Hermann Simon is an author, management thinker, and has been a chairman of Simon-Kucher and Partners, which is a strategy and marketing consultancy. Simon was born in Hasborn, Germany, and he began his career serving in the German Air Force where he was a fighter bomber squadron 33, and reserve officer. After serving for two years, Simon went on to... read full bio
Mathew Seneviratne is the former Federal Agent in the Australian Federal Police and has also been co-founder and Head of Risk and Compliance for the company Revello. Throughout her career, Seneviratne has been an expert on topics which include counter terrorism, organized crime, smuggling, human trafficking, child protection and cybercrime. Throughout his career, he has gone through several life-threatening situations... read full bio
Ian Scott is a business strategist and authority on leadership, management of strategy, change and knowledge. Over the course of his career, Scott has worked in both the private and public sectors and has been a senior figure for the World Bank for numerous years. Through his time as an adviser, Scott has worked with chief executives, senior management teams,... read full bio
Otto Scharmer is a German specialist on innovation and corporate change who has also been the senior lecturer at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has also been co-founder of the Prescencing Institute. Scharmer studied economics at Witten/Herdecke University before going on to earn his Ph.D. as well. Scharmer is also an author who has authored... read full bio
Thomas John Sargent is an American economist who is the W.R. Berkley Professor of Economics and Business at New York University. Through his work in economics, Sargent is a specialist in marcoeconomics, monetary economics, and time series econometrics. Sargent was born in Pasadena, California, and he earned his B.A. from the University of California, Berkley, before earning his Ph.D. from... read full bio
Sandro Salsano is an Italian entrepreneur, businessman and investor who has been the chairman of Salsano Family Office as well as the president of Salsano Group. Salsano was born in Lecco, Italy, and he earned degree from Bocconi University before going on to earn his MBA from the University of San Diego, California. He has also taken courses at Harvard... read full bio
Janjaap Ruijssenaars is an architect and inventor who is known for his innovative projects which include gravity energy, the floating bed, the landscape house and the square house. Ruijssenaars has studied at the Technical University Delft, the University Barcelona, and at the Western State College of Colorado. After finishing his schooling, Ruijssenaars began working with Universe Architecture Ltd before going... read full bio
Steve Ridgway is a businessman who has been the former CEO of Virgin Atlantic. Ridgway working as the CEO for Virgin for nearly 10 years and during his tenure he helped the company grow from having two 747s to have a 40 long haul aircraft where they would fly over 6 million passengers a year. He also helped the company... read full bio
Jonas Ridderstrale is a Swedish businessman, keynote speaker, thinker, and author, who is best known for his best-selling book, ‘Funky Business – Talent Makes Capital Dance.’ Ridderstrale has also been a visiting professor at schools which include Ashridge Business School and IE Business School. Ridderstrale has previously graduated from Stockholm School of Economics where he earned his MBA and Ph.D.... read full bio
Subramanian Rangan is the Professor of Strategy and Management and has been the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court Endowed Chair in Societal Progress. Rangan has previously earned his MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and went on to earn his Ph.D. in political economy from Harvard University. Rangan has been known for his work in capitalism and how... read full bio
Gerald Lawless is a businessman who has previously been the CEO for Jumeirah Group. During his career with Jumeirah Group, Lawless helped make the company a global brand and began working with them as the founding CEO. When joining the company, Jumeirah only had 30 employers and during his tenure he built the organization to have nearly 15,000 employers. He... 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
Christian Gansch is an international conductor, producer and management consultant who has previously won a Grammy Award. He is also known for publishing the book ‘From Solo to Symphony,’ and is a keynote speaker that talks on his career highlights. Gansch began his career working as the leader of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and while working in the music industry,... read full bio
Charles Hazlewood is a British conductor who is the founder of Paraorchestra, which has been the world’s first large-scale integrated ensemble which featured disabled and non-disabled musicians. Paraorchestra first made their debut in the London Paralympics and have gone on to headline Glastonbury Festival. Paraorchestra has also gone on to be featured in a documentary and have gone on to... read full bio
Azran Osman-Rani is a keynote speaker who is known for being a renowned Asian Innovator who specializes in competitiveness, globalization, corporate culture, innovation and entrepreneurship. Osman-Rani is the founder of the digital health technology company, Naluri Hidup, which provides cost-effective solutions to help provide mental health and wellness support for it’s users. Osman-Rani has also been known for working as... read full bio
Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez is an international expert in strategy and project management. Through his work, he has been known for being a creator on concepts which include the Hierarchy of Purpose, also known as the Project Manifesto, which tries to prove the fact that projects are the main point of the business and personal worlds which can help manage your career... read full bio
Allyson Stewart-Allen is an international branding and marketing and business expert who is known for helping businesses and brands succeed in international cultures and markets. Although Stewart-Allen is from the United States, she has been based out of Europe for the past 30 years and has gone on to found her own company, International Marketing Partners. Stewart-Allen has previously earned... read full bio
Alexandra Panayotou is an executive and personal mentor and an endurance runner. Through her work, Panayotou helps others to achieve their goals, work on their strengths, and helps people maintain balance, sustainability and creativity. Panayotou is based out of Spain but also works with companies and organizations all over the world. She has previously studied in psychology, sociology and philosophy... read full bio
Alain Goudsmet is a Belgian sports and business coach who is the founder and director of Mentally Fit Institute. Goudsmet specializes in subjects which include mental, emotional, individual and collective performance, leadership, motivation, and human resource, performance and stress management. He has previously been known to be a top sport coach after working as the trainer-coach for the Belgian Tennis... read full bio
Amin Rajan is the CEO of CREATE-Research, which is a network of researches that work on assignments for global banks, governments, companies, international organizations, and fund managers. Through his work, Rajan has been a senior consultant to various companies some of which include Cisco Systems, BlackRock, Asset Management, BP, BT, Citi, Fiat, Ford, IBM, ING Investment Management, JPMorgan, Microsoft, Motorola,... read full bio
