For more than four decades, Marianne Williamson has been a leader in the fields of higher consciousness, personal growth and spirituality. She has authored 17 books, seven of which have been New York Times bestsellers and four of them at #1. She is also a well known American political activist. Williamson has also been a…
Christopher Gavigan is a purpose-driven entrepreneur, environmental health champion, and acclaimed best-selling author whose career has reshaped how consumers engage with wellness, sustainability, and social impact. He co-founded The Honest Company—a global icon of clean, non-toxic living with Jessica Alba, and later founded Prima, the award-winning therapeutic botanical brand pioneering science-backed CBD wellness and sustainable design, where in 2023 he sold after four years as Founder…
Dr. Vivek Lall is an internationally recognized aerospace and security executive whose work spans unmanned aircraft, advanced sensing, fusion energy, high temperature materials, directed energy, and electromagnetic systems. He is Chief Executive of General Atomics Global Corporation, supporting United States and allied partners on five continents. He has held senior leadership roles at Boeing and Lockheed Martin and…
Mate is Founder and CEO of Loft, which has become Brazil’s market leader across broker services, mortgage origination, and real estate fintech since 2018. Recognized as one of Brazil’s top 10 CEOs by Forbes, he previously co-founded Printi, a leading e-commerce platform for customized materials & services with operations in Brazil and the United States (sold to NASDAQ-listed Cimpress)….
Sir Martin Sorrell is Founder and Executive Chairman of S4 Capital PLC, a new age / new era, purely digital advertising and marketing services business for global, multinational, and millennial-driven influencer brands. S4 Capital, which started in 2018, has over 7,000 people in 33 countries and is listed on the London Stock Exchange under SFOR.L….
Richard Apostolik is President & CEO of the Global Association of Risk Professionals, Inc. (GARP). Prior to joining GARP Rich worked with Bankers Trust’s (Deutsche Bank) Strategic Ventures group, focusing on financial risk initiatives to provide credit risk mitigation and management services to financial and energy companies. Prior to Bankers Rich was J.P. Morgan & Co.’s global…
Sergei Guriev joined London Business School as its tenth Dean and a tenured professor of economics in 2024. Before LBS, he was on the faculty of Sciences Po (Paris) as a tenured professor of economics (2013-24) and as its first Provost (2022-2024). In 2016-19, he was on leave from Sciences Po serving as the Chief Economist of the European Bank for…
Ann E. Harrison is a renowned Professor at UC Berkeley, an economist and one of the most highly cited scholars on foreign investment and multinational firms. She served as the 15th dean of the Haas School of Business and was the second woman to lead the school since its founding in 1898. Harrison is a Life…
Ms. Akiko Okumura was appointed Executive Vice President of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in August 2025. Previously, she served as the Director responsible for HR system transformation at the HR Department of JETRO. Ms. Okumura joined JETRO in 1990 after graduating from Tsukuba University, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Completed undergraduate studies in the First Cluster of Colleges, specializing in Sociology. She has a rich experience in HR section. Her previous local posting was JETRO…
Namit Malhotra is a filmmaker, producer, and the Global CEO of DNEG, a world leader in visual effects, animation, and creative technologies. He is also the Founder and Non-Executive Director of Prime Focus Limited, DNEG’s parent company. As a film producer, Namit has been instrumental in bringing ambitious cinematic visions to life. His productions include…
