ROHIT BHARGAVA - A NON-OBVIOUS KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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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. His trend research has often predicted early shifts in education - including Stealth Learning and Augmented Creativity - years before they became sector-wide conversations. A 3-time WSJ bestselling author of eleven books, including the #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller Non-Obvious Megatrends, his non-obvious thinking methods are used by administrators and leadership teams across educational institutions to drive innovation. He loves the Olympics and actively hates cauliflower.
Beyond faculty or administrative audiences in higher education, Rohit has also been invited to speak at multiple events specifically to offer irreverent and “non-obvious” career advice for students. He was featured in the NSLS Featured Speaker Series (alongside a long list of legendary speakers from Trevor Noah to Deepak Chopra). Thanks to that series, he’s now officially only one degree of separation away from Kevin Bacon!
His message is non-boring, optimistic, original and he is an expert at offering unusual advice that will connect with young people and help prepare them to succeed and win in a disrupted world.
His bestselling advice book Always Eat Left Handed has been used as the freshman common read at universities across the country and his dual experience as an adjunct Professor at Georgetown alongside his personal experience as a dad of a recent college grad and current college freshman help him be deeply relatable to any young audience.
For the past 15 years, Rohit's trend research and books have frequently focused on spotlighting the biggest trends in the education industry. Here are just a few from his past research that are still deeply relevant for education professionals and that he often integrates into his trend presentations.
As we become accustomed to consuming bitesized knowledge on demand, we benefit from learning everything more quickly but risk forgetting the value of mastery and wisdom.
More On This TrendEducation is escaping the classroom and hiding inside the games, videos and platforms usually dismissed as time wasted. Researchers at Georgia Tech have taught people to read braille in hours and play piano songs in under 30 minutes using…
More On This TrendGenerative AI is collapsing the time, effort and skill required to produce writing, images, music and film, cutting work that took weeks down to hours. Rather than replacing creative people, the tools expand what any one person can make…
More On This TrendAs we build avatars and digital versions of ourselves across virtual worlds, the identities we create online start shaping who we become offline. Researchers at Stanford named this the Proteus Effect: our behavior conforms to our digital…
More On This TrendFlexibility is moving past the question of where people work to how a job is divided in the first place, including two people sharing a single role. Around 40 percent of Fortune 100 companies offer job sharing, yet fewer than 3 percent of…
More On This TrendDiversity efforts that stop at product tweaks and ad campaigns are running out of credibility while the cost of exclusion keeps mounting. Citigroup put racial gaps at $16 trillion in lost US economic output over 20 years, and McKinsey…
More On This TrendThanks to developments in e-learning content, more students look for alternatives to traditional university programs online.
More On This TrendThe road to mastery of any topic comes through bite-sized learning modules that make education faster and easier.
More On This TrendRohit Bhargava is a popular choice for education industry events because of his unique ability to offer relevant insights along with a valuable outsiders perspective. Learn more about Rohit’s industry experience here.
Industry Experience Highlights
Most Relevant Keynotes
Rohit over writes about the education industry and has published numerous articles focused on the industry since 2005. Start below with a few of his most popular articles and insights.
A FEW TO START WITH
What To Do When A Teacher’s AI Usage Goes BadAUGUST 2026The Accidental Truth About College (from Jensen Huang)JUNE 2026Student Caught Using AI, So His Parents Sued School. This is Why It Matters …OCTOBER 2024How AI Could Save Education, According To Sal KhanMAY 2023One Simple Way To Solve the College Loan Debt CrisisAUGUST 2022Rave Reviews
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Paul Treanor · Event Planner“Rohit was fantastic on stage and great to work with! Our crowd loved him!”
Christina Baur · National Restaurant Association“Rohit should think about marketing himself not just as a ‘speaker’ but as an ‘experience’, and a great one at that!”
Dawn Dovey · Sage Hospitality Group“Rohit Bhargava has a rare ability to make big ideas feel accessible and actionable.”
Buddy Rizer · Loudoun County Economic Development“I’ve been hearing nothing but positive feedback on Rohit’s talk.”
Becca White · LinkedIn“Our community has been raving about Rohit and his message.”
Mitch Whitten · Visit Fort Worth“Rohit was terrific! 94% top two boxes which is phenomenal.”
Event Planner · Large Global Bank“He’s no Beyonce, but still worth standing in line for!”
Attendee · SXSW Austin
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