Profiles

Sahar Hashemi is a powerful authority on innovation and entrepreneurial mindset who shares with the audience her captivating personal stories of building two famous brands; Coffee Republic and Skinny Candy. Sahar was awarded an OBE ’for services to the UK Economy and to charity’ in the 2012 Birthday Honours list. Formerly a lawyer, Sahar Hashemi ...

Rowan Gibson, an International best-selling author, is widely recognised as one of the world’s foremost thought leaders on business strategy and innovation. The media have labelled him "Mr. Innovation", "the Innovation Grandmaster", "the W. Edwards Deming of innovation" and "a guru among the gurus". In just the last five years alone, Rowan Gibson has delivered ...

Sergey Ryazanskiy is a pilot-astronaut, Ph.D. After two successful space missions he became a successful motivational speaker. He has made over 300 appearances by now both in Russia and abroad. All his lectures include photos and video footage made during his training, living and working on ISS, outer space missions, debriefs upon return to Earth ...

Simon Sinek is described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect”. The author is best known for discovering and popularising his theory of the "Golden Circle," a naturally occurring pattern grounded in the biology of human decision making and motivation. He leads the movement to inspire people to do the things that inspire them.

A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for more than thirty years, Steve Wozniak has helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products the Apple I and II and influenced the popular Macintosh. In 2009 Steve Wozniak joined Fusion-io, a data storage and server company as their chief scientist. “Never ...

Sterling Anderson is a world expert in autonomous vehicle technology. Sterling led Tesla's Model X program from its first development build through launch and served as the Director of Tesla Autopilot from its release on the first generation platform through design, development, and launch of the second.

Professor Stephane Garelli is a world authority on competitiveness and has pioneered research and the theory in this field. He is Professor Emeritus at IMD Lausanne, where he has founded the World Competitiveness Center, he is also Professor Emeritus of World Competitiveness at the University of Lausanne. “Time to look at the World differently” -Stéphane ...

Professor Dr. Steffen Lehmann is an Internationally recognized educator, urbanist, architect, scholar, and strategic leader focused on urban regeneration, resilience, and climate change adaptation. He is Director of the School of Architecture and full Professor of Architecture at UNLV in Las Vegas, USA.

Pierluigi Collina, one of the most recognised celebrities on the planet, has refereed at the highest level across the globe including the 2002 World Cup Final, the 1999 Champions League Final and the 1996 Olympic Games Final, plus countless World Cup and International matches, as well as in Serie A in his native Italy. "The ...

Peter Hacker (www.peterhacker.io) is an outside-the-box-minded entrepreneur, thinker and advisor with a global track record in Cyber Security, Digitalisation and Crypto-Technology Risks. His dynamic and insightful keynotes and workshops aim at rendering the risk challenges and tremendous opportunities from inducing Data Science and Data Intelligence into broad Government and Private Sector transformation. Peter uses first-hand ...

Per Holknekt is one of Sweden’s top rated and most popular speakers, nominated “Speaker of the year 2017”. The stories and teachings from his rollercoaster life and experiences are very compelling. It is his huge variety archive of experiences that make him unique. Per is a very well-known Swedish entrepreneur and the founder of several ...

Peter Cross is one of the UK’s leading brand and consumer strategists. He is the business partner of Mary Portas and Managing Partner of Yellowdoor, a full service communications agency which manages a portfolio of some of the world’s greatest brands. He has made regular appearances on UK and international TV, writes regularly in the ...

Perttu Pölönen has been given many titles, such as inventor, author, composer, keynote speaker, futurist and visionaire. He’s at the intersection of technology, art and science. Perttu is a classically trained composer by education, however, he has also won the biggest science fair in Europe, the European Union's Competition for Young Scientists.

One of the City of London’s best-known economists, Roger Bootle specialises in macroeconomics and the economics of the property market. He is also Economic Adviser to Deloitte and a Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee. “Some of the greatest blunders occur not through errors of fact, but errors of logic” Roger Bootle ...

Nigel Barlow is an internatioanlly acclaimed keynote speaker, author and coach on Innovative Thinking. Recently he has focused on how you can stay human in a digital world. In his keynotes, Nigel helps his audience to “Open their minds to creative re-thinking”.

