Maickel Melamed Trujillo is a Venezuelan long-distance runner, motivational speaker, teacher, and financing coach. After he was born, Melamed was diagnosed with general hypotonia of the body after asphyxiation with the umbilical cord and was told by the doctors that he wouldn’t live a long life. Since then, Melamed has lived his life with motivation and courage and has beat... read full bio
Macon Phillips is an American public servant who has most previously served as the Coordinator for International Information Programs. Phillips was born in Huntsville, Alabama, and he has previously earned his sociology degree from Duke University. He went on to begin his political career working as a director of strategy and communications for the web design firm, Blue State Digital.... read full bio
Marty Neumeier is an American author, designer, and consultant who is an expert on topics which include innovation, brand, design, and creativity. Neumeier is currently the Director of CEO Branding for the branding agency, Liquid Agency. Neumeier has previously studied at the Art Center College of Design and he then went on to begin working in advertising and brand design... read full bio
Mohan Munasinghe is a Sri Lankan academic, economist, and physicist who specializes in topics which include climate change, water resources, sustainable development and energy. Through his work, Mohan has been the Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which led him to share the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. Mohan earned his B.A. with Hons. in Engineering from... read full bio
Myron Scholes is a Canadian-American financial economist who has been the Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance, Emeritus, at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Scholes was born in Timmins, Ontario, Canada, and he has earned his Bachelor’s in economics from McMaster University before going on to earn his MBA and Ph.D. at the Booth School of Business. After finishing... read full bio
Manuel Sanroma has been the Chief Information Officer for Barcelona City Council and has been in charge of the smart cities and innovation programs for the city of Barcelona. Sanroma has earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Barcelona and went on to do research in both Spain, and the United States. He also earned his bachelor’s in... read full bio
Marian Salzman is an American advertising and public relations executive who has been the Senior Vice President, Global Communications for Philip Morris International. Salzman was born in New York City, New York, and she earned her degree from Brown University in Sociology. Salzman began her career in business working on new research methods for Levi Strauss and Co before she... read full bio
Martin Roll is a Danish author, business and brand strategist, and consultant who has been the founding CEO of Martin Roll Company. Roll was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and he has earned his Bachelor’s in Business and Marketing Management from Copenhagen Business School before going on to earn his MBA from INSEAD. After earning his bachelor’s, Roll began working for... read full bio
Moon Ribas is a Catalonian avant-garde artist and activist for cyborgs who is known for developing and planting sensors in her feet which lead to her feeling earthquakes through vibrations in the sensors. This has led Ribas to be named the world’s first cyborg woman, or artist. Ribas was born in Mataro, Catalonia, Spain, and she began studying experimental dance... read full bio
Martin Redrado is an Argentine economist who has previously served as the President of the Central Bank. Redrado was born in Buenos Aires and he has earned his degree in economics from the University of Buenos Aires. Redrado began his career working on the advisory board for Jeffrey Sachs before going on to help rebuild the Bolivian economy which was... read full bio
Matthew Pinsent is an English rower and broadcaster who has won 10 world championship gold medals and four Olympic gold medals over the course of his career as a rower. Pinsent was born In Holt, Norfolk, England, and he began his career rowing while studying at Eton College. He then began to row internationally at the World Rowing Junior Championships... read full bio
Michael Kutcher is an inspiration speaker who is best known for being the twin brother of Ashton Kutcher. Michael was born unexpectedly, and had to fight for survival for the first few weeks of his life. He was shortly after diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and as a teenager, he had to have a heart transplant due to heart failure from... read full bio
Matthias Kroener is a Fintech entrepreneur, founder and President of Professional Development GmbH, an advisor, and an expert on corporate strategy and innovation-leadership. He has been known for being a thought leader on planning, building, and operating disruptive and customer-centric banking business models. He has also had a long career of working on innovation and disruption in the financial services... read full bio
Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries is a Dutch scholar and psychoanalyst who is a guru on leadership development and has been a Professor at INSEAD. Vries has previously earned his master’s degree in economics from the University of Amsterdarm before going on to earn his MBA and then his DBA from Harvard Business School. He has also previously earned training... read full bio
Merle Dandridge is an American actress and singer who is best known for her roles on stage, for playing Grace in the television series “Greenleaf,” and Gwen in the series “The Night Shift.” Dandridge was born in Okinawa, Japan, and throughout her childhood she moved all over the United States. She began her acting career acting on stage in high... read full bio
Dr. Mark van Rijmenam is The Digital Speaker, the world’s foremost expert on all things metaverse and holds the distinction of being the first person to host a TEDx talk entirely virtually from the metaverse. He is the future tech strategist and entrepreneur who looks at technology and the impact on business and society. As a speaker, he offers an... read full bio
Michael Durst is a scientist and entrepreneur who is known for previously working as a strategy consultant for Siemens Business Services. During his work with Siemens, Durst worked on conducting digitization projects and also worked on IT strategy, enterprise architecture and e-commerce. He also worked on projects for the automotive industry, insurance companies, banks, utility companies and machine manufacturing. After... read full bio
Michael L. Tushman is an American organizational theorist, a management advisor, and a Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Tushman has previously earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University, earned his MS in Organizational Behavior from Cornell University, and his Ph.D. in Organization Studies from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After finishing his studies, Tushman began his... read full bio
Mike Massimino is an American professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and is a former NASA astronaut who was also previously the senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Massimino was born in Oceanside, New York, and he earned his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University before going on to earn his... read full bio
Miles Kane is an English musician who is best known for being a solo artist and co-frontman of the band the Last Shadow Puppets, and for being a former member of the Rascals. Kane was born in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, and he began his career as a child learning to play the saxophone before later learning how to play guitar.... read full bio
