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John Sawers
Sir John Sawers has 36 years’ experience in diplomacy and intelligence, culminating in five years as chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 2009 to 2014. During his tenure, he modernised the Service and led it through major changes in operations, technology, and public accountability.In that role, he took part in the UK ...
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John Sanei
Futures Strategist John Sanei makes sense of future trends and merges them so individuals and organisations can forge forward with confidence, elevating their leadership vision to exponential heights. At the intersection of human science, neuroscience, quantumtechnology, futurism and business strategy, John has a knack for sharing his knowledge and creating meaningful connections. He ignites platforms, ...
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John Kao
Dr. John Kao, dubbed “Mr. Creativity” and “a serial innovator” by The Economist, is a leading authority on innovation, business creativity, organizational transformation and emerging technologies. John is passionate about ahow leaders learn to innovate, and he has taught extensively in both public and private sectors.As a professor at Harvard Business School from 1982-96, he ...
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Johan Ronnestam
Johan Ronnestam is an esteemed authority in the dynamic business landscape, boasting a rich reservoir of experience and expertise. With a remarkable career spanning over 25 years, he has adeptly navigated the complexities of modern business, mastering the latest trends and technologies that drive success in an ever-changing world. His forward-thinking approach, coupled with an ...
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Joey Coleman
When organizations like Whirlpool, NASA, Volkswagen Australia, Principal Financial Group, and Zappos need to boost their customers’ experience, they call on Joey Coleman for assistance. For over a decade, Joey Coleman has helped organizations retain their best customers and turn them into raving fans via his entertaining and actionable keynotes, workshops, and consulting projects. His ...
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Joel Cohen
Joel Cohen is the award-winning writer and producer for The Simpsons. Joel’s keynotes are dynamic and humorous as he delves into the secrets behind one of the most successful TV shows in the world. Joel is a popular speaker and his vibrant stories are fascinating and entertaining. As a speaker Joel Cohen is engaging, dynamic ...
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Jochen Zeitz
Jochen Zeitz believes that if each of us were to find new ways to translate our passions into meaningful connections and make a contribution, whether small or large, towards achieving not only personal but larger social and environmental goals, then the world can undoubtedly change for the better. He strives to help his audiences listen ...
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Jessica Sansom
Jessica is a sustainability professional who spends her time agitating, motivating, and convincing companies to move to sustainable business models. Jessica is a leading professional specialising in sustainability and has spearheaded the continual push for a more sustainable future. Having worked for top consumer goods companies, such as Innocent Drinks and McDonald’s, Jessica has developed ...
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Jeremy Schwartz
With a distinguished career spanning several iconic global companies such as Coca-Cola, L’Oréal, The Body Shop, and Pandora, Jeremy Schwartz has established himself as an authority of informed leadership and empirical wisdom in the business world. The breadth of his experience provides a unique vantage point, offering a panoramic view of business dynamics across different ...
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James Hewitt
Dr. James Hewitt is a Human Performance Scientist and a leading expert in sustainable high performance, equipping leaders and teams thrive amid today’s relentless demands and constant connectivity. A former elite racing cyclist turned scientist, James earned a PhD in Performance Science and now serves as a Visiting Fellow at Loughborough University, ranked #1 in ...
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James Alexander
James Alexander is Director of FutureAgenda.org, an open source think tank and advisory delivering foresight, strategy and innovation to some of the world’s leading organisations such as Apple, WWF and Mastercard. He is a Co-Founder of #voicefortheplanet, the coalition aimed at securing a global deal for nature. James Alexander’s passionate, inspiring and exciting sessions are ...
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Jamil Qureshi
Jamil is one of today’s foremost practitioners of performance enhancing psychology and is an expert in high performing teams. Jamil has enjoyed working with a rich diversity of the most talented business and sports people and teams in the world, helping six individuals get to World Number 1. Jamil’s most sought-after topics Turning Ambition into ...
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Jacob Morgan
Jacob is a professionally trained futurist, keynote speaker, and the international best-selling author of 5 books which focus on leadership, the future of work, and employee experience. His passion and mission is to create great leaders, engaged employees, and future-ready organizations. Jacob’s most sought-after keynote topics: Leading With Vulnerability (to Lead Through Change) The Future ...
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Inma Martinez
Inma Martinez is a technology pioneer and AI scientist advisor to leaders in business and government on the digital economy as a force for progress and societal welfare. Progressing her previous careers in investment banking and telecommunications towards technology entrepreneurship, she is recognised worldwide as one of the leading entrepreneurs who pioneered with teams at ...
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Ilenia Vidili
"There's never been a more critical time to be customer-centric"
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Hjörtur Smárason
Ignite 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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Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto is currently President of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD) based in Peru. The ILD has been described as one of the most important think-tanks in the World and Mr de Soto as the “World’s Greatest Living Economist”. In 2004 he received Cato Institute’s the Milton Friedman Prize. “The World’s Greatest ...
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Henrik Tötterman
Henrik Tötterman is an international business leader, professor and speaker with more than 20 years of experience in building organizations and managing change, both as an entrepreneur and as a business leader. He is extremely experienced in creating, implementing and adapting global strategies in a highly competitive and demanding environment. Henrik also has a lot ...
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Henri Hyppönen
As a creative director, global innovator, serial entrepreneur who has worked closely with Artificial Intelligence for ten years, Henri Hyppönen delves into what it means to be human in the era of artificial intelligence & the Metaverse. He takes a broad-spectrum view on how this shifting landscape affects our future that has already begun.For years, ...
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Helena Åhman
Helena Åhman is a passionate observer of the human mind and expert on leadership, pressured situations, situational awareness and conflict management. She describes these phenomena through captivating stories. Her stories may involve hostage negotiators, scientists or film stars, but they are all based on solid scientific background and knowledge. Her ability to combine science, stories ...
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Heather E. McGowan
Heather E. McGowan is a forward-thinking strategist shaping the future of work. She guides leaders in preparing individuals and organizations for the post-pandemic world of work. Recent years have seen fundamental shifts in where, who, how, and why we work, transforming the very essence of work itself. McGowan excels in connecting the dots, offering deep ...
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Hayley Barnard
Hayley Barnard is a prominent keynote speaker, entrepreneur and consultant to top-level executives throughout the UK and Europe. She is a subject matter expert on Diversity and Inclusion, Unconscious Bias and Inclusive Leadership. Hayley is the Co-Founder of Shoal Projects Ltd and Co-Founder and Managing Director of Mix Diversity Developers. When she is not speaking ...
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Hal Gregersen
Hal Gregersen is a leading authority on creating innovation cultures in companies.Hal Gregersen is committed to creating insight with impact. He challenges organisations and individuals to question the way they think and act to build a better, more creative world. Hal is Executive Director of the MIT Leadership Center and a Senior Lecturer in Leadership ...
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Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki was the chief evangelist of Apple and a trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation. Guy is the chief evangelist of Canva, an online graphic design tool. He is a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz and an executive fellow of the Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley).Guy has a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.B.A. ...
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Gustaf Josefsson Tadaa
Gustaf Josefsson Tadaa develops and supports leaders in building self-managing organizations, and has 20 years of experience building companies and communities. He is one of Sweden’s most frequently hired futurist speakers. Gustaf’s most sought-after keynotes: The Transformation Age…in which we spend more time changing what we do, than we get to spend doing it. Themes: ...
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Greg Williams
Greg Williams is a globally renowned technologist, futurist and public speaker with a wealth of experience in delivering engaging, impactful and actionable presentations. Acknowledged as a leading expert in the way that technology is shaping organizations and society, this transformative trends strategist knows what’s next first and introduces organisations to the trends and technologies that ...
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Greg Hoffman
Greg’s most sought-after topics include: Emotion by Design: Creative Leadership Lessons From a Life at Nike This presentation shares lessons and stories on how brands can create more powerful emotional bonds with their audiences and in turn, push the world forward in a positive way. Leave a Legacy, Not Just a Memory This presentation is ...
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Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay is a highly renowned British celebrity chef who owns several Michel star awarded restaurants. He is probably best known from the Channel 4 TV series Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares which proved hugely successful and was awarded a BAFTA. “I’ve had a lot of success; I’ve had failures, so I learn from the failure.” In ...
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Göran Persson
Göran Persson is the former Prime Minister of Sweden. He was leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, stepping down after the 2006 General Election. Since leaving the political realm, Persson holds the position of Chairman of Sveaskog, a leading Swedish forestry business. “Leading Expert on the Swedish Financial Model” Göran Persson is more widely ...
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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, whose ...
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George Kohlrieser
George Kohlrieser is an internationally recognised expert on leadership, bestselling author, consultant and motivational speaker. He is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at one of the world’s leading business schools, the Institute of Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland. He specialises in conflict management, leadership, high performance teamwork, change management and professional development. “‘Care ...
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Gavin Ingham
Gavin Ingham is a leading global business speaker. His passion is to help people to “Be More”, “Do More” & “Have More” in their businesses and their lives. He is an expert in knowing what makes high performance teams and individuals tick. Gavin has reached a worldwide audience through his online blogs, videos and articles. ...
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Gary Hamel
Gary Hamel is one of the world’s most influential and iconoclastic business thinkers. He has worked with leading companies across the globe. He has been on the faculty of the London Business School for more than 30 years and is the Director of the Management Innovation eXchange. “A management innovator without peer” -Financial Times Over ...
