Lord Nicholas Stern
Nicholas Stern (Lord Stern) is a globally recognised economist, and one the world’s leading authorities on climate change, international development and global economic growth. Lord Stern is IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at London School of Economics, and Head of the India Observatory and Chairman of the...
Nicholas Christakis
Nicholas Christakis is a sociologist and physician who conducts research in the area of biosocial science, investigating the biological predicates and consequences of social phenomena. Christakis directs the Human Nature Lab at Yale University, where he is appointed as the Sol Goldman Family Professor of Social and Natural Science,...
Mohan Munasinghe
Professor Mohan Munasinghe is a Sri Lankan physicist, academic and economist with a focus on energy, water resources, sustainable development, and climate change. He was the Vice-Chairman of the UN Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change, and shared the 2007 Nobel Prize with Al Gore, for his work on global...
John-Dylan Haynes
John-Dylan Haynes is a leading neuroscientist. He has been Professor for Theory and Analysis of Large-Scale Brain signals at the Bernstein Centre for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin since 2006, and Group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig since 2005. His research focuses on...
Annette Winkler
German-born Annette Winkler is CEO of Smart cars, and one of the three highest-ranking women in the Daimler Group. Her appointment in 2010 signified a major shift in the male-dominated auto industry. In 1995, Winkler began her career with Daimler when she was appointed Head of Public Relations and...
Vincent Laudet
Born in 1963, Vincent Laudet is currently director of the Marine Station of Banyuls-sur-Mer and professor at the Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris VI). After obtaining his PhD in biology at the Pasteur Institute in Lille in 1992 he founded a research team working on the role of...
Claudia Kemfert
Claudia Kemfert is currently Professor of Energy Economics and Sustainability at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin since 2009 and Head of the department Energy, Transportation, Environment at the German Institute of Economic Research (DIW Berlin) since April 2004. Prior to this, from 2004 – 2009 Claudia was...
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,...
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...
Daniel Yergin
Daniel Yergin is a globally respected authority on energy, international politics, and economics. He is Vice Chairman of IHS and Founder of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates. A Pulitzer Prize winner, Yergin is the author of the bestseller The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World....
