After more than twenty years  at the African Development Bank (ADB); culminating as its Director General, Mr. Gabriel Negatu is currently a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Africa Center. He also consults the joint World Bank/ADB/EU program  on the Horn of Africa. Mr. Negatu is also the founding Managing Director of Invest Afrique LLC; providing strategy and advisory services to governments and corporations on investment decisions and nvestment friendly policy reforms. As ADB Director General for Eastern Africa he managed lending & non-lending instruments valued at US$ 9 bill+ in thirtheen countries; with investments in both the private and public sectors. He also oversaw delivery of advisory services and analytics products.Previously, Mr. Negatu led the development of ADB’s Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) standards. He is also credited with establishing and directing the ADB’s Governance program, overseeing economic and financial reforms in more than 25 countries during the global financial crisis. Mr. Negatu completed his advanced studies in several institutions including University of Pittsburgh, Harvard University School of Business and University of Manchester. He is a sought after strategist, advisor and speaker, and is featured in leading publications on Africa. He serves as a Director on several non-profit and start-up Boards.

Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur and serves as the Chairman of VaynerX,  the CEO of VaynerMedia and the Creator & CEO of VeeFriends. Gary is considered one of the leading global minds on what’s next in culture,  relevance and the internet. Known as “GaryVee” he is described as one of the most forward thinkers in business – he acutely recognizes trends and patterns early to help others understand how these shifts impact markets and consumer behavior. Whether its emerging artists, esports, NFT investing or digital communications, Gary understands how to bring brand relevance to the forefront. He is a prolific angel investor with early investments in companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, Snapchat, Coinbase and Uber.

Today, Gary helps Fortune 1000 brands leverage consumer attention through his full-service advertising agency, VaynerMedia which has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney and Tokyo. VaynerMedia is part of the VaynerX holding company which also includes Eva Nosidam Productions, Gallery Media Group, The Sasha Group, VaynerNFT, VaynerSpeakers, and VaynerCommerce.

Hi I’m Demi, I have been modelling for over 10 years now with a social media fan base at near 20 million followers. At 27 years old I am filled with ambition and drive and now employ a team of like minded individuals to assist me on my journey all whilst enhancing their own careers. I have recently completed a full year on only fans, a platform designed to give creators more control over their content and income. It is this along with the journey leading up to today which I am excited to discuss and share with you all in Stockholm. I look forward to meeting you all!

Helena Helmersson started her career at H&M year 1997 as a Business Controller at the Buying Office in Stockholm, Sweden. She have experience within the company from various deprtments where Buying, Human Resources, Sustainability and Production serves as key factors in her development path.

These experiences are all equally relevant in her present role today as CEO.

Helena Helmersson has a great passion for LEadership and Sustainability and have always had a vision to be a part of transforming the fashion industry.

Pranav Yadav is a global thought leader and innovator committed to improving our understanding of the subconscious and its role in driving the human condition. Pranav helps governments, non-for-profits and businesses decode the drivers of motivation, create behaviour change, connect with consumers, inform strategy, build brands, and develop new products. He is also an active investor and serves on advisory boards of several organizations incubating cutting-edge technologies. He is the founder and CEO of Neuro-Insight US, a pioneer and leader in the field of neuromarketing, and has prior experience working at Red Associates, and Goldman Sachs. He is a Forbes 30 Under 30, an Under 30 All Star Alum, Ad Age 40 Under 40, an AMA 4 under 40, Ad People of the Year awardee, a Great Mind Award winner and has a passion for philosophy and Urdu-Punjabi poetry.

Parisa Amiri is a journalist and broadcaster with a cultural and social focus who established herself as an itinerant reporter for SVT’s cultural magazine Kobra. Parisa is regularly seen and heard as a cultural expert and news commentator in various media and leads broadcasts on the Oscars, the Guldbaggen, and the Emmy Awards. Not to mention her phenomenal participation in “På Spåret”, which she won twice, together with Gunnar Wetterberg. In 2021, she hosted Kristallen on SVT with Sissela Kyle and “Tolvslaget på Skansen” with Anders Lundin. In addition, Parisa is heard every week in the acclaimed podcast “Brita and Parisa” with Brita Zackari, on current topics.

Niclas Mårtensson is the CEO of the Stena Line Group since 2016. From day one Niclas set out to take Stena Line into the future by transforming the company from traditional shipping to a sustainable and digital player on the European shipping market. 

With many years of experience in different senior positions within both Stena Line and other international companies within hospitality, transportation, and manufacturing, Niclas is a true ambassador of the people’s power to drive change. With the right culture and people at hand anything is possible.

Nick Tidball is the CEO and co-founder of Vollebak.

In every industry there’s someone building the future, whether it’s technology, architecture, food, cars or space rockets. In clothing it’s Vollebak. Founded by twin brothers, designers and athletes Nick and Steve Tidball, Vollebak uses science and technology to make the future of clothes – creating gear that no else will or can. The company has pioneered the future of intelligent and disease-resistant outerwear, created a watch from garbage, made clothes for Mars and designed a t-shirt from plants and algae that will decompose at the end of its useful life.

Prior to setting up Vollebak, Nick spent 15 years in advertising where he won seven Cannes Lions for his work with such blue-chip clients as Adidas and Airbnb.

He is a graduate of the Bartlett School of Architecture and lives in London with his two young children.

Lisen Schultz is a sustainability scientist, cellist, author of the book “Kursen” (The Course), and director of education at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm university. In 2018, she launched the first ever executive programme in resilience thinking for CEOs and chair persons of influential companies, which has now engaged more than 60 business leaders in understanding and acting on the latest climate science. She believes the key to the future lies in collaboration – between science, art, business, policy and civil society.

Throughout her career, she has focused on understanding and addressing humanity’s biggest challenge: to meet everyone’s needs within the capacity of the planet, in a rapidly changing world. Because people need life on Earth, and not the other way around.