About

banne_about The 2023 edition will take place on June 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th. The Imagination Festival – Kinnernet-Europe, is a wild out of the box, irreverent, bottom-up innovation, creativity and cultural unconference created in 2013.

The festival gathers each year 200 innovators and some of the most interesting people working in the media, art, technology or creative industries (science, business, technology, media, education, art, environment, social) and geographies (US, Europe, Israel and Asia).Our mission : meet, share our visions and invent desirable futures together. The  festival mixes in depth conversations, debates, workshops, but also creative and artistics moments. All participants are equal and contributors and set up the programme by posting the topics on their minds on large wiki-boards. As a network of contributive people, the Festival has the ambition to create and develop each year innovative and contributive projects.

Co-hosted by Yossi Vardi and Marc Goldberg, the festival is inspired by the Kinnernet unconference created in Israël in 2003 by Yossi, one of the major figures of the innovation eco-system in.

We have created a unique global and diverse community of innovators that challenges conventional thinking, identifies new forms of creativity, and starts global conversations to foster desirable futures. The beauty of Kinnernet Europe is its vision of people, and thought leadership with no commercial agenda, beyond generating, spreading and turning into action great ideas that can bring the best people together.

We have designed the 10 Kinnernet Europe Principles to structure how we behave in Avallon during the unconference and to guide the culture that we are creating within the Kinnernet community:
1 We all share a sense of civic responsibility to foster desirable futures
2 Immediacy (It’s happening here and now)
3 Radical participation (everybody contributes)
4 Radical self-expression (the event is your stage)
5 Have some sense of humour (or play to pretend that you do)
6 Kindness (practice kindness for 72 hours)
7 Listen, reflect, respect (don’t suck all the air)
8 Radical self-reliance (take care of yourself)
9 Leave no trace (respect the environment and the people hosting you)
10 Live beyond the event (there are many Kinnernet events and It’s not about being re-invited but about what you will do with the community…)

 

Logistics

Kinnernet Europe will be held at a very special location: the  historical village of Avallon.

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Avallon is about 200km outside of Paris can be reached by direct train from Paris main trainstation.Avallon can be reach from Paris by Car (200Km A6 freeway driving south) or Train (direct slow trains to Avallon or fast TGV to montbard).
You could also fly to Zurich or Geneva and train to Dijon or Montbard or Drive to Avallon.
You could also fly or air ballon to Avallon which has a small airport.

HOTELS

You need to take care of your own sleeping arrangements as nights can be pretty cold in June…And we will not take care of it. Payment in advance – not refundable

You will be able to make a reservation at the following hotels or gîtes within few days…

HOTELS – Walking distance from Kinnernet Europe Event Location

Hôtel Avallon Vauban  ***
https://my.weezevent.com/hotel-vauban


Hôtel Le Pub Vauban  **  +33 6 79 31 31 85 / pubvauban@orange.fr (fully booked)

Gîte des Remparts Beautiful House to share (4 double rooms – 1 bathroom) (fully booked)

CHAMBRES D HOTES  – Walking distance

Au Bel Air        +33 6 86 76 02 99 ou 03 86 31 66 19 – bobinette4@wanadoo.fr

Nathalie Tarteret +33 6 70 12 50 65 – nathalie.tarteret@gmail.com

Lucette Hancke   +33 3 86 34 22 48 – lucette.hancke@wanadoo.fr

HOTELS – Further away, 5 mins drive

DAK     
+33 3 86 31 63 20 / dakhotel@yahoo.fr


HOTELS – 5 kilometers  – with a car – charming hotels

 Auberge du relais Fleuri    +33 3 86 34 02 85 / contact@hotel-relais-fleuri.com

Schedule

There will be daily schedules provided in order to sign up for activities as well as “sessions” held by the attendees. Below you’ll find our rough schedule. Day or night activities vary, depending on what sessions you choose.

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SESSIONS
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WORKSHOPS
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ATTENDEES-GENERATE ART & ENTERTAINMENT
In the morning and afternoon, guests will attend special sessions: interactive lectures or discussions that the attendees would like to share or discuss. In the spirit of sharing and collaboration, we are going to run a track of workshops such as : *Internet *Innovation *Hack *Art *Culture : cooking, well-being After dinner comes the play-time. Programs might include talent shows, giving attendees the opportunity to show off hidden creative talents. Guests are encouraged (and asked) to prepare something to share and play (concerts, lectures, gadget, video, regional food or any other unique talent).
Suggest a session Suggest a workshop Suggest an entertainment
09:00 - 12:00
Avallon
Walk Avallon Vezelay/Horses Riding

17:00 - 19:00
Kinner Back to School
Aperitivo & Cocktail and Books swap

19:00 - 21:00
Kinner Back to School
Introduction & Ignite

21:00 - 23:00
Kinner Back to School Garden
Opening Dinner

23:30 -
La Datcha
Creative night

08:00 - 09:00
Hotels
Breakfast

10:00 - 12:00
Kinner Back to School
Sessions & Workshops

12:30 - 14:00
Kinner Back to School
Lunch

Lectures, discussions, explanations

14:00 - 17:00
Kinner Back to School
Sessions & Workshops

Lectures, discussions, explanations

17:00 - 18:00
Kinner Back to School
Cheese and wine

20:00 - 21:30
Kinner Back to School
Dinner & Gadgethon

22:00 - 23:30
Collegiale Saint Lazard
Kinner-Koncert

Open concert with some of the best kinnerneter playing and signing.

23:30 -
La Datcha
Jokomo & Creative night

08:00 - 09:00
Hotels
Breakfast

10:00 - 12:00
Avallon Market (Local Food Madness)/Sessions and Workshops

12:30 - 14:00
Kinner Back to School
Lunch

14:00 - 17:00
Kinner Back to School
Sessions & Workshops

Lectures, discussions, explanations

17:00 - 18:00
School
Foodies moment

18:00 - 19:00
Kinner Back to School
Sessions & Workshops

Lectures, discussions, explanations

20:00 - 22:00
Kinner Back to School
Food Madness

22:00 - 23:00
Kinner Back to School
Ze question reports

23:00 -
La Datcha
Extravaganza

08:00 - 10:00
Hotels
Breakfast

10:00 - 12:00
Kinner Back to School
Kinnernet Debate

12:00 - 14:00
Agora
Grand Finale and Farewell brunch

15:00 - 21:00
Avallon
Detox Afternoon

Participants

Kinnernet Europe is a wild, out of the box, irreverent, bottom-up internet innovation, creativity, technology and cultural Unconference. The June 2022 participants are….

A Dara Dotz
A Dara Dotz
A Dara Dotz

Dara known as the “MacGyver of Warzones,” combines her design strategy experience and rapid ethnographic assessment skills to empower others through technology. Dara is a pioneer in using design and exponential technologies to solve challenges in austere environments. She has studied, lived, and worked and in over 45 countries designing tangible solutions for vulnerable populations both on and off earth.

Adah Parris
Adah Parris
Adah Parris

I create safe and brave spaces.

Adam Saul
Adam Saul
Adam Saul

Technologist and humanist specialized in strategic partnerships between companies operating at a global scale.

Adi Cohen
Adi Cohen
Adi Cohen

A nomadic architect on a mission to create ‘the most inspiring places on earth’: transforming ideas into spaces, creating spaces that transform us.

Alberto Giovanni Busetto
Alberto Giovanni Busetto
Alberto Giovanni Busetto

AI and Data Science innovator - passionate about tech for good.

Alice Cabaret
Alice Cabaret
Alice Cabaret

Alice Cabaret is the founder of The Street Society, an urban strategy agency based in Paris, and the co-founder of [S]CITY, a collective exploring the link between neurosciences and urban design.

Alice Goldberg
Alice Goldberg
Alice Goldberg
Alicia Navarro
Alicia Navarro
Alicia Navarro

I love to build things that bring utility and delight to people's lives. I've built a few companies - previously Skimlinks and now FLOWN, which delivers focus and flow to those battling distraction and isolation.

Alina Gratschner
Alina Gratschner
Alina Gratschner

Venture builder and tech enthusiast with a focus on longevity, improving the healthspan

Amir Orad
Amir Orad
Amir Orad

Amir loves to build & scale startups. He was Co-founder of Cyber Cyota (RSA), CEO of Actimize (NICE) fighting Financial Crime and currently CEO of Sisense embedding analytics everywhere. He is based in NY and was awarded EY entrepreneur of the year and one of the top 50 SaaS CEO.

Amit Shafrir
Amit Shafrir
Amit Shafrir

Loves Food & Wine Acquired Over 1 Billion Users 4 Exits  - Over $2 Billion

Amy ter Haar
Amy ter Haar
Amy ter Haar

Committed to making a positive impact in the world and a dynamic force behind the scenes who connects people, projects and endless possibilities.

Andreas Cohen
Andreas Cohen
Andreas Cohen

Tribal leader of the Smart Marketing Data elite. Scientist of life's finer moments.

Andrew Shearer
Andrew Shearer
Andrew Shearer

On a mission to love people in radical way by empowering them to build and grow physical things. Living in Brooklyn after stints in LA, SF, Seattle and Heidelberg. Current CMO and Founder of Farmshelf - Smart indoor farms the size of a bookshelf. Alumni - Twitter, Pinterest, Wells Fargo and Pepperdine

Anita Puppe
Anita Puppe
Anita Puppe

Medical Ai Hippie

Anna Pereira
Anna Pereira
Anna Pereira

Mind body and connection.  Exploring the cultivation of well-being through tech, research, design thinking, and desirability.

Annelies Jansen
Annelies Jansen
Annelies Jansen

Curious and brave mind in the Multiverse. Traveled the world and the 7 seas to land 'at home' in LA.

Asha Easton
Asha Easton
Asha Easton
Assaf Biderman
Assaf Biderman
Assaf Biderman

I am an entrepreneur and technology inventor. For over two decades, I have been developing new solutions for urban transportation problems, both through academic research and by building companies. In 2013 I founded Superpedestrian, a company that develops predictive technologies for vehicles. From foreseeing mobility demand to avoiding brake-downs, Superpedestrian’s technologies aim at minimizing the environmental footprint of fleet vehicles while enhancing their capabilities to address the ever-growing need to affordably transport people and things in cities.

Ayal Yona Segev
Ayal Yona Segev
Ayal Yona Segev

Yona, a trained architect, runs the toi.lab studio for inventing smart toys. In 2013 he founded the Israeli Bitcoin embassy in Tel Aviv, a major hub for Bitcoin in Israel. Despite raising three kids, when he dances it seems like he still has wings.

Aziz Kaddan
Aziz Kaddan
Aziz Kaddan

Mental health entrepreneur and a language learning hobbyist. CEO at Myndlift, board member at several social impact non-profits.

Barak Berkowitz
Barak Berkowitz
Barak Berkowitz

Barak is the Director of Operation and Strategy at the MIT Media Lab as well as the founder of MarketCentrix, a consumer strategy consultancy for tech companies. Barak consults to start-ups, VCs and large companies and serves as a board member or advisor to start-ups. Prior to the Media Lab, Barak was CEO of Evi, the virtual personal assistant that was acquired by Amazon and is the intelligence in Amazon Alexa. Over his 30 years + in consumer technology Barak was the was involved in a broad range of businesses. He was the founder and/or senior executive of a number of start-ups including Wolfram Alpha, Six Apart, OmniSky, The Go Network, and Logitech. Prior to Logitech Barak spent over 9 years at Apple USA and Apple Japan in a number of roles leading consumer marketing, as well as the founding manager of Macy’s Computer Stores. Barak got involved in technology as an operational manager at the New York Public Interest Research Group. Starting in the late 1970’s Barak perceived how personal technologies could connect individuals and organizations putting the power of computers and networks in the hands of everyone. His career has been dedicated to making that a reality.

Benjamin Viaris de Lesegno
Benjamin Viaris de Lesegno
Benjamin Viaris de Lesegno

NHS Doctor. Leva clinic co-founder (digital clinic against pain). Humanitarian Dr in war zones (Syria), India, etc. Nez (olfactory expert).

Benoit Bergeret
Benoit Bergeret
Benoit Bergeret

I develop knowledge, social connections, and large burnable structures in the desert. Head of Metalab for data, technology, and society at ESSEC Business School.

Bindi Karia
Bindi Karia
Bindi Karia

Advisor to Startups, Corporates, Investors & Gov't. Venture Partner at Molten Ventures. SVB, Microsoft & PwC alum, Tech, Innovation, Europe

Brad Templeton
Brad Templeton
Brad Templeton

Brad Templeton was chair for computing at Singularity U, Chairman Emeritus and Futurist at the EFF, and founded ClariNet, the world's first dot-com. He has advised on robocars and mobility for many leading players, including Waymo, and speaks globaly on the topics of the future of technolgy and transportation.

Carina Hauswald
Carina Hauswald
Carina Hauswald

Curious by heart. Founder and Partner at Globeone - an international boutique consultancy focused on strategy, brand, communication. Empowering people and businesses.

Carlota Rodben
Carlota Rodben
Carlota Rodben

2x book author, beauty, fashion, and luxury

Carolann Ransaw
Carolann Ransaw
Carolann Ransaw

Carolann Ransaw. Raised in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Where I developed my cooking skills at a young age in my mother’s kitchen. Growing up as a vegetarian in the days when it was not so popular, I was very conscious of the food I consumed at a young age. In 2008 she moved to Italy for five years and studied Italian cuisine through private lessons and courses at a very famous Italian cooking school. I just returned to NYC to work as a private chef for a family and private parties for various clients.

Cécile Forman
Cécile Forman
Cécile Forman

Artist with scissors and glue. Museum guide specialized in slow viewing and art contemplation.

Cécilia Gabizon
Cécilia Gabizon
Cécilia Gabizon

Journalist and media innovator Run a newstech company An incubator of new medias A free school of journalism to promote diversity

Chen Raviv
Chen Raviv
Chen Raviv

Chen Raviv, Partnerships and Marketing Lead at Digital Lift – monday.com‘s philanthropy arm. Chen has a vast experience in social entrepreneurship and tech, he is the co-founder of “Change a world” NGO in Israel that solves healthcare problems among underserved communities, he joined monday.com two years ago to build the social impact initiative of the company. He has led the company’s mission to Moldova, working with the UNDP and the local government to harness technology into good since the war in Ukraine started

Christina von Messling
Christina von Messling
Christina von Messling

Futurist by profession, with a focus on AI, XR, and synthetic biology. My background is in the visual creative industries - photography and creative director. I'm sharing my time between New York, Berlin, Los Angeles, and London.

Christine Carville
Christine Carville
Christine Carville

Psychotherapist, professor, social entrepreneur in NYC

Coco Brac de la Perrière
Coco Brac de la Perrière
Coco Brac de la Perrière

Executive coach, speaker and author, Trainer and Mindfulness instructor for companies and organizations My numerous coaching missions in Burma bring me closer to meditation; I trained at MBSR, mindfulness and leadership, emotion and conflict management (Conflict Dynamics Profile). I organized the biggest dinner in silence and in mindfulness of France, ( 400 Px) and wrote 3 books « the power of Mindfulness @work » Fayard « Everything is important, but nothing is serious » Fayard, and the last “ dare to disconnect to reconnect Dunod Recognize for my ability to mobilize many players from different sectors, I accompany leaders in search of connection, meaning and depth who understand that know-how is as important as being, in order to become a conscious leader. I am convinced that In the digital age, the Full Consciousness has its place.The digital revolution brings an anthropological revolution, that is why I built a Digital DETOX meditation programme for the app PETIT BAMBOU and the Digitaldetoxinstitute.com, another meditation programme about ecology, another about the power of silence, and the last one about sorority. Since 2 years lunch a start Up call BEGOOD.care in order to take care of the Body/ mind/Heart.

Craig Forman
Craig Forman
Craig Forman

Craig is a San Francisco based venture capitalist and a former journalist and internet executive. He is past CEO of McClatchy, a major US news organization.

Daniel Kazan
Daniel Kazan
Daniel Kazan

Ex creative. Ex creative director. Ex Apple creative director. Consigliere. Entrepreneur in agro-business. Eseka. Cameroun.

Daniel Kellmereit
Daniel Kellmereit
Daniel Kellmereit

Very entrepreneurial General Manager and Investor with long-term track record of running and advising high-growths businesses. Now building a sustainable business platform in Europe and the US. Domains: - Product Strategy, Digital Product Design, Software Development - Technology (SAAS/Marketplaces/ICT/Mobile/IoT) - Immersive Technology Platforms (AR/VR/Gaming) - Experience Design, Space Design, Future of Retail/Commerce/Brands - Real Estate & Retail Tech, Modular Structures - Consulting, Professional Services

David Bchiri
David Bchiri
David Bchiri

I'm an entrepreneur, blockchain enthusiast, and a community builder. Proud father of 3 kids, husband to a food entrepreneur, and hobby-calligrapher, I'm deeply committed to creating tech communities for impact, innovation, and learning. I have recently launched XRPL Commons, an open source foundation based in Paris. With a passion for digital transformation, generative art, and Blockchain for good, I strive to make a positive difference in the world.

David Bernardo
David Bernardo
David Bernardo

Joker is a little fool. Not a club, diamond, heart, or spade. Interested in many things, in love with life. Believe the future is a mix between technology and spirituality. From AI, metaverse and constellations to death and horse constellations.

David Grebler
David Grebler
David Grebler

Passionate buy everything In love with technology and the future Organising Kinnernet Costa Brava Investor

David Rowan
David Rowan
David Rowan

Story guy. Ran WIRED, got excited by purpose-driven founders, now invest in them and bring them together through the VOYAGERS community,

Debu Purkayastha
Debu Purkayastha
Debu Purkayastha

I pretend - & I do so really, really well…

Dimitrios Argirakos
Dimitrios Argirakos
Dimitrios Argirakos

Grounded in banking, law, economics, and international politics, I've co-founded ventures, influenced media and policy, and initiated Europe's top social media award. Away from work, I appreciate the simplicity of a football game, the allure of Star Trek, the amazing taste of Greek cuisine, the comfort of sun and sea, and the wonderful company of my cherished family and friends

Doug Mandell
Doug Mandell
Doug Mandell

As a consigliere in Silicon Valley, I support founders and CEOs through their most complex and pivotal moments, navigating everything from acquisitions to co-founder disputes and boardroom challenges. I have also served as the first General Counsel for both LinkedIn and Nauto, Inc, as well as outside general counsel for several startups and as an investor and advisor. I am also deeply passionate about photography. As a former professional photographer, I continue to express my love for the art form by collecting contemporary fine art photography and through involvement with various museums in San Francisco.

Elena Poughia
Elena Poughia
Elena Poughia

An art curator turned media entrepreneur with a passion for digital arts and AI. Talks about AI ethics, generative AI, spirituality and philosophy.

Erik Antonsen
Erik Antonsen
Erik Antonsen

I'm a doctor, engineer and scientist who works on human spaceflight as well as taking care of the poor. I enjoy making stained glass and playing the harmonica poorly. I think trying to understand risk is a fascinating pursuit.

Erin McPherson
Erin McPherson
Erin McPherson

I love storytelling of all kinds and am interested in how technology affects the way we share our stories. I’m a change agent who pushes my organization to think differently. Currently focused on driving the shift to streamed content and more choice.

Eugenia Carrara
Eugenia Carrara
Eugenia Carrara

Eugénia Carrara is a multilingual senior strategist with a record of driving transformative change in public policy. Recognized as a global expert in transforming food systems to sustainability. She has a background in advising Paris' Mayor, managing World Union of Wholesale markets, and advising Argentinian Minister of Ecology.

Florence G sell
Florence G sell
Florence G sell

Florence is a law professor that focuses on the regulation of technology. She mostly works on EU and US regulations. She is now based in Paris but will soon move to the Bay Area.

Frédéric Josué
Frédéric Josué
Frédéric Josué

J’ai fondé 18M, une société de conseil en stratégie d’entreprise. Mes principaux clients sont Ferrero, BNP Paribas, Orange ainsi que des sociétés du domaine des industries culturelles. Je suis spécialiste de la communication des marques et des nouvelles technologies. J’aide mes clients à prioriser leurs investissements en termes d’activation, en choisissant les meilleures thématiques, et à harmoniser leurs actions entre les différents canaux et typologies de cibles. J’accompagne le business développement de mes clients, notamment par l’utilisation de la technologie, au service de l’expérience consommateur. Je suis par ailleurs un expert du storytelling, en capacité d’écrire et d’encadrer l’écriture de bibles de production de séries audiovisuelles. Ces expériences, ces connexions et cet enthousiasme sans cesse renouvelé pour les grands défis culturels, sociaux et technologiques de notre époque, je les puise dans une carrière de plus de vingt ans dans l’industrie des médias et de la communication. J’ai été Conseiller Exécutif auprès des dirigeants du groupe Bolloré, Havas et Vivendi et Chef de la prospective. J’ai dirigé un Lab d’innovation qui finançait des programmes de recherche appliquée auprès de prestigieuses universités notamment à Los Angeles, Tel Aviv, Tokyo/Séoul. J’ai développé de solides compétences en termes de scouting de startup. J’ai travaillé avec Jonathan Taplin USC dans les domaines de la brand science, et sa lutte contre la "monoculture marketing" insufflée par Google, Meta & Amazon. Je poursuis aujourd’hui mes réflexions et recherches afin d’anticiper ce qui constituera le quotidien de nos enjeux demain. Je travaille sur la prise de décision en période d’incertitude, notamment sur la base d’outils en intelligence artificielle. Je développe avec Alex McDowell le World Building, une approche multi-échelle pour la stratégie des entreprises. J’enseigne à Sciences-Po Paris, un cours intitulé Metavers, The New Logics of Engagement, ainsi qu’au CNAM auprès d’apprentis.

Georges de la Ville Baugé
Georges de la Ville Baugé
Georges de la Ville Baugé

Working on making easy random Kinnernet-style conversations available Worldwide

Géraldine Aresteanu
Géraldine Aresteanu
Géraldine Aresteanu

I am Kinnernet ‘s photographer :) I am your photographer www.geraldinearesteanu.com

Gil Golan
Gil Golan
Gil Golan

Gil Golan is a Vice President at General Motors. He leads the Company’s Technology Acceleration and Commercialization (TAC) organization, which is responsible for defining and implementing a comprehensive battery technology strategy critical to maintaining GM’s leadership position in this domain. Additionally, TAC spearheads the commercialization of GM’s hydrogen fuel cell technologies across a range of automotive and non-automotive industries and applications.

Guido van Nispen
Guido van Nispen
Guido van Nispen

Guido van Nispen is a European entrepreneur, Independent Advisor, and Independent Board Member. Next to his advisory and board roles, Guido is co-founder and CEO of the cybersecurity and insurance startup venture Insiber.com

Guy-Philippe Goldstein
Guy-Philippe Goldstein
Guy-Philippe Goldstein

Fiction writer, lecturer at the School of Economic Warfare, Advisor to PwC & ExponCapital

Heikki Haldre
Heikki Haldre
Heikki Haldre

Founder: Miros AI, The Exit Academy; biohacker and dreamer

Irene van Nispen-Kress
Irene van Nispen-Kress
Irene van Nispen-Kress

Being a visual artist I have worked with quite some mediums and platforms, from webdesign and video to documentary photography. After making the black and white photography book 'Silver' about the stigma of old age especially for a woman, which was presented at Paris Photo in 2019. I am also working with totally different materials like clay, paper and pastels.

Jean-Pierre Escarfail
Jean-Pierre Escarfail
Jean-Pierre Escarfail

PhD in chemistry, ETH Zürich. G. M. paper production and printing companies Man. Consulting, McKinsey Paris, Groupe Valeur Pr. Assoc. Justice

Jennifer Schenker
Jennifer Schenker
Jennifer Schenker

A veteran technology journalist and media entrepreneur who has worked full-time, at various points in her career, for The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, International Herald Tribune, Red Herring, Businessweek, and Les Echos. Jennifer served as a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer judge for 20 years and was twice voted one of the 50 most inspiring women in technology in Europe. She is currently the founder and editor-in-chief of The Innovator (www.theinnovator.news)

Jimmy Van
Jimmy Van
Jimmy Van

My name is Dr. Jimmy Van. I am an Orthopedic Surgeon focused in foot and ankles with a sub specialty in pediatrics. I have my private practice based in New York City.

Joanna Gordon
Joanna Gordon
Joanna Gordon

The challenge am trying to solve for: how to feed 10 billion people while not destroying the planet.

John Gordon
John Gordon
John Gordon

John Gordon was educated at Downing College Cambridge. In 1984 he founded Xtreme Information, a leading Media Information company and Contagious, the organiser of the annual Most Contagious Festival celebrating innovation. In 2002 he founded Intelligence Squared, a forum for live debate on politics and culture. In 2012, he launched the How To Academy, a global platform for talks and conferences on culture, science, and technology.

Jon Morris
Jon Morris
Jon Morris

Jon Morris is the CEO/co-founder of NOWHERE & The Windmill Factory. He helped pioneer immersive theatre, the experience economy, and the metaverse by creating award winning experiences at the intersection of art and technology that have excited audiences around the globe including collaborations with Cirque Du Soleil, NIN, Fuerzabruta, Burning Man, Red Bull, AWS, Google to name a few. linktr.ee/yojonmorris

Jonathan Bryant
Jonathan Bryant
Jonathan Bryant

Loving life to the full, Memento mori, nothing matters and yet everything does. Chocolate is important, tech spirited entrepreneur. Bringing poetry to the digital world.

