Kim Simplis Barrow

Mrs. Kim Simplis Barrow is the wife of Prime Minister of Belize, the Right Honorable Dean Barrow and mother to her only child, Salima Barrow. Mrs. Barrow is Belize’s Special Envoy for Women and Children and the founder and director of one of Belize’s most acclaimed charity organisations, the “Lifeline Foundation,” which strives to improve […]
Liz Schrayer

Liz Schrayer serves as President & CEO of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC), a broad based coalition of over 500 businesses and NGOs that advocates for strong U.S. global leadership through development and diplomacy. Under her leadership, the USGLC has grown to a nationwide network of advocates in all 50 states and boasts a […]
Gabrielle Fitzgerald

Gabrielle Fitzgerald is an executive in the philanthropic and global health fields, with more than 25 years of experience leading organizations and partnering with leaders for global change. As the founder and CEO of GPS Strategy, Gabrielle works with leading foundations, non-profits and philanthropists to design and implement sound strategies for global change. Previously, Gabrielle […]
Dr. Benjamin Cole

Benjamin M. Cole, Ph.D., holds the William J. Loschert Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship and serves as director of the Full-time MBA and Professional MBA programs. As a tenured associate professor of strategy, he teaches the Strategy and Blockchain: Industry Disruptor & Creator courses at the graduate level. Dr. Cole has been recognized numerous times for […]
Richard Hurowitz

Richard Hurowitz is a writer, investor, and the publisher of The Octavian Report, a quarterly magazine of ideas and host of the annual Octavian Forum. He is the chief executive officer of Octavian and Company LLC, an investment firm. Previously, he was the founder and chief investment officer of Octavian Advisors, an international special situations […]
Nick Beglinger

Nick Beglinger is Co-Founder and CEO of C21. He supervises the activities of the foundation, sets project and partnership priorities, and ist the main interface with C21’s advisory and foundation boards. His professional focus area is sustainable development at the crossroads of finance, innovation, and regulation. He addresses competitiveness issues in the light of emission […]
Ignacio Sánchez Galán

Born in Salamanca (Spain) in 1950, he graduated as an Industrial Engineer from ICAI of Universidad Pontificia de Comillas in Madrid. He holds a Degree in Business Administration and Foreign Trade from ICADE at Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid and a Degree in General Corporate Management and Foreign Trade from the Escuela de Organización Industrial […]
H.E. Dr. Bandar Hajjar

Dr Bandar is President of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB); a multilateral development bank that fosters the economic development and social progress of 57 member countries and Muslim communities in accordance with the principles of Shari’ah Islamic Law. The IsDB touches the lives of 1 in 5 of the world’s population, with annual operations exceeding […]
Bernard-Henri Lévy

Bernard-Henri Lévy is a French philosopher, filmmaker, activist and the author of over 30 books, including works of philosophy, fiction, and biography. Some examples include:The Empire and the Five Kings (forthcoming from Henry Holt), The Genius of Judaism (2017), American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville (2006), Left in Dark Times: A Stand […]
Paul Rawlinson

Paul is the Global Chair of Baker McKenzie. An intellectual property lawyer by background, Paul led Baker McKenzie’s global IP practice from 2004 to 2010 and then served as London Managing Partner from 2013 to 2016. Since his appointment as Global Chair in October 2016, Paul has been interviewed by a wide range of international […]
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark