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Nick Ayton is an internationally recognised futurist and thought leader with over 45 years in technology and a track record of launching ten startups. His focus spans the future of humanity, advanced tech, and capital raising for deep tech ventures. He brings unique insights into cutting-edge innovations and is the creator of Futurist-in-Shorts, a YouTube channel where he shares bite-sized content on tech trends, investor interests, and advice for founders. Nick has also authored a graphic novel, written a Sci-Fi TV...
Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur and serves as the Chairman of VaynerX, the CEO of VaynerMedia, and the Creator & CEO of VeeFriends. Gary is considered one of the leading global minds on what’s next in culture, business, and the internet. Known as “GaryVee,” he is described as one of the most forward thinkers in business. He acutely recognizes trends and patterns early to help others understand how shifts in consumer attention impact the realities of the business world today....
Chloe Combi is one of the foremost global experts on Generation Z and Generation A(lpha). She has interviewed over 30,000 young people, so all her work is data driven, making her an in-demand futurist and a great trend predictor. She has worked with multiple global industries, advising many of the brands, companies and governments, helping them understand and prepare for the future. She has spoken in over sixty countries, sharing her research and giving advice on how to future-proof for...
Every day we see and do things that were once “impossible,” from flying in lighter-than-air vehicles to replacing human hearts. This is not just true about technology, but also about cultural norms and assumptions. Securing the vote for women seemed impossible. Until it wasn’t. Commercial air travel and suffrage are societal-scale issues, but these dynamics also happen in our industries, as well as in our lives and occupations. How can we shift the boundaries of what’s impossible in our own...
Nicolas has been a mountaineer, adventurer and all-round athlete all his life, with extreme achievements in skiing (heavily involved in the freeskiing movement with brands such as Salomon and Rossignol), raid adventures and running races around Mont Blanc. Nico, as we call him, will inspire you to believe that anything is possible. His positive energy to bring seemingly impossible ideas to life is absolutely infectious. Nico's latest venture, Hoka (which means "to fly" in Māori), created in 2009, was an...
Neuroscientist (PhD) and health psychologist (C.Psychol.,PsSI.) Dr Sabina Brennan is an accomplished, inspiring and entertaining, motivational speaker who specialises in translating complex, cutting-edge, neuroscience into everyday language to show how anyone can harness their brain power to navigate challenge, build resilience and optimise performance. Sabina’s books Beating Brain Fog (Orion Spring 2021) and 100 Days to a Younger Brain (2019) are both Irish Times No 1 bestsellers. Brain Gym: 40 Workouts to Boost Your Brain Health (Laurence King Publishing) will...
Julie Smithson’s personal mission is to ‘inspire and educate people to think and act in a socially, economically and environmentally responsible way’. Julie is the Co-Founder and CEO of METAVRSE, a 3D creation platform the spatial web, akin to ‘Canva’ for immersive experiences. Julie Smithson is also Co-Founder of Unlimited Awesome, a venture focused on implementing success principles to drive digital innovation. With over 15 years of deep technology experience, she has led the development of more than 200 award winning...
Walter J. Lindner is a lawyer, diplomat and musician. During his time as ambassador, he was considered an exception among top diplomats and "Germany's most colourful ambassador". In the course of his career, the experienced crisis manager was, among other things, spokesman for Joschka Fischer and State Secretary at the Federal Foreign Office under Sigmar Gabriel. Most recently, he was German ambassador to India. After graduating from high school, completing his civilian service, studying music in Munich, Graz and Boston, travelling...
Kay Firth-Butterfield is the CEO of Good Tech Advisory. TIME 100 Impact Awardee 2024, Who’s Who Emerging Innovator 2024 and Who’s Who in America, Forbes 50 over 50. She was the Inaugural and former Head of Artificial Intelligence and member of the Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum and, in 2014, became the World’s first Chief AI Ethics Officer. She is one of the foremost experts in the world on the governance of AI. Kay is a Barrister, former Judge...
Wei Du is a leading journalist with Channel News Asia (CNA) who was previously with Bloomberg TV. Based in Hong Kong, Wei Du reports and presents on the politics, economics and business of China and Hong Kong. Her recent assignments include the months-long anti-government protests in Hong Kong and nuclear threat and disarmament talks on the Korean Peninsula. Wei Du has secured interviews with top newsmakers, including government ministers and leading international business leaders. During her time with CNA in...
At 18, just a week after his A-level results, Stevie Ward was in the toilet at Wembley Stadium, minutes from his Challenge Cup debut in front of 80,000 people. Terrified and looking for answers, he asked himself, "What am I going to do here?" The answer came in a note slipped under the door—from Brian McDermott, the most successful Super League coach ever. That note revealed the key to elite performance that Stevie believes we all intuitively know we have, but...
Discover the extraordinary journey of Ben Smith, a story of resilience, transformation, and redefining what's possible. Ben’s life wasn’t always one of triumph. Struggling with bullying, mental health challenges, and hiding his sexuality, he faced despair that led to two suicide attempts. At 29, a mini-stroke forced him to confront his life head on. But instead of giving up, Ben chose to change everything, turning his pain into a mission that would inspire and uplift thousands. Ben didn’t just start running,...
Dr. Margarete Schramboeck is an experienced and progressive business & government leader. Combining both, profound experience as a CEO in digital corporates and as a Minister in the public sector, she is a successful businesswoman in the Middle East today. As Austria’s Minister for Digital & Economic Affairs she was leading the country’s digital and economic transformation for many years. She also acted as head of the European Trade and Competitive council in 2018. Prior to her role as a minister, Dr....
Katherine Baldwin is an experienced mental health and wellbeing speaker, TEDx speaker, trauma-informed coach, relationships expert and author who inspires and empowers audiences to achieve their full potential while staying mentally and physically well. Runner up and highly commended at The Speaker Awards 2024 in the Positive Impact category, Katherine’s powerful talks address pressing topics including how to bounce back from adversity, avoid burnout, overcome addictions, manage stress and anxiety, create psychological safety, create a diverse and inclusive workplace, build...
Sonya Janahi is the Founder & CEO for Maya La Chocolaterie, Maya Delices and its parent company, ‘SJ Investments’; a hospitality and F&B consultancy mandated to inspire home-grown innovative concepts with vast potential to turn them into international franchise names. Sonya founded Maya La Chocolaterie over 16 years ago as the first artisan chocolate brand in Bahrain and has since evolved it into a successful brand synonymous with some of the best chocolatiers in the world. Her love for chocolate inspired...
Chris Hunter had ‘the world’s most dangerous job, in the world’s most dangerous place’. As the British Army’s most experienced counter-terrorist bomb disposal specialist in Iraq, he took his life in his hands on a daily basis. He was so effective at defusing the crude, unstable but deadly devices, that terrorists on both sides of the conflict, Sunnis and Shi’as, put a price on his head. Quite apart from the danger of defusing the bombs, just getting to them was a...