Great Minds

The Great Minds series at CES 2026 explored the intersection of technology and humanity. Speakers featured in the Great Minds series included C-Suite executives, philanthropists, influencers, government leaders, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and more.

Keynotes

2026 Great Minds Speakers

Ami Bhatt

Chief Innovation Officer, American College of Cardiology
Carl Blake

Chief Executive Officer, Paralyzed Veterans of America
Liz Claman

Anchor - The Claman Countdown, Fox Business
Seemantini Godbole

EVP, CIDO, Lowe's
Claire Casey

President, AARP Foundation
Samuel Chang

SVP & Division President of Consumer PC Solutions, HP Inc.
Doug Field

Chief EVs, Digital and Design Officer, Ford Motor Company
Matt Fleckenstein

Chief Product & Technology Officer, Genius Sports
Tom Hale

CEO, OURA
George Hanna

Chief Technology and Digital Officer, LA Clippers
Kat Harwood

US Sports Leader, Deloitte
Caroline Hyde

Journalist. Organization is Bloomberg
Lucienne Ide

CEO, Rimidi
Derrick Johnson

President & CEO, NAACP
Michael Kassan

Founder & CEO, 3C Ventures
Kedar Kondap

SVP & GM, Compute and Gaming, Qualcomm
Jake Leach

President & Chief Operating Officer (incoming CEO, effective January 1), Dexcom
Edward Loh

Head of Editorial, MotorTrend, Hearst Magazines
Gretchen Littlefield

Chief Executive Officer, Moore
Palmer Luckey

Founder, Anduril Industries
Josh Mark

VP Broadcast Operations & Production, SoFi Stadium & YouTube Theater
Alexis Ohanian

Founder of Seven Seven Six & Co-Founder and Former Executive Chairman of Reddit, Seven Seven Six
Jacquelyn Puente

Chairwoman, US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Barron Segar

President and CEO, World Food Program USA
Robin Seiler

Corporate Vice President, Windows + Devices, Microsoft
Deepa Subramian

VP, Product Marketing for Creative Professionals at Adobe
Thomas Tan

Senior Director, Enterprise Marketing, Apple
Chris Urmson

Co-founder and CEO, Aurora Innovation
Casey Wasserman

Chairman & CEO and President & Chairperson, Wasserman and LA28