Erik Saelens is a rebranding and renaming specialist who is founder and executive strategic director of Brandhome Group, a company which makes other companies grow faster than their markets. Saelens has previously earned his bachelor degree in professional cooking and maître sommelier from PIVA before going on to earn his bachelors in hotel management from AP Hogeschool Antwerpen. He has... read full bio
Erich Joachimsthaler is an expert on branding, innovation and strategy and is known for being the founder and CEO of the Vivaldi Group, which is a strategic business transformation firm. Erich has earned his M.S. in Marketing from the University of Kansas – Graduate School of Business and earned his Ph.D. in Marketing and Quant Methods from their as well.... read full bio
Eliza Filby is an advisor, writer, speaker, and consultant who is best known for being a specialist in generational intelligence. Through her work, Filby has been a consultant to help companies and organizations understand how generation shifts effect politics, society, and the workplace as well. She also consultants with businesses and organizations on how to prepare for the future of... read full bio
Ed Gillespie is an environmental entrepreneur and author who specializes in sustainability and innovation. As an author, Gillespie has published the book ‘Only Planet – a flight-free adventure around the world,’ which is a book about how you can travel the world without even boarding a plane to do so. Gillespie has previously earned his BSc in marine biology from... read full bio
Ed Butler is a former British Army officer who has been the commander of Task Force Helmand. Since serving in the British Army, Butler has gone on to be a security and risk expert who has worked as Head of Risk Analysis at Pool Re, which is a company that helps to support the UK economy by reinsuring terrorism risk.... read full bio
Dominic Alldis is best known for being founder and CEO of Music and Management. He is also a jazz pianist, musician, arranger and conductor who is from London, England. Alldis was born into a family of musicians so while growing up, he began to learn to read music and also studied playing the cello, piano, and organ before moving on... read full bio
David Reid is an experienced business leader based out of Europe. He has been the Chairman of Intertek Group Plc, which is a quality and safety service groups that has been featured on the London Stock Exchange. Reid was born in Scotland, United Kingdom, and he has previously earned his degrees from Fettes College and Aberdeen University. Reid began his... read full bio
Dan Cobley is an entrepreneur and investor who works in innovative tech start-up companies and who has been the former managing director for Google UK and Ireland. Cobley has earned his BA in Physics from the University of Oxford and went on to earn his Masters in Management from the University of Cambridge. He began his career first working as... read full bio
Christian Busch is the Director of the CGA Global Economy Program at New York University and is also an author best-known for his book ‘The Serendipity Mindset.’ Busch has earned his BBA in International Management from Hochschule Furtwangen University and his BS in Politics and Organization from FernUniversitat in Hagen. He then went on to earn his MSc in Management,... read full bio
Christian Baudis is an entrepreneur, futurist and is the former Managing Director of Google Germany. Baudis is known for being an expert on Green-Tech and is an advisor for investors and corporate organizations on digital strategy. He is also a keynote speaker on these topics and has earned several digital awards of the course of his career. Baudis has earned... read full bio
Chris Roebuck is a British economist that has a focus on leadership and organizational performance. Through his work, Roebuck helps leaders, teams and organizations reach their full potential. He has previously been an honorary visiting professor of transformational leadership at Cass Business School in London. Roebuck has previously earned his degree from University College London before going on to earn... read full bio
Baudouin Prot is the former CEO and Chairman of BNP Paribas and is also a senior advisor at Boston Consulting Group. During his time working for BNP Paribas, Prot turned the bank into a French centered company, into a company that was used throughout all of Europe. Prot helped make this so by acquiring BNL in Italy and Fortis in... read full bio
Andrew McMillan is a speaker, consultant, facilitator and non-executive director who is best known for his leadership at John Lewis Partnership. McMillan began his career working at John Lewis where he had various management roles running selling teams in branches in the Oxford Street Flagship. McMillan also went on to be manager of the Department Store Intelligence Team where he... read full bio
Ambarish Mitra is best known for being the CEO and co-founder of the augmented reality browser, Blippar, which uses AI and computer vision to allow people to see an augmented reality through their browser. Mitra is a leader in AI, AR, food tech, and genomics and he is also a serial entrepreneur and investor. Since leading Blippar, the company has... read full bio
Jerry I. Porras is an American organizational theorist, author, and educator who has been the Lane Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior and Change at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Porras has previously earned his BSEE from Texas Western College and went on to earn his MBA from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los... read full bio
William Poole is an American economist who has previously been the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Poole was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and he previously earned his A.B. from Swarthmore College, and his MBA and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. Poole went on to begin working on the Board of Governors for the... read full bio
Christopher A. Pissarides is a British-Cypriot economist who has been the Professor of Economics and Political Science and the Regius Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, and Professor of European Studies at the University of Cyprus. Through his work in economics, Pissarides has done research on topics which include macroeconomics, labour, economic growth, and economic policy. Pissarides... read full bio
Finn Kydland is a Norwegian economist who is best known for his work and research on business cycle theory. While growing up, Kydland found his love for mathematics and economics while working as a bookkeeper for a friend for a while. From there, he went on to earn his BSc from the Norwegian School of Economics before going on to... read full bio
Michael Kutcher is an inspiration speaker who is best known for being the twin brother of Ashton Kutcher. Michael was born unexpectedly, and had to fight for survival for the first few weeks of his life. He was shortly after diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and as a teenager, he had to have a heart transplant due to heart failure from... read full bio
Jolly Kunjappu is many things, a percussionist, composer, performance artist, business coach, and keynote speaker. Through his work as a keynote speaker and performance artist, Kunjappu is known for his impulse speeches where he talks on personality development, cross-culture, team-building and communication. Through his speeches, he also blends in his musical talents, as well as painting. As a musician, Kunjappu... read full bio