Josephine Goube
Josephine Goube
Josephine Goube

Joséphine is the Founder and CEO of Sistech, a non-profit (previously known as Techfugees for Impact) empowering uprooted & displaced women in Europe through qualified and sustainable tech & digital jobs since 2018. As an expert on migrations and social innovation, she sits on the board of the Norwegian Refugee Council and acts as an informal expert for the European Commission. Nominated as one of the top “30 under 30 Social Entrepreneurs” by Forbes three times in a row, she has received many prizes and advocates for a more inclusive world in many high-level conferences such as SXSW, WebSummit, VivaTech as well as UNESCO’s annual meeting for education or UNHCR global compact.

Judith Darmont
Judith Darmont
Judith Darmont

EVERYTHING IS INTERCONNECTED "As a nomadic spirit I navigate from universe to universe I am enriched by travels and meetings what I do is not a job it's an endless search, it's looking for the beautiful in the sense noble of the term, it's sharing my vision that everything is interconnected, there is no limit..." Http://www.Judithdarmont.com

Julia Becker
Julia Becker
Julia Becker

On a mission of regeneration. Empowering the creation of intentional and sustainable neighborhoods (regenerative communities) to co.create happier lives and drive the regenerative movement - for a smarter, more efficient, healthier & happier future.

Julie Mamou Mani
Julie Mamou Mani
Julie Mamou Mani

Avec une expérience de plus de 15 ans dans les plus grandes rédactions en tant que journaliste (Elle, TF1, France 5) et rédactrice en chef (C8, M6), Julie crée Mamouz Prod en 2018, une société de production audiovisuelle à son image : positive, innovante et multi casquette. Julie est aussi une femme engagée qui met un point d’honneur à développer des projets avec des associations caritatives et des institutions culturelles qui lui sont chères, comme la Maison des Femmes, le Mémorial de la Shoah, Guerrières de la paix, Dysturb, Amis de la Terre, la Fondation des Femmes. Partenaire de l’EFAP depuis quatre ans, Julie dirige un MBA de production audiovisuelle qui forme les plus futures générations aux codes de la communication de demain. Julie est aussi plus connue sous le nom de @Mamouz (près de 140000 followers), un compte d’humour et de mèmes devenu incontournable. Auteure, elle a publié « P.T.D.R Pour une Thérapie du Rire » (Ed. Jouvence) et Hahaha! véritables manuels de bonne humeur, son 2e livre sortira en mai 2023. Depuis Julie est devenue professeure de yoga du rire et elle est invitée pour animer de nombreuses conférences et workshops sur les bienfaits du rire (Pinterest, Pop Women Festival, Salon Zen, TEDx…)

Jurgis Didžiulis
Jurgis Didžiulis
Jurgis Didžiulis

Social Alchemist, Edutainer, Creative Campaigner. Jurgis is hard to pin down with conventional labels. By seamlessly mixing his passion for music and social phenomenon, this Colombian-Lithuanian proves that a performer can do much more than just entertain; he can transform, enlighten and inspire. His colorful background, ranging from Eurovision to EU consultant, allows him to transcend formats effortlessly and connect with audiences in arenas packed with thousands of people, corporate boardrooms, government institutions, and kindergartens alike.

Kadri Voorand
Kadri Voorand
Kadri Voorand

Kadri Voorand, awarded as the Musician of the Year 2020 by Estonian Public Broadcasting and with The President’s Young Cultural Figure Award in 2019, is a vocalist, pianist and composer who creates music through strong emotional storytelling, combining catchy rhythms with a completely unique way of blending improvisational pop, jazz and folk elements. Kadri Voorand is a well-established vocalist whose original music and expression have brought her a number of prizes and performances in Estonia as well as abroad. She has toured in many countries and her latest album was released by legendary label ACT.

Kamin Mohammadi
Kamin Mohammadi
Kamin Mohammadi

Kamin Mohammadi was born in Iran, moved to the UK in 1979. She is a prolific journalist and writer who has been nominated for an Amnesty Human Rights in Journalism award, and for a National Magazine Award by the American Society of Magazine Editors in the U.S. Kamin has authored two books: BELLA FIGURA: HOW TO LIVE, LOVE AND EAT THE ITALIAN WAY (published in 16 countries and in development as a tv series); and THE CYPRESS TREE: A LOVE LETTER TO IRAN

Kat Cohen
Kat Cohen
Kat Cohen

Persian. Nomad. On the path to spread love & happiness through unforgettable experiences and events. COO at I-COM Global.

Kathryn Myronuk
Kathryn Myronuk
Kathryn Myronuk

STEAM-driven synthesist focused on science education, the future of work, failure modes of experts, and getting the SDGs done early.

Kenneth Chabert
Kenneth Chabert
Kenneth Chabert

Ted Talking, 3-mile running, mezcal drinking, Harvard educated, social entrepreneur. Coined the term, Powerful First Experiences™️, while living a life full of them.

Kim HUYNH-KIEU
Kim HUYNH-KIEU
Kim HUYNH-KIEU

Kim is a multi-potential Designer and an entrepreneur. He is coming from an eclectic academic background combining sciences, arts, economics, marketing and... hacker spaces where he fell in love with Design and software engineering in the 2000's. He plays by many roles: recently leading Design for hydrogen infrastructures at Hopium, a french hydrogen vehicule startup, he has also co-founded the NGO OneHome with the mathematician and novelist Jean-Pierre Goux, which produces actual real Earth videos from NASA material, promoting planetary consciousness by bringing the Overview Effect to the greatest number. In 2020, he created Good Galaxy, a company designing new kind of tools for regenerative agriculture. From time to time, he is also teaching Design to school kids, engineering students, institutionals and business schools students (Telecom Paristech, Polytechnique Paris Institute, HEC, the Institute of Desirable Futures, Sup de Pub...). During his years at Air Liquide, Kim grew a taste for planetary challenges, pushing Design into the strategy of a non-Design compliant global industrial company. He started with innovation projects to disrupt the group itself, then embraced broader topics such as air quality, industry 4.0, the future of agriculture, digitalization of healthcare, hydrogen mobility, the future of cities in partnership with Vinci group and so on… His progress inside Air Liquide group, from designing at the i-Lab to the co-founding of the Digital Factory, led him to turn into an active advocate of Design for desirable futures, advising industrial leaders and entrepreneurs.

Kim Polese
Kim Polese
Kim Polese

Kim Polese is Chairman of CrowdSmart, a new form of AI rooted in the laws of nature that integrates human collective intelligence to transform how groups of any size solve problems, predict, and make radically better decisions. Kim has helped bring several seminal technologies to the world. She led the launch of Java at Sun, and co-founded and served as CEO of Marimba, today one of the world’s most widely-used IoT platforms. Kim advises numerous technology startups and serves on boards including the Long Term Stock Exchange, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the Public Policy Institute of California and the Long Now Foundation. Kim received her Bachelor's degree in Biophysics from UC Berkeley, completed post-baccalaureate work in computer science at the University of Washington and is a Fellow at the Aspen Institute.

Kristen Davis
Kristen Davis
Kristen Davis

Former IT & Innovation director at NY Times International, now breaking, building and creating new business models, services and products, both in media and out of media. The best bit is I get to work with large multinationals and small startups - the whole ecosystem is my playground! I'm also chairwoman of the US board of APOPO HeroRats where we blend the best of nature and tech to train rats to save lives by detecting land mines, TB and lots more using their amazing sense of smell. @daviskris10

Laurence Ainouz
Laurence Ainouz
Laurence Ainouz

Mirrors. Chocolate. Sourdough. Investor. Emergency medicine. Recovered corporate executive.

Lea von Bidder
Lea von Bidder
Lea von Bidder

My name is Lea and I've been an entrepreneur all my life ranging from selling chocolates in India to introducing AI into women's health to now providing companies with easier access to the creator community. My interests are wide, my love for new things, cultures, people and ways of seeing things is strong. I've been lucky enough to live in many different corners of this planet and travel to even more. When home, you'll find me happiest with a book or around the dinner table with friends.

Leah Siegel
Leah Siegel
Leah Siegel

Leah Siegel is a former professional musician who created The SPAR Method for couples and families to help chronic fighters have the hard conversations they are avoiding. Certified in Emotional Freedom Technique, Leah is a co-founder of BlueDot Wellness, creating mental health and wellness care insurance coverage, to make the most effective holistic and alternative modes accessible and affordable to all.

Lee Clancy
Lee Clancy
Lee Clancy

Based in Madrid, Lee Clancy is a product leader, GM, operating partner, and board director with a long career in both Silicon Valley and Europe. He is currently SVP Product & Growth at Prosus / Naspers, a global consumer Internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world, with a portfolio of leading companies in online classifieds, food delivery, payments and fintech, and education technology. Prior to Prosus, Lee was VP Consumer Products at Trulia, at the vanguard of the US online real estate industry. During his tenure, Lee transformed Trulia’s product suite to drive mobile usage and monetization, doubled its user base, and served as a key executive through a successful IPO. Previously, Lee guided 3D metaverse company IMVU, birthplace of the Lean Startup movement, to profitability and 5x revenue growth as SVP of Product Management and GM of Direct Revenue. Fluent in 3 languages, Lee previously co-founded a digital music company and held product leadership roles at Yahoo! and noteworthy Silicon Valley startups.

Lihi Cohen
Lihi Cohen
Lihi Cohen

A researcher at Haifa University on her path to becoming a clinical psychologist, Lihi actively works with patients and is interested in incorporating innovative technologies to enhance therapy.

Linda Adrichem
Linda Adrichem
Linda Adrichem

A sociologist with comprehensive experience in engagement research.

Liron Turkenich
Liron Turkenich
Liron Turkenich

I'm an entrepreneur who creates cultural bridges through type design and visual systems. I'm passionate about inspiring change in global communities and creative restructuring.

Ludovic Blecher
Ludovic Blecher
Ludovic Blecher

Ludovic Blecher is the head of Innovation for the Google News Initiative. He spent most of his career at the intersection of news and journalism, product, business innovation and change management. He led multiple global initiatives to stimulate and support the news-ecosystem.

Maaike Engels
Maaike Engels
Maaike Engels

Creative director, video-artist & documentary maker. Currently at Rabobank, where I , as a program maker at Rabo Art Lab. A 'Free space' within the bank where we invite artists for a residency and explore societal transitions together. Art as knowledge, as a source of critical reflection and fundamental renewal in the day-to-day business of a large company... connecting those worlds.

Maks Giordano
Maks Giordano
Maks Giordano

Passionate about the co-creation of sustainable and desirable futures

Mar-Michelle Häusler
Mar-Michelle Häusler
Mar-Michelle Häusler

Mar Michelle Hausler is the founder of the Aligned Money methodology and coaching programmes. After 5 years as a trader in London she shifted her life to bring about a new way for people to relate to money and connect to their passion, life purpose and personal wellbeing. Since 2016 after completing her Masters at Schumacher College, she has coached over 500 women in their relationship with money, to launch their "Soul Business" and to start investing in alignment with their values. She has also developed a regenerative way for women to run their projects and businesses aligned with their natural rhythms.

Marc Goldberg
Marc Goldberg
Marc Goldberg

Founder Maslow Capital Partners Co-founder Kinnernet Europe

Marc Neyret
Marc Neyret
Marc Neyret

From Telco and IT to craft Brewery

Marc Shergill
Marc Shergill
Marc Shergill

I create partner ecosystems for a boutique accelerator DAO that grows early-stage blockchain startups with the top 1% resources, investors, and mentors to become the next elites of the industry.

Mariia Skakun
Mariia Skakun
Mariia Skakun

Business development expert. 8+ years with tech companies, international network builder. Helps companies grow through non-obvious partnerships

Marina Sisakian
Marina Sisakian
Marina Sisakian

Experienced Physician with a demonstrated history of working in the medical practice industry. Board-certified in rehabilitation, medicine, neurology, psychiatry, bariatric, medicine Skilled Psychiatrist with over 20 years in practice! over 17 years in community Psychiatry in Upper East Side , working with multidisciplinary team as a Medical Director. Years of experience working in Emergency room setting, as well as teaching medical students at New York Medical college. Treatment includes but not limited to Psychopharmacology, with combination of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.

Marius Veltman
Marius Veltman
Marius Veltman

Marius Veltman is a user experience designer and creative technologist from the Netherlands with over fifteen years of expertise in digital product and service design. Marius holds a profound knowledge of what is moving today's digital users. And has a Hypercreative, multi-faceted, one-trick pony.

Marjorie Paillon
Marjorie Paillon
Marjorie Paillon

Marjorie covers tech, politics, innovation and education at 360 degrees. She goes behind and beyond buzzwords.

Mark Burow
Mark Burow
Mark Burow

Innovator, Design Thinker and Creative Leader in the marketing industry by day, DIY geek, music & tech nerd by night, Networker, Ambassador & Judge throughout the year. Creative by heart with a strong passion for technology and disruptive thinking. Proud father of two young leaders of tomorrow.

Marlon Huysmans
Marlon Huysmans
Marlon Huysmans

Marlon Huysmans (1976), she is founder of Fabuleux Destin and for 20 yrs active in city development. Big heart for sustainability, people, digitization, innovation and developing places of meaning. Currently she is also working on a new project called City of (be)longing, an inclusive event and network for a better future of our cities (start 2024). Brave hearted woman in a male dominated sector, trying to bring consciousness and positive change in the world of the built environment.

Martin Wezowski
Martin Wezowski
Martin Wezowski

Futurist, strategist, punk-rocker, corporate intra-preneur, runs long-term innovation-vision, strategy and frameworks as a part of the CTO board area for SAP. Future of work/Politics/economics/humanity

Michael Breidenbrücker
Michael Breidenbrücker
Michael Breidenbrücker

Michael Michael Breidenbrücker (born 6 January 1972) is an Austrian entrepreneur, artist and engineer. He is best known as the co-founder of Last.fm, a founder of RjDj and a partner at the venture firm Speedinvest. He has worked with musical artists such as Hans Zimmer, Imogen Heap, Air and Booka Shade. In 2011, he produced Inception The App with Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer, which reached number 5 in the US App Store charts.[1] Between 2000 and 2002, he headed the masters programme in interactive digital media at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication in London.[2] He studied digital art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna with Peter Weibel.[3]

Michael Hermon
Michael Hermon
Michael Hermon

Creative technologist, hacker, full time maker, entrepreneur. Passionate about turning software, electronics, wood, acrylic, 3d prints, LEDs, and sound - into fun and engaging art and tools that bring people closer together and pave a better future of work

Michelle de Bruijn
Michelle de Bruijn
Michelle de Bruijn

Founder of Kenshō (mind avenue), a leadership development company offering a space for transformation by bridging the best of Buddhist psychology with wellbeing technology to help entrepreneurs, business leaders & impact investors thrive

Mira Awad
Mira Awad
Mira Awad

Multi disciplinary artist and activist. A storytelling consultant, helping individuals and organizations frame their authentic & unique stories.

Muriel Sergent
Muriel Sergent
Muriel Sergent
Nadiia Kolibaba
Nadiia Kolibaba
Nadiia Kolibaba

12+ years in BigTech; Wtech (non-profit women it tech community) ambassador. Moved from Kyiv to München in 2020 to launch startup segment and develop the ecosystem for AWS in Ukraine and CIS countries. Before - 10 years at Microsoft leading corporate business in Ukraine and Black Sea region

Nancy Giordano
Nancy Giordano
Nancy Giordano

Described as endlessly optimistic, I’m a strategic futurist, gatherer, author, global keynote speaker, and passionate advocate for a safe + thriving future for us all. the world’s first TEDx licensee, i co-foundered the Femme Futurists Society and an annual "career fair of the future" event for college students. my experiences ranges from A.I. to frozen foods to reinventing the internet, and all projects have a key common denominator: transitioning away from the extractive operating systems and outdated business thinking that no longer hold up... to create the more sustainable, inclusive and dynamic solutions this “Exponential Productivity Transformation” deserves.

Nathan Sutton
Nathan Sutton
Nathan Sutton

Co-founder of Tangible, a fintech making private markets 10x more liquid (launching in Q32023). Formerly, founding partner and operator at Sinaxia, a permanent capital private equity firm.

Nativ Levy
Nativ Levy
Nativ Levy

Cybersecurity expert and Academic Lead at Masterschool, Nativ is on a mission to enable anyone a start an inspiring tech career.

Nili Ohayon
Nili Ohayon
Nili Ohayon

Onili- Electro-pop musician and Audio-visual content creator. Founder of NILLA - a music making education platform teaching kids as young as three years old how to make music using innovative techniques that don't require traditional music training. My aim is to inspire and encourage young minds to explore their creativity through music and sound. Singing and Performing is my passion, I love how music connects everyone in the room, it's magical!

Noam Grebler
Noam Grebler
Noam Grebler

How can we solve today’s mental health crisis?How can we solve today’s mental health crisis?

Nomi Bar-Yaacov
Nomi Bar-Yaacov
Nomi Bar-Yaacov

I am an international human rights lawyer, negotiator, arbitrator and mediator, and a convenor of Track II initiatives (backchannel diplomacy). Super-Passionate about peace and anything that will make the universe a healthier, happier, safer place for all loving creatures.

Nouriel Roubini
Nouriel Roubini
Nouriel Roubini

Nouriel Roubini is CEO of Roubini Macro Associates and Professor Emeritus at NYU’s Stern School of Business. He has also served as the White House's senior economist, and as senior advisor to the U.S. Treasury Department. Dr. Roubini is author of his new book, "MegaThreats: Ten Dangerous Trends That Imperil Our Future and How to Survive Them".

Olivia Sibony
Olivia Sibony
Olivia Sibony

I believe in using business as a force for good. I am an award-winning entrepreneur and ethical investment champion who left the Corporate world to become a serial impact entrepreneur. I am driven by the desire to contribute to a world world where all businesses marry profit and purpose and inject optimism, curiosity and adaptability into everything I do. The roots of my work promote the spirit of entrepreneurship, the ability to navigate uncertainty and meaningful collaboration. These roots are increasingly fed by the constant wonders of learning from the systems of nature, to inspire better ways of working. In a world where increased uncertainty is the only certainty, we have a unique opportunity to see that the world is constantly evolving, not predictable; and our emotional reaction to this monumental shift can be fear, but can also be hope. I see hope as an active, moral choice which we can all cultivate. , I help purpose-driven leaders grow their companies - and associated positive impact - more easily through practical tools, complementary collaborations and the learned confidence to adapt in new ways to the growing challenges of a fast changing world.. Their ability to thrive in adversity means their hope of contributing to a better world through business is translated into a tangible reality.

Olivier Chouvet
Olivier Chouvet
Olivier Chouvet

Founder of several companies worldwide currently building a network of communication agencies dedicated to fashion and luxury brands with 13 offices and 700 persons worldwide.

Omer Kalderon
Omer Kalderon
Omer Kalderon

Experience maker and community builder

Omri Shacham
Omri Shacham
Omri Shacham

Kindergarten physicist. Bird feeder. Inventor turned investor. Respectful for symmetry laws. Perfect pitch fan.

Pablo Rodriguez
Pablo Rodriguez
Pablo Rodriguez

Pablo Rodriguez is a creative entrepreneur, business executive, and computer scientist. He is recognised as a creative leader and visionary. He is currently a Director at the Office of the CTO with Google, bringing Google’s innovation to the world. He is passionate about responsible AI, technology and humans. Prior he was Ambassador to Google [X], and CEO of Telefonica Alpha where led the company’s development of experimental moonshot projects

Patrick Morselli
Patrick Morselli
Patrick Morselli

Tech operator, scale-up pro & Web3 builder. Early Uber, WeWork, ConsenSys. I love plants, cities, and inclusion.

Peter Kevin Hirshberg
Peter Kevin Hirshberg
Peter Kevin Hirshberg

Arts, Tech and Urban Development obsessive. Founder, San Francisco's Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, Author "The Maker City" and "From Bitcoin to Burning Man." Early Apple. Serves on San Francisco's International economic development agency, where we cant take things for granted anymore!

Rabin Yaghoubi
Rabin Yaghoubi
Rabin Yaghoubi

Powering media in emerging markets @AlephGroup. Intrepid traveller, trivia nerd & movie buff.

Robert C Wolcott
Robert C Wolcott
Robert C Wolcott

Adjunct Professor of Innovation, University of Chicago & Northwestern University. 4x Teacher of the Year. Founder, TWIN Global. Author, speaker and investor in nearly 30 startups. BA, History, Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Northwestern University.

Rodrigo SEPULVEDA SCHULZ
Rodrigo SEPULVEDA SCHULZ
Rodrigo SEPULVEDA SCHULZ

Rodrigo is a serial entrepreneur and investor, having founded or co-founded 5 companies. He started his career as a management consultant.

Romain Appy
Romain Appy
Romain Appy

I was born and raised in the beautiful region of Provence. While contemplating my higher education options, I made the decision to move to Paris to pursue an MBA. This experience opened doors for me to explore different parts of the world, including the USA, UK, Argentina, and more. During this time, I had the opportunity to work in finance for renowned luxury brands. However, as time went on, I felt a calling to make a significant change in my life. I made the courageous decision to leave behind my previous career and return to Provence. I embraced the opportunity to join my family's business, specializing in plant production. It has been a fulfilling journey to contribute to the growth and success of our family enterprise. In addition to my commitment to the family business, I am the President of the local business club, Round Table. Our main objective is to raise funds for children in need, while also fostering a sense of community and collaboration within the local area. It is a cause that holds great importance to me, and I find immense satisfaction in making a positive impact in the lives of others.

Romain Nom Dian
Romain Nom Dian
Romain Nom Dian

French 39 years old entrepreneur based in Lisbon. Author of the book ”Humain : du monde de la nuit à l’Amazonie” published last year at Éditions Eyrolles. Also speaker on the theme of ”Wisness” (the bridge between businees & Wisdom). Now organizing and facilitating ”L’Appel de la Forêt”, 17&18th of June 2023 in chateau de Millemont (45 min from Paris). I also host Men circle and singing circle in Lisbon.

Roxane Planas
Roxane Planas
Roxane Planas

I'm a natural born connector with 15 years of experience in Communications for various industries. Extremely passionate at what I do at Image 7 (leading strategic communications and public affairs agency in France), but also outside of my job by giving time and helping different associations, mentoring women entrepreneurs at SISTA, and animating 2 private clubs. I am also very proud to have created a collective "La bande à bordel" to organize happenings with high media visibility alongside leading cultural actors and institutions. We organized "flashmobs" and happenings to raise awareness, and funds, for NGOs and anti-racism associations, helping raise hundreds of thousands of euros and generating free media mileage of 50m EUR for these organizations. www.youtube.com/labandeabordel

Ruby Wax
Ruby Wax
Ruby Wax

I've worked on the BBC as a writer and performer for my own shows for 25 years. I'm an author of 7 books, comedian, writer and performer in 8 one-woman shows, OBE, Masters from Oxford in Mindfulness based, cognitive therapy. Tedtalk Global speaker and mental health campaigner.

Sabine Seymour
Sabine Seymour
Sabine Seymour

Data economist, body sensorist, and extreme sports athlete. Always a decade too early :-) #tokenizing #regenerativeeconomy #AIforgood #biodiversitystandard #dataethics #digitalRWE

Sam Glassenberg
Sam Glassenberg
Sam Glassenberg

Videogame exec - former MSFT/LucasFilm/Hollywood. Now unleashing this experience on healthcare - advancing the practice of medicine thru play.

Sebastiaan Vaessen
Sebastiaan Vaessen
Sebastiaan Vaessen

Founder and Partner at Coalition Capital. Investor in the Future of Finance, Commerce and Work. Former head of strategy at Naspers / Prosus Group / ex-Bain

Sebastian de Gzell
Sebastian de Gzell
Sebastian de Gzell

Managing Partner of restaurants Nomad and Plus61 in Marrakech, Morocco Raised in Mallorca, Spain Attended Art School in London Background in organic farming in Spain And Construction and design in New York

Shahar Nechmad
Shahar Nechmad
Shahar Nechmad

Serial entrepreneur and a geek, lived in 10 countries. Passionate about communities, music, sports, life and solving loneliness.

Simon Luling
Simon Luling
Simon Luling

Writing-filming on ecology, politics and tattoos. Co-founder of Ekonavi, startup mapping and supporting agroforestry in Brazil. Organize Tattoo Planetarium (Paris tattoo convention).

Sophia Swire
Sophia Swire
Sophia Swire

Yes: A Digital Dunkirk I have been invited by Benoit to put together a slide presentation on the Future Brilliance Task Force and our successful efforts to evacuate several hundred Afghan women and their families from Afghanistan; reskill them in ICT, coding and robotics; prepare them for life in the West; and to secure asylum and flights to freedom.

Sten-Kristian Saluveer
Sten-Kristian Saluveer
Sten-Kristian Saluveer

Making meaning between creativity x technology x innovation, and policy / ecosystems, plus 10+ years between Asia and Europe. Managing and leading at Storytek Innovation Studio, Marche Du Film - Festival de Cannes, Future Media Hubs, Geneva Digital Market, and sometimes at the EU/EC. Occasional musician and DJ, awarded film producer, a technical scuba diver, and a combat casualty care / civic first aid technician.

