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Healthcare
“We’ve had a few occasions where we have found that several people are all solving the same problem, but that’s better than no one thinking of it.”
Sarah Gilbert, Oxford University
Wol Kolade
Managing Partner, LivingBridge
Vasant Narasimhan
CEO, Novartis
Xavier Palomer
Founder, Psious
Virginia Savova
Distinguished Scientist and Lab Head, Sanofi
Joanna Shields
CEO, BenevolentAI
Onno van de Stolpe
CEO and Founder, Galapagos
Ida Tin
CEO and Cofounder, Clue
Emma Walmsley
CEO, GlaxoSmithKline
Chris Whitty
Chief Medical Officer, England
Consumer Tech
"We share the belief that games will drive a transformation of how we interact with AI technology."
Katja Hoffman, Microsoft
Richard Corbett
Head of UK, Ireland, and Benelux countries, Voi
Daniel Ek
CEO, Spotify
Storm Fagan
Chief Product Officer, Just Eat
Eva Gouwens
CEO, Fairphone
Katja Hofmann
Principal Research Scientist, Microsoft
Meghna Jayanth
Activist, Writer
Xavier Niel
Founder, Iliad
Dmitry Polishchuk
Head of Self-Driving Cars, Yandex
Margrethe Vestager
European Commissioner for Competition, European Commission
Zoé Vilain
Chief Strategy and Privacy Officer, Jumbo Privacy
Enterprise Tech
“Thirteen years ago we kickstarted a mindset that customer support is part of the marketing to potential customers."
Alexander Aghassipour, Zendesk
Alexander Aghassipour
Cofounder, Zendesk
Sanj Bhayro
Vice President of Operations and Customer Growth, Google Cloud
Martin van den Brink
Chief Technology Officer and President, ASML
Chris Duddridge
Managing Director of UK and Ireland, UiPath
Piotr Holubowicz
CEO and Cofounder, SEEDiA
Kate Kallot
Director of AI and Machine Learning, Arm
Vishal Marria
CEO, Quantexa
Nigel Toon
CEO, Graphcore
Laura Urquizu
CEO, Red Points
Hala Zeine
Chief Product Officer, Celonis
Media + Advertising
“We’re showing just how much is possible when you bring together unique storytelling, great technology, and, most of all, very talented people.”
Mia Suazo Eriksson, Nordic Entertainment Group
Fiona Campbell
Controller, BBC Three
Stéphane Courbit
Founder, Banijay Group
Mia Suazo Eriksson
Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Nordic Entertainment Group
Jean-Claude Ghinozzi
President, Qwant
Christian Kaufmann
Vice President of Network Technology, Akamai
Liv Little
Founder, gal-dem
Lubomira Rochet
Chief Digital Officer, L'Oreal
Aline Santos
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and Global Executive Vice President of Marketing, Unilever
Duccio Vitali
CEO and Founder, Alkemy
Rich Waterworth
General Manager, UK, TikTok
Investing
“It wasn't about just coming back to work, it was about being at the top of my game — which is how I expect myself to perform any given day.”
Reshma Sohoni, Seedcamp
Ingrid Teigland Akay
Managing Partner, Hadean Ventures
Ophelia Brown
Founder and Partner, Blossom Capital
Andy Davis
Angel Investor, Atomico
John Elkann
CEO and Chairperson, Exor
Paula Groves
CEO and General Partner, ImpactX Capital Partners
Edward Lees
Senior Portfolio Manager, BNP Paribas
Antonia Lim
Head of Quantamental Investments, Schroders
David MacDonald
Founder and Director, The Path
Yves Perrier
CEO, Amundi
Reshma Sohoni
Cofounder and Managing Partner, Seedcamp
Manufacturing
"I aspire to make automated, globally distributed supply chains a reality, empowering companies to build a resilient and intelligent supply chain that can absorb any future shocks.”
Bram De Zwart, 3D Hubs
Selina Ambrose
Technical Manager, Promethean Particles
Tom Chaldecott
Engineering Manager, Tribosonics Ltd
Marine Charrier
Founder, Poly to Poly
Gabriela Hernandez Galindo
Global Sustainability Director, Danone
Daniel Hannemann
Cofounder, Tesvolt
Jürgen von Hollen
President, Universal Robots
Louise Lindblad
Chief Operating Officer and Cofounder, Valispace
Orral Nadjari
CEO, Britishvolt
Matt Yeates
Managing Director of Digital Ventures, SteelScout
Bram de Zwart
CEO and Cofounder, 3D Hubs
Retail
“Navigating through change, whether professional or personal, is never easy. It takes time and requires real work and intention.”
Ezinne Kwubiri, H&M
Ross Bailey
CEO, Appear Here
Barbara Martin Coppola
Chief Digital Officer, IKEA
Ingo Fischer
Chief Development Officer, Lidl
Ezinne Kwubiri
Head of Inclusion and Diversity, North America, H&M
James Matthews
CEO, Ocado Technology
Kenneth Melchior
Director for Northern Europe, Zalando
Maria Raga
CEO, Depop
John Schoolcraft
Global Chief Creative Officer, Oatly
Bertrand Swiderski
Sustainability Director, Carrefour
Imogen Wethered
Founder, Qudini
Supply Chain
“Over the coming years we’ll start to see the adoption of AI accelerate, as COVID-19 has been a trigger for businesses to realise the important role it can play in building supply-chain resilience.”
Michael Feindt, Blue Yonder
Slimane Allab
Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMEA, Llamasoft
Martin Bysh
Cofounder, Huboo
Peter Evans
CEO, Orderly
Michael Feindt
Strategic Advisor, Blue Yonder
Johanna Hagelberg
Executive Vice President of Sourcing and Logistics, Stora Enso
Karl Johan Lier
CEO, AutoStore
Thomas Udesen
Chief Procurement Officer and Executive Vice President, Bayer
Karin Van Den Brekel
Life Science and Health Care Global Manager, GEFCO
Claudia Viohl
Chief Procurement Officer, E.ON
Stephanie Wright
Board Advisor, LogiChem Europe
Energy
“The next few years are crucial in the fight against climate change. In March 2021, we will stop using coal, ending almost 50 years of coal-fired power generation at Drax Power Station.”
Will Gardiner, Drax
Francois Austin
Partner and Global Head of Energy, Oliver Wyman
Ignacio Galán
CEO and Chairperson, Iberdrola
Will Gardiner
CEO and Chairperson, Drax
Josu Jon Imaz
CEO, Repsol
Bernard Looney
CEO, BP
Sinead Lynch
Chairperson of Shell UK Limited, Royal Dutch Shell
Patrick Pouyanné
CEO and Chairperson, Total
Markus Rauramo
CEO and President, Fortum
Greta Thunberg
Activist,
Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal
Executive Vice President of European Wind and Solar, Statkraft
Finance
“You have to have both the knowledge of the product but also the knowledge of your customers."
Raja Palaniappan, Origin
Anthony Attia
CEO, Euronext Paris
Anne Boden
CEO, Starling Bank
Lee Braine
Director of Research and Engineering in the Chief Technology Office, Barclays
Dennis Dijkstra
CEO, Flow Traders
Zoe Evans
Head of Investment Bank and UK Technology, UBS
Camilla Giesecke
Chief Financial Officer, Klarna
Robin Mess
CEO and Cofounder, big-xyt
Chi Nzelu
Head of Macro eCommerce, JP Morgan
Raja Palaniappan
CEO and Cofounder, Origin
Alaa Saeed
Global Head of Electronic Platforms and Distribution, CitiFX, Citigroup