ROHIT BHARGAVA - INDUSTRY KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Rohit Bhargava has delivered keynotes in more than a dozen industries, and no two talks are ever the same. Every keynote is customized for the specific challenges of the room he’s speaking to, backed by real experience inside that industry - paired with something insiders often can’t offer themselves: a valuable outsider’s perspective that helps audiences see what they’ve been too close to notice. Find your industry below to see who he’s worked with and how he can bring that thinking to your event.
For more than a decade, Rohit Bhargava has helped financial services leaders see what others miss. His Non-Obvious Trend Report - read by over 1 million people and used annually by hundreds of global brand leaders - has made him a trusted keynote voice for American Express, VISA, JP Morgan Chase, Prudential, and America’s Credit Unions.
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Media and entertainment leaders have relied on Rohit Bhargava for more than a decade to decode cultural trends and audience behavior, keynoting for NBC Universal, Disney, FOX, Warner Bros Discovery, AT&T, and Telemundo. His Non-Obvious Trend Report - read by over 1 million people - has anticipated industry shifts from Augmented Creativity to Immersive Entertainment years before they became mainstream.
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Global technology companies like Intel and IBM have relied on Rohit Bhargava for more than a decade to advise on brand strategy, innovation, and customer engagement - and he’s still invited inside innovation labs and product roadmap sessions as a trends advisor. His Non-Obvious Trend Report, published annually for over a decade and read by more than 1 million people, has made him a sought-after keynote speaker for CES, SAP, Microsoft, Dell, and Lenovo.
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Rohit Bhargava has spent years advising travel and hospitality brands around the world - from Marriott to Waldorf Astoria - on evolving traveler expectations and the future of customer experience. His Non-Obvious Trend Report, read by over 1 million people, has tracked the cultural shifts reshaping travel for more than a decade, making him a sought-after keynote speaker for hotel groups, airlines, travel tech providers, local tourism boards, and associations across the travel industry.
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Rohit Bhargava built his career inside the marketing, advertising and PR industries - holding leadership roles at Ogilvy and Leo Burnett, where he developed strategy for more than 100 brands, from breakfast cereal to microchips. He taught Global Marketing at Georgetown University, keynoted from TEDx to the World Communications Forum at Davos, and created one of the world’s top 25 marketing blogs, read by millions of people.
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Digital healthcare marketing has been a focus for Rohit Bhargava for more than a decade - he even testified before the FDA during the early rise of social media - and he co-authored the award-winning book ePatient 2015, identifying 15 trends changing healthcare. His consumer insights research has been used by the world’s leading healthcare organizations, including Novartis, Pfizer, Kaiser Permanente, and Novo Nordisk, and he specializes in teaching disruptive thinking within highly regulated environments.
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Rohit Bhargava has spoken at some of the largest events in real estate - including NAR, Coldwell Banker, and Zillow - helping industry audiences decode the demographic shifts and behavioral trends changing how people live, work, and interact with spaces. His Non-Obvious Trend Report, published annually for more than a decade and read by over 1 million people, has made him a go-to outside expert for real estate leaders seeking perspective they often don’t get from inside their own market.
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Rohit Bhargava started his career in the restaurant industry - and that firsthand operational perspective still shapes every keynote he delivers for brands like Pizza Hut, YUM Brands/KFC, Marriott, Hilton, and Waldorf Astoria. His Non-Obvious Trend Report, read by over 1 million people annually, has tracked customer expectations and experience design for more than a decade; predictions like Everyday Stardom anticipated the VIP-experience economy now reshaping hospitality.
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Retail, FMCG, and fashion brands - including L’Oreal and Coca-Cola - have turned to Rohit Bhargava for more than a decade for consumer insights and cultural trend forecasting, and he’s keynoted NRF, the industry’s largest annual gathering. His Non-Obvious Trend Report, read by over 1 million people, predicted retail shifts like Shoptimization and Reverse Retail years before they reshaped the industry.
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As a longtime Washington DC resident, Rohit Bhargava has worked with governments, associations, and mission-driven organizations around the world - keynoting for the World Bank, NASA, the FDA, and ASAE. He taught for six years through the Georgetown University Center for Social Impact Communication, and his Non-Obvious Trend Report is used annually by hundreds of organizations navigating uncertainty and change.
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Rohit Bhargava has spent nearly twenty years using his platform to advocate for women in business - starting with his 2008 Personality Project and continuing through trend predictions like Rise of Women and Fierce Femininity that spotted cultural shifts years ahead of the mainstream. He co-authored Beyond Diversity with Jennifer Brown and co-founded the Beyond Diversity Summit. As a vocal male ally, he has been invited to keynote the renowned AnitaB.org Grace Hopper Celebration and has taken the stage events from Female Quotient, and Women in Technology.
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Rohit Bhargava has been trusted by the world’s biggest food and beverage brands - Coca-Cola, Nestle, Kellogg’s, and Molson Coors - to decode changing consumer expectations and purchasing behavior. His food industry roots run deep: he developed marketing strategy for food brands, including launching campaigns for breakfast cereals, during his agency years at Ogilvy and Leo Burnett.
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Before becoming an entrepreneur, Rohit Bhargava worked for more than a decade as a global brand strategist at Ogilvy - including inside the pioneering Team Detroit group focused on automotive marketing and strategy for Ford. That insider experience informs his keynotes for multiple groups within automotive and manufacturing on how disruption and changing customer expectations are reshaping every industry.
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Rohit Bhargava has been shaping digital marketing since its earliest days. Widely credited with coining the term “Social Media Optimization” (SMO), he was a founding member of the world’s largest team of social media strategists at Ogilvy, and his popular blog - launched in 2004 - attracted over 1 million unique readers annually and was rated among the top 25 marketing blogs in the world.
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Rohit Bhargava knows higher education from the inside: he is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, where he has taught Global Marketing and Storytelling. He has been invited to guest lecture or keynote at Emory, Wharton, George Washington University, and the University of Maryland. Outside higher education, he also speaks frequently for education policy groups, education non-profits and industry trade associations.
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Rohit Bhargava has spent more than a decade studying how brands earn attention and build loyalty, work that has made him a trusted voice for organizations across sports, fitness and wellness, including ESPN, Under Armour, the US Olympic Committee, and the Health & Fitness Association. His Non-Obvious Trend Report, read by over 1 million people annually, has tracked the shifting relationship between fans, athletes and health-focused brands for more than a decade.
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Contact Rohit’s team and let’s talk about whether Rohit might have the right outsider perspective to bring to your group (and maybe he has done a talk or two in your industry even though it isn’t listed!)
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