Stephan-Eloïse Gras
Stephan-Eloïse Gras
Stephan-Eloïse Gras

"We had the experience, but missed the meaning"

Stephanie Bouchet
Stephanie Bouchet
Stephanie Bouchet

Founder of RougeFrog, Interim CMO and advisory boutique agency focusing on accelerating small biz brands and growth. Former initial Skype team member. Supporting French red-head extinction, heavy practitioner of ubiquity and nomadism. Natural optimist with an open eye for photography (and fine food!)

Steven Levy
Steven Levy
Steven Levy

Vysioneer™️… Lifestyle Entrepreneur - (Concepts, Development, Execution) - Emmy winning Producer - Purposeful Life Pro

Steven Posner
Steven Posner
Steven Posner

Steven is an entrepreneur, advisor, biohacker, father and adventurer. After decades of experience as an entrepreneur, advisor and investor, Steven is now focused on his core passion: Teaching leaders inner skills for greater impact & fulfillment in business & life. Through his Resilient Leadership programs and retreats, Steven helps leaders tap innate brain and body capabilities to rewire limitations, make new realities possible and live truly fulfilling lives. Steven has worked with Google, SAP, YPO and one of the leading wellness clinics in the world.

Taiye Selasi
Taiye Selasi
Taiye Selasi

Taiye Selasi is an authour, screenwriter and producer. Best known for her TED talk, watched by over 3 million viewers, Selasi is the authour of GHANA MUST GO, named one of the 10 best books of the year by both The Economist and The Wall Street Journal. A local of New York, Rome and Accra, she currently lives in Lisbon.

Tal Oron
Tal Oron
Tal Oron

For over 20 years, Tal has been building software driven businesses and operations. Most recently, the children’s book publishing company Wonderbly.com and a blockchain for good project GoodDollar.org, An ex-developer with a BSc in Computer Science and a Masters in Business innovation. A user experience person at heart.

Tali Orad
Tali Orad
Tali Orad

Tali is a changemaker, engineer, TEDx speaker, and serial entrepreneur. She’s the founder of 1treellion.org an NGO with the mission to collectively make a meaningful global impact by bringing communities together to plant trees and help mitigate the effects of climate change. Tali believes in the power of people to make a change, and hopes with the help of the people she can help our planet.

Tamas David-Barrett
Tamas David-Barrett
Tamas David-Barrett

Evolutionary behavioural scientist studying humanity, looking 2 million years back and a 1000 forward.

Tanja Gihr
Tanja Gihr
Tanja Gihr

A personable leader Tanja enjoys collaborating and empowering those around her to strive for a better financial system for people and the planet. With a drive for change and transition, guided by the mantra of “intra-preneurship”, Tanja has moved into ESG to build up her ESG Advisory team within Sustainable and Impact Banking. Backed by her wealth of experience in ESG and as a senior financial industry executive for over 18 years, she is a regular speaker at conferences. As a mentor with Unreasonable, Rise & various other places, Tanja has encouraged and supported women in Fintech and social entrepreneurs and fundraised for multiple charities, notably sponsoring a schoolgirl in Kenya. Tanja is passionate about constant personal and spiritual growth and you will see Tanja in her "happy place" either ski touring up a remote mountain or dancing the night away.

Tejen Barbezat
Tejen Barbezat
Tejen Barbezat

Founder, advisor, connector. Love problems, passionate about solutions and about building. Martial arts, music, outdoors, wildlife and mushroom nerd. LLM Intl Law, LLB Law & Economics (Durham)

Théo Goldberg
Théo Goldberg
Théo Goldberg
Tiffany Steckler
Tiffany Steckler
Tiffany Steckler

Consumer technology, entertainment, video games, corporate communications

Tim Kolberg
Tim Kolberg
Tim Kolberg

Tim Kolberg is the CTO at Miros.ai, a innovative AI Startup base in Tallinn Estonia.

Tim Degraye
Tim Degraye
Tim Degraye

Father of 6 girls. Firmly believes that effective communication in all its varied forms is a primordial component to find solutions for most, if not all, of humanity's problems. Founder of Hed Unity, the company that makes the first headphones that can stream high-definition, uncompressed audio wirelessly.

Timothy O Connell
Timothy O Connell
Timothy O Connell

Timothy is a pioneer in the European start-up scene both as a serial entrepreneur, investor, business leader and educator. Over the past 10 years he managed over 20 international Accelerator Programs across multiple Industries (Food, Fashion, IoT, Blockchain, Wellness, EdTech…) that collaborated with 100’s of early-stage startups. He has also balanced his career from working as a successful Marketing Executive with global brands to founding, managing and exiting a number of innovative startups.

Vera FUTORJANSKI
Vera FUTORJANSKI
Vera FUTORJANSKI

Vera Futorjanski is an entrepreneur, angel investor, LP in a VC Fund in Africa, and an international speaker and moderator. Vera has been in the GCC for almost a decade, building entrepreneurial ecosystems. Vera has lived in 10 countries and is fluent in five languages. Fun fact, Vera used to be a professional Argentine Tango dancer in her first career.

Vincent Bruneau
Vincent Bruneau
Vincent Bruneau

Vincent Bruneau is the founder and CEO of Sparkup, a real-time engagement platform for live streams and hybrid events. With over 10 years as a professional illusionist and Mentalist for corporate events, Vincent masters the art of audience engagement. He combined his unique skills with an expertise in technology to build a next generation platform for real-time communication and audience participation. Sparkup is the result of years of expertise in live interaction and technology to bring a deeper engagement and a more immersive experience to attendees on all events

Violeta Stevens
Violeta Stevens
Violeta Stevens

Violeta Stevens is a leading expert in sustainable value chains and Managing Director at Union Hand-Roasted Coffee, the leading UK speciality coffee brand and a B Corporation. Violeta has a strong background in developing sustainable business models, enhancing resilience across supply chains and building a culture of sustainability within a business. Additionally, she has knowledge on how to develop and lead the strategic business case for organisational change and how businesses can drive wider system-level change. Violeta is a coffee connoisseur; she is a certified Q grader (a similar accreditation to a Sommelier in wine). Violeta has travelled extensively to coffee, tea and cocoa growing countries and has developed a deep understanding of the key challenges smallholder producers face. Violeta is passionate about coffee, and it is dedicated to adding real value to people and businesses. Violeta holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Value Chains from the University of Cambridge, MBAe in LSE London and MSc in International Business and Marketing.

Viroslava Novosylna
Viroslava Novosylna
Viroslava Novosylna

Currently I live in France, but my homeland is Ukraine, and most of my working activities are still connected with it. I started my career in the PR realm when I was 18. At 20 years old, I made my first project as an entrepreneur. Ukraine gave me lots of opportunities to boost my career path and improve my leadership skills, and thanks to the favorable environment, my agency still holds a firm position in the niche. As a women-entrepreneur in the tech industry, I regularly stumble on problems and stereotypes related to gender. Ambitious and empowered women face such issues like impostor syndrome and glass ceiling. That is why, my partner and I decided to help other women move forward in their careers, find role models and get mentoring whether it is needed. Originally we have started with the main goal of supporting women in a mainly male-dominated tech industry. After the full-fledged war in Ukraine started, we changed our focus to supporting women who were forced to flee and adapt to new countries and markets. We have a broad network of professionals worldwide that helped our members to integrate to new ecosystems. Currently, Wtech has more than 5 000 members and 50 volunteers within the community. Now we support female leaders in 20 countries

Vishal Nangalia
Vishal Nangalia
Vishal Nangalia

Vishal’s day job is that of an Anaesthesiologist in the NHS. His passion however is using technology to enhance human interaction and perception.

William Carbone
William Carbone
William Carbone

Entrepreneur and intrepid innovator. Relentlessly curious about the world, people and technology

William Tunstall-Pedoe
William Tunstall-Pedoe
William Tunstall-Pedoe

William is an entrepreneur with a focus on AI. He is currently the founder and CEO of Unlikely AI. He previously founded voice assistant startup Evi which was acquired by Amazon and was then a key member of the team that defined, built and launched Alexa. William has been involved with many 100s of other startups as a mentor and angel investor. William also wrote the AI software that created the anagrams in the Da Vinci Code and once got lots of press for calculating that April 11th 1954 was the most boring day in history.

Won Hee Chang
Won Hee Chang
Won Hee Chang

Coloratura soprano and academic in exile turned serial entrepreneur and advisor in NLP/search/OTT messaging space, with a special interest in support for displaced populations; martial artist and certified NYS EMT, volunteer crisis text hotline counselor.

Xander Bueno de Mesquita
Xander Bueno de Mesquita
Xander Bueno de Mesquita

Developed a circular hotel with a greenhouse in Amsterdam. Currently developing a regeneration area of 500 hectares in Portugal

Yann Lechelle
Yann Lechelle
Yann Lechelle

As an entrepreneur and high tech innovator, Yann Lechelle has founded, grown or sold a number of Yann Lechelle is an Entrepreneur & Tech Executive. For the past 3 years, he was CEO at Scaleway, a leading regional cloud infrastructure provider with unique European attributes and values. Previously, he has founded, grown and exited a total of 5 tech startups. Not long ago, as COO, he grew Snips.ai, a leading voice and AI deeptech startup from seed to exit in a trade sale to Nasdaq-listed Sonos. Yann is also founding member of France Digitale, HUB France AI (as well as board member), and co-founding member at GAIA-X. He gives back to the community as an angel investor, founder mentor and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at INSEAD.

Yossi Vardi
Yossi Vardi
Yossi Vardi
Zane Giordano
Zane Giordano
Zane Giordano

Zane Giordano, an immersive experience designer from Austin, Texas, is passionate about the intersection of technology and design. As a futurist, he studies the future and encourages the embrace of technology as a tool for positive change, particularly through the lens of AR, VR, and artificial intelligence​. A dedicated creator, Zane has built large-scale stage installations, developed augmented reality experiences, and designed live events for organizations like The Texas Immersive Institute and TEDxUTAustin​. His wanderlust as an explorer fuels his creativity, with travels that have spanned Tokyo, Capetown, Queenstown, and Burning Man. All these elements combine to form a unique perspective that Zane brings to the realm of creative technology.

Zayde Salvador
Zayde Salvador
Zayde Salvador
Aashna Purkayastha
Aashna Purkayastha
Aashna Purkayastha

I’m a 2nd year student reading for dual degrees in Social Policy & Sociology. After completing my degrees at the University of Bristol, I intend on studying for a Law degree and eventually pursue a legal career with the intention of becoming a barrister. My parents reliably inform me that I have been traveling to far-off countries since I was 2 months old - certainly I do love traveling & have combined that with teaching English to village kids in Tamilnadu in India.

Adah Parris
Adah Parris
Adah Parris

I create safe and brave spaces.

Alain Sylvain
Alain Sylvain
Alain Sylvain

Alain is the Founder and CEO of SYLVAIN, a strategy and design consultancy that provokes progress for companies, people and society at large. Clients include Google, American Express, Spotify, Airbnb, Blackrock, Amazon, Diageo, GM, the NBA, UBER, New York Times, Nike, Apple and others. Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in NYC, with offices in Amsterdam and Richmond, VA, and is a Certified B-Corporation. Alain is a partner and investor in several ventures, including Master + Dynamic, a design-driven, premium audio brand, Free Rain, a line of enhanced sparkling water, a mobile gaming company, Lilo, an açai bowl company, and PetMio, a smart pet food startup. He is on the board of Plus Pool, an ambitious project to build the world’s first floating, filtering swimming pool in NYC harbor, a Founding Member of Kindred, and a member of the New York City Mayor’s Creative Council. Alain is also an active contributor to various non-profit initiatives around the world including the Lower East Side Girls Club, The Bowery Mission and Anseye Pou Haiti.

Alberto Giovanni Busetto
Alberto Giovanni Busetto
Alberto Giovanni Busetto

AI and Data Science innovator - passionate about tech for good.

Alex Melnyk
Alex Melnyk
Alex Melnyk

Alex Melnyk is the founder and president of The Futurists. Alex has a fierce passion for elevating the work of women entrepreneurs who are solving for a sustainable, equitable and just world. Over the years of leading different organizations, Alex has learned to focus on connecting people to their purpose and passion. Her purpose is fulfilled in her current feature length CauseUmentary, WeRiseUP which explores a new definition of success at the personal, collective and universal levels that places living your purpose and making a contribution to the world as the way to have a thriving future for humanity.

Alexandre Scialom
Alexandre Scialom
Alexandre Scialom

Grew up on a farm in France, now living in San Francisco where I’ve been doing startup stuff, and enjoying the great outdoors scene since 2006.

Alice Goldberg
Alice Goldberg
Alice Goldberg
Alicia Navarro
Alicia Navarro
Alicia Navarro

I love to build things that bring utility and delight to people's lives. I've built a few companies - previously Skimlinks and now FLOWN, which delivers focus and flow to those battling distraction and isolation.

Amir Orad
Amir Orad
Amir Orad

Amir loves to build & scale startups. He was Co-founder of Cyber Cyota (RSA), CEO of Actimize (NICE) fighting Financial Crime and currently CEO of Sisense embedding analytics everywhere. He is based in NY and was awarded EY entrepreneur of the year and one of the top 50 SaaS CEO.

Andreas Cohen
Andreas Cohen
Andreas Cohen

Tribal leader of the Smart Marketing Data elite. Scientist of life's finer moments.

Andrew Tatarsky
Andrew Tatarsky
Andrew Tatarsky

Andrew, a psychologist and psychoanalyst, developed Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP) and is Founder and Director of the Center for Optimal Living in NYC. His writing, teaching and leadership aim to promote a re-humanized view of problematic substance use and a harm reduction continuum of care that will extend help to everyone where ever they are ready to begin their positive change journeys.

Andrus Aaslaid
Andrus Aaslaid
Andrus Aaslaid

Mostly an engineer, sometimes an artist. For most part of my life I have been "giving machines a soul" and that has led me to quite diverse array of projects, from space communications to writing a libretto for an opera.

Armonia Pierantozzi
Armonia Pierantozzi
Armonia Pierantozzi

Proud of my three passports - Italian, Brazilian and French. Living in Joigny, a small city in Northern Burgundy, after years of fluttering around the world. My thing is to make impactful ideas real and bring them to the next level.

Barak Berkowitz
Barak Berkowitz
Barak Berkowitz

Barak is the Director of Operation and Strategy at the MIT Media Lab as well as the founder of MarketCentrix, a consumer strategy consultancy for tech companies. Barak consults to start-ups, VCs and large companies and serves as a board member or advisor to start-ups. Prior to the Media Lab, Barak was CEO of Evi, the virtual personal assistant that was acquired by Amazon and is the intelligence in Amazon Alexa. Over his 30 years + in consumer technology Barak was the was involved in a broad range of businesses. He was the founder and/or senior executive of a number of start-ups including Wolfram Alpha, Six Apart, OmniSky, The Go Network, and Logitech. Prior to Logitech Barak spent over 9 years at Apple USA and Apple Japan in a number of roles leading consumer marketing, as well as the founding manager of Macy’s Computer Stores. Barak got involved in technology as an operational manager at the New York Public Interest Research Group. Starting in the late 1970’s Barak perceived how personal technologies could connect individuals and organizations putting the power of computers and networks in the hands of everyone. His career has been dedicated to making that a reality.

Béa Ercolini
Béa Ercolini
Béa Ercolini

Founder of TPAMP, NGO against street harassment and sexism. 17.000+ children and students concerned. 500+ police men and women trained. Lobbying for political solutions. Founder of the Belgian edition of ELLE magazine, former editor in chief and editorial team director. Founder Beabee, women business club in Brussels. Journalist https://www.facebook.com/bea.ercolini.3 https://twitter.com/Bea_Ercolini https://www.linkedin.com/in/beaercolini/ http://www.instagram.com/Bea_Ercolini

Benoit Bergeret
Benoit Bergeret
Benoit Bergeret

I develop knowledge, social connections, and large burnable structures in the desert. Head of Metalab for data, technology, and society at ESSEC Business School.

Benoit Faiveley
Benoit Faiveley
Benoit Faiveley

Producer and engineer working in art - science and space. Creator of sanctuaryproject.eu and historycube.com

Brad Templeton
Brad Templeton
Brad Templeton

Brad Templeton was chair for computing at Singularity U, Chairman Emeritus and Futurist at the EFF, and founded ClariNet, the world's first dot-com. He has advised on robocars and mobility for many leading players, including Waymo, and speaks globaly on the topics of the future of technolgy and transportation.

Bradford Richardson
Bradford Richardson
Bradford Richardson

I am a passionate builder of global business operations for US based companies - transforming culture, localizing brands, engaging cross border teams. I am committed to making a difference through philanthropic and artist engagement.

Carine de Meyere
Carine de Meyere
Carine de Meyere

Carine de Meyere is a Women’s advocate when it comes to creating equal opportunities and equal rights for Women. She was educated at Wells College – an all Women’s college and completed a Masters in Women’s Studies and Social Sciences at Harvard University. She has become an expert on diversity and inclusion and opens up a broader discussion on how to transform the old way of thinking to a new way of thinking! Diversity and Inclusion is all about raising consciousness!

Carlo Rizzo
Carlo Rizzo
Carlo Rizzo

Creating opportunities for young innovators and makers whilst researching and making art about remote corners of the Earth

Cécile Forman
Cécile Forman
Cécile Forman

Artist with scissors and glue. Museum guide specialized in slow viewing and art contemplation.

Cécilia Gabizon
Cécilia Gabizon
Cécilia Gabizon

Journalist and media innovator Run a newstech company An incubator of new medias A free school of journalism to promote diversity

Chen Raviv
Chen Raviv
Chen Raviv

Chen Raviv, Partnerships and Marketing Lead at Digital Lift – monday.com‘s philanthropy arm. Chen has a vast experience in social entrepreneurship and tech, he is the co-founder of “Change a world” NGO in Israel that solves healthcare problems among underserved communities, he joined monday.com two years ago to build the social impact initiative of the company. He has led the company’s mission to Moldova, working with the UNDP and the local government to harness technology into good since the war in Ukraine started

Christie Marchese
Christie Marchese
Christie Marchese

Christie Marchese is the founder and CEO of Kinema, a social cinema platform that empowers anyone, anywhere to show award winning films in creative spaces. She was previously the founder and CEO of impact agency Picture Motion, and spent time at film studio Participant Media and civic participation nonprofit Declare Yourself. Marchese holds a BA from SDSU, in both International Security and Conflict Resolution and Religious Studies, with a concentration in Arabic and the Middle East.

Christine Carville
Christine Carville
Christine Carville

Psychotherapist, professor, social entrepreneur in NYC

Christophe Pechoux
Christophe Pechoux
Christophe Pechoux

Christophe has spent 20 years in Corporate & Investment Banking, both as a senior executive and as a serial private investor. Acting as senior advisor for some large corporations and developing a large network in the Tech space, he has launched the first regulated tokenised Venture Capital fund. Christophe runs the Singularity University Chapter in London and has a master degree in Computer Science and Mathematics.

Cindy Chin
Cindy Chin
Cindy Chin

Data-driven operator and inventor (IP) with deep expertise in AI, data, and machine learning. Entrepreneur's 50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs 2018. Cindy is the CEO of CLC Advisors and a founder of CLIPr. She is a data evaluator in frontier technologies with data, AI, machine learning, geospatial satellite technology, clean energy, and planetary defense focus areas. She is also a NASA Datanaut, a RSA Fellow, a visiting professor at FH Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, a mentor, advisor and board member to tech startups teams including Google’s for Startups Accelerator and Women Techmakers in North America as well as the AI Data Lab at Howard University.

Craig Forman
Craig Forman
Craig Forman

Craig is a San Francisco based venture capitalist and a former journalist and internet executive. He is past CEO of McClatchy, a major US news organization.

Daniel Barcay
Daniel Barcay
Daniel Barcay

Daniel is a technologist and investor focused on leadership and complexity: former VP of Product and Strategy at Planet, CTO of Thiel Macro, and engineer at Google

Daniel Seal
Daniel Seal
Daniel Seal

Entrepreneur living in the UAE, love all things digital, negronis, burning man and scuba diving.

Danielle Yoo
Danielle Yoo
Danielle Yoo

Witty, World Explorer, and dare I say: Gen Z. An LGBTQIA/ BIPOC advocate, Danielle’s experience as an Asian American transgender woman of color lends herself to a calling larger than herself. Inclusivity is at the heart of her values, and thats exactly what drives her work at TikTok as Gen Z’s influence and dominance of this platform continues to drive and shape our rapidly expanding culture as we know it.

De Kai
De Kai
De Kai

Language, music, AI and cognition work enabling cultures to interrelate in creative ways; named Founding ACL Fellow for foundational contributions to Google/Yahoo/Microsoft/etc translators; named Debrett's 100 most influential figures of Hong Kong; founding Professor of AI at HKUST; Distinguished Research Scholar at Berkeley's ICSI; founder of transcultural music collective ReOrientate

Debu Purkayastha
Debu Purkayastha
Debu Purkayastha

I pretend - & I do so really, really well…

Ekaterina Tarbo Ignatenko
Ekaterina Tarbo Ignatenko
Ekaterina Tarbo Ignatenko

Katerina Tarbo-Ignatenko is a producer of international feature and documentary films with a focus on co-production. She has created projects in USA, Georgia, Belgium, Belarus, Mexico, Estonia, Italy and Cyprus and has won over 20 international prizes. Her films have been contenders for the Golden Globes and Oscars.

Esther Perel
Esther Perel
Esther Perel

Psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author Esther Perel is recognized as one of today’s most insightful and original voices on modern relationships. Fluent in nine languages, she helms a therapy practice in New York City and serves as an organizational consultant for Fortune 500 companies around the world. Her celebrated TED talks have garnered more than 40 million views and her international bestseller Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence became a global phenomenon translated into 31 languages. Her newest book is the New York Times bestseller The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity (HarperCollins). Esther is also an executive producer and host of the popular podcasts Where Should We Begin? and How’s Work? Her latest project is Where Should We Begin - A Game of Stories with Esther Perel. Learn more at EstherPerel.com or by following @EstherPerelOfficial on Instagram.

Fabio Zaffagnini
Fabio Zaffagnini
Fabio Zaffagnini

Rockin'1000 CEO and Founder I organize concerts where 1000 people perform all together

Fabrice Cavarretta
Fabrice Cavarretta
Fabrice Cavarretta

Fabrice Cavarretta is a Professor of Management at ESSEC Business School where he studies managerial paradigms, in particular in leadership and entrepreneurship contexts.

Flavie Nanchino Hindi
Flavie Nanchino Hindi
Flavie Nanchino Hindi

Fashion photographer

Georges de la Ville Baugé
Georges de la Ville Baugé
Georges de la Ville Baugé

Working on making easy random Kinnernet-style conversations available Worldwide

Géraldine Aresteanu
Géraldine Aresteanu
Géraldine Aresteanu

I am Kinnernet ‘s photographer :) I am your photographer www.geraldinearesteanu.com

Gil Golan
Gil Golan
Gil Golan

Gil Golan is a Vice President at General Motors. He leads the Company’s Technology Acceleration and Commercialization (TAC) organization, which is responsible for defining and implementing a comprehensive battery technology strategy critical to maintaining GM’s leadership position in this domain. Additionally, TAC spearheads the commercialization of GM’s hydrogen fuel cell technologies across a range of automotive and non-automotive industries and applications.

Guido van Nispen
Guido van Nispen
Guido van Nispen

Guido van Nispen is a European entrepreneur, Independent Advisor, and Independent Board Member. Next to his advisory and board roles, Guido is co-founder and CEO of the cybersecurity and insurance startup venture Insiber.com

Guy-Philippe Goldstein
Guy-Philippe Goldstein
Guy-Philippe Goldstein

Fiction writer, lecturer at the School of Economic Warfare, Advisor to PwC & ExponCapital

Heikki Haldre
Heikki Haldre
Heikki Haldre

Founder: Miros AI, The Exit Academy; biohacker and dreamer

Ida Benedetto
Ida Benedetto
Ida Benedetto

Ida Benedetto is an experience strategist and researcher. She is recognized as an innovator in the field of experience design for creating transgressive adventures for major cultural icons and transformative strategy sessions for heads of industry. As a Director of Organizational Change at NOBL Collective, she leads clients in behavior change efforts that align company culture with business strategy. Ida's research on the design of transformative social experiences has been used in coursework at Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, and NYU. She’s been featured in Businessweek, Fast Company, NPR, and The New Yorker.

Irene van Nispen-Kress
Irene van Nispen-Kress
Irene van Nispen-Kress

Being a visual artist I have worked with quite some mediums and platforms, from webdesign and video to documentary photography. After making the black and white photography book 'Silver' about the stigma of old age especially for a woman, which was presented at Paris Photo in 2019. I am also working with totally different materials like clay, paper and pastels.

Isabel Behncke
Isabel Behncke
Isabel Behncke

Isabel Behncke (DPhil Oxford, MPhil Cambridge) is an applied primatologist who studies social behavior in animals including humans. For her PhD she followed wild bonobos in Congo researching their play behaviour. Isabel grew up at the foothills of the Andes mountains in Chile. She loves nature and wildness and culture and the arts. She is a Gruter Institute and TED Fellow, and recently Presidential advisor to Chile's government.

