Our network hosts a wide range of innovation experts in various disciplines

James A. Robinson

2024 Nobel Prize Winner for Economic Sciences

Expertise: Political & Economic Development, Comparative Development, Public Policy


Taavi Rõivas

Former Prime Minister of Estonia

Expertise: Policy Execution, AI, Cyber and E-government, Foreign and Security Policy.

Bryan Johnson

Multi-millionaire visionary entrepreneur and founder of “Don’t Die

‍‍‍‍Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Venture Building, Technology Investments

Tomicah Tillemann

President at Project Liberty

Expertise: Decentralized Technology, Digital Impact, Governance Initiative, ESG

Soumitra Dutta

Dean of the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Expertise: Business Innovation, Technology Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Economy

Samuel Kim

President at the Center for Asia Leadership

‍‍Expertise: Leadership Development, Diplomacy, Strategy Consulting, Social Entrepreneurship

James Currier

Founding Partner at NFX Capital

Expertise: Venture Capital, Network Effects, Entrepreneurship

Hassan Haider

Founder & Managing Director at PlusVC

Expertise: Venture Capital, Emerging Tech Ecosystem in MENA.

Prof. Ravi Ramamurti

Director of the Center for Emerging Markets (CEM)

George Sivulka

Co-Founder & CEO of Hebbia

Dante Disparte

Chief Strategy Officer at Circle

Prof. Jomo Kwame Sundaram

Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development at the United Nations (UN)

Benji Leibowitz

Co-Founder Pump.Science

Daniel Eriksson

Fr. CEO of Transparency International

Dr. Rumman Chowdhury

US Science Envoy For AI

Faisal Ali Rashid

Senior Director at The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy

Denis Noble

British physiologist and biologist who held the Burdon Sanderson Chair of Cardiovascular Physiology at the University of Oxford

Mark Boggett

Co-founder and CEO of Seraphim Space

Toby Coppel

Co-founder and Partner at Mosaic Ventures

Ash Arora

Partner at LocalGlobe

Christian Angermayer

Billionaire Founder of Apeiron Investment Group

Mike O’Sullivan

Economist and author of the book “The Levelling: What’s Next After Globalization?

Joseph S. Nye

Political scientist and former Dean of the Harvard Kennedy School

Dr. Pádraig Carmody

Professor of Geography and Head of Department at Trinity College Dublin

Christian De Vartavan

CEO of PROJECTIS and a distinguished Egyptologist and botanist

Dr. Salim Ayduz

Distinguished historian and scholar, focusing on the history of Ottoman science and technology

Bobby Healy

Founder and CEO of Manna Aero

Rob Reich

Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Ethics in Society at Stanford University

Dr. Elizabeth Drayson

Senior Lecturer at the University of Cambridge, specializing in medieval Spanish history

Siim Sikkut

Former Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Estonia

Marie Favereau

Historian and Associate Professor at Paris Nanterre University

John P. Kotter

Professor Emeritus at Harvard Business School

Rich Turrin

Best-selling author and fintech leader, Rich Turrin joined us to explore the future of digital currencies

Danijel Višević

Co-founder and General Partner at World Fund

Margaret Mitchell

AI researcher and Chief Ethics Scientist at Hugging Face

Sir Paul Collier

Development economist and author, Sir Paul Collier, joined us to discuss global economic development, fragile states, and the future of capitalism

David Stasavage

Joined us to discuss the history and evolution of democracy, drawing from his influential work The Decline and Rise of Democracy: A Global History from…

Charles Fishman

Offering an inside look into the challenges, triumphs, and innovation that made the moon landing possible

Vinay Gupta

Launch Manager of Ethereum and CEO of Mattereum, Vinay joined us to talk about Tech Strategy & Architecture, Distributed Ledgers, and Cryptocurrency.

Anton Howes

Historian in Residence at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), Anton joined us to explore innovation…

Pamir Sevincel

Pamir Sevincel is a consultant specializing in future mobility, aerospace engineering, and innovation management.