Gillian Maxwell is best known for being the former director for Flying Tiger Ireland. Maxwell is a specialist in entrepreneurship, retail and market expansion and has previously studied human resources and French. She began her career working on the IBEC EOP program in Paris and moved back to her hometown of Ireland where she started working on the training program... read full bio
Vitor Mendonça Prado is a lawyer and founding partner of Mendonça Prado Advogados, founder and managing partner of CAVI Participações e Empreendimentos Ltda, businessman, speaker, mentor, advisor and investor. Mr. Prado is a multifunctional leader with experience in market strategy and legal and commercial effectiveness. Mr. Prado develops an executive-level vision of key objectives and results, taking advantage of a structured... read full bio
Dick Powell is the partner and designer for SeymourPowell, which is an industrial design firm. He has also been the chairman of D&AD, and has been co-host of the show, Better by Design. Powell has previously studied industrial design at Manchester Polytechnic, and he then went on to also study at the Royal College of Art in London. After finishing... read full bio
Karen Post is known as “The Branding Diva,” through her work as an expert on branding in the business world. Throughout her over 30 years working in business, Post has been known for creating solutions and implementing methods that put things in motion. She began her career as an entrepreneur at only 22 years old after building two successful companies;... read full bio
Marco Piva is an Italian architect, interior designer, and producer designer from Milan. Piva has previously earned his degree in architecture from Politecnico di Milano and after earning his degree, he went on to found STUDIODADA, which was a main design office during the radical period. Several years later, Piva went on to open his own studio, Studio Marco Piva,... read full bio
Reed Timmer is an American meteorologist and storm chase who is best known for his work with Discovery Channel reality series “Storm Chasers.” Timmer was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and he found his love for weather at a young age after witnessing a severe thunderstorm. He went on to study meteorology at the University of Oklahoma and during that... read full bio
Julian Ugarte has been the founder and director of Socialab and has been an ambassador at Singularity University. Ugarte is a social entrepreneur, design thinker and strategy professional who has previously earned his degree from Singularity University. Ugarte began his career as a founder and working for Techo where he began as a director for the social innovation center where... read full bio
Joe Toscano is an author, keynote speaker, and co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of BEACON. Through his work with BEACON, he has been co-founder of an organization with a focus on social innovation that works on human-centered design, social impact, and public policy to help advance human-computer experiences. Toscano has previously earned his B.A. in Psychology from the University of... read full bio
Stephan Turnipseed is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Pitsco Education. Turnipseed has previously earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University and went on to begin his career working as a staff sergeant for the United States Air Force where he served on the F-4 Phantom aircraft. After serving in the Air Force, Turnipseed... read full bio
Brian Turner is a British chef based out of London, England, who has been seen on BBC2’s series “Ready Steady Cook.” Turner was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, and he began his career being mentored by food writer and broadcaster Michael Smith. He then went on to train in hotels and restaurants all throughout England which included Savoy Grill... read full bio
John Tschohl is a world leader on customer service, service strategy, empowerment, customer experience, creating service culture, employee motivation, and an author of the book “Relentless.” Tschohl has previously earned his bachelor’s in marketing, business administration and management from University of St. Thomas. He began his career working as the owner of John Tschohl Investments, which is his real estate... read full bio
Fons Trompenaars is a Dutch theorist, management consultant, and author, who is known for his work in cross-cultural communication and for developing the Trompenaars’ model of national culture differences. Trompenaars has previously earned his MA in Economics from Vrije Universiteit and has earned his Ph.d. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he wrote his thesis on... read full bio
Laura Vanderkam is an author of several time management and productivity books which include ‘Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done,’ and ‘I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time.’ Her book Off the Clock goes through how people can feel relaxed, or not relaxed about time, and her book... read full bio
Gaby Natale is a journalist, three-time Daytime EMMY-winning television host, author, entrepreneur, and speaker. As a television host, Natale has hosted and been the executive producer of “SuperLatina,” a show that airs nationally thought PBS. Natale has previously earned her Bachelor’s in International Relations and her Master’s in Journalism from Universidad de San Andres. Natale began her career working as... read full bio
Yong Khao is an entrepreneur, and educator who is the Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and who has been a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. Through his work as an educator, Khao has previously been the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean and Director of the... read full bio
Jeffrey A. Wright is an educator who has previously been awarded twice as Teacher of the Year in USA and has been nicknamed the “Molecule Man.” Wright is also a keynote speaker who talks on topics which include education, spirituality, inspiration, self-motivation, leadership, and team building and he also gives presentations that teach strategies and research and touch the audience... read full bio
Joe Weinman is a business author, keynote speaker, digital strategist, and executive who is best known for his book ‘Digital Disciplines: Attaining Market Leadership via the Cloud, Big Data, Social, Mobile, and the Internet of Things.’ As an author, he has also been known for his book ‘Cloudonomics: The Business Value of Cloud Computing.’ As a writer, Weinman was also... read full bio
Joelle Maryn is a motivational speaker, actress and television host who has been featured on several various television shows and films. She is currently host of the series “Beyond the Vision,” and has previously been featured on various Christian television and radio shows such as Life on the Rock on EWTN. Maryn has also been a model who has worked... read full bio
Elsa Majimbo is a Kenyan internet comedy personality from Nairobi. Majimbo began to gain attention during the COVID-19 quarantine, which is when she started to release home-based comedic quarantine videos. After gaining hundreds of thousands of followers, Majimbo also went on to earn endorsements from Fenty, MAC, and also partnered with Valentino. Majimbo has recently studied journalism at Strathmore University... read full bio
Kate Sweetman is a best-selling author, advisor, speaker, editor, and is the founder and President of SweetmanCragun Group, a global leadership development firm. Through her work with SweetmanCragun Group, Sweetman gives a new perspective on leadership and organizations having worked with world leaders, several Fortune 100 organizations, and more. Sweetman has previously earned her BA in English from Yale University... read full bio
