Tony Seba is a decorated entrepreneur, educator and thought leader, who today is renowned as the Co-Founder of RethinkX. Sitting at the helm of the illustrious think tank, Tony is dedicated to analysing and forecasting technology-driven disruption – with his work predominantly focusing on the complex patterns of change and disruption in multiple industries. Also the Creator of the Seba Technology Disruption Framework, Tony is now hired as a highly popular keynote speaker for corporate events to detail his expertise on the ongoing disruptive change taking place across industries such as transport, energy, agriculture and food to name but a few. When looking for an expert on disruption, hire Tony Seba today!
Following an early career in Business Development for Cisco Systems, Director of Strategic Planning for RSA Data Security and the Founder of PrintNation.com, Tony has forged an illustrious reputation as a thought leader on disruptive change. Having foresaw the rise of companies such as Netflix, Google, Salesforce and Apple, and predicted the trillion-dollar rise of solar-powered equipment and electric vehicles, Tony is widely acclaimed for his ability to speak on humanities transformations throughout history. To share his expertise, Tony has become the author of the Amazon No.1 bestselling books "Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation", "Winners Take All" and "Solar Trillions". He is also a leading co-author, including the titles "Rethinking Transportation 2020-2030", "Rethinking Humanity", "Rethinking Food and Agriculture 2020-2030", "Rethinking Energy 2020-2030" and "Rethinking Climate Change".
Today, Tony dedicates his time to being a serial Silicon Valley angel investor – starring on broadcasts for the likes of CNN, CNBC, the BBC, Fox News and TVChosun. Tony is also highly sought after to appear in documentaries and movies, having previously starred in Forward Thinking: A Sustainable World by Bloomberg. In addition to his television work, Tony has also been featured in leading media outlets, such as the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the New York Times, Forbes, the Guardian and Bloomberg. In addition, Tony has also been an Instructor in Entrepreneurship, Disruption and Clean Energy at Stanford University on their Continuing Studies Program – teaching the next generation of entrepreneurs dedicated to disruption and the environment.
In recognition of his prominent career, Tony has been awarded the Savvy Award, the Clean Energy Action’s Sunshine Award, the Solar Future Today’s Visionary Influencer Award and the Solar Transformation Recognition, the inaugural award from ASES. With such a prominent career to his name, Tony is now highly sought after as a keynote speaker for corporate events. A seasoned speaker, Tony has previously delivered speeches for clients such as Google, the Global Leaders Forum, the European Commission, JP Morgan and the National Governors Association. He has also spoken at events such as China EV100, the Conference on World Affairs, COP21 and Davos. With detailed expertise on disruption and major change, hire Tony Seba when looking to forecast the future developments of various industries and anticipate transformation on all scales.
Most recently, Tony Seba was inducted into the Top Futurism Speakers to Hire, congratulating the research he has conducted regarding cleaner energy throughout his career. Hear Tony Seba speaking about the disruption of transportation past, present and future in this fantastic keynote speech.
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Books
Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation: How Silicon Valley Will Make Oil, Nuclear, Natural Gas, Coal, Electric Utilities and Conventional Cars Obsolete by 2030
Solar Trillions - 7 Market and Investment Opportunities in the Emerging Clean-Energy Economy
Winners Take All - The 9 Fundamental Rules of High Tech Strategy
Reviews
Tony Seba has received a 4 star rating across 19 events in 2023.
Agent Recommendation
"If you’re looking for a keynote speaker who will truly blow your audience away, Tony Seba is the one. His passion, clarity, and big-picture thinking about technology and the future of business are unmatched. He makes complex ideas feel exciting and urgent, leaving audiences inspired and ready for action."
How to hire Tony Seba
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Tony Seba's official speaking topics are listed below:
Rethinking Today and the Future - The Great Transformation
- The ongoing Phase Change Disruption of Energy, Transportation, Food & Agriculture, Labor and Intelligence are turning the 2020s into the most disruptive decade in history — Implications for the Economy, Land Use, Climate Change and Society.
- The ongoing Disruptions of the Five Foundational Sectors of the Economy are enabling the most profound Phase Change Transformation of Humanity in 10,000 Years — the End of the Industrial Age and the Beginning of an Age of Superabundance.
- Rethinking Today — The Great Transformation of the Economy, Society and the Future of Humanity.
The New Economics of Energy - How SWB Superpower Will Transform the Global Economy
- Solar, Wind and Batteries (SWB) will not just disrupt energy; they will radically transform the architecture, patterns and behaviors of our energy system.
- The SWB energy system will generate Superpower, probably the most transformative energy to emerge on the planet since the steam engine.
- SWB Superpower will generate several times more energy than the existing system at near zero cost most of the year, transforming the industry and the global economy over the next decade.
The Phase Change Disruption of Transportation
- The On-Demand, Electric and Autonomous Disruption - Implications for Peak Oil Demand, Re-Design of Cities and Geopolitics.
- The Transportation as a Service (TaaS) phase change disruption will have dramatic implications for industries including auto, oil, shipping, logistics, parking, real estate and insurance. Implications for society, from local politics to geopolitics.
The Disruption of the Food System
- The Precision Fermentation / Food-As-Software Disruption will create a dramatically new food system — a transformation not seen in 10,000 years.
- This Phase Change Disruption will have dramatic implications for industrial agriculture, geopolitics, climate change, health, materials, investments while enabling the largest land use transformation in human history.
Solving Climate Change by 2035
- The ongoing Disruptions of Energy, Transportation, Food & Agriculture and Information mean that society can choose to reduce emissions 90% by 2035 and go net-negative by 2040 with technologies we already have.
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
“Tony Seba is an unbelievably inspiring and passionate speaker and a terrific lecturer. He has a gift for reducing complex things to their very essence and making them accessible to everyone.” - Sophie, Williams Sonoma, Inc.
“It was an amazing experience and one that I won’t forget anytime soon. Your passion, caring, and deep industry knowledge are simply astonishing.” - Oracle
“Your talk was perfect. The audience was ignited and there was real buzz and energy around the place afterwards.” - University of Auckland
- 2023 – Delivered a keynote address at an event for TAQA
- 2023 – Invited to speak on The Driven podcast
- 2019 – Recipient of Savvy Award
- 2018 – First-ever Recipient of Solar Future Today's Visionary Influencer Award
- 2017 – Recipient of Clean Energy Action's Sunshine Award
- 2016 – Co-Founder, RethinkX
- 2014 – Author of "Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation"
- 2009 – Author of "Solar Trillions"
- 2006 – Author of "Winners Take All"
- 2001 – Instructor in Entrepreneurship, Disruption and Clean Energy, Stanford University Continuing Studies Program
- 1998 – CEO, President & Founder, PrintNation.com
- 1996 – Director of Strategic Planning, RSA Data Security
- 1994 – Business Development, Cisco Systems