Anders Borg is a Swedish economist and politician who served as Minister for Finance in the Swedish Government from 2006 to 2014. Anders Borg provides unique insights on technological change, digitalization, and how globalization affects people, companies, and countries. How does the current Covid-19 crisis affects the global economy and policies? And how do the ...

Nick Fry is the Former CEO of the Mercedes AMG Formula One Team and Founder of advisory firm Stonehaven Partners. He currently is the Head of Commercial Strategy at FNATIC, where Nick will help the leading global esports brand into the next phase of its growth which will expand upon the esports giant's global footprint.

Mikko Hyppönen has worked in the field of security since 1991 and currently serves as Chief Research Officer at Sensofusion in Finland.

Porter Erisman is a leading expert on E-commerce with more than 20 years of experience working in China and an Entrepreneur. He is also the Former Vice-President at Alibaba Group, China’s internet giant, an award-winning film producer and author. “World’s Leading Expert on E-Commerce” After studying for an MBA in the United States, Porter Erisman ...

Priyanka Banerjee is an experienced communication specialist, a keynote speaker and a diversity & inclusion coach. Priyanka has several years of experience in managing diverse teams and is specialized in global client & customer interactions. She worked with teams and leaders across the globe as a consultant while working in one of the worlds largest ...

Martin Lindstrom is one of the world’s premier brand building experts, advising Fortune 100 brands on how to build future-proof brands. He has carved out a niche as a global expert and pioneer in the fields of consumer psychology, brand marketing, and neuro-scientific research. A modern-day Sherlock Holmes – “An original and inquisitive mind” -TIME ...

Dr. Matthew Fraser is a recognized Web 2.0 strategist and new media expert who speaks insightfully about the impact of Facebook, Twitter, Google, YouTube on business, politics and society. He has long experience as a business journalist / author, academic and technology policy adviser. He was Editor-in-Chief of Canada’s national daily newspaper, National Post, and ...

Micael Hermansson is a rewarded TEDx -speaker and educator. He is the man behind the ”learning and motivation concept” ’Grej of the Day’. Now Hermansson is taking his secrets from school and is here to teach us how they could be useful for companies all over the world? What if a lot of hidden secrets ...

Dr. Lynda Gratton is a Professor of Management Practice at London Business School where she directs ’Human Resource Strategy in Transforming Companies’ – considered the world’s leading programme on human resources. She is also the founder of Hot Spots Movement and since 2008 she has led the Future of Work Research Consortium. ”People are our ...

Dr. Michio Kaku is one of the most widely recognised scientists in the world today. A theoretical physicist, futurist and Professor of theoretical physics, Michio is the co-founder of string field theory and continues Einstein’s search for a "Theory of Everything". ’You have to realise that most of science is not done by direct experiment ...

Marcus Buckingham, a global researcher and thought leader focused on unlocking strengths, increasing performance and pioneering the future of how people work. Building on two decades of experience as Senior Researcher at Gallup Organization, he now guides the vision of ADP Research Institute as Head of People & Performance research. “An Internationally renowned thought leader ...

Kamilla Sultanova is an award-winning community leader, TEDx speaker, highly-networked professional, which you will bond with immediately. She runs ConnectUz consulting on education export, youth and employee engagement. Kamilla is an Uzbek native and has had a home-base in the Nordics for the last 17 years studying, working and changing the world locally and globally ...

Kate Ancketill is the brains and driving force at GDR Creative Intelligence, a retail trend and strategy consultancy that provides the world’s leading consumer brands with brand marketing and retail futures insight, such as Microsoft, Coca-Cola, P&G, Hilton, LVMH, Macy’s, Tesco and Lego. “One of the world’s top trend forecasters for retailers, retail and product ...

Kathrine Aspaas welcomes you to The Emotion Revolution! Why is emotional strength becoming crucial for growth and development in business? Because our jobs are changing. When powerful technology provides us with artificial intelligence, digitalization and robotics, we, humans can develop even further what is unique to us: – How do we nurture our guts? – ...

José María Figueres served as President of Costa Rica and created a comprehensive national development strategy combining sound macroeconomic policies, strategic investments in human development, and a strong alliance with nature. “Climate change is the ultimate challenge” After years of public service, José María joined the Management Board of the World Economic Forum and was ...

