Martin McCourt
Martin McCourt has spent over 40 years working at the heart of British-based manufacturing, design and marketing for quality brands such as Dyson, Mars, Duracell, Toshiba and Pelikan.McCourt was the CEO of Dyson for 15 years. As CEO, he devised and implemented a strategy that transformed the company from...
Thomas Gad
Thomas Gad is an experienced and inspirational branding authority, with more than 20 years’ experience. He has worked on brand development, communication and advertising for some of the best-known companies in the world, including, Nokia, Scandinavian Airlines, Procter & Gamble, Compaq and Microsoft. Thomas Gad has developed a unique 4-dimensional...
Lorraine Heggessey
Lorraine Heggessey is a renowned media figure with vast experience of broadcasting and production in both the private and public sectors where she has taken on some of the most challenging roles in the industry. Lorraine was appointed as the first female Controller of BBC1 in 2000 and became...
Nick Bostrom
One of the most important thinkers of our time, Nick Bostrom changes the way we view the big picture—how advances in artificial intelligence and other technologies will reshape the human world, and how present actions affect the future. Nick Bostrom is Professor at Oxford University, where he is the...
Ken Segall
Ken Segall is the design and creativity guru who named the i-Mac and initiated the “i-frenzy”. He is author of New York Times Best Seller Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple’s Success. Having worked for iconic brands including IBM, BMW, Intel and Dell, he developed a strong working...
Peter Cross
Recognised as one of the UK’s leading brand strategists, Peter Cross, business partner of Mary Portas and Managing Partner of Yellowdoor, is a regular commentator on TV Radio and the national press on the subjects of retail, branding and consumer trends. Peter has worked in marketing communications for over...
Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Faulks CBE is widely hailed as one of the best writers of his generation. He has written several bestselling novels, including Birdsong which sold 2 million copies and was identified as one of Britain’s best loved novels, and has reinvented himself novel by novel. He is an inspiring...
Richard Reed
Richard Reed is the co-founder of innocent, the No.1 smoothie brand in Europe. The business was started in May 1999 by Richard and two friends and has grown in less than 10 years to a turnover of over £100m. Innocent now has 80% market share in the UK and...
Professor David Gann
David Gann is Imperial College’s Vice President, leading Innovation. He is a member of the College’s Executive Board. David is an accomplished university leader, strategist and advocate, renowned for his work on innovation, entrepreneurship and technology management. His academic research spans strategy, management science and systems engineering. His distinctive...
Nik Gowing
Nik Gowing is author of “Skyful of Lies and Black Swans: the New Tyranny of Shifting Information Power in Crises” and has been a main presenter for the BBC since 1996. Prior to the BBC he was for 18 years at ITN where he was bureau chief in Rome...
