Humanities & Social Sciences

Esteemed speakers contributing their insights into human culture, behavior, and societal development

Kristin Ottlinger

Kristin Ottlinger

Kristin Ottlinger holds a degree in Cultural Studies and Political Science. She is the co-founder and CEO of Fuchs Devils Wild and a winner of the 2021 New Work Award.

For around 15 years, she has advised renowned national and international clients across a wide range of industries, from start-ups to DAX-listed corporations, on New Work, digitalisation and transformation.

Her foundation: Clarity. Resolve. Execution.
Her focus: the future of work in the age of AI.

Kristin Ottlinger takes a holistic approach to supporting organisations through transformation. Her work spans team development, the design of new structures and processes, and focused strategic counsel for executives and leadership teams.

A particular focus of her work is how leadership, organisations and AI need to work together in the future. She supports companies in the strategic adoption of AI, ensuring that technology and people do not simply coexist but, at their best, become a “perfect match”. Because new technology alone does not transform an organisation. And even the best concept has little value if it fails to deliver impact in day-to-day business.

Her work is therefore defined by a clear view of what lies ahead. Her conviction: change is not always comfortable. But it can be shaped. Provided organisations are prepared not only to talk about the future, but to turn it into action with consistency.

Alongside her consulting work, Kristin Ottlinger shares her extensive experience as a lecturer in New Work, leadership, communication and digital transformation at universities and educational institutions.

She is also a regular interview guest and speaker at events across Germany.

Kristin Ottlinger holds a degree in Cultural Studies and Political Science. She is the co-founder and CEO of Fuchs Devils Wild and a winner of the 2021 New Work Award. For around 15 years, she has advised renowned national and international client... Show more

Ashish Singh

Ashish Singh

Ashish Singh is an award-winning coach, author and founder of The Calm Mind. He brings together nearly two decades of corporate and marketing experience, including senior leadership roles across international markets, with more than a decade of coaching people through pressure, overthinking, uncertainty and change.
He is the author of The Northern Light Within, winner of a Literary Titan Gold Award, and The Calm Mind has been repeatedly recognized among Toronto’s top life coaching practices.
Ashish’s talks combine real workplace experience, storytelling and practical tools to help professionals and leaders think more clearly, respond rather than react, and recover faster when pressure is high. His speaking explores calm under pressure, resilience, leadership, workplace uncertainty and career transition.

Ashish Singh is an award-winning coach, author and founder of The Calm Mind. He brings together nearly two decades of corporate and marketing experience, including senior leadership roles across international markets, with more than a decade of coach... Show more

Stella Ihenacho

Stella Ihenacho

Stella Ihenacho is an Enterprise AI Delivery Leader, institution builder, and TEDx speaker who works across enterprise transformation, leadership development, and economic mobility.

At Red Hat, Stella leads the Release Train Engineers supporting the Data & AI organization, helping translate strategy into coordinated delivery across teams and initiatives. Her work focuses on AI-enabled operating models, enterprise agility, leadership alignment, and the systems organizations need to deliver value in an era of rapid technological change.

Beyond the enterprise, Stella builds institutions that expand access and advancement. She serves as Chief Operating Officer of the African Immigrant Collective, a global leadership ecosystem helping African immigrants thrive professionally, economically, and civically. She is also Co-Founder and Agile Faculty Lead at NSTAR Technologies, where she helps professionals reposition their experience, develop market-relevant capabilities, and advance into higher-impact careers.

A Nigerian-born, first-generation immigrant, Stella brings a distinctive perspective on leadership, reinvention, and building pathways where none previously existed. Her speaking integrates enterprise AI delivery, the future of work, leadership, career mobility, and the African immigrant experience.

Stella is a 2026 Women in Technology Woman to Watch Honoree, a TEDx speaker, and a contributor to global conversations on Agile leadership and enterprise transformation. Her central message is clear: leadership is not only about finding your place within existing systems—it is also about building better systems that allow others to advance.

Stella Ihenacho is an Enterprise AI Delivery Leader, institution builder, and TEDx speaker who works across enterprise transformation, leadership development, and economic mobility. At Red Hat, Stella leads the Release Train Engineers supporting t... Show more

Fernanda Arias

Fernanda Arias

Fernanda Arias Solís works at an unusual intersection: psychology applied to the design of AI-powered operations. She studied how the human mind thinks, decides and burns out before she learned to automate it, and today she does both at the same time, the most useful combination of her career.

