Daniel Brown has been a journalist for English and French media for over 30 years. Since 1987, Daniel has been based in Paris from where he reports on international current affairs, global economics, French politics, African society. Sports and world music. Between 1991 and 2013, Daniel produced and reported for Radio France Internationale's weekly programs covering the above topics. This meant traveling the world with a particular focus on the African continent, reporting assignments in a total of 38 countries there. In 2013, Daniel decided to move on, and Worked as a freelance for media outlets ranging from the BBC World Service to NBC's The History Channel via Songlines Magazine and Questions Internationales. In 2016, Daniel accepted an offer [00:02:00] as the Senior Editorial Reporter for HSC Paris, one of Europe's most prestigious business schools. Daniel's reports range from HEC collaboration with Muhammad Yunus Christine Lagarde and Rob Hopkins to projects promoting young women entrepreneurs from Paris's impoverished neighborhoods and research on contested markets. In 2020, Daniel began Breakthroughs, a monthly podcast on the impact and diversity of HEC research. These are soon to be filmed.

Deena Chopolis. After watching her mother's lived experience with undiagnosed ADHD, post polio syndrome, and celiac disease, which resulted in an early death. Along with her husband's experience of living much of his early years with an undiagnosed rare metabolic disorder, Dina grew to understand the challenges of those who live with invisible chronic conditions. Being misunderstood, not believed, labelled as slow or lazy, being told that everything looks fine after testing. That what they experience on a daily basis must all be in their head. As a pain coach, Dina, along with the chronic pain community, witnessed firsthand how chronic pain Care is truly broken. Through all of this, Dina has learned that all chronic health or chronic pain is indeed biological, psychological and social in nature. And this is just not being shared with the chronic pain community. Even though there is 12 years of solid research to back it up. So she got to work and created a unique space exclusively for the chronic pain community to bridge the gap between physician care and the pain warrior with self care management through pain education Coaching, community and peer mentorship. Exactly the sort of model she wished she could find when her parents and her husband needed guidance.

Sue Stockdale believes in pushing boundaries and inspiring others to unlock their full potential. In 1996, she became the first British woman to reach the magnetic North Pole and has followed up with travels to over 75 countries. Sue brings this ethos of exploration to her work as an executive coach, encouraging her clients who are board level executives and senior leaders to embark on a transformative journey of self discovery and leadership growth. Her mantra is, we can all achieve more than we imagine possible. Often the only person stopping you. Is you. In 2020, she started the Access to Inspiration podcast based on the same ethos and is now in the top 10 percent most popular podcast globally.

Katie Stoddart is the founder of the Focusbee, is an award-winning, transformative and conscious leadership. Coach Katie supports entrepreneurs and companies to reach and sustain peak performance in their business. She's dedicated to enabling people to lead with greater joy, alignment, and purpose. Katie started her career as an engineer working offshore, mapping the seafloor from a time at sea. She gained the experience of leading teams under stressful circumstances. During her career, Katie has explored two of the greatest mysteries and unknowns, the infinity of the ocean, and the depth of the human psyche. Passionate about leadership, performance and mindfulness. Katie is frequently invited to speak and host conferences she has amongst others. Spoken at Mindvalley Women in Tech 15 seconds and hosted a TEDx event for her weekly podcast, the Focus Bee show. Katie interviews international high performers and leaders.

Kate Boyle is a qualified nutritionist and food scientist and Pilates instructor. Kate has worked within the health and nutrition field for more than 20 years and is passionate about helping people move well, eliminate pain, live a balanced life and make being healthy easy. Kate owns and operates Mind and Movement Pilates, a Pilates and wellness studio in Melbourne, Australia, as well as her online Pilates and health membership. Mind movement health and a podcast by the same name, the mind movement health podcast, a mom of two girls. She loves dark chocolate, eighties music, hot showers, and getting out in nature.

Ivan Hernandez is a former trapeze artist turned emerging tech strategist and international keynote speaker. Experience and digital strategist with several years of international experience in strategic consulting, hospitality, advertising, marketing, and media sectors. Ivan is an internationally recognized keynote speaker. Some of the events he has presented include Web at Congress in Turkey, DigitalK Bulgaria, Dublin Tech Summit Ireland, and CFO European Summit in Poland. He's also a lecturer at Kosminski University, the number one business school in Central and Eastern Europe. Currently, he lectures at the Executive MBA and Digital Transformation Executive Program. Recognized as one of the top 25 global emerging technologies influencers in Twitter by Analytica in their global report, A Global Study into Consultancy Employees, Online Presence and Influence. How influential are employees on social media in driving commercial impact.

