Neo WAY – Previous Speakers

OCTOBER’20 SPEAKERS

Okka Phyo Maung

Myanmar

Startup Founder
Alibaba e-founder fellow
Forbes 30 Under 30

Martina Fuchs

Switzerland

TV Anchor, Business Journalist and Event Moderator
Expert on China & Middle East
Speaks 9 languages (Chinese, Arabic)

Epa Gousopoulos

Switzerland

Resident in the Clinic for Plastic and Hand Surgery at Universitätsspital Zürich

Kohei Kurihara

Japan

President of Tokyo Chapter at Government Blockchain Association

Shailendra Goswami

India

Chairman & Managing Director Pushkaraj Group
Webinar “Challenges and Opportunities during and after COVID 19”: https://youtu.be/J1-LfFebdDw

Sinartus Sosrodjojo

Indonesia

Value Creation Advisor at Damson Capital

Nontuthuzelo Nikiwe

South Africa

Social Investment Analyst at Tshikululu Social Investment
Global Shaper & Impact Officer at Tshwane Hub

Jeff Hoffman

United States

Chairman of the Board, Global Entrepreneurship Network

Clyde Hutchinson

Ireland

Air, Land and Sea Travel and Transportation

William Bohnet

United States

Non-profit leader of environmental organizations

Allen Morison

United States

Professor at Arizona State University, Thunderbird School of Global Management

Natalie Samovich

Portugal

Co-Founder ResilientGroup, Enercoutim
Chair WG Energy AIOTI, Co-chair ETIP-SNET WG1.
Advancing Energy Transition

Simón Levy

Mexico

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

Rosauro Rodriguez

Philippines

Global Security & Investigation Consultant
Defense Technologist
Radio Program Anchor
CSO of the Week & Hall of Famer

Felicitas Pietrulla

Switzerland

Consultant at McKinsey & Company

Jim Yuan

Philippines

Partner @ Joyview Education
MBA & MSc

Linh Do

Australia

Social Movements | Climate Justice | Systems Change | Rabble Rouser

Vivek Atray

India

8 TEDx Talks, Top Motivational Keynote Public Speaker
Best Selling Author: “Finding SUCCESS Within-52 Life Skills for Young Indians”
Ex Director Industries & I.T. Emotional Intelligence Expert

Princess Angelique Monét

US and UK

Pioneer in arts and entertainment, visionary and futurist
Ventriloquist, Singer, Composer
1st Class Member of the Order of Malta and Cavalier of the Order of St. Jerusalem

Clodagh Quain

Ireland

IIEA Policy Analyst
WEF GSC Dublin Hub Curator
McKinsey Next Generation Women Leaders 2020

Jane Oates

United States

President, WorkingNation

Anna-Laura Seifermann

Rwanda

Consultant at KfW – Co-Founder at a space technology company
WEF Global Shaper

David Dorr

Cayman Islands

Managing Principal at Dorr Asset Management SEZC
Expert in global macro investing and cross-border structuring
Founder of Coro Global fintech payment systems (Blockchain)

Michael Stopford

Italy

Founder & Managing Partner, ANCORED, Stockholm

Bridget Williams

New Zealand

CEO | Community Contributor
SDG Nerd

Tiago Matheus

Brazil

Commercial Development
Inside Sales | Outbound

Jitesh Shetty

United States

Founder @Qwiklabs
Angel investor

SEPTEMBER’20 SPEAKERS

Jessica Tungadi

Australia

NeoWAY Alumnus
High School Student

Susan Oh

Thailand

Co-founder & CEO, Muckr.ai
Member of the Global Sustainability Network
Storyteller and TEDx Speaker

Gilad Novik

Israel

Founder at Gilnovation

Darius Tamauskas

Lithuania

Consultant at The World Bank

Renato de Castro

Italy

Smart City Expert | Author | Keynote Speaker | World Traveller

Ana Jipa

Spain

Co-founder at Okey
Advisor at HardYakka
Partner at Globalld

Mike Zuckerman

Uganda

Applied Geographer
Refugee Social Entrepreneur

Marc Nienaber

United Kingdom

Neo WAY alumnus
High School Student

Patricia Salvação

Brazil

MappaBiz Founder
WEF Global Shaper

Daniel Sava

Project Manager Materials, Chemistry, Physics | Building business cases for innovations from University of Manchester
WEF Global Shaper

Dijana Galijasevic

Germany

PhD Candidate & Co-founder ‘EXPONENTIALLY HUMAN’ – Purposeful Transformation Leadership Retreats

Anitha Vadavatha

United States

Exponential technologies advisor & consultant, Global Strategist, and Entrepreneur

Parneet Pal

United States

Chief Science Officer at Wisdom Labs, Inc.
Physician, Educator and Science Communicator

