MICHELE SULLIVAN
Michele Sullivan is the President of Caterpillar Foundation, the philanthropy arm of heavy equipment giant Caterpillar Corporation. Caterpillar, with revenue of over USD 38 billion in 2016, has contributed over USD 685 million worldwide to partners who champion programs that support education, environment and basic human needs – which...
Yasmin Al Bulushi
Dr. Yasmin Al Bulushi has spent her lifetime acquiring practical experience in both academia and training with the main purpose of further enhancing the development of Omani society. She has 20 years knowledge in education and passionately believes in creating positive changes in the lives of people around her...
Cassey Ho
Cassey Ho is an award-winning fitness instructor, entrepreneur and online personality. She is the creator of Blogilates, the #1 female fitness channel on Youtube with over 300 million video views and 2.8 million subscribers. In a revolutionary partnership, Cassey’s unique format, POP Pilates which launched on Youtube in 2009,...
Sonu Shivdasani
Sonu Shivdasani is Founder and Chief Executive of Six Senses Resorts & Spas, a super-luxury resort and spa group with properties in 6 countries. In less than two decades Sonu has created a whole new take on high-end hospitality by establishing the Six Senses group. In 1995, together with...
Isabel Behncke Izquierdo
Isabel Behncke is a primatologist at Oxford University. The aim of her work is to discover how can our evolutionary past help us understand human social behaviour – and how can we apply this knowledge to improve human well being. She is particularly interested in the mechanisms which provide...
Gerd Leipold
Gerd Leipold was International Executive Director of Greenpeace until 2009, a position he has held since 2001. In this role he lead the global organisation, overseeing all its activities. He has had a long association with Greenpeace, having worked for the organisation in various capacities for over 20 years....
Roger Steare
Professor Roger Steare is internationally recognized as one of the leading experts advising the Boards and executive teams on building high performing, ethical organizations. His work with BP after the Gulf of Mexico disaster has been crucial to the company’s recovery plan, with Roger’s decision-making framework and leadership training...
Jacqueline Novogratz
Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder and CEO of Acumen Fund, a nonprofit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. Acumen Fund invests patient capital to identify, strengthen, and scale business models that effectively serve the poor and champions this approach as an...
Andrew Solomon
Andrew Solomon is a writer of remarkable talent and intellect. His books and essays explore the subjects of politics, culture and psychology with extraordinary humanity. He received the National Book Award for The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression. The book was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize...
Liz Earle
Liz Earle is known for her passion for beauty, natural health and wellbeing, as well as for campaigning on sustainable health and social issues. The bestselling author of over 30 books covering a wide variety of health, beauty and lifestyle issues, Liz has hosted numerous television programmes and is...
