Tim Beardson
Timothy Beardson founded, majority-owned and ran Crosby, which became the largest independent investment bank in Asia. At its height, Crosby employed 650 staff in 24 offices in 17 cities in 13 countries from New York to Beijing. It had an annual transaction volume of $US 20 billion. It was...
Joel Neoh
Joel Neoh is currently the Founder of KFit, the largest lifestyle movement that aims to make fitness and lifestyle activities accessible to everyone which presence in over 20 cities in Asia. He also listed as one of Asia’s Top 10 young entrepreneurs. In 2012 he won the Ernst &...
Noritaka Tatehana 舘鼻 則孝
舘鼻則孝は、そのコレクション作品がファッション業界やアート界で賞賛されている靴デザイナーです。彼の作品は Lady Gaga や Daphne Guinness にこよなく愛されることで広く知られています。 ノリタカは、東京の中心部に位置する娯楽地区歌舞伎町でで銭湯｢歌舞伎湯｣を営む家系に生まれました。鎌倉で育ち、15歳の時に自分でドレスや靴を作り始めました。彼は東京藝術大学で美術と彫刻を学び、その後染色と製織を専攻しました。彼はまた、江戸時代 (1600年 – 1800年半ば) の遊女に関する文化ともに、高位の礼服を研究していました。 彼の現在のコレクションは、この時代に流行した高いプラットフォーム下駄の影響を示しています。また、その間、伝統的な日本の染色方法である友禅を使って着物や下駄を制作していました。 2010年、彼は自分のメゾン、NORITAKA TATEHANA を設立。彼の靴の製造工程のすべてのステップはデザイナー自身によっての手作りで、各ペアの完成までに数ヶ月かかります。
Zhao Xian De
Professor Dr. Zhao Xiande is Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at China-Europe International Business School. He is also special appointed as “One Thousand Talent Professor” under China’s Global Search of One Thousand Talent Theme and Director of Institute for Supply Chain Integration and Service Innovation of South...
Mark Stevenson
Mark Stevenson is a writer, ideas generator and futurist. He is author of the best selling book An Optimist’s Tour of the Future, which was described by The Wall Street Journal as “sharp and fascinating”. He is probably best described as an inspirational futurist. His skill is an ability...
Jagdish Sheth
He has published more than 400 research papers and more than 40 books on various disciplines and topics. His insights on global competition, strategic thinking, geopolitics, and emerging markets are considered revolutionary. As a thought leader, Professor Sheth has made hundreds of presentations to business leaders, academic scholars, and...
Jenny Boyd
Jenny Boyd Ph.D is the author of It’s Not Only Rock’n’Roll, a book in which 75 of the world’s most iconic musicians reveal their thoughts on creating music. She has probed the minds of legends such as Eric Clapton, Don Henley, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Ravi Shankar and many...
Jonas Kjellberg
Jonas Kjellberg, one of the co-creators of Skype, is a respected lecturer, author, and venture investor. Jonas is currently part of BCG Digital Ventures, a corporate investment and incubation firm. The company is dedicated to inventing, building, investing in and launching category-changing businesses at start-up speed for the world’s...
Jeremy White
Jeremy White is a public speaker and executive editor of Wired, the influential technology and trends magazine that covers the innovations and businesses building the future. In charge of analysing and identifying emerging trends and technological shifts that will affect both consumers and businesses, Jeremy is an expert speaker in a...
Scott Goodstein
Scott Goodstein is CEO of Revolution Messaging, the leading digital firm best known recently for running digital strategy and operations for Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign. The Sanders campaign shattered all expectations among U.S. political experts, overcoming a deep gap in name recognition and support to compete with and...
