Tom Doctoroff
Tom Doctoroff is North Asia Area Director and Greater China CEO of JWT one of the world’s largest advertising agencies. Doctoroff has spent 19 years in the advertising industry and has become the most respected advertising mind in Asia. He started his career with Leo Burnett in Chicago in...
Peter Sands
Peter Sands served as the Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered PLC from 2006-15. Sands joined Standard Chartered from McKinsey where he served as a Partner from 1996. He originally joined McKinsey in 1988, where he worked extensively in the banking and technology sectors in a wide range of...
Benjamin Zander
Benjamin Zander was the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra for over seventeen years, and of Boston’s Youth Philharmonic Orchestra for nearly a quarter of a century. He is known throughout the United States as one of the most inspiring teachers and trainers of young musicians, as well as...
Enrique Penalosa
Enrique Penalosa is an internationally respected urban thinker, who, as Mayor of Bogota in two non-consecutive terms, profoundly transformed his city. As adviser and lecturer, he has influenced policies in many cities throughout the world. As Mayor of Bogota Penalosa he changed the 8 million inhabitants capital of Colombia...
Barbara Cassani
Barbara Cassani is an American business woman who created British Airways’ no-frills Go airline. From an initial investment of £25m she steered Go through a £110m management buyout (backed by 3i) and remained as CEO until the sale to easyJet for £374m five years later. A former Veuve Clicquot...
Faisal Hoque
What sets Faisal apart is the unique position and perspective he has always maintained, which is grounded in a hardcore technology with deep roots in leading-edge management science and mindful entrepreneurship. His intense curiosity has always led him to explore disruptive approaches to solving complex business problems. Over the...
John Peters
John Peters came to the world’s attention in January 1991, when his bruised and battered face flashed onto television screens around the world. It was his disfigured image that became a potent symbol of Saddam Hussein’s ruthless aggression. His dramatic and sometimes harrowing experiences reach deep into our innermost...
Bernard Harrison
With a zoological career spanning 38 years, Bernard Harrison has practically become synonymous with the Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) Group, one of the finest and most profitable zoological institutions in the world. The WRS boasted a net profit of US$10 million in2009, and operates the Singapore Zoological Gardens, Night...
Geoffrey Kent
As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Abercrombie & Kent Group of Companies (A&K), Geoffrey Kent brings a truly extraordinary lifetime of experience, innovation and genuine passion to the world’s most exclusive luxury adventure travel corporation. A&K has 52 offices around the world employing more than 2,000 travel...
Sayeeda Warsi
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi is a lawyer, author, business woman and member of the House of Lords. She was Britain’s first Muslim Cabinet Minister; Chairman of the Conservative party 2010-12 and a Minister at the Foreign Office 2010-14. Daughter of an immigrant mill worker, Warsi rose to become an Advisor...
