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Leading Futurist Andrew Grill is a dynamic and visionary tech leader with over three decades of experience steering technology companies towards innovative success. Unlike traditional Futurists who paint a picture of the future in 10, 20 or even 50 years’ time, as a former Engineer, Andrew delivers practical and immediately actionable insights every time. Known for his captivating global keynotes, Andrew has spoken to audiences in over 40 countries offering practical and actionable advice. He is also a trusted advisor at...
Shaparak Khorsandi established herself as one of the UK’s finest comedians with her sell-out Edinburgh show, Asylum Speaker. Despite the basis for the show being her experiences as a child refugee fleeing Iran and terrorists attempting to murder her father, Shaparak’s sensitive yet witty exploration of these events created an instant comedy smash hit. It also lead to the publication of her childhood memoirs, “A Beginner’s Guide To Acting English“, her best-selling literary debut, described by the Scotsman as ‘filled...
Prof Jakob Stollberger is a Professor in Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the University of Durham and an International Research Affiliate at the National University of Singapore. Prior to joining the University of Durham, Jakob held various research positions at Aston University, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Birmingham in the UK as well as at the Free University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. As a work psychologist, Jakob explores various ways how behavioral insights can support organizations in...
As a former Global Executive Director, George has had responsibility for a portfolio of over $352 million. He understands the need for creative innovation in a business to drive the P&L. At one point, he successfully launched 19 products in 14 months that indeed required different thinking to find value in a highly conservative market. George’s diverse business and science background brings many unique perspectives that others are missing. Having worked in over 24 different industries, he brings that extensive experience...
Sir Alex Younger is the Former Chief (“C”) of the Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6. He served in this role for six years, from 2014-2020 and in 2019 became the longest-serving MI6 Chief in 50 years. Sir Alex Younger joined MI6 in 1991. He was posted to Europe and the Middle East, and Afghanistan. He spent most of his career as an operational case officer. In 2009, Sir Alex Younger became the head of counter-terrorism, during which he was...
Using over 25 years’ experience in television and media, Naomi Sesay has devoted her career to serving as a powerful advocate for diversity and inclusion, becoming a trail-blazer for social enterprise. She is currently Head of Creative Equity at Channel 4, and was previously a senior trainer for FTSE 100 Companies. As a Diversity & Inclusion expert, Naomi has delivered training for an array of organisations including Google, Microsoft, NBC Universal, Harvard and WPP. Naomi is also leading the build for...
Seyed (Mehrzad) Sajjadi is a technologist & entrepreneur with more than 15 years of demonstrated history of working in academia, industry, and government. Before founding nFlux AI as a NASA spin-out, Sajjadi joined NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as part of the Europa Clipper Systems Engineering team. He contributed to the JPL’s largest application of Model-Based Systems Engineering. Additionally, he contributed to the ongoing development of autonomy functionalities for PUFFER (Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robot), an origami-inspired robot concept that...
Nick Skillicorn’s purpose is to help a billion people transform their creativity, and a the innovation capabilities of a million companies. Since 2005, Nick Skillicorn has worked with the world’s largest corporations, government agencies, hypergrowth scale-ups as well as startups around the world to deliver their most transformative innovation projects with his unique innovation program management frameworks and he has helped tens of thousands of people fulfill their creative potential. Nick does this through his speaking, consulting, workshops and online training. Nick...
MJ Petroni specializes in helping others understand the mental models necessary to navigate digital opportunities. As a cyborg anthropologist, MJ studied shows like Star Trek at university, but not (just) for fun. Their field of study addresses the complex relationships between humans and machines, exploring how we shape technology and how it is reshaping us. They help organizations increase their Digital Fluency in preparation for future technologies, attending not just to tools but also the thinking, skills, data, and business models which...
Tyne and Wear born and raised Jill was a keen long-distance runner, winning the North of England Under-13 cross-country title and the Junior Great North Run, whilst playing football for Boldon Girls. At age 13, she had to decide between football or running and chose to concentrate on playing football. After leaving school in 2003, Jill studied Sport and Exercise Science at Gateshead College and played football for the college team. After completing her diploma, she enrolled at Loughborough University to...
Katrine Marçal is a bestselling author on women and innovation. Her first book Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner? has been translated into more than 20 languages. Margaret Atwood called it "a smart, funny and readable book on women, economics and money". It was named one of The Guardian's books of the year in 2015. BBC also named Katrine one of its 100 Women in 2015. Katrine's second book Mother Of Invention: How Good Ideas Get Ignored In An Economy Built For...
Amber Forte is a world record holding skydiver. Born in Torquay in Devon county, Amber is currently ranked #1 female wingsuiter in the world and holds the world record for the fastest female in a wingsuit. In 2018 Amber became the first female in history to place top 10 at an international FIA performance wingsuit competition. Her determination and success during international competition representing Norway, meant that in 2018 she became the first female member of the Norwegian national wingsuit team....
Samina Ansari is an Afghan-Norwegian social sustainability expert with great knowledge in inclusive growth, geopolitical risk and cyber security. Her education background includes Cyber Security and Law from the University of Oslo and University of Maastricht and a degree in Diplomacy from Sciences Po, Paris. Samina Ansari has decade-long experience working with sustainability, and has implemented projects within peace and stability, diversity and inclusion, human rights and inclusive growth for the EU, UN, NATO and Goldman Sachs in the USA, Europe...
Stef Reid is a British Paralympic long jumper and sprinter. She is a World Champion, four-time Paralympian, triple Paralympic medalist, and five-time world record holder. Stef has a degree in biochemistry, and her adventures off the track include acting, modeling—including being the first amputee to walk the London Fashion Week catwalk—and serving as Vice President for The Leprosy Mission UK and British Athletics. Stef’s enthusiasm and approachability have helped her develop into an in-demand speaker and media personality. She is an...
Leadership is a conversation - a conversation that leads to the right behaviors, behaviors that deliver results. 'The New Leadership Playbook: Being Human While Driving Accelerated Results' is the latest work by Andrew Bryant, and it is changing the conversation about leadership in a post-pandemic and digital world. With over 130 research papers referencing Andrew Bryant’s work on self-leadership, and a 25-year history as a leadership practitioner and coach to disruptive Silicon Valley software companies and complex multinationals, the founder of...
Captain of Retail, Jorg Snoeck, is an international speaker, founder of RetailDetail, and award-winning author of the book ‘The Future of Shopping’. With the latest news, trends and expertise in retail at his fingertips, Jorg is an excellent, energetic speaker inspiring leaders and everyone interested in retail from Hong Kong, to Cape Town. Retail Expert Jorg Snoeck is on a personal mission to ensure more entrepreneurs and business can continue to thrive in the challenging and rapidly changing the retail landscape....