The speakers shaping tomorrow's workplace are the ones already testing what comes next: four-day weeks, AI moving into the org chart, and burnout that outlasted every return-to-office memo. PepTalk's future of work speakers are seven researchers, advisers and broadcasters who study those shifts for a living and can tell your audience which of them matter.
Ellen C. Scott tracks how workplace language, from quiet quitting to chronoworking, turns into behaviour. Dan Schawbel brings the talent research that Oracle and other global employers build their people strategy on. Dr Taryn Marie Stejskal covers resilience, and Terence Mauri takes on AI and disruption. All seven are bookable through PepTalk.
Meet the Expert Speakers Shaping Tomorrow's Workplace
Ellen C. Scott
Ellen is a journalist and editor whose work at Stylist and Metro put her early onto the workplace shifts that later became headlines, from quiet quitting to bare minimum Mondays. She speaks on career satisfaction, mental health, and what employees now expect from an employer.
PepTalk Fact: Ellen coined the term "chronoworking", a new approach to managing time in the modern workplace 🕰️
Dan is managing partner at Workplace Intelligence and a researcher on workplace trends and talent management. Oracle and other global employers use his studies to shape people strategy, and he turns that data into decisions leaders can act on.
PepTalk Fact: Dan has authored multiple bestselling books on workplace success 📚
Christiane is a futurist and digital ethics expert who advises governments and major firms on how technology lands on people. She speaks on digital user behaviour, ethical innovation, and keeping the human side of work intact as the tools keep changing.
PepTalk Fact: Christiane created the world's first genuinely functional digital clutch, merging fashion and technology 👛
Dr Taryn Marie Stejskal is a resilience researcher whose framework, The Five Practices of Highly Resilient People, is used by leaders worldwide. She gives teams a practical method for handling change and pressure, which is where most future of work conversations end up.
PepTalk Fact: Taryn Marie's TEDx talk on resilience has passed a million views 💪
Jennifer is a workplace culture strategist and award-winning writer on burnout and employee wellbeing. Her book The Burnout Epidemic set out why exhaustion is an organisational problem rather than a personal one, and she works with employers on building cultures people stay in.
PepTalk Fact: Jennifer sits on the United Nations Global Happiness Council 📖
Terence founded Hack Future Lab and works on leadership, AI and disruption. Google and Pfizer are among the companies he advises, and he gives leaders a way to decide what to keep and what to drop as their industry shifts under them.
PepTalk Fact: Industry leaders including Nike have described Terence as delivering "the most wisdom per keynote" 🚀
Ghislaine works on the fusion of physical and digital identity, and how bodies, data and technology now meet. Her keynotes cover digital interaction and gender equity in tech, and what both mean for hybrid and remote teams.
PepTalk Fact: Ghislaine has delivered keynotes in over 35 countries, across business and education 🌍
💡 Would you like to explore the future of work with an expert speaker? Let us know, and we'll find the perfect PepTalk expert for your organisation. Email us at hello@getapeptalk.com or send us a message via the chat. You can also call us on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US). Remember, it's always a good time to get a PepTalk!
Toby is a revenue growth and marketing leader with 16 years of experience across B2B, B2C, SaaS, and services. As VP of Growth at PepTalk, he drives go-to-market strategies, revenue growth, and partnerships. Previously, he led regional marketing for public SaaS companies and managed digital transformation for P&G's haircare at Publicis Groupe. With a Master’s in broadcast journalism, Toby combines storytelling expertise with strategic business growth.
Found this useful?
Tell us about your event and we'll match you with the right person for your audience.
