Amy Webb may not be a superhero – but she does have a powerful ability to anticipate trends and emerging technology that will disrupt tomorrow. And she can envision and help prepare for the impact they’ll have on business and society. Now she’s teaching others, including corporate leaders, innovators and governments, to do the same. Founder of the Future Today Institute, Webb is a renowned futurist and strategist. For her, it’s not simply an interest; it’s a profession and a passion. Nor is “forecasting the future” about creating fantastical scenarios. Webb doesn’t simply make speculations or predictions; her work is evidence based, drawn from mapping and modeling quantitative and qualitative data collected in the present to understand what’s coming (5-20 years from now). Named to the 2017 Thinkers50 Radar list of management thinkers most likely to shape the future – and winner of its 2017 Distinguished Achievement Award – Webb is already making an impact on today’s Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, government agencies, large nonprofits, universities and startups worldwide. Focusing on the intersection of technology, business and society, she takes a purposefully broad lens to her work. When thinking about the future, most only look at their industry and direct competitors. Webb is adamant about looking at multiple, adjacent landscapes. “You have to be able to see the top of the forest in order to see where all the trees are and how they connect,” she says.

With a profound passion for technology and its potential to transform business and society, Noelle Russell has dedicated her career to helping organizations uncover the possibilities artificial intelligence presents to their businesses, and guiding them through the intricacies of AI adoption. In her daily work Russell advises companies across industries on how to integrate emerging technologies — including AI, Web3, and the Cloud — into their operations and workplace strategies. She is an award-winning technologist with an entrepreneurial spirit who has led innovative tech teams at Accenture, NPR, Microsoft, IBM, AWS, and Amazon Alexa, and is among the world’s leading voices on data and AI literacy.

A globally recognized leader in the field of future of work, Kelly Monahan is the mind behind some of the world’s leading companies’ efforts to bring the workplace of the future into the present. As the Managing Director of Upwork’s Future of Work Research Institute, Monahan is the architect of first-of-their-kind research programs — the findings of which are used to inspire workplace transformation at the world's top organizations and help them radically shift how they think and operate in order to unlock new avenues to success for their talent and business. 

Priyanka Rao is a leader at the forefront of revolutionizing corporate innovation and productivity through the power of artificial intelligence. As the CEO of AI Champions, the company she founded, Priyanka provides comprehensive AI training and consulting services to organizations across various industries. She focuses on empowering leaders and their teams to purposefully and effectively integrate AI into their business operations. With a remarkable track record, Priyanka has significantly contributed to innovation in sectors such as manufacturing and retail. Throughout her career, Priyanka has driven successful technology initiatives across Australia, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the U.S., where she is currently based. She founded and sold Spark & Burnish, a company that retailed high-end hardware for luxury projects globally, showcasing her strategic execution and entrepreneurial prowess. As CEO and CMO of Australian-based manufacturer Luxmy Furniture, and with notable experience in consumer marketing and human resources at EMI Music Australia, Priyanka's impact is broad and deep. In the Web3 space, she is a dynamic angel investor, consultant, and advisor, transforming business operations with innovative growth, governance, and compliance strategies. Her strategic approach has been pivotal in helping businesses adopt emerging technologies to drive innovation and efficiency. Under her leadership, AI Champions has become an essential resource for leaders seeking to harness AI for transformative business outcomes.

Molly Bloom is an inspirational keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Molly’s Game. She is best known for her memoir, Molly’s Game, which was adapted into an award-winning film of the same name by Aaron Sorkin. Bloom’s memoir chronicles her journey from college student to LA waitress to building and operating the largest and most notorious private poker game in the world. Her games featured hundreds of millions of dollars and players like Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, A-Rod, and Ben Affleck. Bloom began her career as a world-class skier. While training as a pre-teen she was diagnosed with severe scoliosis and had to undergo surgery that the doctors said would end her athletic career. A year later, fully recovered, she was back on the slopes. She later joined the U.S. Ski Team and at 21 years old was ranked No. 3 in North America in moguls, but her Olympic dreams would go unrealized as she left the team to pursue other projects. This led her to what she thought would be a year sabbatical in LA. Bloom was finishing her degree in Political Science from the University of Colorado – Boulder, and was in the process of applying to top tier Law Schools, when her assistant job turned her into an accidental entrepreneur, running one of the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world, pulling in as much as $4 million per year. What happened next is where her story truly begins. The film Molly’s Game, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, stars Jessica Chastain (as Molly), Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Brian d’Arcy James, and Chris O’Dowd. Bloom has appeared on numerous shows and in media outlets such as Ellen, Vice, The Los Angeles Times, NPR, Vulture, and has been asked to speak at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women, for companies like Blackrock Financial, SiriusXM Radio, and will deliver the 2018 commencement speech at Colorado State University. Bloom is now focused on building WeWork for female entrepreneurs. For years