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Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov is widely considered the greatest chess player that ever lived. He is the founder and inspiration behind the Kasparov Chess Foundation whose mission is to introduce chess into the educational system worldwide. He is also a writer and political activist and a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal. “Chess is mental torture” ...
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Gabriela Mueller Mendoza
Gabriela Mueller Mendoza is an energetic and engaging coach trainer and professional speaker. Gabriela helps people like you, get more of what you want as a professional, more often and with less hassle. I’m committed to making a difference toward a better world. As an executive communications coach, speaker, mother, entrepreneur and v-blogger, I work ...
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Friederike Fabritius
Friederike Fabritius, MS, stands as a prominent figure in the realm of neuroleadership, renowned for her role as a bestselling author, neuroscientist, and pioneering trailblazer. Her groundbreaking leadership initiatives, grounded in brain-based principles, have initiated a profound transformation within the mindsets of Fortune 500 executives, revolutionizing their perspectives on innovation, adaptability, and change management. Friederike’s ...
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Frida Boisen
Frida Boisen stands as a highly regarded and extensively booked moderator in Sweden, renowned for her exceptional ability to elevate events. With a wealth of experience spanning over two decades in journalism, TV hosting, and executive roles, Frida brings a unique blend of expertise to the stage. Her captivating energy, coupled with deep insights and ...
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Fredrik Reinfeldt
Fredrik Reinfeldt has been active in Swedish and International politics for over 25 years. As Party leader and Swedish Prime Minister, Mr Reinfeldt reinvented the Moderate Party (centre-right) and formed a four-party alliance that won two successive elections. Today Mr Reinfeldt holds Kansainväliset speeches on geopolitical situation, leadership and the need for jobreforms in Europe. ...
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Frank Garten
Frank Garten is an expert on intercultural communication and management. As the author of several books on intercultural communication and a popular speaker and trainer, he knows that great workplaces are built on high-quality conversations. Frank’s most sought-after topics: Inclusion and Diversity Helping companies understand how to work better across cultures International negotiation, the tips, ...
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Fons Trompenaars
Fons Trompenaars founded Trompenaars Hampden-Turner Culture for Business, a prestigious consultancy and training organization focused on international management. With a Ph.D. from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, he conducted pioneering research on cross-cultural differences in organizational structures. Fons is a renowned Dutch organizational theorist, excelling as a consultant, trainer, speaker, and prolific author in ...
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Erin Meyer
Erin Meyer is a professor at INSEAD, one of the leading international business schools. Her work focuses on how the world’s most successful managers navigate the complexities of cultural differences in a global environment. She helps companies to develop organizational cultures that breed both flexibility and innovation and offers cutting-edge strategies to improve the effectiveness ...
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Els Van der Helm
Dr. Els van der Helm is a sleep neuroscientist, adjunct professor at IE Business School, and globally recognized expert on sleep, performance, and wellbeing. Named one of the top five sleep experts in the world by Thrive Global, she advises CEOs, leadership teams, and organizations worldwide on how to use sleep as a strategic tool ...
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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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Elin Hauge
Elin Hauge is a futurist and artificial intelligence expert. With her extensive background from physics, mathematics, and business, she brings new and thought-provoking perspectives on the role and development of artificial intelligence. She connects the dots between the pragmatic here-and-now and the bigger picture of the future. Her talks span from demystification and explanation of ...
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Ed Catmull
Ed Catmull, most notably the co-founder of Pixar, has earned immense respect in both the business and creative realms. By completely transforming the world of animation and creating one of the most original and admired companies globally, Ed Catmull’s insights are steeped in experience when it comes to leading creative organizations. Ed’s most sought-after topics: ...
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Duncan Wardle
With an infectious energy and playful collaboration, Duncan pushes executives and their teams to overcome pre-conceived ideas, act more audaciously and dare to dream up the exciting new things consumers are looking for. Duncan shares a series of case studies from his time at Disney and immerses the audience in a unique set of tools ...
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Dr. Srikumar Rao
Embark on a profound journey alongside exceptional entrepreneurs, professionals, and senior executives who are destined to create a lasting impact on the universe. Guiding this select group is the esteemed elite coach, Dr. Srikumar Rao, renowned for his deep understanding of life as a remarkable spiritual quest that enriches every aspect of our existence. Dr. ...
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Dr. Rana Al-Falaki
Dr Rana Al-Falaki walks the talk when it comes to optimal performance. As a lifetime high-achiever and high performer, she brings together her 30 years’ experience of success with thousands of clients as well as her own personal life challenges where she paid the cost for high performance without optimisation, to enable others to master ...