Bringing in a speaker who truly understands the field of innovation is nothing like a generic talk on current trends. A speaker on innovation shares real-world examples, proven methods and feedback that spark reactions from teams and prompt genuine questions. This kind of expertise brings depth to a company seminar or conference, where a standardised speech often leaves the audience wanting more.
Comparing several speakers on innovation helps you identify the one who understands the specific challenges of your sector, speaks your team's language and knows how to turn a collective moment into a turning point. For a board meeting or a convention, this choice can make the difference between an event that truly inspires and a session that's quickly forgotten. Here you'll find experts able to give your innovation projects real momentum.
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The living lab: When innovation takes centre stage
Forget theoretical lectures: a successful innovation conference transforms the room into a real testing ground. On stage, the speaker on innovation doesn't just bring fresh ideas—they deliver live demonstrations, share prototypes or reveal behind-the-scenes stories from projects that have genuinely shaken up the status quo. This interactive format, full of anecdotes and tangible examples, leaves a far more lasting impression than a simple PowerPoint.
At the heart of the company, these sessions become a rallying point for everyone ready to take action. The audience doesn't just listen: they discover how innovation is built, tested, sometimes fails... and above all, how it bounces back to create value.
Breaking down silos: Innovation is no longer just for R&D
It's still too often assumed that innovation is only for engineers or creatives. Yet a speaker on innovation knows how to break down these barriers: they show that every employee, from sales to HR, can contribute ideas and drive change. Stories of innovation coming from unexpected roles inspire new internal connections.
During an innovation conference, the involvement of diverse profiles breaks the routine and energises company culture. Innovation then spreads through every department, from the shop floor to management, and ideas flow where you least expect them.
The unexpected spark: What makes a talk truly memorable
What makes the difference between a quickly forgotten talk and a memorable experience? An innovation conference that triggers that little 'spark' in participants—the moment they allow themselves to see things differently, question their habits or dare to take a first risk. A speaker on innovation takes the audience on a journey through stories of real transformation, sometimes born from mistakes or unlikely pivots, and gives permission to experiment.
Leaving the room, everyone walks away with new habits: challenging the status quo, testing on a small scale, or simply taking time to listen to the ideas emerging around them. That's when the impact lasts.
Your compass in the jungle of innovative profiles
Choosing the speaker who will truly engage your audience takes more than a quick glance at a CV. Lespeakers identifies profiles able to connect your company's reality with the challenges of innovation: seasoned practitioners, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs or digital transformation specialists, all selected for their ability to inspire and mobilise.
Thanks to in-depth knowledge of the field and organisational needs, our team refines the search to suggest speakers who resonate with your teams' experience and your sector's DNA. You gain relevance, resonance, and your event takes on a whole new dimension.
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Philippe Boulanger
International Speaker
- Spoken languages
- French, English
- Speaking locations
- Dans le monde entier
Philippe is an international speaker specializing in innovation strategies and culture. His experience enables companies to succeed in their innovation and transformation programs. His trademark: experiential conferences that demonstrate the value of experimentation, both in idea validation and risk reduction, with an approach that resonates with everyone. Philippe is a certified speaker (the highest category) of…
Sylvie Brémond mookherjee
Executive Coach - Author - Speaker
- Spoken languages
- French, English
These are my convictions about the changing world, which I convey in my conferences (AI, work, professions, Gen Z engagement...) taking a positive look at innovation and the opportunities of a transitioning world and the necessary recourse to emotional intelligence to navigate it and live positively through transformation. A pioneer in the introduction of Emotional Intelligence in companies in France, I also share m…
Pierre henri Chuet
•Fighter pilot on Rafale Marine •TV Consultant in Canada • Entrepreneur in the UK •TedX Speaker •Stroke Survivor
- Spoken languages
- French, English
Pierre-Henri helps leaders unlock the full potential of their teams in a stressful work environment, using proven methods from aviation. He has 18 years of civil and military aeronautical experience. A former fighter pilot of the Naval Aviation, he was trained by the U.S. Navy and has developed a unique international experience: A mix of combat, air demonstration aboard the Rafale Marine (200 landings) and partic…
Bruno Marion
Chaos is not disorder!
