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John Vincent founded and led the natural fast-food brand LEON, which he sold in 2021. He co-authored the British government’s School Food Plan and was part of the team that led the turnaround of the beverage company Whyte and Mackay. Previously, he had a successful career as a consultant and investor, including four years at P&G and seven years at Bain & Company. He is now working with Asti Wagner, developing the social media technology platform Invyted, which connects brands with influencers. Invyted seeks to help creative people and businesses share what they do to make daily life more fun and interesting.

Mother of three, founder and creative director of HubDot. After trading in the suits at Goldman Sachs for a career as a jazz singer, Simona saw how passionate and multifaceted people struggled to become known for what they really are because of the social labels that define them, wether this be a position, CV or job description. In 2012, with 98 friends around her kitchen table in London, she started changing this status quo and launched HubDot, a global movement whose mission is to help people around the world connect in a more human way — one this isn’t ego-driven, elitist or competitive. Simona and her colourful 'Dots' visited 25 cities, from Riga and Antigua to Paris and Portland. In each of these cities, people came forwards to share their stories of growth or reinvention. The connections that were made changed people’s lives and were an inspiration. The HubDot Piazza became a place where everyone can be their authentic self and be aspirational, and where achievements are celebrated. Today, HubDot is a social movement that encourages the art of connection through experiences and stories by highlighting innovative methodologies that help companies focused on improving their brand, demonstrating their values and achieving their DEI goals.

Alessandro Giudici PhD is a Reader in Strategy and Director of the Executive MBA at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) in London, where he is a member of the digital leadership, and business models and technology research centres. Alessandro's research focuses on the business and digital platforms ecosystem. He has an additional interest in the impact of innovation on emerging economies. At Bayes, Alessandro teaches strategy and digital transformation, contributing directly to the university's regular inclusion in the top 10 positions in the Financial Times business school global ranking. He leads the Executive MBA Consulting Week in Vietnam and the cross-MBA module on "Tech for Good" in Kenya. In 2020, Alessandro was included in Poets & Quants’ prestigious list "Top 40 Under 40 Business School Professors", with the highest number of nominations on record, and he was awarded the ASFOR-Spina Award for "Best Under 40 Italian Business Professor". He holds an award-winning PhD in strategy and a master’s degree in research from the Cranfield School of Management (UK), as well as a master’s degree cum laude in strategy from the University of Pisa. Prior to teaching, he worked as a marketing executive for a large multinational consumer goods company in the United Kingdom.

Andy is a founding member and Managing Director of Virgin StartUp, a non-profit organisation created by the Branson family that aims to help entrepreneurs in the UK start businesses and grow them in their early stages. Before helping to launch Virgin StartUp in 2013, Andy trained as a chartered accountant and worked at PwC and Deloitte, where he specialised in venture capital and private equity. This experience brought a professional perspective to his passion for entrepreneurship. Andy has tried his luck with several businesses himself, from Impact Artworks, an online service for transforming photos into original hand-painted canvases, to My Club Mail, an email service for football fans.