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Sophia the Robot
The future is here and her name is Sophia, the world’s very first humanoid celebrity. Hanson Robotics’ most advanced human-like robot, Sophia, personifies our dreams for the future of AI. As a unique combination of science, engineering, and artistry, Sophia is simultaneously a human-crafted science fiction character depicting the future of AI and robotics, and ...
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Richard van Hooijdonk
Meet Richard van Hooijdonk, the forward-thinking futurist, captivating keynote speaker, and keen observer of emerging trends. With an insatiable curiosity about what lies ahead, Richard has gone beyond mere speculation. He has chosen to physically immerse himself in the future by embracing chip implants—an extraordinary step to truly experience the unfolding technological landscape. Richard ...
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Unni Turrettini
Unni Turrettini is an attorney, best-selling author, international speaker, and human connection expert who focuses on helping people find deeper connection and belonging. Her work is about transforming companies into communities and attractive places to work by cultivating a culture of connection and belonging in order to retain and engage talent, reduce sick leave, and ...
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Ellen MacArthur
Dame Ellen MacArthur first hit the headlines in 2001 when she raced single-handedly non-stop around the world in the Vendée Globe when only 24 years old. After 94 days at sea, Ellen returned to a different life: she had come second in one of the hardest races in offshore sailing and the response was massive. ...
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Maayke-Aimée Damen
Maayke-Aimée Damen is a pioneer in sustainable development, innovation and circular economies. She has led global workshops and keynote speeches, including TEDx, exploring new ways to make sustainability more accessible and understandable for everyone. She believes that small changes can add up to make a significant impact. Maayke-Aimée Damen is a popular speaker at conferences ...
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Mark Esposito
Mark Esposito consults in the area of Corporate Sustainability and Competitiveness worldwide, including Board of Directors, Communities and National Governments. He brings futurized uncertainty into the life of his audiences and he helps them navigate through complexity with foresight. As Chairman of The Strategic Foresight Board of the Circular Economy Alliance, Mark Esposito provides insights ...
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Suzy Welch
Suzy Welch is a distinguished business school professor, an accomplished author with best-selling credentials, and a valued contributor to the Wall Street Journal. She has emerged as a prominent voice in the realm of authentic leadership, organizational change, and career development—a voice that resonates powerfully in today’s world. Her expertise has garnered the trust of ...
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Maryna Saprykina
Maryna Saprykina, a highly regarded sustainability specialist from Ukraine, has emerged as a prominent figure in driving positive change through sustainable strategies and resilient leadership. Her unwavering mission is to assist companies in their journey towards improvement in developing sustainability strategies, executing impactful projects, and implementing ESG roadmaps. Having a deep-rooted connection to Ukrainian businesses, ...
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Dagmara Szulce
Dagmara possesses an exceptional 22-year track record in building and transforming world-renowned brands, both globally and in the United States. Her expertise lies in the art of creating living brand ecosystems that fuel continuous consumer desire and foster unwavering loyalty. She has collaborated with an impressive roster of clients, including industry giants such as P&G, ...
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Aradhana Khowala
Aradhana Khowala is one of the most influential leaders in the luxury hospitality, travel and tourism sector. With a career spanning over 23 years and traversing five continents, she’s absorbed the cultures of more than 75 countries. Today, she stands as the CEO of Aptamind Partners, where she brilliantly merges her data skills and extensive experience ...
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Daryl Woodhouse
Daryl Woodhouse helps organisations optimise ROI. He is not your typical speaker, adviser or coach. As The Smarter Work Pro™, Daryl is a highly rated speaker, business adviser, leadership trainer, and executive coach for strategic performance improvement, work productivity, and burnout prevention. Daryl equips leaders and teams with the inspiration, skills, and tools to work ...
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Belinda Parmar, OBE
Belinda Parmar OBE is a diversity campaigner and the CEO of The Empathy Business and a Non-Executive Director for the Ministry of Defence. Belinda uses the science of empathy to change the way companies transform their organisations focusing on leadership, communications and operations. She is the creator of the Global Empathy Index which was published ...
