Joy Buolamwini
Joy Buolamwini is a poet of code who uses art and research to illuminate the social implications of artificial intelligence. She founded the Algorithmic Justice League to create a world with more ethical and inclusive technology. Her TED Featured Talk on algorithmic bias has over 1 million views. Her...
Claire Chiang
Claire is a co-founder of Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts and pioneered the Group’s retail business. Banyan Tree is a global hospitality business with a portfolio of 47 hotels in 23 countries on 4 continents. As Chairperson for China Business Development for Banyan Tree, she focuses on acquiring new...
Melati Wijsen
Melati Wijsen is a 22 year old full time changemaker. She has founded Bye Bye Plastic Bags with her younger sister & has been leading the movement driven by youth since 2013 at the age of 12. She has also started the people movement One Island One Voice and...
Rafidah Aziz
Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz was born in Selama, Perak in 1943. She obtained her BA in Economics and Masters in Economics from the University of Malaya. She taught at the Faculty of Economics from 1966 to 1976, until she began her career as a simultaneously participating in the politics...
Lisa Forte
Lisa Forte is a Cyber Security Expert. Forte started her career in security trying to stop pirates from attacking ships off the coast of Somalia. She then worked in UK Counter Terrorism Intelligence before moving into one of the UK Police Cyber Crime Units. She founded her own company,...
Amy Brann
Amy Brann is the founder of Synaptic Potential an organisation that works with companies to strengthen their strategy, culture and performance. The team works globally sharing reliably simple applications of neuroscience that lead to game-changing insights and results. For leaders, organisations and audiences around the world, Amy Brann is...
Shermin Voshmgir
Shermin Voshmgir is Director of the Research Institute for Crypto Economics at the Vienna University of Economics, and the founder of BlockchainHub, an international network of autonomous Hubs that promote the idea of blockchain, crypto economics and the decentralised web. Voshmgir is an adviser to Jolocom, a blockchain based...
Lucy Adams
Lucy Adams is one of Europe’s best known HR executives. She led HR and internal communications at the BBC and now offers a number of challenges, new models and fresh insights to support business leaders. Since leaving the BBC, Lucy has been working with major organisations to help them...
Susan Greenfield
Baroness Susan Greenfield, is a British scientist, writer, broadcaster and member of the House of Lords. Specialising in the physiology of the brain, Susan researches the impact of 21st century technologies on the mind, how the brain generates consciousness and novel approaches to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and...
Melisa Idris
A journalist with 17 years’ experience on various media platforms — newswire, print, online, radio and television. She is currently Assistant Vice President, Lead Editor & Anchor at Astro Awani News Network where she host the flagship English language talk show ‘Consider This’ as well as ‘The Future Is...
