A Dara Dotz

Dara known as the “MacGyver of Warzones,” combines her design strategy experience and rapid ethnographic assessment skills to empower others through technology. Dara is a pioneer in using design and exponential technologies to solve challenges in austere environments. She has studied, lived, and worked and in over 45 countries designing tangible solutions for vulnerable populations both on and off earth.

Adah Parris

Adah Parris challenges individuals and organisations to think differently by asking, "What type of ancestor do you want to be?"

Adam Saul

Technologist and humanist specialized in strategic partnerships between companies operating at a global scale.

Adi Cohen

A nomadic architect on a mission to create ‘the most inspiring places on earth’: transforming ideas into spaces, creating spaces that transform us.

Alberto Giovanni Busetto

AI and Data Science innovator - passionate about tech for good.

Alice Cabaret

Alice Cabaret is the founder of The Street Society, an urban strategy agency based in Paris, and the co-founder of [S]CITY, a collective exploring the link between neurosciences and urban design.

Alina Gratschner

Venture builder and tech enthusiast with a focus on longevity, improving the healthspan

Andreas Cohen

Tribal leader of the Smart Marketing Data elite. Scientist of life's finer moments.

Andrew Shearer

On a mission to love people in radical way by empowering them to build and grow physical things. Living in Brooklyn after stints in LA, SF, Seattle and Heidelberg. Current CMO and Founder of Farmshelf - Smart indoor farms the size of a bookshelf. Alumni - Twitter, Pinterest, Wells Fargo and Pepperdine

Anita Puppe

Meet a Vancouver native who has called 10 countries home and now splits her time between Tel Aviv and Berlin. She's captivated by quantum computing and the eradication of rare diseases, while also dreaming of sailing the world's oceans. At IBM Healthcare, she dives into GenAi topics with hospitals in DACH and European Pharma companies. A 2x startup founder, she's pioneering surgeon training in the metaverse. With a background in medicine and Ai, she's become a very expensive translator between disciplines. Music and standup comedy was once her passion, but now she's pursuing her biggest dream: a pilot license (PPL). She loves creativity, ambition, dedication and glitter...

Anna Pereira

Mind body and connection.  Exploring the cultivation of well-being through tech, research, design thinking, and desirability.

Annelies Jansen

Mum, builder and awesome connecter. Very happy California resident. Lover of sunshine and friendship. Newsjunkie and digital entrepreneur

Asha Easton

As the head of the Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network, the UK government’s national network for immersive tech/spatial computing innovators, Asha has been helping to shape and build the sector’s ecosystem and drive government policy for the past 6 years. She also sits on the advisory boards of several companies and organisations, and is the co-founder of the XR Diversity Initiative.

Ayal Yona Segev

Yona, a trained architect, runs the toi.lab studio for inventing smart toys. In 2013 he founded the Israeli Bitcoin embassy in Tel Aviv, a major hub for Bitcoin in Israel. Despite raising three kids, when he dances it seems like he still has wings.

Aziz Kaddan

Mental health entrepreneur and a language learning hobbyist. CEO at Myndlift, board member at several social impact non-profits.

Benjamin Viaris de Lesegno

NHS Doctor. Leva clinic co-founder (digital clinic against pain). Humanitarian Dr in war zones (Syria), India, etc. Nez (olfactory expert).

Carina Hauswald

Curious by heart. Founder and Partner at Globeone - an international boutique consultancy focused on strategy, brand, communication. Empowering people and businesses.

Carlota Rodben

Carlota Rodben, former prima ballerina, global nomad, two-time author, futures & innovation specialist, and entrepreneur, is trailblazing the future of luxury beauty, fashion and hospitality. She integrates innovation, technology, and societal trends to construct a more purpose-driven luxury industry.

Carolann Ransaw

Carolann Ransaw. Raised in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Where I developed my cooking skills at a young age in my mother’s kitchen. Growing up as a vegetarian in the days when it was not so popular, I was very conscious of the food I consumed at a young age. In 2008 she moved to Italy for five years and studied Italian cuisine through private lessons and courses at a very famous Italian cooking school. I just returned to NYC to work as a private chef for a family and private parties for various clients.

Chen Raviv

Founder & CEO of Corelate.co, ex-Monday.com lead. Established Change a World NGO in Israel, enhancing community dental care.

Christina von Messling

Strategic foresight advisor. Special interest in synthetic biology, AI, and XR. Photographer and cineast.

Coco Brac de la Perrière

Executive coach, speaker and author, Trainer and Mindfulness instructor for companies and organizations My numerous coaching missions in Burma bring me closer to meditation; I trained at MBSR, mindfulness and leadership, emotion and conflict management (Conflict Dynamics Profile). I organized the biggest dinner in silence and in mindfulness of France, ( 400 Px) and wrote 3 books « the power of Mindfulness @work » Fayard « Everything is important, but nothing is serious » Fayard, and the last “ dare to disconnect to reconnect Dunod Recognize for my ability to mobilize many players from different sectors, I accompany leaders in search of connection, meaning and depth who understand that know-how is as important as being, in order to become a conscious leader. I am convinced that In the digital age, the Full Consciousness has its place.The digital revolution brings an anthropological revolution, that is why I built a Digital DETOX meditation programme for the app PETIT BAMBOU and the Digitaldetoxinstitute.com, another meditation programme about ecology, another about the power of silence, and the last one about sorority. Since 2 years lunch a start Up call BEGOOD.care in order to take care of the Body/ mind/Heart.

Daniel Kazan

Ex creative. Ex creative director. Ex Apple creative director. Consigliere. Entrepreneur in agro-business. Eseka. Cameroun.

Daniel Kellmereit

Very entrepreneurial General Manager and Investor with long-term track record of running and advising high-growths businesses. Now building a sustainable business platform in Europe and the US. Domains: - Product Strategy, Digital Product Design, Software Development - Technology (SAAS/Marketplaces/ICT/Mobile/IoT) - Immersive Technology Platforms (AR/VR/Gaming) - Experience Design, Space Design, Future of Retail/Commerce/Brands - Real Estate & Retail Tech, Modular Structures - Consulting, Professional Services

David Bchiri

Solving the crisis of trust leveraging collective energy and a bit of technology. President of XRPL Commons, an Open Source software foundation headquartered in Paris with a global impact.

David Bernardo

Joker is a little fool. Not a club, diamond, heart, or spade. Interested in many things, in love with life. Believe the future is a mix between technology and spirituality. From AI, metaverse and constellations to death and horse constellations.

David Grebler

Investor curious Run KNN Spain

Doug Mandell

As a consigliere in Silicon Valley, I support founders and CEOs through their most complex and pivotal moments, navigating everything from acquisitions to co-founder disputes and boardroom challenges. I have also served as the first General Counsel for both LinkedIn and Nauto, Inc, as well as outside general counsel for several startups and as an investor and advisor. I am also deeply passionate about photography. As a former professional photographer, I continue to express my love for the art form by collecting contemporary fine art photography and through involvement with various museums in San Francisco.

Elena Poughia

An art curator turned media entrepreneur with a passion for digital arts and AI. Talks about AI ethics, generative AI, spirituality and philosophy.

Erik Antonsen

I'm a doctor, engineer and scientist who works on human spaceflight as well as taking care of the poor. I enjoy making stained glass and playing the harmonica poorly. I think trying to understand risk is a fascinating pursuit.