Vanessa Raath is globally renowned for her contributions to the international sourcing community. She has delivered keynotes across three continents and has trained teams based from Auckland to Seattle. Vanessa launched her talent sourcing training business in early 2019 as Not Look Back. She's a qualified teacher with experience in both agency recruiting and internal talent acquisition. She now gets to combine a love of empowering others to do better with a passion for recruiting through her own online academy. She loves it when her training delegates experience that light bulb moment as she knows that she has just changed someone's career for the better. When Vanessa is not doing research for a training, recording content, or delivering a keynote, you can find her at the beach, or in the South African bush, taking photographs.

Rael Bricker is a seasoned entrepreneur who turned a health scare into motivation, Rael leverages his diverse experiences from finance to education on two continents and two listed companies. He serves businesses globally, having navigated challenges from starting companies to managing billions in loans. His partnerships are a blend of real world experience with academic qualifications to guide people and companies towards excellence. From being 6,000 foot underground in a cold gold mine to starting an education business that grew to have 4, 000 plus students to spending years working in venture capital, Rael has seen it all. He has listed companies on multiple international stock exchanges and his financial services group has settled more than 3 billion in loans over 20 years. Rael has a unique distinction of having sold more than one billion in mortgages from stage. Rael holds two master's degree, an MBA and an MSc in software engineering. He is currently a fellow of the Mortgage and Financial Association of Australia, a certified speaking professional with the Professional Speakers Australia, past chapter president of the PSA and WA, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In 2018, Rael published, Dive In, Lessons Learned Since Business School.

Paul Sloane is an author and speaker on lateral thinking and innovation. His latest book, published by Kogan Page, is entitled Lateral Thinking for Every Day. He has over 40, 000 followers on Twitter, and his TEDx talk, Are You Open Minded?, has over 150,000 views on YouTube, which I highly recommend, as it is both entertaining and thought provoking.

Boris Cherniak is a comedy hypnotist, global keynote speaker, and author of You Can Do Anything. His performance blends hilarious interactive entertainment with team building while addressing mental health. Boris has appeared on Maury, The Robert Irvine Show, The Howie Mandel Show, The Vegas Show, Comics, The Casino, and Just for Last Festival and Boston Comedy Festival. He has headlined on the Las Vegas Strip, entertained troops in Afghanistan and Kuwait, and empowered women at a leadership conference in Dubai. Boris has presented at TEDx and awarded titles of Global Leader, Global Guru. An Entertainer of the Year repeatedly. The passion for which Boris takes the stage is engaging and contagious, while the impact is unforgettable.

Chip Colquhoun began his storytelling professionally in 2007. He's since performed in 10 countries, presented traditional tales for the Oxford Reading Tree, the world's most renowned program for teaching kids to read, performed regularly at Glastonbury, the UK's biggest music festival, and represented the Roald Dahl Story Museum on TV. He also wrote the EU's guidance on using storytelling in schools and has recently begun assisting the UK's government's departments for education to train teachers in using storytelling, specifically to inspire kids to read for pleasure. He lives in the former residence of Samuel Pepys, England's most famous diarist in the geographically lowest lands in England with his wife Emma and kitten Tito.

Adrian Hui brings a melting pot of experience from multiple industries and countries, from Canada to the EU, and in the Asia Pacific region. As a native English speaking business graduate and writer, as well as a fluent speaker of Cantonese and Mandarin, He builds bridges for communication between both Western and Eastern content narratives. Specializing in brand storytelling, he utilizes his wordsmithing skills to optimize lead generating strategies that translate across all mediums, from corporate blogs, C suites, through leadership [00:02:00] and PR releases to packaging copy. SEO, web content, and social media. He has a knack for breaking down complex ideas and details into easily digestible content deliverables for Fortune 500 companies and startup SMEs alike. Presently, he is the content arm of an integrated marketing agency, generating long and short form content as well as overarching branding strategies for existing clients and new business pitches. He consults clients across various industries, dimensions, including fintech, robotics, cloud computing, cybersecurity, logistics, telecom, software, cross brand, cross platform messaging, hospitality, property management, and more.