- Spoken languages
- French, English
Bruno Marion helps leaders and their teams regain clarity, energy, and the power to act in a chaotic world through a counterintuitive framework derived from chaos sciences, and concrete tools that can be applied the very next day. Nicknamed the Futuristic Monk, Bruno Marion is the only speaker to have translated Chaos Theories into directly applicable tools for leadership and management. This is not a metaphor; it…
Emmanuel Vivier
Speaker, author, and AI expert: Giving leaders a head start on AI and the future
- Spoken languages
- English, French
- Speaking locations
- Dans le monde entier
For 28 years, Emmanuel Vivier has been helping executive committees and leaders of large groups transform technological complexity into strategic decisions. Co-founder and Principal Analyst of the HUB Institute (and previously CEO for 10 years of the international agency Vanksen), he is now one of the most listened-to voices on generative AI, agentic AI, and organizational transformation in France and internationall…
Conferences
- Agentic AI for Decision Makers
- What generative and agentic AI really changes for marketing: Producing 10 times more, without multiplying budgets:
- AI does not replace your teams, it changes their profession: how to manage and recruit in a world that moves faster than your HR processes
Cyril Jamelot
Speaker in communication and storytelling
- Spoken languages
- French, English
International speaker with over 200 conferences in 10 countries in French and English, including 2 TEDx. His interventions cover: Communication - Storytelling - Motivation - Inspiring / intergenerational Management and Leadership - Digital Marketing and Social Selling - Innovation Cyril Jamelot is a former international marketing director, with a background in several multinationals such as Coca-Cola, Yoplait, an…
Aïna Queiroz
Biology Researcher, Speaker, Author, and Podcast Producer
- Spoken languages
- French, English
Biology researcher, initially trained at CNRS, Aïna Queiroz led scientific research and innovation for 10 years within SMEs and large corporations. A specialist in biomimicry, her work has taken her around the world: from Japan to Costa Rica, she studies self-medication in great apes and symbioses between marine organisms. She also explores exceptional longevity by conducting ethnobotanical surveys among centenaria…
Nicolas Levi
Speaker on Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making. Poker Champion • CEO • Gamification Expert • Staying one step ahead in the era of AI
- Spoken languages
- French, English
For ten years, Nicolas Levi was part of the 4% of professional poker players who win over time, eventually joining the French team and achieving 5th place at the World Championships. In parallel, he led fifteen years of entrepreneurship: several co-founded companies, managing up to 70 people and serving 200,000 users, before selling to a large group. From these two lives, he has drawn a conviction: poker and busin…
Marc Amerigo
Industry & Sports Project Leader - Entrepreneur Engineer - Author - International Speaker
- Spoken languages
- French, English
Visionary engineer, father of four children, committed entrepreneur and author, Marc Amerigo has been pushing the limits of the impossible for over 30 years through the industrial and sports projects he undertakes. Marc has contributed to about ten world records in extreme sports, filed 14 patents, and given more than 300 lectures, in France and internationally. Driven by transmission and sharing, Marc Amerigo is a…
Raphael Domjan
Explorer, pilot and influencer
- Spoken languages
- French, English
Raphaël Domjan is an eco-explorer, entrepreneur, and committed speaker, a pioneer of major solar energy expeditions. For over twenty years, he has demonstrated in the field that clean technologies are not science fiction, but concrete solutions to address the climate challenges of our time. Founder of PlanetSolar, he initiated the first round-the-world trip by a boat powered exclusively by solar energy, an adventur…
Katherine melchior Ray
Katherine Melchior Ray is a global marketing expert with 25+ years in senior leadership roles at the world’s most prestigious luxury, fashion, beauty, and hospitality brands, including Shiseido, Loui…
- Spoken languages
- English, French
Katherine Melchior Ray is one of the world’s leading voices in global marketing. She’s the former Chief Marketing Officer of Shiseido in Tokyo and Babbel in Berlin, and her career includes senior leadership roles at some of the most iconic brands in the world including Louis Vuitton, Nike, Gucci, and Hyatt. Today Katherine is the President of Globe Ally Consulting and teaches global marketing at UC Berkeley’s Haas…
Fred Colantonio
The Belgian criminologist specializing in human behavior in organizations and beyond
- Spoken languages
- French, English
Trained as a criminologist, Fred Colantonio left the Belgian public administration in 2006, after 5 years of practice, to found a consulting agency and support companies in facing their challenges: digital transformation, innovation and differentiation, leadership and management. Very quickly, his dynamic interventions bring concrete results and autonomy, thanks to a pragmatic approach and effective decision-making…
Naully Nicolas
Artificial intelligence strategist and author of Guérill-iA, he helps leaders and SMEs transform AI into concrete decisions, clear governance, and measurable results.
