Ian Plimer is an Australian geologist who has been the Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne and the former professor of mining geology at the University of Adelaide. Plimer has previously earned his BSc in mining engineering at the University of New South Wales and went on to earn his Ph.D. in geology from Macquarie University.... 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
Matthew Pinsent is an English rower and broadcaster who has won 10 world championship gold medals and four Olympic gold medals over the course of his career as a rower. Pinsent was born In Holt, Norfolk, England, and he began his career rowing while studying at Eton College. He then began to row internationally at the World Rowing Junior Championships... read full bio
Ricardo Lagos is a Chilean lawyer, economist, and politician who has previously served as the 32nd President of Chile. Lagos was born in Santiago, Chile, and he has earned his law degree from the University of Chile and his Ph.D. in Economis from Duke University. After finishing his degree, Lagos went on to begin working as a visiting professor at... read full bio
Robert Lacey is a British historian and writer who is best known for his biography books that he is published on notable historic figures which include Queen Elizabeth II, Eileen Ford, and Henry Ford. He is also known for working as a historian for the Netflix original series, “The Crown.” Lacey has previously earned his BA in History and went... 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
Matthias Kroener is a Fintech entrepreneur, founder and President of Professional Development GmbH, an advisor, and an expert on corporate strategy and innovation-leadership. He has been known for being a thought leader on planning, building, and operating disruptive and customer-centric banking business models. He has also had a long career of working on innovation and disruption in the financial services... read full bio
Brian Krebs is an American security journalist and investigative reporter who is best known for his work on profit-seeking cybercriminals. Krebs has previously earned his B.A. in International Relations from George Mason University and began his career working for The Washington Post where he first worked sorting mail before going on to work as an editorial aide. He then went... read full bio
Stephen Koukoulas is the past chief economist of Citibank, and has previously been the senior economic advisor to the Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Koukoulas has previously earned his B Ec with Hons from the Australian National University. He went on to begin his career first working various jobs for the Department of Treasury for several years before going on to... read full bio
George Kohlrieser is an American psychologist, author, speaker, and consultant who is the Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the International Institute for Management Development business school. As a psychologist, Kohlrieser is an organizational and clinical doctor who began his career working with the police department in Dayton, Ohio, to try to reduce the number of domestic violence homicides.... read full bio
Fred Kofman is an executive coach for Conscious Business Center International, an author, advisor, and an advisory board member for BetterUp. Kofman has previously earned his economics degree from Universidad de Buenos Aires – Argentina, before going on to earn his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California – Berkeley. Kofman began his career working as a Professor first... read full bio
F.W. de Klerk is a South African retired politician who has previously served as the 7th State President of South Africa. Klerk was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa, and he went on to study at Potchefstroom University before going on to pursue a career in law. Moving towards politics, Klerk joined the National Party where he was... read full bio
Chan Kim is a South Korean business theorist, a Professor of Strategy and Management at INSEAD and co-director of INSEAD’s Blue Ocean Strategy Institute. Kim was born in South Korea, and went on to begin studying at Ross School of Business, where he went on to begin working as a Professor. He later moved to France where he began working... read full bio
Khoo Swee Chiow is a Singaporean adventurer, author, consultant, and inspirational speaker who is best known for being the first South East Asian as well as the fourth person in the entire world to complete the Explorers Grand Slam; which is a trek through the South Pole, the North Pole, and the Seven Summits. Chiow began his work as an... read full bio
Tarun Khanna is an Indian-born American author, economic strategist, and professor who is currently the Jorge Paulo Lemann professor at Harvard Business School where he is also a member of the strategy group, and has been a director of their South Asia initiative. Khanna has earned his B.S. with a major in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University... read full bio
Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries is a Dutch scholar and psychoanalyst who is a guru on leadership development and has been a Professor at INSEAD. Vries has previously earned his master’s degree in economics from the University of Amsterdarm before going on to earn his MBA and then his DBA from Harvard Business School. He has also previously earned training... read full bio
Chris Kemp is an American information technology executive who is the founder and CEO of Astra, a company that launches space services. Kemp has previously studied computer engineering at the University of Alabama where he founded Netran, which was an online grocery shopping service. During his time working for Netran, Kemp served as both the CEO and President before selling... read full bio
Merle Dandridge is an American actress and singer who is best known for her roles on stage, for playing Grace in the television series “Greenleaf,” and Gwen in the series “The Night Shift.” Dandridge was born in Okinawa, Japan, and throughout her childhood she moved all over the United States. She began her acting career acting on stage in high... read full bio