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Steve Nouri
Introducing Steve Nouri, an acclaimed technical leader and revered data scientist at the forefront of his field. As the Founder of AI4Diversity, a global non-profit initiative with over 4000 volunteers, Steve is dedicated to educating and advising communities on the societal benefits of AI. His expertise in Advanced Analysis and Data Science positions him as ...
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Hjörtur Smárason
Igniting Success Through Strategic Brilliance Prepare to be captivated by the ingenious mind of Hjörtur Smárason, the driving force behind Saltworks ehf. As a distinguished strategist specializing in place branding and communications, Hjörtur leverages his expertise to shape the destinies of companies, destinations, and governments. Discover how his strategic brilliance helps companies and people to ...
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Thijs Launspach
Introducing Thijs Launspach, a renowned Dutch psychologist, TEDx speaker, and bestselling author. As a distinguished teacher at The School of Life in Amsterdam, his expertise on improving and preserving mental wellbeing in our increasingly complex world has captivated audiences. Recently, he unveiled his latest masterpiece, ‘Crazy Busy: keeping sane in a stressful world,’ published by ...
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Elin Hauge
According to Elin Hauge, understanding the basics of artificial intelligence should be as compulsory for any leader in 2023 as having a computer. “Artificial intelligence should be at the forefront of every leader’s mind; because it will fundamentally change your business, significantly impact your life, and play an essential role in the sustainable future of ...
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Parul Sharma
Parul Sharma has many years of experience in the area of sustainability, human rights and anti-corruption in high risk markets. Parul is the CEO at The Academy for Human Rights in Business and Chair at Amnesty International Sweden. The Academy for Human Rights in Business has provided training on CSR-related issues to more than 450 ...
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Pierre Quintard
Pierre Quintard is the President of the Jane Goodall France Institute since 2017. Launched by Dr Jane Goodall, United Nations Messenger of Peace, the Institute conducts field actions in twelve African countries for the preservation of biodiversity and for the well-being of local populations in a holistic approach. In this context, gender equality, access to ...
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Shada Islam
Shada Islam is an influential Brussels-based specialist on European Union affairs. After having worked as a journalist and think tanker, she now works independently as a commentator, advisor, analyst and strategist on questions which she is passionate about including Europe, Asia, Africa, Geopolitics, Trade, Migration, Inclusion, Diversity and Women’s Empowerment. Shada runs her own Brussels-based global ...
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Nikolas Badminton
Nikolas is a world-renowned futurist that mentors leaders to create more connected, curious and creative teams that embrace futures design to imagine desirable futures, anticipate unforeseen risks, and strengthen strategic planning. “Nik is not just an incredible presenter. He grabs the audience’s attention and doesn’t let go. So many of our partners told us they ...
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Scott McArthur
Please welcome to the stage Scott, an accomplished keynote speaker and executive coach whose expertise stems from working with over 200 organisations worldwide in delivering transformative change programs across various sectors. However, what sets Scott apart is his unique ability to weave together his knowledge and experiences into compelling narratives that transcend business and delve ...
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Tom van Arman
Tom van Arman is a smart city architect helping local governments create blueprints for future living environments. In 2010 he founded Tapp, an award winning agency enabling local governments and industries to bridge the gap between the built environment and new digital landscape. Since then, Tom has been working with citizens and policy makers to ...
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Gilles Babinet
Gilles Babinet is a French multi-entrepreneur. He is co-chairman of the Conseil national du numérique and Digital Champion for France at the European Commission. After passing his baccalaureate as a free candidate, he founded numerous companies in fields as diverse as consulting (Absolut), construction (Escalade Industrie), mobile music (Musiwave, sold for €139 million), co-creation (Eyeka, ...
