Fred Swaniker is a Ghanaian entrepreneur and educator. He has launched four organizations that aim to develop leaders in Africa. He is also the chairman and founder of the African Leadership Academy as well as the founder of African Leadership Network, Global Leadership Adventures, and African Leadership University. Swaniker studied at Macalester College and started working for McKinsey & Company... read full bio
Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese-American author, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst. He is best known for his New York Times bestselling book, “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable” and for his other popular book, “Fooled by Randomness”. Taleb has been a professor at several universities and has been a Distinguished Professor of Risk... read full bio
Sophia is the creation of Dr. David Hanson, a modern-day Renaissance man known for engineering the most lifelike robots in the world, of Hanson Robotics, a company with headquarters in Hong Kong. Dr. Hanson, a former Disney Imagineer, is on a mission to build intelligent machines capable of learning creativity, empathy, and compassion. Sophia has performed live, spoken to audiences in... read full bio
Linda Bernardi has a renowned career that has continually pushed the limits of what is possible in the digital landscape. She is a vibrant and successful visionary in the fields of technology and innovation. As a Senior Advisor for McKinsey & Company Worldwide, Linda offers her unrivaled knowledge and perceptions to help firms on a worldwide scale move toward technology... read full bio
Dr. Vonda Wright is an author, speaker, and orthopedic surgeon who specializes in active aging, mobility, and sports medicine. She is the inaugural Chief of Sports Medicine and Orthopedics for Northside Health System in Atlanta. As a sports medicine surgeon, Wright has cared for athletes and active people of all ages and of all different sports such as players of... read full bio
Theresa May is a British politician who has most recently previously served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party. May was born in Eastbourne, Sussex, and earned her BA degree from the University of Oxford and St. Hugh’s College. May started her career working at the Bank of England and at the Association... read full bio
Inge Thulin is the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer for 3M. Thulin was born in Malmo, Sweden, and is both Swedish and American. Thulin started his career with 3M Europe where he worked in marketing, sales, and management for over 20 years before being appointed to executive vice president for international operations which he served as... read full bio
Carlos Alvardado Quesada is a Costa Rican politician, political scientist, writer and journalist who is currently holding the title of the 48th President of Costa Rica. Quesada started his political career when he became the Minister of Human Development and Social Inclusion. He stayed here for two years and then moved up to Minister of Labor and Social Security where... read full bio
Anna Young is the CEO of MakerHealth, a TEDMED Speaker, and a lecturer in the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science at MIT. She has been featured in Fast Company as one of the “Most Creative People in Business” and has been named a “Top Health Innovator Under 35” by LinkedIn. Young’s work with MakerHealth is to create devices that... read full bio
Gary Kunath is the founder and former CEO of the Summit Group. During his time as CEO of the Summit Group, Kunath grew the company to a global enterprise and it was ranked as one of the top sales training companies in the world by Selling Power magazine. Kunath has been previously named Businessman of the Year for the United... read full bio
Mauricio de Vengoechea is a political consultant for leaders and governments with De Vengeochea & Associates. He was born in Bogota, Colombia, and has been President of the Latin American Association of Political Consultants and was later elected vice-president of the International Association of Political Consultants. Mauricio has also been named to a team of political campaigners by Aristotle, Inc.... read full bio
Richard Browning is a British inventor, entrepreneur, and speaker, who has been named the “real-life Iron Man” by multiple outlets around the world. Browning is the founder of Gravity Industries Ltd., a pioneering aeronautical innovation company that has been the creator of Daedalus Mark 1, a jet pack that uses several mini jet engines to be able to achieve vertical... read full bio
Lisa Genova is an American author and neuroscientist who is best known for her debut novel, ‘Still Alice,’ which was about a Harvard University professor who suffers from early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Since it’s release through Simon & Schuster, the book has gone on to translated into 37 languages and has been adapted into a film of the same name,... read full bio
Kristin Cavallari is an American television personality, actress, and fashion designer who is best known for being on the MTV reality television series “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County,” as well as her own reality series “Very Cavallari.” Cavallari was born in Denver, Colorado, and she moved to Laguna Beach, California, when she was a junior in high school. While... read full bio
Kenneth Langone is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist, who is best known for organizing financing for the founder of The Home Depot. Langone was born in Roslyn Heights, New York, and he went on to study at Bucknell University and the New York University Stem School of Business. Langone began his career working at a Wall Street financial services... read full bio
Joseph Lubin is a Canadian-American entrepreneur who is known for founding and co-founded several different companies such as EthSuisse, Ethereum, and ConsenSys. Lubin has earned his B.S. in Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University. After graduating from Princeton, Lubin went on to be a manager in the robotics and expert systems laboratory at Princeton where he worked... read full bio
Peter Westmacott is a British politician and diplomat who has most previously served as the British Ambassador to the United States under President Barack Obama. Westmacott was born in Edington, Somerset, England, and he has previously studied at Taunton School and then New College, Oxford. Westmacott began his political career first joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which led him... read full bio
Jean-Claude Juncker is a Luxembourg politician who has previously served as the President of the European Commission as well as the Prime Minister of Luxembourg. Juncker was born in Redange, Luxembourg, and he has previously earned his master’s degree from the University of Strasbourg where he studied law and later was sworn into the Luxembourg Bar Council, but never practiced... read full bio
Roger Fisk is an American politician who is best known for being the campaign strategist for Barack Obama during his Presidency. During his work with Obama, Fisk working on global communications and marketing strategies. He first started off working as the Director of Special Events where he worked on Obama’s appearances with television series such as 60 Minutes, The Daily... read full bio
As the CEO and creator of Triad Consulting Group, acclaimed American author, educator, and well-known speaker Sheila Heen plays a variety of roles. Heen has become a leading figure in negotiation and interpersonal dynamics thanks to her steadfast dedication to effective communication and conflict resolution. She is a renowned speaker on law at the Harvard Law School, therefore her impact... read full bio
