Ha-Joon Chang
Ha-Joon is one of the world’s leading economists specialising in development economics. He lectures in the Economics of Development at Cambridge University and is a regular contributor to The Guardian since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008. He is author of several widely discussed books including “23...
Gerald Ratner
Gerald Ratner is best known as the former millionaire chief executive of the major British jewellery chain Ratners Jewellery, when he achieved notoriety after making a speech which caused the company’s bankruptcy. Gerald Ratner based his philosophy of business on his experiences as a boy in Petticoat Lane Market....
Marcel Fratzscher
Marcel Fratzscher is one of the most influential German economists. He is President of DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research), one of the leading research institutes and think tanks in Europe. He is also Professor of Macroeconomics and Finance at Humboldt-University Berlin, and a Member of the Advisory...
Christian Baudis
Christian Baudis is a renowned digital media and GreenTech entrepreneur, including being the former Managing Director of Google Germany. He has built several European start-ups successfully. Most recently in 2010 he founded his own green-tech venture Vivablu.org, which invests in early stage, innovative, green, and sustainable technology start-ups in...
Diane Wei Liang
Diane Wei Liang is al best-selling author, China expert and former award-winning professor of business in the USA and the UK. She has toured around the world speaking about the development of modern China. She was the subject of a BBC documentary, Peschardt’s People, and a Kalturzeit documentary by...
Stephen Attenborough
Stephen Attenborough is the Commercial Director for Virgin Galactic, a company mainly owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group which is on track to become the world’s first passenger carrying commercial spaceline. Stephen joined Virgin Galactic as the company’s first full time employee in 2004 to put in place...
David Back
David Back is the co-founder of Zoomcar, the first car rental company in India to focus on “western-style” rentals with no chauffeur. Zoomcar launched in February 2013 with 7 cars in Bangalore. By the time Back left at the end of May 2015, it had grown to over 1,500...
Lawrence McDonald
Legendary insider, thought-provoking and always timely Larry McDonald presents his captivating views on the Financial Crisis and European Sovereign Debt Crisis, spiced with his own risk indicators and risk management lessons sprinkled with humor. McDonald warned in 2006 about the subprime mortgage crisis and the lasting implications on global...
Tim Mason
Tim Mason is renowned for launching Tesco’s Clubcard scheme, Tesco Express, Tesco.com, Tesco Personal Finance and Fresh & Easy. He is the former Deputy CEO and Chief Marketing Officer of Tesco, the world’s third largest retailer, and former President and CEO of Fresh & Easy, Tesco’s US business. Mason...
Isabel Aguilera
The Wall Street Journal featured Isabel Aguilera amongst its “30 Most Influential Business Women in Europe” in 2001 for her role in leading Dell Computer to the top of the market, with the largest volume of trade results achieved in Spain. Ms. Aguilera is also considered one of the...
