Here’s the Thinkers360^TM annual leaderboard for our top 50 global thought leaders, analysts and influencers on Emerging Technology. Congratulations to all our experts on Emerging Technology who participated!

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Emerging Technology 2026

2026 Annual Ranking

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Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Emerging Technology 2026

Our listing includes members of Thinkers360 and who have curated and shared their thought leadership content from around the web – including articles, blogs, books, keynotes, media interviews, panels, podcasts, social media, speaking events, videos, webinars and whitepapers – via our platform to build their Thinkers360 profile, portfolio and media kit.

Our differentiation from the various influencer leaderboards on social media, is that we take a holistic view of thought leaders, analysts and influencers, beyond their social media activity, and look across all the hats they may wear – such as academic, analyst, author, consultant, entrepreneur, influencer and speaker – and all the types of thought leadership content they produce.*

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Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Emerging Technology 2026

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Rank	Picture	Thought Leader Info	Thought Leader Score (Normalized)
1		Marsha Collier The Collier Company, Inc Contact Marsha Collier	Score: 100
2		Andrew R. Barron MiDAS Green Innovations Contact Andrew R. Barron	Score: 76.44
3		Greg Verdino Velocity Road Contact Greg Verdino	Score: 71.43
4		Mike Walker Microsoft Contact Mike Walker	Score: 70.38
5		Joshua Long The JoshMeister on Security Contact Joshua Long	Score: 68.28
6		Dr. Sunil Kumar Vuppala Aurigo Software Technologies Contact Dr. Sunil Kumar Vuppala	Score: 68.28
7		Nouamane Cherkaoui BPCE Solutions informatiques Contact Nouamane Cherkaoui	Score: 67.32
8		Nick Day JGA Recruitment Group Contact Nick Day	Score: 61.40
9		Lisa S. Jones EyeMail Inc. Contact Lisa S. Jones	Score: 61.22
10		Fatima Roumate GNAI&IS Contact Fatima Roumate	Score: 55.16
11		Dr Djamila Amimer Mind Senses Global Contact Dr Djamila Amimer	Score: 55.02
12		Michael O’Farrell The Mobile Institute Contact Michael O’Farrell	Score: 54.52
13		Sameer Paradkar NTT Data Contact Sameer Paradkar	Score: 54.20
14		João Bocas – The Wearables Expert ™ Digital Salutem Contact João Bocas – The Wearables Expert ™	Score: 52.10
15		Dr. Mehmet Yildiz Digitalmehmet Contact Dr. Mehmet Yildiz	Score: 51.92
16		Rob May Ramsac Contact Rob May	Score: 48.64
17		Nicolas Babin Babin Business Consulting Contact Nicolas Babin	Score: 46.73
18		Brian Burton, Ed. D. Abilene Christian University Contact Brian Burton, Ed. D.	Score: 46.41
19		Samiran Ghosh unblox Solutions Contact Samiran Ghosh	Score: 45.72
20		Deborah Collier Digital Skills Authority Contact Deborah Collier	Score: 44.31
21		Dr Hosna Salmani World Health Organization (WHO) Contact Dr Hosna Salmani	Score: 43.67
22		Mohamed Moussaoui Contact Mohamed Moussaoui	Score: 43.03
23		Ramy AlDamati MetaServ Me Contact Ramy AlDamati	Score: 42.76
24		Kamales Lardi Lardi & Partner Consulting Contact Kamales Lardi	Score: 42.44
25		Maribel Lopez Lopez Research LLC Contact Maribel Lopez	Score: 40.53
26		Dr Olivier Rikken Emerging Horizons Contact Dr Olivier Rikken	Score: 40.39
27		Evelyn Ngatia TechaWatt Ltd Contact Evelyn Ngatia	Score: 39.98
28		Elitsa Krumova elitsakrumova.com Contact Elitsa Krumova	Score: 39.80
29		Vladimer Botsvadze VladimerBotsvadze.com Contact Vladimer Botsvadze	Score: 39.57
30		Vijay Raghunathan Fluffy Muffins Contact Vijay Raghunathan	Score: 39.30
31		Chirag Kapadia TACTPRO CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED Contact Chirag Kapadia	Score: 39.16
32		Chuck Brooks Brooks Consulting International Contact Chuck Brooks	Score: 38.98
33		Sally Eaves Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Contact Sally Eaves	Score: 38.93
34		Kate Baucherel Galia Digital Ltd Contact Kate Baucherel	Score: 38.34
35		Nick Ayton UAE Market Entry Contact Nick Ayton	Score: 38.25
36		Greg Kihlstrom The Agile Brand Contact Greg Kihlstrom	Score: 38.02
37		Kaine Ugwu Adobe Contact Kaine Ugwu	Score: 37.84
38		Sreeram Ananthasayanam Deloitte Contact Sreeram Ananthasayanam	Score: 37.66
39		Bejoy Mathew Mastercard Contact Bejoy Mathew	Score: 37.34
40		Len Pannett Supercharg3d Management Services Ltd Contact Len Pannett	Score: 37.11
41		Andreas Welsch Intelligence Briefing Contact Andreas Welsch	Score: 36.88
42		Jair Pinto Ribeiro Volvo Group Contact Jair Pinto Ribeiro	Score: 36.79
43		Stephanie Atkinson Compass Intelligence, LLC Contact Stephanie Atkinson	Score: 36.70
44		Roger Spitz Disruptive Futures Institute Contact Roger Spitz	Score: 36.56
45		Kevin L. Jackson GC GlobalNet Contact Kevin L. Jackson	Score: 36.52
46		Al Kingsley MBE NetSupport Contact Al Kingsley MBE	Score: 36.43
47		Vish Iyer Caelux® Contact Vish Iyer	Score: 36.33
48		Dr Jane Thomason Jane Thomason Contact Dr Jane Thomason	Score: 36.15
49		Tom Davenport Saïd Business School, University of Oxford Contact Tom Davenport	Score: 35.83
50		Nitin Kumar, CMC, CMAA The F* Word Contact Nitin Kumar, CMC, CMAA	Score: 35.83

