Location: Switzerland
Current: CEO and Founder of MRGN Advisors
Experience: CanSino Biologics Inc.康希诺生物, Limula, Kupando, Amoéba, UNIVERCELLS, Vaccitech, Merieux Equity Partners, Eurocine Vaccines
Areas: Human Life Sciences, P&L, M&A Strategy and Implementation, Corporate Governance and Crisis Management
Location: United Kingdom
Current: Managing Director in Venture Building, Saudi Arabia
Experience: Saudi Vision 2030, Halo Transformation Ltd., Anheuser-Busch InBev, SABMiller
Areas: Value Driven Transformation; Creation of Global Innovation Ecosystems; Cognitive Hyper-connected Cities, Economies and Governments; Venture Building and Investment
Location: Canada
Current: Former Global Legal COO at a Fortune Global 500 company
Experience: Manulife, The Citco Group Limited
Areas: (Legal) Operations, International Project & Program Management, Strategic Planning, Process Optimization
Location: Singapore
Current: Head of Strategic Pursuits & Sustainability (ASEAN), Amazon Web Services Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Experience: Build AWS sustainability capabilities in ASEAN with pathway to net-zero, Build and Manage Alibaba Cloud International business. Manage the sales team across Asia Pacific, EMEA and US/LATAM, Build a new Alibaba Group business unit for Olympics Sports and Major events with full P&L responsibilities, ecosystem development (USD 800M), Strategize and build new business entities and Logistics hubs for Alibaba Group Globalization Office, eWTP (Electronics World Trade Platform), in Belgium, Malaysia and Thailand, Plan, Invest and Expand Alibaba’s 14 Internet Datacenters across the world
Areas: Digitalization and International expansion
Location: Switzerland
Current: Member of the Board of Directors, WNS (India), Imperial Brands (UK) and C&A (Switzerland)
Experience: Former Member of the Board of Directors of Transocean (Switzerland), Natixis (France), ABB India (India), Altran (France), The American Chamber of Commerce in France & Barclays PLC (UK) Former Executive Committee Member, General Counsel & Company Secretary, ABB Ltd (Switzerland) Former General Counsel Airbus (France) Various Legal & Government Relations positions at Essity (Germany), Honeywell (Belgium), GE (France & USA) & Thales (France) Admitted to the Paris Bar
Areas: ESG, Risk management, Change management, People & Talent, Culture, Legal & Regulatory, Government Relations, M&A
Location: United Kingdom
Current: CEO at IAIA (International Association for Impact Assessment)
Experience: Former Managing Director, Head of Global Research, Advocacy, and Standards at the CFA Institute, Managing Director at Jefferies, and Head of European Equity Strategy at Bank of America. Gary has also held the positions of Deputy Head of Equity Research and Head of Global Sector Equity Research at Merrill. As Head of EMEA Region at CFA Institute, he was actively involved in strengthening ties with 40 country-based member societies as well as fostering collaboration with educational institutions, regulatory bodies, and institutional partners
Areas: Impact Assessment, Finance, Investment, Research and Standards
Location: United Arab Emirates
Current: UNESCO Chair on Strategic Foresight and Higher Education; Head of the UNESCO-UNEVOC Center at the Higher Colleges of Technology; Chairman of the Goodman Award for Excellence in Strategy at the International Association for Strategy Professionals
Experience: Executive Director of Strategy & Future at the Higher Colleges of Technology; National Board Director and Vice President at the International Association for Strategy Professionals
Areas: Policy Development, Strategic Foresight & Management, International Partnerships
Location: United States
Current: Director, Aviation at The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Experience: As the esteemed Director of Aviation for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Mr. Everett commands one of the most critical aviation infrastructures globally, overseeing an extensive network that includes JFK International Air Terminal, Newark Liberty International, LaGuardia, Stewart International, and Teterboro airports
Areas: Aviation Operations and Management, Leadership and Organizational Development
Location: Greece
Current: CEO/Partner at ETSdesk, Member Of The Supervisory Board at PeerBerry
Experience: Strategy, ESG and Carbon Credits Trading Consultant at The House of Shipping, Board Of Directors at DNV, Technical-Compliance Director at Southpoint Maritime. In his significant 20-year tenure with DNV, Mr. Papanikos has held multiple roles, including Director on Board Of Directors and Flag Liaison Officer for the Greek Flag, as well as a Principal Surveyor Lead Auditor
Areas: Maritime, Engineering, ESG
Location: United Arab Emirates
Current: Non Executive Director at SOLA Group, Co-Founder & CEO at SHē
Experience: Deputy Director of Nursing at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Areas: Healthcare, HealthTech, AI
Location: United States
Current: Chair & Director of the MBA and MSCS Programs at Jessup University
Experience: Adjunct Professor at University of Silicon Valley, Online Trust & Safety at Vaco: Google – YouTube
