Peter H. Diamandis, MD
Chairman and CEO
The X PRIZE Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Dr. Peter Diamandis knows that innovation is created by challenging conventional ways of thinking. Discoveries and radical breakthroughs are achieved through constructive competition. We can't wait for the government to fund the right things properly or quickly enough.
As chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, Diamandis is changing the way the world thinks about its problems and their solutions. He believes that challenge, properly framed, can inspire and unleash progress toward eradicating the seemingly intractable grand obstacles of our time.
His first prize, the Ansari X PRIZE was a $10M private space flight competition that changed the way the world thinks about space. His current goal is to use this proactive, competitive prize model to energize individuals to innovate technological breakthroughs in other areas including energy, genomics, nanotechnology, medicine, and the social arena. Diamandis' inspiring message will challenge you and your organization to push beyond the boundaries of creative thinking toward new discoveries of your own.