Peter Diamandis

Peter Diamanids – Founder & Curator of Abundance360 & Co-founder & Vice Chair of Vaxxinity

Peter H. Diamandis is a Greek-American engineer, physician, and entrepreneur, best known as the founder and Executive Chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation and as co-founder and Executive Chairman of Singularity University. He has launched more than 25 organisations focused on space exploration, longevity, education, and exponential technologies. Celebrated for pioneering the private spaceflight industry, Diamandis champions breakthrough thinking and incentivises innovation to solve global challenges. He frequently says, “The best way to predict the future is to create it yourself,” reflecting his relentless drive to inspire transformative progress across industries.

Credentials and Impact

Peter is co-founder and Vice-Chairman of Celularity, a cellular therapeutics company, and co-founder of Human Longevity Inc. (HLI), a genomics and cell therapy firm focused on extending healthy human lifespan. He is also Executive Chairman of Fountain Life, a global longevity diagnostics and therapeutics provider, and co-founder of Vaxxinity (formerly COVAXX), a vaccine development company specializing in next-generation vaccine candidates.

In the venture capital landscape, he is co-founder of BOLD Capital Partners, a fund deploying hundreds of millions in exponential technology investments. He chairs PHD Ventures, Inc., his long-held venture vehicle, and continues to lead entrepreneurial initiatives through Futureloop, as well as the Abundance360 and Abundance Platinum community programs, which foster innovation and leadership among high-impact changemakers.

Peter’s recognitions underscore his global influence across tech, space, and longevity sectors: he is a recipient of the Konstantine Tsiolkovsky Award, World Technology Award for Space, Lindbergh Award, Wired RAVE, Neil Armstrong Award for Aerospace Achievement and Leadership, the inaugural Heinlein Prize, Aviation & Space Technology Laurel (twice), the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Innovation, and was named Economist “No Boundaries” Innovator of the Year. In 2016, Greece commemorated his contributions by issuing a postage stamp bearing his image.

Publications and Media

He is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, writing ‘Abundance’, ‘Bold’, ‘The Future is Faster Than You Think’, ‘Life Force’ (with Tony Robbins), and ‘Longevity Guidebook’. He hosts the Moonshots podcast and is a frequent guest on CNN, CNBC, and Bloomberg, with features in Forbes, Fortune, Wired, and The Wall Street Journal. His insights on technology, AI, and longevity are also highlighted at major innovation conferences and global media outlets worldwide.

Why book Peter?

As an electrifying speaker, Peter’s deep-rooted expertise in exponential technologies, space, longevity, and innovation makes him a compelling asset for any event. He brings visionary insight to engage senior leadership and inspire transformative thinking. His authority is reinforced by exceptional recognition, from being named one of Fortune’s “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders” to winning prestigious awards such as the Lindbergh, Heinlein, Armstrong, and Clarke honours.

He is also an experienced raconteur: he has delivered multiple TED and TEDx talks, including ‘Taking the Next Giant Leap in Space‘, ‘Stephen Hawking’s Hits Zero-G’, and ‘Abundance is Our Future’, captivating audiences by blending future-focused optimism with engaging storytelling. Whether addressing corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, or policymakers, Diamandis delivers high-energy presentations that inform and inspire bold action.

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