Patrick Baudry
Patrick Baudry is the most renowned French astronaut, and a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the French Air Force. In 1985 he became the second French citizen in space, after Jean-Loup Chretien, when he flew aboard NASA’s Space Shuttle mission STS-51-G Discovery. Baudry became a CNES astronaut in 1980. For...
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson is lead singer of Iron Maiden. Iron Maiden is an institution embodying fearless creative independence with a following that spans every culture and generation. Their latest album “The Book Of Souls” (2015) went straight to No 1 across the world in 24 countries, becoming their fastest ever...
Margie Warrell
Dr. Margie Warrell brings sharp insights from her diverse global experience to inspire bolder thinking and braver action. The bestselling author of five books, Margie’s ability to distill grounded research into actionable advice sets her apart on the global stage. A leading authority on courageous leadership, she has learned...
Persia Lawson
Persia Lawson is an author, speaker and “one of the UK’s most successful love coaches” – according to The Saturday Times magazine. A former actress, Persia is best known for founding positive lifestyle movement Addictive Daughter with her friend Joey. Hailed “irreverent British gurus” by Marie Claire magazine who...
Anil Gupta
Dr Anil K. Gupta is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading experts on strategy and globalisation. He is the Michael D. Dingman Chair in Strategy & Entrepreneurship at the Smith School of Business, The University of Maryland and a Visiting Professor of Strategy at INSEAD, where he...
Elizabeth Dearborn Davis
Elizabeth is the CEO and Co-Founder of The Akilah Institute. The Akilah Institute for Women is a college for young women in Kigali, Rwanda. Akilah empowers young women in East Africa to transform their lives by equipping them with the skills, knowledge and confidence to become leaders and entrepreneurs....
Lara Setrakian
Lara Setrakian is the Co-Founder and Executive Editor of News Deeply. She has spent more than five years as a foreign correspondent, covering the Middle East for television, radio, and digital platforms, reporting for ABC News, Bloomberg Television, the International Herald Tribune, the Business Insider, and Monocle Magazine. Lara’s...
Ho Kwon Ping
Ho Kwon Ping is Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings, which owns both listed and private companies engaged in the development, ownership and operation of hotels, resorts, spas, residential homes, retail galleries and other lifestyle activities around the world. Born in 1952, Ho Kwon Ping was educated in Tunghai...
Marvin Zonis
He was the first professor at the Business School to teach a course on the effects of digital technologies on global business. He also consults to corporations and professional asset management firms throughout the world, helping them to identify, assess, and manage their political risks in the changing global...
Tom Doctoroff
Tom Doctoroff is North Asia Area Director and Greater China CEO of JWT one of the world’s largest advertising agencies. Doctoroff has spent 19 years in the advertising industry and has become the most respected advertising mind in Asia. He started his career with Leo Burnett in Chicago in...
