Yuval Noah Harari

Prof. Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and bestselling author. He is considered one of the world’s most influential public intellectuals today. His work is read and recommended by many influential people, from President Barack Obama to Mark Zuckerbergand Bill Gates.

Bestselling books: Sapiens a.o.
Yuval Harari’s books have sold over 35 million copies in 65 languages. His 3 best-selling books include:

• Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (21 million copies)
• Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (9 million copies)
• 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (5 million copies)

Academic work and social impact
Harari is a lecturer at the Department of History in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 2019, following the international success of his books, Yuval Noah Harari co-founded Sapienship with his husband Itzik Yahav. Sapienship is a social impact company with projects in the fields of entertainment and education, whose main goal is to focus the public conversation on the most important global challenges facing the world today.

Keynote speeches on famous stages
Yuval Noah Harari gave keynote speeches on the future of humanity in Davos 2020 and 2018, on the World Economic Forum’s main Congress Hall stage. In 2019, Harari sat down for a filmed discussion on technology and the future of society with Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg.