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Explore the pressing issues and remarkable possibilities that shape our future and society, thus impacting our collective destiny. Our visionary keynote speakers will shed light on the pivotal role of technology, sustainability, and social innovation in forging a better tomorrow. Engage in thought-provoking discussions that challenge the status quo, inspire critical thinking, and ignite your passion for creating positive change. Join us as we navigate the complexities of the future and work together to build a more inclusive, sustainable, and prosperous society for generations to come. Find your Future & Society keynote speaker here!
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Change
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Mimi Nicklin
Mimi Nicklin is a globally recognized advocate for empathy, listening, and human connection, widely regarded as the world’s leading expert in her field. As a bestselling author and the founder of Empathy Everywhere, she bridges the gap between biological neuroscience and corporate performance, reframing empathy and belonging as ”hard” skills and biological strengths. Mimi is ...
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Change
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Flux
Future & Society
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April Rinne
April Rinne is one of the world’s most respected voices on how humans navigate change and uncertainty. A globally recognized futurist, change navigator, and bestselling author of Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change, she helps leaders, teams, and organizations reimagine their relationship with uncertainty and develop the capacity to thrive in an ever-shifting world. ...
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Shola Kaye
Shola Kaye is an award-winning international keynote speaker, author, and empathy-at-work specialist who helps organisations replace fear with connection. Working at the intersection of inclusive leadership, communication, and people-first culture, she equips leaders and teams to build workplaces grounded in empathy, trust, and courageous dialogue. Shola’s keynotes are relatable, actionable, and evidence-based. She speaks on ...
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Change
Change Management
Creativity & Innovation
Disruption
Growth
Leadership
Mindset
Transformation
Dr. Mark DeVolder
Global Expert on Change, Transformation & Resilience Dr. Mark DeVolder is one of the world’s top motivational change management speakers – a global authority on transitions, transformation, and the human side of change. With contagious energy, deep expertise, and a gift for storytelling, Mark equips leaders and teams to move confidently through disruption and uncertainty. ...
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Salime Nassur
“AI isn’t the future. It’s now. And most leaders are already behind.” Salime Nassur is a transformation strategist, international keynote speaker, and former Marketing Director at Google Cloud. With over 25 years of experience across tech, business, and culture, he helps executive teams and employees unlock the mindset, skills and structures they need to thrive, in ...
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Artificial Intelligence - AI
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The Rt Hon James Heappey
Former UK Minister of State for the Armed Forces (2020–2024)Expert in Geopolitics, Global Security & Strategic Leadership The Rt Hon James Heappey is a globally respected political leader, strategist and former UK Minister of State for the Armed Forces who helped shape Britain’s response to some of the most defining security challenges of the 21st ...
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Aeronautical Innovation
Change
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Gravity
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Richard Browning
Richard Browning is the Founder, CEO and Chief Test Pilot of the pioneering aeronautical innovation company, Gravity Industries, who has turned the impossible dream of human flight into a ground-breaking $80m+ business. Once thought impossible, Richard has delivered a dream mankind has had for millennia. Launching the world’s first human Jet Suit in 2017, and ...
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Change
Contemporary Russian Politics
Future & Society
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Leonid Volkov
Leonid Volkov Ph.D. is one of the leading figures of Russia’s democratic opposition and the political director of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), the main organization of the anti-Putin and anti-war movement founded by Alexei Navalny. For more than a decade, he has been at the heart of the resistance against authoritarianism, advocating for transparency, free ...
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attitude & change
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Shadia Rask
Shadia Rask is an awarded speaker and columnist, known for her radiant energy and ability to talk about difficult issues with compassion and clarity. As a researcher and professional in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), she is an expert in questions related to diversity in working life, immigration and social sustainability. Shadia has broad expertise ...
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Artificial Intelligence - AI
Entrepreneurship
Future & Society
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Aurore Belfrage
Aurore Belfrage invests in cleantech, renewable energy, and energy efficiency technologies. With a background as an investor at EQT Ventures, a columnist for Svenska Dagbladet, and co-host of the +Katapult podcast, Aurore Belfrage brings extensive experience in how technology can strategically strengthen your business in a rapidly changing world.
