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Kaspar Korjus is transforming both the public and private sector globally. As founding Managing Director of Estonian e-Residency (2014-2019), Kaspar is helping governments worldwide to become truly digital and borderless. From 2019, Korjus returned to private sector and co-founding Pactum - an AI based tool for automating business negotiations. Kaspar sees that in 20 years’ time, strategy is for humans while the execution of business for machines. The work has been noticed. Kaspar Korjus has been the most cited Estonian by...
Azeem Azhar is on a mission to explain how our societies and ways of life will change under the force of exponential technologies. He is determined to bring together the two cultures of innovation and tech and of business, society and policy and help us understand the real implications of the changes we are witnessing; which he is able to do from the vantage point of a 25-year career as an entrepreneur, investor and analyst in the tech industry. Azeem Azhar...
Melati Wijsen is an international full time changemaker and embodiment of youthful energy. With a passion for the natural world and commitment to protecting it for future generations, she founded Bye Bye Plastic Bags with her younger sister in 2013 at the age of 12. A real grass roots organizer and movement builder, Melati and her community celebrated the passing of a ban on plastic bags, straw and styrofoam on the island of Bali after years of committed campaigning by...
Dr Sophie Bostock is a Sleep Evangelist on a mission: to help millions of people to improve their lives by unlocking the science of sleep and performance. Sophie studied Medicine and Entrepreneurship before completing a PhD in Psychobiology at UCL, where she became fascinated by the power of sleep for enhancing health and performance. Following several years with digital medicine company, Sleepio, Sophie launched TheSleepScientist.com to provide performance training and coaching for clients in business, the military and elite sport. Sophie...
Kylie Wright-Ford is the Chief Executive Officer at The RepTrak Company (formerly Reputation Institute), the global leader in corporate reputation data and insights. Based in the US Headquarters in Boston, Kylie leads The RepTrak Company’s global team towards their ambition of setting the global standard for metrics on reputation, Brand and ESG. The company’s purpose is to prove that doing and saying the right thing is good business. As CEO, Kylie Wright-Ford works with the company’s stakeholders, including clients across 60...
Thomas Hawighorst is a leading practitioner and trusted adviser to senior executives of Fortune 500 companies on the topics of transformational change, leadership and team effectiveness. He coaches and serves C-suite leaders on their most pressing organisation and transformation issues. His focus is on helping business leaders increase their impact by implementing practical expertise as well as proven tools and methodologies. He has extensive knowledge and experience in organizational matters from previously having been an Expert Associate Partner in the Organisation...
Nancy Rademaker is one of the very few female international keynote speakers to cover the impact of digitization on customer and employee behaviour. She has over 25 years of experience in IT. She likes to focus on how technology influences people’s behaviour, and how it helps them to share knowledge and to create and innovate. As a highly rated and motivating international business speaker, Nancy has energized corporate events with bold presentations on the topics of digital transformation, extreme customer centricity,...
Scott Harrison spent almost 10 years as a nightclub promoter in New York City before leaving to volunteer on a hospital ship off the coast of Liberia, West Africa as a volunteer photojournalist. Returning home to New York City two years later, he founded the non-profit organization charity: water in 2006. Turning his full attention to the global water crisis and the world’s 785 million people without clean water to drink, he created public installations and innovative online fundraising platforms to...
Sergey Ryazansky is a Russian cosmonaut, hero of the Russian Federation who performed 2 space flights, lasting in total 306 days. Ryazansky was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. He is the grandson of Mikhail Ryazansky, chief Soviet guidance designer of the Sputnik era. Sergey Ryazansky graduated from the Moscow State University, Biochemistry faculty and got his Ph.D. in "Physiology" and "Aviation and space medicine". After college he began working as a researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Problems. Sergey Ryazansky was selected...
Having enjoyed an illustrious career that has cemented Colonel Ron Garan’s place as one of the world’s most influential individuals, the father of three is a decorated NASA astronaut, fighter pilot and test pilot, a humanitarian, and a social entrepreneur. As part of a select group of individuals who have been fortunate enough to see the world from space, Ron champions his “orbital perspective” message to improve life on earth. Ron is celebrated not just for his research in space but...
Baroness Ruth Hunt is a respected and influential communicator who, with charm and humour, helps audiences of all sizes and experiences understand how they can build cultures that work, and bring minority voices into the room. With over 20 years’ experience of leading campaigns for the LGBTQ+ communities, in 2019 Ruth became the youngest cross-bench peer in the House of Lords. Alongside her Parliamentary work, Ruth and her partner Caroline Ellis are Directors of Deeds and Words, working with c-suite teams...
Hélène de Vestele is the CEO and co-founder of Edeni, a company set up to train individuals and companies on how to achieve a "Zero Waste" lifestyle. Alongside being an entrepreneur, Helene is a speaker and author, having recently published the "Zero Waste" manifesto, raising awareness about the necessity of changing our consumer behavior to save the planet. After graduating from a French business school, Hélène de Vestele joined the Argentinian government (Ministry of Modernisation, Buenos Aires) as a strategy consultant. In preparation...
Professor Sally Eaves has been described as the ‘torchbearer for ethical tech’ and was honoured with being chosen to speak on the future of Blockchain technology at the United Nations’ Assembly Opening Day in 2019. Sally Eaves brings a depth of experience from Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer roles, as a Professor in Advanced Technologies and as a Global Strategic Advisor. She specialises in the application and integration of Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and associated emergent technologies for business and...
Four of the top five biggest CEO challenges relate to People. As one of the world’s leading HR practitioners, David Fairhurst offers a unique and thought-provoking perspective on how organizations can rise to meet these challenges. In his previous role as a Global Chief People Officer, David is credited as one of the key leaders in delivering a historic business turnaround. In doing so, he is one of very few HR leaders to have had the opportunity to deliver a truly...
Paul Polman works to accelerate action by business to tackle climate change and inequality. A leading proponent that business should be a force for good, Paul has been described by the Financial Times as “a standout CEO of the past decade”. As CEO of Unilever (2009-2019), he demonstrated that a long-term, multi-stakeholder model goes hand-in-hand with excellent financial performance. Paul was a member of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel which developed the Sustainable Development Goals and which he continues to...
In a journalistic career spanning almost four decades, Tony Maddox has seen it all. From coordinating news gathering operations on the front lines of the world’s war zones as the head of CNN International, to standing on the front lines of the UK’s miners’ strike as a fresh faced radio reporter, he has faced countless diverse challenges. As head of news & current affairs for BBC Northern Ireland during some of the most difficult years of ‘The Troubles’, Tony Maddox had...