Garrett gives dozens of speeches and talks a year to audiences around the world, from private business meetings and book clubs to large universities and festivals—on topics ranging from cybersecurity to the American Revolution to the future of media.
Garrett’s talks center around three themes: Where we’ve been (historical topics, ranging from the Cold War to 9/11 to Watergate to presidential leadership lessons); where we are (the domestic political and media landscape over the next five years); and where we’re going (large geopolitical and technological trends driving the next quarter century). He excels at breaking down and explaining complex topics—whether it’s the philosophies of the Founding Fathers, the reality of 5G, or the developing dynamics between the US and China—and helping audiences stretch their minds to better understand the world around us. His engaging, conversational tone aids audiences in making sense of the vast change swirling around us today, linking it to the past and leading them into tomorrow.
Among other venues, he has spoken at some of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings—including the Aspen Ideas Festival, South by Southwest, and the Texas Tribune Festival, and a half-dozen presidential libraries and museums—as well as the National Press Club, the Carnegie Council, Harvard Business School, the Pacific Council on International Policy, the U.S. Department of Defense, the Los Angeles Times Book Festival, the Department of Defense, and Google universities like Princeton, Cornell, the LBJ School at UT-Austin, the U.S. Naval Academy, Duke University, the University of Missouri, IDC Herzliya (Israel), Miami University of Ohio, and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow), as well as companies, trade groups, and overseas audiences at the invitation of the U.S. State Department, among others.
Please contact him directly if you’re interested in inviting him to speak or you can contact his speaking agents at The Lavin Agency.