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Pegine (Peg-een) is an advisor to US Presidents and their task forces and Fortune 500 executives on women in business and women in leadership called to lead. She educates leaders and businesswomen on influencing, impacting, and inspiring their world to increase profits and productivity and positively engage stakeholders and employees. Pegine coaches CEOs, Military leaders (Admirals and Generals), Presidents of Universities and Colleges, and entrepreneurs. AVON and Real Leaders magazine called her one of the top leadership motivational speakers. Clients include:...
Ambassador Patricia Espinosa is Founding Partner and CEO of onepoint5, an ESG consulting firm specialized in climate change. A career diplomat, she is a respected leader on the global stage with more than 35 years of experience at the highest level in diplomacy, multilateral negotiations, and international relations. Prior to founding onepoint5, Ambassador Espinosa served as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (2016-2022), Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (2006-2012) and Mexico’s Ambassador to the Federal...
Michael López-Alegría was born in Madrid, Spain, and immigrated as a young boy with his family to the United States. He has over 40 years of aviation and space experience with the U.S. Navy and NASA in a variety of roles including Naval Aviator, engineering test pilot and program manager, NASA astronaut, and International Space Station commander. López-Alegría is currently the Chief Astronaut for Axiom Space and was selected to command the crew of Ax-1, the first fully private orbital space...
Dr Amna Khan is an international speaker, leading consumer behaviour media expert, academic researcher, and published author. She enjoys speaking about consumer behaviour and psyche, speaking to national and international media, key institutions, and major retail brands to help them unpack what is happening, why and what the future holds. Dr Khan brings insights, academic theory and real-world consumer behaviour together. She received a prestigious corporate PhD scholarship from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. Her research focused on trust development in Chinese business relationship....
Dr Richard “Harry” Harris has worked in anaesthesia, diving, wilderness and aeromedical medicine around the world. His passion for cave diving goes back to the 1980’s and has taken him to the corners of the globe in search of new adventures. Harry and his colleagues have explored caves to 245m depth, and shipwrecks to over 150m, in dives lasting over 16 hours. He is an enthusiastic UW photographer and videographer who is now also building a career in documentary films. Richard Harris has...
Between losing his legs at 23 years old due to frostbite and then going on to be the first double amputee to have stood on the roof of the world, the summit of Mount Everest, Mark Inglis has carved out careers as a scientist, a world recognised winemaker, business innovator, trekking guide and a leading International Motivator. A silver medal from the 2000 Paralympics joins all medals from the world of alpine skiing, wine and his ONZM for services to the...
Kelly Vero is a sought-after thought leader and changemaker at the forefront of AI-powered innovation, digital fashion, and gamification. With a transformative 30-year career in game development and tech evolution, she has shaped iconic franchises and pioneered industry-defining applications of AI and Machine Learning (ML) beyond gaming. As the CEO and CTO of NAK3D, Kelly leads an AI-powered digital fashion business revolutionizing how we perceive and value fashion at the intersection of video games and virtual platforms. Through AI-driven automation, immersive...
A recognized thought leader and sought-after advisor and keynote speaker on Marketing, Management, Leadership, Business Transformation, and Corporate Innovation. Giuseppe is an entrepreneur and manager with over two decades of international marketing and communication experience. He has served three times as CEO at international agencies, including leading a WPP EMEA team dedicated to FCA, J. Walter Thompson, and Spring Studios, partnering with more than 300 companies globally. With a Ph.D. in Marketing and Economics, Giuseppe has co-authored three business books with Philip...
Blaire Palmer is the authority on disrupting the future of leadership, and wants to help you lead the workplace reformation. She brings more than two decades of experience in coaching boards and senior leaders to provoke everyone to think more critically about the idea of work and leadership itself. As an expert keynote speaker, Blaire uses her bold and provocative perspective to bust myths about what it means to lead and to educate today’s leaders on how they can truly inspire...
Eng. Mohamed Abdullah Alhosani is the Chief Sustainability Officer of BEEAH Group, where he drives Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives across the organization. Aligning with the UAE’s sustainability agenda and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), Eng. Alhosani implements strategies for future-readiness, enhanced competency, environmental compliance and scalability of BEEAH Group businesses and ventures. He also oversees two key areas pertaining to ESG for the organization: BEEAH Environment Services, the Group’s consulting, research and innovation business, and Group Quality...
With a background in television news, having anchored for Sky and produced / reported for other global networks including CNN, Bloomberg and CNBC, Sasha is a seasoned presenter and interviewer. She works across industries at the intersection of business, finance and technology. Sasha has facilitated many conversations on adopting and leveraging AI and tech transformation more broadly, frequently interviewing senior leaders from HPE to IBM and Microsoft amongst others. Recent interviews include the Former Chancellor Philip Hammond, leading AI expert Mo...
Spencer Matthews founded Clean, a no-alcohol alternative to your favourite drinks, back in 2019. With stockists across the country – from Sainsbury’s to Tesco – the company launched with Clean Gin and has since expanded to include Clean Rum, flavoured Clean Gin Editions, and even canned ready-to-drink cocktails. Clean create the most authentic products in this exciting new low-alcohol category. Currently co-presenting BBC Sounds’ hugely successful podcast alongside Jamie Laing “6 Degrees with Jamie and Spencer”, Spencer Matthews is also a...
Jon Lakefish is a branding and marketing leader with over 20 years of experience and an MBA from the University of Washington's Foster School. As the founder of Lakefish Group, he has redefined marketing strategies by integrating A.I. and data-driven insights to help businesses scale. Jon's engaging speaking style and actionable content have made him a soughtafter speaker across the U.S., Canada & abroad. Today he runs his own branding consultancy. Renowned for his data-centric approach, Jon and his team,...
Sally Bundock is recognised globally as the presenter of The Briefing on BBC1, BBC News Channel and BBC World News. Covering news, business and finance, the one-hour live programme is watched by a daily audience of more than 100 million worldwide. Sally also presents the BBC’s flagship business programme, Work Life, covering all the key business stories, getting the inside track from the world’s leading CEOs and discussing the latest news and ideas to benefit work life balance. A trusted business...
Karen Blackett is a proven business leader with a track record in creating vibrant cultures, energising teams, and consistently delivering business growth and success. She is currently UK President for WPP, the world’s largest marketing services group, and responsible for driving growth in WPP’s second largest market of 13,000 people. Former GroupM UK CEO, Karen was selected to turnaround the business over 2.5 years at a critical time, during the COVID global pandemic and the subsequent impact of the...
Tech pioneer, endurance runner and award-winning educator, Simon Wheatcroft, refuses to let blindness hold him back. Whether he is competing in ultra-marathons, climbing mountains or teaching students in the classroom., he combines the use of technology and his fundamental belief and trust in his own abilities and body to overcome what many would consider insurmountable barriers and achieve his goals. Simon's unique blend of ferocious drive, along with his background in technology and psychology, enables him to push the boundaries...