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Bring your perspective to the conversation

We are accepting speaker applications for the next edition of Innovate for Impact.

We are looking for leaders, founders, investors, executives, creators, athletes, innovators, and practitioners who can contribute a distinctive perspective to one of six conversations.

Start your application

New York 2026 — The Power of Human Connection — took place in September. The next edition is being planned, and its city and date reach the network before they are public. Applications that arrive now are read for it.

The six conversations

Every application goes to one conversation.

Each one is a 35-minute panel built around a single central question, with speakers from industries that rarely share a stage. These are the six of New York 2026, the most recent edition, and the next one builds on them. Choose the conversation your perspective belongs in — the full questions are on the event page.

PLACE — The Places That Connect Us
EACH OTHER — The Experiences That Unite Us
SELF — The Future of Well-Being
LEARNING — The Humans We Are Becoming
TECHNOLOGY — Can Technology Make Us More Human?
FUTURE — The Future We Choose

What we look for

Real operating or lived experience — not only theory
A clear and distinctive point of view
Ideas that can challenge or expand the conversation
Relevance beyond one industry
A willingness to engage in dialogue rather than deliver a presentation
A contribution relevant to the theme and programme of the edition

How selection works

Applications are reviewed on relevance to the theme of the edition, programme fit, diversity of perspectives, evidence of experience, and the overall balance of each session.

Submitting an application does not guarantee a speaking position. Due to volume, the team may only contact applicants whose proposals can be advanced. Speaking opportunities are editorially curated and are not sold as sponsorship benefits.

Before you apply

Prepare a concise point of view, the conversation it best supports, evidence that grounds your perspective, and links that help the programming team understand your work.

Do not submit a generic biography in place of an idea.

Speaker application

Application typeSpeaker application — Innovate for Impact

About you

First name

Last name

Phone or preferred contact

Current title

Organization

City, country and timezone

Your work

Professional biographyUp to 1,200 characters.

LinkedIn or professional profile

Website or work sample

Prior speaking sample (optional)A link, if you have one. Not required.

Your proposal

Which conversation

Preferred format

Your proposed idea or point of viewAn idea, not a topic. What would you argue in the room?

Why this perspective matters now

Evidence, case study or operating experienceWhat grounds this perspective in something you have done or seen.

Practical

Able to take part in personThe date of the next edition is not public yet. This is only whether travelling is possible in principle.

Accessibility or participation request (optional)Handled privately.

Before you send

I understand that submitting an application does not guarantee a speaking position, and that speaking opportunities are editorially curated.

Submitting an application does not guarantee a speaking role. Please do not submit the same proposal more than once, and do not send sensitive personal or financial information through this form.