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Founder & CEO of Solerebels; Promoter of Africa's Entrepreneurial Spirit
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is Founder and Managing Director of soleRebels.
Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet & Professor at NYU
Yusef Komunyakaa is an award-winning poet and professor known for his autobiographical poems about race.
Executive Vice President Business Development, Strategy and Ventures at Microsoft
Christopher Young is executive vice president of business development, strategy and ventures at Microsoft.
Head of New Product Experimentation at Facebook; Capital One Board of Directors Member
Ime Archibong is the head of new product experimentation at Facebook.
Director, Partner Success, Data Exchange Platforms at Capital One
Odean Maye is a technology leader, engineer and entrepreneur with a background in cloud-based distributed systems.
Actor, Screenwriter & Producer; Co-Founder of Water.org; Expert Advocate on Global Water & Sanitation Crisis
Matt Damon is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter.
Senior Vice President of Creative and Cultural Diversity at FX
Shola Ajewole is the current Senior Vice President of Creative and Cultural Diversity at FX.
Award-Winning Director Known for "Toy Story 3" & "Coco"
Lee Edward Unkrich is an American director, film editor, screenwriter, and animator. He was a longtime member of the creative team at Pixar, where he started in 1994 as a…
Choreographer & Creativity Cultivator
Twyla Tharp is much more than just another “award-winning choreographer,” she’s an entrepreneur, manager, and accomplished businesswoman.
Senior Lecturer of Business Administration
John Macomber is a Senior Lecturer in the Finance unit at Harvard Business School. His professional background includes leadership of real estate, construction, services, and technology businesses.
Chief People & Inclusion Officer, Universal Music Group; Former Chief Human Resources Officer, National Basketball Association
Eric Hutcherson is the Chief People & Inclusion Officer for Universal Music Group.
Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"
From education to activism, Liz Dozier has spent her career working tirelessly to disrupt the culture of inequity.
Consultant, McKinsey & Company Inc.
Laura Callanan leads McKinsey & Co’s research on social impact assessment and social investing. Laura served as Senior Adviser at the United Nations Development Programme, and Executive Director of The…
Computer Scientist, Executive Director of the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (DAIR); Working to Increase Diversity & Reduce Racial Bias in AI
Timnit Gebru is a computer scientist who works on algorithmic bias and data mining.
Co-Founder & President of Ovamba Solutions; Leader in FinTech and Advocate for Diversity & Equality
Viola Llewellyn is the co-founder and President of Ovamba Solutions, Inc.
David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy; John Leverett Professor in the University
Jerry Green is the John Leverett Professor in the University and the David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Economics.
An American neuroscientist and popular science author. He is the director of the Human Neuroimaging Lab and Computational Psychiatry Unit at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute in Roanoke, Virginia and is also a professor in the department of ph
Montague’s work particularly focuses on computational neuroscience – the connection between physical mechanisms present in real neural tissue.
Professor and Research Chair in Sustainable Finance; Senior Fellow at the Centre for National Governance Innovation
Olaf Weber joined the Centre for National Governance Innovation (CIGI) as a senior fellow in March 2015.
Co-Founder and Director of Research, Terreform ONE
Mitchell Joachim is co-founder of Terreform ONE and an associate professor at NYU.
Veteran space, aviation, science and technology journalist and filmmaker.
Miles O’Brien is a veteran independent journalist who focuses on science, technology and aerospace.
President, Ceres
Mindy S. Lubber is the President of Ceres, the leading U.S. coalition of investors and environmental leaders working to improve corporate environmental.
Entrepreneurship Coach, Host of "The Elayne Fluker Show" & "Support is Sexy" Podcast
Elayne Fluker is on a mission to remind unapologetically ambitious women that having it.
Co-Founder of SoulPancake; Entrepreneur, Entertainment Executive & Author
Shabnam Mogharabi is an entertainment entrepreneur, author, and journalist with more than 15 years.
Founder & CEO of Uncharted Power, Inc.
Jessica O. Matthews is the Founder & CEO of Uncharted Power.
SVP & Head of Innovation at VICE Media Group
Founder of the worlds first social media agency and Co-Founder (alongside Sean Parker of Facebook) of the largest social publishing.
Trendwatcher, futurist and international keynote speaker
Trendwatcher, futurist and international keynote speaker Richard van Hooijdonk takes you to an inspiring future.
legedary explorer
Achieving the rank of Colonel in the British Army, serving from 1954–1991, Colonel John is a former British Army officer.
Businessman, politician, and general in the Army officer
He then became a Trinity House licensed pilot in the Port of London,
Champion Rower &professional baseball pitcher
The well-travelled Essex athlete has tense tails of extreme weather
One of the most respected players of his era, Garry Mabbutt made more than 750 appearances playing for Bristol Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur and was capped for England 16 times, making him an instantly recognisable name within football.
Playing in central defence and midfield, Gary Mubbatt
motivational speaker Dee was awarded the MBE
Former PE (physical education) teacher Dee is genuinely unique, she is the only woman to have sailed
Sustainability & Environment
Julie Bradshaw's illustrious swimming career began aged 15 when she became the fastest British Junior to swim the English Channel.
The idea of businesses thinking in 3D is that they need to develop a range of skills, services, products or ways of working
Race & Minority Ethnic
When she was at her athletic peak, Ashia set 20 British records for triple jumping and at one stage was a world record holder with a jump of 15.16m.
A leading neurosurgeon, Henry Marsh CBE is a highly regarded figure within medicine.
After attending the Dragon School in Oxford and Westminister School in London, Marsh studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics..
Director Strategy and Sustainability | Otto (GmbH and Co KG)
Dr. Lars Blinda is Head of Strategy & Sustainability at Otto (GmbH & Co. KG)....
CTO | BWI GmBH
Matthias Görtz is Chief Technology Officer and VP of Innovation & Technology of BWI GmbH..
Elfried Klarenbeek is a passionate innovator. He operates at the intersection of human values, technology and business. He tells stories, connects, facilitates and creates businesses....
Elfried Klarenbeek is a passionate innovator. He operates at the intersection of human values, technology and business. He tells stories, connects, facilitates and creates businesses.
A Leading Futurist Speaker & Top Inspirational Guru
Vito resides in Miami, FL. He maintains a global reputation of excellence as the world's premiere futurist...
An icon of the Mexican coffee industry, Founder and managing director of the coffee shops Punta del Cielo chain
González Cid talks about the most important factors about enterprises.
Climate strategist, researcher, professor and entrepreneur with a focus on climate capitalism and resilient cities
Boyd Cohen, Ph.D., LEED AP, is an urban and climate strategist focused on researching, teaching and outreach
Business Strategists and Global Futurist Founder and CEO of Burrus Research
the founder and CEO of Burrus Research, a research and consulting

















































