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...
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban is a hugely successful internet entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team. Cuban began his business career aged 12, selling garbage bags door to door. The seed was planted early on for what would eventually become enormous long-term success. After graduating from Indiana University, Cuban...
David Magliano
David Magliano is Managing Director of Membership for the Guardian, responsible for the newly launched Guardian Live event programme, and a dedicated members building opening in 2016. David previously played a lead role in two high-profile campaigns: as Marketing Director of London’s Olympic bid, and England’s World Cup bid....
Jason Ma
As a leading mentor, rainmaker, and speaker, Jason Ma helps shape both next-generation leaders and the G20 private sector. Based in innovative Silicon Valley, Ma is Founder, CEO, and Chief Mentor of ThreeEQ, a premier global business, career, education, and personal success advisory firm that helps client companies, institutions,...
Kevin Allen
Kevin Allen is recognised as one of the advertising industry\’s most accomplished growth professionals, having spent two decades at the top of advertising giants McCann-Erickson, the Interpublic Group and Lowe Worldwide. A highly renowned US advertising and marketing figure, Kevin was a catalyst for McCann’s achievement as Global Agency...
Ruben Vardanian
Ruben Vardanian is Chairman of the Investment Bank of Sberbank after its acquisition of Troika Dialog. Previously, Vardanian worked at Troika Dialog since it was founded and was head of the company since 1992. He is an active member of many business organisations, notably the Russian Union of Industrialists...
Terry Jones
Best known for founding Travelocity.com and serving as founding Chairman of Kayak.com, Terry Jones has become a powerful voice in the world of entrepreneurship through his numerous speaking engagements and the publication of his book, ON Innovation. His career path has established him as a thought leader on innovation in our increasingly...
Nicholas Webb
Nicholas Webb is one of the country’s top business thought leaders. As a Senior Partner at Lassen Scientific, Inc., Nicholas works with Fortune 500 companies throughout the world to help them lead their industries in innovation and strategy. Unlike many consultants, Nicholas is not a theorist. Nicholas Webb has...
George S. Yip
George Yip is Professor of Management and Co-Director of the Centre on China Innovation at China Europe International Business School, which is the top business school in mainland China. He is based in London, Shanghai, and Maine, U.S.A. He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and...
Julie Meyer
A respected expert in investment in digital, high-growth and early stage businesses, Meyer has driven many important initiatives for creating wealth and growth in the European economy, and backed some of the most explosive growth companies of this era. A business adviser, networking expert, broadcaster and business commentator, she...