As Head of Operations at Dojo Coding, a Costa Rican company that combines software factory, education, community and events to train LATAM's next generation of developers, she designed the company's internal operating system: the processes, metrics and AI agents that hold up a bootstrapped startup running on a small team with a whole region to serve. From that seat she has produced the largest tech events in Central America, among them Quantathon CR alongside OQI and CERN, and the biggest blockchain hackathon in the region with more than 600 developers. In parallel, she is co-founder and COO of Blockchain Jungle, the tech summit she built from scratch in Costa Rica: three editions, 7,000+ attendees and a better-connected region.

Her thesis: operations problems are almost never technical. They're human problems dressed up as docs, spreadsheets or "the workflow doesn't scale." Psychology taught her how to read them and AI gave her what to fix them with. That's what she does: design operations from psychology and AI, not from the management playbook. She speaks from the trenches, not from theory.

Fernanda Arias Solís works at an unusual intersection: psychology applied to the design of AI-powered operations. She studied how the human mind thinks, decides and burns out before she learned to automate it, and today she does both at the same time... Show more

Tamara Sredojevic

Tamara Sredojevic

I’m a UX designer from France, running AccessibilityOps for a French insurance company. I connect teams, tools and processes so that accessibility is non-negotiable. A certified RGAA auditor and a member of Designers Éthiques, I train designers in accessible design and speak at conferences. I'm also unsuccessfully campaigning to bring my husky to the office.

I’m a UX designer from France, running AccessibilityOps for a French insurance company. I connect teams, tools and processes so that accessibility is non-negotiable. A certified RGAA auditor and a member of Designers Éthiques, I train designers in ac... Show more

Mubarra Kausar

Mubarra Kausar

Mubarra Shaikh is a backend engineer focused on building scalable systems and exploring how AI is transforming modern software development. With experience in Python and frameworks like Django and FastAPI, she has developed end-to-end applications including real-world systems in domains such as healthcare and hospitality.

Her work centers on AI-assisted engineering, where she uses tools like GitHub Copilot to refactor legacy code, design clean architectures, and accelerate development workflows. She is particularly interested in agentic workflows, where developers move from writing code to orchestrating intelligent systems.

Mubarra is passionate about system design, backend architecture, and applying AI to solve real-world problems. She actively shares her learnings through projects and aims to contribute to the future of AI-driven software engineering.

Mubarra Shaikh is a backend engineer focused on building scalable systems and exploring how AI is transforming modern software development. With experience in Python and frameworks like Django and FastAPI, she has developed end-to-end applications in... Show more

Adrian Sanchez Hernandez

Adrian Sanchez Hernandez

Adrian Sanchez Hernandez is a Staff Security Engineer at Google, specialising in nation-state threat intelligence, detection engineering and cryptocurrency attribution.

As a core member of Google's Frontline Intelligence Operations (FIO) team, Adrian leads the Gene CoE, a Centre of Excellence focused on detection signal strategy where he architects adversary-centric frameworks and automated workflows to support malware analysis, intrusion investigations and intelligence reporting at scale.

Adrian serves as Google's designated DPRK subject matter expert within the Koreas Mission, covering North Korean cybercrime operations with a particular focus on cryptocurrency theft, blockchain money laundering and sanctions evasion. He has contributed to the attribution of major incidents including 3CX, Bybit and Safe{wallet}, integrating on-chain tracing with traditional threat telemetry to attribute complex activity across the Web3 ecosystem.

Certified by Chainalysis in Ethereum Investigations and Reactor. Speaker at BSides Dublin, GovWare Singapore and Token2049 side-events. Author of Google Cloud blogs, M-Trends 2025 contributor, and credited in WIRED's "TraderTraitor: The Kings of the Crypto Heist"

Adrian Sanchez Hernandez is a Staff Security Engineer at Google, specialising in nation-state threat intelligence, detection engineering and cryptocurrency attribution. As a core member of Google's Frontline Intelligence Operations (FIO) team, Ad... Show more

Marco Kilongkilong

Marco Kilongkilong

With nearly two decades of strategic planning and advisory experience, Marco has supported executive decision makers and leaders at all levels with their most challenging problems. His professional experience stretches from a wide range of industries to include aerospace defense, national security, CPG, retail, energy, healthcare, and fintech among others.

