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Melissa Wilson is a three-time World Championships A finalist, and co-founded Athletes of the World with Double Olympic Champion Hannah Mills last year to unlock the power of athletes as advocates for the planet. Since 2020 she’s brought over 500 elite athletes together across various campaigns: a letter to the UK government with 320 GB Olympian and Paralympian signatories, a video to World Leaders ahead of COP26 involving flag bearers from 35 different countries and a letter to World Rugby...
An intelligence officer for the UK's Security Service, MI5, before resigning to help blow the whistle on the crimes and incompetence of the British spies in the 1990s. Annie Machon is now a media commentator, author, political campaigner, and international public speaker on a wide variety of geopolitical issues, including the wars on terrorism, whistle blowers, drugs, and the internet. In 2020 she was awarded the SA Award for Integrity in Intelligence by the Sam Adams Associates, a global group of intelligence,...
Olga Chepelianskaia is an International Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable Urban Development Specialist. She is the Founding Director of UNICITI and leads the international program A Third Way of Building Asian Cities, which gathers over 15 international experts and 80 professionals across 30 countries. Over 15 years of her professional engagement, she managed 7 major international programs, covered over 30 cities and 40 countries, and worked with leading international institutions such as ADB, CDIA, ISOCARP, Rockefeller Foundation, UNDP,...
Producer/director and all-round entrepreneur Russ Malkin is the founder and owner of Big Earth Productions and Big Earth Digital. He has created content for many broadcasters globally including BBC, ITV, Sky, National Geographic, Amazon and Discovery. Often working with high-profile personalities, Russ has filmed across all seven continents in some of the harshest conditions on the planet. Russ Malkin’s pioneering spirit has been a staple of his work since the very beginning. When someone says, “It can’t be done!” Russ will...
Dominique Palmer is a Youth Climate Justice Activist, public speaker and storyteller, writer, and undergraduate student in the U.K who believes in mobilising people for climate action and using creative means to unite people. Named in Forbes 2020 Leading UK Environmentalists list. Featured in DAZED, the Guardian Weekend, Refinery29, Bustle, VICE, The Big Issue, Huffington Post, NATGEO and Stylist, and appearances in media such as Sky News, the BBC, and the New York Times for her work. She is an organiser...
Mandy Hickson has over 30 years experience within aviation. She joined the Royal Air Force in 1994 and flew the Tornado GR4 on the front line, where she operated in hostile environments, including patrolling the ‘No Fly’ zone over Iraq. Since leaving the RAF she retrained as a facilitator and coach in human performance factors. Drawing on her experience of calculated risk-taking, decision-making under pressure and the critical role of the human in the system, she transfers vivid lessons from the...
Nina Schick is an author, entrepreneur and advisor specialising in Generative AI. One of the first GenAI experts, Nina analyses how this nascent field of artificial intelligence will change humanity. She is the Founder of Tamang Ventures, an advisory firm focused on Generative AI, and the creator of ‘The Era of Generative AI’ – a Substack project telling the story of GenAI through exclusive content and interviews. Nina advises several AI and technology companies, including Truepic — the first to build media...
After years as a successful tech exec at Apple and Electronic Arts, Dave Evans came to realize that his real mission in life was to help others find theirs. Starting at Stanford with dreams of following Jacques Cousteau as a marine biologist, Dave realized (a bit late) that he was lousy at it and shifted to mechanical engineering with an eye on the energy problem. After four years in alternative energy, it was clear that this idea’s time hadn’t come...
Bill Burnett is the Executive Director of the Design Program at Stanford. He directs the undergraduate and graduate program in design at Stanford, both interdepartmental programs between the Mechanical Engineering department and the Art department. Bill Burnett got his BS and MS in Product Design at Stanford and has worked professionally on a wide variety of projects ranging from award-winning Apple PowerBooks to the original Hasbro Star Wars action figures. He holds a number of mechanical and design patents, and design awards...
Tom Ffiske writes about immersive technologies at the Immersive Wire, a newsletter and website dedicated to all things VR, AR, and the metaverse. His goal is to bring a curated digest of the analysis that matters, helping professionals interested in immersive to reach new heights. Tom has written about the industry since 2016, covering the latest trends and investments while keeping a pulse on the latest innovations. He has spoken in several events, published a bestselling book on the sector, and...
Mary Aiken specializes in the impact of technology on human behaviour, and has written extensively on issues relating to the intersection between humankind and technology – or as she describes it “where humans and technology collide”. She appears regularly on radio and television and frequently gives talks to the public and private sector on an international basis. Mary Aiken is an Adjunct Associate Professor at University College Dublin, Geary Institute for Public Policy, and Academic Advisor (Psychology) to the European Cyber...
Glenn McGrath achieved many milestones throughout his illustrious cricket career, and now, through his role as President of the McGrath Foundation, his profile continues to grow in Australia. In 2008 Glenn was named as a member of the Order of Australia for ‘service to cricket as a player’. Later that year Glenn was the recipient of the NSW Australian of the Year Award in recognition of his leadership and dedication to the McGrath Foundation. Glenn is an inspirational and charitable...
Dorothea Baur is a consultant, international expert, speaker and lecturer with many years of experience and excellent qualifications. She puts her finger on sore points, identifies blind spots and shows how ethics can be credibly and effectively integrated into business. She impresses with authenticity and the courage to engage in controversy. She gets to the heart of things. Dorothea Baur has a solid academic background with a PhD from the University of St. Gallen as well as research and teaching...
Henrik von Scheel is an unshakable optimist who believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. Triggered the Industry 4.0 and Digital themes. Best known as the originator and vanguard of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the mastermind of the European Digital Agenda, which ignited the global themes of today. Leading authority on strategy and competitiveness. Named by Financial Times as “one of the leading authority on strategy and competitiveness. “ In 2019, he was recognized as...
Olav Haraldseid is the author of the book; Diversity Capitalism. Diversity Capitalism sheds a holistic light on how diversity can be far more profitable for organizations, businesses, and academia. This book is aimed at those who want to enhance performance through developing a stronger team with complementary skills as well as for those who wants to strengthen the way they include and lead diversity. Diversity in this book goes beyond the traditional, focusing on both the visible and invisible incorporating...
Ronan O'Gara has made such a huge impact in the world of rugby that it comes as no surprise he has long been hailed a legend by the sport’s supporters. Holding the record of being the all-time top scorer in both the Heineken Cup and for Ireland, as well as being Ireland’s second most-capped player is among his many remarkable accomplishments. Most recently O’Gara made history as the head coach of La Rochelle leading “les maritimes” to win the European Rugby Champions...
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