Halle Berry is an acclaimed actress, director, producer, advocate and founder known for her groundbreaking achievements in the entertainment industry and her dedication to women’s health advocacy. Berry’s illustrious acting career includes her historic win as the first African American woman to receive the Academy Award for Best Actor for her role in “Monster’s Ball” in 2002. She has also starred in numerous successful films such as “X-Men,” “Die Another Day,” and “Gothika.” Berry continues to break down barriers acting in a multitude of critically acclaimed, diverse roles and most recently added the title of “director” to her already impressive filmography with the release of Netflix’s BRUISED, which she also produced and starred in. 

In recent years, Halle has focused significantly on health and wellness, particularly women’s health issues. Halle’s latest venture, rē•spin, is a female longevity brand which sits at the intersection of science, technology, and community in building solutions that not only support women through menopause but also enhance their quality of life, paving the way for a future where midlife health is not just managed but celebrated.

She has been actively involved in advocating for better menopause care, recently joining forces with U.S. senators to support legislation aimed at increasing funding and research for menopause. This legislation, known as the Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act, seeks to allocate $275 million towards improving menopause-related healthcare, education, and public awareness. Halle has been vocal about her own experiences with menopause, aiming to destigmatize the condition and promote better understanding and treatment options for women.

Through her work, both in entertainment and advocacy, Halle continues to make significant contributions to society, championing causes that impact women’s lives profoundly.

Henrik Lundqvist retired as one of the top goaltenders in NHL history. He played his entire 15 season NHL career for the New York Rangers, and is the team’s all-time leader in wins (459) and shutouts (64). Prior to winning Vezina Trophy as the league’s top goaltender in 2012, he was nominated in each of his first three seasons. A dominating rookie season in 2005 earned him the nickname “King Henrik.” Just one year later, during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, he led the Swedish men’s team to their second Olympic gold medal. Henrik is the only goaltender in NHL history to record 30 wins in each of his first seven seasons (and 11 of his first 12), and was named Rangers MVP 8 times.

Before joining the Rangers as the 205th overall pick of the 2000 NHL Draft, Lundqvist played for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elitserien. During his years in Sweden, he developed into the league’s finest goaltender, winning the Honken Trophy three consecutive seasons; 2003, 2004 and 2005. In 2005 he also won two of the most prestigious awards in Swedish ice hockey, the Golden Puck and the Golden Helmet.

In 2014, Henrik and his wife Therese founded the Henrik Lundqvist Foundation, a non-profit organization with a focus on health and education for children and families. The HLF Young Ambassadors program selects children from New York metro area schools to perform service projects in their communities each year.

In 2015, Henrik starred in the Emmy award-winning MSG Network series The Mask. The show featured interviews with luminaries from sports and entertainment, including Jeff Gordon, John McEnroe, and Tiësto. Each episode culminated in the creation of a custom goalie mask, which Henrik wore during the Rangers’ season. The masks were auctioned with proceeds benefitting Henrik’s foundation.

After his stellar on-ice career came to a close, Henrik joined MSG Network for in-studio coverage of Rangers games beginning with the 2021-22 NHL season.

Philip Ross is an artist, inventor and entrepreneur whose work is focused on the relationships between human beings and the greater living environment.  His artworks and patents and publications are foundational to the field of mycotecture, a term he coined in 2008 to describe the art of designing and building with living mushroom materials, and his installations have been exhibited internationally at NY MoMA, The Kunst Halle Dusseldorf, and The Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art. In 2013, Philip co-founded MycoWorks, a company that grows biomaterials out of mycelium, and currently serves as Principal Investigator at Open Fung- an organization that builds collective resources for advancing fungi technology, materials and the arts. Clients for MycoWorks’ leather analogs include Hermes, Ligne Rosette and General Motors.

