Alejandro Foxley is a Chilean economist and politician who has previously been the Foregin Affairs Minister of Chile. Foxley was born in Vina del Mar, Chile, and he previously earned his Chemical Engineering degree from the Catholic University of Valparaiso as well as his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After earning his degrees, Foxley began working as... read full bio
Andrew Ng is a British-born American businessman, computer scientist, investor, and writer, who works on machine learning and AI. Ng has previously co-founded and led Google Brain and has also previously been the former Vice President and Chief Scientist at Baidu where he helped build the company’s AI group. Ng has previously earned his undergraduate degree with a triple major... read full bio
Heidi Powell is a trainer, transformation specialist, author, businesswoman, and health guru who rose to fame appearing on the ABC television series “Extreme Weight Loss” alongside her husband Chris Powell. Through the show, Powell worked as a daily fitness coach and cheered on all of her participants. After their rise to fame through Extreme Weight Loss, both Powell and her... read full bio
Greg McKeown is an innovative strategist, high-performance expert, best-selling author, and podcaster. McKeown has earned his B.A. in Communications from Brigham Young University, and his MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. McKeown was also apart of the World Economic Forum – Young Global Leaders Class at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government. After finishing his degrees,... read full bio
Joschka Fischer is a German politician who is apart of the Alliance ‘90/The Greens. Fischer was born in Gerabronn, Wurttemberg-Baden, Allied-occupied Germany and he later in life became active in the German student movement and left-wing movement. Fischer began working at a bookstore where he also studied at universities. Throughout his career, Fischer first began working as a member of... read full bio
Eric S. Edelman is an American diplomat who has most previously served as the 8th Under Secretary of Defense for Policy under President W. Bush. Edelman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and he earned his B.A. in history and government from Cornell University before going on to earn his Ph.D. in U.S. diplomatic history from Yale University. Edelman went on... read full bio
Jacques Delors is a French politician who has previously served as the 8th President of the European Commission. Delors was born in Paris, France, and he began his career working with the Banque de France before going on to be a member of the French Confederation of Christian Workers. He was also a big part of the secularization and foundation... read full bio
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer is a retired Dutch politician and former diplomat of the Christian Democratic Appeal party and former jurist who served as Secretary General of NATO. Scheffer was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and he earned his Bachelor of Law degree and Master of Law degree from Leiden University. He went on to join the Royal Netherlands Air Force... read full bio
David Daokui Li is a Chinese economist, an advisor in China’s leadership, the Mansfield Freeman Professor of Economics and director of the Center for China in the World Economy at Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management. As a professor, Li teaches courses on economic transition, corporate finance, and international economics. Li has been featured in outlets which include Wall... read full bio
Dhairya Dand is an award-winning researcher, designer, engineer, and the head of ODD Industries located in New York City. Dand was born in Nashik, India, and he studied at Victoria Jubilee Technological Institute where he earned his bachelor’s in computer science and went on to study design at the Industrial Design Centre. Dand later went on to move to the... read full bio
Kat Von D is an American tatto artist, television personality and entrepreneur who was born in Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. When Kat was only four years old, her and her family moved to California and she grew up in Colton, California. She began learning how to play the piano at six years old and by the time she was 14... read full bio
Megan Smith has previously been the 3rd Chief Technology Officer of the United States under President Barack Obama. Prior to her job as Chief Technology Officer of the US, Smith was vice president at Google where she led new business development at Google. She was also general manager of Google.org, a vice president at Google[x] and the former CEO of... read full bio
Sean Spicer is an American political aide who has previously served as the 28th White House Press Secretary under President Donald Trump. Spicer was born in Manhasset, New York, and he earned his B.A. in government from Connecticut College where he was also a student senator. He then went on to earn his master’s degree in national security and strategic... read full bio
Rob advocates for the ethical and responsible use of AI and he offers guidance to businesses, governments and other international stakeholders on how to take use of the opportunities presented by the technology to spur innovation in a way that fosters trust. He frequently contributes to the media, speaks at conferences and is a very vocal user of social media. He is especially concerned... read full bio
Christy Budnick is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, a global network of residential real estate brokerage franchises. Budnick is in charge of the global real estate brokerage franchise network, which includes more than 50,000 real estate professionals and nearly 1,500 offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East and India. The network, among the few organizations entrusted... read full bio
Kate Crawford, a well-known expert in artificial intelligence (AI), has spent more than 20 years at the vanguard of this rapidly developing field. She has become a go-to source in the media for information on all things AI because to her timely perspective and thought-provoking writing. She is an outspoken proponent of learning about technology, especially generative AI, and its... read full bio
Leading expert on the revolutionary technology shift that is transforming the world economy and society as a whole is Matthew Ball. He is well known for his knowledge of the metaverse and his thoughts into it, and he has emerged as a key figure in defining and examining this new idea. Matthew Ball had a key role in popularizing the name... read full bio
The fields of psychology, ethics, and leadership have all been forever changed by the eminent scholar and author Jonathan Haidt. In his role as Professor of Ethical Leadership at the Stern School of Business at New York University, he has coupled his in-depth knowledge of human behavior with his enthusiasm for promoting moral decision-making and accountable leadership. Haidt has received considerable... read full bio
As the best-selling author of Exponential Organizations, Salim Ismail is a coveted business strategist and a seasoned entrepreneur who built firms such as Confabb, PubSub Concepts and Angströ, which was bought by Google. Salim Ismail oversaw Yahoo!'s internal incubator Brickhouse and was recently appointed to the XPRIZE Foundation Board of Directors. Ismail is also the Founding Executive Director of Singularity University, the Chairman of ExO... read full bio
Admiral Mike Rogers, a renowned authority on geopolitical risk and a former director of the NSA, teaches leaders how to embrace turbulence as a catalyst for progress. Admiral Rogers, a four-star officer with 37 years of service, is unequaled in his expertise as a cybersecurity practitioner and policymaker. He has held top positions at the National Security Agency (NSA), the... read full bio
