Soren Kaplan

Named as one of the World’s Top Management Experts and Consultants by Thinkers50 and Business Insider, Soren Kaplan is a leading authority on innovation and business management. Having forged his success as the Co-Founder of Praxie, an online marketplace of business best practices, and a best-selling award-winning author, Soren is on a mission to build the next generation of innovative leaders. Now highly sought after as a keynote speaker, Soren has been invited to deliver keynote speeches across the globe, to tens of thousands of people at Fortune 100 companies. From Cisco to Red Bull, there are few companies that have not benefitted from the expertise of Soren Kaplan.

Deviating from his studies, having achieved a PhD in Organisational Psychology from the Alliant International University- San Francisco Bay, Soren began his career working as a Strategic Innovation Consultant for IdeaScope Associates. Here, Soren found his love for innovation, working for one of the very first innovation consultancies, conducting work for the likes of 3M, Siemens and P&G. From here a passion for innovation blossomed, later accepting the role of Manager of Business Innovation and Technology Solutions for HP. After five years with HP, Soren became the Co-Founder of iCohere, one of the first online learning and web collaboration platforms for virtual conferences.

In 2003, Soren became the Founder and Managing Principal of InnovationPoint LLC, a consultancy firm dedicated to strategic innovation that saw him working with clients such as Disney, Colgate-Palmolive, Kimberley-Clark and Visa to name but a few. During the course of his career, Soren has also enjoyed a variety of roles in academia. He has been the Adjunct Professor of the Imagineering Academy at the Breda University of Applied Sciences, an Adjunct Professor of Executive Education at the Copenhagen Business School and an Affiliated Professor at the Center for Effective Organisations at the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business. He has also shared his knowledge as a Contributing Writer for Fast Company and as the Innovate Columnist for Inc. Magazine.

A renowned expert on innovation and business, Soren Kaplan is a leading choice when looking to hire a keynote speaker at the cutting edge of business. As the author of Leapfrogging, The Invisible Advantage and Experiential Intelligence, Soren has been awarded the Best Leadership Book by Axiom Book Awards and the Best General Business Book by the International Book Awards in commendment of his expertise, along with recognition as a Wall Street Journal Bestseller. As a seasoned speaker, Soren has formerly worked with the likes of Hershey, Philips, PepsiCo and NBCUniversal. Published and interviewed in the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, USA Today and The American Management Association, Soren was sought to deliver the TEDx talk The Power of Surprise. When looking for a leading speaker on disruptive innovation, business models and innovation culture, hire Soren Kaplan today.