Iris Apfel is an American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion designer. Apfel was born in Astoria, Queens, New York, and grew up with a mother who owned a fashion boutique. While growing up, she worked for Women’s Wear Daily and also worked for Elinor Johnson, and was an assistant for Robert Goodman. Apfel studied art history at New York University... read full bio
Raul Yzaguirre is an American civil rights activist who has previously been the United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and is a life member for the Council on Foreign Relations. Yzaguirre was born in San Juan, Texas, and he went on to enlist in the U.S. Air Force Medical Service where he served for four years. Yzaguirre earned his... read full bio
Danny Thorniley is a leading business expert on emerging markets and has been President of DT-Global Business Consulting GmbH, LLC. Thorugh his work with DT-Global Business Consulting GmbH, Thorniley works as an advisor on global business trends. The company is based out of Vienna, and works with clients on their business strategy in global, markets, the CEEMEA, and Russia. As... read full bio
Jody Thompson is a businesswoman who has been the co-founder of CultureRx, the co-creator of the Results-Only Work Environment, and co-author of books which include ‘Why Work Sucks and How To Fix It.’ Thompson is best known for her work with her partner Cali Ressler, and the created the Results-Only Work Environment which changes the global workplace. Results-Only Work Environment,... read full bio
Arvind Subramanian is an Indian economist who has previously been the 16th Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India. Subramanian was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and he earned his B.A. in Economics from Delhi University before going on to earn his MBA from the Indian Institute of Management and his M.Phil and D. Phil from the University... read full bio
Rebecca Stephens is a British author, journalist, and speaker who is best known for being the first British Woman to climb the Seven Summits as well as the first British woman to summit Mount Everest. Stephens began her career as a journalist where she worked her way up to be the deputy editor of the Financial Times magazine, Resident Abroad.... read full bio
Karlyn Stanley is an emerging technologies lawyer who has been a senior policy analyst for RAND Corporation. Through her work with RAND Corporation, Stanley has conducted research for legal and regulatory policy risks and gaps in autonomous vehicle technologies. Stanley has earned her B.A. in political science from the University of Michigan and has earned her J.D. from Columbus School... read full bio
David Spiegelhalter is a British statistician and educator who is the Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk in the Statistical Laboratory at the University of Cambridge and is also a fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. Spiegelhalter was born in Barnstaple, Devon, England, and he has earned his B.A. from University of Oxford before going on to earn his... read full bio
Anders Sorman-Nilsson is a futurist and innovation strategist who helps companies and leaders figure out trends and what’s next for business. Nilsson has been the founder of Thinque, which has led him to be a strategist for numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as ASX leaders. He is known for being a global thought leader and is also a speaker... read full bio
Ben Parr is an American journalist, author, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. Parr was born in Princeton, Illinois, and he began creating his first company while studying at Northwestern University. Parr went on to earn his B.A. in Science in Human Culture, Political Science and a minor in Business Institutions from Northwestern University. During his time at Northwestern, Parr earned the... read full bio
Matt Schlapp is an American political activist and lobbyist who is currently the chairman of the American Conservative Union. Schlapp was born in Wichita, Kansas, and he is the son of Susan Schlapp who was a former city councilwoman. Schlapp earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and then went on to earn his master’s degree in... read full bio
John Spence is a business thought leader who has been named by the American Management Association as one of America’s Top 50 Leaders to Watch. He is also a consultant and coach to organizations around the world from startups to the Fortune 10. Spence travels around the world to help people and businesses be more successful. He is also author... read full bio
Jay Glazer is an American sportswriter and is known as the top insider on the NFL for Fox Sports. Currently, Glazer has been the NFL Insider for FOX NFL Sunday and has been known for breaking stories year round. Apart from his work in football, Glazer has been a host for Bellator on the Paramount Network. He has started a... read full bio
Anthony Klotz is one of the leading experts on organizational citizenship who is most famous for predicting “The Great Resignation,” a phrase that gained incredible popularity during the pandemic. While he was surprised the phrase going viral, it’s his expertise that made it so poignant. Anthony is part of the Texas A and M faculty, which he joined in the... read full bio
John Nosta is a thinker well ingrained in the fields of innovation, science and medicine. NOSTALAB, a think tank for digital health, was founded by John. He is now listed as the top worldwide influencer in the field of digital health and is widely considered as one of the world's foremost strategic and original thinkers in this crucial and developing field.... read full bio
Restaurateur, designer, author, philanthropist, producer and television personality, Lisa Vanderpump, was born and raised in London. She attended drama school full time from the early age of nine and spent her childhood acting in various children’s films and television series. With an unmatched passion for life, Lisa exploded onto the television scene in the states with The Real Housewives of Beverly... read full bio
Pete Hegseth is famous for being a co-host on Fox and Friends Weekend on the FOX News Channel. Prior to this work, he got a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in politics and a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Back in 2014, he originally was onboarded by FOX as a contributor,... read full bio
Elisa Zied is a registered dietitian nutritionist, author, and freelance food and nutrition writer from NYC. She strives to empower others to pursue a nutritious and active life. Her articles, blogs, television and video segments, print and online interviews, speaking engagements and spokesperson work help people make sense of the often times confusing scientific studies on food, nutrition, diet, fitness... read full bio
David Edward Kelley is a man of many hats: he’s a journalist, producer, television writer, and former attorney. He is best known as the creator of famous shows like Picket Fences, The Practice, Doogie Howser, Harry’s Law, Big Little Lies, Big Sky, Boston Legal, Boston Public, Chicago Hope, Ally McBeal, Goliath, Nine Perfect Strangers, and Mr. Mercedes. David is known... read full bio
Kevin Ashton popularized the term “the Internet of Things”, which is basically the physical tangible objects that use the internet to function: devices, software, and other technologies. This is his area of expertise, as the creator of the WeMo home automation platform and co-founder & CEO of leading clean-tech startup Zensi. Kevin also co-created the Auto-ID Center at MIT and... read full bio