Areas: Curriculum Development, Strategic Planning, System Analysis & Design, Business Intelligence, Knowledge Management, Entrepreneurship, Privacy, Trust, and Safety, Market Research & Analytics
Location: United Arab Emirates
Current: Head of Finance And Administration at SBK Holding
Experience: SBK Holding & The Private Office of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Areas: Fina
Location: United Arab Emirates
Current: Group Chief Disruption Officer & CEO-EdTech at GEMS Education
Experience: Citigroup, Fidelity Investments, First Abu Dhabi Bank, BankMuscat, QIB Group
Areas: Digital Transformation, Product Innovation, Strategy Consulting, Exponential Technologies
Location: Canada
Current: Review Editor at Quantitative Sustainability Assessment Journal
Experience: Algoma University, University Canada West, Yorkville University, Wilfrid Laurier University
Areas: Ethics, Corruption, Anti-Corruption, Transparency, Technology Anti-Corruption Strategies, & Research Innovation Expert
Location: Luxembourg
Current: Digital Disruption & Innovation Leader at International Scaling Startups
Experience: STAR program at Airbus, Spire, Swire Shipping
Areas: AI, Innovation, Digital Transformation, Security, Transportation, Shipping, Aviation, Space, Sustainability, Data, Product Management, Project Management, Agile
Location: Singapore
Current: Managing Director, APAC at Flywire
Experience: Mizuho, HSBC, RBS, Moneygram, Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime
Areas: Fintech, Payments, Regulatory Policies, Compliance
Location: India
Current: Professor and Head at Greater Noida Institute of Technology(GNIOT)
Experience: Metaverse Journal, upGrad, IMS UNISON UNIVERSITY
Areas: Computer Network, Cloud Computing, Information Security, BlockChain Technology
Location: Denmark
Current: Director Planning Transformation at Novo Nordisk
Experience: General Motors Europe, McKinsey & Company, Outokumpu
Areas: Supply chain Planning
Location: Canada
Current: Lead Advisor, Environmental and Social Risks FinDev Canada
Experience: McGill University, Pact, Pan African Resources PLC, CMOC, Resolute Forest Products
Areas: ESG, Sustainable Development, Impact Investing, Stakeholder Engagement, Risk Assessment
Location: Switzerland
Current: Head of Audit and Advisory at The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Experience: Raiffeisen Bank to the BRD – Groupe Societe Generale
Areas: Risk Management, Governance, Finance, International Development
Location: India
Current: Professor at Tata Institute of Social Studies, and Senior Advisor
Experience: Harvard Business Review, Coleman Research, DeepBench, Emerald, Sage and Global Journals
Areas: Risk Assessment, Sustainability, Innovation
Location: Canada
Current: Consultant at The World Bank
Experience: Ontario Centre of Innovation
Areas: Strategy, Multilateral & Public Policy, International Relations
Location: South Africa
Current: Chairperson of Transformation Committee at Netcare Limited
Experience: International Women’s Forum South Africa
Areas: Compliance, Risk Management, Internal Controls, Finance & Accounting (IFRS), Integrated Reporting, Project Management, Team Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Self Leadership
Location: Brazil
Current: Strategic Advisor for FAPESP, Lead Consultant and Partner at MedNova Consulting
Experience: Sindusfarma – Industry Syndicate of Pharmaceutical Products, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Department for Business and Trade
Areas: Innovation Strategy, Healthcare Leadership, Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries
Location: Switzerland
Current: Senior Program Manager, Bilateral Assistance and Capacity Building for Central Banks Programme
Experience: Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Areas: Climate Finance, Applied Econometrics, Sustainable Banking
Location: Switzerland
Current: CEO/Founder of Ensomatic Alliances GmbH
Experience: Oerlikon, General Electrics
Areas: Sustainability, Transformation and Ethical Governance Expert, Large Scale Culture Transformations and Executive Coach
Location: United States
Current: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Pennsylvania, Co-lead Researcher at Chatham House
Experience: U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) Penn Center for Social Norms and Behavioral Dynamics (Penn CSNBD)
Areas: International Affairs, Geopolitics
Location: Singapore
Current: Regional Head of Medical Affairs (ASEAN) at Boston Scientific Asia Pacific
Experience: Roche, Director, Head of Early Cancer Detection, Scientific & Medical Affairs at MiRXES
Areas: Healthcare Innovation, Med tech, Pharma, Diagnostic
Location: Switzerland
Current: Independent Consultant
Experience: Siemens, Quantum Global Corporate Services, Credit Suisse
Areas: Operational Excellence, Strategic Financial Management, People & Talent, Risk & Controls
Location: Switzerland
Current: Director Alliances & Business Development EMEA at CCH® Tagetik
Experience: CCH® Tagetik , Taxi 444 AG
Areas: Corporate Performance Management
Location: South Africa
Current: Founder and CEO
Experience: Basalt Technology, ImaliPay
Areas: Innovation and Ethics in (African) Emerging Economies with further specialisation in SME market participation.