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David Rowan
David Rowan explains compellingly how emerging technologies will impact business — and how leaders should prepare now. As founding Editor-in-Chief of WIRED magazine’s UK edition, David came to know the founders of WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Google, Didi, Spotify, Xiaomi, Nest, Twitter and countless other ambitious startups from Tel Aviv to Shenzhen. He has since invested in ...
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Thimon De Jong
What can leaders & organisation do today to prepare for the future? Thimon de Jong helps you understand what’s going on in the world and what people are going to do next. Thimon de Jong is a behavioural expert and the founder of Whetston / strategic foresight. He has helped clients like Ikea, Morgan Stanley, ...
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Richard Cope
Richard Cope is a Senior Trends Consultant who’s goal is to open up audiences to the opportunities presented by future trends and in particular how to help businesses successfully transition towards greater responsibility and sustainability. He seeks to do this by quantifying the future, providing insight on where consumer needs are growing and how to ...
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Scott Steinberg
“If you really want to know about business, you should refer to Scott Steinberg.” -Sir Richard Branson, Founder – Virgin Regarded as one of the World’s Leading Business Strategists, Scott Steinberg is an award-winning strategic consultant, trends expert and professional speaker. In addition to being hailed as The Master of Innovation by Fortune magazine, Scott ...
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Ilenia Vidili
Ilenia Vidili is a customer centricity advisor, author and keynote speaker. Her mission is to help businesses achieve a competitive advantage by becoming more customer-centric — helping them to think differently, streamline processes, turn product mentalities into people mentalities, and create more value for their customers. For over a decade she conducted corporate marketing for ...
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MJ Petroni
MJ specializes in helping others understand the mental models necessary to navigate digital opportunities. A cyborg anthropologist, MJ helps us see not just how we shape technologies but how they are re-shaping us. They help organizations increase their Digital Fluency in preparation for future technologies, attending not just to tools but also the thinking, ...
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Anna Bance
Anna Bance is the Founder of Girl Meets Dress, a company disrupting the fashion industry by introducing clothing rental as a new way of shopping. By building a wardrobe in the cloud, Girl Meets Dress gives millions of women the ability to hire designer dresses and accessories for a fraction of the retail price. Drawing ...
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Vlatka Hlupic
Professor Vlatka Hlupic is an award winning international thought leader, with an interdisciplinary educational background and several strands of her career. She is a Professor of Business and Management at the University of Westminster, a former Adjunct Faculty at London Business School and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Drucker Society in London. Vlatka ...
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Paula Kilpinen
Paula Kilpinen (KTT) is an executive advisor, business coach and writer with a passion for more humane working life. She has served as CEO, strategic advisor, researcher and business coach, and has coached dozens of companies and hundreds of executives. She has written an award-winning doctoral thesis, and a book called Humanizing Strategy which became ...
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Andreas Ekström
Andreas Ekström focuses on the Digital Revolution seen from the role of a futurist looking at all disciplines of society. He is a senior writer at the Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan and an author of several books. In his acclaimed volume ‘The Google Code’ his journalistic curiosity turns towards the growing influence of Google in our ...
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Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll is one of the world’s leading futurist, trends and innovation experts, with a massive global Blue Chip client list. Over the last 25 years, Jim has shared his insight with more than 2 million people in attendance at his events. Jim’s global client list is extensive and covers virtually every industry sector, including ...
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Patrick Schwerdtfeger
Patrick Schwerdtfeger is a business futurist specializing in technology trends including artificial intelligence, blockchain, and disruptive innovation. He is a top futurist keynote speaker and a recognized authority on global business trends, AI, and social media. As CEO & Founder of Trend Mastery, a strategic consulting agency, Patrick helps his clients identify ground-breaking business opportunities. ...
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Timothy Garton Ash
Professor Timothy Garton Ash is a prolific political writer and historian who has charted the transformation of Europe over the last thirty years. He is Professor of European Studies at the University of Oxford, Isaiah Berlin Professorial Fellow at St Antony’s College, Oxford, and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. His essays ...
