He is an expert reviewer for the Global Reporting Initiative, the world’s leading sustainability reporting framework, on natural resources. He has published in peer-reviewed journals and books

on sustainability, natural resources, and energy. His deep interest is in the impact that sustainability will have on the future of commerce, to which end he is a facilitator for the Oxford Scenarios Programme at Said Business School, Oxford University.

Tom’s expertise is based on working both for industry, on the ground at sites of natural resources extraction, and as an advisor within Ministries of Mines and Energy around the world. He has delivered multi-million-pound consultancy and research projects as both a Team Leader and Programme Director. His clients have included the British and Australian governments, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and Executive Teams from FTSE companies and world-leading financial houses.

boutique French Bedroom in 2006. A creative who loves to mix colours and textures, customers have described Georgia’s furniture designs as “antiques of the future”.

Fusing creativity and product knowledge with her ability to understand people and technology, Georgia runs a fast-paced ecommerce brand with a unique product offering and unbeatable customer service. As well as designing product and overseeing manufacturing; Georgia takes a hands-on approach to deliver a personalised shopping experience that suits the needs of time poor women.

This year, Georgia was a finalist in the NatWest Everywoman Awards. With her team she also won Best eCommerce Customer Service at eCommerce Awards 2022, Best Furniture Retailer at Direct Commerce Awards, Best Bed & Bath Retailer at SheerLuxe’s Online Shopping Awards and Best Lighting by House Beautiful Magazine.

Prior to founding French Bedroom, Georgia was PR Director at Sanderson and ran her own PR agency managing a wide and eclectic portfolio of independent interiors clients that saw Georgia personally win the Marie Claire PR Stunt of the Year award.

way to be the change we want to see in the world, is to create it through meaningful ventures. By using capital or his creative expertise Danny

invests in the businesses of tomorrow by helping them get funded or get to market. He does this through Brand Sprints, his rapid brand creation process and Founder Institute, the worlds largest pre-seed startup accelerator.

Since 2017 he has helped over 300 businesses build their brand and grow their business with brand confidence.

He lives in the Cotswolds, UK with his wife and two boys.

up Goldilocks. Goldilocks is a smart clothing with a focus on early intervention and remote monitoring – the focus currently is on postpartum care and ageing in place.

Goldilocks has grown from tinkering in the shed, to a slightly bigger shed! But also with the help of funding from Amazon, South Australian Government and local VC’s we have helped hundreds of families stay in the ‘Goldilocks Zone’ – safe, happy and well.

previous company, to launching a successful male grooming brand called Aaron Wallace,now stocked by Sainsbury’s, Superdrug, ASOS and more.

She has always been extremely passionate about marketing and absolutely enjoys building brands from the ground up. Since the launch of her natural hair and skin care brand, Lina has been recognised by Forbes and Business Insider for her entrepreneurial achievements to date, and has gotten her brand launched in Sainsbury’s, Superdrug, ASOS, Liberty London, Debenhams, Saks Fifth Avenue and Zalando.

As an entrepreneur, he has been driven by the desire to give others security and stability, something lacking in his own early years.

Business successes include Quick Formations, sold in 2013 and UK Business Forums which he sold in 2007 only to re-acquire during COVID.  It is now the UK’s largest and most well-established small business community site.  He sits on a small number of boards supporting voluntary organisations and technology businesses.

He was one of the founding team for the Government pilot of the Enterprise Advisor network before the Government rolled it out nationwide, connecting business leaders to schools with the objective of reducing the “skills gap” and improving young people’s employability.  He sits on the unofficial board of the charity GRIT supporting the launch of projects in and around Northamptonshire helping disengaged youth..

and endured the journey of entrepreneurship through great failures and awesome successes.

Michael believes that the world doesn’t need more good ideas.  Instead, what we need is a mindset of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship to turn those ideas into value for people. We need to enable a new generation of innovators and entrepreneurs to solve tomorrow’s problems, today.

Michael’s mission is simple “To inspire Tomorrow’s Innovators”

Awards and honours include “Big Innovation Awards, USA”,  “International Stevie Awards” USA and APAC, “Telstra Business Awards”, “Australian International Design Awards”, “Deloitte Fastest Growing Company” (No 12 APAC-wide), “Deloitte Fastest Growing Company” (nationally no 2)

Recent speaking engagements include TEDX Australia, Big Ideas Summit, Australia, Education Forum NY Hall of Science (USA) Asia Pacific Summit (Australia), Future of Work Conference (Australia) Ignite Youth Expo (Australia)

intending to study Ebola. She continued to study, attending the University of Virginia Medical School and then into family medicine.

While practicing as a family physician, Dr. Lai struggled with getting back to sleep after taking patient phone calls in the middle of the night. She needed to listen to some meditative music to help her relax, but headphones were bulky, and ear buds were uncomfortable. Since there were no headphones specifically designed for sleeping on the market, she invented her own and called them SleepPhones®.

They worked so well for her that she decided she had to offer them to all of her patients taking sleeping pills. Her husband soldered and she sewed the first 500 pieces themselves on their kitchen table. Initial feedback was phenomenal. One woman claimed she was able to come off of sleeping pills after taking them for 10 years. Another saved her marriage because she could finally sleep in the same bed as her snoring husband. Dr. Lai and her husband decided to patent their invention and start a real business. They completely sold out in their first year – and the rest is history.

social, transitional and career supports to clients with a range of abilities and interests, allowing them to maximize their

potential and become the most successful, independent, self-advocating members of society they can be.

Originally working in his family’s special education business, Daniel founded New Frontiers, in response to a recurring pattern of young people of different abilities transitioning to post high-school life experiences without being fully prepared. Clients range from elementary-school aged through seasoned adults looking to push themselves to be the most optimized version of themselves and increase their independence.

Daniel is a member of Young Presidents Organization and holds a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from George Washington University. Personally, he is happily married with three children, including a set of twins.

B Corp certified brand Seep.

Launched in 2020, Seep’s mission is to shake up the dusty household essentials category for the good of people and the planet.

She is also a Non-Executive Director and a trustee at ed tech charity Hello World and a Business Angel.

fastest growing security firms in the U.S.

He has decades of experience, and an unrivaled genius when it comes to the world of small business which allowed him to grow his company by 400% in just one quarter. Glen’s company utilizes proprietary software and integrates technology in novel ways to protect clients and improve the security industry as a whole. His expertise has been featured in Security Magazine, AllBusiness Online Resources for Small Business, Woman’s World, KENS5 News, and other similar publications. When not investing in his guards and the industry, you can find Glen doting on his daughter and wife, hunting, and pursuing avenues of contribution to charity events and initiatives such as the Ronald McDonald House.

brands and was recently recognized as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing

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in recognition of his 20+ years contribution to the marketing industry. After achieving a BA degree in Public Relations and Sports Science awarded from Exeter University, Mark has won PR awards for campaigns including the Best Use of Photography and Design in a PR campaign, and has been shortlisted for best Consumer Campaign by the CIPR.

He has achieved cover stories in the Telegraph, Guardian and Times, and BBC Breakfast couch interview for his clients and Sway’s PR has double the turnover of businesses year on year (for three years consecutively).  This is particularly impressive as it includes supporting and growing travel business during lockdown

Mark combines a passion for business, family, sport and the outdoors