Eugenia Carrara

Eugénia Carrara is renowned for her expertise in transforming the food sector through sustainability policies and initiatives. With over a decade of experience her career includes guiding top political figures, leading international organizations, mentoring startups, and serving on NGO boards.She has advised the Mayor of Paris and the Minister of Ecology, contributing significantly to food systems transformation with major international players. Having recently finished a mid-career at MIT she is consulting firms willing to use AI for good in strategy for innovation for a sustainable world. Eugénia's goal is to drive impactful changes in organizations committed to reach net-zero emissions, planetary health, and ultimately inclusive global wellbeing.

Gil Golan

Gil Golan was the Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Global Research and Development for General Motors (GM) and President of GM Ventures (CVC), until December 2023. In these roles, Golan is responsible for innovation and technology roadmap for GM’s vehicles & digital services.  Prior to that, Golan serves as Vice President, Technology Acceleration and Commercialization (TAC). He led an organization responsible for defining and implementing a comprehensive Corp strategy (decarbonization, battery technology, energy storage) to maintain GM’s leadership position. Before that, Golan was Managing Director of the General Motors Technical Center in Israel (~ 1000 scientists & engineers). Golan established the Tech Center Israel in 2008 and led the teams responsible for advanced technology development and product engineering in support of GM’s key autonomous, electric and connected vehicle programs. Golan earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, received his executive MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School.

Jimmy Van

My name is Dr. Jimmy Van. I am an Orthopedic Surgeon focused in foot and ankles with a sub specialty in pediatrics. I have my private practice based in New York City.

Jonathan Bryant

Digital & AI devices. Seeking new ways to humanize the digital world and add poetry. Seeks how to reconnect with the planet without any smart phones or screens. Loves chocolate and champagne, music and cakes.

Josephine Goube

Joséphine is the Founder and CEO of Sistech, a non-profit (previously known as Techfugees for Impact) empowering uprooted & displaced women in Europe through qualified and sustainable tech & digital jobs since 2018. As an expert on migrations and social innovation, she sits on the board of the Norwegian Refugee Council and acts as an informal expert for the European Commission. Nominated as one of the top “30 under 30 Social Entrepreneurs” by Forbes three times in a row, she has received many prizes and advocates for a more inclusive world in many high-level conferences such as SXSW, WebSummit, VivaTech as well as UNESCO’s annual meeting for education or UNHCR global compact.

Julia Becker

On a mission of regeneration. Empowering the creation of intentional and sustainable neighborhoods (regenerative communities) to co.create happier lives and drive the regenerative movement - for a smarter, more efficient, healthier & happier future.

Julie Mamou Mani

Avec une expérience de plus de 15 ans dans les plus grandes rédactions en tant que journaliste (Elle, TF1, France 5) et rédactrice en chef (C8, M6), Julie crée Mamouz Prod en 2018, une société de production audiovisuelle à son image : positive, innovante et multi casquette. Julie est aussi une femme engagée qui met un point d’honneur à développer des projets avec des associations caritatives et des institutions culturelles qui lui sont chères, comme la Maison des Femmes, le Mémorial de la Shoah, Guerrières de la paix, Dysturb, Amis de la Terre, la Fondation des Femmes. Partenaire de l’EFAP depuis quatre ans, Julie dirige un MBA de production audiovisuelle qui forme les plus futures générations aux codes de la communication de demain. Julie est aussi plus connue sous le nom de @Mamouz (près de 140000 followers), un compte d’humour et de mèmes devenu incontournable. Auteure, elle a publié « P.T.D.R Pour une Thérapie du Rire » (Ed. Jouvence) et Hahaha! véritables manuels de bonne humeur, son 2e livre sortira en mai 2023. Depuis Julie est devenue professeure de yoga du rire et elle est invitée pour animer de nombreuses conférences et workshops sur les bienfaits du rire (Pinterest, Pop Women Festival, Salon Zen, TEDx…)

Kadri Voorand

Kadri Voorand, awarded as the Musician of the Year 2020 by Estonian Public Broadcasting and with The President’s Young Cultural Figure Award in 2019, is a vocalist, pianist and composer who creates music through strong emotional storytelling, combining catchy rhythms with a completely unique way of blending improvisational pop, jazz and folk elements. Kadri Voorand is a well-established vocalist whose original music and expression have brought her a number of prizes and performances in Estonia as well as abroad. She has toured in many countries and her latest album was released by legendary label ACT.

Kamin Mohammadi

Kamin Mohammadi was born in Iran, moved to the UK in 1979. She is a prolific journalist and writer who has been nominated for an Amnesty Human Rights in Journalism award, and for a National Magazine Award by the American Society of Magazine Editors in the U.S. Kamin has authored two books: BELLA FIGURA: HOW TO LIVE, LOVE AND EAT THE ITALIAN WAY (published in 16 countries and in development as a tv series); and THE CYPRESS TREE: A LOVE LETTER TO IRAN

Kat Cohen

Persian. Nomad. On the path to spread love & happiness through unforgettable experiences and events. COO at I-COM Global.

Kathryn Myronuk

STEAM-driven synthesist focused on science education, the future of work, failure modes of experts, and getting the SDGs done early.

Kenneth Chabert

Ted Talking, 3-mile running, mezcal drinking, Harvard educated, social entrepreneur. Coined the term, Powerful First Experiences™️, while living a life full of them.

Kim Polese

Kim Polese is Chairman of CrowdSmart, a new form of AI rooted in the laws of nature that integrates human collective intelligence to transform how groups of any size solve problems, predict, and make radically better decisions. Kim has helped bring several seminal technologies to the world. She led the launch of Java at Sun, and co-founded and served as CEO of Marimba, today one of the world’s most widely-used IoT platforms. Kim advises numerous technology startups and serves on boards including the Long Term Stock Exchange, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the Public Policy Institute of California and the Long Now Foundation. Kim received her Bachelor's degree in Biophysics from UC Berkeley, completed post-baccalaureate work in computer science at the University of Washington and is a Fellow at the Aspen Institute.

Laurence Ainouz

Mirrors. Chocolate. Innovation advisor. Investor. Former dot com entrepreneur. Recovered C-Level corporate exec.

Lea von Bidder

My name is Lea and I've been an entrepreneur all my life ranging from selling chocolates in India to introducing AI into women's health to now providing companies with easier access to the creator community. My interests are wide, my love for new things, cultures, people and ways of seeing things is strong. I've been lucky enough to live in many different corners of this planet and travel to even more. When home, you'll find me happiest with a book or around the dinner table with friends.

Leah Siegel

Musician, Singer, Writer, Performer, Creator of The SPAR Method for higher consciousness conflict/resolution, certified EFT Practitioner, lover of the healing arts, hardcore Meditator, Magic Maker, happily returning to the hearth of France.

Lee Clancy

Based in Madrid, Lee Clancy is a product leader, GM, operating partner, and board director with a long career in both Silicon Valley and Europe. He is currently SVP Product & Growth at Prosus / Naspers, a global consumer Internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world, with a portfolio of leading companies in online classifieds, food delivery, payments and fintech, and education technology. Prior to Prosus, Lee was VP Consumer Products at Trulia, at the vanguard of the US online real estate industry. During his tenure, Lee transformed Trulia’s product suite to drive mobile usage and monetization, doubled its user base, and served as a key executive through a successful IPO. Previously, Lee guided 3D metaverse company IMVU, birthplace of the Lean Startup movement, to profitability and 5x revenue growth as SVP of Product Management and GM of Direct Revenue. Fluent in 3 languages, Lee previously co-founded a digital music company and held product leadership roles at Yahoo! and noteworthy Silicon Valley startups.

Lihi Cohen

A researcher at Haifa University on her path to becoming a clinical psychologist, Lihi actively works with patients and is interested in incorporating innovative technologies to enhance therapy.

Linda Adrichem

A sociologist with comprehensive experience in engagement research.

Liron Turkenich

I'm an entrepreneur who creates cultural bridges through type design and visual systems. I'm passionate about inspiring change in global communities and creative restructuring.

Ludovic Blecher

Ludovic Blecher is the head of Innovation for the Google News Initiative. He spent most of his career at the intersection of news and journalism, product, business innovation and change management. He led multiple global initiatives to stimulate and support the news-ecosystem.

Maaike Engels

Creative director, video-artist & documentary maker. Currently at Rabobank, where I , as a program maker at Rabo Art Lab. A 'Free space' within the bank where we invite artists for a residency and explore societal transitions together. Art as knowledge, as a source of critical reflection and fundamental renewal in the day-to-day business of a large company... connecting those worlds.

Mar-Michelle Häusler

Mar Michelle Hausler is the founder of the Aligned Money methodology and coaching programmes. After 5 years as a trader in London she shifted her life to bring about a new way for people to relate to money and connect to their passion, life purpose and personal wellbeing. Since 2016 after completing her Masters at Schumacher College, she has coached over 500 women in their relationship with money, to launch their "Soul Business" and to start investing in alignment with their values. She has also developed a regenerative way for women to run their projects and businesses aligned with their natural rhythms.

Marc Shergill

I create partner ecosystems for a boutique accelerator DAO that grows early-stage blockchain startups with the top 1% resources, investors, and mentors to become the next elites of the industry.

Mariia Skakun

Business development expert. 8+ years with tech companies, international network builder. Helps companies grow through non-obvious partnerships

Marina Sisakian

Experienced Physician with a demonstrated history of working in the medical practice industry. Board-certified in rehabilitation, medicine, neurology, psychiatry, bariatric, medicine Skilled Psychiatrist with over 20 years in practice! over 17 years in community Psychiatry in Upper East Side , working with multidisciplinary team as a Medical Director. Years of experience working in Emergency room setting, as well as teaching medical students at New York Medical college. Treatment includes but not limited to Psychopharmacology, with combination of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.

Mark Burow

Innovator, Design Thinker and Creative Leader in the marketing industry by day, DIY geek, music & tech nerd by night, Networker, Ambassador & Judge throughout the year. Creative by heart with a strong passion for technology and disruptive thinking. Proud father of two young leaders of tomorrow.

Marlon Huysmans

Marlon Huysmans (1976), she is founder of Fabuleux Destin and for 20 yrs active in city development. Big heart for sustainability, people, digitization, innovation and developing places of meaning. Currently she is also working on a new project called City of (be)longing, an inclusive event and network for a better future of our cities (start 2024). Brave hearted woman in a male dominated sector, trying to bring consciousness and positive change in the world of the built environment.

Michael Hermon

Creative technologist, hacker, full time maker, entrepreneur. Passionate about turning software, electronics, wood, acrylic, 3d prints, LEDs, and sound - into fun and engaging art and tools that bring people closer together and pave a better future of work

Michelle de Bruijn

Founder of Kenshō (mind avenue), a leadership development company offering a space for transformation by bridging the best of Buddhist psychology with wellbeing technology to help entrepreneurs, business leaders & impact investors thrive

Nadiia Kolibaba

12+ years in BigTech; Wtech (non-profit women it tech community) ambassador. Moved from Kyiv to München in 2020 to launch startup segment and develop the ecosystem for AWS in Ukraine and CIS countries. Before - 10 years at Microsoft leading corporate business in Ukraine and Black Sea region

Nancy Giordano

Described as endlessly optimistic, I’m a strategic futurist, gatherer, author, global keynote speaker, and passionate advocate for a safe + thriving future for us all. the world’s first TEDx licensee, i co-foundered the Femme Futurists Society and an annual "career fair of the future" event for college students. my experiences ranges from A.I. to frozen foods to reinventing the internet, and all projects have a key common denominator: transitioning away from the extractive operating systems and outdated business thinking that no longer hold up... to create the more sustainable, inclusive and dynamic solutions this “Exponential Productivity Transformation” deserves.

Nathan Sutton

Co-founder of Tangible, a fintech making private markets 10x more liquid (launching in Q32023). Formerly, founding partner and operator at Sinaxia, a permanent capital private equity firm.

Nativ Levy

Cybersecurity expert and Academic Lead at Masterschool, Nativ is on a mission to enable anyone a start an inspiring tech career.

Nili Onili Biderman

Music maker and performer, the creator of a music production education software for kids - because Anyone Can Be a Music Maker! Obsessed with education, creativity and problem solving.

Noam Grebler

How can we solve today’s mental health crisis?How can we solve today’s mental health crisis?

Nomi Bar-Yaacov

I am an international human rights lawyer, negotiator, arbitrator and mediator, and a convenor of Track II initiatives (backchannel diplomacy). Super-Passionate about peace and anything that will make the universe a healthier, happier, safer place for all loving creatures.

Nouriel Roubini

Known as a Global Nomad: lived in Turkey, Iran, Israel, Italy & now NYC. Renaissance Man who loves visual, performing & literary arts on top of wonky subjects (econ, finance, geopol). Professor Emeritus at NYU. Balance brain left & right side. As comfy at Met Opera as at Burning Man. So love High & Low Brow. New book Megathreats https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/nouriel-roubini/megathreats/9780316284059/

Olivia Sibony

I believe in using business as a force for good. I am an award-winning entrepreneur and ethical investment champion who left the Corporate world to become a serial impact entrepreneur. I am driven by the desire to contribute to a world world where all businesses marry profit and purpose and inject optimism, curiosity and adaptability into everything I do. The roots of my work promote the spirit of entrepreneurship, the ability to navigate uncertainty and meaningful collaboration. These roots are increasingly fed by the constant wonders of learning from the systems of nature, to inspire better ways of working. In a world where increased uncertainty is the only certainty, we have a unique opportunity to see that the world is constantly evolving, not predictable; and our emotional reaction to this monumental shift can be fear, but can also be hope. I see hope as an active, moral choice which we can all cultivate. , I help purpose-driven leaders grow their companies - and associated positive impact - more easily through practical tools, complementary collaborations and the learned confidence to adapt in new ways to the growing challenges of a fast changing world.. Their ability to thrive in adversity means their hope of contributing to a better world through business is translated into a tangible reality.

Omri Shacham

Based in NYC. Investor in deep tech startups. Bakes a fantastic chocolate cake. Physicist, Engineer.

