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
As a former drummer and percussionist for the rock band Guns N' Roses and a member of the supergroup Velvet Revolver, Matt Sorum is most recognized in his own country of the United States. Sorum currently performs with Kings of Chaos, is a part of the Cult and Y Kant Tori Read, as well as working alone. Sorum was raised... read full bio
Michele Norris sparks important dialogue on current events, social issues and the power to make change as she adeptly breaks down commonly-held beliefs and attitudes on race, diversity and bias. From the radio airwaves to primetime television and leading news publications, Michele is one of the most trusted voices in American journalism. For a decade, as host of National Public... read full bio
Melanie De Biasio is a Belgian jazz singer, composer and flutist from Charleroi, Belgium. De Biasio began taking ballet lessons when she was only three years old and by the time she was eight, she began taking up the Western concert flute. As a teenager, she found influence in various rock bands such as Nirvana, Pink Floyd, and Jethro Tull,... read full bio
Max and Harvey are an English pop duo that consists of twin brothers Max Luca Mills and Harvey kitt Mills. The duo rose to fame releasing singing videos through social media applications and gained even more fame after the competed in the television reality competition series “The X Factor: Celebrity,” where they finished in second place. Max and Harvey were... read full bio
Maverick Sabre is an English-born Irish singer-songwriter and rapper who was born in Hackney, London, and grew up in New Ross, County Wexford. Sabre began his musical career after being featured on singles from Irish rappers Terawrizt and Nu-Centz. He also collaborated with rappers Johnnyboy and Intox before releasing his own debut singles, “Lonely Side of Life” and “Fade Away.”... read full bio
Maty Noyes is an American singer-songwriter who rose to fame after appearing on The Weeknd’s album, “Beauty Behind the Madness,” and for singing on Kygo’s single “Stay.” Noyes was born in Corinth, Mississippi, and she found her love for music at a young age when she began taking piano lessons. Although Noyes didn’t find passion in piano, she went on... read full bio
Matt Berninger is an American alternative-rock singer-songwriter who is best known for being the frontman of the indie rock band The National. Apart from his work with The National, Berninger has also formed the EL VT project with Brent Knopf. Berninger was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and he began studying graphic design at the University of Cincinnati when he met... read full bio
Grace Kathleen Elizabeth Shaw, better known as her stage name Mallrat, is an Australian musician, singer and rapper from Brisbane, Queensland. Mallrat began finding her love for music while studying in high school. She first began writing music while in high school and after a few years, she began creating her own music as well. She then began self-releasing her... read full bio
