Alex Edmans is Professor of Finance at London Business School. Alex graduated from Oxford University and then worked for Morgan Stanley in investment banking (London) and fixed income sales and trading (New York). After a PhD in Finance from MIT Sloan as a Fulbright Scholar, he joined Wharton in 2007 and was tenured in 2013 shortly before moving to LBS.

Jason Bevan is the former Head of Creative Development and VP European Marketing at Warner Bros Pictures. He is a master of innovation and a keynote speaker on the power of creativity. He is passionate about helping individuals to unlock their own creative skills as a source of innovation. At Warner Bros, Jason pushed the boundaries of creativity and was known for his energy, passion and love of developing and executing big ideas. He worked with teams across 37 countries on campaigns for films including DC movies, including Joker, Aquaman, The Dark Night, and Superman, the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films, the Lego movies, and horror films such as the Conjuring and IT, among many others. He previously worked for Disney in London and Paris, where he was responsible for large, creative events and several ambitious stunts. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Content Creator Studios and continues to work with top film studios and entertainment companies. Widely considered an expert in his field, he frequently appears on judging panels for awards in the creative industry, and speak.

Thanos is the Founder & CIO of ABP Invest, a research boutique founded in 2015, specializing in geopolitics, economics, markets, and FX analysis. With a 20-year background in asset management at CSFB Investment Management / Credit Suisse Asset Management and Investec Asset Management, he garnered extensive experience across fixed income, emerging markets, currency management, and multi-asset. Throughout his career, Thanos managed portfolios for various pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices, earning his team the "Currency Manager of the Year" award twice. Notably, his foresight in calling for higher inflation in June 2020 and predicting Trump's unexpected US victory in 2016 underscore his keen insights into global economic trends and political developments.