In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
As we embrace a new year of Brilliant Minds, and the celebration of our ten year anniversary, we are excited to share our special theme: HumanKIND. At the heart of any brilliance there is humanity and there is kindness.If ever there was a time when human kindness was needed, it is now. Kindness is the backbone of our shared humanity, a simple yet universal quality. It is also a quality that is seldom mentioned in discussions about thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and pioneers, and yet it is something that should underpin all collaborative enterprises, and all our activities in everyday life.
Our humanity and kindness are powerful forces that have the ability to bring us together and transform lives. These qualities help us build resilience, overcome hardship, and develop a stronger sense of purpose and meaning. The commitment to ethical values, the capacity for empathy, to see the world through somebody else’s eyes, and to recognise the need for compromise, is the very essence of cooperation. And from cooperation comes progress.
At Brilliant Minds we have always recognised that our first obligation is to each other. Everything grows from this.
Our world needs us to be more human, to embrace our unique abilities and the behaviours and connections that define our existence and move us forward. In the last 10 extraordinary years at Brilliant Minds, we have made it our mission to bring together diverse perspectives, foster creativity and collaboration, and celebrate our shared humanity. We aim to inspire a sense of belonging and interconnectedness, allowing us all to recognise that our differences are not obstacles.
In our shared human experience a simple act of kindness is one that is never forgotten. It is something that is carried forward. Kindness is contagious.
In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
Speakers 2025

Moderator Adam Grant – Organizational Psychologist and Bestselling Author

Moderator Alex Norström – Co-President and Chief Business Officer, Spotify

Moderator Alexander Gilkes – Co-Founder, Squared Circles

Moderator Andrew Ross Sorkin – Journalist, Author and Producer

Moderator Annastasia Seebohm Giacomini – CEO, Brilliant Minds Foundation

Speaker Arthur C. Brooks – Harvard Professor and Best-selling Author

Bjarke Ingels – Architect & Founding Partner, Bjarke Ingels Group

Speaker Bryan Adams – Grammy Award Winning Artist

Speaker Bryan Johnson – Leading expert on longevity and biohacking, Founder of Blueprint and Don’t Die

Speaker Bryan Stevenson – Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative

Speaker Carl Bildt – Co-Chair of ECFR, Former Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden

Speaker Carsten Höller – Artist

Speaker Christiane Amanpour – Chief International Anchor, CNN

Moderator Darnell Strom – Partner and Head of Culture & Commerce, UTA

Speaker David Fajgenbaum – Co-Founder and President of Every Cure

Moderator Gayle King – Co-Host, CBS Mornings

Speaker Gracie Abrams – Grammy-nominated Artist

Speaker Hamdi Ulukaya – Founder of the Tent Partnership for Refugees, Founder & CEO of Chobani

Moderator Hans Vestberg – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Verizon

Moderator Jenny Strömstedt – Senior Anchor, TV4 News Sweden

Moderator Joanna Grant – Founder, Thumbs Up Concepts

Speaker Johanna Sjöberg – CEO of Toteme

John Legend – EGOT-Winning and Multiplatinum Musician

Moderator Judith Wolst – Partner SusTechable, Angel investor and Author

Moderator Kristina O’Neill – Head of Media and Editor in Chief, Sotheby’s Magazine

Speaker Lillie & Ben Wright – Purchasing Specialist & Co-Founder, Bitty & Beau’s Coffee

Moderator Lionel Barber – Author, Broadcaster and Editor of the Financial Times (2005-2020)

Speaker Lucy Guo – Founder & CEO of Passes

Moderator Malala Yousafzai – Founder, Malala Fund, Extracurricular and Reces

Speaker Maria Veerasamy – CEO of Svenskt Tenn

Speaker Mark Hyman – Co-founder and the Chief Medical Officer, Function Health

Speaker Matt Mullenweg – Co-Founder, WordPress; Founder and CEO, Automattic

Speaker Michael Eisenberg – Professor of Urology and Director of Men’s Health at Stanford University

Speaker Ralph Nauta – Artist and co-founder, DRIFT

Speaker Rutger Bregman – Historian, author, and co-founder of The School for Moral Ambition

Speaker Sandra Challma – CEO and co-founder of Cognes Medical Solutions

Speaker Simon Sinek – Optimist & Best Selling Author

Speaker Sir Lucian Grainge CBE – Chairman and CEO, Universal Music Group

Speaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy – Academy Award-winning filmmaker

Speaker Tom Brady – 7X Super Bowl Champion, NFL Broadcast Analyst & Entrepreneur

Speaker Trevor Noah – Comedian, Producer and Best-Selling Author

Speaker Yeonmi Park – North Korean defector & Human Rights Activist

Speaker Yusra Mardini – Olympic swimmer & humanitarian
Artists 2025