Former Chairman and Chief Executive of GE . John Francis “Jack” Welch Jr.’s twenty years as CEO of General Electric created history. He is now recognized as one of the greatest business leaders. During his leadership the company’s market value increased an incredible $387 billion, with his innovations and ideas making him their most influential CEO. [...]

Leading Expert on Capital Markets Patrick Young is a leading thinker on capital market structure. He specialises in understanding the impact of new technology and market process on financial markets. He is a unique independent analyst of the prospects for market structure ranging from exchanges through to lending institutions. He was the first person to analyse [...]

One of Europe’s Most Acknowledged Futurist Vito Di Bari is one of Europe’s most acknowledged futurists and the leading futurist in Italy. Mixing Italian strengths of creativity and design with strong scientific analysis, he explains future mega-trends and scenarios of our fast-pace changing world. He is the official Innovation Designer of Expo 2015 Milan’s Candidate City. [...]

International Leading Authority on Corporate Stress Carole Spiers is a motivational speaker, BBC broadcaster and author. With 20 years as a top industry guru on stress management and wellbeing, Carole’s energy and dynamism extends to providing professional comment to the media, print and countless radio interviews and is a weekly columnist for Gulf News. She has [...]

International Design Manager Alberto Alessi has been described as the ‘godfather of Italian product design’. Now Managing Director of Alessi Spa, using his entrepreneurial flair he has successfully explored the frontiers of design and technology. As a result, he has repositioned the company as a design leader partnering world class designers. Deservedly, his risk management skills are [...]

Expert on Corporate Strategy and the Learning Organization Arie de Geus is widely recognised as the originator of many of the principles and practises underlying the “Learning Organisation” concept, and is one of the world’s most effective business strategists. He spent 38 years on three continents helping to lead Royal Dutch Shell through tumultuous times [...]

Practitioner, Scientific Advisor and Technology Intelligence Expert Prof. Andrea Aparo is a practitioner, scientific advisor and technology intelligence expert. Having joined Finmeccanica Spa., the major Italian Aerospace and Defence Industrial Group, in 2002 he currently holds the position of Scientific Advisor and Responsible for Technology Intelligence. From 1999 to 2000, he was Assistant to Professor Ferrante Pierantoni, Board [...]

Four Times Formula One World Champion Four times Formula One World Champion, Alain Prost is without doubt one of the most successful Grand Prix drivers of the modern era. Until Michael Schumacher re-wrote the history books in 2001, Alain held the record for most Grand Prix victories, with 51, he also claimed 42 fastest laps, [...]

CEO of Goal.com Gian Luigi Longinotti-Buitoni is currently the CEO of Goal.com a new Media company, providing the best international football coverage on the web and mobile. He has led some of the world’s most prestigious consumer products companies and has a remarkable ability to transform products like Ferrari into irresistible brands. “He is a charismatic personality, and [...]

Creative Entrepreneur Lapo Elkann is the grandson of Gianni Agnelli. Together with his brother and sister he is the majority shareholder of the private parent company controlling Fiat Group. In 2007, he launched his own company, Italia Independent which creates unique objects, clothing and accessories. Prior to that he was in charge of Worldwide Brand Promotion [...]