Jack Saul
Jack Saul
Jack Saul

Jack Saul, Ph.D. is a New York State licensed psychologist and family therapist providing therapeutic services for individuals, couples, and families in Manhattan. His family systems orientation emphasizes a narrative, dialogic, and resilience based approach. Dr. Saul is the director of the International Trauma Studies Program in New York City. As a psychologist he has created a number of psychosocial programs for people facing adversity in New York City and abroad. He is known for his innovative work with families and communities that integrates testimony, healing, media, and the performance arts.

Jean-Pierre Escarfail
Jean-Pierre Escarfail
Jean-Pierre Escarfail

PhD in chemistry, ETH Zürich. G. M. paper production and printing companies Man. Consulting, McKinsey Paris, Groupe Valeur Pr. Assoc. Justice

Jed Sherwindt
Jed Sherwindt
Jed Sherwindt

Hi! I’m Yoshimi Iyadomi and I’m an entrepreneur/investor primarily focused on the Future of Work. I’m originally from Japan but I was educated and have worked in the US since 1990.

Jennifer Schenker
Jennifer Schenker
Jennifer Schenker

A veteran technology journalist and media entrepreneur who has worked full-time, at various points in her career, for The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, International Herald Tribune, Red Herring, Businessweek, and Les Echos. Jennifer served as a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer judge for 20 years and was twice voted one of the 50 most inspiring women in technology in Europe. She is currently the founder and editor-in-chief of The Innovator (www.theinnovator.news)

Joanna Gordon
Joanna Gordon
Joanna Gordon

The challenge am trying to solve for: how to feed 10 billion people while not destroying the planet.

Jodok Batlogg
Jodok Batlogg
Jodok Batlogg

Tech Entrepreneur, building solutions to save the climate. Biodiversity, Climate Change, Sustainability, People. I love all kinds of trees.

Joe Marchese
Joe Marchese
Joe Marchese

Joe Marchese is the Executive Chairman and lead investor in Human Ventures. Joe serves as president of Advanced Advertising Products at Fox Networks Group, where he leads operations in non-linear advertising products and services for 21st Century Fox's global portfolio of channels. His amazing wife is filling out his registration form so this is all of the bio I feel like including :)

John Gordon
John Gordon
John Gordon

John Gordon was educated at Downing College Cambridge. In 1984 he founded Xtreme Information, a leading Media Information company and Contagious, the organiser of the annual Most Contagious Festival celebrating innovation. In 2002 he founded Intelligence Squared, a forum for live debate on politics and culture. In 2012, he launched the How To Academy, a global platform for talks and conferences on culture, science, and technology.

Iain Nash
Iain Nash
Iain Nash

Iain Nash is a creative technologist and engineer. A graduate of USC’s computer engineering program, Iain studied photography and researched interactive design in the final years of university. Upon moving to NYC, Iain continued with both of these interests, completing the School of Poetic Computation and building small experiences for various events, galleries, and artists. Iain’s practice focuses on infrastructure as art through teaching, open source participations, and building infrastructure and tools for artists. Currently, Iain works for Zora, a blockchain media protocol working on projects with Holly Herdon, Rhizome, PleasrDao, and Matthew Ball.

Jonathan Bryant
Jonathan Bryant
Jonathan Bryant

Loving life to the full, Memento mori, nothing matters and yet everything does. Chocolate is important, tech spirited entrepreneur. Bringing poetry to the digital world.

Joshua Keay
Joshua Keay
Joshua Keay

Joshua Keay is an artist and entrepreneur living in New York City. He’s the author of “Formal Notices from the Bureau of Communcation” and “Thinking with Paper.” He co-founded Vestwell and Magnetism Studios, who's clients include Apple, Airbnb and Instagram. He helped start the New York chapter of the BarCamp un-conference, and loves throwing sushi making parties on Sunday afternoons.

Judith Darmont
Judith Darmont
Judith Darmont

EVERYTHING IS INTERCONNECTED "As a nomadic spirit I navigate from universe to universe I am enriched by travels and meetings what I do is not a job it's an endless search, it's looking for the beautiful in the sense noble of the term, it's sharing my vision that everything is interconnected, there is no limit..." Http://www.Judithdarmont.com

Juliette Menager
Juliette Menager
Juliette Menager

Fondatrice de Joule studio casting studio international

Kahina BAHLOUL
Kahina BAHLOUL
Kahina BAHLOUL

Kahina BAHLOUL est juriste, islamologue, autrice et conférencière. Elle est diplômée en islamologie de l’Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes et prépare actuellement une thèse de doctorat sur le penseur Ibn ‘Arabî. Elle s’intéresse à l’universalité du message de l’Islam et à la diversité religieuse et plus particulièrement, à la question du ministère religieux féminin, au rôle des femmes dans les lieux de culte en Islam et dans le discours religieux. Elle a publié deux livres en 2021 : Mon islam, ma liberté, Ed Albin Michel Des femmes et des Dieux, Ed Les Arènes

Kat Borlongan
Kat Borlongan
Kat Borlongan

Chief Impact Office at Contensquare and former Director of La French Tech

Kathryn Myronuk
Kathryn Myronuk
Kathryn Myronuk

STEAM-driven synthesist focused on science education, the future of work, failure modes of experts, and getting the SDGs done early.

Kenneth Chabert
Kenneth Chabert
Kenneth Chabert

Ted Talking, 3-mile running, mezcal drinking, Harvard educated, social entrepreneur. Coined the term, Powerful First Experiences™️, while living a life full of them.

Khaled Ben Jilani
Khaled Ben Jilani
Khaled Ben Jilani

Khaled Ben Jilani is a Senior Partner and a member of the Executive Committee of AfricInvest. He leads VC and financial sector investments. Khaled is also an advocate for better laws and regulations to spur innovation in Africa. Khaled is also an innovation advocate and is one of the architects of the Startup Act and the Financial Inclusion law in Tunisia. Before joining AfricInvest, Khaled was successively an analyst at Barclays Bank, and a strategy consultant at Proxicom, a technology strategy firm.

Kim HUYNH-KIEU
Kim HUYNH-KIEU
Kim HUYNH-KIEU

Kim is a multi-potential Designer and an entrepreneur. He is coming from an eclectic academic background combining sciences, arts, economics, marketing and... hacker spaces where he fell in love with Design and software engineering in the 2000's. He plays by many roles: recently leading Design for hydrogen infrastructures at Hopium, a french hydrogen vehicule startup, he has also co-founded the NGO OneHome with the mathematician and novelist Jean-Pierre Goux, which produces actual real Earth videos from NASA material, promoting planetary consciousness by bringing the Overview Effect to the greatest number. In 2020, he created Good Galaxy, a company designing new kind of tools for regenerative agriculture. From time to time, he is also teaching Design to school kids, engineering students, institutionals and business schools students (Telecom Paristech, Polytechnique Paris Institute, HEC, the Institute of Desirable Futures, Sup de Pub...). During his years at Air Liquide, Kim grew a taste for planetary challenges, pushing Design into the strategy of a non-Design compliant global industrial company. He started with innovation projects to disrupt the group itself, then embraced broader topics such as air quality, industry 4.0, the future of agriculture, digitalization of healthcare, hydrogen mobility, the future of cities in partnership with Vinci group and so on… His progress inside Air Liquide group, from designing at the i-Lab to the co-founding of the Digital Factory, led him to turn into an active advocate of Design for desirable futures, advising industrial leaders and entrepreneurs.

Kristen Davis
Kristen Davis
Kristen Davis

Former IT & Innovation director at NY Times International, now breaking, building and creating new business models, services and products, both in media and out of media. The best bit is I get to work with large multinationals and small startups - the whole ecosystem is my playground! I'm also chairwoman of the US board of APOPO HeroRats where we blend the best of nature and tech to train rats to save lives by detecting land mines, TB and lots more using their amazing sense of smell. @daviskris10

Laila Durrani
Laila Durrani
Laila Durrani

Laila Durrani is a recent graduate from Smith College, USA, where she studied Math and Government, and a Fulbright Scholar. She is passionate about educational access, specially for women, and has worked in various NGO's in the USA and abroad. Laila is deeply interested in the future of the global food system. She has been cooking since she was eleven and has apprenticed with Chef Roberto Rossi at Il Silence, his Michelin-starred restaurant in Tuscany, Italy, to understand food sustainability in context of climate change. In the future she hopes to work the intersection of policy and social change to address the big problems of our time.

Lauren Bergman
Lauren Bergman
Lauren Bergman

As a figurative narrative artist Lauren Bergman creates stories in paint that reside at the juncture of myth and social realism. Through her personal language of symbols, the paintings explore both female identity and comment on our shifting political and cultural landscape. Beginning as a high school student, Lauren Bergman was involved in art classes at the Corcoran School of Art. Her talents and mature narratives quickly landed her gallery exhibitions in Washington, D.C. at Capricorn Gallery, exhibiting among renowned American realists, including Burton Silverman and Sondra Freckelton. Bergman’s work has been featured in publications ranging from The New York Times to Juxtapoz Magazine. She has had three solo exhibitions at the O.K. Harris Gallery in New York, which represented her for a decade. Other solo and two-person exhibitions include the Makor Gallery and Tria Gallery in New York and the Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles. Her many group shows include Plus One Gallery in London, Carl Hammer Gallery in Chicago, and Jonathan Levine Gallery and Claire Oliver Fine Art in New York. Bergman grew up in the Washington metro area, where she studied at the Corcoran School of Art. She earned her bachelor’s degree in fine arts and education from the Univeristy of Massachusets at Amherst, graduating summa cum laude, and her master’s degree at Smith College before relocating to Manhattan to study painting and design at FIT and The Art Students League. Bergman now lives and works in a barn in Saugerties, NY.

Laurence Ainouz
Laurence Ainouz
Laurence Ainouz

Mirrors. Chocolate. Sourdough. Investor. Emergency medicine. Recovered corporate executive.

Limor Schweitzer
Limor Schweitzer
Limor Schweitzer

Seasoned technologist entrepreneur with a passion to create startups that engage talented teams in transforming ideas into products and mind share. Limor is founder and CTO of MOV.AI, a VC funded company developing a robotics software engine. Limor also founded RoboSavvy, a company that distributes & develops robots and parts to make them (including TugBot.ai). Limor started companies in diverse areas such as Telecom Billing, Internet Security and Social Email Templating. He has been granted patents and is a regular speaker at tech events. Born in the UK, lived in Italy, USA, Israel and currently in Portugal. Served 3 years in the Israeli Army-Intelligence, studied Physics.

Maks Giordano
Maks Giordano
Maks Giordano

Passionate about the co-creation of sustainable and desirable futures

Marc Goldberg
Marc Goldberg
Marc Goldberg

Founder Maslow Capital Partners Co-founder Kinnernet Europe

Marc Neyret
Marc Neyret
Marc Neyret

From Telco and IT to craft Brewery

Mareme Dieng
Mareme Dieng
Mareme Dieng

Mareme is the lead of Market Strategy, Africa. Previously, she was the head of international partnerships and relations at Draper University and an investor associate at Draper University Ventures. Originally from Senegal, Mareme is a strong advocate for technology and innovation in emerging markets, particularly in Africa where she led several initiatives to increase funding opportunities for startups on the continent. She has more than 5 years of experience in innovation and investment working previously as an investor associate, accelerator program manager, corporate innovation lead consultant and sitting as an advisor on the board of several startups. She also holds a strong background in education currently acting as a Trustee board member at Bennington College, one of the top American liberal Arts Colleges.

Margaret Bates
Margaret Bates
Margaret Bates

Sunny Bates, founder and CEO of Sunny Bates Associates, operates wherever executives, thinkers, artists, creators, innovators, entrepreneurs, educators, philanthropists connect and collide around the globe. Her genius is developing networks of extraordinary people and connecting their ideas in surprising ways toward concrete outcomes. As a serial entrepreneur, mentor and advisor, her client roster has included some of the world’s most prominent companies and organizations, from TED and Credit Suisse to Creative Capital, the National Academy of Sciences, Techstars and Kickstarter, of which she is a founding board member.

Maria Tanjala
Maria Tanjala
Maria Tanjala

Maria Tanjala is an entrepreneur, filmmaker and sociologist. CEO of FilmChain, delivering real-time payments to the film and TV industry, secured by blockchain technology, she bridges an opaque and traditional industry with transparent fintech solutions.

Mariem Mhadhbi
Mariem Mhadhbi
Mariem Mhadhbi

With over 13 years of experience in different areas of Financial Markets Equity Derivatives structuring, structured products sales, institutional coverage across different geographies Amsterdam, New York, Brussels and Paris, I am now leveraging my expertise and network to create new multidimensionnel return models that explicitly integrate human, social and natural capital into financial market valuations. Over the last two years, I have been conducting Research on ESG and transition factors integration in valuations. I faced many issues related to diversity of opinions, data inconsistencies. Addressing these, and as a first step, I launched Valuecometrics with the goal to bring more engagement between investors and companies and to federate the ESG community. My longer term vision is to build a decentralized collaborative intelligence that while embedded in CBDC, measures ESG of underlying operations. I love music and painting.

Marius Veltman
Marius Veltman
Marius Veltman

Marius Veltman is a user experience designer and creative technologist from the Netherlands with over fifteen years of expertise in digital product and service design. Marius holds a profound knowledge of what is moving today's digital users. And has a Hypercreative, multi-faceted, one-trick pony.

Marjorie Paillon
Marjorie Paillon
Marjorie Paillon

Marjorie covers tech, politics, innovation and education at 360 degrees. She goes behind and beyond buzzwords.

Martin Wezowski
Martin Wezowski
Martin Wezowski

Futurist, strategist, punk-rocker, corporate intra-preneur, runs long-term innovation-vision, strategy and frameworks as a part of the CTO board area for SAP. Future of work/Politics/economics/humanity

Maurizio Rossi
Maurizio Rossi
Maurizio Rossi

Love creativity - speed - style and ladies

Maz Cohen
Maz Cohen
Maz Cohen

I want to make the world more beautiful, more connected and where ever I can try to support people and projects that do so as well. My background is in branding, marketing, advertising followed by the creation of Wisher.com - a gifting platform and launchpad for brands.

Meghan Rutigliano
Meghan Rutigliano
Meghan Rutigliano

I am a world traveler, lifelong learner, and curator of arts and cultural experiences. Recent projects have included work for an international experimental film festival, and a festival based on Sinai/Egypt for which I am the Global Community Curator. I also love to sing and practice my French.

Michael Shaun Conaway
Michael Shaun Conaway
Michael Shaun Conaway

Michael Shaun Conaway is a Generative Futurist and an award winning film director. He purpose is to unleash greatness to bring about a thriving future. His mission is to empower and accelerate the redesign of our failing systems to create an anti-fragile, anti-rival world, one that works for all.

Michelle de Bruijn
Michelle de Bruijn
Michelle de Bruijn

Founder of Kenshō (mind avenue), a leadership development company offering a space for transformation by bridging the best of Buddhist psychology with wellbeing technology to help entrepreneurs, business leaders & impact investors thrive

Mira Awad
Mira Awad
Mira Awad

Multi disciplinary artist and activist. A storytelling consultant, helping individuals and organizations frame their authentic & unique stories.

Muriel Sergent
Muriel Sergent
Muriel Sergent
Naomi Dabby
Naomi Dabby
Naomi Dabby

With more than 20 years of experience in medicine, Naomi is highly qualified to take health care to new horizons. She passionately believes that medicine needs to be more accessible and hold higher technological standards. With modMD’s innovative services and products across the country she is not messing around. Naomi is the CEO and founder of modMD, an innovative healthcare movement providing premium service for on-site, on-demand COVID testing, lab analysis and personalized medical care. Her previous company was in the blockchain space. Naomi was a founder of shEOS, an all female block producer for EOS. She has practiced Emergency Medicine in large trauma centers for the past 20 years in NY, LA and SF.

Nili Ohayon
Nili Ohayon
Nili Ohayon

Onili- Electro-pop musician and Audio-visual content creator. Founder of NILLA - a music making education platform teaching kids as young as three years old how to make music using innovative techniques that don't require traditional music training. My aim is to inspire and encourage young minds to explore their creativity through music and sound. Singing and Performing is my passion, I love how music connects everyone in the room, it's magical!

Nirit Harel
Nirit Harel
Nirit Harel

Nirit Harel is a US/Israeli/ Portuguese and global citizen committed to building alliances towards a better tomorrow, leveraging the best technology anywhere. She is a veteran of the Israeli start-up environment with 25+ years of turnaround, marketing and management experience positioning ventures for growth, public offering and acquisition, including MRV Communications which subsequently reached a valuation of $5B+ (NASDAQ MRVC). Ms. Harel has extensive experience negotiating partnerships with world leaders in the European Framework Program/ Horizon, winning and managing multi-year European Commission technology development bids for the world's most established and promising innovators. Instrumental in launching and establishing a diverse range of tech, impact and nonprofit ventures in 60+ countries, she is a frequent speaker on the subject of innovation, women's leadership/ gender equity and triple bottom line. Ms. Harel currently serves as Global Chair of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Network at YPO, where she was also selected as Regional Honoree and shortlisted as one of only two women nominated for the organization’s most prestigious Hickok Distinguished Service Award in 2020. She is particularly invested in verticals common to Israel & Portugal such as Med/HealthTech, Agritech and alternative energy. and is currently heavily involved in Ukraine venture relocation to Portugal, facilitating smooth and seamless integration of R&D and other operations for companies and their families.

Nomi Bar-Yaacov
Nomi Bar-Yaacov
Nomi Bar-Yaacov

I am an international human rights lawyer, negotiator, arbitrator and mediator, and a convenor of Track II initiatives (backchannel diplomacy). Super-Passionate about peace and anything that will make the universe a healthier, happier, safer place for all loving creatures.

Nusrat Durrani
Nusrat Durrani
Nusrat Durrani

Nusrat is a pioneering media executive, strategic advisor, and filmmaker. He worked at MTV for 20 years and founded MTV World, Viacom’s visionary global division. He is the creator of the award-winning “Rebel Music” and “The Music Experiment,” MTV’s first transmedia live music series. Nusrat was honored by President Barack Obama for his work and called “a sage when it comes to music and pop culture” by MTV founder Tom Freston. His new documentary, “An American Prayer,” recently premiered at the Black Nights Tallinn Film Festival, and will be released in 2022.

Olivier Escarfail
Olivier Escarfail
Olivier Escarfail

Now based in Avallon, I'm active as a professional genealogist. Also musician, I've been going around seeing people with their positive parts, perhaps defining a better inner self for everyone... The quest for a better world never ends in me. I use biodynamics, respectful building and recycling, and some automation in my little big world. I studied infographic, 3D, web design, and as I now look with wide open eyes at the ultra-visible and n
o-limit numerical world, at so many young and concerned movements shouting for a decent planet, at the whole world itself emerging for good... I say: Yes, I'm in, happy to help!

Orianne Duprat-Briou
Orianne Duprat-Briou
Orianne Duprat-Briou

Living a Shrödinger cat life: General inspector of Finance (French Ministry of Economy), artist and writer.

Pablo Rodriguez
Pablo Rodriguez
Pablo Rodriguez

Pablo Rodriguez is a creative entrepreneur, business executive, and computer scientist. He is recognised as a creative leader and visionary. He is currently a Director at the Office of the CTO with Google, bringing Google’s innovation to the world. He is passionate about responsible AI, technology and humans. Prior he was Ambassador to Google [X], and CEO of Telefonica Alpha where led the company’s development of experimental moonshot projects

Patrick Morselli
Patrick Morselli
Patrick Morselli

Tech operator, scale-up pro & Web3 builder. Early Uber, WeWork, ConsenSys. I love plants, cities, and inclusion.

Primavera De Filippi
Primavera De Filippi
Primavera De Filippi

Blockchain Legal Scholar. Research Director at the CNRS and Faculty Associate at Harvard.

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie
Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie
Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie is the founding spiritual leader of Lab/Shul NYC and the creator of Storahtelling, Inc. An Israeli-born Jewish educator, writer, and performance artist, he received his rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 2016.

Rabin Yaghoubi
Rabin Yaghoubi
Rabin Yaghoubi

Powering media in emerging markets @AlephGroup. Intrepid traveller, trivia nerd & movie buff.

Rand Hindi
Rand Hindi
Rand Hindi

Entrepreneur and investor in deeptech. CEO at Zama, previous CEO at Snips. Investor in 50+ companies in blockchain, AI, hardware, psychedelics and medtech. PhD in AI.

Renaud Visage
Renaud Visage
Renaud Visage

Co-founder & ex-CTO Eventbrite (NYSE: EB), angel investor, venture partner with Point Nine

Robert C Wolcott
Robert C Wolcott
Robert C Wolcott

Adjunct Professor of Innovation, University of Chicago & Northwestern University. 4x Teacher of the Year. Founder, TWIN Global. Author, speaker and investor in nearly 30 startups. BA, History, Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Northwestern University.

Sam Glassenberg
Sam Glassenberg
Sam Glassenberg

Videogame exec - former MSFT/LucasFilm/Hollywood. Now unleashing this experience on healthcare - advancing the practice of medicine thru play.

Samina Rind
Samina Rind
Samina Rind

I'm a mission-driven operator investor and strategic advisor passionate about supporting missions, causes and movements contributing to humanity's thriving and environmental stewardship. I personally invest and organize special purpose vehicles to co-deploy capital from my values-aligned and value-add network comprised of angels, family offices, funds, strategics, ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Recent opportunities I've been invited by founder partners to advise and invest in include biotech, crypto mining, crypto security, DeFi, DeSci, ESG investing, longevity, psychedelics, Web3. Please get in touch if you’re a founder or investor focused on these missions. samina@saminarind.com +1-954-591-9544

Santos Rodriguez
Santos Rodriguez
Santos Rodriguez

Publishing visionary and dreamer. Founder and publisher of Nowtilus Publishing (2002) and Argonowt (2022). Cofounder of Plaza Digital (2001), Cofounder and CEO of the pioneer Ecuality ecommerce venture (1999), General Manager at ANAYA MULTIMEDIA and ANAYA INTERACTIVA (1984, 1988). Experience in trade publishing, media licensing, electronic publishing, consumer software, online marketing & ecommerce. Publisher of the “Psychonaut Guides” (www.psychonautguides.news) Committed and passionate about making the science of psychedelics accessible to all. Systematic psychonaut & vocational psychedelic guide. Ham Radio operator (NK2R/EB4B). Enthusiastic explorer & adventurer. Guided in life by science, curiosity and love.

Shii Ann Huang
Shii Ann Huang
Shii Ann Huang

Shii Ann Huang is an entrepreneur, artist, actor, and a former reality TV star. A graduate of UC Berkeley, NYU's ITP graduate program, and Maggie Flanagan Studios, her academic and creative interests are wide-ranging. Currently, Shii Ann funds her artistic interests and futurist curiosity by running a successful real estate team at Compass in New York City. Her passions run the gamut from NFTs, costume design & immersive theater to ethics and law in a future with AI and Crispr engineered humans

Simon Luling
Simon Luling
Simon Luling

Writing-filming on ecology, politics and tattoos. Co-founder of Ekonavi, startup mapping and supporting agroforestry in Brazil. Organize Tattoo Planetarium (Paris tattoo convention).

Sten-Kristian Saluveer
Sten-Kristian Saluveer
Sten-Kristian Saluveer

Making meaning between creativity x technology x innovation, and policy / ecosystems, plus 10+ years between Asia and Europe. Managing and leading at Storytek Innovation Studio, Marche Du Film - Festival de Cannes, Future Media Hubs, Geneva Digital Market, and sometimes at the EU/EC. Occasional musician and DJ, awarded film producer, a technical scuba diver, and a combat casualty care / civic first aid technician.

Stephan-Eloïse Gras
Stephan-Eloïse Gras
Stephan-Eloïse Gras

"We had the experience, but missed the meaning"

Taiye Selasi
Taiye Selasi
Taiye Selasi

Taiye Selasi is an authour, screenwriter and producer. Best known for her TED talk, watched by over 3 million viewers, Selasi is the authour of GHANA MUST GO, named one of the 10 best books of the year by both The Economist and The Wall Street Journal. A local of New York, Rome and Accra, she currently lives in Lisbon.

Tali Orad
Tali Orad
Tali Orad

Tali is a changemaker, engineer, TEDx speaker, and serial entrepreneur. She’s the founder of 1treellion.org an NGO with the mission to collectively make a meaningful global impact by bringing communities together to plant trees and help mitigate the effects of climate change. Tali believes in the power of people to make a change, and hopes with the help of the people she can help our planet.

Théo Goldberg
Théo Goldberg
Théo Goldberg
Timothy O Connell
Timothy O Connell
Timothy O Connell

Timothy is a pioneer in the European start-up scene both as a serial entrepreneur, investor, business leader and educator. Over the past 10 years he managed over 20 international Accelerator Programs across multiple Industries (Food, Fashion, IoT, Blockchain, Wellness, EdTech…) that collaborated with 100’s of early-stage startups. He has also balanced his career from working as a successful Marketing Executive with global brands to founding, managing and exiting a number of innovative startups.

Tracey Grose
Tracey Grose
Tracey Grose

Curious about the next curve! Focused on technology-driven economic, market and social change, Tracey helps leaders best leverage change for positive impact.

Vika Viktoria
Vika Viktoria
Vika Viktoria

Vika Viktoria is a Ukrainian- American MOTH storyteller and speaker. Savors ballroom dancing, jiu-jitsu, and Taoism. Writing a book about men.

Vishal Nangalia
Vishal Nangalia
Vishal Nangalia

Vishal’s day job is that of an Anaesthesiologist in the NHS. His passion however is using technology to enhance human interaction and perception.

Wendy Miller
Wendy Miller
Wendy Miller

I am a psychologist, a psychoanalyst, a couple's therapist and a sex therapist. I have a thriving private practice in NYC and I teach and train as well. Of particular interest to me is helping people in their quest to create connections that are vital, thriving and fluid and facilitate navigating the complicated task of being a deeply connected and sexually alive couple. I am an avid walker and composter. If I had another life, I might become a photo journalist.

Todd Porter
Todd Porter
Todd Porter

Japan based ecosystem builder, New Zealand Edmund Hillary Fellow. Founding Board Venture Cafe @Cambridge Innovation Center Tokyo. Check out www.porrima.org and https://medium.com/pollica-2050/pollica-and-the-mediterranean-diet-bd60a91dd36f for two examples of portfolio of regenerative initiatives showing the world what is possible now....Look forward to being back together again in Avallon!

Won Hee Chang
Won Hee Chang
Won Hee Chang

Coloratura soprano and academic in exile turned serial entrepreneur and advisor in NLP/search/OTT messaging space, with a special interest in support for displaced populations; martial artist and certified NYS EMT, volunteer crisis text hotline counselor.

Xander Bueno de Mesquita
Xander Bueno de Mesquita
Xander Bueno de Mesquita

Developed a circular hotel with a greenhouse in Amsterdam. Currently developing a regeneration area of 500 hectares in Portugal

Yossi Vardi
Yossi Vardi
Yossi Vardi
Adah Parris
Adah Parris
Adah Parris

I create safe and brave spaces.

Aharon Mohliver
Aharon Mohliver
Aharon Mohliver

I am a strategy scholar specialising in quantitative research of business ethics and corporate social responsibility at London Business School, with an emphasis on socio-political strategies. My research seeks to help stakeholders understand what drives bad behaviour in firms, and by firms so that the conditions leading to potential costly organizational misconduct can be avoided. I research a wide variety of settings ranging from stock option backdating and financial restatements, to student plagiarism violence in professional sports and violations of health standards in elderly care-homes. In a related research stream I examine how, in a politically polarized world, social mobilisation to support diversity, environmental sustainability and labour safety can in fact push some firms to pollute, discriminate and abuse labour even more. Before joining Academia, I served as the domestic policy advisor for FMP Benjamin Netanyahu (2005-2007) and the heads of the Economics and Government Oversight Committees in Israel.

Alex Beard
Alex Beard
Alex Beard

Author of Natural Born Learners, Director of the Global Learning Lab at Teach For All

Alicia Bozyk
Alicia Bozyk
Alicia Bozyk

I am a software engineer at Korai and build high quality, secure, user friendly software. I live in Brooklyn, and love volleyball, rock climbing, and hiking.

Alon Chen
Alon Chen
Alon Chen

CEO & Founder of Tastewise - AI for food innovation; formerly a Google exec - founder of Google Partners, World Economic Forum lead, and CMO Google Israel & Greece, always an LGBT activist.

Amichai Lau-Lavie
Amichai Lau-Lavie
Amichai Lau-Lavie

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, an Israeli-born scholar, social activist and performance artist, is the Founding Spiritual Leader of Lab/Shul NYC and the creator of the ritual theater co. Storahtelling, Inc.

Amir Orad
Amir Orad
Amir Orad

Amir loves to build & scale startups. He was Co-founder of Cyber Cyota (RSA), CEO of Actimize (NICE) fighting Financial Crime and currently CEO of Sisense embedding analytics everywhere. He is based in NY and was awarded EY entrepreneur of the year and one of the top 50 SaaS CEO.

Amit Shafrir
Amit Shafrir
Amit Shafrir

Loves Food & Wine Acquired Over 1 Billion Users 4 Exits  - Over $2 Billion

Andreas Cohen
Andreas Cohen
Andreas Cohen

Tribal leader of the Smart Marketing Data elite. Scientist of life's finer moments.

Angela Guerra
Angela Guerra
Angela Guerra

Angela Guerra is a Biotech/Pharma business leader and co-founder of 1treellion. She is passionate about life, loves people & nature and believes in the power of human connection and creative thinking to make things happen.

Barak Berkowitz
Barak Berkowitz
Barak Berkowitz

Barak is the Director of Operation and Strategy at the MIT Media Lab as well as the founder of MarketCentrix, a consumer strategy consultancy for tech companies. Barak consults to start-ups, VCs and large companies and serves as a board member or advisor to start-ups. Prior to the Media Lab, Barak was CEO of Evi, the virtual personal assistant that was acquired by Amazon and is the intelligence in Amazon Alexa. Over his 30 years + in consumer technology Barak was the was involved in a broad range of businesses. He was the founder and/or senior executive of a number of start-ups including Wolfram Alpha, Six Apart, OmniSky, The Go Network, and Logitech. Prior to Logitech Barak spent over 9 years at Apple USA and Apple Japan in a number of roles leading consumer marketing, as well as the founding manager of Macy’s Computer Stores. Barak got involved in technology as an operational manager at the New York Public Interest Research Group. Starting in the late 1970’s Barak perceived how personal technologies could connect individuals and organizations putting the power of computers and networks in the hands of everyone. His career has been dedicated to making that a reality.

Barbara Belvisi
Barbara Belvisi
Barbara Belvisi

Barbara is an entrepreneur and investor, passionate about nature, science and space. She is currently founder and CEO at Interstellar Lab whose mission is to design and build bioregenerative habitats for humans to live sustainably on any planet.

Betsy Fore
Betsy Fore
Betsy Fore

Named Forbes 30 under 30 and BBC's 100 Most Inspiring Women, Betsy has a decade of experience as an inventor, product founder and CEO. Betsy serves on the Tufts School of Nutrition Innovation Council and her company, Tiny Organics, has been chosen by Michelle Obama’s Partnerships for a Healthier America for their baby food initiative to support veggie-forward early palate development across the nation. Betsy enjoys building great brands and has invented over 100 products and counting. She advises a number of consumer product and deep data startups as well as UNICEF Wearables for Good initiative. Betsy is a keynote speaker and has spoken at Google, CES, World Economic Forum, National Retail Federation among others. Betsy is the Co-Founder of Tiny Organics, delivering toddlers their first 100 flavors direct to their door through whole, palette expanding meals. Being a vegetarian for 14 years, Betsy aims to train the palette of a generation to desire savory forward, whole real foods and most importantly providing access for all.

Bradford Richardson
Bradford Richardson
Bradford Richardson

I am a passionate builder of global business operations for US based companies - transforming culture, localizing brands, engaging cross border teams. I am committed to making a difference through philanthropic and artist engagement.

Brenda Backus
Brenda Backus
Brenda Backus

Artist, costume designer, visual experience creator

Carlos Toro
Carlos Toro
Carlos Toro

Carlos Toro is the founder of Steer, a multimedia studio specializing in cinematic video production. In 2015 he was awarded the Blue Ocean filmmaker of the year award, by Albert II, Prince of Monaco, for his short film The Edge, which explored humanity’s impact on the natural world. He’s directed and served as underwater cinematographer for several shows for Discovery channel and National Geographic around the issues of ocean health and conservation. His primary motivation has been to leverage the power of film, to bring issues to light around human rights, ocean health and planet sustainability. Carlos is currently executive producing a testimonial series with the United Nations Development Program, to promote the Lion’s Share program, which asks companies who use animal imagery in their marketing to contribute a very small portion of their media spend to worldwide conservation efforts.

Caroline Daniel
Caroline Daniel
Caroline Daniel

Partner at Brunswick Group, covering all things AI, tech, museums, and strategic communications. Former journalist including Editor FT Weekend for six years and White House correspondent at the FT. Curious about where tech meets public policy. Used to read more books. Regret that, alas, I don't now.

Cécile Forman
Cécile Forman
Cécile Forman

Artist with scissors and glue. Museum guide specialized in slow viewing and art contemplation.

Chris Wink
Chris Wink
Chris Wink

Christopher Wink is the Co-Founder of Blue Man Group and Blue School, and is now the Director of Content and Cool Shit for AREA15, an immersive entertainment complex opening in Las Vegas in Early 2020.

Christine Carville
Christine Carville
Christine Carville

Psychotherapist, professor, social entrepreneur in NYC

Christophe Pechoux
Christophe Pechoux
Christophe Pechoux

Christophe has spent 20 years in Corporate & Investment Banking, both as a senior executive and as a serial private investor. Acting as senior advisor for some large corporations and developing a large network in the Tech space, he has launched the first regulated tokenised Venture Capital fund. Christophe runs the Singularity University Chapter in London and has a master degree in Computer Science and Mathematics.

Craig Forman
Craig Forman
Craig Forman

Craig is a San Francisco based venture capitalist and a former journalist and internet executive. He is past CEO of McClatchy, a major US news organization.

Dan Guido
Dan Guido
Dan Guido

Dan Guido is the CEO of Trail of Bits, a cybersecurity firm he founded in 2012 to address software security challenges with cutting-edge research.

Daniel Seal
Daniel Seal
Daniel Seal

Entrepreneur living in the UAE, love all things digital, negronis, burning man and scuba diving.

Danielle Yoo
Danielle Yoo
Danielle Yoo

Witty, World Explorer, and dare I say: Gen Z. An LGBTQIA/ BIPOC advocate, Danielle’s experience as an Asian American transgender woman of color lends herself to a calling larger than herself. Inclusivity is at the heart of her values, and thats exactly what drives her work at TikTok as Gen Z’s influence and dominance of this platform continues to drive and shape our rapidly expanding culture as we know it.

Debu Purkayastha
Debu Purkayastha
Debu Purkayastha

I pretend - & I do so really, really well…

Dimitrios Argirakos
Dimitrios Argirakos
Dimitrios Argirakos

Grounded in banking, law, economics, and international politics, I've co-founded ventures, influenced media and policy, and initiated Europe's top social media award. Away from work, I appreciate the simplicity of a football game, the allure of Star Trek, the amazing taste of Greek cuisine, the comfort of sun and sea, and the wonderful company of my cherished family and friends

Dominique Schiff
Dominique Schiff
Dominique Schiff

Née à Anvers. A toujours chanté. A vécu en Israël, Amérique et est installée à Paris. Etudes de stylisme. Styliste free-lance, a voyagé partout pour la création de collections, Inde, Italie, Corée, Hong-Kong.... Création d'un spectacle musical en 2000 ; "ECLATS de MEMOIRE". Elle s'accompagne de l'accordéon. Elle chante en yiddish et raconte en français, des histoires drôles, des histoires vraies... Participe à de nombreux festivals en France et en Belgique. Création du groupe "HERSHEL ORKESTRA" en 2018. Yiddish plus rock avec son fils, chanteur guitariste et trompettiste. Un bassiste et un batteur. Faire de la musique, chanter et faire la fête, voilà son crédo.

Erin McPherson
Erin McPherson
Erin McPherson

I love storytelling of all kinds and am interested in how technology affects the way we share our stories. I’m a change agent who pushes my organization to think differently. Currently focused on driving the shift to streamed content and more choice.

Esther Perel
Esther Perel
Esther Perel

Psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author Esther Perel is recognized as one of today’s most insightful and original voices on modern relationships. Fluent in nine languages, she helms a therapy practice in New York City and serves as an organizational consultant for Fortune 500 companies around the world. Her celebrated TED talks have garnered more than 40 million views and her international bestseller Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence became a global phenomenon translated into 31 languages. Her newest book is the New York Times bestseller The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity (HarperCollins). Esther is also an executive producer and host of the popular podcasts Where Should We Begin? and How’s Work? Her latest project is Where Should We Begin - A Game of Stories with Esther Perel. Learn more at EstherPerel.com or by following @EstherPerelOfficial on Instagram.

Ezra Hampikian
Ezra Hampikian
Ezra Hampikian

Ezra builds at the intersection of science and art. Her current creative endeavor is completion of an MPhil in Human Evolution.

Fabrice Cavarretta
Fabrice Cavarretta
Fabrice Cavarretta

Fabrice Cavarretta is a Professor of Management at ESSEC Business School where he studies managerial paradigms, in particular in leadership and entrepreneurship contexts.

Géraldine Aresteanu
Géraldine Aresteanu
Géraldine Aresteanu

I am Kinnernet ‘s photographer :) I am your photographer www.geraldinearesteanu.com

Giora Israel
Giora Israel
Giora Israel

Co-founder of Frequency, a company intertwining technology and spirituality, Gio's role is capturing in VR the most significant hidden spiritual teachers on the planet. He travels the world as a DJ, he's a producer, an adventurer and a cultural entrepreneur (the founder of various festival's and the former VP of Midburn, the 3rd largest burning man affiliated event in the world). Gio is happily married to Cellist and musician Hadas Kleinman and lives in between New York and Tel Aviv.

Guido van Nispen
Guido van Nispen
Guido van Nispen

Guido van Nispen is a European entrepreneur, Independent Advisor, and Independent Board Member. Next to his advisory and board roles, Guido is co-founder and CEO of the cybersecurity and insurance startup venture Insiber.com

Guy-Philippe Goldstein
Guy-Philippe Goldstein
Guy-Philippe Goldstein

Fiction writer, lecturer at the School of Economic Warfare, Advisor to PwC & ExponCapital

Hadas Kleinman
Hadas Kleinman
Hadas Kleinman

An acclaimed Cellist and a successful Israeli singer songwriter. Hadas has been playing from the age of 8, Performing since the age of 19 and been touring around the world with the band she co-founded - ‘Asaf Avidan and the Mojos’. By the the age of 21 she had already performed some of the world's prestigious stages, including Carnegie hall, Cannes festival and China's forbidden city. Hadas escorts Israel top musicians as a singer and a cellist, and Currently working on her 3nd solo album and her international breakthrough. Hadas has performed in theater and movies. The theater show ‘To be Alexander Penn’ was written and inspired by her own personal story. In addition to her musical and acting career, Hadas is a certified Meditation instructor and been leading Meditation retreats around the world. She escorts fellow musicians and artists through creative and inner work processes and overcoming performance and creative barriers.

Hélène Fromen
Hélène Fromen
Hélène Fromen

As an artist, I love capturing with a few essential lines people' emotions and motions. As a digital person, I love creating smart products for real humans.  

Ingrid Rothe
Ingrid Rothe
Ingrid Rothe

Ingrid leads Global Strategic Partnership Marketing for PayPal’s global Digital Platforms including Facebook, Google, Uber and Airbnb. Her passion for Digital Transformation through change of human behavior have paved her way in executive roles at Universal Music and as co-founder in Digital Media and Publishing. The future of Commerce is collaborative!

Irene van Nispen-Kress
Irene van Nispen-Kress
Irene van Nispen-Kress

Being a visual artist I have worked with quite some mediums and platforms, from webdesign and video to documentary photography. After making the black and white photography book 'Silver' about the stigma of old age especially for a woman, which was presented at Paris Photo in 2019. I am also working with totally different materials like clay, paper and pastels.

Itai Preis
Itai Preis
Itai Preis

Entrepreneur, programmer, social hacker, performer, a clown

Jack Saul
Jack Saul
Jack Saul

Jack Saul, Ph.D. is a New York State licensed psychologist and family therapist providing therapeutic services for individuals, couples, and families in Manhattan. His family systems orientation emphasizes a narrative, dialogic, and resilience based approach. Dr. Saul is the director of the International Trauma Studies Program in New York City. As a psychologist he has created a number of psychosocial programs for people facing adversity in New York City and abroad. He is known for his innovative work with families and communities that integrates testimony, healing, media, and the performance arts.

Jean-Pierre Escarfail
Jean-Pierre Escarfail
Jean-Pierre Escarfail

PhD in chemistry, ETH Zürich. G. M. paper production and printing companies Man. Consulting, McKinsey Paris, Groupe Valeur Pr. Assoc. Justice

Jennifer Schenker
Jennifer Schenker
Jennifer Schenker

A veteran technology journalist and media entrepreneur who has worked full-time, at various points in her career, for The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, International Herald Tribune, Red Herring, Businessweek, and Les Echos. Jennifer served as a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer judge for 20 years and was twice voted one of the 50 most inspiring women in technology in Europe. She is currently the founder and editor-in-chief of The Innovator (www.theinnovator.news)

Jessica Angel
Jessica Angel
Jessica Angel

Jessica Flore Angel is an architect of spaces and communities interested in alternative modes of living. She is the co-founder of Almost Studio, a design practice in NY and the CEO of the recently acquired Château du Feÿ, where she started a multi-disciplinary art festival called Feÿ.She holds a Master’s degree (M. Arch I) from Yale University and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).

Jessie Lam
Jessie Lam
Jessie Lam

Jessie Lam is a passionate and active tech investor internationally, with a focus on data-driven technologies. As Partner & COO of Parameter Ventures, a New York-based venture capital firm, she invests in early stage enterprise companies. Jessie has also been a featured speaker on venture capital at leading industry events including TEDx, Collision, and RISE.

Joanna Gordon
Joanna Gordon
Joanna Gordon

The challenge am trying to solve for: how to feed 10 billion people while not destroying the planet.

John Gordon
John Gordon
John Gordon

John Gordon was educated at Downing College Cambridge. In 1984 he founded Xtreme Information, a leading Media Information company and Contagious, the organiser of the annual Most Contagious Festival celebrating innovation. In 2002 he founded Intelligence Squared, a forum for live debate on politics and culture. In 2012, he launched the How To Academy, a global platform for talks and conferences on culture, science, and technology.

Iain Nash
Iain Nash
Iain Nash

Iain Nash is a creative technologist and engineer. A graduate of USC’s computer engineering program, Iain studied photography and researched interactive design in the final years of university. Upon moving to NYC, Iain continued with both of these interests, completing the School of Poetic Computation and building small experiences for various events, galleries, and artists. Iain’s practice focuses on infrastructure as art through teaching, open source participations, and building infrastructure and tools for artists. Currently, Iain works for Zora, a blockchain media protocol working on projects with Holly Herdon, Rhizome, PleasrDao, and Matthew Ball.

Jon Morris
Jon Morris
Jon Morris

Jon Morris is the CEO/co-founder of NOWHERE & The Windmill Factory. He helped pioneer immersive theatre, the experience economy, and the metaverse by creating award winning experiences at the intersection of art and technology that have excited audiences around the globe including collaborations with Cirque Du Soleil, NIN, Fuerzabruta, Burning Man, Red Bull, AWS, Google to name a few. linktr.ee/yojonmorris

Judith Darmont
Judith Darmont
Judith Darmont

EVERYTHING IS INTERCONNECTED "As a nomadic spirit I navigate from universe to universe I am enriched by travels and meetings what I do is not a job it's an endless search, it's looking for the beautiful in the sense noble of the term, it's sharing my vision that everything is interconnected, there is no limit..." Http://www.Judithdarmont.com

Jurgis Didžiulis
Jurgis Didžiulis
Jurgis Didžiulis

Social Alchemist, Edutainer, Creative Campaigner. Jurgis is hard to pin down with conventional labels. By seamlessly mixing his passion for music and social phenomenon, this Colombian-Lithuanian proves that a performer can do much more than just entertain; he can transform, enlighten and inspire. His colorful background, ranging from Eurovision to EU consultant, allows him to transcend formats effortlessly and connect with audiences in arenas packed with thousands of people, corporate boardrooms, government institutions, and kindergartens alike.

Karim Hajjaji
Karim Hajjaji
Karim Hajjaji

Karim Hajjaji has an extensive experience and expertise in the financial and banking industry and had held executive roles in Europe, Asia and United States. He is currently the Global Chief Operating Officer and member of the Executive Committee of Santander Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB). Karim is also Chairman or Board Member of different companies of the Group. He is in charge to support the worldwide growth (products and geographies) of the CIB businesses and to lead its transformation (digital and innovation). Formerly, Karim was the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Société Générale Investment Services covering Brokerage, Asset Management, Private Banking and Securities Services. Previously he was Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Executive Committee of SG Americas covering Corporate and Investment Banking in USA, Canada and Latin Americas. Karim started his career in consulting, quantitative research and capital market activities. He is graduated in Engineering and Economics from ENSAE (France). Karim is currently living in London. He is passionate about painting, poetry and philosophy. He is involved in social accomplishments and entrepreneurship mentoring particularly in his country of origin, Tunisia.

Kenneth Chabert
Kenneth Chabert
Kenneth Chabert

Ted Talking, 3-mile running, mezcal drinking, Harvard educated, social entrepreneur. Coined the term, Powerful First Experiences™️, while living a life full of them.

Kevin Balktick
Kevin Balktick
Kevin Balktick

KEVIN BALKTICK is a New York-based producer, creative director, and cultural entrepreneur focused on live experiences and hospitality. He is driven by a passion to create gatherings that bring inspiration and a touch of magic into the lives of their communities. Over the last fourteen years, his oeuvre has included parties, festivals, concerts, conferences, exhibitions, and experiences that defy description, in locations as varied as churches, warehouses, fortresses, libraries, mansions, prisons, universities, city streets, and the great outdoors. His work has been featured in The New York Times, National Public Radio, The New Yorker, Vogue, WWD, Vice, Hospitality Design, Wired, NHT (Japan), The Guardian (UK), Ha’aretz (Israel), and other publications.

Kosta Mogilevych
Kosta Mogilevych
Kosta Mogilevych

Global user acquisition manager at Waze. Previously pastry chef in one of the most innovative Israeli restaurants of all times - Catit by chef Meir Adoni (a bit of a twist). Above all, I am a people's person. I love meeting new people and connecting with them, or connecting them to each other.

Kristen Davis
Kristen Davis
Kristen Davis

Former IT & Innovation director at NY Times International, now breaking, building and creating new business models, services and products, both in media and out of media. The best bit is I get to work with large multinationals and small startups - the whole ecosystem is my playground! I'm also chairwoman of the US board of APOPO HeroRats where we blend the best of nature and tech to train rats to save lives by detecting land mines, TB and lots more using their amazing sense of smell. @daviskris10

Laurence Ainouz
Laurence Ainouz
Laurence Ainouz

Mirrors. Chocolate. Sourdough. Investor. Emergency medicine. Recovered corporate executive.

Leah Siegel
Leah Siegel
Leah Siegel

Leah Siegel is a former professional musician who created The SPAR Method for couples and families to help chronic fighters have the hard conversations they are avoiding. Certified in Emotional Freedom Technique, Leah is a co-founder of BlueDot Wellness, creating mental health and wellness care insurance coverage, to make the most effective holistic and alternative modes accessible and affordable to all.

Lina Plioplyte
Lina Plioplyte
Lina Plioplyte

Lina is Emmy, Clio and Silver Lion awarded documentary filmmaker and cameraperson with work spanning commercials, portraits of interesting people, travel stories, branded and feature documentaries. Her passions are no-trash lifestyle, celebration of Earth through cultures and storytelling, and bringing about the gender equality in uplifting female experiences. Her passions reflect in her films and on the film sets, as she's championing green film movement.

Maks Giordano
Maks Giordano
Maks Giordano

Passionate about the co-creation of sustainable and desirable futures

Marc Goldberg
Marc Goldberg
Marc Goldberg

Founder Maslow Capital Partners Co-founder Kinnernet Europe

Marius Veltman
Marius Veltman
Marius Veltman

Marius Veltman is a user experience designer and creative technologist from the Netherlands with over fifteen years of expertise in digital product and service design. Marius holds a profound knowledge of what is moving today's digital users. And has a Hypercreative, multi-faceted, one-trick pony.

Martin Wezowski
Martin Wezowski
Martin Wezowski

Futurist, strategist, punk-rocker, corporate intra-preneur, runs long-term innovation-vision, strategy and frameworks as a part of the CTO board area for SAP. Future of work/Politics/economics/humanity

Mira Awad
Mira Awad
Mira Awad

Multi disciplinary artist and activist. A storytelling consultant, helping individuals and organizations frame their authentic & unique stories.

Mo Lishomwa
Mo Lishomwa
Mo Lishomwa

I am a digital strategist, product manager and owner, and business person with a passion for mentoring and supporting young people. Having passions for art, science, technology and music, I have had a pretty varied career. Some of what I've done includes R&D on the database which powers the BBC i-player. Building Yahoo! Personals which is now Match.com and Meetic in France. Launching a digital business unit for adidas, building a consultancy withnin Adobe, and now advising & leading tech procurement on digital business transformation for corporate and non for profits. As well as launching a green tech business in Southern Africa.

Moran Cerf
Moran Cerf
Moran Cerf

Moran Cerf is a professor of neuroscience and business at the Kellogg School of Management.. Additionally, he is the Alfred P. Sloan screenwriting Professor at the American Film Institute. ​Prior to his academic career, professor Cerf worked as a hacker for nearly a decade, breaking into leading financial and government institutes to test and improve their security. His hacking background has led him to later pursue non-traditional ways to investigate the brain, using methods and techniques that benefit from heavy computational skills and novel research tools. Notably, he has been working with patients undergoing brain-surgery where he studies behavior, emotion, decision making and dreams by directly recording the activity of individual neurons using electrodes implanted in the patients' brain. He holds multiple patents and his work has been published in wide-circulation academic journals such as Nature, as well as popular science journals such as Scientific American Mind, Wired, New Scientist and more. Additionally, his work has been portrayed in numerous media outlets such as Time, CNN, BBC, Bloomberg, NPR, MSNBC and dozens of others. He has been featured in venues such as the Venice Art Biennial and China’s Art, Science and Technology conference, and has contributed to magazines such as Forbes, The Atlantic, Inc. and others. Professor Cerf has had short-lived careers as a furniture-designer, a pilot, a radio host, and a filmmaker, and he has served on the boards of pharmaceutical, telecom and fashion companies. He is a multiple-times national story-telling champion (’The Moth’), and his public talks at TED, Google Zeitgeist, PopTech, DLD and others have received millions of views and a large following. In addition to his academic career, professor Cerf is a science consultant for various Hollywood films and TV shows ('Bull', ‘Limitless’, ‘Falling Water’, and more). Recently, he was named one of the "40 leading professors below 40”. Most importantly, he is right handed.

