo...

We're thrilled to learn from leadership guru and business strategist, Simon Sinek ! Best known for popularizing the concept of Why, Sinek's TED Talk is one of the most watched TED talks of all-time, hitting 37+ million views. Sinek is also the author of multiple NYT best-selling books, "Start with Why" and "Leaders Eat Last" -- acclaimed for helping organizations around the world inspire their lea...

Join us as LinkedIn General Counsel Blake Lawit sits down with Microsoft's president, Brad Smith , to discuss Smith's new book, Tools and Weapons , a narrative from his past 25 years at Microsoft, as the company navigated some of the thorniest issues of our time.  Smith operates by a simple core belief: When your technology changes the world, you bear a responsibility to help address the world you...

Unconscious bias can be at work without our realizing it, and even when we genuinely wish to treat all people equally, ingrained stereotypes can affect our visual perception, attention, memory, and behavior. This has an impact on education, employment, housing, and criminal justice. In Biased , with a perspective that is scientific, investigative, and informed by personal experience, Dr. Jennifer...

Join us as LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner sits down with Andre Iguodala , three-time NBA champion, to discuss insights from Iguodala's new book, The Sixth Man .  Andre Iguodala is one of the most admired players in the NBA. Off the court, Iguodala has earned respect, too—for his successful tech investments, his philanthropy, and increasingly for his contributions to the conversation about race in Americ...

Join us as LinkedIn VP of Engineering Erica Lockheimer sits down with Telle Whitney, former CEO of the Anita Borg Institute and co-founder of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, to discuss the successes and challenges women in technology face and how to create cultures where women thrive. Whitney has been a force in the industry, truly changing the trajectory for Women i...