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Michael Gale is the Managing Partner of Inc.digital and the primary author of the Wall Street Journal and Amazon global bestselling book on digital transformation, The Digital Helix. Transforming Your Organizations DNA to thrive in the Digital Age. He was a Group Partner at Monitor group and he is a globally recognized AI and digital transformation top ten influencer as well as the lead author of a new book; Flatcap. Re imagining capitalism for a flat planet. He is also the host of Forbes podcast, Futures in Focus that interviews industry and societal leaders on the possible worlds of 2030 from transportation to food, packaging, healthcare, sport, Ai, government, future management practices and beyond.

1986, James Sommerville graduated as a UK print/graphic designer and founded an agency aged 19 years old. After 25 years he then became the VP Global Design at The Coca-Cola Company and has witnessed the change of advancing technology, of business scale but also the importance of tactile craft in packaging and the ongoing need for talented people.

Gabrielle Walker is a strategist, author and radio moderator. She works with companies to address global challenges with a particular focus on sustainability, energy use, the circular economy, and climate change. As a consultant and strategist, she advises C-level companies on issues such as future investments, manufacturing, and the circular economy, as well as the impact that an aligned strategy can have on a company's visibility and acceptance. She points out instances of short-termism and insular thinking and encourages long-term planning, collaboration and innovation.

Gabrielle Walker has taught at Cambridge and Princeton universities, among others, and has been editor of Climate Change and Nature and features editor at New Scientist magazine. She has hosted programs for BBC TV and radio that have taken her to all seven continents. In the process, she experienced firsthand what the world looks like and how it is changing. She has also written for The Economist, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, among others.

As an author, she has published four titles, including co-authoring the best-selling "The Hot Topic - How to avoid global warming while still keeping the lights on." The book cleared away the hype, dogma and agendas to illuminate the facts and possible solutions to climate change.

Tania Higgins is a top quality English presenter for Corporate Events, Tradefairs, Livestreams and TV, based in Munich, Germany. Tania likes to dive deeper into complex topics to make the message engaging for international audiences. Tania speaks various languages; born in Brazil to a British father and Spanish mother, Tania speaks English, Spanish, German and Portuguese fluently.

Clients trust Tania for top quality live presentations – analogue or digital. Tania has worked with some of the world’s leading trade shows and brands like BMW, Medtronic, Miele, Porsche, Sanofi, Wacom and QVC Germany, Italy and UK.

In 2020 Tania was a finalist in the New York TV & Film Awards and won a Gold Medal at the World Media Awards for her work with Hella, a leading automotive supplier.

As the son of a German mother and an American father, Chris Brow grew up in Germany and in the United States of America. At a young age he learned to know both countries and languages and to mediate between the cultures. So it was obvious that as an 8-year-old he had the big career wish to become a "German U.S. President" one day.

Chris always wanted to make a difference and loved the big show. Fifteen years after his ambitious career wish, he did not go into politics, but completed an apprenticeship as an event manager at a Düsseldorf event agency. Shortly after that, it was clear to him: "I'm going my own way."

So Chris started out on his own as a freelance presenter. U.S. President then became someone else, because Chris prefers to move the masses in his own way.

Thanks to his distinct empathy, the "certain something", his humor and the constant joy of entertainment, he was able to make a name for himself with worldwide clients within a few years. As a "native German and English speaker" and thanks to his multinational background, he is able to present products and messages in both languages in an authentic and lively way.