David de Rothschild
David is an environmentalist, explorer, eternal optimist and the founder of the Sculpt The Future Foundation a group that uses exploration, adventure and storytelling as a way to give nature a voice. David is leading a new generation of action-oriented change makers and reigniting a collective spirit of hope...
Fiona Graham
2007年12月19日、花柳界400年の歴史の中、初の西洋人女性が芸者としてが受け入れられ、紗幸という名でお披露目となりました。 紗幸は社会人類学を専門としています。社会人類学では、研究テーマとしている社会に、研究者自らが入り経験をすることで、そのテーマの理解を深めることが要求されます。 紗幸は、東京で最も古い６つの芸者地区のひとつである浅草の花柳界に、一年間の許可を得て、社会人類学研究のフィールドワークを行う目的で芸者活動を行っていました。彼女はいくつかの芸事の訓練を受けており、横笛を専門としていました。 紗幸は、オックスフォード大学で社会人類学の博士号を取得し、日本社会を専門としています。彼女は、人生の半分を日本ですごし、また、日本で最も古い大学、慶應義塾大学を卒業しました。 紗幸は、世界中の多くの大学で講義を行い、日本文化についての著作の発行し、また、人類学的ドキュメンタリーの制作監督も務めています。 本｢Sayuki: inside the flower and willow world｣は、パンマクミランオーストラリアより、2008年に出版される予定です。ドキュメンタリーは、年間を通して撮影されています。
Howard Dean
Governor Howard Dean, former DNC Chairman, presidential candidate, six term Governor and physician, currently works as a part time independent consultant focusing on the areas of health care, early childhood development, alternative energy and the expansion of grassroots politics around the world. Dean is a contributor to the news...
Beau Lotto
Beau Lotto is a globally renowned neuro-scientist who specialises in perception research, and has for years wowed the world of science with work that blurs the boundaries between neuro¬science and the arts. As well as bending the science of perception, he is also trying to transform the way people...
Guillaume Nery
Guillaume grew up by the Mediterranean Sea, in Nice. As a child, he used to go diving every summer with his flippers and mask, accompanied by his father, to discover the wonders of the underwater world. At the age of 14, he and a friend took up a challenge:...
Michael Gove
Michael Gove served as Secretary of State for Education from 2010-14 and Secretary of State for Justice from 2015-16. Anthony Seldon, David Cameron’s biographer, regarded Gove as the Cameron government’s most ‘effective minister.’ As Secretary of State for Education, Gove introduced the most sweeping reforms of the UK education...
Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber
Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber is a journalist of contemporary human, economic and social issues in both the print and broadcast media. He is presently the editor and publisher of the French bi-monthly magazine CLES. Previously, he was publisher and editor-in-chief of Psychologies magazine which appeared in ten countries. Before that he...
Bjorn Lomborg
Bjorn Lomborg is an associate professor of statistics in the Department of Political Science at the University of Aarhus. In 1998 he published four lengthy articles about the state of our environment in the leading Danish newspaper, which resulted in a firestorm debate spanning over 400 articles in major...
Raul Krauthausen
Raul Krauthausen is an award-winning communication manager, and designer of innovative social projects. He has worked for more than 10 years in the internet and media business world. Since 2010 Raul has been involved in the development of the internet platform Wheelmap.org, an open and free online map for...
Jack Sim
Jack Sim is the founder of World Toilet Organisation and the Base of Pyramid (BoP) Hub. He is a leading global advocate for sanitation. The World Toilet Organization promotes sound sanitation and public health policies. The organization envisions itself as a de facto global body that champions better toilet...