Pablo Rodriguez

Pablo Rodriguez is a creative entrepreneur, business executive, and computer scientist. He is recognised as a creative leader and visionary. He is currently a Director at the Office of the CTO with Google, bringing Google’s innovation to the world. He is passionate about responsible AI, technology and humans. Prior he was Ambassador to Google [X], and CEO of Telefonica Alpha where led the company’s development of experimental moonshot projects

Patrick Morselli

Tech operator, scale-up pro & Web3 builder. Early Uber, WeWork, ConsenSys. I love plants, cities, and inclusion.

Peter Kevin Hirshberg

Arts, Tech and Urban Development obsessive. Founder, San Francisco's Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, Author "The Maker City" and "From Bitcoin to Burning Man." Early Apple. Serves on San Francisco's International economic development agency, where we cant take things for granted anymore!

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie is the founding spiritual leader of Lab/Shul NYC and the creator of Storahtelling, Inc. An Israeli-born Jewish educator, writer, and performance artist, he received his rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 2016.

Romain Appy

I was born and raised in the beautiful region of Provence. While contemplating my higher education options, I made the decision to move to Paris to pursue an MBA. This experience opened doors for me to explore different parts of the world, including the USA, UK, Argentina, and more. During this time, I had the opportunity to work in finance for renowned luxury brands. However, as time went on, I felt a calling to make a significant change in my life. I made the courageous decision to leave behind my previous career and return to Provence. I embraced the opportunity to join my family's business, specializing in plant production. It has been a fulfilling journey to contribute to the growth and success of our family enterprise. In addition to my commitment to the family business, I am the President of the local business club, Round Table. Our main objective is to raise funds for children in need, while also fostering a sense of community and collaboration within the local area. It is a cause that holds great importance to me, and I find immense satisfaction in making a positive impact in the lives of others.

Romain Nom Dian

French 39 years old entrepreneur based in Lisbon. Author of the book ”Humain : du monde de la nuit à l’Amazonie” published last year at Éditions Eyrolles. Also speaker on the theme of ”Wisness” (the bridge between businees & Wisdom). Now organizing and facilitating ”L’Appel de la Forêt”, 17&18th of June 2023 in chateau de Millemont (45 min from Paris). I also host Men circle and singing circle in Lisbon.

Roxane Planas

Partner and member of the Executive Committee of Image 7, leading independent communication consultancy in France. As a consultant, I cover all sectors of the economy but I have developed a high-level expertise in communications for tech players and fast-growing companies. Active in various associations, in 2009 I founded a group (La Bande à Bordel) with which I organized several high-profile events alongside cultural figures and associations, generating over 600k views on Youtube. In 2012, I joined the Global Shapers community, an international network created at the initiative of the World Economic Forum. Since 2020, I’ve been a mentor with SISTA, a group of women entrepreneurs and investors promoting greater diversity in the digital economy.

Ruby Wax

I've worked on the BBC as a writer and performer for my own shows for 25 years. I'm an author of 7 books, comedian, writer and performer in 8 one-woman shows, OBE, Masters from Oxford in Mindfulness based, cognitive therapy. Tedtalk Global speaker and mental health campaigner.

Sabine Seymour

Data economist, body sensorist, and extreme sports athlete. Always a decade too early :-) #tokenizing #regenerativeeconomy #AIforgood #biodiversitystandard #dataethics #digitalRWE

Sam Glassenberg

I unleash videogame tech on unsuspecting industries: in healthcare, in space, in Hollywood. Former MSFT/LucasFilm. Built/sold multiple game companies

Sebastiaan Vaessen

Founder and Partner at Coalition Capital. Investor in the Future of Finance, Commerce and Work. Former head of strategy at Naspers / Prosus Group / ex-Bain

Sebastian de Gzell

Managing Partner of restaurants Nomad and Plus61 in Marrakech, Morocco Raised in Mallorca, Spain Attended Art School in London Background in organic farming in Spain And Construction and design in New York

Shahar Nechmad

Serial entrepreneur and a geek, lived in 10 countries. Passionate about communities, music, sports, life and solving loneliness.

Simon Luling

Writing-filming on ecology, politics and tattoos. Co-founder of Ekonavi, startup mapping and supporting agroforestry in Brazil. Organize Tattoo Planetarium (Paris tattoo convention).

Stephanie Bouchet

Founder of RougeFrog, Interim CMO and advisory boutique agency focusing on accelerating small biz brands and growth. Former initial Skype team member. Supporting French red-head extinction, heavy practitioner of ubiquity and nomadism. Natural optimist with an open eye for photography (and fine food!)

Steven Levy

Vysioneer™️… Lifestyle Entrepreneur - (Concepts, Development, Execution) - Emmy winning Producer - Purposeful Life Pro

Steven Posner

Hi. I’m Steven. Originally from Colombia and now living in Portugal. In my past I was an entrepreneur (media/tech), angel investor and marketing/brand strategist. Gave all that up to pursue my mission and passion…learn and teach the best ways to tap innate mind/body/soul abilities for greater success and fulfilment in business and life.

Taiye Selasi

Taiye Selasi is an authour, screenwriter and producer. Best known for her TED talk, watched by over 3 million viewers, Selasi is the authour of GHANA MUST GO, named one of the 10 best books of the year by both The Economist and The Wall Street Journal. A local of New York, Rome and Accra, she currently lives in Lisbon.

Tal Oron

Lifelong tech enthusiast, founded Wonderbly.com, built GoodDollar.org. Now aiding Israel's liberal fight building political technical systems.

Tanja Gihr

A personable leader Tanja enjoys collaborating and empowering those around her to strive for a better financial system for people and the planet. With a drive for change and transition, guided by the mantra of “intra-preneurship”, Tanja has moved into ESG to build up her ESG Advisory team within Sustainable and Impact Banking. Backed by her wealth of experience in ESG and as a senior financial industry executive for over 18 years, she is a regular speaker at conferences. As a mentor with Unreasonable, Rise & various other places, Tanja has encouraged and supported women in Fintech and social entrepreneurs and fundraised for multiple charities, notably sponsoring a schoolgirl in Kenya. Tanja is passionate about constant personal and spiritual growth and you will see Tanja in her "happy place" either ski touring up a remote mountain or dancing the night away.

Tejen Barbezat

Founder, advisor, connector. Love problems, passionate about solutions and about building. Martial arts, music, outdoors, wildlife and mushroom nerd. LLM Intl Law, LLB Law & Economics (Durham)

Tiffany Steckler

Consumer technology, entertainment, video games, corporate communications

Tim Kolberg

Tim Kolberg is the CTO at Miros.ai, a innovative AI Startup base in Tallinn Estonia.

Tim Degraye

Father of 6 girls. Firmly believes that effective communication in all its varied forms is a primordial component to find solutions for most, if not all, of humanity's problems. Founder of Hed Unity, the company that makes the first headphones that can stream high-definition, uncompressed audio wirelessly.

Timothy O Connell

Timothy is a pioneer in the European start-up scene both as a serial entrepreneur, investor, business leader and educator. Over the past 10 years he managed over 20 international Accelerator Programs across multiple Industries (Food, Fashion, IoT, Blockchain, Wellness, EdTech…) that collaborated with 100’s of early-stage startups. He has also balanced his career from working as a successful Marketing Executive with global brands to founding, managing and exiting a number of innovative startups.

Vera FUTORJANSKI

I am passionate about bringing diverse people together to not only create diversity of thought, but also a better understanding between cultures and a sense of true community and belonging.

