Thompson delivers keynote speeches, moderates panels, and conducts staged interviews at events around the world. His talks dissect the ways in which technology, digital innovation, media, and politics are changing the world around us—and they include lots of cartoons.

Interested in booking Nick for a speaking engagement?

Please contact the Lavin Agency directly at info@thelavinagency.com to make any arrangements for public speaking events. For television, Nick is represented by Helen Shabason, helen@helenshabasontalent.com.

upcoming events

Nick has no upcoming engagements at this time.

Selected Speeches and Interviews

World Economic Forum

January 16, 2024

Nick hosts a panel discussing generative AI at the World Economic Forum.


Get Mic’d podcast

september 22, 2023

Nick on the Get Mic’d Podcast.


in reality podcast

August 29, 2023

Nick on the In Reality Podcast.


Collision Conference

july 20, 2023

Nick speaking with cognitive psychologist and computer scientist Geoff Hinton at Collision Conference.


The Running Effect Podcast

January 30, 2023

Nick as a guest on The Running Effect Podcast.


WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

February 5, 2023

Nick hosting a panel with the CEOs of Qualcomm, IBM, Accenture, and Bharti Enterprises at the World Economic Forum.


WEB SUMMIT

November 2, 2022

Nick in conversation with Rohit Prasad, Amazon’s head of Alexa, at Web Summit.


THE ASPEN IDEAS FESTIVAL

June 28, 2021

Nick in conversation with Chris Cox, Facebook’s chief product officer, at the Aspen Ideas Festival in 2021.


CBS SUNDAY MORNING

February 21, 2021

Nick on CBS Sunday Morning discussing his WIRED essay about a mysterious hiker on the Appalachian Trail.


STANFORD UNIVERSITY

April 29, 2019

Nick in conversation with Fei-Fei Li and Yuval Noah Harari at Stanford University.


CBS THIS MORNING

April 16, 2019

Nick on CBS This Morning discussing his second investigation of Facebook, which was on the cover of WIRED in May 2019.


THE TIM FERRISS SHOW

June 22, 2018

Nick as a guest on the Tim Ferriss show.