Sahar Hashemi is best known for being co-founder of the coffee chain, Coffee Republic, and for being co-founder of Skinny Candy. While growing up, Hashemi began studying at City of London School for Girls before going on to study law at the University of Bristol. Upon earning her degree, Hashemi began training to be qualified as a solicitor for Frere... read full bio
Fredrik Haren is a keynote speaker who is an expert on business creativity, innovation, and global business. As a speaker, Haren has given thousands of speeches in over 60 different countries. He has previously been named ‘Speaker of the Year’ in Sweden and has also been named one of the ‘Best Swedish Speakers Ever.’ As a speaker, Haren has gained... read full bio
Norman L. Eisen is an American attorney, author, and diplomat who is currently a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. Previously, Eisen served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic under President Barack Obama. Eisen has also been board chair of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. As a writer Eisen has contributed pieces to... 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
Jean-Francois Manzoni is a French-Canadian academic who is currently the President and Nestle Chaired Professor of International Institute for Management Development, which is an independent business school located in Lausanne, Switzerland. Manzoni was born in Paris, France, and he earned his BBA from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Montreal before going on to earn his MBA from McGill... read full bio
Brandon Leake is an award-winning spoken word poet, motivational speaker, and artistic educator who has recently gained fame after winning the 15th season of the competition series, “America’s Got Talent,” and for being the first spoken word poet to compete. Through this accomplishment, Leake has also earned the Golden Buzzer award in the first round which led him immediately to... read full bio
Doug Manuel is a motivational speaker, workshop leader, and musician who is known for having an understanding and specialty in business processes and dynamics. Manuel was born in London and found his passion after he began working as a runner at the Cannes film festival. This led him to begin a career in documentaries and he began creating them for... read full bio
