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How can your organisation harness AI to unlock confidence, creativity, and purposeful innovation? Instead of letting uncertainty slow progress, Stephanie Antonian helps leaders reframe AI as a catalyst for flourishing cultures. With experience spanning Google [x], DeepMind, and her independent AI lab Aestora, she shows how organisations can move beyond fear and design human-first strategies that inspire clarity, collaboration, and action. Stephanie’s journey is a powerful story of unexpected connections. Starting with a Master’s in Biblical Studies, she later discovered a passion...
Sophia Herod is a nature and science presenter, best known for her work with BBC Weather and BBC News. With experience across live television, radio, podcasts, and digital media, Sophia brings a versatile and engaging approach to storytelling that makes science accessible and enjoyable for all audiences. Combining her degree in Natural Hazards, encompassing Meteorology, Climate, Geology, and Astronomy, with her natural curiosity and warmth, Sophia has developed a strong following online - her content on the planetary parade has reached...
Matt Abrahams is a leading expert in the field of communication. As a Lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, he teaches popular classes in strategic communication and effective virtual presenting and has received the school’s Alumni Teaching Award. Matt also teaches public speaking and co-teaches Improvisationally Speaking in the Stanford Continuing Studies Program. When he isn't teaching, Matt is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and communications consultant and coach. He has helped numerous presenters prepare...
Carl Frampton is a former two-weight World Boxing Champion, widely regarded as one of the finest fighters of his generation. From humble beginnings in Tigers Bay, North Belfast, to headlining fights on the Vegas Strip, Carl’s journey has been defined not just by titles, but by resilience, integrity, and an unshakable commitment to growth, inside and outside the ring. Turning professional in 2009, Carl quickly rose through the ranks, claiming both the IBF and WBA Super-Bantamweight titles before making history by...
The Indian Blade Runner. Kargil war survivor. First amputee marathon runner of India. Limca record holder. Inspirational speaker. Was "Declared Dead" in an Army Hospital in July 1999 during the Kargil war. 14 years hence he returned as India's first Blade runner. He showed the world how the spirit in a true warrior can make a handicap into a Handy- capable person. In 1999, during the Kargil war, a shell exploded next to Major D P Singh, and he was almost shredded...
Chef Brar was born in Lucknow, India. When fairly young, he was inspired by the local Kebab vendors in Lucknow to pursue his love of food and was also a volunteer apprentice to one of them. Eventually he joined Institute of Hotel Management, Lucknow, for a more formal initiation into the culinary world. After completing his education at IHM, Chef Brar began his career at the Taj Mahal Hotel. In 2001, at Fort Aguada Beach Resort in Goa, he opened "Morisco"...
General (Dr) Manoj Mukund Naravane (Retd) is a highly decorated and widely respected leader with over four decades of service in the Indian Army, culminating in his appointment as the 28th Chief of the Army Staff. His illustrious military career spans strategic command roles, national security policymaking, international diplomacy, teaching, authorship and thought leadership. A veteran of the Sikh Light Infantry, he has commanded operations along India’s most sensitive frontiers, including the Western, Northeastern and Northern borders and has served...
Bhaichung Bhutia, also known as the “Sikkimese Sniper”, is a former Indian national footballer and is considered as the epitome of the rise of Indian football. He was born on 15 December 1976 in Tinkitam, Sikkim and played as a striker all his career. Bhutia is known for his powerful shots and his pinpoint accuracy in front of goal. His hunger for goals and his passion for the game made him the father-figure of Indian football. Bhaichung has also captained the national side...
Richa Kar is the Founder of Zivame, India's largest intimate wear platform, a pioneer in making intimate wear shopping respectful and comforting for all Indian women. Zivame was started in 2011 and is one of the few early startups that has seen the entire cycle of fund raising and exit to a large corporation. Richa has more than a decade of experience in Retail Marketing, Branding, and Operations. She has worked with companies like Spencer’s Retail, Oracle and SAP in the...
Leander Paes is one of the greatest tennis legends in history, celebrated for his unparalleled achievements on and off the court. He is India’s first and only Olympic tennis medalist and the first Asian male to be inducted into the prestigious International Tennis Hall of Fame (2024). Known globally for his lightning-fast reflexes, strategic brilliance, and an indomitable will to win, Leander’s career exemplifies excellence, resilience, and inspiration. Over an illustrious career spanning more than 38 years, Leander has achieved extraordinary...
From a small village in Coimbatore, India, came a ‘man’ who revolutionized the menstrual hygiene industry in India! Mr. Arunachalam Muruganantham is a household name in many villages across the country and now globally, and his name is now strongly associated with women empowerment. In a country where Menstruation is a taboo subject even amongst women, he came forward with an innovation that opened dialogues and conversations regarding the same. He is the inventor of the world’s first Low Cost Sanitary...
Hussein Sayed is a distinguished business and finance expert, celebrated for hosting CNBC Arabia's flagship show, "Bursat Al Alam." As the anchor of this prime-time business program, he delivers incisive analyses and comprehensive coverage of pivotal market news. His expertise spans a broad spectrum of financial sectors, including equities, commodities, fixed income, and currencies. Hussein adeptly navigates through the complexities of Asian, European, and US markets, bringing his viewers invaluable insights and interviews with prominent global business leaders. With a rich...
Mike Bates is a former counter-terrorism covert operations leader and human intelligence specialist turned entrepreneur and adventurer. He served a combined total of 20 years with the Royal Marines and the Intelligence and Security branches of the Ministry of Defence. Following his departure from the MOD in 2020, Mike turned his hand to charity work and has become the fastest solo British person to complete ‘The World’s Toughest Row’ across the Atlantic. He is now...
Jan Ullrich is one of the most influential figures in both German and international cycling. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes of his generation. In 1997, he made history by becoming the first, and, to date, the only, German to win the Tour de France. He finished second in the world's most important cycling race a total of five times. He won the Vuelta a España in 1999, and at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney...
Tom is an award-winning historian, author and broadcaster, best known as co-host of the international hit podcast, The Rest is History He has written several critically acclaimed books, focusing predominantly on ancient and medieval history. Rubicon, an examination of the fall of Rome’s Republic, won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and his book, Dominion, was the Sunday Times’ History Book of the Year for 2019. In addition to writing, Tom has presented programmes for television and...
Dr. Maria Sundell is a neurologist, Fellow of the European board of Neurology and clinical researcher at Karolinska University Hospital. As a speaker, her goal is to provide updated scientific knowledge in an easy-to-understand format. Through years of clinical experience in neurology, she has developed a compassionate understanding of how we differ from each other, how most people desire some form of change and how common it is for us to get stuck in our tracks. Maria’s signature opening explains the foundations...