Soon after Peter Fredell established his own investment banking boutique, named Fredell & Co., the company became one of the top players in the European asset backed debt market. Fredell & Co. also experienced success in their emerging markets operations, with significant mandates in Russia, Lebanon, Georgia, the Czech republic, and Hungary. Along with ABB, The Belgian Government and Boufonds,... read full bio
Porter Gale is a forerunner in the marketing world, with more than twenty years under her belt of working in branding, social media, advertising and filmmaking. She has been honored with the Changing The Game Award from The Advertising Women of New York, included on AdAges Digital Hotlist, iMedias Top 25-Digital Marketers, and named a Digital Passionista by The Huffington... read full bio
Cyan Banister, a globally renowned startup founder and angel investor, is currently a partner at Founders Fund. She invests across sectors and stages with a focus on heavily regulated industries, marketplaces, SaaS and businesses that assist people with basic skills in finding meaningful work. As an angel investor, Cyans portfolio has included Uber, Thumbtack, SpaceX, EShares, Postmates and Affirm. Cyan... read full bio
Adeo Ressi has been one of the most prominent figures in the Silicon Valley since establishing TheFunded ten years ago. Created to provide entrepreneurs with the tools to write anonymous reviews about venture capitalist groups and their processes, TheFunded became wildly popular among entrepreneurs. Ressi also started The Founder Institute, a startup accelerator and entrepreneur training program based in Palo... read full bio
Michael Jackson is the former COO of Skype, and now General Partner at Mangrove Capital Partners. Throughout Europe, Russia and Israel, Michael seeks out investable projects and advises portfolio companies as they grow into significant operations. Overseeing all aspects of Skypes paid services, he led the company into over 150M euro in just three years. Now actively involved in the... read full bio
Scott Belsky is an entrepreneur, investor and author, dedicated to helping creative people, teams, and networks make ideas happen. He was co-founder and CEO of Behance, a prominent online portfolio platform, until Adobe bought the company. Scott then became VP of Products at Adobe, re-launching their mobile product strategy. Now, Scott is an early-stage investor, a venture partner at the... read full bio
Padmasree Warrior is the Chief Development Officer at NIO and a member of its Board of Directors, overseeing the brains of NIOs autonomous, electric vehicles and the overall user experience. Warrior has established a career as a creative, visionary leader. Forbes named her among their list of The Worlds Most Powerful Women three years in a row, Business Insider included... read full bio
Lady Michelle Mone is a renowned entrepreneur, speaker, and advocate. Baroness Mones career began upon her building Ultimo Brands Internation, UKs leading lingerie brand. Her goal, through this company, was to help women build confidence. The baroness was honored with a Life Peerage to the House of Lords by the Prime Minister and an OBE from Her Majesty the Queen... read full bio
Anthony Scaramucci is a well-known American businessman, investor, and politician who has had a major impact on both the political and commercial worlds. Scaramucci, a well-known former senior advisor to the president of the United States, was a key player in the executive committee of the Presidential Transition Team following the 2016 election. Scaramucci established himself as a highly competent individual... read full bio
Yuri Milner is a venture capitalist, physicist, and entrepreneur, and he is considered Russias most influential tech investors. Yuri founded Digital Sky Technologies (DST), now known as DST Global and Mail.ru Group. DST Global has invested in major companies such as Spotify, Facebook, AirBnB, WhatsApp, Groupon, Facebook, Twitter, and Zocdoc, among others. Yuri has been featured in Tim magazines Timm... read full bio
Bozoma Saint John is the Chief Marketing Officer at Endeavor, and is the Former Chief Brand Officer at Uber. She has had over 20 years of experience in marketing and has worked with industries such as music and entertainment, consumer goods, fashion, sports, automotive, and more. Prior to working for Endeavor or Uber, John has been the Head of Global... read full bio
Daron Acemoglu is a world-renowned economist. He’s an expert professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His book, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty, is one of many publications noted for future-focused economic insights. Acemoglu is one of the 20 most cited economists in the world. In his keynote speeches, Acemoglu shares his focused studies in... read full bio
Carlos Gutierrez is an American former CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Kellogg Company, former United States Secretary of Commerce, and current co-chair of Albright Stonebridge Group, a strategic advisory firm. Gutierrez started studying business administration at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and High Education but never earned his degree. He went on to start working at Kellogg’s... read full bio
Harold Lee Scott Jr. is an American businessman who has previously been the chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. During his time working with Walmart, Scott was known for transforming the company into a respected corporate leader on major issues facing today’s world. The company also became the world’s largest retailer during Scott’s leadership and the company was feature... read full bio
Jonatan Loidi is an Argentinian entrepreneur who is the founder and director of the SET Group. Loidi is a consultant for strategy, marketing and innovation and he provides service for some of the biggest companies on the continent. Loidi is also a speaker who has given speeches all over the world and talks on key points such as innovation, marketing,... read full bio
Stewart Butterfield is a Canadian entrepreneur and billionaire businessman who is best known for co-founded Flickr, which is a photo-sharing website, and for founding Slack, which is a team instant-messaging application communication tool. Butterfield has earned his B.A. in Philosophy from University of Victoria and went on to earn his Master of Philosophy from University of Cambridge. Butterfield started his... read full bio
Ben Silbermann is an American billionaire Internet entrepreneur who is best known for being the co-founder and CEO of Pinterest, a visual discovery engine and application that lets it’s users organize and post things such as imagines, links, and recipes. Silbermann has earned his degree in political science from Yale College. He began his career as a consultant for CEB,... read full bio
Brian Chesky is an American billionaire technology entrepreneur who is CEO and co-founder of Airbnb, which is a peer-to-peer lodging service which offers places to stay all over the world. Chesky was interested in art at a young age and later in life he found a passion for design and landscape architecture. Chesky has earned his B.A. in Industrial Design... read full bio
John Collison is an Irish entrepreneur who is best known for co-founding Stripe alongside his brother, Patrick Collison. Stripe is a technology company that allows businesses as well as individuals the opportunity to make and receive payments over the Internet. After the brothers co-founded Stripe, they received backing from Sequoia Capital and from people such as Elon Musk, Peter Thiel,... read full bio
Jim Yong Kim is a Korean-American physician and anthropologist who is currently the Vice Chairman and Partner of Global Infrastructure Partners. Kim has previously served as the 17th President of Dartmouth College and has also previously served as the 12th President of the World Bank Group. Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, and him and his family immigrated to... read full bio