Vincent Bruneau

Vincent Bruneau is the founder and CEO of Sparkup, a real-time engagement platform for live streams and hybrid events. With over 10 years as a professional illusionist and Mentalist for corporate events, Vincent masters the art of audience engagement. He combined his unique skills with an expertise in technology to build a next generation platform for real-time communication and audience participation. Sparkup is the result of years of expertise in live interaction and technology to bring a deeper engagement and a more immersive experience to attendees on all events

Violeta Stevens

Violeta Stevens is a leading expert in sustainable value chains and Managing Director at Union Hand-Roasted Coffee, the leading UK speciality coffee brand and a B Corporation. Violeta has a strong background in developing sustainable business models, enhancing resilience across supply chains and building a culture of sustainability within a business. Additionally, she has knowledge on how to develop and lead the strategic business case for organisational change and how businesses can drive wider system-level change. Violeta is a coffee connoisseur; she is a certified Q grader (a similar accreditation to a Sommelier in wine). Violeta has travelled extensively to coffee, tea and cocoa growing countries and has developed a deep understanding of the key challenges smallholder producers face. Violeta is passionate about coffee, and it is dedicated to adding real value to people and businesses. Violeta holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Value Chains from the University of Cambridge, MBAe in LSE London and MSc in International Business and Marketing.

Viroslava Novosylna

Currently I live in France, but my homeland is Ukraine, and most of my working activities are still connected with it. I started my career in the PR realm when I was 18. At 20 years old, I made my first project as an entrepreneur. Ukraine gave me lots of opportunities to boost my career path and improve my leadership skills, and thanks to the favorable environment, my agency still holds a firm position in the niche. As a women-entrepreneur in the tech industry, I regularly stumble on problems and stereotypes related to gender. Ambitious and empowered women face such issues like impostor syndrome and glass ceiling. That is why, my partner and I decided to help other women move forward in their careers, find role models and get mentoring whether it is needed. Originally we have started with the main goal of supporting women in a mainly male-dominated tech industry. After the full-fledged war in Ukraine started, we changed our focus to supporting women who were forced to flee and adapt to new countries and markets. We have a broad network of professionals worldwide that helped our members to integrate to new ecosystems. Currently, Wtech has more than 5 000 members and 50 volunteers within the community. Now we support female leaders in 20 countries

William Carbone

Entrepreneur and intrepid innovator. Relentlessly curious about the world, people and technology

William Tunstall-Pedoe

William is an entrepreneur with a focus on AI. He is currently the founder and CEO of Unlikely AI. He previously founded voice assistant startup Evi which was acquired by Amazon and was then a key member of the team that defined, built and launched Alexa. William has been involved with many 100s of other startups as a mentor and angel investor. William also wrote the AI software that created the anagrams in the Da Vinci Code and once got lots of press for calculating that April 11th 1954 was the most boring day in history.

Won Hee Chang

Consigliere to the at-risk, connoisseur of noodles, fine purveyor of the multi pass

Xander Bueno de Mesquita

Xander Bueno de Mesquita is the founding father of Treating Life Well©, a concept built on the sweet spot between three primary ideas: Circularity, Place-Making and Hospitality. All three concepts redefine how human beings interact with the world, and how that interaction can produce positivity and energy, instead of waste and isolation. The QO hotel in Amsterdam is a living manifestation of Xander’s vision and concept. The QO is Europe’s most sustainable hotel, and its first LEED Platinum-certified Living Building. By aiming to close the loops of water, energy, CO2 and waste, Xander proved that respect for humans and respect for planet can go hand in hand. And that a better society begins with a connected community. In everything he does, Xander heralds his core values: Good Energy, Humble Food, Fresh Thinking, Beautiful People and Local Creativity. These core values support his work and secure his legacy. His goal is to spread the Treating Life Well mantra to every project, community and city that aims to make more human connections with more respect for the planet. He aims to help others create legacies of their own.

Zane Giordano

Zane Giordano, an immersive experience designer from Austin, Texas, is passionate about the intersection of technology and design. As a futurist, he studies the future and encourages the embrace of technology as a tool for positive change, particularly through the lens of AR, VR, and artificial intelligence​. A dedicated creator, Zane has built large-scale stage installations, developed augmented reality experiences, and designed live events for organizations like The Texas Immersive Institute and TEDxUTAustin​. His wanderlust as an explorer fuels his creativity, with travels that have spanned Tokyo, Capetown, Queenstown, and Burning Man. All these elements combine to form a unique perspective that Zane brings to the realm of creative technology.

Zayde Salvador

Aashna Purkayastha

I’m a 2nd year student reading for dual degrees in Social Policy & Sociology. After completing my degrees at the University of Bristol, I intend on studying for a Law degree and eventually pursue a legal career with the intention of becoming a barrister. My parents reliably inform me that I have been traveling to far-off countries since I was 2 months old - certainly I do love traveling & have combined that with teaching English to village kids in Tamilnadu in India.

Adah Parris

Adah Parris challenges individuals and organisations to think differently by asking, "What type of ancestor do you want to be?"

Alain Sylvain

Alain is the Founder and CEO of SYLVAIN, a strategy and design consultancy that provokes progress for companies, people and society at large. Clients include Google, American Express, Spotify, Airbnb, Blackrock, Amazon, Diageo, GM, the NBA, UBER, New York Times, Nike, Apple and others. Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in NYC, with offices in Amsterdam and Richmond, VA, and is a Certified B-Corporation. Alain is a partner and investor in several ventures, including Master + Dynamic, a design-driven, premium audio brand, Free Rain, a line of enhanced sparkling water, a mobile gaming company, Lilo, an açai bowl company, and PetMio, a smart pet food startup. He is on the board of Plus Pool, an ambitious project to build the world’s first floating, filtering swimming pool in NYC harbor, a Founding Member of Kindred, and a member of the New York City Mayor’s Creative Council. Alain is also an active contributor to various non-profit initiatives around the world including the Lower East Side Girls Club, The Bowery Mission and Anseye Pou Haiti.

Alberto Giovanni Busetto

AI and Data Science innovator - passionate about tech for good.

Alex Melnyk

Alex Melnyk is the founder and president of The Futurists. Alex has a fierce passion for elevating the work of women entrepreneurs who are solving for a sustainable, equitable and just world. Over the years of leading different organizations, Alex has learned to focus on connecting people to their purpose and passion. Her purpose is fulfilled in her current feature length CauseUmentary, WeRiseUP which explores a new definition of success at the personal, collective and universal levels that places living your purpose and making a contribution to the world as the way to have a thriving future for humanity.

Alexandre Scialom

Grew up on a farm in France, now living in San Francisco where I’ve been doing startup stuff, and enjoying the great outdoors scene since 2006.

Andreas Cohen

Tribal leader of the Smart Marketing Data elite. Scientist of life's finer moments.

Andrew Tatarsky

Andrew, a psychologist and psychoanalyst, developed Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP) and is Founder and Director of the Center for Optimal Living in NYC. His writing, teaching and leadership aim to promote a re-humanized view of problematic substance use and a harm reduction continuum of care that will extend help to everyone where ever they are ready to begin their positive change journeys.

Andrus Aaslaid

Mostly an engineer, sometimes an artist. For most part of my life I have been "giving machines a soul" and that has led me to quite diverse array of projects, from space communications to writing a libretto for an opera.

