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...
David Lloyd
David Lloyd has built on his career in sport to become an entrepreneur and one of UK’s leading personal name brands. David’s younger years saw him travel internationally as a young tennis player, often sleeping rough to get his way around the circuits. Success came pairing with his brother...
Tao Zhang
Tao Zhang is Founding Managing Director of Dao Ventures, a China-focused impact investment group with co-headquartered offices in both China and the US that primarily consist of ACBridge Global Advisors, China Impact Fund, and New Ventures Global. The various entities of Dao Ventures have so far made and/or facilitated...
Anton Savage
Anton Savage is the Managing Director of The Communications Clinic, which provides communications training and advisory services. Set up in 2007, the company has grown steadily since then, delivering service in Ireland, the UK, Frankfurt, New York, Los Angeles, Dar Es Salaam, and Sydney. The company works for some...
Sir Richard Branson
Sir Richard Branson has grown successful businesses in sectors including mobile telephony, travel, transportation, financial services, leisure, entertainment, health and wellness. Virgin is a leading international investment group and one of the world’s most recognised and respected brands. Branson has also been an active investor in the technology sector...
Jack Sim
Jack Sim is the founder of World Toilet Organisation and the Base of Pyramid (BoP) Hub. He is a leading global advocate for sanitation. The World Toilet Organization promotes sound sanitation and public health policies. The organization envisions itself as a de facto global body that champions better toilet...
Mark Dixon
Mark Dixon is one of Europe’s best-known entrepreneurs. He is the founder and Chief Executive of Regus Group, which he set up in 1989, and it is now the world’s largest provider of flexible workspaces. Currently at 1400 business centres in 100 countries, through constant innovation, Regus has created...
James Harkin
James Harkin is an analyst and forecaster of new ideas and new social, political and technological trends and what they mean for companies, governments and institutions. He is the Director of Flockwatching, a company which uses the information on blogs, social networks and the internet to create understanding of...
Christopher Bland
As Chairman, Sir Christopher Bland has been responsible for the transformation of two of the UK’s best-known organizations, BT and the BBC. Sir Christopher is a Non-Executive Director of Land Securities, the UK’s largest property company, and is the Chairman of Land Securities property outsourcing business, Trillium. Having joined...
