Kjell Nordstrom is a Swedish economist, writer, and public speaker who has previously been the associate professor at the Institute of International Business at the Stockholm School of Economics. Nordstrom has previously studied to be an engineer before going on to earn his Ph.D. from the Stockholm School of Economics. He then went on to begin working as a professor... read full bio
Jack Nilles is known for being the father of telecommuting and teleworking and is a trained physicist. Nilles began his career entering the U.S. Air Force where he was a lieutenant who then served at Wright Air Development Center where he was a manager of several different electronic development projects. After leaving his service in the Air Force, Nilles went... read full bio
Pauline Nguyen is a best-selling author and businesswoman who is known for being the owner of the award-winning Vietnamese restaurant, Red Lantern. Through her work with the Red Lantern, Nguyen has won the Australian Telstra Business Award for Medium Business. She has also published a best-selling memoir about her experience entitled, ‘Secrets of the Red Lantern.’ Nguyen was born in... read full bio
Marty Neumeier is an American author, designer, and consultant who is an expert on topics which include innovation, brand, design, and creativity. Neumeier is currently the Director of CEO Branding for the branding agency, Liquid Agency. Neumeier has previously studied at the Art Center College of Design and he then went on to begin working in advertising and brand design... read full bio
Barry Nalebuff is an American author, academic, and entrepreneur who is the Milton Steinbach Professor of Management at Yale School of Management. Nalebuff specializes in business strategy and game theory and has published several books on these topics some of which include ‘Thinking Strategically,’ ‘The Art of Strategy,’ ‘Mission in a Bottle,’ ‘Why Not How to Use Everyday Ingenuity to... read full bio
Jamie Murray Wells is an entrepreneur who is known for being the founder of Glasses Direct and has previously been Head of Retail for Google UK. Wells previously studied at the University of the West of England to study law and while studying, Wells found her needed to start wearing eyeglasses. After going to an optician, Wells was outraged by... read full bio
Dhiraj Mukherjee is known for being the co-founder of Shazam, the application that allows you to take a clip of a song and then find whatever song you’re looking for, for you. Mukherjee is also a digital business executive and has had a great record of working in both corporate and start-up businesses. Currently, Mukherjee is a keynote speaker and... read full bio
Craig Moss is a corporate social responsibility expert and leading expert on management systems. He currently works as the Executive Vice President for Ethisphere where he works to develop and deliver the maturity assessment program for companies and their supply chains to help improve cybersecurity, anti-corruption, and intellectual property. He has also worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies to help... read full bio
Tim Smit is a British businessman who is best known for his work on the Eden Project, and the Lost Garden of Heligan. Smit was born in the Netherlands and went on to begin studying archaeology and anthropology at Hatfield College, Durham. He began his career working as an archaeologist before he suddenly turned to music for a while as... read full bio
Suneet Singh Tuli is a Canadian businessman who has been co-CEO for ISP Solar, and co-founder of DataWind. Tuli was born in Canada and his father, Lakhvir Singh, was already in an entrepreneur family. Tuli went on to earn his degree in Applied Sciences in Engineering from Toronto University and while earning his degree, he began working alongside his brother... read full bio
Nora Seneviratne is best known for having been the co-founder of Revello and has spent over 20 years working with numerous private and government organizations. Seneviratne has previously earned her Bachelor’s degree in Communication from the University of Technology, Sydney and went on to earn her Master of Science in Work and Organizational Behaviour from the University of Limerick. Seneviratne... read full bio
Myron Scholes is a Canadian-American financial economist who has been the Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance, Emeritus, at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Scholes was born in Timmins, Ontario, Canada, and he has earned his Bachelor’s in economics from McMaster University before going on to earn his MBA and Ph.D. at the Booth School of Business. After finishing... read full bio
Scott M. Schlimmer is the founder and COO for ZenPrivata, which is a privacy platform that is a consultancy for virtual privacy and cybersecurity. Schlimmer is best known for his work as a former CIA officer who worked as an advisor for numerous companies on security. Schlimmer has previously earned his BA in Political Science with Honors and his Master... read full bio
Manuel Sanroma has been the Chief Information Officer for Barcelona City Council and has been in charge of the smart cities and innovation programs for the city of Barcelona. Sanroma has earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Barcelona and went on to do research in both Spain, and the United States. He also earned his bachelor’s in... read full bio
Pablo Sanchez Chillon has been the Urban Planner, lawyer, co-founder and CEO of Eolexcitylab, which is an Urban Innovation Lab that is based out of Alicante, Spain. Chillon has earned his Law, ICADE degree from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas and had his postgrad there as well. Chillon began his career as a partner for smart cities, innovation and public affairs... read full bio
Marian Salzman is an American advertising and public relations executive who has been the Senior Vice President, Global Communications for Philip Morris International. Salzman was born in New York City, New York, and she earned her degree from Brown University in Sociology. Salzman began her career in business working on new research methods for Levi Strauss and Co before she... read full bio
Brenda Romero is an American video game designer and developer who is best known for her work on the Wizardry series. Romero was born in Ogdensburg, New York, and is the wife of John Romero, who also works on video games. Romero has previously earned her degree from Clarkson University and she began her career working as a video game... read full bio
Martin Roll is a Danish author, business and brand strategist, and consultant who has been the founding CEO of Martin Roll Company. Roll was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and he has earned his Bachelor’s in Business and Marketing Management from Copenhagen Business School before going on to earn his MBA from INSEAD. After earning his bachelor’s, Roll began working for... read full bio
Martin Redrado is an Argentine economist who has previously served as the President of the Central Bank. Redrado was born in Buenos Aires and he has earned his degree in economics from the University of Buenos Aires. Redrado began his career working on the advisory board for Jeffrey Sachs before going on to help rebuild the Bolivian economy which was... read full bio
Gianpiero Petriglieri is a global leadership expert who has been a psychiatrist and Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior for INSEAD. Through his work with INSEAD, Petriglieri has also been the Professor of Leadership and has been director of their Management Acceleration Program, which is a program for emerging leaders. He has also been chair of the initiative for Learning Innovation... read full bio