Armonia Pierantozzi

Proud of my three passports - Italian, Brazilian and French. Living in Joigny, a small city in Northern Burgundy, after years of fluttering around the world. My thing is to make impactful ideas real and bring them to the next level.

Béa Ercolini

Founder of TPAMP, NGO against street harassment and sexism. 17.000+ children and students concerned. 500+ police men and women trained. Lobbying for political solutions. Founder of the Belgian edition of ELLE magazine, former editor in chief and editorial team director. Founder Beabee, women business club in Brussels. Journalist https://www.facebook.com/bea.ercolini.3 https://twitter.com/Bea_Ercolini https://www.linkedin.com/in/beaercolini/ http://www.instagram.com/Bea_Ercolini

Benoit Faiveley

Producer and engineer working in art - science and space. Creator of sanctuaryproject.eu and historycube.com

Bradford Richardson

Retired global business executive with a focus on Asia. Active psychonaut deeply exploring the healing benefits of plant medicine. Working on establishment of silent retreat center with a Tibetan Buddhist monk based in Costa Rica.

Carlo Rizzo

banker turned cultural entrepreneur, after a long stint in the arts now I’m exploring the space between creativity, research and innovation

Chen Raviv

Founder & CEO of Corelate.co, ex-Monday.com lead. Established Change a World NGO in Israel, enhancing community dental care.

Christie Marchese

Christie Marchese is the founder and CEO of Kinema, a social cinema platform that empowers anyone, anywhere to show award winning films in creative spaces. She was previously the founder and CEO of impact agency Picture Motion, and spent time at film studio Participant Media and civic participation nonprofit Declare Yourself. Marchese holds a BA from SDSU, in both International Security and Conflict Resolution and Religious Studies, with a concentration in Arabic and the Middle East.

Cindy Chin

Data-driven operator and inventor (IP) with deep expertise in AI, data, and machine learning. Entrepreneur's 50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs 2018. Cindy is the CEO of CLC Advisors and a founder of CLIPr. She is a data evaluator in frontier technologies with data, AI, machine learning, geospatial satellite technology, clean energy, and planetary defense focus areas. She is also a NASA Datanaut, a RSA Fellow, a visiting professor at FH Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, a mentor, advisor and board member to tech startups teams including Google’s for Startups Accelerator and Women Techmakers in North America as well as the AI Data Lab at Howard University.

Danielle Yoo

Witty, World Explorer, and dare I say: Gen Z. An LGBTQIA/ BIPOC advocate, Danielle’s experience as an Asian American transgender woman of color lends herself to a calling larger than herself. Inclusivity is at the heart of her values, and thats exactly what drives her work at TikTok as Gen Z’s influence and dominance of this platform continues to drive and shape our rapidly expanding culture as we know it.

Ekaterina Tarbo Ignatenko

Katerina Tarbo-Ignatenko is a producer of international feature and documentary films with a focus on co-production. She has created projects in USA, Georgia, Belgium, Belarus, Mexico, Estonia, Italy and Cyprus and has won over 20 international prizes. Her films have been contenders for the Golden Globes and Oscars.

Fabio Zaffagnini

Rockin'1000 CEO and Founder I organize concerts where 1000 people perform all together

Flavie Nanchino Hindi

Fashion photographer

Gil Golan

Gil Golan was the Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Global Research and Development for General Motors (GM) and President of GM Ventures (CVC), until December 2023. In these roles, Golan is responsible for innovation and technology roadmap for GM’s vehicles & digital services.  Prior to that, Golan serves as Vice President, Technology Acceleration and Commercialization (TAC). He led an organization responsible for defining and implementing a comprehensive Corp strategy (decarbonization, battery technology, energy storage) to maintain GM’s leadership position. Before that, Golan was Managing Director of the General Motors Technical Center in Israel (~ 1000 scientists & engineers). Golan established the Tech Center Israel in 2008 and led the teams responsible for advanced technology development and product engineering in support of GM’s key autonomous, electric and connected vehicle programs. Golan earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, received his executive MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School.

Ida Benedetto

Ida Benedetto is an experience strategist and researcher. She is recognized as an innovator in the field of experience design for creating transgressive adventures for major cultural icons and transformative strategy sessions for heads of industry. As a Director of Organizational Change at NOBL Collective, she leads clients in behavior change efforts that align company culture with business strategy. Ida's research on the design of transformative social experiences has been used in coursework at Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, and NYU. She’s been featured in Businessweek, Fast Company, NPR, and The New Yorker.

Jed Sherwindt

Hi! I’m Yoshimi Iyadomi and I’m an entrepreneur/investor primarily focused on the Future of Work. I’m originally from Japan but I was educated and have worked in the US since 1990.

Jodok Batlogg

Tech Entrepreneur, building solutions to save the climate. Biodiversity, Climate Change, Sustainability, People. I love all kinds of trees.

Joe Marchese

Joe Marchese is the Executive Chairman and lead investor in Human Ventures. Joe serves as president of Advanced Advertising Products at Fox Networks Group, where he leads operations in non-linear advertising products and services for 21st Century Fox's global portfolio of channels. His amazing wife is filling out his registration form so this is all of the bio I feel like including :)

Iain Nash

Iain Nash is a creative technologist and engineer. With a digital media and computer engineering, Iain now works for Zora building crypto protocols for creative projects and creators. Iain's custom electronics are used for lighting systems, including full designs for a 2023 Burning Man honorarium art project.

Jonathan Bryant

Digital & AI devices. Seeking new ways to humanize the digital world and add poetry. Seeks how to reconnect with the planet without any smart phones or screens. Loves chocolate and champagne, music and cakes.

Joshua Keay

Joshua Keay is an artist and entrepreneur living in New York City. He’s the author of “Formal Notices from the Bureau of Communcation” and “Thinking with Paper.” He co-founded Vestwell and Magnetism Studios, who's clients include Apple, Airbnb and Instagram. He helped start the New York chapter of the BarCamp un-conference, and loves throwing sushi making parties on Sunday afternoons.

Juliette Menager

Fondatrice de Joule studio casting studio international

Kahina BAHLOUL

Kahina BAHLOUL est juriste, islamologue, autrice et conférencière. Elle est diplômée en islamologie de l’Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes et prépare actuellement une thèse de doctorat sur le penseur Ibn ‘Arabî. Elle s’intéresse à l’universalité du message de l’Islam et à la diversité religieuse et plus particulièrement, à la question du ministère religieux féminin, au rôle des femmes dans les lieux de culte en Islam et dans le discours religieux. Elle a publié deux livres en 2021 : Mon islam, ma liberté, Ed Albin Michel Des femmes et des Dieux, Ed Les Arènes

Kathryn Myronuk

STEAM-driven synthesist focused on science education, the future of work, failure modes of experts, and getting the SDGs done early.

Kenneth Chabert

Ted Talking, 3-mile running, mezcal drinking, Harvard educated, social entrepreneur. Coined the term, Powerful First Experiences™️, while living a life full of them.

Khaled Ben Jilani

Khaled Ben Jilani is a Senior Partner and a member of the Executive Committee of AfricInvest. He leads VC and financial sector investments. Khaled is also an advocate for better laws and regulations to spur innovation in Africa. Khaled is also an innovation advocate and is one of the architects of the Startup Act and the Financial Inclusion law in Tunisia. Before joining AfricInvest, Khaled was successively an analyst at Barclays Bank, and a strategy consultant at Proxicom, a technology strategy firm.

