Gunter Pauli is a Belgian entrepreneur, author, and economist, who is best known for his book “The Blue Economy.” Pauli was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and he graduated from Loyola’s University before going on to earn his masters in business administration from INSEAD. He later went on to be founder and Chairman of PPA Holding, and founder and CEO of... read full bio
Carlos Paez Rodriguez, also known as “the man of the iron spirit,” is best known for being one of the only survivors from the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 that crashed near the Andes. During his time fighting for survival, Rodriguez had to resort to cannibalism to stay alive and was only 18 at the time of the crash. By... read full bio
Jon Foreman is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who is best known for his rise to fame as a member, songwriter, and co-founder of the band Switchfoot. Through his fame with Switchfoot, the band became best known for their singles “Meant to Live” and “Dare You to Move.” Foreman was born in San Bernardino County, California, and later grew up... read full bio
Jim Sciutto is an American news anchor and former government official who is currently the chief national security correspondent for CNN. Sciutto has previously earned his degree in Chinese history from Yale University where he graduated cum laude. He went on to begin his career working in television as a moderator and producer of the PBS program, ‘The Student Press,’... read full bio
Stephen Sackur is an English journalist who is best known for being the host of “HARDtalk,” which is a current affairs interview program which is featured on both BBC World News and BBC News Channel. Apart from his work with HARDtalk, Sackur has also been presenter for the series “GMT” which is featured on BBC World News. Sackur was born... read full bio
James Rubin is an American former diplomat and journalist who has previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs under President Bill Clinton. Rubin was born in Larchmont, New York, and he earned his BA in political science as well as a Master of International Affairs from Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs. Rubin began his career... read full bio
Paul Romer is an American economist who has worked for the NYU Stern School of Business and who has previously served as the Chief Economist of the World Bank. Romer was born in Denver, Colorado, and he earned his B.S. in mathematics and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. He then had his graduate studies at MIT as... read full bio
Alvy Ray Smith is best known for being the co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios as well as Altamira. Smith was born in Mineral Wells, Texas, and he has earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University and while there, he created his first computer graphic. Smith then went on to earn his Ph.D. in computer science... read full bio
Fidel Ramos, also known as FVR and Eddie, is a retired Filipino general and politician who has previously served as the 12th President of the Philippines. Ramos was born in Lingayen, Pangasinan, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands and earned his degree in Civil Engineering at the National University in Manila. He then went on to earn a B.S. in... read full bio
Venki Ramakrishnan is an British-American structural biologist who has previously earned the Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Thomas A. Steitz and Ada Yonath due to their work in the structure and function of the ribosome. Ramakrishnan was born in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India, and he was born to a family of scientists. Venki earned his B.S. in physics and went... read full bio
Goran Carstedt is best known for being the former CEO of IKEA. Carstedt is a specialist in leadership and sustainability and has been the leader of the Society for Organizational Learning global network. He is best known in Europe for being a leader of numerous world famous companies and has a focus on organizational learning. Through his work with IKEA,... read full bio
Geoff Mulgan has been the Professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy and Social Innovation at University College London and has also been the CEO of NESTA, which is an innovation charity. Mulgan has previously earned his degree from Balliol College, Oxford, before going on to earn his Ph.D. in telecommunications from the University of Westminster. Over the course of his... read full bio
Enrique Penalosa is a Colombian politician who has previously served as the 798th Mayor of Bogota. Penalosa was born in Washington, D.C. and he moved to the United States at 15 years old as his father began working as a Colombian ambassador to the UN. Penalosa then went on to study at Duke University where he earned his B.A. in... read full bio
Kurt Hugo Schneider, also known as KHS, is an American director, producer, singer-songwriter, and composer who is best known for his work on YouTube music videos and for producing music videos for various musicians which include working with Sam Tsui. Schneider was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and earned a degree in mathematics, magna cum laude from Yale University. While studying... read full bio
Edgar Perez is an American-Peruvian author, speaker, and consultant who is an expert on topics which include quantum computing, artificial intelligence, deep learning, cybersecurity and high-frequency trading. Perez was born in Lima, Peru, and he has earned a B.S. in Systems Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria before going on to earn his Masters in Management from Universidad ESAN, making... read full bio
Ben Legg is a keynote speaker and author who has previously been the COO of Google Europe. Legg has previously earned his Bachelor of Engineering from Cranfield University and began his career working as a Captain of the Royal Engineers for the British Army. From there, he went on to work as a strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company before... read full bio
Phoebe Dynevor is an English actress who is best known for her rise to fame playing Siobhan in the television series “Waterloo Road,” and for most recently playing the lead of Daphne Bridgerton in the Netflix original series “Bridgerton.” Dynevor was born in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is the daughter of Sally Dynevor, whom is also an actress, and Tim... read full bio
Karl Glusman is an American actor who is best known for playing Dean in the film “The Neon Demon” and Lou in the film “Nocturnal Animals.” Glusman was born in New York City, and he moved to Portland, Oregon before he was even a year old. He later went on to study at Portland State University and while there, he... read full bio
Toby Walsh has been a Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence and has been a leading researcher in AI. Walsh is also a Laureate fellow and has worked at the UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales and Data61. Walsh has earned his M.A. in theoretical physics and mathematics from the University of Cambridge... read full bio
Wooden Shjips is an experimental rock band that originates from San Francisco, California. They are famous for their primeval swirl of incomprehensible vocals and wailing organs. Ripley Johnson, who sings and plays guitar, is a member of the band, along with Dusty Jermier, who plays trumpet and bass, Omar Ahsanuddin, who plays drums, and Nash Whalen, who plays the organ.... read full bio