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Frequently Asked Questions

What specific criteria were used to select the top 50 thought leaders and influencers? 

The Thinkers360 thought leadership leaderboards are by participation and everyone is invited to join by signing up at Thinkers360.com. There is no difference in how we calculate the rankings between free and paid members.

The Thinkers360 leaderboards are based on member’s personally authored content and experience curated from around the web and added to their Thinkers360 profile, portfolio, and media kit.

Unlike social media leaderboards which can be gamed via the purchase of fake followers, spamming of hashtags, and sharing of third-party content, the Thinkers360 leaderboards are based on member’s real content and accomplishments. Something that’s a true measure of expertise and hard to fake.

For more information, please see our article “Understanding the Thinkers360 Leaderboards”.

How can I get on the Thinkers360 list in the future? 

Simply Sign Up for Thinkers360 and start building your profile, portfolio, and media kit. You can add personally authored content, awards and recognition and tag each content item with up to 3 relevant keywords that count towards the leaderboards.

How can I recommend others who should be on the list?

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What are some other resources available to learn more about Emerging Technology?  

Thinkers360 is an opt-in network of the world’s foremost B2B thought leaders — including academics, advisors, analysts, authors, consultants, executives, influencers, and speakers — with over 100M followers on social media combined.

To access resources on Emerging Technology from our members, simply Sign Up for Thinkers360 and visit our Content menu. There you can filter by any topic of interest from over 100 cutting-edge business, technology, and sustainability topics. You can also filter content by over 90 content types such as articles, blogs, books, keynotes, media interviews, panels, podcasts, social media, speaking events, videos, webinars, whitepapers, as well as awards, certifications, and many other professional positions, credentials, and achievements.

You can also view each thought leader’s content by going to their profile on Thinkers360, scrolling down to the “Publication” section, and then expanding to see all their content, awards, and recognition. This includes direct links to their content published around the web such as articles, blogs, books, podcasts and speaking.

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Our Methodology

* The Thinkers360 patented algorithm helps to produce leaderboards that look across all thought leader roles and across the quantity and quality of their thought leadership content. It provides a valuable measure of thought leadership content, encourages genuine content creation, incorporates social media influence as one of the measures, and encourages richer profiles and portfolios through gamification.

Of course, no measurement system related to influence or thought leadership is perfect, but the thought leadership scoring system within Thinkers360 is a highly-differentiated approach to help you identify authentic thought leaders – looking far beyond social media – serving as the tip of the spear for your strategic marketing, thought leadership marketing, PR & corporate communications, and analyst and influencer relations objectives.

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