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Caroline Farberger
Caroline Farberger is a transformational leader and a trailblazer in the world of inclusive leadership and diversity advocacy. With a remarkable career spanning over 25 years in the financial industry, Caroline has held numerous prominent roles, including serving as the CEO of ICA Insurance. Over six years, she successfully built the company from the ground ...
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Business Strategy
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Louise Kjellerup Roper
Louise Kjellerup Roper is an accomplished entrepreneur, visionary, and thought leader in regenerative and transformative business. With a career spanning the cutting edge of innovation, Louise has consistently broken new ground in technology, sustainability, and circular economy models, leaving a profound impact on industries and organizations across Europe and beyond. Starting her career in the ...
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Guðrún Snorradóttir
Gudrun Snorradottir is recognized as one of Iceland’s top executive leadership coaches. With over a decade of senior leadership experience and a passion for positive and organizational psychology, she has developed a unique and practical approach to leadership coaching. Her methods combine cutting-edge research with real-world expertise to deliver actionable strategies that resonate with leaders ...
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Artificial Intelligence
Change
Digital Regulation
Economy
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European Union law
Future & Society
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International Trade Policy
Internationalization
Leadership
New Technology
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Anu Bradford
Anu Bradford is the Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization at Columbia Law School, where she also serves as the director of Columbia’s European Legal Studies Center and a Senior Scholar at the Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business at Columbia Business School. A leading authority on European Union law, digital ...
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Change
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Growth
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Petteri Taalas
Petteri Taalas is a world-renowned expert in climate change, disaster management, and atmospheric science, with over three decades of experience. With a distinguished career at the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), he has been at the forefront of climate science, disaster prevention, and international cooperation. Taalas holds a PhD in meteorology ...
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Professor Kishan Devani BEM
Global Strategist, Entrepreneur & Diplomatic Advisor Professor Kishan Devani BEM is a world-renowned polymath whose career operates at the intersection of international trade, high-stakes politics, and social advocacy. Honored with the British Empire Medal by Her Majesty the Queen and recognized as a Freeman of the City of London, Kishan is a “Global Bridge Builder” ...
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AI
Change
Creativity & Innovation
Future & Society
Growth
Leadership
Neurodivergence
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Antti Rantanen
Pioneering Voice in Industrial AI Antti specializes in artificial intelligence for the manufacturing industries—how it will transform all industrial core processes and integrate future organizational operating models. Antti Rantanen is a transformative speaker who empowers businesses to harness the full potential of artificial intelligence on a global scale. Through compelling real-world examples and actionable insights, ...
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Company Culture
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Resilience
Teamwork
Iida Mäkikallio
Boost Team Performance with Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Safety: Book Iida Mäkikallio for Your Next Event Iida Mäkikallio (MSc Psychology) is a leading expert in emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and workplace wellbeing. As a sought-after speaker, she helps organizations like PwC, Deloitte, Fortum, DNA, Nordea, IF, and the Finnish Government enhance communication, build trust, and ...
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Change
Future & Society
Leadership
New Technology
Graham Norris
Dr. Graham Norris has spent a lifetime studying change and its impact on knowledge workers. He is an expert in futures thinking and decision-making, helping leaders around the world think more clearly about the future so they can realise their ambitions. As an organisational psychologist and futurist, he equips decision-makers with practical frameworks that convert ...
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Change
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Future & Society
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Katja Schipperheijn
Katja Schipperheijn is an internationally recognised author, strategist, futurist, lecturer and keynote speaker. Her expertise focuses on AI and pioneering innovations that create a human-machine symbiosis to enable learning ecosystems to flourish. In doing so, she advocates adopting a learning mindset at the personal, team and corporate levels not to become overwhelmed, but to thrive ...
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Creativity & Innovation
Future & Society
New Technology
Stefan Moritz
Stefan Moritz is a Senior Design Director co-leading McKinsey’s Veryday studio in Stockholm. Stefan brings 20+ years international experience from leadership roles at Global companies, award-winning agencies and as advisor across industries. As a thought-leader on service design, future of work and innovation he helps organizations to empower employees to deliver stellar customer experience and ...
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Economy
Future & Society
Elina Hiltunen
Elina Hiltunen is a world-class futurist and versatile thinker, whose career has gained international recognition and domestic appreciation. Forbes has listed her among the top 50 leading female futurists globally, and her expertise spans a broad field including business studies, chemical engineering, and forecasting in science fiction. Weak signals in organizational future learning Elina is ...
