10 Top Speakers for HR Audiences
Planning a leadership summit, employee engagement event, or HR strategy retreat?
These top speaker picks bring the latest insights on emotional intelligence, change, culture, and communication—leading the ideas that shape your people and organizational strategy forward.
1. Carolyn Stern – Emotional Intelligence & Leadership
You can be emotional and strong; they are not mutually exclusive. Carolyn Stern is a certified Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Development expert who has trained over 60,000 business leaders. She’s on a mission to embed emotional intelligence in workplaces around the world to reduce stress, anxiety, and insecurity in today’s fast-paced modern work environment.
Author Of:
The Emotionally Strong Leader: An Inside-Out Journey to Transformational Leadership
2. Jennifer Moss – Pioneering the Future of Work and Workplace Wellness
As HR professionals face mounting pressure to re-engage employees, retain talent, and rebuild organizational culture in a hybrid world, Jennifer Moss offers timely, evidence-based insights that speak directly to today’s workplace challenges.
Author Of:
Why Are We Here? Creating a Work Culture Everyone Wants
The Burnout Epidemic: The Rise of Chronic Stress and How We Can Fix It
3. Sarah Baldeo – Tech & Innovation Futurist
Sarah Baldeo bridges neuroscience and innovation through research-backed frameworks that equip HR leaders and employees with the tools to understand the brain’s response to change—and how to rewire it to build adaptability, resilience, and engagement in the workplace. She offers valuable insight into change management, AI, and innovation—making her a strong fit for future-focused organizations. Her latest book and keynote, 100 Ways to Future-Proof Your Brain, challenges audiences to move beyond performative productivity and start redesigning the way their minds work.
Author Of: 100 Ways to Future-Proof Your Brain
4. Manjit Minhas – Reimagining Business Success through Innovation, Inspiration & Inclusion
Manhit Minhas brings a powerful combination of real-world business success and inclusive leadership insight. Her sessions resonate with teams looking to lead more inclusively, think more entrepreneurially, and create cultures where diverse talent can thrive.
5. Dr. Shawna Pandya – Innovation & Extreme Performance
Dr. Shawna Pandya inspires through her space medicine and innovation experience, showing how mindset and risk-taking apply to performance and growth.
6. Pamela Barnum – Trust & Negotiation Expert
Pamela Barnum draws from her background as a federal prosecutor to teach the power of trust and communication in negotiations and team dynamics, building executive presence, and more.
As a nonverbal communication expert and trust strategist, she delivers techniques once thought of as a “secret second language” participants can begin using immediately.
7. JP Pawliw-Fry – Thought Leader on Emotional Intelligence, Peak Performance & Leadership
JP Pawliw-Fry brings timely insights rooted in real-world data and human behavior. His work, alongside Institute for Health and Human Potential (IHHP) Partner and speaker, Bill Benjamin, is especially resonant for HR-led events focused on performance, retention, and emotional intelligence.
Author Of: Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most
8. Dr. Brynn Winegard – Brain-Based Tools for Performance, Wellness & Influence
Dr. Brynn Winegard is a high-energy speaker who combines neuroscience with productivity and resilience.
Author Of: The Working Brain: Optimize Your Workday Performance
9. Iliana Oris Valiente – On Innovation, Technology & Social Trends
Iliana Oris Valiente, CPA, CA, is an accomplished corporate executive, innovation and emerging tech pioneer, startup investor, respected board member, published author, and sought-after global public speaker. With a clear vision and unwavering determination, she is a thought leader on a mission to build a future humans want to live in.
She has an upcoming book in Spring 2026!
10. Mike Lipkin – Strategic Coach, Facilitator & Catalyst for High Performance
Mike Lipkin brings a high-energy approach grounded in behavioral science, coaching, and communication mastery, helping teams thrive through connection, collaboration, and psychological safety.
Watch a sampling of his speaking content here!
Author Of: You Belong Here: How to Make People Feel Safe to Be Their Best, Take Bold Risks, and Win
Bonus: David Allison – Human Behavior & Values Data
David Allison leads the Valuegraphics Project. He teaches financial brands to build loyalty and relevance by understanding what people truly value.
Author Of: The Death of Demographics: Valuegraphic Marketing for a Values-Driven World
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