- Spoken languages
- French, English
- Speaking locations
- Europe · France · Suisse
Naully Nicolas is an AI strategy consultant, speaker, and author of Guérill-iA (Gereso, 2026). He helps leaders, executive committees, and SMEs transform artificial intelligence into concrete decisions and measurable results, without wasting budget or time. His observation: most organizations remain stuck between the pressure to 'go for it' and operational ambiguity. Naully Nicolas bridges this gap. He starts from…
Conferences
- Trends in Artificial Intelligence: What the IA Observatory Reveals to Decision-Makers, or How to Distinguish Noise, Waves, and Underlying Currents Before Your Competitors
- Artificial intelligence in health: innovating without dehumanizing care, governing clinical uses, and preserving human decision-making in healthcare institutions
- Future of Work and AI Agents: When Artificial Intelligence Executes, Humans Arbitrate, or How to Transform Jobs, Skills, and Management
Catherine Marché
HR Consultant Trainer Coach and Speaker
- Spoken languages
- French, English
Advising and supporting companies in their transformation - Fostering engagement by developing quality of life at work - Enhancing talent attractiveness and bringing out their potential - Coaching teams to overcome fears and anxieties by relying on collective intelligence
Corentin De maupeou
I assist companies in the concrete integration of artificial intelligence within their operations.
- Spoken languages
- French, English
AI engineer and full-stack developer, I have been assisting companies and organizations for over 4 years in deploying artificial intelligence and automation solutions to enhance their operational performance. My goal is to help leaders invest in AI wisely, without succumbing to trends. I notably led the complete automation of the selection process for the HEC Paris incubator, covering 16 simultaneous programs cond…
Marjolaine Grondin
Co-founder and CEO of Jam
- Spoken languages
- French, English
Marjolaine Grondin is the co-founder and CEO of Jam, the leading chatbot in France. She studied at Sciences Po before joining the University of California, Berkeley, where she discovered entrepreneurship. Back in Paris, she joined HEC and simultaneously founded Jam with her engineer partner Loïc. With their degrees in hand, the young partners raised 1 million euros to accelerate the company's growth and strengthen t…
Matthieu Witvoet
Eco-adventurer: circular economy, adventure, leadership, environment
- Spoken languages
- French, English, Spanish
- Speaking locations
- Europe
It all started in 2017 when I set off at the age of 22 to cycle around the world. For a year and 17,000 km, I traveled through about twenty countries meeting entrepreneurs and concrete solutions in the circular economy. After dozens of interviews in the media (TF1, M6…), I became aware of the power of adventure to tell the major environmental issues in a different way. Since then, I have given over 300 conferences,…
Dounia Zellou
Fostering Transformation Through Dance | Director of Dance Tomorrow | Founder of HUMAN·A·YA
- Spoken languages
- English, French
I’m Dounia Zellou — a Franco-Moroccan transformational speaker, facilitator, leadership coach, and artist. I believe transformation begins the moment we reconnect — to ourselves, to each other, and to what truly matters. My work weaves the power of movement, the depth of somatic intelligence, and the clarity of strategy to open spaces where change is not only envisioned, but fully embodied and sustained over time.…
Guillaume Tostivint
Speaker History and Management: Learning Lessons from the Past to Act Better in the Present and Anticipate the Future
- Spoken languages
- French, English
I am a speaker and founder of My Lessons Learned, an agency specializing in the application of History to contemporary management. My unique approach uses the great lessons of History as a pedagogical lever to illuminate today's managerial challenges. With over 15 years of experience in gamification and pedagogical innovation, I offer a transformative approach that translates historical narratives into concrete too…
Samuel Gaulay
SPEAKER - ENTREPRENEUR | Expert in TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION | TEDX Speaker | MIT Graduate | Founder of MAGICTΞCH & the INNOVATION LAB MAGICLΔB | AI+IB+IC they do not oppose each other, they add up!
