Sharon Gai

Sharon Gai has more than ten years of experience in the fields of e-commerce, digital transformation and AI. She was Head of Global Key Accounts at Alibaba and Managing Director of a billion-dollar e-commerce unicorn. During her time at Alibaba, she advised brands and heads of state on their digital strategy using programmatic marketing and […]

Ramón Méndez Galain

Ramón Méndez Galain is a visionary and thought leader in the field of renewable energy. As National Energy Director of his home country Uruguay, he initiated an unprecedented energy transition between 2008 and 2015, which resulted in Uruguay now obtaining 98% of the energy it needs from renewable sources – with a share of up […]

John Strelecky

In his search for the meaning of life, US author John Strelecky landed a global bestseller with his first book “The Café at the Edge of the World”, which has been followed by six more to date. After several years as a strategy consultant for companies, he wrote the story of the “Café on the […]

Geoffrey West

Geoffrey West is a theoretical physicist and pioneer in the field of complexity science – the science of systems and networks. The physicist is a professor at the Santa Fe Institute, of which he was president from 2005 to 2009. He is one of only around ten Senior Fellows at the Los Alamos National Library. […]

Li Jiang

Dr. Li Jiang is the director of the Stanford AIRE program (AI, Robotics and Education). He has been conducting research in the field of robotics and AI for many years. His passion and commitment make him a driving force in AI research and an important voice in the development of future technologies. His current research […]

Gernot Wagner

Gernot Wagner, author of “Geoengineering: The Gamble”, presents realistic scenarios and pathways for a geoengineered future to achieve a balanced climate policy mix. He currently teaches at Columbia Business School and previously held positions as an adjunct clinical professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at New York University and as an adjunct professor at […]

Jeremy Gutsche

The Canadian visionary, entrepreneur and inspirational speaker who is shaping the future. As CEO of Trend Hunter, he leads a digital platform that uncovers future trends in marketing, technology and more. Gutsche’s career includes advising CEOs and iconic brands such as Coca Cola and NASA to drive innovation at scale. He heads the annual Future […]

Stéphane Garelli

Stéphane Garelli is a globally recognized authority in the field of competitiveness and has been a pioneer in this field for over 25 years. Garell is Professor Emeritus of Global Competitiveness at IMD Business School and the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and founder of the World Competitiveness Center. He was previously Chairman of Sandoz Financial […]

Franca Parianen Lesemann

Franca Parianen Lesemann is a neuroscientist, successful science slammer and bestselling author. Her work focuses on the big questions of living together. She worked at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig in the Social Neuroscience Group and researched the origin and structure of human coexistence at the level of […]