We are proud to present you our new Keynote Speakers
We are proud to present you our new Keynote Speakers
Louisa is an executive advisor, author, and board-level operator whose work sits at the intersection of strategy, transformation, and leadership capacity. At Google, she developed solutions, led industry agendas, and drove strategic business transformation with some of the company’s largest global customers. Earlier, she shaped strategy and held senior roles at Maersk and Diageo, operating inside complex organisations under sustained performance pressure. She currently serves on the board of Copenhagen Business School as well as on a Private Equity operating...
Curtis S. Chin is Chair, Senior Fellows; and Senior Advisor, Global Markets at the Milken Institute. He is a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), an advisory board member of the Asian American Federation, and a media presence and voice on where East meets West—from business, trade & culture to issues facing the Asian American community. At the Milken Institute, he has led a wide range of programming focused on Asia’s creative economy—from K-pop and film & TV...
Sir Rob Wainwright is an international business executive, board advisor and former chief executive with extensive experience advising boards and leading complex organisations through cyber risk, financial crime, geopolitical uncertainty, operational resilience, artificial intelligence risk, responsible business practices and institutional transformation. He recently completed a three-year term as Group Chief Information Security Officer at UBS (2023–2026), where he led cyber risk and operational resilience through the integration of Credit Suisse, one of the most complex banking integrations in recent history. He...
Sir Rob Wainwright is an international business executive, board advisor and former chief executive with extensive experience advising boards and leading complex organisations through cyber risk, financial crime, geopolitical uncertainty, operational resilience, artificial intelligence risk, responsible business practices and institutional transformation. He recently completed a three-year term as Group Chief Information Security Officer at UBS (2023–2026), where he led cyber risk and operational resilience through the integration of Credit Suisse, one of the most complex banking integrations in recent history. He...
Andrew "Andy" Gomarsall MBE is a former England international rugby player, entrepreneur, and inspirational speaker whose story is one of resilience, reinvention, and the power of mindset. Andy attributes much of his drive, determination, and ambition in both sport and business to his childhood hero, Muhammad Ali, whom he met at just five years old. That encounter left a lasting impression and instilled in him a belief that adversity can be overcome, challenges embraced, and success achieved through resilience, self-belief and...
David Rennie is Geopolitics Editor of The Economist and author of "The Telegram" column. He hosts "Inside Geopolitics", a video show from The Economist interviewing heads of state and government and other policy-makers. He joined The Economist in 2007. From 2007-10 he was the EU correspondent and “Charlemagne” columnist, based in Brussels. From 2010-12 he was British political editor and “Bagehot” columnist. In summer 2012 he moved to Washington DC. He was “Lexington” columnist 2012-17, and Washington bureau chief 2013-18. From...
Clara Shih is a visionary entrepreneur and technology leader in artificial intelligence. She is founder of New Work Foundation, an independent media, data, and technology platform for early-career workers navigating AI labor market disruption. Clara is also Senior Advisor and Founder of Business AI at Meta, providing AI agents for 200M businesses on WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram. Previously, Clara was CEO of Salesforce AI, where she led the development, launch, and monetization of Agentforce, and CEO of Salesforce Service Cloud, which...
Dr. Vanessa Carpenter is a speaker, author, design strategist, and femtech expert working at the intersection of women’s health, human-centred design, digital literacy, and meaningful innovation. She holds a PhD in Designing for Meaningfulness in Future Smart Products from Aalborg University and brings together academic depth, design practice, entrepreneurship, and public engagement. Vanessa is the Founder and Designer of Kintsugi Design, Co-Founder of Nordic Women’s Health Hub and Femtech Studios, and Co-Leader of FabLab Ærø. Her work focuses on howproducts, services,...
Dr. Marty Makary is a New York Times bestselling author, surgeon, and health care expert who served as the 27th U.S. Commissioner of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, confirmed with a bipartisan vote of the U.S. Senate. At the FDA, Marty led historic reforms including accelerating drug approvals, reducing animal testing, creating a new food pyramid, removing artificial food dyes, and a school lunch program to transition to healthier foods. He was also the first head of a government agency...
Dimitri Chichlo doesn't talk about pressure from a distance. As Vice-Chairman of Ukreximbank (one of Ukraine's largest state banks) he has exercised board-level governance through active wartime, making consequential decisions when the stakes were existential, not theoretical. That experience defines his speaking. Dimitri helps boards, executive committees, and senior leaders across financial services and regulated industries turn cybersecurity, operational resilience, and governance from abstract obligations into strategic priorities they own and act on. His authority is built across two decades at the...
Gavin Patterson served as Chief Executive of BT Group for almost six years from 2013 to 2019, having previously been a Group Board Director for a total of 11 years. BT is a global communications services company that brings together advanced networks and technology with deep expertise, helping businesses to grow, communities to thrive and individuals to get more out of life. As Chief Executive, Gavin Patterson led the completion of BT’s superfast fibre broadband rollout, delivering near-universal coverage in the...
Bill Emmott is a deeply experienced writer, commentator and thinker on geopolitics and geoeconomics, with a particular focus on Asia, globalisation and international security. Over several decades, Bill Emmott has analysed and explained the emerging shape of the world order, characterised by recurrent shocks and crises that demand resilience, adaptability and long-term strategic thinking from governments and businesses alike. From 1993 to 2006, Bill Emmott served as Editor-in-Chief of The Economist, the world’s leading weekly magazine on current affairs and business....
Sir Antony Beevor FRSL, FRHistS is an internationally renowned historian and one of the world’s bestselling writers on military history. After serving as a regular officer and tank commander in the British Army in Germany, Antony Beevor left the Army after five years to focus on writing. His works have since been translated into thirty-seven languages and have sold more than nine million copies worldwide. Antony Beevor’s early publications include Inside the British Army (1990) and Crete: The Battle and the...
LJ Rich plays music to explain technology. An accomplished pianist, event host and broadcaster who presented on BBC Click for more than 15 years, she keynotes and hosts high-profile events on AI, creativity, trust and the future of work, combining practical technology insight with live music and good humour. LJ has used generative AI since 2018 and has co-curated the UN’s AI for Good Global Summit since 2019, where she hosts the centre stage, moderates discussions and creates musical performances. Her...
Joanne Lockwood is The Inclusive Culture Expert, a global CPD-accredited speaker, and the Founder and CEO of SEE Change Happen. She partners with organisations worldwide to build cultures where people genuinely belong, focusing on inclusive leadership, workplace culture, diversity, equity and inclusion, and the human impact of emerging technologies.Drawing on a career that spans technology, business and people consulting, Joanne brings a distinctive blend of strategic insight and lived experience. Before specialising in HR and inclusion, she spent over two...
Norma Garcia works at the seam where Hollywood, emerging technology and international creative industries converge. She recently delivered the closing keynote at CineEurope in Barcelona, speaking to nearly 1,000 cinema executives on how artificial intelligence is reshaping the entertainment business.A media and technology executive with more than 25 years of international experience, Norma Garcia has held senior leadership roles at Lucasfilm, Paramount Pictures, Dolby Laboratories, THX and Kaleidescape. She led global marketing for some of the most iconic franchises in...