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Creativity & Innovation
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion DEI
Future & Society
Growth/development
Leadership
Binette Seck
Binette Seck, a social entrepreneur and Obama Leader 2023, is dedicated to democratizing tech worldwide. As the co-founder of ChangersTech and partner at iCog Anyone Can Code, she empowers tens of thousands of young adults from under-resourced communities, granting them access to transformative tech education and opportunities. Binette’s journey as a black woman from humble ...
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Change
Company Culture
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Customer Experience
Economy
Entrepreneurship
Future & Society
Global Affairs and Politics
Leadership
New Technology
Resilience
Pascal Coppens
Pascal is a leading China expert, rooted in his deep understanding of the country as a sinologist and tech entrepreneur in China since 1999. He is a thought-provoking speaker and author on innovation, leadership & trends in China as well as the impact of China on business, technology and world affairs. Since 2018, Pascal travels ...
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Creativity & Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Future & Society
New Technology
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Sina Kahen
Sina Kahen is a renowned innovator, speaker, and author in the fields of AI, healthcare, and philosophy. He brings a wealth of experience from his extensive career in international sales and innovation management. Sina has advised both industry giants like Amazon, Google, and BBC and led innovative start-ups in the AI space. He is also ...
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Steven Dossou
Steven Dossou is an Inspirational TEDx Speaker, Author, co-founder of Leadership University, and Owner of SailForce Catalyst, a motivational platform designed to help people and businesses transform and also train coaches and speakers. Steven Dossou has impacted thousands of lives globally. Nicknamed ”Action Man”, he is viewed by his peers as a charismatic visionary who ...
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Creativity & Innovation
Future & Society
Growth
Internationalization
Leadership
New Technology
Jennifer Vessels
Jennifer Vessels brings 30 years experience leading growth, innovation and transformation for world’s leading companies including Adobe, Cisco / Tandberg, Google, Novartis, RaboBank. As a Silicon Valley native, living in Norway, she accelerates leaders success in the future of work, powered by AI/advanced technology. Her proven methodology for change with PEACE (Purpose, Exploration, Action, Collaboration, ...
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Creativity & Innovation
Future & Society
Leadership
Strategy
Angela Oguntala
Named a Future Innovator by the United Nations, Angela Oguntala is a futurist and global authority on foresight and innovation. She is a founding partner at Greyspace, a foresight and innovation consultancy. Across the globe, she helps organizations understand and innovate for a world in transition with clients including Google, Microsoft, IKEA, Heineken, Hermès, Philips, ...
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Fredrik Härén
Fredrik Hären is The Creativity Explorer. He has spent the last 25 years traveling the world to learn as much as he can about human creativity. He is the author of ten books – including “The Idea Book” which was included in “The 100 best business books of all time”. Fredrik has been invited to speak more ...
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Change
Future & Society
Global Affairs and Politics
Growth
Internationalization
Leadership
Klisman Murati
How will the world be changed and challenged over the next 100 years? This is the very question which sits at the core of Klisman Murati’s work. In answering it, he has pioneered a new way of mapping the future of global development which challenges the status quo of short-term thinking that is so frequently ...
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Entrepreneurship
Environmental, Social & Governance ESG
Future & Society
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Host & Moderator
Internationalization
Leadership
Arne Elias Corneliussen
Arne Elias Corneliussen is an extraordinary communicator who provides eye-opening, engaging and memorable virtual and inperson experiences who leave audiences inspired, motivated and rethinking with a new understanding.Arne Elias Corneliussen is founder and Chief Executive Officer at NRCI – a geopolitical risk advisory. He formed NRCI in 2010. Mr. Corneliussen developed a genuine passion for ...
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Creativity & Innovation
Economy
Future & Society
New Technology
Yuval Noah Harari
Unveiling the Extraordinary: Prof. Yuval Noah Harari, the Visionary Shaping History and Inspiring the Future. Discover the world of Prof. Yuval Noah Harari, a historian, philosopher, and bestselling author. With books like ”Sapiens” and ”Homo Deus,” Harari has sold 45 million copies, making him one of today’s most influential intellectuals. Yuval’s most sought-after topics: Human ...