Juliana Leal

Brazil

Chevening Scholar | Human Rights | International Cooperation | Public Policies
WEF Global Shaper

Elena Poughia

Germany

MD at Dataconomy Media and Data Natives
Community Advisor at EIC

Joel Curado

Switzerland

Country Digital Transformation Leader – Digital Village @ Cisco Systems Smart Cities

Rajesh Johnny

UAE

Co-Founder Industry 4.1 | EST | Fintech House

Kayvan Nikjou

Netherlands

Exclusive events for top brands (Mercedes, Porsche, Lamborghini)
Marketing and Business Development

Edgar Aronov

Estonia

Co-Founder and CEO of Evertornado, software for organizing online hackathons and challenges

Danielle Wilson

Belgium

Award winning impact producer
Founder & Director of Think-Film Impact Production; Co-Director of Inventor Films
Associate Producer of the Oscar-shortlisted, Emmy-nominated film My Enemy, My Brother (2015)

Amandeep Midha

Denmark

Developer by Heart & Consultant by Skills
Founder Nerd 9
Principal IT Consultant BEC

Sharmini Ravindran

Singapore

Head of Marketing at Mysterium Network
Nomadic Lifestyle

Asher Bennett

Israel

Founder at Tevva – Electric Trucks
Used to live in a submarine!

Therese Gedda

Global

Keynote Speaker on Future of Work & Company Culture, Founder/Executive Coach, Award-Winning Founder & CEO of 30minMBA

Peter Knight

Brazil

Stanford PhD, Oxford Fulbright Fellow
Singularity University Member

Aaron Berger

United States

Research Scientist; global catastrophic risks, geopolitical spillover events, grand strategy

Vivian Claire Liew

Singapore

Climate Alpha Adviser to SWFs, Sustainable Investing Expert, Board Director & Sustainability Advisor
Founder of Philanthropy Works
World Economic Forum Young Global Leader

AUGUST’20 SPEAKERS

Suli Tan

Singapore

WAY Singapore Studio Super
High School Student

Alberto Levy

Spain

Innovation Evangelist. Consultant.
Public Speaker. StartUp Mentor. Entrepreneur.
Artist. Aspen Institute Alumni.

Lara Gheriani

United Kingdom

Intern at UNIDO
SOAS Undergraduate finalist
WEF Global Shaper

Simone Uriartt

Netherlands

Strategic Designer for Social Innovation and Human Centred Governance.
Founder & Filmmaker at Adoção Tardia
WEF Global Shaper

Klaus Michael Christensen

Switzerland

President of Swiss Impact Investment Association
Host of Zug Impact Summits

Lester Thomas

United Kingdom

Chief IT Systems Architect at Vodafone Group

Elizabeth Taylor

Germany

Founder and CEO of WaterLoom
EIT – European Institute of Innovation and Technology Water Scarcity Mentor and Expert
WEF Global Shaper

Giordano Araújo

Brazil

Neo WAY alumnus
High School Student

Jeremy McKane

United States

OCN.ai CEO
Using Blockchain to establish a new Blue Economy in order to Protect Life Below Water

Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy

United States

Resilience & precovery – deeply passionate about impact and storytelling for the ocean, coastlines, islands and cities

Jamie Gylden

Czechia

Former Accenture Network Solution Leading Partner
Network and Technology Infrastructure Expertise

J. Carl Ganter

United States

Circle of Blue, Co-Founder | Vector Center, CEO | C-20 Advisory
WEF Young Global Leader

Lucas Ferreira

Brazil

MSc Technology Innovation
Startup Acceleration
WEF Global Shaper

Meghan Rutigliano

United States

Remote Content Curator and Network Leader

Professor Olinga Taeed PhD FIoD

United Kingdom

Council Member and Expert Advisor at China E-Commerce Blockchain Committee (Ministry of Commerce)

Jaka Berdnik

Slovenia

Relationship Manager at Young Executives Society (YES)

Maria Pia Aqueveque

Chile

Token Economist | DAOs, DeFi, Digital Assets, Blockchain expert advisor and global speaker
Board Member Director | Diverse Board Advocate.

