Marla Maples
Born in Cohutta, Georgia, Marla Maples got her start as an overachieving student, athlete, and homecoming queen who attended the University of Georgia before heading to New York City to pursue a career in the arts. With more than 15 films roles, numerous TV appearances , Broadway shows, and...
Dr Jacqui Taylor
Dr Jacqui Taylor is an international web scientist recognised as one of the 100 most powerful UK entrepreneurs and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science in recognition of her international futurist work. She is recognised as one of the Top Ten global IoT innovators and an independent industry...
Rachel Botsman
Rachel Botsman is a leading expert and author on trust in the modern world. By distilling complex ideas into clear and compelling content, she gives us the tools to understand trust – what it means, how it works and why it’s essential for every aspect of our lives. She...
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Helle Thorning-Schmidt has an extensive background spanning politics, international relations and business. In 2017, she was named as one of the world’s greatest leaders by Fortune magazine. As Prime Minister of Denmark from 2011-2015, Helle steered Denmark through a difficult financial crisis while reducing child poverty and increasing spending on education....
Julia Shaw
Dr. Julia Shaw is an established psychological scientist at University College London (UCL). She is an expert in the areas of memory and AI, criminal psychology, and diversity in the workplace. As the co-founder of the start-up Spot, Julia empowers organisations to build more inclusive work environments. Her keynotes...
Lina Khalifeh
Growing up in Amman, Jordan, where extracurricular activities for young girls were few and far between, Lina Khalifeh jumped into Taekwondo lessons at age five at her second cousin’s martial arts studio. She was good at the sport, and her coach told her so. Because being “good” at anything...
Angela Ahrendts
Angela Ahrendts was the recent Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores at Apple, a role she took up in 2014. The gadget giant created the role for her; she’s the first woman on Apple executive team and has been the highest-paid executive, earning almost double of what...
Susmita Mohanty
Dr Susmita Mohanty is a spaceship designer and entrepreneur extraordinaire. She is the only entrepreneur in the world who has founded space companies on 3 different continents. She is the co-founder and CEO of EARTH2ORBIT, India’s first private space start-up that played a pivotal role in opening up the...
Christine Porath
Christine Porath is an Associate Professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. She is also a consultant working with leading organizations to help them create a thriving workplace. Her speaking and consulting clients include Google, United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Pixar, Genentech, Expedia, Department...
Rachel Whetstone
Rachel Whetstone is Chief Communications Officer at Netflix, Inc. since August 27, 2018. Prior to joining Netflix, she served as Vice President of communications at Facebook Inc. She served as Senior Vice President of Communications and Public Policy of Google Inc. In February 2013, Whetstone was assessed as one...
