Mike Harris
Mike Harris is co-founder and Executive Chairman of online identity experts Garlik, who develop software and services to help control and protect your personal information and identity online. Mike has created three major consumer businesses: Egg plc, the UK’s first online bank; Firstdirect, the world’s first telephone banking operation;...
Arun Shourie
Arun Shourie is among India’s best known commentators on current and political affairs. Born in Jalandhar, Punjab (1941), he studied at St. Stephen’s College in Delhi and then obtained his doctorate in Economics from Syracuse University, USA. Among other portfolios, he held the office of the Minister of Disinvestment,...
Un-Chan Chung
Un-Chan Chung was Prime Minister of South Korea from 2009-10. From 2002 to 2006, he served as the President of Seoul National University, where he was Professor of Economics from 1978 to 2009, until he was appointed the Prime Minister. He has served as a member of the President’s Council...
Farah Pandith
Farah Pandith is a foreign policy strategist, author, and diplomacy entrepreneur. She has served three American Presidents. Farah’s career in government earned her various awards including the Secretary of State’s Distinguished Honor Award. She has served at the National Security Council, the US Department of State and the US...
Klaus Wowereit
Klaus Wowereit was the Governing Mayor of Berlin from 2001-14. He was the face of the German capital for more than 13 years and is credited with giving it a “poor, but sexy” brand internationally. Wowereit was born in Berlin in 1953 and studied law at the Free University...
Howard Behar
Howard Behar’s career in business spans over 50 years, all in consumer oriented businesses covering several industries. He retired from Starbucks Coffee after 21 years where he led both the domestic business, as President of North America, and was the founding President of Starbucks International. During his tenure, he...
Tyra Banks
Expanding the definition of beauty is something Tyra Banks has always believed in, as a supermodel and as a super-businesswoman. Six modeling agencies rejected her before she was signed at the age of 15 years old. Now, hundreds of magazine covers and thousands of runways later, Tyra grooms the...
Justin Packshaw
Justin Packshaw MBE DL is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, explorer and the co-founder and CEO of the award winning British luxury fashion label, De Roemer. Packshaw is a strong advocate for raising awareness and money for important causes, from empowering people to reach their potential, whether this be helping the...
Peggy Liu
Peggy Liu, Chairperson of JUCCCE, the Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy, is internationally recognised for her expertise on China‘s sustainability landscape and for fostering international collaboration with China. JUCCCE is a non-profit organisation dedicated to accelerating the greening of China, because a green China is the key to...