Jacob Mühlrad is a celebrated Swedish composer renowned for his inventive and emotionally resonant compositions. Mühlrad’s work seamlessly blends avant-garde musical exploration, incorporating elements like microtonality and liturgical scales. His music, which covers themes such as mortality, holiness, and the essence of human nature, has been performed by prestigious ensembles including the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Radio France, and the Vancouver Chamber Choir.

Mühlrad’s choral music authentically captures a mystical essence, with notable works like “Anim Zemirot” and “Kaddish,” the latter reflecting his grandfather’s experiences in concentration camps. In 2021, Deutsche Grammophon released the critically acclaimed album “TIME,” featuring the Swedish Radio Choir, which received a 5-star review from BBC Music Magazine.

Expanding his repertoire, Mühlrad premiered his first large-scale orchestral work, “REMS (Rapid Eye Movement Sleep),” in 2021, marking the start of a collaboration with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic. Warner Classics released the album “REMS” in 2023, coinciding with a multimedia concert. Mühlrad’s cross-genre collaborations include working with Swedish rapper Silvana Imam and Swedish House Mafia, as well as contributions to film and theater.

Mühlrad studied at the Gotland School of Composition, the Royal College of Music in London, and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. His music has been published by Gehrmans Musikförlag, Universal Music Publishing, and Bosworth Music since 2023.

Renee Davis is a mycologist and engineer based in the Pacific Northwest. She uses a multidisciplinary and whole systems design approach to advance mycological R&D, fostering multispecies and planetary health through innovative fungal applications. She recently served as the Director of Research and Development at Fungi Perfecti LLC and is pursuing doctoral work in environmental engineering with fungi at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Renee’s work is deeply influenced by the concept of biophilia, reflecting a profound love for the natural world and a commitment to integrating nature into human life. She believes that fostering a connection with the environment is essential for both personal well-being and global sustainability. She is also an advocate for the intersection of art and science, exploring how creativity can drive innovation in mycology. Through her interdisciplinary approach, Renee champions a vision where scientific inquiry and artistic expression converge to inspire sustainable futures.

Niklas Adalberth is the founder of Norrsken and the co-founder of payment services unicorn Klarna. Norrsken is a non-profit foundation dedicated to helping entrepreneurs solve the world’s greatest problems.

Since 2016, Norrsken has grown into a global impact ecosystem of more than 2500+ members and 130+ portfolio companies. Norrsken manages five venture capital funds with more than 750mUSD under management, three Norrsken House hubs – located in Barcelona, Spain, Stockholm, Sweden and Kigali, Rwanda – as well as numerous events and programmes designed to put rocket boosters on the world’s most impactful startups. Because if they win, we all win.

Oz Pearlman is the most sought after mentalist in the world today. What started as a childhood hobby evolved into a lifelong passion. After several years working on Wall Street, Oz decided to pursue his dream and become a full time entertainer; he has been amazing audiences with his mind reading ability for nearly 30 years!

Oz was a fan favorite on TV’s #1 rated show, America’s Got Talent, winning third place out of thousands of acts. He then joined an elite few, including David Blaine and David Copperfield, to have their own TV special on a major national network. Oz Knows aired on NBC multiple times, receiving rave reviews from critics and audiences alike, & won an Emmy Award for Oz the following year. His clips on ESPN have been viewed hundreds of millions of times.

When he isn’t blowing the minds of audiences around the world, Oz calls NYC home and considers his wife and 4 beautiful children to be his most amazing achievements of all. He is also an avid distance runner and takes great pride in his marathon PR of 2 hours and 23 minutes and has won dozens of races.

Dr. Gunhild A. Stordalen is the founder and executive chair of EAT and a transformative force in linking climate, health, and sustainability to revolutionize the global food system. Dr. Stordalen has brought together world leaders, scientists, business leaders, and NGOs to address one of the most critical questions of our time: How can we create sustainable, resilient, and just food systems that deliver healthy diets for everyone, everywhere.

She started EAT in 2013 as a global initiative together with her co-founder Professor Johan Rockstrom. In 2016, they joined forces with Wellcome Trust, and established EAT as a foundation with a science-based multi-stakeholder approach to solving the world ‘s food issues, making a lasting impact on food security and environmental sustainability.

Dr. Stordalen is a renowned public speaker and her commitment to a healthy, sustainable and just future has earned her accolades such as being named WWF Sweden’s Environmental Hero of the Year, Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and the UN Foundation’s Global Leadership Award. She has been ranked among the 150 most influential business communicators in Sweden by the news magazine Resumé and among the 100 most powerful women in Norway by the financial magazine Kapital.

Dr. Stordalen is a medical doctor with a PhD in pathology/orthopedic surgery. She is involved in numerous boards and councils, including the United Nation’s Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Lead Group, the World Economic Forum (WEF) Stewardship Board on Food Systems, REQ Capital Advisory Board, Africa Europe Women Leaders Network, and the international advisory board of the Stockholm Resilience Center. In addition, Gunhild is an ambassador for Friends of Ocean action, a WEF Champion for Nature and a HELENA member. In 2020, Gunhild was appointed to a leading role at the UN Food Systems Summit 2021, as the Chair of the Summit’s Action Track 2: Shifting to Healthy and Sustainable Consumption Patterns.

A force in London’s culinary scene and an outspoken activist, Indian-born, British restaurateur Asma Khan has always been a disruptor. Her Michelin Guide-listed restaurant Darjeeling Express, best known for its revolutionary all-female kitchen, has become a favourite of Hollywood A-listers whilst being an oasis and safe space for all women. Through serving authentic, homestyle food in the heart of London, her restaurant has reached the upper echelons of the food scene whilst, at its core, retaining Khan’s unwavering commitment to grassroots social and environmental causes.

TIME magazine recognised her as one of 2024’s 100 most influential people in the world for her pioneering business ethos. She is the chef advocate for the UN World Food Programme and a member of the Mayor of London’s Business Advisory Board. Khan has been awarded honorary fellowships by Queen’s College, Oxford University and King’s College London where she also holds a PhD in British Constitutional Law.

Khan was the first British chef to be profiled on Netflix’s Emmy-nominated Chef’s Table and has appeared in shows such as Celebrity Masterchef and Top Chef. She is currently working on Tiffin Stories a six-part series on food and memories. Asma has written two award-winning cookbooks and is currently working on a third. She is a sought-after international keynote speaker.

Kevin Durant is a 17-year NBA veteran and forward for the Phoenix Suns. He is a 2x NBA Champion and Finals MVP, having also won an NBA MVP Award, four NBA scoring titles, three Olympic gold medals, two NBA All Star Game MVP Awards, 14x NBA All-Star, and an NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He was also included in the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

Off the court, Durant is co-founder of Boardroom, a sports and entertainment company that includes the flagship media network, Boardroom.TV. Founded in 2019 by Durant and executive Rich Kleiman, Boardroom covers the business of sports, music and entertainment, with a special focus on the ways that athletes, executives, musicians, and creators are moving the business world forward. Other projects under the Boardroom umbrella include the critically acclaimed scripted series SWAGGER in partnership with Imagine Entertainment and Apple TV+, the Academy-Award-winning short film Two Distant Strangers (Netflix), and Emmy-nominated documentary NYC Point Gods (Showtime).

Under the Boardroom Sports Club moniker, Kleiman and Durant are majority owners of Major League Pickleball’s Brooklyn Aces and have made minority investments in Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union, National Women’s Soccer League’s Gotham FC, Premier Lacrosse League, Athletes Unlimited, League One Volleyball, and TMRW Sports.

Durant is also co-founder in 35V, which houses over 100 early stage investments across sports, technology, finance, media, and more.

The Durant Family Foundation’s signature programs include Build It and They Will Ball, a global basketball court renovation project with 28 courts completed to date, and The Durant Center, a 10-year, 10-million dollar program in partnership with College Track that helps low-income and underserved students enroll and graduate from college. Durant received the season-long NBA Cares Community Assist and ESPN Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian awards in 2018.