Social Entrepreneur

Maximilian Kamenar studied International Business at the University of Innsbruck and at the Ecole de Commerce, Le Havre. He has been working in the communication business for several years focusing on science communication. Since his early days he had a big passion for music and he participated in various projects as a producer, songwriter and musician. 

Economist and Author, Bulgaria

Gregory Dahl is the author of „One World. One People. How Globalization is shaping our Future“. 

After studying economics at Harvard, he pursued a 27-year career as an economist and senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Values-based Leader and Software Development Manager, Finland

Mika has worked virtually in every role within software development business over the almost twenty years in business. What is unusual, however, is that everything he does is values-driven. Combination of values like trustworthiness and justice, balanced with love, care and moderation, applied in spirit of bravery and integrity describe well his nature as a leader and a manager.

Researcher, Author, Consultant and Trainer on Meaningful Work, New Zealand

Marjolein Lips-Wiersma is one of the world's experts on the topic of meaningful work. In her role as academic she has spent the last 15 years talking to people of diverse occupations, cultures and ages to understand what makes their work meaningful. She has found that the existence and absence of meaningful work has a profound impact on all aspects of work behavior including motivation, ethics and leadership.

Physicist, Essayist, and Science Writer, Germany

Stefan Klein is one of the most influential science writers in Europe. He studied physics and analytical philosophy in Munich, Grenoble and Freiburg, and earned a doctorate in biophysics.

From 1996 to 1999 he was editor at Der Spiegel, Germany's foremost news magazine, and for Zeit-Magazin, he regularly interviews leading scientists around the globe. Klein has received numerous awards for his publications.

EU Strategy and Communications Advisor, Austria

Verena Ringler advises policymakers and stakeholders on the EU's future and the EU's role in the world. She does this with the conviction that this unique project of sovereignty pooling is perfectly placed to conceive 21st-century governance beyond the nation state. Verena worked for an EU-led diplomatic team in Kosovo (2006 - 09) and for Foreign Policy magazine in Washington, D.C. (2002 - 06).

Co-Founder and Art Director of Refresh Interactive, Netherlands

Oscar Rosa holds two degrees in Marketing and Communication as well as Art Direction and Graphic Design.

As co-founder and Art Director of REFRESH INTERACTIVE – a company for online communication and marketing strategy in the Netherlands – he creates unique concepts for clients all over Europe.

Oscar believes in the responsibility of a business to contribute to the development and wellbeing of society as a whole.

Director and Founder of Women's International Networking (W.I.N.), Switzerland

Growing up on the turbulent west coast of Norway, surrounded by mountains leading to the open seas, WIN founder Kristin Engvig understood at a young age how important it is for all of us to be connected, and to do something in your life that will leave the world a better place.

Explorer and Anthropologist, US/Austria

Julian Monroe Fisher is a noted explorer and an Anthropologist who has conducted expeditions to more than ninety countries around the globe. He is a Fellow with The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) in London and an International Fellow with the British Chapter of The Explorers Club in New York City.

Professor of Communications at Western Washington University, USA

Michael Karlberg is a professor in the Department of Communication at Western Washington University. He completed his Ph.D. in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. His research examines the struggle to create a more just and sustainable social order in an age of increasing global interdependence.

Designer and Consultant, Netherlands

Through his ‘10 meters of thinking’ Paul Hughes unrolls stories that create organizational change. This change is an ongoing path where he uses design & branding to pave the way and offer signposts for the journey, which he coaches participants to walk with practical steps.

Transforming Leader, Germany

Rüdiger Fox holds a Masters Degree in Aerospace Engineering as well as in Economics. Following many years in various line functions in international aerospace and automotive groups, he took over General Management functions in which he successfully transformed various big corporations that were in existential peril.