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Nicholas Fernholm
Nicholas Fernholm is the former logistics manager at Älvsjö epidemic hospital, “robot manager” at the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm, and project manager for Region Stockholm’s supply of personal protective equipment. Nicholas lectures on how society, organizations, and individuals are affected by the technological shifts and changes in the world around them.We are probably, as a ...
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Rahaf Harfoush
Rahaf Harfoush is a Strategist, Digital Anthropologist, and Best-Selling Author who focuses on the intersections between emerging technology, innovation, and digital culture. She is the Executive Director of the Red Thread Institute of Digital Culture and teaches ‘Innovation & Emerging Business Models’ at Sciences Politique’s school of Management and Innovation in Paris. Rahaf was named ...
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Lucy Marcus
As one of the World Economic Forum’s Global Leaders for Tomorrow, Lucy Marcus represents a new generation of global decision-makers from business, government, politics and civil society who have demonstrated outstanding leadership. Recognised as being at the forefront of market predictions and an expert on business and finance, and both the new and the old ...
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Roz Savage
Roz Savage is an ocean rower, speaker, author, sustainability advocate, and thought leader on the big existential questions of the 21st century. As individuals, organisations, and global citizens, who are we? Where are we going? What will be our legacy? Roz proved that anything is possible when she became the first woman to row solo ...
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Evy Poumpouras
Evy Poumpouras is a former special agent and criminal investigator for the U.S. Secret Service. She is a multi-media journalist, co-host of Bravo TV’s competition series Spy Games and producer using her skills and talents both in front of the camera as well as behind it interviewing people and investigating stories. She is the author ...
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David Ståhlberg
David Stahlberg guides you to curiosity, innovation and hope for our joint future, and helps you see the potential in your organization. After leading roles at Google in Sweden and at Procter & Gamble, today David helps leaders and lead teams to turn the accelerating pace of technological change into an opportunity for positive impact ...
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Henry Timms
We all sense that power is shifting in the world. Upstart businesses are upending traditional industries; unexpected leaders are rising to the top; catalytic ideas coupled with savvy digital marketing tactics are delivering surges of action from the public. But how do you navigate these seismic shifts? What determines the success or failure of organizations ...
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Jeremy Heimans
In the digital era, the nature of power has been upended. Once-respected institutions – governments, businesses, media – face unexpected challenges and mounting public skepticism, while successful organizations and individuals tend to be outsiders and startups who capture the public’s imagination through unconventional means. Jeremy Heimans argues that these trends represent a seismic shift from ...
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Isabel Aguilera
Isabel Aguilera is one of the top executives in Europe according to the Financial Times and Fortune Magazine and a renowned specialist in success strategies for developing competitive leadership. She is the former CEO of Google Iberia and of General Electric Spain and Portugal.
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Eva-Marie Muller-Stuler
With numerous accomplishments, including being voted as one of the “Top 10 Most Influential Women in Technology” and as “one of the world’s best Data Scientists”, Dr. Eva-Marie Muller-Stuler is a strategically minded CTO and Chief Data Scientist with 23 years’ experience in industry leading organisations. Dr. Eva-Marie is an inspirational speaker and passionate about ...
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Xenia Tchoumi
Xenia Tchoumi is a fashion influencer, digital entrepreneur and public speaker. Xenia has worked or is the digital ambassadress of high end fashion and lifestyle brands. She shoots with magazines of the likes of L’Officiel, Vogue, Vanity Fair or Elle. She has recently given motivational TEDx talks and spoke at the United Nations. Xenia’s informative ...
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Joanne Flinn
Thought leader, award winning author and respected international keynote speaker Joanne Flinn has brought inspiration, insight, and action to audiences across countries and industries. Her deep experience enables her to share true insights about digital disruption, change and leadership. Her empathy and realism help people succeed in business and life. Joanne Flinn is the Founder ...