Marco's professional background is in organizational strategy and business transformation. Marco speaks on topics like AI Governance, adoption emerging technologies, the future of work, and the impacts that AI has on the workforce. Marco is a nerd at heart with a deep passion for strategy table top games like Magic the Gathering and could give a guest lecture on Frank Herbert's Dune series.

With nearly two decades of strategic planning and advisory experience, Marco has supported executive decision makers and leaders at all levels with their most challenging problems. His professional experience stretches from a wide range of industries... Show more

Brooke Bridges

Brooke Bridges

Brooke Marie Bridges is a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, somatic CBT coach, vitalist herbalist, and author with Transatlantic Literary Agency. She is the founder of Unearthing Wellness and the creator of The Integrated Root™ — a Mind-Body-Earth framework built around a single premise: you can have all the insight in the world and still not know how to embody your life.

Her keynotes and workshops address the gap most wellness programming misses entirely — the space between understanding yourself and actually inhabiting yourself. Drawing on the neuroscience of the prefrontal cortex and amygdala, the emerging science of interoception, somatic CBT practice, and ancestral plant medicine traditions, she gives audiences not just new understanding but a genuinely different felt experience of themselves.

A former Nickelodeon child actress and SAG-AFTRA performer, Brooke spent her childhood learning to perform emotions professionally and her adult life learning the difference between performing wellness and actually embodying it. For four years she facilitated Uprooting Racism trainings with Soul Fire Farm. She has presented for Ellevate Network, Berkshire Community College, Berkshire County District Attorney's Office, Miss Porter's School, and more than 150 schools and organizations across North America.

Her signature keynote — From Awareness to Wellbeing: Why We Know More About Wellness Than Ever and Still Feel Burned Out — was described by Ellevate Network CEO Allyson McDonald as introducing concepts she had never heard framed that way before. Her six-workshop Changing the Response series and somatic DEI workshop Wired for Difference are available for organizational engagements.

Brooke presents virtually and in person across North America.

Brooke Marie Bridges is a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, somatic CBT coach, vitalist herbalist, and author with Transatlantic Literary Agency. She is the founder of Unearthing Wellness and the creator of The Integrated Root™ — a Mind-Body-Ear... Show more

Lubna Jabeen Ahmed

Lubna Jabeen Ahmed

Lubna Jabeen Ahmed is an international educational leader and Careers & University Guidance specialist with over 17 years of experience in the UAE. She specializes in student progression, curriculum design, and university guidance. Passionate about preparing young adults for the future workforce, Lubna focuses on building independent thinking, adaptive agility, and the human-centric skills students need to step confidently onto the global stage.

Lubna Jabeen Ahmed is an international educational leader and Careers & University Guidance specialist with over 17 years of experience in the UAE. She specializes in student progression, curriculum design, and university guidance. Passionate about p... Show more

Philip Obiorah

Philip Obiorah

Philip Obiorah is a Data Scientist, Co-Organizer PyData Milton Keynes , Lead of GDG Cloud Port Harcourt, a Google Explore ML Facilitator, and a researcher with interests in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing. He is a former Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Buckingham, United Kingdom, and currently serves as a Learning Development Coach in Computing at the University of Buckingham. An Oracle Certified Professional and a member of the British Computer Society, Philip has a diverse academic and professional background.

Philip holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Port Harcourt. In addition, he has earned two Master's degrees: an MSc in Applied Data Science from the University of Buckingham, graduating with distinction, and an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Port Harcourt. He also holds a BA in Philosophy from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria.

Philip is deeply committed to community development and has volunteered extensively to mentor participants in AI and data science programs through initiatives like AI School Africa, the Google Africa Developers Scholarship, and Google Explore ML with Crowdsource. His academic contributions include several research publications, notably "Topic Modeling Using Latent Dirichlet Allocation & Multinomial Logistic Regression," published in the Journal of Digital Innovations & Contemporary Research in Science, Engineering & Technology (Vol. 10, No. 4).

Philip’s efforts have earned him numerous accolades. He was a Global Nominee at NASA SpaceApps 2018 and received the Tech Social Impact Icon (Green) Award in 2022 from Techrity. He was also honored with a special plaque from Google Developer Groups for fostering a vibrant developer community at GDG Cloud Port Harcourt.

Passionate about teaching, community building, and bridging the gap between academia and the tech industry, Philip is dedicated to continuing his impactful journey and achieving even greater milestones in the future.

Philip Obiorah is a Data Scientist, Co-Organizer PyData Milton Keynes , Lead of GDG Cloud Port Harcourt, a Google Explore ML Facilitator, and a researcher with interests in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing. He is a former Graduate Te... Show more

Hana Amiri

Hana Amiri

I’m a technology leader who thrives at the intersection of architecture, strategy, and organizational design. For over a decade, I’ve led platform transformations, built distributed systems at scale, and helped companies rethink how they build, deliver, and operate software.
I work hands-on with engineering teams, coach leadership, and speak at conferences to challenge outdated assumptions and share lessons from the field.
🗺️ International experience. Polyglot. Opinionated, but always curious.
🎤 Speaker on topics like digital platforms, team dynamics, and sustainable software.
🌻 Occasionally philosophical

I’m a technology leader who thrives at the intersection of architecture, strategy, and organizational design. For over a decade, I’ve led platform transformations, built distributed systems at scale, and helped companies rethink how they build, deliv... Show more

Katarzyna Leszczynska-Bohdan

Katarzyna Leszczynska-Bohdan

Wzmacnia pozycję founderów i liderów poprzez wprowadzanie skutecznych zmian, balansowanie emocji do działania w większym spokoju i na własnych zasadach. Towarzyszy we wzmacnianiu efektywności i budowaniu lepszej komunikacji. Coach, mentor, psycholog biznesu i komunikacji. Projektowała MVP startupów, strategie komunikacji i programy rozwojowe. Przede wszystkim pracuje z ludźmi. W IT od 2015. Wykłada w Szkole Przywództwa Instytutu Wolności i ITBM AGH. Prelegentka na konferencjach biznesowych i technologicznych.

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Strengthens the position of founders and leaders by implementing effective changes, balancing emotions to act with greater calmness and on their own terms. Accompanies in enhancing efficiency and building better communication. Coach, mentor, business psychologist, and communication expert. Designed MVPs for startups, communication strategies, and development programs. Above all, works with people. Collab with IT since 2015. Lectures at the Leadership School of the Institute of Freedom and ITBM AGH. Speaker at business and technology conferences.

Wzmacnia pozycję founderów i liderów poprzez wprowadzanie skutecznych zmian, balansowanie emocji do działania w większym spokoju i na własnych zasadach. Towarzyszy we wzmacnianiu efektywności i budowaniu lepszej komunikacji. Coach, mentor, psycholog ... Show more

Alicia Alvarez

Alicia Alvarez

Alicia is a Certified Public Accountant, leadership educator, and founder of We are Human First, an initiative dedicated to helping organizations build more ethical, compassionate, and sustainable workplaces.

Drawing from an uncommon combination of expertise in accounting, psychology, theology, and organizational leadership, Alicia helps leaders rethink how they hire, manage, and develop people. Her work explores topics including human-centered leadership, psychologically safe workplaces, accountability without blame, second-chance employment, ethical business practices, and creating cultures where both people and organizations can thrive.

Professionally, Alicia has worked across public accounting, finance, human resources, nonprofit leadership, and business consulting. This broad experience allows her to connect leadership theory with the everyday realities face by managers, business owners, and finance professionals.

She is also pursuing her Doctor of Ministry with a focus on prophetic preaching and the theology of human dignity in modern workplaces, exploring how organizations can honor the inherent worth of every personal while achieving meaningful results.

Whether speaking to accountants, HR professionals, nonprofit leaders, or executives Alicia brings practical strategies, thoughtful research, and genuine compassion to every presentation. Her goal is simple: to help organizations remember that behind every policy, spreadsheet, and business decision is a human being.

