Mark Beaumont
Mark Beaumont first made fame aged 23 for an 18,000 mile round-the-world bike race, where he smashed the previous World Record by a staggering 82 days. In 2015 Beaumont rode the length of Africa at a pace of 160 miles a day, taking 18 days off the previous record....
Sanjeev Madhok
Lt Gen Sanjeev Madhok, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, is the former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army Training Command in the Indian Army. In his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief, he addressed a wide spectrum of core issues, spanning from concepts and doctrines to training for combat readiness and infrastructure development....
Jimmy Choo
British shoemaker Jimmy Choo lent his name to the line of elegant women’s footwear that quickly developed a cult following in the 1990s, despite their exorbitant prices. But there are actually two designer-shoe companies that bear his name— his own custom atelier in London, and the wholesale business with...
Stanley McChrystal
With a remarkable record of achievement, General Stanley McChrystal has been praised for creating a revolution in warfare that fused intelligence and operations. A four-star general, he is the former commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan and the former leader of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), which...
Sebastian Coe
Lord Coe is Chairman of IAAF – International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Using all his political skills and strategic know-how, he famously led the bid to host the world’s biggest sporting event in 2012. It was the same determination that had earlier helped him become one of the...
Deborah Meaden
Destined to be a successful entrepreneur, Deborah Meaden launched her first business straight out of college, before setting up one of the first ‘Stefanel’ fashion franchises in the UK. A “Dragon” since series 3 of “Dragon’s Den” on the BBC, Deborah business sense emerged at age 19 when she...
Petra Nemcova
Petra Nemcova was the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue covergirl of 2003 and a courageous survivor of the tsunami in Thailand. Despite the devastating blow she was dealt, Nemcova remains a captivating beauty with charm and wit to match and has become an international phenomenon. Since her introduction to modeling,...
Li CunXin
Li Cunxin (pronounced Lee Schwin Sing) is a remarkable man borne of a remarkable story. He has published a remarkable book about his extraordinary life. In his runaway best selling autobiography, Mao’s Last Dancer, Li recounts his determination, perseverance, vision, courage and hard work, and in particular, the sacred...
Hubert Auriol
Hubert Auriol is an iconic figure in the world of sport, and a former French racing driver and director of The Paris-Dakar rally. He was the first competitor to win the Dakar in both bikes and cars. Auriol began competing in motocross and enduro events in 1973. From 1979-1994,...
Jean Tomlin
Jean Tomlin is a global business leader with 37 years’ experience working alongside CEOs and across multiple stakeholders in the private and public sectors. Jean mobilised the UK’s largest peace-time workforce of 200,000, including the universally-acclaimed 70,000 Games Makers, for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. She went...
