Tim Sebastian is a British television journalist and novelist who is best known for being the moderator for ‘Conflict Zone’ as well as ‘The New Arab Debates.’ He has also previously been the host for ‘The Doha Debates’ and a presenter for ‘HARDtalk.’ Sebastian has previously earned his BA in Modern Languages from New College, Oxford University, and also earned... read full bio
Ian Scott is a business strategist and authority on leadership, management of strategy, change and knowledge. Over the course of his career, Scott has worked in both the private and public sectors and has been a senior figure for the World Bank for numerous years. Through his time as an adviser, Scott has worked with chief executives, senior management teams,... read full bio
Otto Scharmer is a German specialist on innovation and corporate change who has also been the senior lecturer at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has also been co-founder of the Prescencing Institute. Scharmer studied economics at Witten/Herdecke University before going on to earn his Ph.D. as well. Scharmer is also an author who has authored... read full bio
Thomas John Sargent is an American economist who is the W.R. Berkley Professor of Economics and Business at New York University. Through his work in economics, Sargent is a specialist in marcoeconomics, monetary economics, and time series econometrics. Sargent was born in Pasadena, California, and he earned his B.A. from the University of California, Berkley, before earning his Ph.D. from... read full bio
Sandro Salsano is an Italian entrepreneur, businessman and investor who has been the chairman of Salsano Family Office as well as the president of Salsano Group. Salsano was born in Lecco, Italy, and he earned degree from Bocconi University before going on to earn his MBA from the University of San Diego, California. He has also taken courses at Harvard... read full bio
Abby Phillip is an American journalist who is best known for her work as a political correspondent and weekend anchor for the outlet, CNN. Phillip was born in Virginia and while growing up, she spent some time also living in Trinidad and Tobago, where her parents are from. She later went on earn her B.A. in government from Harvard University... read full bio
Janjaap Ruijssenaars is an architect and inventor who is known for his innovative projects which include gravity energy, the floating bed, the landscape house and the square house. Ruijssenaars has studied at the Technical University Delft, the University Barcelona, and at the Western State College of Colorado. After finishing his schooling, Ruijssenaars began working with Universe Architecture Ltd before going... read full bio
Michael Rose is a retired British Army general who has a Special Air Service Regiment commanding officer as well as a Commander UNPROFOR Bosnia during the Yugoslav Wars. Rose was born in British India and studied at Cheltenham college. St. Edmund Hall, Oxford and Sorbonne. After earning his B.A., Rose joined the Regular Army Coldstream Guards as second lieutenant before... read full bio
Steve Ridgway is a businessman who has been the former CEO of Virgin Atlantic. Ridgway working as the CEO for Virgin for nearly 10 years and during his tenure he helped the company grow from having two 747s to have a 40 long haul aircraft where they would fly over 6 million passengers a year. He also helped the company... read full bio
Jonas Ridderstrale is a Swedish businessman, keynote speaker, thinker, and author, who is best known for his best-selling book, ‘Funky Business – Talent Makes Capital Dance.’ Ridderstrale has also been a visiting professor at schools which include Ashridge Business School and IE Business School. Ridderstrale has previously graduated from Stockholm School of Economics where he earned his MBA and Ph.D.... read full bio
Dan Reisel is a neuroscientist who grew up in Norway and has lived in the United Kingdom for several years. Reisel has worked as a research fellow in epigenetics at the University College London and also works as a hospital doctor. Reisel has previously earned his BA in Psychology & Ethics, earned his Ph.D. in Epigenetics and Neuroscience from the... read full bio
Subramanian Rangan is the Professor of Strategy and Management and has been the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court Endowed Chair in Societal Progress. Rangan has previously earned his MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and went on to earn his Ph.D. in political economy from Harvard University. Rangan has been known for his work in capitalism and how... read full bio
Gerald Lawless is a businessman who has previously been the CEO for Jumeirah Group. During his career with Jumeirah Group, Lawless helped make the company a global brand and began working with them as the founding CEO. When joining the company, Jumeirah only had 30 employers and during his tenure he built the organization to have nearly 15,000 employers. He... read full bio
Francois Bourdoncle has been the CEO of FB&Cie and has been a pioneer of Big Data and Search technologies. Bourdoncle has previously studied at Ecole Polytechnique and went on to study at Mines ParisTech before studying engineering at Corps des mines. He has also earned his doctorates in information technology from Ecole Polytechnique before going on to work as a... read full bio
Luke Newton is an English actor who is best known for playing Luke Attwood in the television series “The Cut,” Ben Evans in the Disney Channel series “The Lodge,” and most recently, playing Colin Bridgerton in the Netflix original series “Bridgerton.” Newton was born in London, England, and he has previously trained in acting at the London School of Musical... read full bio
Logan Henderson is an American actor and singer who is best known for his rise to fame playing Logan Mitchell on the Nickelodeon television series, “Big Tiime Rush,” and for performing as a member of the band of the same name. Henderson was born in Temple, Texas, and made his acting debut in an episode of “Friday Night Lights” before... read full bio
Emma Heesters is and up-and-coming pop singer-songwriter and performer who is from Amsterdam, Netherlands, and is the most followed musical YouTuber that is based out of Holland. Heesters began her YouTube career posting cover songs to various popular songs on the radio. She quickly began several followers that were based all over the world and her followers continued to grow... read full bio
Christian Gansch is an international conductor, producer and management consultant who has previously won a Grammy Award. He is also known for publishing the book ‘From Solo to Symphony,’ and is a keynote speaker that talks on his career highlights. Gansch began his career working as the leader of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and while working in the music industry,... read full bio
Charles Hazlewood is a British conductor who is the founder of Paraorchestra, which has been the world’s first large-scale integrated ensemble which featured disabled and non-disabled musicians. Paraorchestra first made their debut in the London Paralympics and have gone on to headline Glastonbury Festival. Paraorchestra has also gone on to be featured in a documentary and have gone on to... read full bio
Azran Osman-Rani is a keynote speaker who is known for being a renowned Asian Innovator who specializes in competitiveness, globalization, corporate culture, innovation and entrepreneurship. Osman-Rani is the founder of the digital health technology company, Naluri Hidup, which provides cost-effective solutions to help provide mental health and wellness support for it’s users. Osman-Rani has also been known for working as... read full bio
