We are proud to present you our new Keynote Speakers
We are proud to present you our new Keynote Speakers
Robin Ince is best known as a comedian and populariser of scientific ideas. Robin presents the Sony Gold Award winning BBC Radio 4 series The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox, currently releasing its 31st series. Robin has toured solo shows about consciousness, Charles Darwin, and physics. He was the creator and co host of the podcast Robin and Josie’s Book Shambles, which gained over 100,000 hits a month, and the music podcast with Michael Legge, Vitriola, which mixed nonsense,...
Sylvana Q. Sinha is Chair of the Board at Praava Health, which she founded in 2014 and led as CEO for nearly 11 years. Sinha is widely recognized for her expertise in creating capital-efficient companies that unlock new economic potential where it's needed most. Under her leadership, Praava Health became one of the fastest-growing fully integrated healthcare platforms in emerging markets — serving nearly a million patients in Bangladesh to date. Sinha bootstrapped the company entirely through strategic angel investors, and...
Russ Cook, better known as the “Hardest Geezer,” is a British athlete and the first person to run the entire length of Africa from the southernmost to the northernmost point of the continent. His journey, named Project Africa, began on 22nd April 2023 in Cape Town in South Africa and ended on 7th April 2024 in Ras Angela in Tunisia. During this time, Russ crossed 16 countries and covered a total of 16,000 km (9,900 miles). The journey was not without...
Following a distinguished career rising through the ranks of the London Fire Brigade, Andy Roe was appointed London Fire Commissioner in 2020. Taking the helm in the aftermath of the tragic Grenfell Tower Fire, Andy was entrusted with steering one of the world’s largest emergency rescue services - over 6,300 staff and an annual budget exceeding £510 million – through a time of intense scrutiny and institutional change. Before joining the fire service in 2002, Andy served as a British...
Oscar Cooper has worked at the forefront of the Red Bull energy drinks company, accumulating a decade of expertise at the intersection of sports marketing, brand activation and consumer products within a business widely regarded as a global marketing phenomenon. He spent four of those ten years working within Red Bull Racing, playing a key role in the team’s global marketing programme, utilising the platform of Formula 1 to reach and engage with global audiences. Oscar’s work encompassed high-profile activations such...
Rutger Bregman (born April 26, 1988) is a Dutch historian and author. His books Humankind: A Hopeful History (2020) and Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There (2017) were both Sunday Times and New York Times Best Sellers and have been translated in 46 languages. The Guardian described him as 'the Dutch wunderkind of new ideas', while TED named him 'one of Europe's most prominent young thinkers'. His TED Talk, 'Poverty Isn't a Lack of Character; It's a Lack...
Dr. Martin Braml is a foreign trade economist, government advisor, and lecturer for international trade policy at the University of Passau. He is the co-founder and partner of Munich Economics, a policy advisory consultancy that works with public and private sector clients in the field of economic policy, fiscal measures, environmental policy, and international trade policy. Martin is currently a Policy advisor at the German Federal Ministry of Finance. As an economist, Martin worked for more than four years at the...
PD Dr Frank Sauer is a political scientist, publicist and podcaster. As Head of Research at the Metis Institute for Strategy and Foresight, he researches the nexus between security, technology and society and advises the Strategy Development Department of the Federal Ministry of Defence. As co-host of the award-winning podcast Sicherheitshalber, he regularly discusses current developments in German security and defence policy as well as the situation in Europe and the world. Frank Sauer (*1980) studied political science, sociology, philosophy and...
Sarah Hadland is an award-nominated actress who has numerous, notable credits across both comedy, drama and theatre. Sarah can currently be seen in smash hit BBC comedy "Daddy Issues" as regular Rita with Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey. The show has received excellent reviews and phenomenal ratings – with The Telegraph describing it as "deft, daft and deliciously watchable." Sarah is also currently competing in beloved BBC show "Strictly Come Dancing" – one of the highest rated shows in the...
Jonathan Trevor is a noted management researcher, author, advisor, speaker and teacher on strategy and organisation. Jonathan is Professor of Management Practice and Associate Dean for Practice and Affiliates at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He teaches on international executive education programmes and the Oxford MBA, Management Diplomas, and Executive MBA. Jonathan is the author of Align: A Leadership Blueprint for Aligning Purpose, Strategy and Organisation (2019) and Re:Align: A Leadership Blueprint to Overcome Disruption and Improve Performance (2022). He consults extensively...
Karen Eber is a captivating force in the world of storytelling and leadership. She is an award-winning author, international consultant, TED and keynote speaker who has educated and inspired more than three million people globally. As the CEO and Chief Storyteller of Eber Leadership Group, Karen helps companies build leaders, teams, and culture, one story at a time. Karen’s book, The Perfect Story: How to Tell Stories that Inform, Influence, and Inspire is an Axiom Business Book Award Winner, an International...
Harriet Harman was one of the longest-serving MPs in Parliamentary history. She spent over 40 years in the Commons, becoming a leading voice for women in politics, and campaigning for a range of reforms in areas including equality legislation, social justice, law and welfare. Now a Peer, Harriet remains active in politics, and as a co-host of the Electoral Dysfunction podcast she provides an insider’s view of events in Westminster and beyond. After qualifying as a solicitor, Harriet worked for the...
Kevin is an Investment Strategist, author, economist and regularly publishes commentary on the direction of both markets and the global economy. His career stretches back over 35 years with some of the leading firms in the Irish market and he is regularly on stage in front of professional audiences and in the media discussing these areas. He spent over 20 years as a private bank board member, managing investment teams and advising high net worth individuals about their investment plans. He...
Are you chasing a bold vision for your business or life—but hitting walls of resistance, miscommunication, or burnout along the way? Marjie Hadad, Global PR Expert and award-winning TV producer and author, helps leaders and teams transform challenges into momentum using battle-tested PR strategies. Whether you're trying to inspire resilience, elevate your leadership, or smash ambitious goals, Marjie delivers powerful, real-life tools—from time-tested communication hacks to her signature “Bob Method”—that boost confidence, cut through the noise, and drive tangible results...
Jason Calacanis is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and podcaster. As a “scout” for top-tier Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia Capital and later as an angel investor, Jason has invested in 150 early-stage startups including 4 that have achieved billion-dollar valuations. He released his book, Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups-- Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000, in 2017. In his podcast, This Week in Startups, he interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, investors, and...
Eliot Higgins is an award-winning journalist and founder of the investigative journalism platform, Bellingcat. He is the author of ‘We Are Bellingcat: An Intelligence Agency for the People‘ (2022), a Sunday Times best seller. Bellingcat is a fact-checking platform that uses open-source intelligence including videos, maps and pictures to enable citizen journalism on international affairs. Originally focused on Syria and the Middle East with investigations into the Syrian Civil War, Malaysia Air Flight 17 and the poisoning of Russian dissident...