Muriel Sergent
Muriel Sergent
Muriel Sergent
Nicolas Granatino
Nicolas Granatino
Nicolas Granatino

Nicolas’ career began at J.P. Morgan in Investment Banking, followed by LabMorgan, J.P. Morgan’s e-finance incubator to transform the financial services industry. Now co-founder at Andurance Ventures he invests in early stage tech ventures focusing on media/education and blockchain related technologies.He's been active in the digital identity / data portability space and more recently in the ESG / Environmental tech space.

Nusrat Durrani
Nusrat Durrani
Nusrat Durrani

Nusrat is a pioneering media executive, strategic advisor, and filmmaker. He worked at MTV for 20 years and founded MTV World, Viacom’s visionary global division. He is the creator of the award-winning “Rebel Music” and “The Music Experiment,” MTV’s first transmedia live music series. Nusrat was honored by President Barack Obama for his work and called “a sage when it comes to music and pop culture” by MTV founder Tom Freston. His new documentary, “An American Prayer,” recently premiered at the Black Nights Tallinn Film Festival, and will be released in 2022.

Olivia Judson
Olivia Judson
Olivia Judson

Writer, scientist, lover of life in all its forms.

Olivier MOULIERAC
Olivier MOULIERAC
Olivier MOULIERAC

52, Napoleon's co-founder, danish mother, two kids, curious!

Omer Kalderon
Omer Kalderon
Omer Kalderon

Experience maker and community builder

Oshrit Aviv
Oshrit Aviv
Oshrit Aviv

A tech-lawyer, data and tech compliance-by-design expert, running a consulting company in the space (www.entero.io), and sometimes writing about it in academic magazines. Also heading a strategic partnerships department for a cyber-security company, and part of the leadership of a non-profit alliance handling market self regulation for ad-tech and online monetization space (www.cleansoftware.net). I am passionate about technology, innovation, science, travels, cultures, art, food and photography and as part of my side gigs you can find: my travel & photography blog (www.fomoshi.com), Milk & Cookies friends meetups (https://sites.google.com/entero.io/mnc/home) and Artuality events (art-tech expositions).

Pablo Rodriguez
Pablo Rodriguez
Pablo Rodriguez

Pablo Rodriguez is a creative entrepreneur, business executive, and computer scientist. He is recognised as a creative leader and visionary. He is currently a Director at the Office of the CTO with Google, bringing Google’s innovation to the world. He is passionate about responsible AI, technology and humans. Prior he was Ambassador to Google [X], and CEO of Telefonica Alpha where led the company’s development of experimental moonshot projects

Paula Rae Gibson
Paula Rae Gibson
Paula Rae Gibson

Paula Rae Gibson is a photographer and musician from the UK. She has had three books published of her deeply personal work, exploring anguish, grief ,loss and beauty. She is also a singer -songwriter, renowned for her lyricism and ethereal work.She approaches both mediums with bold expressiveness. Paula lives in London with her daughter.

Peter Hirshberg
Peter Hirshberg
Peter Hirshberg

Peter Hirshberg is a provocateur and executive who builds organizations and movements and in self-organizing, distributed systems to effect change. Over a 30-year career he’s directed enterprise markets for Apple and led technology-based change initiatives for The White House, The United Nations, The World Economic Forum and multiple Silicon Valley companies. He’s author of the best-selling book on entrepreneurship and economic development: Maker City: A Practical Guide to Reinventing American Cities

Philippe Casidanus
Philippe Casidanus
Philippe Casidanus

Né à Paris. Etudes de théâtre à Vincennes. Passe 2 ans au Gabon, il comprend la force des marionnettes traditionnelles. Achète le Guignol des Champs-Elysées à la famille Guentleur, installée là depuis 1818. Nombreux festivals dans le monde entier avec son castelet portatif ; Australie, Inde, Japon, Egypte, Israël, Naples, Corée, Belgique etc.... Est nommé chevalier des Arts et Lettres Born in Paris, studied Theater, Philippe spent 2 years in Gabon. He understands the strength of traditional puppets. Bought the Guignol des Champs-Elysées from the Guentleur family, established there since 1818. Numerous festivals around the world with its portable castelet; Australia, India, Japan, Egypt, Israel, Naples, Korea, Belgium etc ... Awarded the title of Chevalier des Arts et des lettres

Pierre Renom
Pierre Renom
Pierre Renom

Trading of fixed income assets and global team management until 2012. 2015 : Design and Innovation Master (ENSCI France) 2018: Co-founder of Gebel Ltd. Digital assets trading

Rabin Yaghoubi
Rabin Yaghoubi
Rabin Yaghoubi

Powering media in emerging markets @AlephGroup. Intrepid traveller, trivia nerd & movie buff.

Renaud Visage
Renaud Visage
Renaud Visage

Co-founder & ex-CTO Eventbrite (NYSE: EB), angel investor, venture partner with Point Nine

Robert C Wolcott
Robert C Wolcott
Robert C Wolcott

Adjunct Professor of Innovation, University of Chicago & Northwestern University. 4x Teacher of the Year. Founder, TWIN Global. Author, speaker and investor in nearly 30 startups. BA, History, Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Northwestern University.

Rodrigo SEPULVEDA SCHULZ
Rodrigo SEPULVEDA SCHULZ
Rodrigo SEPULVEDA SCHULZ

Rodrigo is a serial entrepreneur and investor, having founded or co-founded 5 companies. He started his career as a management consultant.

Romaric Rollet
Romaric Rollet
Romaric Rollet

I have a strong IT profile (from dev to architecture) in various domains. I'm very curious of new technologies in a "maker" mode. As such, I strongly support the maker approach to enable all the added-value of technology. By the way, I love chatting on any topic with others.

Shii Ann Huang
Shii Ann Huang
Shii Ann Huang

Shii Ann Huang is an entrepreneur, artist, actor, and a former reality TV star. A graduate of UC Berkeley, NYU's ITP graduate program, and Maggie Flanagan Studios, her academic and creative interests are wide-ranging. Currently, Shii Ann funds her artistic interests and futurist curiosity by running a successful real estate team at Compass in New York City. Her passions run the gamut from NFTs, costume design & immersive theater to ethics and law in a future with AI and Crispr engineered humans

Simon Luling
Simon Luling
Simon Luling

Writing-filming on ecology, politics and tattoos. Co-founder of Ekonavi, startup mapping and supporting agroforestry in Brazil. Organize Tattoo Planetarium (Paris tattoo convention).

Sophia Swire
Sophia Swire
Sophia Swire

Yes: A Digital Dunkirk I have been invited by Benoit to put together a slide presentation on the Future Brilliance Task Force and our successful efforts to evacuate several hundred Afghan women and their families from Afghanistan; reskill them in ICT, coding and robotics; prepare them for life in the West; and to secure asylum and flights to freedom.

Susan MacTavish Best
Susan MacTavish Best
Susan MacTavish Best

Susan is the Founder of Posthoc. Posthoc hosts salons for curious people in NYC/LA/London and beyond. A salon is a curated gathering of people - food & drink, conversation and music.

Tali Orad
Tali Orad
Tali Orad

Tali is a changemaker, engineer, TEDx speaker, and serial entrepreneur. She’s the founder of 1treellion.org an NGO with the mission to collectively make a meaningful global impact by bringing communities together to plant trees and help mitigate the effects of climate change. Tali believes in the power of people to make a change, and hopes with the help of the people she can help our planet.

Tamas David-Barrett
Tamas David-Barrett
Tamas David-Barrett

Evolutionary behavioural scientist studying humanity, looking 2 million years back and a 1000 forward.

Won Hee Chang
Won Hee Chang
Won Hee Chang

Coloratura soprano and academic in exile turned serial entrepreneur and advisor in NLP/search/OTT messaging space, with a special interest in support for displaced populations; martial artist and certified NYS EMT, volunteer crisis text hotline counselor.

Xander Bueno de Mesquita
Xander Bueno de Mesquita
Xander Bueno de Mesquita

Xander’s manifesto 'Treating Life Well' is a blueprint for creating human centered experiences for the 21st-century which combine hospitality with circularity and communities. Among other things Xander is the founder of QO hotel Amsterdam, one of the most sustainable hotels in the world and the first hotel being a fully circular building with a high-tech greenhouse on its rooftop to close the circles, including Hydro and Aquaponics. Xander Bueno de Mesquita develops future-proof places that bring a positive impact to the neighborhoods around them and the world as a whole.

Yossi Vardi
Yossi Vardi
Yossi Vardi
A Dara Dotz
A Dara Dotz
A Dara Dotz

Dara known as the “MacGyver of Warzones,” combines her design strategy experience and rapid ethnographic assessment skills to empower others through technology. Dara is a pioneer in using design and exponential technologies to solve challenges in austere environments. She has studied, lived, and worked and in over 45 countries designing tangible solutions for vulnerable populations both on and off earth.

Adah Parris
Adah Parris
Adah Parris

I create safe and brave spaces.

Adrien de Blanzy
Adrien de Blanzy
Adrien de Blanzy

After a film production school, he created his first advertising film and documentary production company in 1994. Five years later, he developed a business incubator for production companies in Paris. He created the ADN Group in 2009, publisher of the French innovation magazine L'ADN.

Afton Halloran
Afton Halloran
Afton Halloran

Afton Halloran has been working in the realm of food and sustainability for over 12 years. She has a PhD in Paediatric and International Nutrition with a specialization in Sustainable Food Systems. She is a freelance consultant and has been working on projects for governmental and international organizations. She is the author of three books on food policy and future foods. Afton is also a member of the Judging Panel of the World Restaurant Awards and Board Member of FunkisFabriken Centre for Research in Sustainability. Originally from Vancouver Island, Canada, Afton has been calling Copenhagen her home for over 9 years.

Alejandro De Angulo
Alejandro De Angulo
Alejandro De Angulo

Colombian Civil Engineer, with studies in Finances, Strategy and Risk Management. I believe it’s time to build a better world and I want to be part of it

Alex Zhang
Alex Zhang
Alex Zhang

Alex Zhang is the artistic and creative director of Summit, a thriving community of multi-disciplinary leaders. Summit hosts events that bring together leaders in surreal environments designed to catalyze positive personal and collective growth. At Summit, Alex Zhang leads the creative production team in immersive event design and curates the Art program through both programming and site specific art installations. I In addition, Alex is also the curator for Powder Mountain, a ski resort and mountain town in Northern Utah centered around art, community, and culture.

Alexandre Kouchner
Alexandre Kouchner
Alexandre Kouchner

I am a political analyst by training, a journalist by passion and a consultant in communication and strategy by curiosity. As an editorial consultant, I try to identify promising profiles, innovators and thinkers who can have a real impact on the world and help them present their ideas and actions. As a teacher at Sciences Po, I seek to share my passion for writing. As a journalist, I am co-editor in chief of Européens and I contribute to prospective magazines like Usbek & Rica and L'ADN. I believe in promoting new solutions and lasting positive change and that the best is yet to come !

Alice Goldberg
Alice Goldberg
Alice Goldberg
Alicia Navarro
Alicia Navarro
Alicia Navarro

I love to build things that bring utility and delight to people's lives. I've built a few companies - previously Skimlinks and now FLOWN, which delivers focus and flow to those battling distraction and isolation.

Alon Chen
Alon Chen
Alon Chen

CEO & Founder of Tastewise - AI for food innovation; formerly a Google exec - founder of Google Partners, World Economic Forum lead, and CMO Google Israel & Greece, always an LGBT activist.

Alon Rozen
Alon Rozen
Alon Rozen

I love reading, learning, sharing ideas, creativity sessions, discovering other people's life journeys, languages, tennis, surfing and wine. By day, Dean of Ecole des Ponts Business School and Prof. of Innovation. Extensive consulting and teaching experience, and over 20 years of founding, running or being involved in startups. As a professor, mentor, angel investor, trainer and consultant in innovation and entrepreneurship, this has taken me to Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East. My academic hat includes research in areas like the wine ecosystem in the face of globalization (best research ever!), dynamic business modeling, entrepreneurial ecosystems, new business models, potential applications of circular economy models, social impact investing, inclusive business models and agile methods in management. By night, proud father of two and husband

Alyssa Petersel
Alyssa Petersel
Alyssa Petersel

Alyssa Petersel is the founder and CEO of My Wellbeing, which connects seekers who struggle to find appropriate mental health care with compatible providers.

Amandine Roche
Amandine Roche
Amandine Roche

Amandine Roche is a Human Right/Women empowerment expert with almost 20 years of experience with United Nations in conflict contexts. She is also an award winning author, a photographer, a yoga and mindfulness teacher specialist in emotional intelligence, meditation and conscious leadership. She is the founder of the Amanuddin Foundation in Afghanistan that develops the culture of peace and promote wellness to prisoners, women, soldiers, and kids. She is also created the Inner Peace Corps to implement in Middle East, the inner peace keeping program she has designed for humanitarians and refugees, suffering of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, burnout, depression and anxiety.

Amber Lee
Amber Lee
Amber Lee

CEO & Co-Founder of content studio @VisualCountry. Single mom to Ben. World Traveler. Rollerblader. #NYC #LA

Amir Orad
Amir Orad
Amir Orad

Amir loves to build & scale startups. He was Co-founder of Cyber Cyota (RSA), CEO of Actimize (NICE) fighting Financial Crime and currently CEO of Sisense embedding analytics everywhere. He is based in NY and was awarded EY entrepreneur of the year and one of the top 50 SaaS CEO.

Amit Shafrir
Amit Shafrir
Amit Shafrir

Loves Food & Wine Acquired Over 1 Billion Users 4 Exits  - Over $2 Billion

Andreas Cohen
Andreas Cohen
Andreas Cohen

Tribal leader of the Smart Marketing Data elite. Scientist of life's finer moments.

Andreas Gebhard
Andreas Gebhard
Andreas Gebhard

Founder & CEO re:publica

Andrew Shearer
Andrew Shearer
Andrew Shearer

On a mission to love people in radical way by empowering them to build and grow physical things. Living in Brooklyn after stints in LA, SF, Seattle and Heidelberg. Current CMO and Founder of Farmshelf - Smart indoor farms the size of a bookshelf. Alumni - Twitter, Pinterest, Wells Fargo and Pepperdine

Andrus Aaslaid
Andrus Aaslaid
Andrus Aaslaid

Mostly an engineer, sometimes an artist. For most part of my life I have been "giving machines a soul" and that has led me to quite diverse array of projects, from space communications to writing a libretto for an opera.

Angela Guerra
Angela Guerra
Angela Guerra

Angela Guerra is a Biotech/Pharma business leader and co-founder of 1treellion. She is passionate about life, loves people & nature and believes in the power of human connection and creative thinking to make things happen.

Annelies Jansen
Annelies Jansen
Annelies Jansen

Curious and brave mind in the Multiverse. Traveled the world and the 7 seas to land 'at home' in LA.

Antoine Pin
Antoine Pin
Antoine Pin

I have worked for 20 years in the luxury industry, from watches and jewelry to fashion, and had the chance to live in multiple countries, from Switzerland to Japan and Chine. I am still eager to discover new horizons and hear about ways to build a bright future.

Ariana Vafadari
Ariana Vafadari
Ariana Vafadari

Opera singer and Architect

Assaf Biderman
Assaf Biderman
Assaf Biderman

I am an entrepreneur and technology inventor. For over two decades, I have been developing new solutions for urban transportation problems, both through academic research and by building companies. In 2013 I founded Superpedestrian, a company that develops predictive technologies for vehicles. From foreseeing mobility demand to avoiding brake-downs, Superpedestrian’s technologies aim at minimizing the environmental footprint of fleet vehicles while enhancing their capabilities to address the ever-growing need to affordably transport people and things in cities.

Barak Berkowitz
Barak Berkowitz
Barak Berkowitz

Barak is the Director of Operation and Strategy at the MIT Media Lab as well as the founder of MarketCentrix, a consumer strategy consultancy for tech companies. Barak consults to start-ups, VCs and large companies and serves as a board member or advisor to start-ups. Prior to the Media Lab, Barak was CEO of Evi, the virtual personal assistant that was acquired by Amazon and is the intelligence in Amazon Alexa. Over his 30 years + in consumer technology Barak was the was involved in a broad range of businesses. He was the founder and/or senior executive of a number of start-ups including Wolfram Alpha, Six Apart, OmniSky, The Go Network, and Logitech. Prior to Logitech Barak spent over 9 years at Apple USA and Apple Japan in a number of roles leading consumer marketing, as well as the founding manager of Macy’s Computer Stores. Barak got involved in technology as an operational manager at the New York Public Interest Research Group. Starting in the late 1970’s Barak perceived how personal technologies could connect individuals and organizations putting the power of computers and networks in the hands of everyone. His career has been dedicated to making that a reality.

Barbara Belvisi
Barbara Belvisi
Barbara Belvisi

Barbara is an entrepreneur and investor, passionate about nature, science and space. She is currently founder and CEO at Interstellar Lab whose mission is to design and build bioregenerative habitats for humans to live sustainably on any planet.

Beatrice Sutter
Beatrice Sutter
Beatrice Sutter

Beatrice Sutter is the chief editor of L'ADN, a media (print and web) that talks about digital culture and innovation.

Beatriz Guerra Alvarez
Beatriz Guerra Alvarez
Beatriz Guerra Alvarez

Born in Spain, Beatriz studied Mathematics and Economics in Madrid and London, where she lived for 10 years working in start ups and the financial and legal industries. Currently a BD director in Madrid in an international law firm. A creative mind, she is a poetry writer. Enthusiastic and positive, Beatriz is an arts and photography lover also interested in science, technology, philosophy and Lacanian psychoanalysis. She is keen to embrace and contribute to all forms of innovative, irreverent thinking and challenging initiatives that may lead us to foster deeper self consciousness and responsible ways to create a better world. “We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are”

Bella Pollen
Bella Pollen
Bella Pollen

Writer / journalist Pollen has contributed to a variety of publications including American Vogue, the Economist and the Financial Times. Author of five novels on a broad spectrum of subjects from the Cold War to the immigration issues of the US/Mexican Border. Her memoir Meet Me In the In -Between was published in 2017. Pollen is one of the founders of Operaçion Michoacan, a non-profit organization bringing free health care to Mexico’s Purépecha Indians in Mexico and is involved with Marefat, a school for girls and boys in Afghanistan. Currently working on a story about the identification of missing migrants found in the desert. Curious about pretty much everything.

Benoit Bergeret
Benoit Bergeret
Benoit Bergeret

I develop knowledge, social connections, and large burnable structures in the desert. Head of Metalab for data, technology, and society at ESSEC Business School.

Betsy Fore
Betsy Fore
Betsy Fore

Named Forbes 30 under 30 and BBC's 100 Most Inspiring Women, Betsy has a decade of experience as an inventor, product founder and CEO. Betsy serves on the Tufts School of Nutrition Innovation Council and her company, Tiny Organics, has been chosen by Michelle Obama’s Partnerships for a Healthier America for their baby food initiative to support veggie-forward early palate development across the nation. Betsy enjoys building great brands and has invented over 100 products and counting. She advises a number of consumer product and deep data startups as well as UNICEF Wearables for Good initiative. Betsy is a keynote speaker and has spoken at Google, CES, World Economic Forum, National Retail Federation among others. Betsy is the Co-Founder of Tiny Organics, delivering toddlers their first 100 flavors direct to their door through whole, palette expanding meals. Being a vegetarian for 14 years, Betsy aims to train the palette of a generation to desire savory forward, whole real foods and most importantly providing access for all.

Billie Whitehouse
Billie Whitehouse
Billie Whitehouse

Billie Whitehouse is the CEO, designer and director of Wearable X. The recent winner of the Design Technology Award from Fashion Group International New York, Billie specializes in the combination of hardware, software and apparel for wearable technology products. Known for her development of Nadi X, the first smart yoga experience with guidance on the body through smart textiles. Billie is invigorating the fashion industry and transforming it into a business focused on improving the quality of our lives. Billie is an aesthetic specialist with a naturally inquisitive nature towards technology and innovation. As a garment engineer she strongly believes people should not have to look like the technology that they have grown to love and depend on. Billie’s designs are sharp, experimental, naturally confident and subtly feminine in appearance integrated with the latest technology.

Bindi Karia
Bindi Karia
Bindi Karia

Advisor to Startups, Corporates, Investors & Gov't. Venture Partner at Molten Ventures. SVB, Microsoft & PwC alum, Tech, Innovation, Europe

Bontle Senne
Bontle Senne
Bontle Senne

I am am author, activist, Agilist, and African. I currently lead Deutsche Bank's global Agile transformation in Corporate and Investment Banking. Prior to that, I spent 5 years at Mckinsey and Company Johannesburg where I left as the co-lead of Mckinsey Africa's Agile practice. Prior to that, I was the MD for an edtech NGO focussing on using technology to advance distribution of indigenous language children's books. I continue to work with various African education NGOs.

Brad Templeton
Brad Templeton
Brad Templeton

Brad Templeton was chair for computing at Singularity U, Chairman Emeritus and Futurist at the EFF, and founded ClariNet, the world's first dot-com. He has advised on robocars and mobility for many leading players, including Waymo, and speaks globaly on the topics of the future of technolgy and transportation.

Bradford Richardson
Bradford Richardson
Bradford Richardson

I am a passionate builder of global business operations for US based companies - transforming culture, localizing brands, engaging cross border teams. I am committed to making a difference through philanthropic and artist engagement.

Brenda Asnicar
Brenda Asnicar
Brenda Asnicar

Argentinean artist, started working since the age of 11, I have worked as an actress, as a singer, fashion designing , styling homes, people and carnivals. Due to my profession I have lived in many countries like Mexico, US, Italy and now Colombia, making tours and working for Disney Channel on a TV show. The diversity of the experiences and places I’ve been, made me who I am, and make me understand that we are ONE. I think that humans should participate more in regenerating the Earth, instead of ruining it. Trying to find the way for empowering artists to follow their dreams. I love my profession because I discovered that I can connect souls and hearts for a good reason.

Brenda Backus
Brenda Backus
Brenda Backus

Artist, costume designer, visual experience creator

Camille Pène
Camille Pène
Camille Pène

After 4 years of running Futur.e.s Festivals, I am now Director of communities at Cap Digital, the leading digital cluster in Europe based in Paris. I have a passion for all transformative and ground-breaking experimentations which led me from the contemporary art world to the digital innovation scene. I love to lead projects that bring collaborative dynamics and foster dialogue between art and industry, tradition and modernity, research and market. I love to engage communities of creators, entrepreneurs, researchers, public policy-makers and corporates through platforms and events that provide visibility and support to start-up and creative projects.

Carine de Meyere
Carine de Meyere
Carine de Meyere

Carine de Meyere is a Women’s advocate when it comes to creating equal opportunities and equal rights for Women. She was educated at Wells College – an all Women’s college and completed a Masters in Women’s Studies and Social Sciences at Harvard University. She has become an expert on diversity and inclusion and opens up a broader discussion on how to transform the old way of thinking to a new way of thinking! Diversity and Inclusion is all about raising consciousness!

Carla Boeckman
Carla Boeckman
Carla Boeckman

I have worked with brilliant innovators in nanotechnology, biomedicine, engineering and neuroscience, translating ideas into action in Europe, the US and Australia. I am an alumni of the National Science Foundation, several startup companies and the World Economic Forum, where I developed the Technology Pioneers program in Davos. I studied mathematics, international economics and Latin America.

Caroline Daniel
Caroline Daniel
Caroline Daniel

Partner at Brunswick Group, covering all things AI, tech, museums, and strategic communications. Former journalist including Editor FT Weekend for six years and White House correspondent at the FT. Curious about where tech meets public policy. Used to read more books. Regret that, alas, I don't now.

Carolyn O Hare
Carolyn O Hare
Carolyn O Hare

Carolyn is passionate about increasing accessibility to nutritious and healthful foods for all. COO at Tiny Organics, alum of Beyond Meat and FIJI Water.

Catherine Carlton
Catherine Carlton
Catherine Carlton

An investor in impact technologies and an advisor for various international start-up companies, Catherine has served as a Menlo Park City Councilmember in Silicon Valley since 2012, elected as Mayor 2014 - 2015. Catherine worked in the TV and tech industries in the UK and Asia, helping found various international companies, including Digital Island, SearchBank, and Equant. In Silicon Valley, Catherine served as Vice President of CFLD, co-founded Peninsula Clean Energy, authored successful California State human trafficking bills, and sits on various corporate, non-profit and government boards of directors. Catherine has a BA from Tulane, MA from the University of Westminster, and MBA from the Cass Business School in London. She also has a parrot, dog, bearded dragon, three chickens and two children-- not necessarily in that order.

Cécile Forman
Cécile Forman
Cécile Forman

Artist with scissors and glue. Museum guide specialized in slow viewing and art contemplation.