Alicia is a Certified Public Accountant, leadership educator, and founder of We are Human First, an initiative dedicated to helping organizations build more ethical, compassionate, and sustainable workplaces. Drawing from an uncommon combination o... Show more

Martin Leon Refi

Martin Leon Refi

Diseño productos digitales desde hace 8 años, con experiencia en proyectos que van desde juegos hasta finanzas. Soy docente y mentor en Estudiando UX, un proyecto educativo que fundé para impulsar una educación digital más empática y humana.

Diseño productos digitales desde hace 8 años, con experiencia en proyectos que van desde juegos hasta finanzas. Soy docente y mentor en Estudiando UX, un proyecto educativo que fundé para impulsar una educación digital más empática y humana. Show more

Caro Sabatini

Caro Sabatini

Hi! I'm Caro 🧠✨
I've spent the las 10 years in HR & Leadership, with a background in communications & design and a loud curiosity abput how the uniiverse works. So, for the past two years I have been researching the brain, decision-making, and our connections in remote environments from a DEIB and neuroaffirmative standpoint. I have led tech teams, where I discovered that each brain processes and collaborates from different parameters. My passion lies in designing inclusive environments—not by correcting people, but by configuring teams to learn better together

As a gifted AuDHD girly 💅🏼 I bring a unique perspective that bridges neuroscience, communication, and technology. My talks inspire audiences to rethink collaboration, embrace neurodiversity, and foster truly inclusive cultures in both remote and in-person settings. I am committed to sharing actionable insights that help organizations unlock the full potential of their teams by understanding how our brains work and how we can design environments where everyone thrives. And have fun. Fun is key, neuroscience says.

Hi! I'm Caro 🧠✨ I've spent the las 10 years in HR & Leadership, with a background in communications & design and a loud curiosity abput how the uniiverse works. So, for the past two years I have been researching the brain, decision-making, and our... Show more

Thomas Louvigné

Thomas Louvigné

Work in agile since 9 years. Certified SM, PO, SAFe & org-topologies.
Organise the parisian meetup "eXtreme Agilité".
Work at OCTO-Technology.

Work in agile since 9 years. Certified SM, PO, SAFe & org-topologies. Organise the parisian meetup "eXtreme Agilité". Work at OCTO-Technology. Show more

Yino Diaz

Yino Diaz

Yino Diaz is a Dutch-Colombian social entrepreneur, speaker, and founder of Niños del Futuro, a community-driven organization in Medellín that helps young people build their futures through entrepreneurship, leadership, and opportunity.

After rebuilding his own life and moving to Colombia in 2019 to reconnect with his roots, Yino discovered that lasting transformation rarely begins with advice. It begins with experiences that change how people see themselves, others, and the world around them.

Over the past several years, he has developed initiatives including Chefs del Futuro, Barberos del Futuro, and Kicks4Kids, mentored vulnerable youth in Colombia and the Netherlands, coached adults searching for purpose, created the Between Worlds conversation card deck, and designed immersive experiences that connect volunteers, founders, educators, and organizations with communities they might otherwise never encounter.

His work sits at the intersection of leadership, service, storytelling, community building, and social entrepreneurship. Rather than delivering motivation or abstract theory, Yino shares practical frameworks shaped by years of building organizations where trust, belonging, and ownership become the foundation for lasting change.

Whether speaking to founders, educators, nonprofit leaders, governments, students, or corporate teams, Yino challenges audiences to rethink what leadership looks like in today’s world. His sessions combine powerful stories with practical tools that people can apply immediately to build stronger teams, more connected communities, and lives driven by purpose.

At the heart of every keynote is one central question:

How do we design experiences that transform people, not just inform them?

Yino Diaz is a Dutch-Colombian social entrepreneur, speaker, and founder of Niños del Futuro, a community-driven organization in Medellín that helps young people build their futures through entrepreneurship, leadership, and opportunity. After rebu... Show more

Dr Mamet Amfo-Brobbey

Dr Mamet Amfo-Brobbey

Dr Mamet Amfo-Brobbey, EdD, is an educator, researcher, speaker, and founder of First Pick Education. With more than 20 years of experience in international education, she specialises in teaching and learning, learner agency, assessment, and educational leadership.

Her doctoral research explored the use of heutagogic instruction to foster learner agency and promote agentic engagement, examining how classroom design can empower learners to take greater ownership of their learning. A triple-science teacher, examiner, and staff trainer, she works with educators and school leaders to translate educational research into practical strategies that develop independent, self-directed learners.

Dr Amfo-Brobbey is also an award-winning public speaker and author, known for making complex educational ideas accessible, actionable, and impactful for teachers, leaders, and learners.

Dr Mamet Amfo-Brobbey, EdD, is an educator, researcher, speaker, and founder of First Pick Education. With more than 20 years of experience in international education, she specialises in teaching and learning, learner agency, assessment, and educatio... Show more

Emily Wright

Emily Wright

Speaker, writer, and specialist in the psychology of bias and discrimination, Emily Wright is a Certified Life Coach who has aided in the establishment and growth of multiple small businesses, and figureheads their own business: It’ll be alwright®.

Emily offers customizable workshops and seminars, and individual and group coaching. Their signature sessions focus on mitigating bias and cultivating digital wellness, honing in on how algorithms and content impact our perspectives and emotions. Mental and emotional wellbeing is a key theme to all of Emily’s services as they recognise that we can combat negative repercussions of bias by improving clarity of headspace and thus decision-making. These levels of self-reflection are also key to the internal decolonization process, and It’ll be alwright® offers programs that facilitate the deconstruction of limiting beliefs and negative self-talk.

Emily has written multiple books, including 'Mind Bites', which presents simple techniques to reprogram the mind, and 'The 100 Days of Colour: Celebrating Frequetic Beauty', which explores the relationship between subconscious and algorithmic bias. The research behind ‘The 100 Days of Colour’ is crucial to the conversation of ethics, psychology, and technology. In this experiment Emily monitored the Spotify program to see how recommendations changed with input, and consequently discovered many layers to the interaction between algorithms and psychology which impact our everyday lives.

Emily offers unique insight on the intersection of Humanity and Technology, Psychology and Ethics, and how it relates to our evolution as a conscious species.

Speaker, writer, and specialist in the psychology of bias and discrimination, Emily Wright is a Certified Life Coach who has aided in the establishment and growth of multiple small businesses, and figureheads their own business: It’ll be alwright®. ... Show more

Benjamin Philip

Benjamin Philip

Benjamin is an Elixir and Functional Programming enthusiast, and the maintainer of Erlang's Apache Arrow implementation. Though not a core contributor, he also frequently contributes to the Nx and Livebook projects with the occasional contributions to Hexpm and Hex. Being a 16 year old high schooler, he does not have any professional programming experience but he tries to contribute to Opensource whenever time permits.

In his free time he likes to read Non Fiction and Fantasy, listen to 70s and 80s music (and additionally grumble about how nobody at school shares his taste in music) and crack terrible jokes. Beware. He's bit of a Linux and Emacs zealot.

Benjamin is an Elixir and Functional Programming enthusiast, and the maintainer of Erlang's Apache Arrow implementation. Though not a core contributor, he also frequently contributes to the Nx and Livebook projects with the occasional contributions t... Show more

Andrea Parker

Andrea Parker

Andrea Parker helps leaders and teams use fun as a strategic advantage to transform high-pressure environments into cultures where engagement, creativity, and performance thrive.

As a former police detective and competitive athlete, Andrea spent nearly a decade working in high-stakes environments where clarity, discipline, and real-time decision-making mattered. That experience shapes her approach to leadership, performance, and culture.

Trained in human behaviour, subconscious programming, and performance coaching, Andrea has spent over a decade working in the field of human potential. She is an accredited International Professional Certified Coach (IPCC) and has partnered with organizations including IMEX, MPI, RE/MAX, and GBTA to help leaders and teams elevate performance, decision-making, and culture under pressure.

Today, Andrea helps high-achieving leaders and teams interrupt pressure in real time, regain clarity, and perform at a high level without losing themselves in the process. Through her highly interactive keynote, WTF: Where’s the Fun?!, she delivers a simple, repeatable framework that can be applied immediately in meetings, decisions, projects, and high-pressure moments—helping organizations elevate performance while actually enjoying the work along the way.

Andrea Parker helps leaders and teams use fun as a strategic advantage to transform high-pressure environments into cultures where engagement, creativity, and performance thrive. As a former police detective and competitive athlete, Andrea spent n... Show more

Elisa Schön

Elisa Schön

Elisa Schön specializes in making the invisible dynamics of workplaces visible. Working at the intersection of psychology and organizational design, she helps leaders navigate rapid change without burning out their teams.

