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Franca Parianen is a neuroscientist, successful science slammer and bestselling author. Her books and lectures focus on the big questions of coexistence, which she explores on the level of brain and hormones. After graduating from high school in Osnabrück, Franca Parianen (*1989) completed her double bachelor's degree in Arts and Science in Public Administration at WWU Münster and the University of Twente. Her minor in Social Entrepreneurship leads her to the topic of 'fair trade'. She works as a fundraising coordinator...
Nicole Vignola is a neuroscientist, corporate consultant, and brain performance coach. She is working on making neuroscience accessible to the masses, by teaching tangible and pragmatic insights into brain functions, and exploring how we can work with our brain, rather than against it. With over 12 years’ experience, Nicole has worked with companies and individuals worldwide, to educate employees on the science of human optimisation, health, and longevity, with the aim of enabling them to perform better in their...
Dr. Alex George is a TV doctor, author and Government Mental Health Ambassador. He became a well-known and respected figure as an A&E doctor, bringing the nation accessible and reassuring advice directly from the frontline throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Alex George has published three Sunday Times Bestsellers, Live Well Every Day, The Mind Manual and A Better Day, which won Book of the Year for Children’s Non-Fiction at the British Book Awards. He presented the BBC One Documentary Dr Alex:...
Attributed with blending the technical art of the possible with business context, Adrian Joseph is one of the UK’s leading applied data and AI focussed technologists. His expertise lies in merging the world of technology with customer needs, to rapidly accelerate businesses value delivery, and positive societal change. Adrian has over 20 years’ experience in AI, big data, analytics, and digital strategy. He was recently the Chief Data and AI Officer at BT, where he led 1,600 experts in advancing...
Vikki is a thought leader in the Time & Productivity space, top 1% podcast host and public speaker that is dismantling outdated time management practices and offering tools with a fast and high ROI on time invested. Her podcast “Hack Your Time” gained over 700,000 downloads, organically, as people are hungry for practical tools that actually work. Her work goes deeper than time management tactics and solves for why we don't just follow a calendar, why we keep putting off certain...
Sima Kotecha is the UK Editor on the BBC’s television flagship current affairs programme, Newsnight, as well as presenter on the programme. She specialises in original journalism and exposing the truth through winning the trust of her contributors and holding those in power to account. She is a versatile presenter able to turn her hand to different types of presentation, chairing discussions and tackling a range of issues from the most serious to lighter topics. She often presents the BBC’s Newscast...
Chris Larmour founded Orbex, the UK-based orbital space rocket company, and was CEO between 2016-2023. The company is approaching its first launch from the UK in the coming months, which will make it front page news in the near future. During his eight years at Orbex, Chris raised more than $100 million in venture capital and public funding, and won numerous development contracts from space agencies such as ESA and the UK Space Agency. In 2022, he closed a $50 million...
Bonita Norris was the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest and the North Pole. She has undertaken record-breaking expeditions to the world’s highest mountains, often becoming the youngest Brit to reach the tops of the world’s highest peaks. As a woman, she understands what it feels like to be an outsider in a male-dominated world. Through her journey from beginner climber to high altitude mountaineer Bonita learnt the importance of 'success by smallness’- that if you want...
Lord Kim Darroch is a retired UK civil servant and life peer in the House of Lords. His diplomatic career spanned over 40 years, primarily focusing on national security issues and European policy. Most recently, Lord Darroch served as the British Ambassador to the United States (2016-2019). Prior to Washington, he was National Security Adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron (2012-2015), and in that role, oversaw issues such as the rise of Daesh in Iraq and Syria, Russian aggression in Ukraine,...
Daniel Brook is the acclaimed author of books on urban history including A History of Future Cities, The Accident of Color, and The Einstein of Sex (forthcoming). His work as a journalist and book and architecture critic has appeared in publications including Harper’s, The New Yorker, Architectural Record, Foreign Policy, and The New York Times Magazine. In his writing, Brook, who has reported from five continents, uses concrete observations—of a building, a city, an institution, or a person—to ground broader...
Becky Holmes is the creator of and voice behind the popular Twitter account @deathtospinach. In 2020, having been on the receiving end of an annoying number of direct messages from online romance scammers, Becky Holmes started to enjoy wasting their time and publicly ‘outing’ their accounts. Four years later she is now a well-known expert on romance fraud, called upon by both professionals and the media. No other woman has had so many online romances – from Keanu Reeves to Brad...
As a charismatic and empathic speaker who has a strong rapport with audiences, Paralympian Peter Ryan, who is legally blind, invites people to get out of their comfort zones and make the best of their life. And his own story is proof that it is possible. Peter has a powerful personal story: a promising athlete who when he found himself losing his sight, slid into alcoholism. It was only through his family’s intervention that he ended up in recovery....
Nawal Abboub, PhD Cognitive Neuroscience has dedicated her career to exploring the development of the brain and its abilities. Her interdisciplinary work integrates various aspects related to psychology, neuroscience and pedagogy, with the aim to understand brain function amongst others. In 2017, Nawal Abboub co-founded Rising Up, convinced that the brain is the most underrated tool of the 21st century. This deeptech develops products that helps evaluating and enhancing the “soft (core) skills” to facilitate professional integration for fresh graduates, but...
David JP Phillips is an international speaker, author, coach and a global authority on public speaking, communication and self-leadership. He was recently awarded as global communication expert No. 8 by global gurus., He is best known for his three TEDx-Talks, the first one being ”How To Avoid Death By PowerPoint”, the second ”The Magical Science of Storytelling” and the third, “THE 110STEPS of Excellent Communication” together accumulating a total of 12 million views. Upon release, his book “Six Substances Which Can...
John James Anisiobi is a talented broadcaster, host and journalist with a rich history in entertainment, current affairs and diversity. Having worked for more than two decades for the world’s biggest publications, John James Anisiobi, brings a wealth of knowledge and entertaining anecdotes from the realms of showbusiness and news. Having previously been Digital Director for the OK! Magazine group, he has also worked at the Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Esquire ME and the London Evening Standard, and has many hilarious...
Jonny Wilkinson is a health and wellbeing ambassador, business founder, public speaker, sustainability advocate, rugby pundit, coach and philanthropist. Globally celebrated as one of the best players to have ever played rugby union, Jonny compiled an impressive 91 caps at international level for England. He featured in 2 British and Irish Lions tours and was granted the honour of being inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. His outstanding service to the game was recognised with a CBE by HM...