Per Lange is one of Scandinavia’s most sought after speaker in sales, communication and “growth mindset”. He lectures in a unique way on job satisfaction and motivation. Per Lange has trained thousands of employees and managers and lectured for hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. His sales-tools are used by hundreds of Nordic organizations. Modern ...

Ray Hammond - as faster technological innovation, globalization and the environmental challenge continue to be priorities, Ray is one of a few commentators equipped to explain how these massive challenges will affect our futures, the way we do business and the far reaching implications socially, economically and politically.

Jim Lawless is a leading authority on AQ: learning new Adaptability skills to deliver bold, fast change. He also works with senior leaders to build cultures in which others can grow their AQ to deliver the plan – and for life! “People resist change? Change takes time? Across the world, I find people now expect ...

Hernando de Soto is currently President of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD) based in Peru. The ILD has been described as one of the most important think-tanks in the World and Mr de Soto as the "World’s Greatest Living Economist". In 2004 he received Cato Institute’s the Milton Friedman Prize. "The World’s Greatest ...

Fast becoming recognised as one of the best chefs around, Heston Blumenthal is the chef-proprietor of the Fat Duck restaurant in Berkshire. The Fat Duck was voted "Best Restaurant in the World" in 2005. He was awarded his first Michelin star in 2000 and has since received a further two. “Heston Blumenthal is a man ...

Jonas Kjellberg, is a Serial Entrepreneur and co-founder of Gear Up, a framework to help people to transform ideas into a high-potential venture in real-time. He is also the CEO of Gourmetli which disrupts the existing food industry by connecting buyers and sellers of locally produced delights and global gourmet specialties. Born Global – Good ...

Jack Dorsey is an American software architect and businessperson best known as the creator of Twitter. He took Twitter through an order of magnitude of growth and two major rounds of financing, whilst safely navigating the business through some difficult times. He is also the co-founder and CEO of the new credit card payment device ...

James Hewitt is a performance scientist, speaker and author. His research focusses on high performance knowledge work, with a particular interest in the impact of technology and working patterns on stress, recovery, wellbeing and cognitive performance.

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Frida Boisen stands as a highly regarded and extensively booked moderator in Sweden, renowned for her exceptional ability to elevate events. With a wealth of experience spanning over two decades in journalism, TV hosting, and executive roles, Frida brings a unique blend of expertise to the stage. Her captivating energy, coupled with deep insights and ...

Gabor G. Burt is the global authority on re-imagining boundaries and author of the book ’Slingshot’. He launched the Slingshot Framework in 2011. The framework shows how to engage creative thinking to systematically re-imagine market boundaries, filling a major global need. Gabor is an authority on a new approach to creating high-growth strategies known as ...

Garry Kasparov is widely considered the greatest chess player that ever lived. He is the founder and inspiration behind the Kasparov Chess Foundation whose mission is to introduce chess into the educational system worldwide. He is also a writer and political activist and a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal. “Chess is mental torture” ...

Gary Hamel is one of the world's most influential and iconoclastic business thinkers. He has worked with leading companies across the globe. He has been on the faculty of the London Business School for more than 30 years and is the Director of the Management Innovation eXchange.

George Kohlrieser is an internationally recognised expert on leadership, bestselling author, consultant and motivational speaker. He is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at one of the world’s leading business schools, the Institute of Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland. He specialises in conflict management, leadership, high performance teamwork, change management and professional development. "’Care to ...

Geri Halliwell is a former member of the famous Spice Girls, a global music phenomenon selling over 55 million albums worldwide. She is a great entrepreneur and an incredible role model to women of all ages and has most recently designed a swim wear collection for Next. She has overcome an astronomical amount of obstacles ...

Gordon Ramsay is a highly renowned British celebrity chef who owns several Michel star awarded restaurants. He is probably best known from the Channel 4 TV series Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares which proved hugely successful and was awarded a BAFTA.

Bryan Ferry CBE is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He came to prominence in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the art rock band Roxy Music, which had three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in the United Kingdom during the 1970s and the 1980s. ...

Cathy O’Dowd is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, from both its north and south sides. Her first ascent of Everest happened in the midst of the chaotic events that form of the basis of the ’true story’ behind the Hollywood movie Everest. “The first woman to ...