Tony Wagner
Tony Wagner inspires innovation in learning and leadership, drawing on decades at Harvard to help organizations prepare talent for an unpredictable future.
Why you should book Tony Wagner for your next event
- With over two decades at Harvard University, Tony brings unparalleled expertise in innovation and education leadership, guiding organizations worldwide in rethinking learning and performance.
- Author of eight groundbreaking books, including international bestsellers The Global Achievement Gap and Creating Innovators, Tony equips audiences with research-driven insights that drive lasting change.
- Trusted by global institutions and Fortune 500 organizations, Tony has advised leaders shaping the future of learning, innovation, and human capital development worldwide.
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Empowering Organizations to Lead Through Innovation & Learning
A globally recognized education visionary and Harvard innovation expert, Tony Wagner empowers organizations to cultivate creativity, adaptability, and future-ready leadership. Drawing on decades of groundbreaking research and bestselling books like Creating Innovators and The Global Achievement Gap, he reveals how to bridge learning and innovation to drive real-world impact. Through his transformative keynotes, Tony equips leaders to inspire change, foster deeper learning, and prepare their people to thrive in an age of constant disruption.
Keynote Speaker Tony Wagner is a globally recognized authority on innovation in education and leadership. With over two decades at Harvard University, Tony has dedicated his career to understanding how individuals and organizations can cultivate creativity, adaptability, and lifelong learning in a rapidly changing world. As a Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute, his groundbreaking research bridges the gap between education and the evolving demands of the global economy.
Tony is the bestselling author of eight influential books, including The Global Achievement Gap and Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World. His work has inspired leaders and educators across sectors to rethink how they develop talent and foster innovation. Featured in acclaimed documentaries such as Most Likely to Succeed and The Finland Phenomenon, Tony continues to shape the global conversation on future-ready learning and leadership.
Organizations that book Tony Wagner for their event gain more than a keynote, they gain actionable insights to transform culture, empower teams, and build environments that inspire curiosity, mastery, and performance. His engaging, research-driven keynotes help leaders unlock creativity and design learning ecosystems that drive sustainable success.
Book Tony Wagner for your event to ignite innovation, inspire change, and prepare your organization for the future of work and learning.
Keynotes
Keynote by Tony Wagner :
Learning, Leading, & Teaching in the 21st Century
In America today, there is a new Achievement Gap: it is the gap between the new skills that all students need in the 21st century versus what is tested and taught even in our best schools. There is also a Learning Gap—between how the Net Generation is learning and collaborating out of school versus what they do all day in classrooms.
In his presentation, Tony Wagner will help educators to understand these gaps and then explore the most effective strategies for preparing all students for careers, college, and citizenship in the new global knowledge society.
Keynote by Tony Wagner :
Creating Innovators
When information is ubiquitous and free, and when basic education is available to billions of people worldwide, only one set of skills can ensure this generation's economic future: the capacity for innovation. What must parents, teachers, mentors, and employers do to develop the capacities of many more young people to be the innovators that they want to be and that we need them to become? What do the best schools and colleges do to teach the skills of innovation?
In a talk based on his his books, Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change The World, and Most Likely To Succeed, Tony Wagner addresses questions vital to the future of our country.
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