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Sathya Bala (she/her) is an energetic leader, business owner and community builder fueled by her commitment to building a more equitable world through her work. She brings her experience as a senior influencer and on the ground change maker, starting at Deloitte in risk and audit, then moving into data governance at Sainsburys, Barclays, HSBC and Deutsche Bank. Sathya Bala then moved into diversity, equity and inclusion, sponsoring these initiatives in her last role at Chanel as Head of Global Data...
As an event facilitator, Luisa Baldini brings professionalism, warmth and an ability to connect with your audience. She also brings an international dynamic due to her varied background: born and brought up in Africa, having lived in Europe and the USA and being half British, half Italian. Luisa is a ‘people person’ and will make time to engage with participants at your event. Luisa Baldini speaks Italian and French and can get by in Spanish. Luisa Baldini became a recognisable face...
Argentinean-born Diana Verde Nieto has over 20+ years of experience working with companies on ESG, sustainability and innovation. In 2002, Diana founded one of the first dedicated sustainability communications consultancies in the world, breaking new ground in the field of ESG and sustainability. Diana Verde Nieto successfully scaled its operations globally and subsequently sold the company in 2008. In 2011 she co-founded Positive Luxury, a sustainability organisation that helps luxury companies adapt and transition to a new climate economy. Diana’s work...
“You’re good with your hands, but your brother is more intelligent…” was something Tom Flatau was told often as a child. Having failed a major entry exam and consigned to being ‘average’, he is living proof that anyone can be who they want to be and achieve a destiny beyond their dreams, exceeding the low expectation of others. Training with the Neuroleadership Institute, Tom is an accredited brain and behaviour specialist, using applied neuroscience research and tried-and-tested techniques to motivate and...
Rachel DeAlto is on a mission to connect people to their most powerful resource—each other. Rachel is a communication and relatability expert, media personality, and former attorney who combines her education (she also maintains a Master's in psychology) with her corporate and start-up experience to create a blueprint that allows leaders, entrepreneurs, and teams to build better connections and thereafter, better everything. Rachel's programs are highly interactive, customized, and create the potential for a ripple effect in every area of the...
Ramy Nassar helps leaders stop reacting to disruption, and start designing the future. As the former Head of Innovation for Mattel, helped reimagine one of the world’s most iconic brands, including contributing to the production team for the Barbie movie, which grossed $1.5B worldwide. Today, he brings that same builder’s mindset to leaders, helping them Navigate What’s Next in AI and emerging technology with clarity and confidence. Ramy doesn’t watch the future unfold from the sidelines, he’s on the court, shaping it....
Ollie Henderson has over a decade of experience leading creative and technology businesses as a founder and CEO. He now writes and speaks about the forces driving the work/life revolution we’re experiencing and advises business leaders on thought leadership. As the host of the chart-topping podcast Future Work/Life, Ollie interviews entrepreneurs, business leaders, and world-renowned experts, discussing topics such as creativity and innovation, peak performance, productivity, technology, wellbeing, and workplace culture. He also curates the Future Work/Life newsletter, read by...
Sonya Barlow is an award-winning BBC Presenter, Author, Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneur, TEDxSpeaker, Content Creator and Writer. She hosts her talk show The Sonya Barlow Show where she interviews world leaders on the stories behind their success, with high-profile names such as Princess Lamia of Saudi Arabia and Footballer Gilberto Silva. In 2022, Sonya was named a LinkedIn Top Voice for Gender Diversity and her BBC show The Everyday Hustle, was The Best Radio Show in the UK. Sonya is the...
Sebastien Boyer is a tech entrepreneur and investor in AI and Robotics. He co-founded a successful AI and robotics startup, Farmwise, that creates and sells AI-powered farming robots in the US ($90 million raised from top US VCs). Sebastien has a unique vantage point of the rising AI age through his positions on startup boards and as a VC for a $600m early-stage VC fund. Sebastien is a recurring guest teacher at Stanford, an AI entrepreneurship mentor at MIT, and a...
Biliana Todorova is a doctor of science, international speaker and professional coach who is certified by the International Coaching Institute of Geneva and by the French Institute of NLP. Born in Bulgaria, she moved to Paris for her studies. Of Franco-Bulgarian nationality, she is fluent in French, English and Bulgarian. This specialist in the brain and its extraordinary potential has conducted research at INSERM and the Pasteur Institute. Author of 8 peer-reviewed scientific publications, Biliana Todorova discovered a passion for the human brain,...
Katie Jensen is an award-winning international Broadcast Journalist, Keynote Speaker, and Communications Coach based in Dubai, UAE. With a 15-year career in front of television cameras, Katie's magnetic professionalism and personality have inspired, informed, and entertained millions of people both on screen and in person. From one-on-one interviews with Presidents, Prime Ministers, and captains of industry or Hollywood celebrities for national broadcast to holding the attention of thousands of event attendees as Moderator, Host, and Master of Ceremonies, Katie has mastered...
Karishma Vaswani is one of the highest profile journalists in Asia. An award-winning television presenter and broadcaster, Karishma worked for the BBC across Asia and South Asia for two decades, covering some of the biggest stories and interviewing some of the biggest names in the region. In 2023 she moved to Bloomberg Opinion, where she writes, broadcasts and comments on multiple platforms including tv, radio, digital and social on Asia Pacific and China in particular, augmenting her profile as a...
Wema Hoover has dedicated her career to driving tangible results while transforming corporate cultures. She is a national and global thought leader in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI); organizational development; authentic leadership; and women’s empowerment. An inspiring and impactful speaker, Ms. Hoover leverages both her own lived experiences as Black woman and track record as a global DEI leader to help organizations achieve the true potential of diversity, equity and inclusion. Before founding her own consultancy, Ms. Hoover was most...
At just 17 years old, Grace C. Liu is a youth researcher, global advocate, voice of Gen Z, and social entrepreneur who brings a rare and compelling perspective to the stage: how curiosity becomes power when young people are trusted with real problems and real tools to solve them. Grace’s journey began with a question many students are never encouraged to ask: Who gets access to research, and who is left out? What started as personal frustration with inequitable access to...
Maria Ramos is a leading a International News Anchor with a global reputation as an MC, Event Host and Moderator, working with governments and many of the world’s major organisations and corporations. Maria can be seen daily presenting live news at TRT World from Istanbul and hosting the flagship news programme - the ‘News Hour with Maria Ramos’. She possesses a vast knowledge and expertise in international affairs and a sure touch when covering humanitarian, political and global issues - a...
Leda Glyptis is a seasoned fintech executive and former banker, with a career spanning two decades working in transformation and technology functions across a variety of financial services verticals. She works as an advisor to boards and executive teams for companies of all sizes, from young startups to globally significant financial institutions, supporting leadership teams in transition: be it a process of transforming themselves, their business or their software infrastructure. Leda Glyptis served as the Chief Client Officer of 10x Banking and...