Anne Wojcicki is the founder and CEO of the personal genomics company, 23andMe. She founded 23andMe after a few years of previous healthcare investing, primarily on biotech companies. Her goal for 23andMe was to provide consumers access to their own genetic information so that commercial and academic researchers could better understand and develop new drugs and diagnostics. 23andMe provides genetic... read full bio
Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Hasso Plattner is the co-founder, former CEO, and currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SAP (Systems, Applications, Products.) The software giant is one of the largest in the world with a 2019 revenue of $27.55 billion and best known for its enterprise resource planning software. Prof. Plattner also owns a non-profit, the Hasso Plattner Institute,... read full bio
A natural talent with a striking presence and undeniable energy, Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence has established herself as one of Hollywood's most talented young actresses. Hailing from Louisville, Kentucky, as a child Lawrence was involved in the local theatre. She traveled to New York at age fourteen to explore a professional career in acting. She quickly caught the eye... read full bio
Mike Krieger is a Brazilian-American entrepreneur and software engineer who is best known for being the co-founder of Instagram alongside Kevin Systrom. During his time with Instagram, Krieger worked as the CTO and during his time serving as the CTO, Krieger was successful in gaining Instagram from a few million active users, to over 1 billion monthly active users. Krieger... read full bio
Martina “TINI” Stoessel is an Argentine actress, singer-songwriter, dancer, and model, who gained fame after playing Violetta Castillo in the Disney Channel Latin American telenovela, “Violetta.” Stoessel was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and she began studying singing, piano, comedy, theater, and dance while growing up. She then went on to study at private bilingual schools which include Colegio San... read full bio
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is known for being ranked as the fifth best tennis player in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Federer was born in Bottmingen, Switzerland, and he found his love for playing tennis at only eight years old. He later began his junior career playing in Wimbledon where he won... read full bio
Alvaro Soler is a Spanish-German singer-songwriter from Barcelona, Spain, who is best known for his hit singles “El Mismo Sol,” “La Cintura,” and “Sofia.” Soler was born in Barcelona, Spain, to a German father and Spanish-Belgian mother. He grew up in Spain before moving to Japan where he lived for 7 years. During his time in Japan, Soler began learning... read full bio
Charli D’Amelio is an American social media personality and dancer who gained fame through the video-sharing app TikTok, where she began posting various dance videos to different popular songs. D’Amelio was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, and she is the daughter of Marc and Heidi D’Amelio and is the sister of Dixie D’Amelio. She began dancing at only 3 years old... read full bio
At only 23, Latto has already received multiple accolades. Firstly, she was nominated for Best New Hip Hop Artist during the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards, Push Performance of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards, as well as Top Rap Female Artist for the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. Latto was also the season one winner at the end... read full bio
Hans Zimmer has composed the music for more than 100 films, and he has received four Grammy awards, two Golden Globe® awards, and an Academy Award. He received the renowned Henry Mancini award for lifetime achievement from ASCAP in 2003 in recognition of his noteworthy and significant body of work. In total, Zimmer has been nominated for 10 Golden Globes, 10... read full bio
iKon, or IKON, is a K-Pop band that’s been around since 2015, which make them something of veterans of the genre. Their studio debut, “Welcome Back”, was in 2015 and it hit number 1 in Korea and number three in the U.S. Billboard charts. iKon followed up the success of this album with three other studio albums: “Return”, “New Kids”,... read full bio
At the height of the international K-Pop craze, Treasure is a group that is really making a name for itself. Represented by YG Entertainment, Treasure features the immensely talented members Choi Hyun-suk, Jihoon, Yoshi, Junkyu, Mashiho, Yoon Jae-hyuk, Asahi, Bang Ye-dam, Doyoung, Haruto, Park Jeong-woo, and So Jung-hwan. Both Ye-dam and Jung-hwan both had experience in the entertainment when they... read full bio
Itzy is an all-girl k-pop group consisting of talented artists like Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna. They were called Rookie of the Year during the 34yh annual Golden Disc Awards, the New Artist of t Year at the 9th annual Gaon Chart Music Awards, Best New Female Artist at the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards, and the New Artist... read full bio
Lalisa Manobal, also known as Pranpriya Manobal or just “Lisa” is a Thai k pop star and member of YG Entertainment’s Blackpink. But aside from Blackpink, Lisa has a blossoming solo career, having released her single “Laslisa” in September of 2021 under the labels YG Entertainment and Interscope. The song debuted at number 1 in Korea and went on to... read full bio
Wonho got his start as one of the members of the South Korea all-boy k pop group Monsta X but left the group in 2019 to pursue a solo career. The 29-year-old released his first EP in 2020, called “Love Synonym Pt. 1: Right For Me” which was followed up by the 2021 EP “Love Synonym Pt. 2: Right For... read full bio
G-Dragon and Taeyang from Big Bang make up the band GD X Taeyang, a k pop band that’s been knocking it out of the park since 2014. The two of them first me at YG Entertainment and, while originally they were merely running errands for YG artists, they would eventually sign a record deal with the label. They originally were... read full bio
Lee Su-hyun is a k pop star and actor best known as being one half of the sibling duo AKMU. However, she’s had a solo career that is successful in its own right. With AKMU, the multi-talented star released the debut album “Play” in 2014 and it was followed up by two additional albums “Winter” in 2017 and “Sailing” in... read full bio
JiSoo was born Kim Ji-soo in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea where she was not only involved in music (attending the School of Performing Arts Seoul), but participated in physical extracurricular activities like basketball and Taekwondo. JiSoo’s goal was originally to become a writer and a painter, but her artistic pursuits took her in a different direction. After joining drama... read full bio
IU (born Lee Ji-eun) is a multi-talented artist from South Korea. Not only is she a singer-songwriter, but IU (which means “I and U become one through music”) is an actress and record producer. In fact, IU signed with EDAM Entertainment, a label operated by herself. IU made her first big debut in 2008 with the “Lost and Found” EP.... read full bio
Suga (Min Yoon-gi) is a South Korean rapper and record producer best known as being one of the members of the k pop sensation BTS. Alongside Jin, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, Suga has made k pop an international sensation, bringing the Korean style of music to the states. Suga, apart from his solo career and his time spent... read full bio