Cécilia Gabizon
Cécilia Gabizon
Cécilia Gabizon

Journalist and media innovator Run a newstech company An incubator of new medias A free school of journalism to promote diversity

Cedric Mateosyan
Cedric Mateosyan
Cedric Mateosyan

Entrepreneur and investor focused on conscious innovation

Céline Godin
Céline Godin
Céline Godin

Ex Big data builder dpt at TF1 Group Phd Cognitive psychology applied to AI to become In between, I am a shaman from the dhakat tribe.

Chen Raviv
Chen Raviv
Chen Raviv

Chen Raviv, Partnerships and Marketing Lead at Digital Lift – monday.com‘s philanthropy arm. Chen has a vast experience in social entrepreneurship and tech, he is the co-founder of “Change a world” NGO in Israel that solves healthcare problems among underserved communities, he joined monday.com two years ago to build the social impact initiative of the company. He has led the company’s mission to Moldova, working with the UNDP and the local government to harness technology into good since the war in Ukraine started

Chris Paine
Chris Paine
Chris Paine

Chris is a filmmaker best known for his documentaries "Who Killed the Electric Car", "Revenge of the Electric Car" and most recently "Do You Trust this Computer?" about artificial intelligence. Chris serves on the board of the environmental/social justice organization Friends of the Earth, advises the blockchain startup Orchid Protocol, and is a longtime member of Impro Theater in Los Angeles.

Chris Wink
Chris Wink
Chris Wink

Christopher Wink is the Co-Founder of Blue Man Group and Blue School, and is now the Director of Content and Cool Shit for AREA15, an immersive entertainment complex opening in Las Vegas in Early 2020.

Chris Wray
Chris Wray
Chris Wray

Chris is co-founder of legal-tech firm Mattereum, ophthalmic lens technology firm Adlens, and the Centre for Vision in the Developing World.

Christine Carville
Christine Carville
Christine Carville

Psychotherapist, professor, social entrepreneur in NYC

Christophe Pechoux
Christophe Pechoux
Christophe Pechoux

Christophe has spent 20 years in Corporate & Investment Banking, both as a senior executive and as a serial private investor. Acting as senior advisor for some large corporations and developing a large network in the Tech space, he has launched the first regulated tokenised Venture Capital fund. Christophe runs the Singularity University Chapter in London and has a master degree in Computer Science and Mathematics.

Claudia Bobadilla
Claudia Bobadilla
Claudia Bobadilla

Board director at energy, telecom and industrial companies in Chile and at scientific organisations in USA and Australia. Love poetry, travelling, cooking, dancing. Essentially life.

Claudia Olsson
Claudia Olsson
Claudia Olsson

Claudia Olsson is the CEO and Founder of Stellar Capacity, a global education company specialized in providing strategic advice, analysis and professional development related to digital transformation. Her work focuses on the impact of new technologies on citizens, society, leadership and global markets. She is a member of the High Level Industrial Roundtable "Industry 2030" at the European Commission, co-authoring the vision for Industry 2030 for the European Union. Claudia is also co-authoring the strategic innovation agenda for the Swedish Steel and Metal industry with a particular focus on the possibilities of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Claudia is a member of the Global Future Council on Values, Ethics and Innovation at the World Economic Forum. She has served as an Associate Faculty at Singularity University as well as a Senior Advisor to the Office of Strategic Analysis at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Sweden. She previously set up and managed the policy think-tank ACCESS Health International in Singapore, following her work for ACCESS in India and her assignment with the United Nations, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in the USA. Claudia has been appointed a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum as well as a David Rockefeller Fellow at the Trilateral Commission and has been selected as one of the 40 under 40 European Young Leaders by Friends of Europe. Claudia authored the Sweden 2030 scenario for the Digitalization Commission of the Government of Sweden and she has also co-authored the report "Blockchain-decentralized trust". More information about Claudia's work is available on: www.claudiaolsson.com

Colin Payne
Colin Payne
Colin Payne

A highly experienced digital leader with an international, award-winning portfolio. Based on twenty five years at the leading edge of technology and change, I inspire teams with an open, dynamic style, motivating them to deliver world-class, innovative solutions. With a strong track-record of high profile success stories, I bring a unique blend of cross sector skills to focus on NextGen

Craig Forman
Craig Forman
Craig Forman

Craig is a San Francisco based venture capitalist and a former journalist and internet executive. He is past CEO of McClatchy, a major US news organization.

Cynthia Hansen
Cynthia Hansen
Cynthia Hansen

Following a career in the private, and non-profit sectors, Cynthia Hansen joined the Adecco Group to head the new Adecco Group Foundation and spearhead thought leadership. Cynthia’s areas of expertise include strategy, change management, social impact and partnership. Prior to joining the Adecco Group, she spent nine years at the World Economic Forum, in leadership roles across Strategic Partnerships, Professional Services, Financial Services, Civil Society, and Content Strategy. Previous roles include Director of Management Consultancy at boutique consulting firm Action Planning, Director of the US State Department’s International Visitor program for the State of Washington under the World Affairs Council, and Head of Admissions for Amity Institute. Cynthia has served on a number of non-profit boards including the Center for Women and Democracy, EU Consult, and The Internationalist magazine. In addition, she was an official delegate of a Washington State women’s mission to Cuba, an election monitor in Jordan under the auspices of the National Democratic Institute, and a Global Leadership Fellow at the World Economic Forum. Cynthia holds an MSc in Management of NGOs from the London School of Economics, and a double BA (Hons) in Asian Studies and English/Literature from the University of Puget Sound.

Daniel Goldman
Daniel Goldman
Daniel Goldman

Digital Interactive, Online, Education, Community, Investment, Social Entreprenuership, Global prosperity-ProsperityExchange, Planetary Insight Center, EDGEof

Daniela Bartos
Daniela Bartos
Daniela Bartos

Daniela is a passionate educator, thinker, innovator and explorer. She started her project, hip.academy, in 2014, focused on designing and delivering innovative experiential programmes for (mostly creative) industry professionals, such as residential retreats (the first season was in Tuscany). Daniela is an accredited educational programme specialist, holding a BA and MA degree in continuing education science (alongside her other BA degree in communication policy), won several prestigious leadership scholarships and pursued a successful career in the media and communication field. Daniela has worked, internationally, as a journalist, media analyst, consultant, advisor and academic. Mostly based in London, she has lived in eight countries. She is currently lecturing communication, researching future of work, giving workshops on emotional intelligence and purposeful life, mentoring talented entrepreneurs, organizing retreats and advising on the socio-cultural innovation to organisations and ecosystem communities.

Danielle Yoo
Danielle Yoo
Danielle Yoo

Witty, World Explorer, and dare I say: Gen Z. An LGBTQIA/ BIPOC advocate, Danielle’s experience as an Asian American transgender woman of color lends herself to a calling larger than herself. Inclusivity is at the heart of her values, and thats exactly what drives her work at TikTok as Gen Z’s influence and dominance of this platform continues to drive and shape our rapidly expanding culture as we know it.

David Grebler
David Grebler
David Grebler

Mr. André Grebler heads a family owned group of companies. Mr. Grebler graduated from the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne as an Electronics Engineer and graduated in Management by the University of Geneva.

David Myatt
David Myatt
David Myatt

David is a brand expressionist. A business strategist. A storyteller. A graphic design craftsman. An idea generator. An iconsmith. A relationship builder. Some say dreamer; others, a problem solver. He loves crafting creative solutions to business and communications problems — the bigger and more complex the challenge, the more exciting he finds it. He has spent his career creating distinctive brands and communications for local, regional and global brands, including: Coast Casinos, DirectTV, Disney, Eat24, Exxon Mobil, Fair Trade USA, Geico, HP, Jack in the Box, Kaiser Permanente, Microsoft, Nike, Northrop Grumman, Reno Tahoe Nevada Tourism Board, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Stanford University, The New School, Time Warner, WBros. His hand stretches across most of the mediums you can think of that play a role in effective, strategic brand development and communications. He loves shoes and lives with his wife Michele in San Francisco.

David Rowan
David Rowan
David Rowan

Story guy. Ran WIRED, got excited by purpose-driven founders, now invest in them and bring them together through the VOYAGERS community,

De Kai
De Kai
De Kai

Language, music, AI and cognition work enabling cultures to interrelate in creative ways; named Founding ACL Fellow for foundational contributions to Google/Yahoo/Microsoft/etc translators; named Debrett's 100 most influential figures of Hong Kong; founding Professor of AI at HKUST; Distinguished Research Scholar at Berkeley's ICSI; founder of transcultural music collective ReOrientate

Debu Purkayastha
Debu Purkayastha
Debu Purkayastha

I pretend - & I do so really, really well…

Despina Mouzaki
Despina Mouzaki
Despina Mouzaki

Despina Mouzaki is a Producer and Director of Films and Audiovisual Works, founder of the companies ALIPNOOS SA, BREAKING WAVE LTD, CINEGRAM SA, CINEGRAM CAIRO FILM & TV PRODUCTIONS. She is also a Professor at the Aristotle University’s School of Film, as well as the Dean of the School of Fine Arts at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She earned her BS in Chemistry at the University of Patras and her ΜS in Film Production at Boston University. She continued with postgraduate studies in Filmmaking under Richard Leacock and Interactive Technologies and Art at MIT’s Media Lab in Boston. She completed the Film Finance and Marketing Program at the Media Business School in Rhonda, Spain. In 1998, Despina Mouzaki was appointed to the post of Vice-President and Associate Director of the Greek Film Center. She was the Director of the Thessaloniki International Festival from 2005 to 2010. During her term, she established several innovative programs—the Crossroads Co-production Forum, the Agora Film Market, the Salonica Studio Training Workshop, the Digital Wave Competition Program, the SEE (South Eastern Europe) Cinema Network—and she also created the Masterclasses Section and TIFF’s Bilingual Publications with original texts by important filmmakers and cinema theorists. As the President of Aristotle University’s School of Film, she has signed collaboration agreements with CERN, UNHCR and several universities and international film schools.

Diana Adams
Diana Adams
Diana Adams

Diana is a lawyer, activist, keynote speaker & communication educator based in Frankfurt, Germany and New York. Diana Adams is Executive Director of Chosen Family Law Center, Inc, a nonprofit serving LGBTQ (lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer), polyamorous, platonic and non-nuclear families, and teaches innovative cultural competency trainings on serving these communities. https://chosenfamilylawcenter.org/ Diana is also Owner of Diana Adams Law & Mediation, PLLC, a boutique family law and mediation firm based in New York City and also serving Americans in Europe. www.DianaAdamsLaw.net Diana is Director of the Euro LGBT Family Law Institute, connecting top lawyers in LGBT family law and Assisted Reproductive Technology Law in Europe with top lawyers in this field worldwide, in an effort to create a worldwide legal support movement for these families. As a renowned mediator and conflict resolution coach, Diana also teaches workplaces how to use communication tools to transform difficult conversations and conflict into opportunities for personal and professional growth, and teaches weekend workshops on assertive communication for women to support women as bosses and leaders, such as at Omega Institute June 2019. www.CourageousConversations.Work

Diana Saarva
Diana Saarva
Diana Saarva

Co Founder of FIND.fashion - Revolutionising Fashion Discovery. Founding team @ Fits.me Rakuten & Retail Recharged; Senior positions @STYLEBOP, Poq Commerce Free spirit dancer

Diana Saliceti
Diana Saliceti
Diana Saliceti

Diana Saliceti is a singer and journalist from Corsica, a little island in the Mediterranean sea. She writes and composes her songs in her native language which is Corsican but in English or French too. She made a first album in a really old house in the island’s mountains but she also had the opportunity to live in Ireland, Spain, Quebec, New York and Paris. She loves making her culture to travel, she loves meeting people and she enjoys experiences of sharing and humanism. To her, being a part of a vanishing world and saving what is the most important is necessary to build tomorrow’s. Diana is deeply rooted in her ancestors’ land but she’s building bridges on the circumferences of the Mediterranean Sea. That is why we find in her voice airs of Italian tarantellae, Portuguese fado or African incantations. It is nevertheless from the traditional polyphonic Corsican singing that she drew her love of music.

Dimitrios Argirakos
Dimitrios Argirakos
Dimitrios Argirakos

Grounded in banking, law, economics, and international politics, I've co-founded ventures, influenced media and policy, and initiated Europe's top social media award. Away from work, I appreciate the simplicity of a football game, the allure of Star Trek, the amazing taste of Greek cuisine, the comfort of sun and sea, and the wonderful company of my cherished family and friends

Edward Vessel
Edward Vessel
Edward Vessel

Dr. Vessel is a Senior Research Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (MPIEA) in Frankfurt, Germany. His research group uses behavioral and brain imaging techniques to study the psychological and neural basis of aesthetic experiences, such as when a person is aesthetically “moved” by visual art, poetry, architecture, music, or natural landscapes. Through his work and service, Dr. Vessel aims to elevate the international profile of neuroaesthetics research: he is a board member of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics, and recently hosted a conference on Visual Neuroaesthetics at the MPIEA. He received his PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Southern California and is former co-director of the New York University Artlab.

Edward Zaydelman
Edward Zaydelman
Edward Zaydelman

My Story: Grew up in New York, the son of Russian Immigrants with a thirst for philosophy and wisdom as well as experiential events. Later I moved to Costa Rica to open a Retreat Center & Community and now we are creating a network of 50 + Centers globally to help people connect to wisdom, to each other, to themselves. I've loved experiential events and learning whether 30 prs retreat or a 7000 event i organized in NYC, its always about the transformation experience.

Elena Alvarez Baron
Elena Alvarez Baron
Elena Alvarez Baron

Passionate about people and science. Neuroscientist by training, left the labs to join the biotech world where I have been working for the last 10 years as strategic consultant and medical affairs expert. Enjoy conversations where science becomes fiction and fiction becomes progress. Wine and food lover, I was born in Spain, lived in Germany and I am currently based in Switzerland.

Elliot Noss
Elliot Noss
Elliot Noss

I work behind the counter at the Internet. I can help with your domain name problems and am unnaturally obsessed with telecom. I am also a committed globalist!

Erin McPherson
Erin McPherson
Erin McPherson

I love storytelling of all kinds and am interested in how technology affects the way we share our stories. I’m a change agent who pushes my organization to think differently. Currently focused on driving the shift to streamed content and more choice.

Fabrice Cavarretta
Fabrice Cavarretta
Fabrice Cavarretta

Fabrice Cavarretta is a Professor of Management at ESSEC Business School where he studies managerial paradigms, in particular in leadership and entrepreneurship contexts.

Fanny Nusbaum
Fanny Nusbaum
Fanny Nusbaum

Doctor in Psychology, Associate Researcher in Psychology and Neuroscience at Lyon University, President of Centre PSYRENE and of the PSYRENE for Intelligence Endowment Fund, Artificial Intelligence training at MIT Management, Author of the book "Les Philo-cognitifs, Ils n'aiment que penser et penser autrement".

Federico Pistono
Federico Pistono
Federico Pistono

Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Author. Dancer, Burner. I invest in what can solve big problems quickly, and tell the story in books and TV.

Flore Vasseur
Flore Vasseur
Flore Vasseur

I speak, write & film. Formats may change, but not the intent: I work on the end of the world as we know it and what may come next. I questions the power of finance, technology and mediocrity on our lives. I wonder about our consents. MEETING SNOWDEN is my most recent work. I am preparing a book on the life and death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz.

Frédéric Josué
Frédéric Josué
Frédéric Josué

J’ai fondé 18M, une société de conseil en stratégie d’entreprise. Mes principaux clients sont Ferrero, BNP Paribas, Orange ainsi que des sociétés du domaine des industries culturelles. Je suis spécialiste de la communication des marques et des nouvelles technologies. J’aide mes clients à prioriser leurs investissements en termes d’activation, en choisissant les meilleures thématiques, et à harmoniser leurs actions entre les différents canaux et typologies de cibles. J’accompagne le business développement de mes clients, notamment par l’utilisation de la technologie, au service de l’expérience consommateur. Je suis par ailleurs un expert du storytelling, en capacité d’écrire et d’encadrer l’écriture de bibles de production de séries audiovisuelles. Ces expériences, ces connexions et cet enthousiasme sans cesse renouvelé pour les grands défis culturels, sociaux et technologiques de notre époque, je les puise dans une carrière de plus de vingt ans dans l’industrie des médias et de la communication. J’ai été Conseiller Exécutif auprès des dirigeants du groupe Bolloré, Havas et Vivendi et Chef de la prospective. J’ai dirigé un Lab d’innovation qui finançait des programmes de recherche appliquée auprès de prestigieuses universités notamment à Los Angeles, Tel Aviv, Tokyo/Séoul. J’ai développé de solides compétences en termes de scouting de startup. J’ai travaillé avec Jonathan Taplin USC dans les domaines de la brand science, et sa lutte contre la "monoculture marketing" insufflée par Google, Meta & Amazon. Je poursuis aujourd’hui mes réflexions et recherches afin d’anticiper ce qui constituera le quotidien de nos enjeux demain. Je travaille sur la prise de décision en période d’incertitude, notamment sur la base d’outils en intelligence artificielle. Je développe avec Alex McDowell le World Building, une approche multi-échelle pour la stratégie des entreprises. J’enseigne à Sciences-Po Paris, un cours intitulé Metavers, The New Logics of Engagement, ainsi qu’au CNAM auprès d’apprentis.

Gabriel Jones
Gabriel Jones
Gabriel Jones

Gabriel leads Proprio, a breakthrough computer vision company leveraging mixed reality, robots, and AI to bring the future of medicine a little closer to today.

Géraldine Aresteanu
Géraldine Aresteanu
Géraldine Aresteanu

I am Kinnernet ‘s photographer :) I am your photographer www.geraldinearesteanu.com

Gillian Ferrabee
Gillian Ferrabee
Gillian Ferrabee

Gillian began her career at 21 as a professional dancer and actor. For 20 years she toured Europe and North America on stage, as well as performing in TV series, movies and hundreds of commercials. In 2004, she joined Cirque du Soleil as a casting scout and advisor, working on productions such as ‘The Bealtes’ Love’. In 2012, she became the Creative Director of Cirque du Soleil Media, overseeing projects for film, television and VR/AR; including the Emmy-award winning VR short KURIOS, the Netflix show Luna Petunia and Movi Kanti Revo for google chrome. In 2018, Gillian founded the innovation agency Kite Parade with her husband, Erik Iversen.

Giora Israel
Giora Israel
Giora Israel

Co-founder of Frequency, a company intertwining technology and spirituality, Gio's role is capturing in VR the most significant hidden spiritual teachers on the planet. He travels the world as a DJ, he's a producer, an adventurer and a cultural entrepreneur (the founder of various festival's and the former VP of Midburn, the 3rd largest burning man affiliated event in the world). Gio is happily married to Cellist and musician Hadas Kleinman and lives in between New York and Tel Aviv.

Gregory Mihalcheon
Gregory Mihalcheon
Gregory Mihalcheon
Guido van Nispen
Guido van Nispen
Guido van Nispen

Guido van Nispen is a European entrepreneur, Independent Advisor, and Independent Board Member. Next to his advisory and board roles, Guido is co-founder and CEO of the cybersecurity and insurance startup venture Insiber.com

Guillaume Victor-Thomas
Guillaume Victor-Thomas
Guillaume Victor-Thomas

Innovating in neuro-technology, we are gathering artists, neuro-scientists, game designers and psychologists to design the next Digital Therapeutics and support humans in facing the biggest challenges.

Guy-Philippe Goldstein
Guy-Philippe Goldstein
Guy-Philippe Goldstein

Fiction writer, lecturer at the School of Economic Warfare, Advisor to PwC & ExponCapital

Hadas Kleinman
Hadas Kleinman
Hadas Kleinman

An acclaimed Cellist and a successful Israeli singer songwriter. Hadas has been playing from the age of 8, Performing since the age of 19 and been touring around the world with the band she co-founded - ‘Asaf Avidan and the Mojos’. By the the age of 21 she had already performed some of the world's prestigious stages, including Carnegie hall, Cannes festival and China's forbidden city. Hadas escorts Israel top musicians as a singer and a cellist, and Currently working on her 3nd solo album and her international breakthrough. Hadas has performed in theater and movies. The theater show ‘To be Alexander Penn’ was written and inspired by her own personal story. In addition to her musical and acting career, Hadas is a certified Meditation instructor and been leading Meditation retreats around the world. She escorts fellow musicians and artists through creative and inner work processes and overcoming performance and creative barriers.

Haisong Tang
Haisong Tang
Haisong Tang

Haisong Tang is co-founder of Elite Educational Institute and Managing Director of Technology Reserve China. Haisong’s passion lies in technology and education. In 2013, he started Elite China aiming to grow China’s future leaders and thinkers. He also initiated Technology Reserve to help SMEs to secure technologies transfer from Fortune 100 companies. In 2009 Haisong was responsible for Intellectual Ventures’s Physical Science initiative in China help local inventors develop patents and license in the global market. In 1999 Haisong started his internet venture etang - a platform targeted the young Chinese generation. Haisong joined McKinsey and helped establish McKinsey China office in 1993. Haisong is an active member of China-France Foundation and Young Leaders’ Forum. He teaches “the military, the technology, and the finance” at Fudan Business School. A Shanghai native, Haisong studied Laser Physics at Fudan University and received his MBA degree from Harvard.

Hedi Mardisoo
Hedi Mardisoo
Hedi Mardisoo

Founder and CEO of Cachet, a personalised insurance marketplace, and a wallet. Cachet is changing the traditional insurance model by putting the person to the center point. An entrepreneurial leader with more than a decade of experience at the intersection of technology, communication, and marketing. Fields of interests: data & people, resilience thinking and behavior psychology, how to engage people and build habits.

Heikki Haldre
Heikki Haldre
Heikki Haldre

Founder: Miros AI, The Exit Academy; biohacker and dreamer

Helen Lõhmus
Helen Lõhmus
Helen Lõhmus

Multi-platform producer, designer, and creative director and mom of 2 boys.

Hélène Fromen
Hélène Fromen
Hélène Fromen

As an artist, I love capturing with a few essential lines people' emotions and motions. As a digital person, I love creating smart products for real humans.  

Holly Morse
Holly Morse
Holly Morse

Holly Morse is a mother, author and entrepreneur born in Bangkok, Thailand and raised in Pebble Beach, California. She attended The American School in Switzerland and Wheaton College. Her great-grandfather S.F.B. Morse II was the founder of The Pebble Beach Company which developed and owned much of the Monterey Peninsula and launched Holly into her real estate career. For over a decade, Holly was one of the top commercial real estate brokers with Cushman & Wakefield, representing companies such as Disney Feature Animation, MTV and Miramax from coast to coast. When her sons were born, Holly authored a guide book for parents in the DC Metro Area, City Baby DC, which was published by Rizzoli & Random House and is now on its third edition. Off the success of her book, Holly wrote for The Washingtonian, DC Magazine and The Washington Post in addition to having a weekly segment on ABC7. Holly relocated to Austin in the Fall of 2015 with her husband Spencer Wells, and is Managing Director of Shambhala Expeditions, a luxury travel company. Holly is an avid traveler, loves to cook (and eat), and most importantly loves spending time with her family.

Irene van Nispen-Kress
Irene van Nispen-Kress
Irene van Nispen-Kress

Being a visual artist I have worked with quite some mediums and platforms, from webdesign and video to documentary photography. After making the black and white photography book 'Silver' about the stigma of old age especially for a woman, which was presented at Paris Photo in 2019. I am also working with totally different materials like clay, paper and pastels.

Irina Bolychevsky
Irina Bolychevsky
Irina Bolychevsky

A fan of later Wittgenstein, Iain McGilchrist and Oatly. Advocates for open digital infrastructure and decentralisation, consults as a digital strategist and expert on data, data trusts, identity, standards and privacy. Led the [ckan](http://ckan.org/) open source data platform to international adoption. On board of [Open Knowledge](https://okfn.org/). Developed the personal data infrastructure programme within the UK’s Government Digital Service. Wrote data policy and standards for cities and nation states.

Isabel Behncke
Isabel Behncke
Isabel Behncke

Isabel Behncke (DPhil Oxford, MPhil Cambridge) is an applied primatologist who studies social behavior in animals including humans. For her PhD she followed wild bonobos in Congo researching their play behaviour. Isabel grew up at the foothills of the Andes mountains in Chile. She loves nature and wildness and culture and the arts. She is a Gruter Institute and TED Fellow, and recently Presidential advisor to Chile's government.

Itai Preis
Itai Preis
Itai Preis

Entrepreneur, programmer, social hacker, performer, a clown

Jean-Pierre Escarfail
Jean-Pierre Escarfail
Jean-Pierre Escarfail

PhD in chemistry, ETH Zürich. G. M. paper production and printing companies Man. Consulting, McKinsey Paris, Groupe Valeur Pr. Assoc. Justice

Jennifer Schenker
Jennifer Schenker
Jennifer Schenker

A veteran technology journalist and media entrepreneur who has worked full-time, at various points in her career, for The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, International Herald Tribune, Red Herring, Businessweek, and Les Echos. Jennifer served as a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer judge for 20 years and was twice voted one of the 50 most inspiring women in technology in Europe. She is currently the founder and editor-in-chief of The Innovator (www.theinnovator.news)

Jérôme Wittamer
Jérôme Wittamer
Jérôme Wittamer

Investor in big ideas with potential for positive impact and exponential growth. Entrepreneur. Thinker. Reader. Long term analysis on AI, New Space and other new deep tech trends.

