Edgar Ramirez is a Venezuelan actor who is best known for playing Ilich Ramirez Sanchez ‘Carlos’ in the television mini-series, “Carlos,” for playing Larry in the film “Zero Dark Thirty,” and Paz in the television series “The Bourne Ultimatum.” Ramirez was born in San Cristobal, Tachira, Venezuela, and while growing up, he traveled and lived in several different countries as... read full bio
Noemi Gonzalez is an American actress who is best known for playing Soli Gomez in the television series “East Los High,” and Mia Rosales in the television soap opera, “The Young and the Restless.” Gonzalez was raised in Desert Hot Springs, California, and she has earned her BFA from the University of California, Santa Barbara. After earning her degree, Gonzalez... read full bio
Marielle Heller is an American actress and filmmaker who is best known for being director for films which include “The Diary of a Teenage Girl,” “Can You Ever Forgive Me,” and “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” As an actress, Heller is best known for playing Alma in the Netflix original series “The Queen’s Gambit.” Heller was born in Marin... read full bio
Jamal Murray is a Canadian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Denver Nuggets as a point guard in the NBA. Murray was born in Kitchener, Ontario, and he began his career playing basketball at only 3 years old and went on to play pick-up games as a young teenager. During his high school basketball career, Murray was the... read full bio
Chloe Pirrie is a Scottish actress who is best known for playing Wendy in the television series “The Game,” Andromache in the television series “Troy: Fall of a City,” and Alice Harmon in the Netflix original series “The Queen’s Gambit.” Pirrie was raised in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, and she began acting while studying in school which is when she decided... read full bio
Colin Lawrence is an actor who is best known for playing Benjamin on the television series “The Killing,” Coach Clayton on the television series “Riverdale,” and John “Preacher” on the Netflix original series “Virgin River.” Lawrence was born in London, England, United Kingdom, but grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Lawrence made his television debut acting in the television... read full bio
Michael Zeldin is a former legal analyst for CNN. Zeldin has previously earned his B.A. in political science from State University of New York at Binghamton and went on to earn his J.D. in law from The George Washington University Law School before earning his LLM in Law as well. Zeldin began his career working as an attorney for the... read full bio
Sheetal Mehta Walsh is a social entrepreneur who has been an angel investor and advisor for numerous companies over the course of her career. Walsh’s expertise includes technology, venture capital, and she has been the founder of Shanti Life, where she helps poor entrepreneurs in India by mentorship, training, promotion of health and well-being, and microfinance. Walsh is also a... read full bio
Michael McQueen is a speaker, trend forecaster, and best-selling author. McQueen began his career in business first working in marketing and research where he went on to found the consultancy company, The Nexgen Group, which specialized in social trends and demographic shifts. Shortly after, McQueen also began writing and since then, has gone on to release books which include ‘The... read full bio
Lisa McInnes-Smith is a speaker and author who is known for being one of the top corporate speakers who talks on shifting and improving performance for organizations and companies. Through her work as a speaker, McInnes-Smith has presented to over a million people in 22 different countries, has been inducted into the International Speaker Hall of Fame being the first... read full bio
Eileen McDargh is the founder and CEO of the consulting firm, The Resilient Spirit, where she has worked with organizations which include Cisco, Oracle, Procter & Gamble, and more, to help them build better leadership teams and workplaces. Through her work as a leader, McDargh has been featured in Leadership Excellence’s Excellence 100 list and she has also been featured... read full bio
Eric Mazur is a physicist, educator, and entrepreneur who has been the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard University. Mazur was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and he has studied physics and astronomy at Leiden University and went on to earn his Ph.D. from there as well. Mazur has held research programs at the Physics Department at Harvard... read full bio
Georges Maurice is a businessman, speaker, instructor, and international real estate professional who has worked in global training, marketing, branding, sales, and management for over 30 years working in the real estate and pharmaceutical industries during this time. Maurice is a member of the US National Association of Realtors and has earned the designation of Certified International Property Specialist and... read full bio
Fabio Mastrangelo is the Principal Conductor of the Sinfonica ARTica Orchestra of the Republic of Sakha Philharmonic and the Artistic Director of the Camerata Soloists Chamber Orchestra at the Novosibirsk State Philharmonic. Mastrangelo was born in Bari, Italy, and he began his musical career first learning how to play the piano at only five years old. He went on to... read full bio
Luis Martins Simoes is a leadership expert that is known for his belief that you do not have to work a lot to be successful, but that you must have new ideas. Simoes believes in intuition and vision and thinks that these things are what keep us inspired and motivated. Simoes has been working as a speaker and consultant for... read full bio
Gonzalo Martin-Villa is the former founder and CEO of Wayra and is the IoT and Big Data Director for Telefonica. Martin-Villa has previously earned his degree in law from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, his LLM from Georgetown University and his MBA from IESE Business School, University of Navarra. Martin-Villa has been working with Telefonica for over 20 years and... read full bio
Mike Tannenbaum is the former general manager of the NFL team, the New York Jets, former executive vice president of football operations for the Miami Dolphins, and former coaching and broadcasting agent. Tannenbaum has earned his degree in accounting with a minor in sports management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has also graduated cum laude from Tulane University... read full bio
Robert Martichenko is the former founder and CEO of LeanCor Supply Chain Group and is the Senior Vice President for Transplace. Martichenko is also a speaker who is known for being engaging, entertaining, and thought provoking. As a speaker, Martichenko talks on his experience working on transforming supply chains and organizations. Some of his other topics include business disruption, systems... read full bio
Costas Markides is the Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship and the Robert P Bauman Chair in Strategic Leadership at London Business School. Markides has previously earned his BA and MA in Economics from Boston University before going on to earn his MBA and DBA from the Harvard Business School. He then went on to be a research associate at the... read full bio
Luis Maria Huete is the Professor of Production, Technology and Operations Management at IESE Business School, University of Navarra. Huete has previously earned his MBA from IESE Business School and went on to earn his Doctor of Business Administration from Boston University and his Juris Doctorate from Universidad de Murcia. Huete has been working as a professor at IESE Business... read full bio
