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Chief Strategy Officer at Wieden+Kennedy New York and
Professor of Marketing at the Ross School of Business

As the Chief Strategy Officer at Wieden+Kennedy New York, and a marketing Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Marcus Collins bridges the academic-practitioner gap for blue-chip brands and startups alike. Over the course of his career, Collins has developed a practice for creating culturally contagious ideas that inspire people to take action. In addition,

Group Chief Creative Officer at Cityneon and
former Executive Creative Director of Cirque du Soleil

A visionary creative artistic producer with more than 25 years of experience, Welby Altidor is the Group Chief Creative Officer at Cityneon, global leader in creating and producing immersive experiences with partnerships such as The Walt Disney Company and Universal Studios. Altidor is the former Executive Creative Director of Creations at Cirque du Soleil,

Renowned economist and
Professor Emeritus at the Stern School of Business at NYU

An expert in the global economy and Professor Emeritus of Economics at the Stern School of Business at New York University, Nouriel Roubini, is the CEO of Roubini Macro Associates, and Chief Economist for Atlas Capital Team. Moreover, he is also the Co-Founder of Rosa & Roubini Associates; and the Co-Founder of TheBoomBust.com forecasting and

Expert in AI, Quantum Computing and
Next-Gen Tech, CEO and Founder of Ribo AI and XLabs

A personification of tech-savvy leadership, Dr. Radhika Dirks is an entrepreneur and advisor specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Quantum computing. Named by Forbes as one of the Women in AI to Watch, Dr. Dirks is the Founder and CEO of XLabs AI and Ribo, both AI-driven companies.

World renowned business thinker
and management innovator

Gary Hamel is one of the world’s most influential and iconoclastic business thinkers who has led transformational efforts in some of the world’s most notable companies helping to create billions of dollars in shareholder value. For over four decades, Hamel has served on the faculty of the London Business School and he is the director of the

Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017-2023);
Senior Fellow, Harvard University

The Right Honourable Dame Jacinda Ardern became the Prime Minister of New Zealand at just 37 years of age. During her time in office she faced the challenges of a live streamed domestic terror attack against New Zealand’s Muslim community, a volcanic eruption and the COVID 19 pandemic. Ms Ardern’s focus on people, kindness and what she has called “pragmatic idealism” saw New Zealand achieve some of the lowest losses of life experienced

Founder and President of Inspired Companies and
former Vice President of Nike’s Access to Sport

Lisa MacCallum is the Founder and Chief Strategist of Inspired Companies and is focused on corporate reputation, purpose driven business performance, complex stakeholder leadership, communications and brand transformation. A former Vice President at Nike, MacCallum worked internationally for two decades, primarily in the USA and Japan. She held global leadership roles for Nike in Corporate Strategy, Apparel,