Jessica Angel
Jessica Angel
Jessica Angel

Jessica Flore Angel is an architect of spaces and communities interested in alternative modes of living. She is the co-founder of Almost Studio, a design practice in NY and the CEO of the recently acquired Château du Feÿ, where she started a multi-disciplinary art festival called Feÿ.She holds a Master’s degree (M. Arch I) from Yale University and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).

Joanna Gordon
Joanna Gordon
Joanna Gordon

The challenge am trying to solve for: how to feed 10 billion people while not destroying the planet.

John Clippinger
John Clippinger
John Clippinger

John Henry Clippinger is a co-founder of The Token Commons Foundation, and Research Scientist at the MIT Media Lab City Science Group. He was Co-Director of The Law Lab (www.lawlab.org) at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard Law School. Interested in decentralized governance and finance and micro-monetary policies. Dr. Clippinger is co-editor From Bitcoin to Burning Man and Beyond; The Quest for Identity and Autonomy in Digital Society, the author of A Crowd of One: The Future of Individual Identity (He has been a member of the World Economic Forum Global Advisory Council, Santa Fe Institute, Aspen Institute, Highlands Forum, Yale CEO Summit, Dubai Futures Forum, Aspen Italia, TII/Vanguard, and others. Dr. Clippinger is a graduate of Yale University and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.

John Gordon
John Gordon
John Gordon

John Gordon was educated at Downing College Cambridge. In 1984 he founded Xtreme Information, a leading Media Information company and Contagious, the organiser of the annual Most Contagious Festival celebrating innovation. In 2002 he founded Intelligence Squared, a forum for live debate on politics and culture. In 2012, he launched the How To Academy, a global platform for talks and conferences on culture, science, and technology.

John Marx
John Marx
John Marx

John Marx, AIA, is the founding design principal of Form4 Architecture in San Francisco, CA. He advocates for Philosophy, Art, and Poetry in the thoughtful making of place, using the compelling power of form, always aware that architecture is a balancing act between self expression and collaboration. In addition, John is a part time student of Absurdity, Paradox, and Kindness.

Jon Morris
Jon Morris
Jon Morris

Jon Morris is the CEO/co-founder of NOWHERE & The Windmill Factory. He helped pioneer immersive theatre, the experience economy, and the metaverse by creating award winning experiences at the intersection of art and technology that have excited audiences around the globe including collaborations with Cirque Du Soleil, NIN, Fuerzabruta, Burning Man, Red Bull, AWS, Google to name a few. linktr.ee/yojonmorris

JP Rangaswami
JP Rangaswami
JP Rangaswami

Grandfather-in-training. Still learning about everything else while I do that.

Judith Darmont
Judith Darmont
Judith Darmont

EVERYTHING IS INTERCONNECTED "As a nomadic spirit I navigate from universe to universe I am enriched by travels and meetings what I do is not a job it's an endless search, it's looking for the beautiful in the sense noble of the term, it's sharing my vision that everything is interconnected, there is no limit..." Http://www.Judithdarmont.com

Julia Barrett
Julia Barrett
Julia Barrett

I specialize in strategic growth and program management, currently working for the Republic of Estonia to help grow its e-Residency program. Other passions include adventure, social enterprise, emerging markets and ICT4D through IoT, 3D printing and solar technologies. I travel. I also like to walk across countries.

Jurgis Didžiulis
Jurgis Didžiulis
Jurgis Didžiulis

Social Alchemist, Edutainer, Creative Campaigner. Jurgis is hard to pin down with conventional labels. By seamlessly mixing his passion for music and social phenomenon, this Colombian-Lithuanian proves that a performer can do much more than just entertain; he can transform, enlighten and inspire. His colorful background, ranging from Eurovision to EU consultant, allows him to transcend formats effortlessly and connect with audiences in arenas packed with thousands of people, corporate boardrooms, government institutions, and kindergartens alike.

Jussi Tapio
Jussi Tapio
Jussi Tapio

An entrepreneurial strategy and innovation consultant with passion for growth, sustainability and future leadership. A curious soul. Helping to create markets that are not yet defined and sacrifice the existing business models in order to thrive in the future. Getting the shit done.

Karim Jalbout
Karim Jalbout
Karim Jalbout

Karim is a partner at Egon Zehnder in their Technology Practice. He advises Board/C-suite/founders on a range of leadership services. He also leads Egon Zehnder's internal machine learning platform. Prior he was Global Head of Propositions & Sales at Sony Ericsson Mobile, where he led early investments in the Android platform. Previously at Diageo across different marketing roles and markets. He is a frequent speaker at NOAH, CogX, Founders Forum on "human judgment & AI”, “leadership with purpose” and “the potential in entrepreneurs".

Kat Borlongan
Kat Borlongan
Kat Borlongan

Chief Impact Office at Contensquare and former Director of La French Tech

Kate Belew
Kate Belew
Kate Belew

Kate Belew is a Brooklyn Based poet and writer from the Midwest. She believes in Witches, Plants, Motorcycles and her Blue Heeler named Banjo.

Kathryn Myronuk
Kathryn Myronuk
Kathryn Myronuk

STEAM-driven synthesist focused on science education, the future of work, failure modes of experts, and getting the SDGs done early.

Kenneth Chabert
Kenneth Chabert
Kenneth Chabert

Ted Talking, 3-mile running, mezcal drinking, Harvard educated, social entrepreneur. Coined the term, Powerful First Experiences™️, while living a life full of them.

Khaled Ben Jilani
Khaled Ben Jilani
Khaled Ben Jilani

I was a developper, now a VC investor. I like supporting companies that can change the future of Africa. I also advocate for more inclusiveness in Africa through better laws and better governance.

Kim HUYNH-KIEU
Kim HUYNH-KIEU
Kim HUYNH-KIEU

Kim is a multi-potential Designer and an entrepreneur. He is coming from an eclectic academic background combining sciences, arts, economics, marketing and... hacker spaces where he fell in love with Design and software engineering in the 2000's. He plays by many roles: recently leading Design for hydrogen infrastructures at Hopium, a french hydrogen vehicule startup, he has also co-founded the NGO OneHome with the mathematician and novelist Jean-Pierre Goux, which produces actual real Earth videos from NASA material, promoting planetary consciousness by bringing the Overview Effect to the greatest number. In 2020, he created Good Galaxy, a company designing new kind of tools for regenerative agriculture. From time to time, he is also teaching Design to school kids, engineering students, institutionals and business schools students (Telecom Paristech, Polytechnique Paris Institute, HEC, the Institute of Desirable Futures, Sup de Pub...). During his years at Air Liquide, Kim grew a taste for planetary challenges, pushing Design into the strategy of a non-Design compliant global industrial company. He started with innovation projects to disrupt the group itself, then embraced broader topics such as air quality, industry 4.0, the future of agriculture, digitalization of healthcare, hydrogen mobility, the future of cities in partnership with Vinci group and so on… His progress inside Air Liquide group, from designing at the i-Lab to the co-founding of the Digital Factory, led him to turn into an active advocate of Design for desirable futures, advising industrial leaders and entrepreneurs.

Klint Janulis
Klint Janulis
Klint Janulis

Klint is a former enlisted US Special Forces soldier, combat medic, and survival instructor with a background in Palaeoanthropology and geology. He is currently finishing his Doctoral research in prehistoric archaeology at the University of Oxford. Klint’s research blends experimental archaeology with cognitive studies to understand the evolution of human cognition and intelligence through an understanding of the tools early humans made and how they used them to hunt and trap. Klint has a talent for relaying the epic tale of human evolution in an accessible manner and has been interviewed by numerous media outlets and has hosted for both UK and US based television shows. In addition to his academic work he has recently written an informational children’s book on human prehistory for DK books and also contributed to their “Encyclopaedia of Everything”. Klint also works as a logistics and prehistoric technology consultant for media productions that focus on natural history and human evolution. His research takes him across the globe, which allows him to use his experience with remote fieldwork and photography in a number of different archaeological applications, but his passion is food origins. His side research is into the prehistory of the diverse palate of ingredients, techniques and recipes available to the modern cook on which he is currently writing a book.

Kosta Mogilevych
Kosta Mogilevych
Kosta Mogilevych

Global user acquisition manager at Waze. Previously pastry chef in one of the most innovative Israeli restaurants of all times - Catit by chef Meir Adoni (a bit of a twist). Above all, I am a people's person. I love meeting new people and connecting with them, or connecting them to each other.

Kristen Davis
Kristen Davis
Kristen Davis

Former IT & Innovation director at NY Times International, now breaking, building and creating new business models, services and products, both in media and out of media. The best bit is I get to work with large multinationals and small startups - the whole ecosystem is my playground! I'm also chairwoman of the US board of APOPO HeroRats where we blend the best of nature and tech to train rats to save lives by detecting land mines, TB and lots more using their amazing sense of smell. @daviskris10

Kristina Libby
Kristina Libby
Kristina Libby

Loves big ideas and big imaginations. Kristina Libby is a professor, business consultant, author, podcast host and researcher. Her career has spanned cybersecurity, AI, consumer tech, luxury goods, e-commerce, food aid and entrepreneurship. Currently she's producing and a hosting a podcast for Popular Mechanics on Cyberwarfar, teaching at NYU and launching a luxury consumer goods company.

Laurence Ainouz
Laurence Ainouz
Laurence Ainouz

Mirrors. Chocolate. Sourdough. Investor. Emergency medicine. Recovered corporate executive.

Leah Siegel
Leah Siegel
Leah Siegel

Leah Siegel is a former professional musician who created The SPAR Method for couples and families to help chronic fighters have the hard conversations they are avoiding. Certified in Emotional Freedom Technique, Leah is a co-founder of BlueDot Wellness, creating mental health and wellness care insurance coverage, to make the most effective holistic and alternative modes accessible and affordable to all.

Leetha Filderman
Leetha Filderman
Leetha Filderman

Leetha is a strategist intrigued by the power of collaboration as a tool for social change. She serves as the president of the PopTech Institute (www.poptech.org) where she oversees a portfolio focused on the global health, environment, social justice and the future of work. Her tenure at PopTech began with the establishment of the PopTech Social Innovation and Science Fellows programs, which are dedicated to identifying and training promising innovators and scientists. Much of PopTech’s work explores the leveraging of technology and other disruptive channels to mitigate challenges confronting humanity. Leetha has a deep and diverse background in strategic development, and has advised and served on the boards of numerous organizations and agencies. She lives on a small farm in Maine.

Louise Kahn
Louise Kahn
Louise Kahn

Norwegian born but is living in between Tel Aviv, Israel and Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. Louise was the lead singer and songwriter of the Israeli electronic act Terry Poison for a decade. The band had several hits on national radio and toured the world. When the band stopped performing, Louise created a web development business that is creating websites and content for hotels, shops and other businesses around the world. Missing the stage-life, Louise is currently working on a new music project with a New York-based producer and hope to be releasing music and video in the next months.

Maaike Engels
Maaike Engels
Maaike Engels

Creative director, video-artist & documentary maker. Currently at Rabobank, where I , as a program maker at Rabo Art Lab. A 'Free space' within the bank where we invite artists for a residency and explore societal transitions together. Art as knowledge, as a source of critical reflection and fundamental renewal in the day-to-day business of a large company... connecting those worlds.

Maks Giordano
Maks Giordano
Maks Giordano

Passionate about the co-creation of sustainable and desirable futures

Marc Goldberg
Marc Goldberg
Marc Goldberg

Founder Maslow Capital Partners Co-founder Kinnernet Europe

Marc Neyret
Marc Neyret
Marc Neyret

From Telco and IT to craft Brewery

Maria Tanjala
Maria Tanjala
Maria Tanjala

Maria Tanjala is an entrepreneur, filmmaker and sociologist. CEO of FilmChain, delivering real-time payments to the film and TV industry, secured by blockchain technology, she bridges an opaque and traditional industry with transparent fintech solutions.

Marie-Christine Levet
Marie-Christine Levet
Marie-Christine Levet
Marius Veltman
Marius Veltman
Marius Veltman

Marius Veltman is a user experience designer and creative technologist from the Netherlands with over fifteen years of expertise in digital product and service design. Marius holds a profound knowledge of what is moving today's digital users. And has a Hypercreative, multi-faceted, one-trick pony.

Marjorie Paillon
Marjorie Paillon
Marjorie Paillon

Marjorie covers tech, politics, innovation and education at 360 degrees. She goes behind and beyond buzzwords.

Martin Wezowski
Martin Wezowski
Martin Wezowski

Futurist, strategist, punk-rocker, corporate intra-preneur, runs long-term innovation-vision, strategy and frameworks as a part of the CTO board area for SAP. Future of work/Politics/economics/humanity

Maz Cohen
Maz Cohen
Maz Cohen

I want to make the world more beautiful, more connected and where ever I can try to support people and projects that do so as well. My background is in branding, marketing, advertising followed by the creation of Wisher.com - a gifting platform and launchpad for brands.

Mel Rosenberg
Mel Rosenberg
Mel Rosenberg

Born in Canada, lives in Israel. Writes children's books. Invents things. Plays music and sings. Can't whistle or draw. Co-founder of www.ourboox.com, a self-publishing and author discovery platform

Mélanie Merenda
Mélanie Merenda
Mélanie Merenda

Entrepreneur, passionate about nutrition and healthy food, I have founded a cold-press juice company in Paris offering 100% organic and vitamin-packed fruit and vegetables juices. I have a keen interest in spirituality and personal growth, spending a lot of my free time searching for what makes an authentic life, and how that relates to my role as an entrepreneur.

Michael Beneville
Michael Beneville
Michael Beneville

Michael Beneville is a storyteller. He works across all scales and is agnostic to medium. Michael and his Beneville Studios team specialize in realizing the visions and telling the stories of their clients, whether individuals, families or corporations. Michael Beneville is the Chief Creative Officer and visionary leader behind AREA15, a 250,000-square-foot reinvention of immersive art, entertainment, retail opening in Las Vegas in early 2020. Michael and the Beneville Studios team have been creative consultants for the award-winning New York City headquarters of iHeartMedia, the completely reimagined entrance to the Empire State Building Observatory, the lounges for BLADE helicopters in both New York and Miami, and the Warner Music Group offices in Los Angeles. Today, the firm’s purview includes millions of square feet of design and projects that span the globe.

Michele Anderson
Michele Anderson
Michele Anderson

Michele’s strongest business passions and contributions lie in scaling and pivoting businesses and driving growth. Over her career she has held executive positions in the Ecommerce, Technology, Media and Entertainment, and Wine sectors. She has also been an entrepreneur and worked in hospitality as a Sommelier. The hardest thing she has done to date is become a Master of Wine. She lives in San Francisco with her husband David

Mira Awad
Mira Awad
Mira Awad

Multi disciplinary artist and activist. A storytelling consultant, helping individuals and organizations frame their authentic & unique stories.

Moran Cerf
Moran Cerf
Moran Cerf

Moran Cerf is a professor of neuroscience and business at the Kellogg School of Management.. Additionally, he is the Alfred P. Sloan screenwriting Professor at the American Film Institute. ​Prior to his academic career, professor Cerf worked as a hacker for nearly a decade, breaking into leading financial and government institutes to test and improve their security. His hacking background has led him to later pursue non-traditional ways to investigate the brain, using methods and techniques that benefit from heavy computational skills and novel research tools. Notably, he has been working with patients undergoing brain-surgery where he studies behavior, emotion, decision making and dreams by directly recording the activity of individual neurons using electrodes implanted in the patients' brain. He holds multiple patents and his work has been published in wide-circulation academic journals such as Nature, as well as popular science journals such as Scientific American Mind, Wired, New Scientist and more. Additionally, his work has been portrayed in numerous media outlets such as Time, CNN, BBC, Bloomberg, NPR, MSNBC and dozens of others. He has been featured in venues such as the Venice Art Biennial and China’s Art, Science and Technology conference, and has contributed to magazines such as Forbes, The Atlantic, Inc. and others. Professor Cerf has had short-lived careers as a furniture-designer, a pilot, a radio host, and a filmmaker, and he has served on the boards of pharmaceutical, telecom and fashion companies. He is a multiple-times national story-telling champion (’The Moth’), and his public talks at TED, Google Zeitgeist, PopTech, DLD and others have received millions of views and a large following. In addition to his academic career, professor Cerf is a science consultant for various Hollywood films and TV shows ('Bull', ‘Limitless’, ‘Falling Water’, and more). Recently, he was named one of the "40 leading professors below 40”. Most importantly, he is right handed.

MOTI (TIKO) TIKOTINSKI
MOTI (TIKO) TIKOTINSKI
MOTI (TIKO) TIKOTINSKI

Innovation team leader in a big Israeli high tech firm. Volunteer at SpaceIL (Israeli private mission to the Moon ). Know how to ignite a bonfire with a single match."

Muriel Sergent
Muriel Sergent
Muriel Sergent
Natalia Simonenko
Natalia Simonenko
Natalia Simonenko

Earlier a software entrepreneur, now switched to education, opened several IT schools in Siberia, Russia to teach children IT skills. My new project is educational kits for children with experiments in various STEAM professions. My passion is to help children find their passion and true purpose in life.

Natalie Sarig
Natalie Sarig
Natalie Sarig

Educator for troubled youth, costume designer and aesthetic aficionado, co-founder of EEVA, a wellness brand that’s in the business of ‘making the world better’.

Natasha Tsakos
Natasha Tsakos
Natasha Tsakos

Natasha Tsakos is known for pioneering ways of integrating technology with live performance. She has produced and created nine multimedia shows, including two for the Discovery Channel, opened the G20 summit, Tribeca Film Festival, performed at the Super Bowl with Cirque du Soleil, is a Singularity University alumni, and has shared her vision at the TED Conference, IBM Summit, Google, the United Nations General Assembly, amongst others. She has written twelve scripts and plays including a full length cartoon for Nickelodeon and “COLOURS a nonsense” which won the Benjamin Franklin Digital Award. She is passionate about the language of interactivity between the imaginary and the real, and creating extraordinary experiences on Earth and beyond.

Nicolas Balbontin
Nicolas Balbontin
Nicolas Balbontin

Nicolas is a content creator with more than 10+ years experience creating purposeful, high-impact content across multiple platforms. [ Nicolas is a content creator with more than 10 years experience creating purposeful, high-impact content across multiple platforms.] Originally from Chile, Nicolas moved to New York to study business at Baruch College. [ Originally from Chile, Nicolas moved to New York to study business at Baruch College.] He worked for 7 years as a freelance Editor for Grey, BBDO, McGarrybowen and Publicis, where he made commercials for Discovery, History Channel, Blue Moon, and Nissan and other leading brands. Later Nicolas worked as Executive Producer and Editor for the comedy web series Gringolandia, which was sold to Netflix and currently reaches over 5 million views worldwide. After living 10 years in New York, Nicolas moved back to Chile and co-founded Nano, a digital agency focused on producing viral content for brands. For 3 years he directed, edited and produced more than 800 comedy videos. Today Nano has reached over 190 million views by creating content for more than 5 major brands in Latin-America: Sky Airlines, Happen, WOM, Escudo, and The National Bank

Nicolas Granatino
Nicolas Granatino
Nicolas Granatino

Nicolas’ career began at J.P. Morgan in Investment Banking, followed by LabMorgan, J.P. Morgan’s e-finance incubator to transform the financial services industry. Now co-founder at Andurance Ventures he invests in early stage tech ventures focusing on media/education and blockchain related technologies.He's been active in the digital identity / data portability space and more recently in the ESG / Environmental tech space.

Nicole Büttner-Thiel
Nicole Büttner-Thiel
Nicole Büttner-Thiel

Nicole is an entrepreneur in the machine learning space and passionate about bringing digital technologies to serve companies, government and society.

Nikki Beach
Nikki Beach
Nikki Beach

Nicolette Beach was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and commenced formal art training at the San Francisco Art Institute where during the tumultuous social upheaval of the early 80s she held fast to her masterful representational painting style. Nicolette has established herself as a resourceful creative and innovative force as she is presently the proprietor of an exclusive architectural model building enterprise regarded by many as one of the best in the country. Nikki’s creativity is a point of social reference having been documented in publications around the world.

Nusrat Durrani
Nusrat Durrani
Nusrat Durrani

Nusrat is a pioneering media executive, strategic advisor, and filmmaker. He worked at MTV for 20 years and founded MTV World, Viacom’s visionary global division. He is the creator of the award-winning “Rebel Music” and “The Music Experiment,” MTV’s first transmedia live music series. Nusrat was honored by President Barack Obama for his work and called “a sage when it comes to music and pop culture” by MTV founder Tom Freston. His new documentary, “An American Prayer,” recently premiered at the Black Nights Tallinn Film Festival, and will be released in 2022.

Olivier Chouvet
Olivier Chouvet
Olivier Chouvet

Founder of several companies worldwide currently building a network of communication agencies dedicated to fashion and luxury brands with 13 offices and 700 persons worldwide.

Orianne Duprat-Briou
Orianne Duprat-Briou
Orianne Duprat-Briou

Living a Shrödinger cat life: General inspector of Finance (French Ministry of Economy), artist and writer.

Pablo Lobo
Pablo Lobo
Pablo Lobo

Pablo Martins, CEO and founder of STHORM Human adVentures, is a radical entrepreneur dedicated to implementing far-reaching impact ventures by integrating technology and deep thinking with profound understanding of contemporary social-dynamics. With a professional background in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber-Ideologies, Entertainment and Cultural Studies, Martins keeps focused on the social aspect related to the progress & implementation of DLT and most importantly its applications for greater human impact and transformation.

Patrick Podejko
Patrick Podejko
Patrick Podejko

Geospatial Intelligence Analyst working across the globe in Uganda, UK, Poland, U.S., Middle East and Asia. Specializing in global affairs, remote sensing, data analysis, data visualization, GIS. Passionate about criminal justice, urban development, smart cities, current events and humanitarian efforts. A true adventurer at heart, always seeking new ways in which technology can help to better society. Recently spearheading NYC’s efforts to utilize data to reduce the number of fatalities due to traffic collisions. His team builds the visualization data infrastructure for the city of New York.

Patrycja Slawuta
Patrycja Slawuta
Patrycja Slawuta

Patrycja Slawuta is Poland-born, New York City-based behavioral scientist. Patrycja stands for the upgrading of humanity. She believes we stand at a paramount period in history that is ripe for rewiring and reprogramming, at a species level. After a successful academic career, Patrycja founded SelfHackathon, a boutique consultancy that uses cutting edge scientific research for business innovation. With a network of 50+ scientists and domain experts, SelfHackathon helps high performing individuals, teams and companies hack, rewire and upgrade themselves. Their clients include some of the most exciting Silicon Valley startups as well as Fortune 50 enterprises. Her latest initiative is called PsychTech, the seamless fusion of psychology and technology to enhance and accelerate performance and results. As an expert on the complexity, nonlinearity and the messiness of the human nature, Patrycja lectures globally and works with some of the most exciting and disruptive businesses in the world. In her free time she runs marathons, reads scientific articles and meditates. In that particular order.

Peter Brady
Peter Brady
Peter Brady

Peter is the Business Director of GSMA and 4YFN, my passion is to build responsible, sustainable and impactful events in the world of TMT and entrepreneurship. Now living in Barcelona, prior to that in Hong Kong for 4 years with plenty of tie in Shanghai and Beijing, and before that in London. I have overseen or created events, forums and events in over 40 countries, welcoming in excess of 1 million attendees from across the technology ecosystem. Look forward to my second Kinnernet

Peter Hirshberg
Peter Hirshberg
Peter Hirshberg

Peter Hirshberg is a provocateur and executive who builds organizations and movements and in self-organizing, distributed systems to effect change. Over a 30-year career he’s directed enterprise markets for Apple and led technology-based change initiatives for The White House, The United Nations, The World Economic Forum and multiple Silicon Valley companies. He’s author of the best-selling book on entrepreneurship and economic development: Maker City: A Practical Guide to Reinventing American Cities

Philippe Parmenon
Philippe Parmenon
Philippe Parmenon

Senior Banker at Société Générale during the week and gardener at Courterolles over the week-end. We transform this park establishing links between sculptures and a botanique collection, but preserving nature everywhere

Pierre Cesarini
Pierre Cesarini
Pierre Cesarini

Ceo Claranova

Primavera De Filippi
Primavera De Filippi
Primavera De Filippi

Blockchain Legal Scholar. Research Director at the CNRS and Faculty Associate at Harvard.

Rabin Yaghoubi
Rabin Yaghoubi
Rabin Yaghoubi

Powering media in emerging markets @AlephGroup. Intrepid traveller, trivia nerd & movie buff.

Rae Richman
Rae Richman
Rae Richman

Rae is passionate about facilitating community-based transformative experiences to address the social challenges of our times. She is a cross-sector leader with twenty years of experience providing strategic consulting and facilitation services to organizations of all sizes, including family and corporate foundations, leading nonprofits and a wide range of Fortune 500 corporations. As the first Head of Global Citizenship of Airbnb, she was responsible for activating all of the company’s assets for social good and launched their Diversity and Inclusion work. Before joining Airbnb, she was the Vice President of the Bay Area office of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA). A twenty-three year Burner, Rae was a Board Member of the Black Rock Arts Foundation, a founding Board Member of the Burning Man Project and a consultant to the organization.