Jonah Reider
Jonah Reider is a student, researcher, entrepreneur, musician, and chef. He studies business organization with respect to macroeconomic phenomena, explaining aspects of national and global inequality by examining the structure and behavior of firms. He has worked for Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz, exploring the mixed consequences of globalization and...
Biz Stone
Biz Stone is co-founder of Twitter, a real-time, one-to-many network that is changing the way people communicate around the world. Previously, Biz helped build other popular social media services Xanga, Blogger, and Odeo. After launching the journalling service Xanga in 2000, Biz went on to publish two books about...
Graham Brown-Martin
An engaging catalyst for powerful conversations and fresh thinking. Graham Brown-Martin draws on his experiences of leading teams, creating startups and scaling up organisations that challenge the status quo. Consistently ahead of the curve; he designed mobile computers in the 80s, interactive and online entertainment networks in the 90s,...
Jenny Boyd
Jenny Boyd Ph.D is the author of It’s Not Only Rock’n’Roll, a book in which 75 of the world’s most iconic musicians reveal their thoughts on creating music. She has probed the minds of legends such as Eric Clapton, Don Henley, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Ravi Shankar and many...
Tim Beardson
Timothy Beardson founded, majority-owned and ran Crosby, which became the largest independent investment bank in Asia. At its height, Crosby employed 650 staff in 24 offices in 17 cities in 13 countries from New York to Beijing. It had an annual transaction volume of $US 20 billion. It was...
Noritaka Tatehana 舘鼻 則孝
舘鼻則孝は、そのコレクション作品がファッション業界やアート界で賞賛されている靴デザイナーです。彼の作品は Lady Gaga や Daphne Guinness にこよなく愛されることで広く知られています。 ノリタカは、東京の中心部に位置する娯楽地区歌舞伎町でで銭湯｢歌舞伎湯｣を営む家系に生まれました。鎌倉で育ち、15歳の時に自分でドレスや靴を作り始めました。彼は東京藝術大学で美術と彫刻を学び、その後染色と製織を専攻しました。彼はまた、江戸時代 (1600年 – 1800年半ば) の遊女に関する文化ともに、高位の礼服を研究していました。 彼の現在のコレクションは、この時代に流行した高いプラットフォーム下駄の影響を示しています。また、その間、伝統的な日本の染色方法である友禅を使って着物や下駄を制作していました。 2010年、彼は自分のメゾン、NORITAKA TATEHANA を設立。彼の靴の製造工程のすべてのステップはデザイナー自身によっての手作りで、各ペアの完成までに数ヶ月かかります。
Jonas Kjellberg
Jonas Kjellberg, one of the co-creators of Skype, is a respected lecturer, author, and venture investor. Jonas is currently part of BCG Digital Ventures, a corporate investment and incubation firm. The company is dedicated to inventing, building, investing in and launching category-changing businesses at start-up speed for the world’s...
Annette Winkler
German-born Annette Winkler is CEO of Smart cars, and one of the three highest-ranking women in the Daimler Group. Her appointment in 2010 signified a major shift in the male-dominated auto industry. In 1995, Winkler began her career with Daimler when she was appointed Head of Public Relations and...
Rainer Hersch
Rainer Hersch is a comedian and musician who has performed on every major comedy stage in Britain and abroad. He has appeared thirteen times at the Edinburgh Festival, had numerous comedy-concert series at the South Bank in London, featured in comedy clubs all across Europe and in TV shows...
