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Michael Crossland has been a fighter since birth, defying the odds of surviving not only a rare form of life-threatening cancer, but being the sole survivor of a horrific cancer drug trial. His battle continues to this very day, having spent nearly a quarter of his life in hospital. Michael is a true fighter, and despite only being told what he could not do, he continually shows the world absolutely everything that he can accomplish. A businessman and elite sportsman, Michael...
With his finger on the pulse of the changing nature of work and leadership, Seth Mattison blends storytelling from his own personal experience working with category-leading brands with cutting-edge research to develop fresh perspectives on the issues most relevant for organizations to thrive today. Seth Mattison is an internationally recognized thought leader, author, advisor, and top- rated keynote speaker on talent management, highperformance cultures, leadership, and the Future of Work. His research, case studies, and thought leadership focus on inspiring audiences,...
Dr Susmita Mohanty is a spaceship designer and entrepreneur extraordinaire. She is the only entrepreneur in the world who has founded space companies on 3 different continents. She is the co-founder and CEO of EARTH2ORBIT, India’s first private space start-up that played a pivotal role in opening up the US launch market for India. She has co-founded and led two other companies, MOONFRONT, a boutique space consulting firm in San Francisco [2001-2007] and LIQUIFER, a trans-disciplinary space architecture firm in...
In 2016 Jonathan Kubben Quiñonez quit his job, sold his car and bought a plane ticket to explore the world. It is during this incredible adventure that "MOM i'M FINE" was born. A year later, his story made a sensation on the Internet and on social networks. The concept emerges on Instagram and makes millions of views on Facebook. Behind "MOM I'M FINE, we find Kubben, a Mexican-Belgian influencer around travel, humanitarian and ecological issues. Today, he has more than 330,000...
Jeremy Schwartz is a global business leader renowned for driving transformative growth through innovative strategies in branding, marketing, and innovation. As a speaker, Jeremy draws on his remarkable track record, which includes leading Pandora as CEO, reversing its decline to generate €20bn in market value. At L’Oréal UK, he propelled the company to market leadership and spearheaded the globally iconic “Because I’m Worth It” campaign. His tenure at The Body Shop saw accelerated growth in Asia, culminating in a €1bn acquisition,...
Jennifer Quigley-Jones is the CEO & Founder of Digital Voices, an award-winning global Influencer Marketing agency. They help brands drive global customer acquisition at scale through partnerships with content creators. Digital Voices has grown rapidly, with offices in both the USA and UK, and clients including DoorDash, Unilever, Meta, Dungeons and Dragons, and Adobe. She has appeared on Sky News, BBC News and Channel 4, and been featured in Forbes, WIRED, and The Express. Alongside media appearances, Jennifer speaks at international...
Joseph Luzzi (PhD, Yale) is Professor of Comparative Literature at Bard College and the founder of DeepRead, which offers a radically new approach to leadership and business education by basing its teaching and “test cases” on the great ideas of literature, history, and philosophy. An internationally acclaimed speaker described by the Toronto Globe and Mail as a “Rock Star Professor,” Dr. Luzzi has inspired audiences worldwide with his passionate insights into how art, literature, and the humanities can change our...
Kip Thorne was born in 1940 in Logan, Utah, USA, and is currently the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). From 1967 to 2009, he led a Caltech research group working in relativistic astrophysics and gravitational physics, with emphasis on relativistic stars, black holes, and especially gravitational waves. Fifty three students received their PhD’s under his mentorship, and he mentored roughly sixty postdoctoral students. He co-authored the textbooks Gravitation (1973, with Charles Misner...
As Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney, Duncan and his team helped Imagineering, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, and Disney Parks to innovate, creating magical new storylines and experiences. He now brings his extensive Disney expertise to audiences around the world using a unique approach to Design Thinking, helping people capture unlikely connections, leading to fresh thinking and disruptive ideas. Delivering a series of keynotes, workshops and ideation forums, his unique Innovation toolkit helps companies embed a culture of innovation into everyone’s DNA. Duncan...
Ollie Ollerton is an energetic and a highly motivated former UK Special Forces operative whose military learnings have brought him success in a variety of fields, from TV to business. One of the founding Directing Staff on Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins, his charisma on the show has won him a legion of fans and he has become a successful entrepreneur. Joining the Royal Marine Commandos aged 18, Ollie toured operationally in Northern Ireland and in Iraq before being recommended...
Christian Fraser co-anchors Beyond 100 Days with Katty Kay for the BBC News Channel, BBC World News, BBC Four, and PBS. Beyond 100 Days is an acclaimed nightly public affairs show, reaching a global audience and providing expert insight on international news from the U.S and around the world. Fraser also works as an anchor presenting on BBC1 News, BBC Breakfast and Radio 4’s PM Programme and has specialised in programmes on the Trump Presidency and Brexit. He began his career...
Gina Miller is a prominent businesswoman, a passionate philanthropist and responsible capitalist who has campaigned in the areas of investment and pension reform, political transparency and scrutiny, modern day slavery, social justice and the charity sector. Bloomberg described Gina as an ‘Establishment Wrecking Ball’ but her drive for transparency, scrutiny and integrity is about reform, not wrecking. Her expertise and areas of work cover investments, charities, democracy and political processes; as well as social justice. As a passionate believer in responsible...
Viola Llewellyn is the co-founder and President of Ovamba Solutions, Inc. Ovamba is an award winning African “TradeTech” company that creates culturally attuned technologies to serve formal and informal African SMEs in the trade & commodities sectors. Ovamba’s solutions combine innovative Sharia compliant structures with eCommerce, logistics services, and technology to drive financial inclusion and promote growth. Llewellyn oversees technology development, strategic implementation, investor communications, and global business development for Ovamba. In June of 2018, Ovamba was selected by the...
Jeff Hoffman is a successful entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide motivational speaker, bestselling author, Hollywood film producer, a producer of a Grammy winning jazz album, and executive producer of an Emmy Award winning television show. In his career, he has been the founder of multiple startups, he has been the CEO of both public and private companies, and he has served as a senior executive in many capacities. Jeff has been part of a number of well-known successful startups, including Priceline.com/Booking.com,...
Dirk Ahlborn is the founder and CEO of JumpStarter Inc, a web portal that believes in creating smarter and more successful companies using crowd-sourcing to fund an idea all the way from initial conception to final product. Dirk is also CEO and Co-Founder of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. It is JumpStartFund’s well-known undertaking to make the Hyperloop become reality, by using its crowd collaboration concept. Dirk Ahlborn started his career in 1993 as an investment specialist in Berlin, Germany. After moving to...
John Gray is the author of the most well-known and trusted relationship book of all time, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. USA Today listed his book as one of the top 10 most influential books of the last quarter century. In hardcover, it was the #1 bestselling book of the 1990's. Gray’s books are translated into approximately 45 languages in more than 100 countries and continues to be a bestseller. Gray has written over 20 books. His most...