Laila Durrani

Laila Durrani is a recent graduate from Smith College, USA, where she studied Math and Government, and a Fulbright Scholar. She is passionate about educational access, specially for women, and has worked in various NGO's in the USA and abroad. Laila is deeply interested in the future of the global food system. She has been cooking since she was eleven and has apprenticed with Chef Roberto Rossi at Il Silence, his Michelin-starred restaurant in Tuscany, Italy, to understand food sustainability in context of climate change. In the future she hopes to work the intersection of policy and social change to address the big problems of our time.

Lauren Bergman

As a figurative narrative artist Lauren Bergman creates stories in paint that reside at the juncture of myth and social realism. Through her personal language of symbols, the paintings explore both female identity and comment on our shifting political and cultural landscape. Beginning as a high school student, Lauren Bergman was involved in art classes at the Corcoran School of Art. Her talents and mature narratives quickly landed her gallery exhibitions in Washington, D.C. at Capricorn Gallery, exhibiting among renowned American realists, including Burton Silverman and Sondra Freckelton. Bergman’s work has been featured in publications ranging from The New York Times to Juxtapoz Magazine. She has had three solo exhibitions at the O.K. Harris Gallery in New York, which represented her for a decade. Other solo and two-person exhibitions include the Makor Gallery and Tria Gallery in New York and the Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles. Her many group shows include Plus One Gallery in London, Carl Hammer Gallery in Chicago, and Jonathan Levine Gallery and Claire Oliver Fine Art in New York. Bergman grew up in the Washington metro area, where she studied at the Corcoran School of Art. She earned her bachelor’s degree in fine arts and education from the Univeristy of Massachusets at Amherst, graduating summa cum laude, and her master’s degree at Smith College before relocating to Manhattan to study painting and design at FIT and The Art Students League. Bergman now lives and works in a barn in Saugerties, NY.

Laurence Ainouz

Mirrors. Chocolate. Innovation advisor. Investor. Former dot com entrepreneur. Recovered C-Level corporate exec.

Mareme Dieng

Mareme is the lead of Market Strategy, Africa. Previously, she was the head of international partnerships and relations at Draper University and an investor associate at Draper University Ventures. Originally from Senegal, Mareme is a strong advocate for technology and innovation in emerging markets, particularly in Africa where she led several initiatives to increase funding opportunities for startups on the continent. She has more than 5 years of experience in innovation and investment working previously as an investor associate, accelerator program manager, corporate innovation lead consultant and sitting as an advisor on the board of several startups. She also holds a strong background in education currently acting as a Trustee board member at Bennington College, one of the top American liberal Arts Colleges.

Margaret Bates

Sunny has been connecting remarkable people and projects to help them come to fruition in the world of technology. Life sciences , AI and arts and culture for o er 3@ years and she’s not stopping yet

Maria Tanjala

Maria Tanjala is an entrepreneur, filmmaker and sociologist. CEO of FilmChain, delivering real-time payments to the film and TV industry, secured by blockchain technology, she bridges an opaque and traditional industry with transparent fintech solutions.

Mariem Mhadhbi

With over 13 years of experience in different areas of Financial Markets Equity Derivatives structuring, structured products sales, institutional coverage across different geographies Amsterdam, New York, Brussels and Paris, I am now leveraging my expertise and network to create new multidimensionnel return models that explicitly integrate human, social and natural capital into financial market valuations. Over the last two years, I have been conducting Research on ESG and transition factors integration in valuations. I faced many issues related to diversity of opinions, data inconsistencies. Addressing these, and as a first step, I launched Valuecometrics with the goal to bring more engagement between investors and companies and to federate the ESG community. My longer term vision is to build a decentralized collaborative intelligence that while embedded in CBDC, measures ESG of underlying operations. I love music and painting.

Meghan Rutigliano

I am a world traveler, lifelong learner, and curator of arts and cultural experiences. Recent projects have included work for an international experimental film festival, and a festival based on Sinai/Egypt for which I am the Global Community Curator. I also love to sing and practice my French.

Michael Shaun Conaway

Michael Shaun Conaway is a Generative Futurist and an award winning film director. He purpose is to unleash greatness to bring about a thriving future. His mission is to empower and accelerate the redesign of our failing systems to create an anti-fragile, anti-rival world, one that works for all.

Michelle de Bruijn

Founder of Kenshō (mind avenue), a leadership development company offering a space for transformation by bridging the best of Buddhist psychology with wellbeing technology to help entrepreneurs, business leaders & impact investors thrive

Naomi Dabby

With more than 20 years of experience in medicine, Naomi is highly qualified to take health care to new horizons. She passionately believes that medicine needs to be more accessible and hold higher technological standards. With modMD’s innovative services and products across the country she is not messing around. Naomi is the CEO and founder of modMD, an innovative healthcare movement providing premium service for on-site, on-demand COVID testing, lab analysis and personalized medical care. Her previous company was in the blockchain space. Naomi was a founder of shEOS, an all female block producer for EOS. She has practiced Emergency Medicine in large trauma centers for the past 20 years in NY, LA and SF.

Nili Onili Biderman

Music maker and performer, the creator of a music production education software for kids - because Anyone Can Be a Music Maker! Obsessed with education, creativity and problem solving.

Nirit Harel

Nirit Harel is a US/Israeli/ Portuguese and global citizen committed to building alliances towards a better tomorrow, leveraging the best technology anywhere. She is a veteran of the Israeli start-up environment with 25+ years of turnaround, marketing and management experience positioning ventures for growth, public offering and acquisition, including MRV Communications which subsequently reached a valuation of $5B+ (NASDAQ MRVC). Ms. Harel has extensive experience negotiating partnerships with world leaders in the European Framework Program/ Horizon, winning and managing multi-year European Commission technology development bids for the world's most established and promising innovators. Instrumental in launching and establishing a diverse range of tech, impact and nonprofit ventures in 60+ countries, she is a frequent speaker on the subject of innovation, women's leadership/ gender equity and triple bottom line. Ms. Harel currently serves as Global Chair of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Network at YPO, where she was also selected as Regional Honoree and shortlisted as one of only two women nominated for the organization’s most prestigious Hickok Distinguished Service Award in 2020. She is particularly invested in verticals common to Israel & Portugal such as Med/HealthTech, Agritech and alternative energy. and is currently heavily involved in Ukraine venture relocation to Portugal, facilitating smooth and seamless integration of R&D and other operations for companies and their families.

Nomi Bar-Yaacov

I am an international human rights lawyer, negotiator, arbitrator and mediator, and a convenor of Track II initiatives (backchannel diplomacy). Super-Passionate about peace and anything that will make the universe a healthier, happier, safer place for all loving creatures.

Olivier Escarfail

Pablo Rodriguez

Pablo Rodriguez is a creative entrepreneur, business executive, and computer scientist. He is recognised as a creative leader and visionary. He is currently a Director at the Office of the CTO with Google, bringing Google’s innovation to the world. He is passionate about responsible AI, technology and humans. Prior he was Ambassador to Google [X], and CEO of Telefonica Alpha where led the company’s development of experimental moonshot projects

Patrick Morselli

Tech operator, scale-up pro & Web3 builder. Early Uber, WeWork, ConsenSys. I love plants, cities, and inclusion.

