One of the great perks of RootsTech each year is getting to hear – or even meet – world class genealogists. RootsTech 2025 is no exception, with over 100 industry expert speakers set to enlighten us on a side variety of family history topics. Below is a quick list of the RootsTech speakers, and you can view the full list here.

• Steve Rockwood – President and CEO of FamilySearch International.
• Dr Nick Barratt – an author, broadcaster and historian best known for his work on BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are.
• Crista Cowan – the popular voice of Ancestry.com since 2004 and a renowned speaker and video presenter.
• Brian Donovan – the Strategic Initiatives Manager at Findmypast and an Irish records expert.
• Diana Elder and Nicole Dyer – the mother/daughter team of genealogists and podcasters from the popular Family Locket website.
• Kathryn Grant – a noted family history teacher, writer, and technologist with FamilySearch.
• Debbie Gurtler – Assistant Director of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.
• Amy Harris – Family History Program coordinator at Brigham Young University.
• Daniel Horowitz – the MyHeritage liason with genealogy societies, bloggers, and media.
• David Allen Lambert – Chief Genealogist for American Ancestors / New England Historical Genealogical Society.
• Diahan Southard – founder of Your DNA Guide, a website focused on DNA research education.
• James Tanner – noted blogger, lecturer and trainer, and Chairman of the BOard of The Family History Guide Association.
• Maureen Taylor – “the nation’s foremost historical photo detective” according to The Wall Street Journal.

More speakers are being added to RootsTech 2025, so be sure to check out the link above for new additions as we get closer to the event.