Aisha "Pinky" Cole is an entrepreneur and restaurateur who specializes in plant-based substitutes and vegan dishes. Originally, Cole moved to Los Angeles to be an actor, then moved to New York to work in television production. Her passion was always making vegan food, so Aisha ended up starting restaurants in Harlem but closed them after an accidental grease fire. After... read full bio
Sasha Gainullin has more than 20 years of expertise in the travel insurance sector, and he is adept at meeting client demands for emergency travel, medical care, emergency evacuation and claims processing. Sasha combines his experience with a team-based methodology to find cutting-edge software solutions for adventure seekers, independent journalists, humanitarians and more for today's modern travelers. Prior to joining battleface, he had positions... read full bio
American economist, lawyer, and corporate leader Roger W. Ferguson Jr. was born in Washington, D.C., on October 28, 1951. He has made major contributions to both the public and commercial sectors. His selection to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in 1997, where he served until 2006, marked the beginning of Ferguson's successful career. He made history by becoming the first... read full bio
Chris DeVany is a prominent businessman and visionary leader who has made important contributions to management and organizational growth. He has played a crucial role in the transformation of businesses and the promotion of excellence in healthcare organizations across the country as the founder and president of Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide. Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide is a well-known company that serves... read full bio
The top creators in the world are assisted in streamlining their content development processes by Dava, the top post-production media team in the world. Top artists that Dava collaborates with include Jake Paul, Neil D. Tyson, Lilly Sabri, 100 Thieves, Red Bull, Iskra and others. By addressing the main issue with YouTube's editors and designers, Dava rose to the top. Dava... read full bio
Aidan McCullen is a change consultant who works with organizations to enhance their ability to cooperate and foster change. The Global Innovation Show, which broadcasts on Finland's Business FM and Ireland's national broadcaster RTÉ and counts Bill Gates as a listener and supporter, is hosted and founded by Aidan. In the top-ranked business school in the world, Trinity College Business School, he created... read full bio
Lidewij (Li) Edelkoort is a very successful businesswoman and a well-known trend forecaster in the world. Due to her notoriety, she has worked with well over a thousand global companies, such as Nissan, Philips Electronics, L'Oreal, Estee Lauder, Lancome, Roche Pharmaceuticals and Wella. Trend setters and followers in many sectors throughout the world anxiously anticipate Edelkoort events. Her multidisciplinary show "Armour: The... read full bio
Phil Spencer is a businessman, property investor, author and broadcaster. He has established himself as one of the most recognizable figures in British television due to his co-presentation of the enduring Channel 4 series Location Location Location. He is also well acknowledged as an authority on all things real estate. He has presented many TV shows over the past 20 years and... read full bio
Alex Polizzi is sprung from a long line of hoteliers; her mother Olga Polizzi, a hotel designer, is the sister of Lord Forte and the sister of Sir Rocco Forte. Given that her family has always owned a business, Alex's decision to stay in the hotel industry made sense. Alex started his career as a successful hotelier before entering the... read full bio
England's Hereford is the birthplace of Allan Leighton. Allan's father managed a Co-op store in Oxford when he was growing up, but as a young man, Allan had other ideas and aspired to play professional football. Regretfully, a severe leg fracture at the age of fifteen ended his athletic career. After completing his schooling at Magdalen College School in Brackley,... read full bio
Piers was destined to be a company leader since he was thirteen and had longed to be his own boss. British businessman Piers is well-known for his role as a "dragon" on the BBC series Dragon's Den. At the UK government-owned development bank British Business Bank, which has £6.2 billion in funds to help small and medium-sized businesses get debt and equity financing,... read full bio
Robert Safian is editor and managing director of the award-winning monthly business magazine Fast Company. He oversees all editorial operations, in print and online, and plays a key role in guiding the magazine's advertising, marketing, and circulation efforts. Safian was honored by Crain's New York Business as one of the “40 Under 40” top young business executives in New York... read full bio
When Swan was just six years old, she and her family moved from Hong Kong to Boston. Swan enjoyed science and spent a lot of time discussing topics like space and the universe at a time when it wasn't "cool" to be intelligent. Swan, who was a bit of an outcast as a child, grew up with a strong sense of... read full bio
As the company's founder and CEO, Mike Walsh consults some of the largest brands and organizations in the world on emerging technologies, markets with rapid growth, and consumer behavior. Tomorrow is a premier consumer innovation research lab. He writes the best-selling book FUTURETAINMENT, which examines the relationship between new technology and consumer behavior, and is in demand as a keynote... read full bio
Dr. Jonathan "J.J." Peterson is an incredible motivational speaker and it doesn’t hurt that’s he’s had quite the life. From dancing in a Missy Elliot video and being shown as one of Ellen DeGeneres’s favorite dancers, to earning his Ph.D. in communications, Dr. Peterson has a lot to say. He doesn’t just have a Ph.D. under his belt, he... read full bio
Jason Schenker is ranked as one of the most accurate forecasters of finance and futurist in the world, ranked top in 44 different categories by Bloomberg News. He’s considered in the top 100 most influential financial advisors according to Investopedia. Needless to say, he’s one of the most sought after speakers in the world and there’s a reason for it,... read full bio
Jeff Rubin has been the top-ranked economist in Canadian financial markets for more than a decade. Rubin recently stepped down as Chief Economist at CIBC World Markets to devote his time exclusively to speaking and writing on economic issues. He is the author of the path-breaking book, Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller, as well... read full bio
Keith Ferrazzi discovered the essential formula for making his way to the top through a powerful, balanced combination of marketing acumen and networking savvy. Forbes and Inc Magazines have designated him one of the world's most connected individuals. As Founder and CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight, he provides market leaders with advanced strategic consulting and training services to increase company sales... read full bio
Geoff Colvin is an award-winning thinker, author, broadcaster, and speaker on today's most significant trends in business. As a longtime editor and columnist for Fortune, he has become one of America's sharpest and most respected commentators on leadership, globalization, wealth creation, the infotech revolution, and related issues. As anchor of Wall Street Week with Fortune on PBS, he spoke each... read full bio
A fellow in economics at Oxford University, Dr. Linda Yueh is a member of the World Economic Forum and a contributor to CNBC and CNN. An intriguing keynote speaker and authority on major economies as well as those of developing countries, she explores the effects of globalization and drivers of economic growth and development. Dr. Yueh is also a visiting... read full bio