Her perspective is shaped by over a decade of hands-on People & Culture leadership. As Chief People Officer at GotPhoto and CHRO at UMI/Volkswagen, she guided teams through the messy realities of scaling from 10 to over 100 people - gaining a front-row seat to how cognitive overload affects high performers.

To better understand the mechanics behind this stress, Elisa is currently pursuing a B.Sc. in Clinical Psychology at Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg. She uses this grounding in neuroscience to translate academic research into practical, everyday frameworks for leaders.

Today, Elisa balances her role as a Senior HR Business Partner at Der Tagesspiegel with a private coaching practice dedicated to building resilience in high-stakes environments. She operates on a simple premise: Emotions are valuable data, and in an AI-driven world, safeguarding our brain health is the ultimate competitive advantage.

Elisa Schön specializes in making the invisible dynamics of workplaces visible. Working at the intersection of psychology and organizational design, she helps leaders navigate rapid change without burning out their teams. Her perspective is shaped... Show more

Igor Graf

Igor Graf

Igor Graf is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, international keynote speaker and business mentor. He is the founder of Freeman's Alliance, a private international community of entrepreneurs, and the author of P.E.R.L., an eight-level personal development methodology for entrepreneurs. Over 20 years in business he has spent more than 13,600 hours on stage and spoken in over 70 countries, including appearances at Mindvalley, UBM and Piterinfobiz conferences. International education work. After GrafSpace closed, Graf focused on education. In January 2019 he earned his first $89,000 from scratch in a new market, and by 2020 had developed the SFERA educational project. According to his team, his teaching methodology achieves a 91–95% student completion-to-result rate against an industry average of about 5%; his clients' combined documented earnings exceed $218 million, with over 30,000 testimonials collected.

Freeman's Alliance. In 2018 Graf founded Freeman's Club (later Freeman's Alliance), a private international community of entrepreneurs from more than 60 countries, running worldwide meetups, masterminds and joint ventures on its own gamified digital platform.

P.E.R.L. methodology. Graf is the author of P.E.R.L. ("Pyramid of Personality Development Stages") — an eight-level model of entrepreneur development, from "Pawn" to "Leader of Nations". Its core thesis: personal growth tools (goal-setting, self-discipline, time management, financial practices) only work at specific development levels and are counterproductive when applied at the wrong one.

Speaking. Graf has spoken at Mindvalley (where he set the NPS record above 90 three times), UBM conferences in Lviv and Kyiv, and the Piterinfobiz international conference (2015, 2016). He has been voted best conference speaker seven times by audience vote. His work has been publicly endorsed by Mindvalley founder Vishen Lakhiani, speaker Brian Tracy and author Joe Vitale. In 2018 he spoke to 1,000 children from Ukrainian orphanages at the WOW Kids Forum.

Since 2020 Graf has been on an ongoing round-the-world journey, living in a new country every month while continuing to speak and run his businesses; he has personally visited more than 70 countries.

Igor Graf is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, international keynote speaker and business mentor. He is the founder of Freeman's Alliance, a private international community of entrepreneurs, and the author of P.E.R.L., an eight-level personal development met... Show more

Amr Assad

Amr Assad

Dr. Amr Assad is a distinguished Academic Leader and Assistant Professor of Mass Communication at the Higher Colleges of Technology. Holding a PhD in Broadcasting from Cairo University, he has dedicated over two decades to excellence in teaching, research, and curriculum development within the field of mass media.

As a seasoned educator, Dr. Assad specializes in media literacy, digital storytelling, social media dynamics, and communication theory. He integrates advanced teaching methods and educational technologies to create engaging and inclusive learning environments to support diverse student populations in achieving academic excellence.

Throughout his career, Dr. Assad’s research has been published in reputable peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. His work explores valuable insights into social media usage, media ethics, and the impact of digital tools on communication practices. These contributions have significantly influenced academic discourse and the development of media curricula across multiple institutions.

Dr. Assad also actively participates in various scholarly and administrative committees, serving on the Program Academic Committee (PAC), Divisional Promotion Committee, and the Applied Media Industry Advisory Committee, among others, where he continues to integrate industry best practices and drive academic innovation.

