Fons Trompenaars is a Dutch theorist, management consultant, and author, who is known for his work in cross-cultural communication and for developing the Trompenaars’ model of national culture differences. Trompenaars has previously earned his MA in Economics from Vrije Universiteit and has earned his Ph.d. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he wrote his thesis on... read full bio
Fran Hauser is a best-selling author, media executive, and startup investor. As a startup investor and advisor, Hauser has helped to fund and advise companies such as HelloGiggles, Levo, Mogul, The Wing and Gem&Bolt. Hauser graduated summa cum laude with a BBA and MBA in Business Administration from Pace University. She went on to start her career in finance where... read full bio
Frances West is the former Chief Accessibility Officer at IBM, is the Founder of FrancesWestCo, and is an author. West has been the first female technologist to speak on digital inclusion at the United Nations and even testified to the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee. She is the author of “Authentic Inclusion Drives Disruptive Innovation”, which was featured at SXSW... read full bio
Francesca McLin is an accomplished business executive, leadership coach, and keynote speaker who has spent more than two decades empowering individuals and organizations to achieve their full potential. With a wealth of experience in the corporate world and a passion for personal development, Francesca has become a trusted advisor to many top-level executives and entrepreneurs. Francesca began her career as a... read full bio
Francesco Stipo is an author and speaker on globalization, international affairs and geopolitics. He is the President and CEO of the Houston Energy Club, a public policy group that focuses on oil, gas, and renewable energy. As an author, Dr. Stipo has published the book ‘World Federalist Manifesto, Guide to Political Globalization’ (www.worldfederalistmanifesto.com). His work in global governance led to... read full bio
Francine Gargano is the owner of Francine A. Gargano, Esq. Gargano has a history of working in the legal service industry and is an expert on topics which include legal writing, negotiation, arbitration, trial practice, dispute resolution and more. Gargano has previously earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and government from Seton Hall University and has earned her Juris... read full bio
Francisco D'Souza is the co-founder of Cognizant Technology Solutions. In 2020, D'Souza became a director of General Electric and also serves on the board of the software company MongoDB. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, D'Souza also serves on the Board of Trustee for Carnegie Mellon University and is Co-chairman of the New York Hall of Science Board of Trustees.... read full bio
Franck Nicolas is a best selling author, philanthropist, and expert in leadership and professional coaching. Frank has spent the last 20 years as the French-speaking world leading speaker in entrepreneurship strategies. Using an andragogical approach, he trains business and entrepreneur professional's mind, body, and emotions to focus on implementation of knowledge rather than accumulation. Franck's company, Glob, is an accredited coaching... read full bio
Francois Bourdoncle has been the CEO of FB&Cie and has been a pioneer of Big Data and Search technologies. Bourdoncle has previously studied at Ecole Polytechnique and went on to study at Mines ParisTech before studying engineering at Corps des mines. He has also earned his doctorates in information technology from Ecole Polytechnique before going on to work as a... read full bio
Frank Schulenburg is the executive director for Wiki Education Foundation, where he has helped the organization on their impact and efficiency and raised over a million dollars in the first two years. Wiki Education is a non-profit that serves the bridge between academia and Wikipedia. Schulenburg’s work with the non-profit stems from the assurance that everyone in the world has... read full bio
Snowflake's chairman and CEO is Frank Slootman. In the business of enterprise software, Frank has over 25 years of experience as an executive and entrepreneur. As CEO and President of ServiceNow, Mr. Slootman increased the company's sales from about $100M via an IPO to $1.4B. Previous to that, Frank was the Chief Executive Officer and President of Data Domain Corporation/Data... read full bio
Franny Tacy was born into an agricultural family. Her parents, a cattle farmer father and a banking executive mother, raised her in Nashville. As a result of these early histories, Franny's love for plant medicine and regenerative agriculture was born. Franny relocated to Flagstaff to enroll in a forestry program at Northern Arizona University, where she discovered a new farm to call... 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
The #1 human superpower to create one's destiny is invention, and Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt is on a mission to encourage people to use this talent. Dr. Frederik established a radically diverse network of over 500 Innovation Evangelists as Google's first Chief Innovation Evangelist, taught tens of thousands of Googlers and co-founded The Garage while building the company's first Innovation Laboratory. During... read full bio
Fredrik Eklund is known as New York’s “Top Luxury Broker” and for a good reason. He’s secured over $2 billion in closed residential sales at Douglas Elliman where he’s founded the best-producing team of 5,000 agents in 85 offices all over the East Coast. He’s often spotted showing apartments to top celebrities and is currently working on launching 15 new... read full bio
Fredrik Haren is a keynote speaker who is an expert on business creativity, innovation, and global business. As a speaker, Haren has given thousands of speeches in over 60 different countries. He has previously been named ‘Speaker of the Year’ in Sweden and has also been named one of the ‘Best Swedish Speakers Ever.’ As a speaker, Haren has gained... read full bio
Frits Van Paasschen is a veteran executive with thirty years of experience working with international companies. He was the CEO of Starwood Hotels and Resorts for eight years, and previously spent three years as the CEO of Coors Brewing Company. He has also served in management positions at Nike and Disney’s Consumer Products Divisions. Also an author, Frits wrote the... read full bio
G. Gordon Liddy was the chief operative for the White House Plumbers unit that existed during several years of Richard Nixon's Presidency. Along with E. Howard Hunt, Liddy directed the Watergate burglaries of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate building. The subsequent cover-up of the Watergate scandal led to Nixon's resignation in 1974; Liddy served four and a... read full bio
Galey Alix, a former finance executive at Goldman Sachs and an authority on home renovations and viral content, has crafted a distinctive strategy for reinventing yourself that is proving popular with audiences. Galey made the decision to prioritize her mental health and wellbeing over her use of social media after going through a difficult time in her life. A few... read full bio
Gareb Shamus is a prominent figure in the comic book industry as the founder and former chairman and CEO of Wizard Entertainment and co-founder and CEO of ACE Comic Con. He was born on December 23, 1968, and grew up with a passion for comic books and sports cards. As a teenager in the 1980s, he was drawn to more... read full bio