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie is the founding spiritual leader of Lab/Shul NYC and the creator of Storahtelling, Inc. An Israeli-born Jewish educator, writer, and performance artist, he received his rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 2016.

Sam Glassenberg

I unleash videogame tech on unsuspecting industries: in healthcare, in space, in Hollywood. Former MSFT/LucasFilm. Built/sold multiple game companies

Samina Rind

I'm a mission-driven operator investor and strategic advisor passionate about supporting missions, causes and movements contributing to humanity's thriving and environmental stewardship. I personally invest and organize special purpose vehicles to co-deploy capital from my values-aligned and value-add network comprised of angels, family offices, funds, strategics, ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Recent opportunities I've been invited by founder partners to advise and invest in include biotech, crypto mining, crypto security, DeFi, DeSci, ESG investing, longevity, psychedelics, Web3. Please get in touch if you’re a founder or investor focused on these missions. samina@saminarind.com +1-954-591-9544

Santos Rodriguez

Publishing visionary and dreamer. Unreasonable Mentor (2024), Founder and publisher of Nowtilus Publishing (2002) and Argonowta Digital (2022). Cofounder of Plaza Digital ebook platform (2001), Cofounder and CEO of the Ecuality ecommerce venture (1999), General Manager at ANAYA MULTIMEDIA and ANAYA INTERACTIVA (1984, 1988). Experience in educational & trade publishing, media licensing, electronic publishing, consumer software & videogames, online marketing & ecommerce. Publisher of the “Psychonaut Guides” (www.psychonautguides.news). Committed and passionate about making the science of psychedelics accessible to all. Systematic psychonaut & vocational psychedelic guide. Ham Radio operator (NK2R/EB4B). Enthusiastic explorer & adventurer. Guided in life by science, curiosity and love.

Shii Ann Huang

Shii Ann Huang is an entrepreneur, artist, actor, and a former reality TV star. A graduate of UC Berkeley and NYU’s ITP graduate program, and Maggie Flanagan Studios, her academic and creative interests are wide-ranging. Currently, Shii Ann funds her artistic interests and futurist curiosity by running a successful real estate team at Compass in New York City. Her passions run the gamut from NFTs, costume design & immersive theater to ethics and law in a future with AI and Crispr engineered humans

Simon Luling

Writing-filming on ecology, politics and tattoos. Co-founder of Ekonavi, startup mapping and supporting agroforestry in Brazil. Organize Tattoo Planetarium (Paris tattoo convention).

Taiye Selasi

Taiye Selasi is an authour, screenwriter and producer. Best known for her TED talk, watched by over 3 million viewers, Selasi is the authour of GHANA MUST GO, named one of the 10 best books of the year by both The Economist and The Wall Street Journal. A local of New York, Rome and Accra, she currently lives in Lisbon.

Timothy O Connell

Timothy is a pioneer in the European start-up scene both as a serial entrepreneur, investor, business leader and educator. Over the past 10 years he managed over 20 international Accelerator Programs across multiple Industries (Food, Fashion, IoT, Blockchain, Wellness, EdTech…) that collaborated with 100’s of early-stage startups. He has also balanced his career from working as a successful Marketing Executive with global brands to founding, managing and exiting a number of innovative startups.

Vika Viktoria

Vika Viktoria is a Ukrainian- American MOTH storyteller and speaker. Savors ballroom dancing, jiu-jitsu, and Taoism. Writing a book about men.

Wendy Miller

I am a psychologist, a psychoanalyst, a couple's therapist and a sex therapist. I have a thriving private practice in NYC and I teach and train as well. Of particular interest to me is helping people in their quest to create connections that are vital, thriving and fluid and facilitate navigating the complicated task of being a deeply connected and sexually alive couple. I am an avid walker and composter. If I had another life, I might become a photo journalist.

Won Hee Chang

Consigliere to the at-risk, connoisseur of noodles, fine purveyor of the multi pass

Xander Bueno de Mesquita

Xander Bueno de Mesquita is the founding father of Treating Life Well©, a concept built on the sweet spot between three primary ideas: Circularity, Place-Making and Hospitality. All three concepts redefine how human beings interact with the world, and how that interaction can produce positivity and energy, instead of waste and isolation. The QO hotel in Amsterdam is a living manifestation of Xander’s vision and concept. The QO is Europe’s most sustainable hotel, and its first LEED Platinum-certified Living Building. By aiming to close the loops of water, energy, CO2 and waste, Xander proved that respect for humans and respect for planet can go hand in hand. And that a better society begins with a connected community. In everything he does, Xander heralds his core values: Good Energy, Humble Food, Fresh Thinking, Beautiful People and Local Creativity. These core values support his work and secure his legacy. His goal is to spread the Treating Life Well mantra to every project, community and city that aims to make more human connections with more respect for the planet. He aims to help others create legacies of their own.

Adah Parris

Adah Parris challenges individuals and organisations to think differently by asking, "What type of ancestor do you want to be?"

Aharon Mohliver

I am a strategy scholar specialising in quantitative research of business ethics and corporate social responsibility at London Business School, with an emphasis on socio-political strategies. My research seeks to help stakeholders understand what drives bad behaviour in firms, and by firms so that the conditions leading to potential costly organizational misconduct can be avoided. I research a wide variety of settings ranging from stock option backdating and financial restatements, to student plagiarism violence in professional sports and violations of health standards in elderly care-homes. In a related research stream I examine how, in a politically polarized world, social mobilisation to support diversity, environmental sustainability and labour safety can in fact push some firms to pollute, discriminate and abuse labour even more. Before joining Academia, I served as the domestic policy advisor for FMP Benjamin Netanyahu (2005-2007) and the heads of the Economics and Government Oversight Committees in Israel.

Alex Beard

Author of Natural Born Learners, Director of the Global Learning Lab at Teach For All

Alicia Bozyk

I am a software engineer at Korai and build high quality, secure, user friendly software. I live in Brooklyn, and love volleyball, rock climbing, and hiking.

Amichai Lau-Lavie

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, an Israeli-born scholar, social activist and performance artist, is the Founding Spiritual Leader of Lab/Shul NYC and the creator of the ritual theater co. Storahtelling, Inc.

Andreas Cohen

Tribal leader of the Smart Marketing Data elite. Scientist of life's finer moments.

Bradford Richardson

Retired global business executive with a focus on Asia. Active psychonaut deeply exploring the healing benefits of plant medicine. Working on establishment of silent retreat center with a Tibetan Buddhist monk based in Costa Rica.

Carlos Toro

Carlos Toro is the founder of Steer, a multimedia studio specializing in cinematic video production. In 2015 he was awarded the Blue Ocean filmmaker of the year award, by Albert II, Prince of Monaco, for his short film The Edge, which explored humanity’s impact on the natural world. He’s directed and served as underwater cinematographer for several shows for Discovery channel and National Geographic around the issues of ocean health and conservation. His primary motivation has been to leverage the power of film, to bring issues to light around human rights, ocean health and planet sustainability. Carlos is currently executive producing a testimonial series with the United Nations Development Program, to promote the Lion’s Share program, which asks companies who use animal imagery in their marketing to contribute a very small portion of their media spend to worldwide conservation efforts.