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Tom Chatfield
Commentator on Technology & Culture

Vikram Mansharamani
Global Trend Watcher & Contributor, Worth Magazine and PBS NewsHour

Ben Saunders
Explorer & Motivational speaker

Noreena Hertz
Visionary Thinker, Futurist and Bestselling Author

Daniel Kraft
Biomedical Entrepreneur

Paul Ormerod
Best-selling Author & Behavioural Economist

Richard Watson
Best-selling author on mega-trends and the future


Parag Khanna
Expert Analyst on Geopolitics

Lewis Pugh
Ocean Advocate and Pioneer Swimmer

Alastair Humphreys
Adventurer, Author & Motivational Speaker

Mallory Weggemann
Record-breaking Paralympic Athlete

Paul Loeb
Thought Leader on Civic Engagement

Rebecca Walker
Influential Cultural Critic & Author

Jacqueline Novogratz
Founder & CEO of Acumen

Jill Bolte Taylor
Leading Brain Expert

Kathryn Schulz
Journalist & Author

Carlo Ratti
MIT City Lab Founder

Ray Kurzweil
Director of Engineering, Google

Jimmy Wales
Founder, Wikipedia.org

Mark Pollock
Endurance Athlete and Robotics Pioneer