Baudouin Prot is the former CEO and Chairman of BNP Paribas and is also a senior advisor at Boston Consulting Group. During his time working for BNP Paribas, Prot turned the bank into a French centered company, into a company that was used throughout all of Europe. Prot helped make this so by acquiring BNL in Italy and Fortis in... read full bio
Andy Green is a keynote speaker who is best known for being the holder of the World Land Speed Record of ‘The Fastest Man on Earth.’ Green was born in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England, and he has been a British Royal Air Force fighter pilot who has earned the World Land Speed Record. Green has previously studied at St Olave’s Grammar... read full bio
Andrew McMillan is a speaker, consultant, facilitator and non-executive director who is best known for his leadership at John Lewis Partnership. McMillan began his career working at John Lewis where he had various management roles running selling teams in branches in the Oxford Street Flagship. McMillan also went on to be manager of the Department Store Intelligence Team where he... read full bio
Ambarish Mitra is best known for being the CEO and co-founder of the augmented reality browser, Blippar, which uses AI and computer vision to allow people to see an augmented reality through their browser. Mitra is a leader in AI, AR, food tech, and genomics and he is also a serial entrepreneur and investor. Since leading Blippar, the company has... read full bio
Vincent Londez is a French actor and writer who has recently gained attention playing Capitaine Romain Laugier in the Netflix original series “Lupin,” which is a French series that has recently gained attention for being the first French Netflix series to reach the top 10 watched list. Apart from his role in Lupin, Londez has also been known for his... read full bio
Achim Steiner is a Brazilian-German environmentalist who currently serves as the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme after being nominated by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Through his career, Steiner has become an expert on political issues as well as environmental issues and he is a specialist on climate change, water, sustainable development, green economy, and the future of mobility. Steiner... read full bio
Ben Miller is an English actor who is best known for playing Miller in the television series “The Armstrong & Miller Show,” which he also wrote. Miller was born in London, England, and he has previously studied at St Catharine’s College in Cambridge before leaving his studies to pursue a career in comedy. This led to Miller joining the Footlights... read full bio
Claudia Jessie is an English actress who is best known for her roles in television which include playing Shari in the series “Dixi,” Poppy/Kate in “Doctors,” Amelia in the television mini-series “Vanity Fair,” and most recently playing Eloise Bridgerton in the Netflix original series “Bridgerton.” Jessie was born in Moseley, Birmingham, and she began her career after being discovered by... read full bio
Ruth Gemmell is an English actress who is best known for her roles in film and television which include playing Debra in “EastEnders,” Sarah Collingborne in the series “Home Fires,” and most recently, Lady Violet Bridgerton in the Netflix original series “Bridgerton.” Gemmell was born in Bristol, England, and she moved to London at a later age to pursue an... read full bio
Lamar Johnson is a Canadian actor and dancer who is best known for playing West in the television series “The Next Step.” Johnson was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and he began his career learning how to dance by himself before going on to act and perform on stage. Johnson made his acting debut dancing in a short film before... read full bio
Hope Davis is an American actress who is best known for her roles in film and television and on stage which include playing Maria Stark in the Marvel film “Captain America: Civil War,” and for playing Megan Fisher in the television series “Wayward Pines.” Davis was born in Englewood, New Jersey, and she made her acting debut playing Anne Coldren... read full bio
Jefferson Hall is an English actor who is best known for playing Torstein in the television series “Vikings,” and Varg/Satyr/Rick Towers in the television series “Wizards vs. Aliens.” Hall was born in Coventry, England, and he has previously trained in acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Hall went on to make his on screen debut... read full bio
Daniel E. Dawes is an author, scholar, educator, and leader in health equity, reform and mental health movements. He has been the Executive Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine and has also been a professor of health law, policy and management. Dawes has also been known for being the co-founder of the Health Equity... read full bio
Alexander Rahr is the Research Director of the German-Russian Forum and has also been director of the Russian-Eurasia Program and the coordinator for the institute’s EU-Russia Forum. Rahr has worked as a German management consultant, is a historian, political scientist and publicist. He has previously studied History at the Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich and earned his MA in History... read full bio
Jerry I. Porras is an American organizational theorist, author, and educator who has been the Lane Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior and Change at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Porras has previously earned his BSEE from Texas Western College and went on to earn his MBA from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los... read full bio
William Poole is an American economist who has previously been the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Poole was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and he previously earned his A.B. from Swarthmore College, and his MBA and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. Poole went on to begin working on the Board of Governors for the... read full bio
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
