Moriba Jah is an American space scientist and aerospace engineer who works as the associate professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin. Jah was born in San Francisco, California, and while growing up he moved and lived in Venezuela for a while before moving back to the United States. After moving back to... read full bio
Rob Hopkins is an environmental activist and writer who is known for his work on environmental issues and for being the founder and head of the Transition movement. Hopkins was born in Chiswick, London, and he has earned his degree in Environment Quality and Resource Management at the University of the West of England where he also took the Permaculture... read full bio
Oona Horx-Strathern is an international speaker, author, trend expert and consultant and futurist. Horx-Strathern found her love of the future during her childhood trip to India where she visited Chandigarh and the Taj Mahal. She went on to study at the Holland Park Comprehensive School before going on to earn her B.A. in Human Geography from Bristol University. While earning... read full bio
Gerard ‘t Hooft is a Dutch Nobel Prize Winner theoretical physicist and a professor at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Hooft was born in Den Helder, Netherlands, and he came from a family of scientists which led him to grow a love for science at a young age. After finishing his high school work, Hooft began studying physics at Utrecht... read full bio
Bruce Hoffman is a political analyst who is an expert on terrorism and counterterrorism, insurgency and counter-insurgency. Hoffman has earned his B.A. from Connecticut College before going on to earn his D.Phil and B.Phil from Oxford University. After finishing his degrees, Hoffman went on to begin working for the RAND Corporation before leaving to be the senior lecturer in international... read full bio
Peter Hines is a keynote speaker, researcher, author, and founder and chairman of S A Partners, which is a consultancy company that is based out of the United Kingdom. Hines has earned his B.A. as well as his M.A. in Geography from University of Cambridge before going on to earn his MBA in Business and Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management... read full bio
Pekka Himanen is a Finnish philosopher who is an expert on the information age. Himanen has studied philosophy with computer science as a minor at the University of Helsinki before going on to earn his Ph.D. from philosophy, making him the youngest person to earn a Ph.D. in Finland. Himanen has been known for his research work in Finland at... read full bio
Keith Herman is an expert in business growth, disruptive technology and innovation and is known for being able to create strategic partnerships for strategic advantage and to attract capital. Herman has been founder of IPA Equities and throughout his career, he has worked with over fifty SMEs as well as 10 start-ups. As a consultant, Herman has worked with hundreds... read full bio
Shawn Henry is a retired award-winning FBI Cyber Investigations Executive Assistant Director and the President of the Services Division and Chief Security Officer for CrowdStrike, a company that protects companies against cybersecurity breaches. Henry has earned his BBA from Hofstra University and went on to earn his M.S. in Justice Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. He began his career working... read full bio
Wayne Hemingway is an English designer who is best known for being the co-founder of the fashion design and manufacturer, Red or Dead. Hemingway was born in Morecambe, England, and he found his love for fashion at a young age when his mother and grandmother would dress him up in fun costumes. Hemingway later went on to earn a degree... read full bio
Martin Hellman is an American cryptologist who is best known for inventing the public key cryptography with Whitfield Diffie and Ralph Merkle. Hellman was born in New York City, New York, and he earned his bachelor’s in electrical engineering from New York University and went on to earn his master’s and Ph.D. from Stanford University. Hellman went on to begin... read full bio
Sahar Hashemi is best known for being co-founder of the coffee chain, Coffee Republic, and for being co-founder of Skinny Candy. While growing up, Hashemi began studying at City of London School for Girls before going on to study law at the University of Bristol. Upon earning her degree, Hashemi began training to be qualified as a solicitor for Frere... read full bio
Fredrik Haren is a keynote speaker who is an expert on business creativity, innovation, and global business. As a speaker, Haren has given thousands of speeches in over 60 different countries. He has previously been named ‘Speaker of the Year’ in Sweden and has also been named one of the ‘Best Swedish Speakers Ever.’ As a speaker, Haren has gained... read full bio
Norman L. Eisen is an American attorney, author, and diplomat who is currently a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. Previously, Eisen served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic under President Barack Obama. Eisen has also been board chair of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. As a writer Eisen has contributed pieces to... read full bio
Michael Zeldin is a former legal analyst for CNN. Zeldin has previously earned his B.A. in political science from State University of New York at Binghamton and went on to earn his J.D. in law from The George Washington University Law School before earning his LLM in Law as well. Zeldin began his career working as an attorney for the... read full bio
Sheetal Mehta Walsh is a social entrepreneur who has been an angel investor and advisor for numerous companies over the course of her career. Walsh’s expertise includes technology, venture capital, and she has been the founder of Shanti Life, where she helps poor entrepreneurs in India by mentorship, training, promotion of health and well-being, and microfinance. Walsh is also a... read full bio
Michael McQueen is a speaker, trend forecaster, and best-selling author. McQueen began his career in business first working in marketing and research where he went on to found the consultancy company, The Nexgen Group, which specialized in social trends and demographic shifts. Shortly after, McQueen also began writing and since then, has gone on to release books which include ‘The... read full bio
Lisa McInnes-Smith is a speaker and author who is known for being one of the top corporate speakers who talks on shifting and improving performance for organizations and companies. Through her work as a speaker, McInnes-Smith has presented to over a million people in 22 different countries, has been inducted into the International Speaker Hall of Fame being the first... read full bio
Eileen McDargh is the founder and CEO of the consulting firm, The Resilient Spirit, where she has worked with organizations which include Cisco, Oracle, Procter & Gamble, and more, to help them build better leadership teams and workplaces. Through her work as a leader, McDargh has been featured in Leadership Excellence’s Excellence 100 list and she has also been featured... read full bio
Eric Mazur is a physicist, educator, and entrepreneur who has been the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University. Mazur was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and he has studied physics and astronomy at Leiden University and went on to earn his Ph.D. from there as well. Mazur has held research programs at the Physics Department at Harvard... read full bio
