James Elmer Mitchell is an American psychologist who is a former member of the United States Air Force, a former CIA interrogator, and author. Mitchell joined the Air Force and went on to be stationed in Alaska where he learned how to disarm unexploded ordnance. He then went on to work in Texas as a hostage negotiator and left the... read full bio
Howard Philip “Buck” McKeon is an American politician who has previously served as the Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, and has been Chairman and CEO of The McKeon Group. McKeon was born in Los Angeles, California, and he earned his B.S. in animal husbandry from Brigham Young University before going on begin a career in business. McKeon began... read full bio
Eleanor “Connie” Mariano is a Filipina-American physician and retired flag officer of the United States Navy. Mariano was born at a naval base in Cavite City, Philippines and moved to the United States with her parents two years after. Mariano’s father served in the Navy as a steward and retired as Master Chief. Mariano went on to earn her degree... read full bio
Sebastian Mallaby is an English author, educator, and journalist who is the Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow in International Economics, a contributing editor, author, and expert on economics. Mallaby is the son of Sir Christopher Mallaby and he has been educated at Eton College before going on to earn a first class degree in modern history from Oxford University. Mallaby... read full bio
Antonio Vives is the principal associate at Cumpetere, which is a consulting firm that focuses on corporate social responsibility. Vives is also a former adjunct professor at Stanford University. Vives has previously earned his MSIA and Ph.D. in Corporate Finance and Capital Markets from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business. He went on begin his career working as the... read full bio
M. Nadia Vincent is an MIT certified digital transformation, innovation and AI executive advisor, is a top 10 global digital transformation thought leader by Thinkers360, an author, speaker, board member and CEO of Digital Transformation Leaders. Vincent has previously earned her AAS from Mt. Hood Community College and has earned his MBA in Global IT and Telecom Management from United... read full bio
Stephan Ulamec has been the head of Rosetta Lander, manager for Philae Lander, and has worked at the German Aerospace Center Space Operations and Astronaut Training. Ulamec has previously studied geophysics in Granz where he earned his Ph.D. Ulamec began his career as a research fellow for the European Space Agency where he helped work on missions which included Rosetta... read full bio
Dominic Thurbon is a senior executive and entrepreneur who specializes in designing, building, and evaluating change programs. Thurbon has earned his degree in Government and International Relations, History of Science, and Performance Studies from the University of Sydney. After earning his degree, Thurbon began working as Head of Research for Peter Sheahan Pty Ltd where he worked on topics which... read full bio
Dr. Lior Zoref is a keynote speaker, researcher, author, and advisor who is known for his best-selling book, ‘Mindsharing – The Art of Crowdsourcing Everything.’ His book has gone on to be translated into several different languages and has also been featured in Inc. Magazine as one of the best books for entrepreneur leaders. Zoref has previously earned his B.A.... read full bio
Peter Zinn is a cyber security expert, founder of CyberAgents Company, and a keynote speaker. Zinn has been working in ICT for most of his career and began his career working as a C programmer before earning his degree in Computer Science. Zinn has also previously worked as a crime advisor for the Dutch National High Tech Crime Unit for... read full bio
James Woudhuysen is the former manager of Worldwide Market and Intelligence Philips. Woudhuysen has previously been the Professor of Forecasting and Innovation at De Montfort University, Leicester. He has also been a consultant in IT for the Henley Centre for Forecasting in the City of London. While working as a consultant, Woudhuysen worked with clients which included AT&T, Bull, Motorola,... read full bio
Clive Woodward has been the director of the British Olympic Association and has been manager of the England Ruby team as well as a motivational speaker. Woodward was born in Ely, Cambridgeshrie, England, and he began his career trying to pursue professional football but then turned to rugby while studying at HMS Conway. He went on to begin working at... read full bio
Jeremy White has been an executive editor of Wired and is a keynote speaker who is an expert on influential technology and trends as well as innovation and businesses that help build the future. White is also an expert on AI, cyber security, and how trends with affect consumers and businesses. Through his work with Wired, White has evaluated products... read full bio
Nell Watson is the co-founder of OpenEth and Poikos, which is now QuantaCorp, and has been on the faculty of AI and Robotics at Singularity University. Watson is an entrepreneur, engineer, and futurist thinker who has worked in the philosophy of technology and social trends. She has also been a lecturer on topics which include AI philosophy, machine intelligence, human-machine... read full bio
Tracy Tutor is a real estate advisor who currently works for Douglas Elliman Real Estate where she has become one of the top agents and works with their Sports and Entertainment division. Tutor was born and raised in California and is the daughter of Ronald Tutor who is a successful civil and building contractor. Due to her father being a... read full bio
Chris Dorris is a speaker, advisor, consultant, author, podcaster, and coach. Throughout his career, Dorris has worked as a Mental Toughness Trainer and Personal Transformation Coach to athletes, executives, entrepreneurs, and other individuals all over the world. Through his expertise on mental toughness and personal transformation, Dorris has also hosted his own workshops and seminars on topics such as mental... read full bio
Dia Simms is an American business executive who has recently been appointed the CEO of Lobos 1707 Tequila and Mezcal. Simms was born in Monterey, California, and she moved to Queens, New York at a young age. Simms went on to earn her B.S. in psychology from Morgan State University and then earned her Master’s in Management from Florida Institute... read full bio
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
