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Cheryl is part of the early founding team at Grab. Starting in Kuala Lumpur as a one-man marketing team, she set up the marketing practise for Grab over the last 7 years. Today, she leads marketing and social impact in over 350 cities in eight countries, covering all of Grab's business verticals including transport, food, financial services and logistics. She oversees Grab’s marketing efforts across the region, leading a team of over 500 marketers across Southeast Asia. In her role: She...
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon is a computer scientist, mathematician, keynote speaker, presenter, and co-founder of the award-winning social enterprise, Stemettes. Voted the most influential woman in tech in the UK of 2020 by Computer Weekly and featured among the top 10 BAME leaders in tech by The Financial Times. A recognised and respected thought-leader in the tech space and trustee at the Institute for the Future of Work, Anne-Marie has spoken across the globe for some of the world’s biggest digital companies...
A pioneer in the use of data analytics in Formula 1 motor racing, Neil Martin has spent the last 25 years developing world-class solutions as a member of the senior technical leadership team at McLaren, Red Bull Racing and Ferrari. Today he runs his own company, Paceteq, a technology business creating performance through innovation, digitalisation, data analytics, artificial intelligence and smart automation. A fast growing business, Paceteq works with prestige clients including in major motor racing series. Software which was originally designed...
It’s an impersonal world, where so many products and services are seen as easily-replaced, indistinct commodities. Standing out is a choice fueled by the right mindset and a compelling story. Ken Schmidt knows these challenges firsthand and gained acclaim for his role in the extraordinary turnaround of the legendary Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Ken transformed the company’s market position by answering three key strategic questions and shifting the narrative to distinguish their brand. While times have changed, what humans want and...
Alvine Tremoulet currently holds the position of Global Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Pfizer. She supports and advises managers and employees on the added value of diversity (visible, invisible and cognitive), equity and inclusion. And this, for a more efficient, more innovative, more attractive, and more socially responsible organisation and society. A communicator, employee engagement specialist, intrapreneur, entrepreneur and a constant learner, she very much likes the concept of corporate activism in alignment with the UN’s Sustainable Development...
Jenny Campbell is an ex-career banker turned entrepreneur and business turnaround specialist. She is also the Founder of YourCash Europe, a pan European business that provides cash machines to the retail market. Born into a business-orientated family of bankers, builders and printers Jenny hasn’t stood still since she was young. Shunning further formal education at the age of 16, Jenny began her working life counting cash in a bank branch. She rapidly developed her career in the banking fraternity and by...
Listed as one of the UK’s Top Most Influential Women in Tech & an international multi-award winner for her services to Diversity & Inclusion in industry, Sheree Atcheson is featured by Thinkers50 as one of their Radar Class of 2022. Her debut book "Demanding More" was listed as one of the best books of the summer '21 by the Financial Times. Sheree is a Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Senior Executive; Advisory Board Member, Women Who Code; Contributor, Forbes. She is...
Dancer and choreographer, formed by the most prestigious dance teachers in all styles: classical ballet, bolera school, Spanish classical, folklore, flamenco and contemporary dance. Honors in Spanish Dance at the Royal Conservatory of Dance Mariemma in Madrid. He joined the National Ballet of Spain (BNE) in 1997 and three years later, he rose to the category of First Dancer. In 2011 and only 35 years old, he was appointed artistic director of the BNE, holding the position for eight years. He created...
Eloise Skinner is an entrepreneur, author and existential therapist. She is the founder of two businesses: One Typical Day (an ed-tech start-up), and The Purpose Workshop (a social impact consultancy). One Typical Day helps students figure out a new way to discover their first careers through a digital platform. The ed-tech start-up offers ‘day in the life’ videos to help students figure out their first careers through a blend of the old (traditional careers insights) and the new (video-based content creation)....
Susan David, author of the #1 WSJ bestselling book Emotional Agility, TED Speaker, and award-winning Harvard Psychologist is one of the world’s most influential management thinkers. With more than 10 million views, her viral talk is one of TED’s ten most popular. Susan has a PhD in psychology (clinical) and a post-doctorate in emotions research from Yale. She is on faculty at Harvard Medical School and is co-founder and co-director of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical...
Raj Joshi is an expedition leader, doctor, and elite warrior. Uniquely experienced in leadership, survival, and endurance across desert, jungle, polar and mountainous terrain, both in peacetime and in war, he has summited the highest mountain on every continent, led David Beckham through the Amazon rainforest, helped Cheryl Cole and Gary Barlow summit Kilimanjaro, looked after Josh Brolin in the Himalaya and helped the English RFU stage the highest game of rugby ever played at the time. His interest in the...
Simone Heng is a human connection specialist and former international broadcaster for, among others, Virgin Radio Dubai, HBO Asia, and CNBC. She is one of the youngest female Certified Speaking Professionals in the world. As a speaker, Simone inspires people to connect in a world thirsty for connection. She has spoken to thousands, and often for Fortune 500 organizations. Her clients include Google, Meta, Amazon, ByteDance, KPMG, Spotify, Salesforce, SAP, Lucasfilm, and many more. As a champion of human connection, she...
Andrew Pain is an energetic keynote speaker, on a mission to create decisive and resilient communities, where psychological safety is the norm, the tragic number of suicide victims is reduced to zero and where diverse communities of people work cohesively as allies. Andrew leads in his work on men’s mental health, burnout prevention and overcoming adversity, delivering content-rich talks in his own dynamic and down to earth style. Serving diverse clients such as Lloyds Bank, Amazon, Specsavers, Birmingham City University,...
Sharon Gai is a culture fluid expert in ecommerce, digital transformation and AI. She helps organizations become agile disruptors in their industries so they can increase revenue and retain users. In her tenure at Alibaba, she advised brands and heads of state in crafting their digital strategy with programmatic marketing and AI. She has been the keynote speaker at TEDx, Singularity University, UBS, Deloitte, LVMH, Nestle, Ecomworld, and Etail. Sharon Gai is in the AAE list of Top Keynote Speakers in...
Pierre is a member of Obvious, a French trio of artists and researchers that uses artificial intelligence algorithms to create works of art. Their work was highlighted in 2018 with the sale of one of their paintings, the first of its kind, at Christie's NY. Their works, at the crossroads of classical art and the most recent technologies, are subsequently exhibited in the great museums of the world. They are represented by Danysz gallery, renowned for spotting emerging artistic talents. Pioneers...
Mark Turnbull is a strategic communications consultant with 35 years’ experience and extensive international achievements in corporate and political communications, reputation management, brand strategy, advertising and public relations. He was Managing Director of AUSPEX International and ex-MD of the international political campaigning arm of Cambridge Analytica, using data-driven communications to run election campaigns and advise political and government clients. Mark’s election campaign experience includes South Africa, Sri Lanka, Latvia, Iraq, Somalia, Kenya, Kosovo, Serbia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Romania, Honduras and Morocco. Previously Mark spent...