San Francisco – October 10, 2026 -- Roger Spitz, Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute, ranks #6 in the Americas and #15 worldwide in Global Gurus' 2026 World's Top 30 Futurist Professionals, and #6 in Thinkers360's Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Management. He enters 2027 with a new keynote program, a scheduled TEDx talk and a new speaker reel.
Thinkers360 adds Spitz to Top Voices 2026 and its AI Top 50
In October 2026, Thinkers360 named Spitz among its Top Voices 2026, a distinction running from October 2026 through October 2027. It also features him in its Top 50 on Artificial Intelligence. Leading speaker agencies and platforms rank him among the top futurist keynote speakers for disruption, strategic foresight and AI.
Two new keynotes join the Visionary Trilogy for 2027
The 2027 program adds "Metaruptions & Structural Unpredictability: The AAA Framework Response" and "The Law of Inaction: Agency and Leadership for Compressed Decision Windows." Both sit alongside the Visionary Trilogy: Mindset Shift, Intelligence Shift and Leadership Shift. The sessions examine how leaders strengthen decision-making, anticipate systemic disruption and preserve agency as AI and Metaruptions reshape strategy.
"Leaders no longer choose between acting and waiting — inaction is itself a decision, and often the costliest one," Spitz said.
Spitz takes the stage at TEDxJacksonville on January 16, 2027
He is scheduled to speak at TEDxJacksonville 2027: You Are Here on January 16, 2027. A new 2026–2027 keynote speaker reel is now available.
Recent and upcoming engagements include Meta's Conversations 2026 in London, the PREA Investors Fall Conference in Washington, DC, the IdDC Board Directors' Summit in Santiago, Chile, and the RIMS ERM Conference in Columbus, Ohio.