- Spoken languages
- French, English
➡️ TALK: STORYTELLING TO INSPIRE! An interactive presentation, without slides, staged to engage participants in an exciting and inspiring storytelling around your key challenges. Developed in collaboration with the Innovation Labs of tech giants, and enriched by feedback from the greatest innovators, the conference unites and engages your participants in a story that is yours... Embrace a positive change focused on…
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Frequently asked questions about speakers on innovation
What budget should you plan for a speaker on innovation?
The fee for a speaker on innovation varies according to their profile, the format you want and the length of the session. For a one-hour talk, the usual range is between €3,000 and €8,000 excluding VAT. Some highly sought-after speakers, or those from academic or entrepreneurial backgrounds, may charge more, especially if they take part in panels or bespoke workshops. Note: tailored preparation, travel expenses and availability for Q&A can add extra costs. It's best to specify your budget during the briefing to get recommendations that fit.
How do you choose the right speaker on innovation for a company seminar?
For a seminar, the choice starts with your audience: a board will expect a strategic approach, while a group of teams will appreciate practical examples or actionable methods. A good speaker on innovation doesn't just tell their story—they tailor their talk to your needs, offer interaction or case studies, and know how to manage the allotted time. Requesting a preliminary meeting with the speaker often helps check their ability to put their message into context.
What mistakes should you avoid when choosing a speaker on innovation?
The most common mistake is selecting a speaker on innovation solely based on their CV or media profile. Some highly technical speakers risk losing the audience if the topic isn't adapted. It's better to choose someone who can make things accessible, engage with the audience and illustrate their points with examples relevant to your sector. Also check that they don't deliver exactly the same content at every event.
What format works best for an event with a speaker on innovation?
The format depends on your event's goal: for maximum impact in a plenary session, a talk followed by Q&A works well. If you want to boost creativity, an interactive workshop with practical exercises is more suitable. Some speakers on innovation offer short formats of 20 minutes to open or close a day, which energises the programme without taking up too much attention. Plan time for discussion to get concrete feedback from participants.
Can a speaker on innovation address a non-technical audience?
Yes, that's actually an important criterion. A good speaker on innovation knows how to translate complex issues into relatable examples for people from a range of roles. They can illustrate their points with real-life situations, trends from other sectors, or simple tools to try out after the talk. During the briefing, specify your audience's familiarity with the topic—this helps the speaker adjust their language and references.
Can you organise a session on innovation in a hybrid or remote format?
Most speakers on innovation now offer remote or hybrid sessions. Digital formats work well for shorter sessions but require technical preparation (connection tests, microphones, managing interaction). Some speakers enhance their presentations with polling tools or collaborative whiteboards to keep the audience engaged. If you choose a hybrid format, plan for a facilitator to smooth exchanges between the room and remote participants.
How long does a speaker on innovation usually speak for?
The standard duration is around 45 minutes to 1 hour, followed by 15 to 30 minutes of Q&A. Some 'keynote' formats are shorter (20 to 30 minutes) to fit into fast-paced plenaries. If you want to go further, for example with a collaborative workshop, allow 1.5 to 2 hours, or even half a day. The key is to keep the pace: a good speaker on innovation knows how to finish before the audience loses focus, and can continue discussions in smaller groups afterwards if needed.
How does Lespeakers select its speakers on innovation?
Lespeakers favours speakers on innovation who combine hands-on expertise, the ability to make things accessible, and confidence with diverse audiences. Each speaker is met in advance, and their sessions are assessed on clear criteria: audience adaptation, clarity of message, responsiveness during Q&A. The team keeps up to date with client feedback to regularly adjust the panel, avoiding talks that are too rigid or disconnected from organisational realities.