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Creativity & Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Environmental, Social & Governance ESG
Future & Society
Leadership
New Technology
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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Creativity & Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Future & Society
New Technology
Tobias Ahlin
Tobias Ahlin gives inspiring lectures about the digital revolution, innovation, and the future. He’s reached an international audience through his lectures and has the last two years lectured in 18 countries; he was recently invited by The New York Times to New York and to Facebook’s headquarters in Tel Aviv.He’s had a central role in ...
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Creativity & Innovation
Future & Society
Growth
Leadership
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Tim Salau
He’s always been a black sheep,” a phrase that resonates deeply with Tim Salau’s extraordinary journey. Growing up in the scorching Texas south, he faced bullying due to his Nigerian roots. However, from these challenging beginnings emerged a story of unparalleled resilience and accomplishment. Tim’s educational path led him from those early struggles to a ...
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Change
Creativity & Innovation
Future & Society
Growth
Health & Wellbeing
Interpersonal Skills
Leadership
Learning
New Technology
Sales & Marketing
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’s most sought-after topics: Future Proof Leadership What can leaders practically do today to be ready for the future? On how to navigate ...
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Change
Future & Society
Health & Wellbeing
Inspiration & Motivation
Learning
New Technology
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. Thijs’ most sought-after keynotes What you should know about stress Mental wellbeing at work: how you ...
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Creativity & Innovation
Future & Society
Host & Moderator
New Technology
Sales & Marketing
Theo Priestley
Theo Priestley is a globally recognized futurist, international speaker, and author with expertise in the future of business, technology, and society. Focusing on the convergence of emerging trends such as Metaverse, Web3, Spatial Computing, and AI, he offers insights into both the positive and negative impacts of technology adoption. “Theo is one of the ...
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Change
Future & Society
Growth
Internationalization
Leadership
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Terence Mauri
Future-ready Leadership for Category-Five Change Speaks about Leadership, AI, Change, and Disruption MIT Entrepreneur Mentor in Residence Founder, Hack Future Lab 3X Bestselling Author USA TODAY featured Top 10 Keynote Speaker As seen in Inc., Forbes, and Business Insider Terence Mauri, one of the world’s leading thinkers and keynote speakers on Leadership, AI, and Disruption, ...
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Change
Future & Society
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Host & Moderator
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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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Change
Creativity & Innovation
Future & Society
Growth
Leadership
New Technology
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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Economy
Future & Society
Host & Moderator
Leadership
Stéphane Garelli
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. Stéphane’s most sought-after keynotes: 2023: THE RISK OF ...
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Change
Creativity & Innovation
Environmental, Social & Governance ESG
Future & Society
Growth
Learning
New Technology
Steffen Lehmann
Dr. Steffen Lehmann, an internationally recognized designer, educator, scholar, author, and scientific researcher, holds the prestigious title of senior tenured Professor of Architecture & Urbanism. He has also served as the Executive Director of esteemed architecture schools in the United States and Australia, including the UNLV School of Architecture in Las Vegas. Steffen’s most sought-after ...
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Change
Creativity & Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Future & Society
Growth
Leadership
New Technology
Sales & Marketing
Stefan Hyttfors
Stefan Hyttfors is an acclaimed futurist, author and global speaker.”The future is about how we create new, rather than capitalize on old, forms of society and business models to expand wealth and quality of life. So that’s what I do; I study change and I try to inspire as many as possible to embrace it.” ...
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Creativity & Innovation
Future & Society
Growth
New Technology
Sophie Hackford
Sophie Hackford is a futurist whose research entails meeting weirdos and troublemakers in off-the-beaten-track labs, makerspaces and garages around the globe. As part of her research, she consults for exec teams and boards of large companies on understanding the explosive new technologies defining the new economy. Sophie Hackford gives a fast-paced overview of the explosive ...
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Creativity & Innovation
Future & Society
New Technology
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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Future & Society
Interpersonal Skills
Leadership
Learning
Simon Sinek
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. ...
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Creativity & Innovation
Future & Society
Host & Moderator
Leadership
Learning
New Technology
Shivvy Jervis
What are the seven most unusual jobs of the future? What’s in store for workplace and educational learning, and why is ‘augmented commerce’ the next wave for online retail? Which discoveries about our brains could help us ward off toxic stress or even guide how we earn and learn? These are merely few of scores ...