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Keynote SpeakerPablos Holman

World-renowned Hacker, Inventor and Technology Futurist

Pablos Holman is one of the most sought-after speakers in the world. He is an inspiring technology futurist, an inventor with 70 patents, and one of the most renowned hackers in the world. Pablos’ TED talks have been watched over 30+ million times (his first TEDx talk, from 2012, has... Read more

Biography

Pablos Holman is one of the most sought-after speakers in the world. He is an inspiring technology futurist, an inventor with 70 patents, and one of the most renowned hackers in the world. Pablos’ TED talks have been watched over 30+ million times (his first TEDx talk, from 2012, has over 20 million views).

He has a unique view into problem solving and breaking / building new technologies – talents that he has used for more than a decade at a lab in Seattle, where he led 150 scientists and engineers in creating the solutions to world-level problems.

He has led a wide variety of futuristic invention projects to solve problems on a worldwide scale, including: a fission reactor powered by nuclear waste and a device that shoots mosquitoes out of the sky with lasers to help eradicate malaria – part of a mission with over $100M in funding from Bill Gates. He also was one of the original minds building spaceships at Blue Origin with Jeff Bezos, and he created the first 3D printer to ever print food, as well as helping to create the #1 selling 3D printer in the world, the Makerbot. In 2019, he appeared as a featured expert throughout the critically acclaimed documentary, “Machine”.

His speech is extremely compelling and inspiring, and you will hear some audience members say he was the best speaker they have ever seen talk about technology and the future! He is a futurist who is actually creating the future! He wants to inspire people to create solutions, to invent, and to problem solve – by looking at the world through the eyes of a hacker.

Pablos has his own popular podcast called Deep Future where he interviews the smartest people he knows. He has spoken at the biggest events in the world including at The United Nations, Davos World Economic Forum, Google’s Zeitgeist. Pablos was invited by Bill Gates to speak at the Microsoft CEO Summit. He was the closing speaker for FORTUNE’s 2019 CEO Initiative event in NYC with his speech titled “How To Not End Up Pets for A.I. Robots”.

Pablos Holman is invited by Jeff Bezos to go to his MARS conference, an invite only event where less than 200 of the top minds on the planet converge to talk about robotics, AI, and going to Mars.

Popular Talks by Pablos Holman

  • Future of Technology
  • Data
  • Manufacturing
  • Internet of Things
  • Problem Solving
  • Hacking