Location: México
Current: CEO of THE IDEASIA FUND
Experience: Federal Undersecretary of Tourism at Gobierno de México
Areas: Urban resilience, Smart ecosystem public policy and public strategies , participatory governance ,web 3.0, industry 4.0.
Location: Brazil
Current: Researcher, and Board Member at National Institute for Educational Studies and Research
Experience: Head of Education Network Planning Department at Secretaria de Estado da Educação do Paraná – SEED
Areas: IT Governance, Risk & Audit, AI & Machine Learning, Digital Transformation, Public Administration, Entrepreneurship & Management
Location: Uganda
Current: Executive Director -Wildlife Clubs of Uganda at Wildlife Clubs of Uganda
Experience: Nkumba University, Taylor & Francis Group, Uganda Wildlife Authority
Areas: Wildlife Conservation, Environmental Health
Location: Portugal
Current: Manager at Global TB Caucus
Experience: Advisor to member of Parliament at Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Areas: Policy advocacy in the sphere of tuberculosis (TB), connection with TB affected communities, CSOs
Location: Australia
Current: Chief Customer and Analytics Officer at Simplyai Ltd
Experience: PwC, KPMG, Deloitte
Areas: Data, ML/AI, Risk Management, Strategy Development, Governance, General Management & Business Operations
Location: United Arab Emirates
Current: Senior Financial Inspector in Supervision & Compliance at Securities and Commodities Authority-UAE
Experience: TenIntelligence, FxPro Global Markets MENA Limited – DIFC
Areas: Operational Risk Management, Compliance, Anti Money Laundering (AML), Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), Targeted Financial Sanctions (TFS), Corporate Governance
Location: Finland
Current: Senior Industrial Designer at Nokia
Experience: Arctic Design Shop
Areas: Industrial Design, Service Design, Strategic planning, Leadership, Communications
Location: Brazil
Current: Diretor de Comercialização at SOL Copérnico 2022 – Present
Experience: Voiter, Cinergy Commodities, Matrix Energia
Areas: Energy
Location: Brazil
Current: Financial and Administrative Director and Board Advisor at Miya Brasil
Experience: Poliz, Swissport, Thinkseg
Areas: Finance, Controllership, Strategic and Financial Planning
Location: South Africa
Current: Project Director People & Culture at Africa Chartered Managers
Experience: Agricultural Research Council, Government Technical Advisory Centre SA (GTAC)
Areas: Strategy Planning, Project Management, People Operations and Organization Development
Location: Canada
Current: Deputy Director at Global Affairs Canada
Experience: AÉTÉLUQ
Areas: Public Affairs and International Relations
Location: Sudan
Current: Executive Director Economic Development & Board Chairman at Council of International Chambers of Commerce (CICC)
Experience: GLG, CICC
Areas: Internal Audit, Anti-Corruption, Risk Management, Compliance & Ethics, Corporate Governance, Quality and Excellence
Location: Sri Lanka
Current: Chief Risk Officer / SVP – Risk at Softlogic Life Insurance PLC
Experience: Aitken Spence, DFCC Bank
Areas: Risk Management Frameworks and Risk Appetites, Market, Investment, Capital and Compliance Risk Management
Location: Indonesia
Current: Advisory Director at Global Mining Sustainability
Experience: Country Program Manager at Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Areas: ESG, Sustainability
Location: South Africa
Current: Chief Information Officer(CIO)/ Executive: ICT at Mintek, Board Member at Internet Society
Experience: Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA, United Nations University
Areas: ESG, Sustainability, Mining and Minerals, Innovation
Location: Canada
Current: Lead Associate at Kroll
Experience: MSCI Inc.
Areas: Law, Corporate Governance, ESG, Compliance and Financial Risk
Location: Bangladesh
Current: Vice President of Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF)
Experience: Quill Capital Partners, Fintelligence,
Areas: Fund Management, Investment, Research, Mentoring
Location: Spain
Current: Head Of Sustainability – European HUB at Hitachi Energy
Experience: Power Systems Division ABB Elektrik Sanayi A.S., European HUB – Grid & Power Quality Solutions Hitachi ABB Power Grids
Areas: Health/Safety/ Environment, Sustainability including Human Rights, Social Responsibility and Environmental Footprint management
Location: Australia
Current: Chairperson of the Board at Consumers of Mental Health Western Australia Incorporated
Experience: Governance Coordinator at Horizon Power
Areas: Corporate Governance, Strategy, Risk Management, and Stakeholder Relations
Location: Canada
Current: Vice President of Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF)
Experience: Scotiabank, TD Insurance, Standard Bank Group
Areas: Risk Management, Compliance, Leadership
Location: Singapore
Current: Chief Technology Officer at Markono Group Pte Ltd
Experience: Viagoo.co, Gain City, Pactera, ASM, NEC
Areas: Software Development Lifecycle, Data Analysis and Optimization, Innovative Problem-Solving, User-Centric Design Principles & Scalable System Architectureesearch, Mentoring
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