Karen Korponai
Karen is a Sr. Advisor and Limited Partner at Visionary Private Equity Group (VPEG) and Visionary Media Group. The VPEG is a mature, purpose driven fund, with 3 dozen companies in the portfolio with a focus on leveraging technology to scale good (Media-tech, Med-tech, Energy-tech, Security-Tech, and others). Karen promotes the business paradigm that focuses […]
Paul Knox Clarke
Paul Knox Clarke is Principal of the ADAPT initiative, an organisation that works with humanitarian and emergency response organisations to prepare them for the crises of climate change; he also serves as Senior Advisor, International Medical Corps. Over the course of his career, Paul has worked on the ground in humanitarian programmes in Afghanistan, Iraq, […]
Mattis Emil Kley
My name is Mattis Kley. I am an 18-year-old student from the beautiful Lake Constance in southern Germany. I am attending the Technical Highschool in Friedrichshafen. In 2016, I joined the SFZ (student research center) to do my part in transforming our world to renewable energies. I spent a year in Canada as an exchange […]
Andrew Kireta Jr.
Andy Kireta Jr. serves as the President & CEO of the Copper Development Association Inc. (CDA) and as North American Regional Director for the International Copper Association (ICA), where he works to bring the value of copper and copper alloys to society. He develops and executes strategy to advocate policy and direct market action at […]
Kevin Keaton
Kevin Keaton is the CIO & CISO and Founding Partner at Red Cell Partners. Prior to joining Red Cell, he began a Federal career in the US Army Signal Corp, followed by over 30 years with the National Security Agency, including as the first Chief of Innovation for the NSA, where he was responsible for […]
Vikram Karnani
Vikram joined Horizon in July 2014. Prior to joining Horizon, Vikram was with Fresenius Kabi, a global health care company that specializes in lifesaving medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition, where he served as vice president of the therapeutics and cell therapy business, with a focus on sales, marketing and clinical implementation. […]
Juliana Olayinka
Juliana Olayinka is a broadcast journalist and communications consultant with over two decades of industry experience. She has contributed to output in the world’s leading newsrooms including Bloomberg, BBC, Thomson Reuters and ITN. Juliana is currently the anchor of a weekly business show, Channels Business Global. The show airs on Channels Television, a multi-award-winning 24-hour […]
The Hon. Robert C. O’Brien
Co-founder and chairman of American Global Strategies LLC. He was the 27th United States National Security Advisor from 2019 – 2021. O’Brien served as the President’s principal advisor all aspects of American foreign policy and national security affairs. O’Brien brought a renewed focus to defense and industrial base issues to the NSC. A long-time advocate […]
Dr. John Nkengasong
Dr. John N. Nkengasong is an Ambassador at Large and serves as the U.S. Department of State’s U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy. In this role, Dr. Nkengasong oversees the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief – PEPFAR; which is the largest commitment by any nation to address a […]
Dr. Julia Nesheiwat
Dr. Julia Nesheiwat brings over 20 years of leadership and expertise in international energy, national security, and environmental diplomacy as a former U.S. diplomat, White House official, thought leader, and U.S. Army veteran. She served in four presidential administrations to ensure a balanced energy policy that incorporates global energy security into domestic and foreign policy […]
Melanie Nakagawa
As Microsoft’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Melanie Nakagawa leads the company’s commitments to become carbon negative, water positive, and zero waste by 2030. She brings nearly two decades of experience at the nexus of policy, business, and technology, most recently serving as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Climate and Energy on the […]