Angela Motegi is a Development Communication Specialist with over 15 years of experience working with various international and regional development organisations focusing on communication, research and strategies for social impact. She currently runs Purple Frames, a development communication consultancy firm based in Nairobi, Kenya and supporting organisations and communities across Africa. Angela is passionate about social and environmental justice. And she is most happy when helping developed conscious organizations, communities and individuals to achieve impact and visibility for their causes through storytelling and participatory communication approaches. Angela has been successful in integrating storytelling, media and development communication techniques for social impact, focusing on a wide range of development issues such as agriculture, health, waste management, just to mention a few, for behavior change, research, social mobilization and advocacy. In addition to a professional experience, Angela has a Master of Arts degree in Development Communication and Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, Public Relations and Electronic Media. Angela has been learning to dance salsa for the better part of her adult life, even though she cannot dance beyond the intermediate level. In her next life, Angela hopes to be a cello player, even though at the moment she cannot play a musical instrument to save her life.

Christia Madacsi Hoffman is a brand storyteller and consultant with expertise developing concepts and crafting messaging across media channels from print to web to video. She helps her clients tell the story of their business and brand through verbal identity development, full service copywriting, and done with you copy coaching that communicates their unique value and niche in the marketplace. As a creativity coach, Christia works with leaders, innovators, and founders who are ready to connect with their inner artist. As a lifelong creative professional, she draws on her experience as a brand writer, publications designer, published poet, and working actor to help her clients establish structures that support creative practices, so they can experience greater meaning, fulfillment, and prosperity in their business and life. Based in Austin, Texas, Chrystia maintains a regular poetry practice, and she is the author of two full length collections of poetry and everyday courage.

Sandra Risser is a funny, sexy for her age, and irreverent. She believes in the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, and clean underwear. Audiences of all ages love her tales of growing up in the golden age of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Sandra enthrals audiences with stories about her misspent youth, young adult antics, and middle aged adventures. Sharing stories about her ex husband living with essential tremors and growing older. As she says, I'm not old, I'm used. She featured in A list clubs and headlines in clubs, casinos, and other venues across the United States. Sandra performed one woman shows at the Edinburgh, Scotland, Brighton, England, and Santa Cruz, California Fringe Festivals. She took second place in the World Series of Comedy in Atlanta and Sarasota, and won Funniest Comedian in the Valley competitions.  Sandra is featured for nationally touring comedians such as Rocky Laporte, Chris Catton and Mike E. Winfield. The San Francisco Chronicle named her as one of six Bay Area comedians to be sure to see.

Oluwatosin Ogunjuyigbeis a business storyteller and content developer at Ventures Africa, one of the continent's leading business media platforms. He is passionate about finance and technology and spotlights the people, trends, and events that reflect an evolving Africa.

Anne E Stewart is an acclaimed storyteller with an international Reputation a versatile performer and has the energy and voice to engage any audience. Her focus is on the shared stories of Australia honoring indigenous Celtic Asian and world stories An invited guest at storytelling festivals throughout Australia, the UK, Mexico and Colombia, Iran and East Timor. Anne has also been commissioned to write stories for various cultural institutions including the National Museum of Australia, the Art Gallery of Ballarat, the University of Ballarat, the Drum King Gallery Art Collection and the Melbourne City Council. She has researched, written and produced stories for ABC Radio and appeared on several television programs including the groundbreaking children's program Liftoff, and as a consummate SMC with an engaging style.

Rodney Marks is a comedian. His character is over explained, but not very well. He has over three and a half thousand live comedy performances under his belt, and a repertoire of over 350 characters. Rodney has been earning his living as a comic for 30 plus years and has performed in 11 countries.

Alison Rogers has been telling stories and interviewing people for more than 30 years. Her career so far has seen her work as a journalist, radio presenter, spin doctor, yes one of those, author, communications specialist and filmmaker. The one constant throughout her career is her fascination with people. In 2010 she walked away from the safety of a steady job to start her own business. Living Stories began in the spare room of her Adelaide home in 2010 with a mission to connect people through stories.

John Skabardonis is responsible for technical marketing to the electronics and electrical industry in the America's region. He has worked for Covestro in the US for 30 years in roles ranging from r and d to marketing, marketing, communications, and technical marketing. John is fascinated by the rapid evolution of technology and is focused on materials and processes which enable this evolution. He's also intensely interested in social media as a means of helping make information easily accessible. John received a PhD in physical organic Chemistry from Case Western Reserve University. A design advocate and a member of the Industrial Designers Society of America, a distinguished Toastmaster and a Chairholder in the Color Marketing group.