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
Ulrich Dietz is a German businessman who has been known for being the CEO of GFT Technologies SE, founder of Code-n, and an advisor on innovation and entrepreneurship. Through his work with GFT Technologies, Dietz has helped grow the company into a group that has 20 locations in seven different countries. He has also helped the company earn a turnover... read full bio
Kemal Dervis is a Turkish politician and economist who was the former administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. Dervis was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and he earned his bachelor and master’s degrees in economics from the London School of Economics before going on to earn his Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University. From there, he went on to work... read full bio
Catherine Devrye is a best-selling author on customer service, change, teamwork and resilience, keynote speaker, and has been named Australian Executive Woman of the Year. As an author, Devrye has published eight books on different topics and her autobiography, “Who Says I Can’t,” has previously been nominated for a National Biography Award. Some of her other popular books include “Hope... read full bio
Edward de Bono is a British physician, psychologist, consultant, author, inventor, and philosopher. Bono was born in Malta and went on to earn his medical degree from the University of Malta. He went on to begin working as a Rhodes Scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, which is where he earned his M.A. in psychology and physiology. Bono earned his Ph.D.... read full bio
Pepper de Callier is a leadership coach who has previously been named the Best Corporate Leadership Coach in Europe by AI Media. Callier has also been an author on books on personal development and has also written columns on leadership. Through his work, Callier has talked on HR for The Economist’s international conference and talked on leadership in the current... read full bio
Silvia Damiano is an award-winning specialist on leadership, a scientist, and filmmaker. She is the founder of About my Brain Institute, which she founded with the purpose of democratizing leadership and neuroscience. She has focused her studies over the years on the human brain, optimal brain functioning, and neuroscience and how it applies to leadership and daily life. Damiano has... read full bio
Juan Carlos Cubeiro is an expert in leadership and is the Head of Talent of ManpowerGroup and CEO of Right Management. Through Manpowergroup, the company has gone on to be the world’s leading talent solutions company with his leadership. Through his work with Right Management, Cubeiro also works in talent management and career solutions and through this branch, has worked... read full bio
Jim Crupi is the President and Founder of Strategic Leadership Solutions, Inc. Through his work, Crupi has been known for being a leader in topics which include international business, future trends, as well as leadership development. He has gone on to give keynotes on these specific topics all over the world. Crupi has also gone on to work with several... read full bio
Colin Coulson-Thomas is an author, businessman, entrepreneur, and consultant. He is known for being an experienced chairman of numerous companies and has been an advisor for over 100 different boards over the course of his career. He is known for consulting on topics which include improving board and corporate performance, building businesses, corporate learning, corporate communications, corporate transformation, customer relationships,... read full bio
Dr. Peter Lovatt is an author, keynote speaker, and psychologist who is known for engaging his audiences. Lovatt began his career as a professional dancer and he mixes in dancing with his psychology. He is known for being an expert in the mind, and the moving body, and has learned that when we do fun stuff using our bodies, it... read full bio
Catriona Wallace is an entrepreneur who works in Artificial Intelligence, and who has been the founder and executive director for the company Flamingo AI, which is a machine learning company. Wallace has previously earned her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from AGSM and UNSW Business School. Wallace began her career first working as CEO and founder of Fifth Quadrant CX, which... read full bio
Russell Walker has been a Professor at the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University and has been an expert on big data. Through his work, Walker has worked with companies to help manage their risk and harness value through big data and analytics. Walker has founded and taught the analytical consulting lab and risk lab, experiential classes at Kellogg... read full bio
Richard H.K. Vietor is currently the Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and has also been the senior associate Dean for the Asian Initiative. Vietor has previously earned his B.A. in Economics from Union College, his M.A. in History from Hofstra University, and his Ph.D. in History from the University of Pittsburgh. He has previously... read full bio
Dave Ulrich is an American professor, speaker, author, management coach and consultant who has been the professor of business at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. He is also known for his work as the co-founder of The RBL Group, which is a consulting firm that works on helping organizations and leaders deliver more value. Ulrich was born... 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
Sebastian Thrun is an entrepreneur, educator, and computer scientist who has been the CEO of Kitty Hawk Corporation as well as the chairman and co-founder of Udacity. Thrun was born in Solingen, West Germany, and he has earned his Ph.D. summa cum laude in computer science and statistics from University of Bonn and previously studied computer science, economics and medicine... read full bio
Dr. Eva Selhub is a resiliency expert, consultant, author, speaker, and executive coach who has previously been the Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and was also previously the Medical Director for the Benson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Through her work as a speaker, Selhub teaches her audience members the five pillars... read full bio
Uma Valeti is the co-founder and CEO of Memphis Meats, which is the world’s biggest cell-based meat company which produces meats from animal cells without having to raise animals. Through his work with Memphis Meats, Valeti is the leader of the development of the cell-based meat technologies and also works in commercialization. Since the formation of Memphis Meats, the company... 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
