Otmar Issing is a German economist who serves as President of the Center for Financial Studies. Issing was born in Wurzburg, Germany, and he began studying economics at the University of Wurzburg before going on to begin working as a research assistant there. He then earned his Ph.D. before going on to be Director of the Institute for International Economic... read full bio
Hans-Olaf Henkel is a German politician who is a Member of the European Parliament from Germany, the Vice-Chair of the European Conservatives and Reformists, and a publicist. Henkel was born in Hamburg, German Reich, and he studied at the Universitat fur Wirtschaft und Politik which later merged with Hamburg University. Upon earning his degree, Henkel went on to begin working... read full bio
Ian Pearson is a British politician who has most previously been the Economic Secretary to the Treasury. Pearson was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, and he has previously earned his BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Balliol College, Oxford, before going on to earn both his MA and Ph.D. from the University of Warwick. Pearson began his political career... read full bio
Chris Patten is a British politician who was previously the 28th Governor of Hong Kong. Patten was born in Cleveleys, Lancashire, England, and he has previously studied modern history at Balliol College, Oxford where he graduated with second-class honors. Patten went on to begin working in politics first for the campaign for John Lindsay. He then went on to work... read full bio
Kathryn Parsons is a British tech entrepreneur who is best known for being co-founder and co-CEO of the London tech startup, Decoded, which works to increase digital literacy by providing a signature one-day course that helps train participants to learn how to code in a day. Parsons was born in Highgate, London, and while growing up, she had a love... read full bio
Tara Schuster is an author, playwright and television entertainment executive who was previously the VP of Talent and Development at Comedy Central. Schuster began her career with Comedy Central first working as an intern for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” before helping to launch the series “Key & Peele.” Schuster has earned her BFA in Literary Arts and History... read full bio
Debra Searle is a British adventurer, author, television presenter and speaker who is best known for having rowed across the Atlantic Ocean alone. Throughout her career, Searle has also founded five companies some of which include Well Hung Art Company, which promoted art work of smaller artists online, Shoal Projects Ltd, which managed Searle’s rowing career as well as other... read full bio
Beto O’Rourke is an American politician who has most previously served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas’s 16th district and who has also previously campaigned for United States Senate, and for President of the United States. O’Rourke was born in El Paso, Texas, and he began his political career working as a summer congressional intern... read full bio
Edmund John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley is a British businessman who is best known for have previously served as the CEO of BP, the energy company. Browne was born in Hamburg, Germany, and he has earned his First Class BA degree in physics from University of Cambridge, before going on to earn his MS in business from Stanford University,... read full bio
Belinda Parmar is a British entrepreneur, activist, speaker, and campaigner who is the CEO of The Empathy Business. Parmar has previously earned joint honours in French & Spanish at The University of Manchester and went on to begin her career working as a planner for OgilvyOne. Since then, she has gone on to be a consultant professor for Syracuse University,... read full bio
Adrian Bradshaw is a former British Army officer who has served as the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, has previously served as Director Special Forces, and Commander Land Forces. Bradshaw has previously studied at Bloxham School, then went on to earn his BSc from the University of Reading, and his MA in International Relations and MSc in Defence Studies from... read full bio
Raj Sisodia is the Distinguished Professor of Business at Babson College and is a best-selling author of the book ‘Conscious Capitalism’ and is also a co-founder and co-chairman of Conscious Capitalism Inc. Sisodia is also a global thought leader and a consultant that specializes in social impact for businesses. Sisodia has previously been the Trustee Professor of Marketing and has... read full bio
Beatrice Weder di Mauro is a Swiss businesswoman and lecturer who is the Professor of Economics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, is an economist and advisor for Geo-Economic Policy, and the first woman and non-German to be appointed as a member to German Council of Economic Experts. Mauro grew up in Guatemala and while there, studied... read full bio
Andres Tapia is a senior partner for Korn Ferry Leadership and Talent Consulting, a best-selling author, and a leading expert on diversity and workforce issues. Through his work with Korn Ferry, Tapia has also been the Global Solutions Leader for Workforce Performance, Inclusion and Diversity Practice. Tapia has previously earned his B.A. in History from Northwestern University and he went... read full bio
Matt Sweetwood is an entrepreneur who is known for previously being the USA CEO of beBee, a social network that holds over 11 million worldwide users. Sweetwood is also a life coach, best-selling author, television and publication contributor, speaker, business consultant and photography expert. Sweetwood’s expertise includes management consulting, innovation, marketing, social media, and more. Sweetwood has earned his B.A.... read full bio
Scott Shuster is an American business journalist and international corporate events moderator. Shuster was born in Greendale, Wisconsin, and he has earned his B.A. in Mass Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and has also studied political science at Marquette University before going on to earn his M.B.A. at the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland. Shuster began his... read full bio
Ronald Shapiro is an American attorney, author, agent, educator, speaker, and civic leader who is the founder of Shapiro Negotiations Institute. Shapiro was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he has earned his degree from Haverford College before going on to earn his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School. Shapiro went on to begin working as Maryland State Securities Commissioner... read full bio
Deborah Perry Piscione is an American entrepreneur, author, public speaker, and media commentator who is known for working as a Principal at Vorto Consulting where she specializes in innovation and talent development. Piscione began her career working with the United States Congress where she was a congressional staffer for Connie Mack, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and was also a political appointee for... read full bio
Viktor Mayer-Schonberger is an Austrian Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford, an author, and founder of Ikarus Software. Viktor was born in Zell am See, and he studied law at the University of Salzburg where he competed in the International Physics Olympiad as well as the Austrian Young Programmers Contest.... read full bio
Charles Elachi is a Lebanese-American professor and engineer who is the professor of electrical engineering and planetary science at the California Institute of Technology and former director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory and vice president of Caltech. Elachi was born in Rayak, Lebanon, and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in physics from Joseph Fourier University, his master’s in engineering... read full bio