Dr. Assad is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of communication professionals, providing personalized guidance, and nurturing an environment conducive to academic and professional success. He is open to connecting with fellow academics, industry professionals, and collaborators who share a passion for shaping the future of mass communication.

Dr. Amr Assad is a distinguished Academic Leader and Assistant Professor of Mass Communication at the Higher Colleges of Technology. Holding a PhD in Broadcasting from Cairo University, he has dedicated over two decades to excellence in teaching, res... Show more

Ray Doktor

Ray Doktor

Ray Doktor is a transformational life coach, motivational speaker, and bestselling author with more than 30 years of experience helping individuals navigate life transitions, overcome limiting beliefs, and achieve greater clarity and purpose.

Ray Doktor is a transformational life coach, motivational speaker, and bestselling author with more than 30 years of experience helping individuals navigate life transitions, overcome limiting beliefs, and achieve greater clarity and purpose. Show more

Jess Brock

Jess Brock

Jess is a seasoned leader, speaker, and author with deep tech industry experience since the mid-2000s.

She has coached hundreds, combining empathy, real-world insight, and practical expertise.

Focused on generative AI and immersive learning dojos, she’s a leading voice in AI-driven performance. As the author of The Dojo Coach’s Pocket Guide, Jess distills her diverse experience into action, helping organizations maximize their performance.

Jess is a seasoned leader, speaker, and author with deep tech industry experience since the mid-2000s. She has coached hundreds, combining empathy, real-world insight, and practical expertise. Focused on generative AI and immersive learning doj... Show more

Perry Luzier

Perry Luzier

As the CEO of Luzran, I lead our mission to innovate at the intersection of AI, software development, and user-centric design. We build cutting-edge AI-powered tools and applications that empower businesses and creators to accelerate their digital transformation with ease and efficiency.

With a background in web design, branding, and AI-driven workflows, I leverage my expertise to guide Luzran in delivering high-impact solutions, from streamlined app development to sophisticated marketing and presentation tools.

I’m passionate about bridging the gap between emerging technology and real-world application, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and relentless focus on results.

In addition to my work at Luzran, I am the author of Faith & Focus- a book to help neurodivergent individuals navigate their faith.

If you’re interested in AI innovation, no-code development, or digital transformation, let’s connect and explore how we can drive the future together.

As the CEO of Luzran, I lead our mission to innovate at the intersection of AI, software development, and user-centric design. We build cutting-edge AI-powered tools and applications that empower businesses and creators to accelerate their digital tr... Show more

Aliocha Iordanoff

Aliocha Iordanoff

Aliocha Iordanoff has been helping leaders and their organizations become more adaptable and resilient since 2008. Founder of Sémawé, a B Corp and ISO 9001 certified firm, he has led organizational transformations in around a hundred companies, deploying Holacracy as a living, operational self-management system.
A TEDx speaker (Pointe-à-Pitre, 2024) and keynote speaker at Agile Grenoble 2025, he publishes Understanding Holacracy in May 2026 with Géreso editions, the first French-language reference book on the subject.
His fields of exploration: systems thinking, living organisms as organizational models, and now the intersection between distributed governance and artificial intelligence. He believes the organizations that will thrive with AI are those that had the courage to make their reality explicit before they needed to.

Aliocha Iordanoff has been helping leaders and their organizations become more adaptable and resilient since 2008. Founder of Sémawé, a B Corp and ISO 9001 certified firm, he has led organizational transformations in around a hundred companies, deplo... Show more

Manuel Dolderer

Manuel Dolderer

Manuel Dolderer is an economist, edupreneur, and advocate for transformative learning. He co-founded CODE University of Applied Sciences in Berlin in 2017 and served as its founding president until 2023, building an innovative learning environment based on curiosity-driven, project-based education.
Manuel studied economics, philosophy, and cultural studies at Witten/Herdecke University, and has now returned to his Alma Mater as project lead transformation.
As a keynote speaker, advisor and entrepreneur he is dedicated to redesigning learning for human agency in the age of AI.

Manuel Dolderer is an economist, edupreneur, and advocate for transformative learning. He co-founded CODE University of Applied Sciences in Berlin in 2017 and served as its founding president until 2023, building an innovative learning environment ba... Show more

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