Barrier-breaker, transformational leader, a force to be reckoned with — these are just some of the words to describe Daphne E. Jones, an accomplished and seasoned Fortune 50 executive whose forward-looking vision played a key role in unlocking growth within various multinational corporations. Through the course of her illustrious 30-year career, she held executive roles at IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Hospira, Inc. (now Pfizer) — where she shattered the ‘concrete’ ceiling by becoming the first woman and first person of color to report to the Chairman of the Board and CEO, and General Electric, where she became the highest-ranking African American woman in GE IT. Jones is widely regarded as a power player in her field and draws upon her extensive experience using digital technologies strategically, entrepreneurially, and globally to advise organizations in every industry on the way forward for their businesses.

With an exceptional track record of sparking brilliant leaders and turning soft skills into hard results, Jackie Insinger combines relatability and humor with her data-driven, results-focused approach to teamwork and leadership. Equal parts captivating and motivating, Jackie inspires immediate action that leads to inevitable transformation. By leveraging the latest research in neuroscience and positive psychology, Jackie designs simple, actionable strategies that individuals can use right away to spark their team’s brilliance - taking them beyond “good to great” and transforming them from “great to extraordinary.” As a best-selling author with degrees from Duke and Harvard and a certification in Neuroscience for Business from MIT, Jackie’s ideas have been a game-changer for thousands of people and businesses worldwide.

Jenny Wood is the author of the upcoming book, WILD COURAGE: Go After What You Want and Get It. She is also a former executive at Google who ran a large operations team that helped drive tens of billions of revenue per year. She is the founder of Own Your Career, one of the largest career development programs in Google’s history with tens of thousands of people benefitting worldwide. Jenny’s writing has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Inc., and Forbes. Wood climbed from entry-level to executive in her 18 years at Google and founded the company’s largest career development program in its 25-year history, Own Your Career, which is loved by tens of thousands of employees globally. Penguin Random House has WILD COURAGE slated to be one of their biggest professional development releases of 2025, and it’s already being translated to Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, Portuguese, and Polish. When WILD COURAGE was announced for preorders, it instantly became the #1 new release in the Careers category and the Leadership and Motivation category on Amazon.

Caitlin, known as "Cybersecurity Girl," is a top global influencer, educator, and advocate in cybersecurity, particularly recognized for her efforts to make cybersecurity accessible and inspire women in STEM. With over 1.4 million followers and leadership experience at top firms, including TikTok, EY, and DLA Piper, she combines technical expertise with engaging communication to demystify cybersecurity for all. A frequent speaker at global conferences and a media-featured expert, Caitlin now leads Cybersecurity Girl LLC, focused on empowering individuals to secure their digital lives. Her upcoming book, Secure and Protect Everything, aims to simplify online safety for a broad audience.

Lauren Wittenberg Weiner became an accidental entrepreneur when she quit her White House job to follow her husband on military orders to Italy. Once there, she was told that military spouses were prohibited from holding professional-level jobs. She started WWC Global, and she and her team grew it to $100 million in annual revenue before selling it to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation in 2022. In 2018, WWC Global won the largest-ever contract to a woman-owned business in US Special Operations Command headquarters history— the headquarters for the Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets—making WWC Global one of the most successful women-owned small businesses in government contracting. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and a PhD in psychology from Dartmouth College. She lives in Tampa Bay with her family, where she sits on the board of multiple nonprofits, acts as primary caregiver for her aging parents, and is a loud and proud hockey mom.