Michael Solomon
Michael Solomon’s books, including Consumer Behaviour: Buying, Having, and Being, are some of the most widely used books on the subject of marketing and understanding consumers in the world. Solomon advises global clients on marketing strategies to make them more consumer-centric. He regularly appears on television shows including The...
Dave Ulrich
Dave Ulrich is a Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a partner at the RBL Group a consulting firm focused on helping organisations and leaders deliver value. He studies how organisations build capabilities of leadership, speed, learning, accountability, and talent through leveraging human resources....
Zukie Siyotula
In March 2016, Zukie Siyotula joined the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders under the age of 40. As former CEO of Thebe Capital responsible looking after a portfolio of strategic investments across various sectors, she holds a CA (SA); ACMA; MBA and Executive Programmes from Harvard, Insead and...
Guillaume Nery
Guillaume grew up by the Mediterranean Sea, in Nice. As a child, he used to go diving every summer with his flippers and mask, accompanied by his father, to discover the wonders of the underwater world. At the age of 14, he and a friend took up a challenge:...
Nikesh Arora
He left Google in July 2014 resigning from the post of Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer. There Nikesh oversaw all revenue and customer operations, as well as marketing and partnerships. Since joining Google in 2004, he has held several positions with the company. Most recently, he led...
Max Wittrock
Max Wittrock is co-founder and one of the CEOs of mymuesli, an award-winning Muesli Startup. He is driven by his passion for food and e-commerce – and always looking for new ventures and opportunities. Born in Munich, Wittrock graduated from Law School (attending both the universities of Passau and...
Hamish Taylor
Hamish Taylor focuses on enabling organisations to achieve breakthroughs by looking outside their current environment. Processes, product and people development are all part of this mix, covering themes such as customer service, leadership and change. With a CV that the Times described as “takes some beating” Hamish Taylor began...
Nicolas Bouzou
Nicolas Bouzou is the founding director of Asterès, a leading economic consultancy. He is also the creator of the Belém Circle, a think-tank that gathers together European progessive and liberal intellectuals. Its areas of work are related to growth, economic policy, territorial organization and health. Nicolas is a professor...
Jonny Hewlett
Jonny Hewlett is CEO for Diesel, the Italian fashion giant, in Greater China. Hewlett focuses on driving organisational change, integrating different cultures and re-applying proven approaches from other industries to achieve breakthrough results. Transitioning from the corporate FMCG world of Procter & Gamble to the fashion group Diesel has...
Allon Raiz
Allon Raiz is regarded both locally in South Africa and globally as a pioneer and maverick in the business incubation industry. He is the founder and CEO of Raizcorp, the only privately held, unfunded, profitable business incubator on the African continent, currently supporting in excess of 500 businesses. Raiz...