Guido van Nispen

Netherlands

Senior Executive, Leadership Consultant & Boardroom Advisor

Shevanne Helmer

United Kingdom

Co-Founder at Helmer-Fresson

Nick Jekogian

United States

Real Estate Entrepreneur
CEO, Signature Group Investments

Frederik Ottesen

South Africa

Founder at LittleSun.com
Solar Energy LED products

Bien King

United Kingdom

Founder @ Let’s Reinvent
WEF Global Shaper
Tech for Good, Entrepreneurship and Diversity & Inclusion Programme Leader

Rosie von Lila

United States

Investor Relations | Policy Advocacy
Advisor to Burning Man project

Rejiel Gonzales

Philippines

Founder/CEO at Bridge360 IT Solutions
WEF Global Shaper

Cecilia Pagkalinawan

United States

Founder/CEO at BRWN

Miko Matsumura

United States

General Partner at Gumi Ventures

Sridhar Iyengar

United States

CEO at Elemental Machines

JULY’20 SPEAKERS

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Sun Yen Tan

Singapore

WAY Singapore Studio Super
High School Student
Filmmaker at Blank Productions

Chloe Ling

Malaysia

Author and Educator
TEDx Speaker
WEF Global Shaper

Zaim Mohzani

Malaysia

International Strategy & Diplomacy (LSE), Chevening Scholar;
Community Builder (3x NGO Founder) | AI & IR
WEF Global Shaper

Kilian Kleinschmidt

Austria

Special Advisor to the German Minister for Development on Refugee Related Programmes
UNHCR Camp Manager Za’atari (Jordan)

Maël Azokly

Switzerland

MLaw student
WEF Global Shaper

Nora Stolz

United Kingdom

Wellbeing strategist
Positive Psychology coach
Yoga teacher

Jed Grant

Luxembourg

Former NATO Section Chief – Division of Information Technology
Top EU Blockchain Expert, Fintech Europe Top 200 Influencer
University of Luxembourg Adjunct Professor

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Alexi Stapf

(joint session with Natasha Stapf)

United States

WAY Santa Barbara Studio Super
High School Student
Tech Center Support Specialist

Natasha Stapf

(joint session with Alexi Stapf)

United States

WAY Santa Barbara Studio Super
High School Student

Vanessa Arelle

Portugal

Former Head of Cultural Affairs (Cultural Attachée) for Mexico
Regular contributor to Vogue Mexico and Vogue Latin America
Trustee of Fashion Revolution; TedX Speaker

Marc Muller Eberstein

United States

Former Microsoft Director Product Management and Marketing
Author of multiple books, TEDx Speaker
Startup Mentor Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC)

Jordan Naddaf

(joint session with Maayan Barsade)

United States

Founder & Co-CEO at the Foreign Policy Youth Collaborative
XPRIZE Advisory Board Member

Maayan Barsade

(joint session with Jordan Naddaf)

United States

Co-CEO and Co-Outreach Director at Foreign Policy Youth Collaborative
Oxford Summer Courses Student Ambassador

Denise Cortês-Keyser

Mozambique

Former TV Presenter and ex-Sports Leader
Advisory services with focus on Finances and Investments
TEDx Maputo Curator

Tiffany Yu

United States

Disability Champion
Podcaster and TEDx Speaker
WEF Global Shaper

Irra Ariella Khi

United Kingdom

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Zamna (VChain)
Oxford Graduate, 1st Class Honours Degree with Commended Thesis written in three languages; Oxford Entrepreneurs

Dr. Swam Saung Oo

Myanmar

Director of Trust Oo, MyHealthcare
WEF Global Shaper

D’aaron Fallacorina

Philippines

School Counselor at De La Salle University
WEF Global Shaper

Lorenzo Niola

Switzerland

Head of Ecosystem Development Hatch CoLab
WEF Global Shaper

Andrea Guida

Switzerland

Principal at CO Collaboration in Organizations
WEF Global Shaper; Founding Curator of Lugano Hub

Nanticha Ocharoenchai

Thailand

Storyteller and Climate Activist
Communications Consultant World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
WEF Global Shaper

Myo Kyaw Thu

Myanmar

Banking Consultant at IFC (International Finance Corporation) World Bank Group
WEF Global Shaper

Syahmi Zulfadhli bin Abdullah

Brunei Darussalam

Certified Tourist Guide, Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism Brunei
WEF Global Shaper

Emile Delam

Norway

Partner Foreign Affairs Q4 CAPITAL
Speaker at Horasis.org

Adrian Neamtu

Germany

Head of Deposit Business Siemens Bank GmbH
WAY Davos’19 speaker

Adam Newman

Brazil

President and Co-founder Favela Inc
CEO Favela Experience
Film Producer Yawarani VR

Rikia Saddy

Canada

CEO Rikia Saddy Strategy
Former Board of Directors Oxfam
Author “We are Canada”

Shelley Lewis

United Kingdom

Founder & Host The Equanimity Expert
Executive Director Inner Outer Peace Fund

Alvaro Schocair

Brazil

Founder at Link School of Business
CEO Quebec Impact Assets

Katrina Coleen Bayog

Belgium

MSc Candidate, Advanced Masters on Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies at KU Leuven, Belgium
WEF Global Shaper

Micaela Coleman

United States

Former Press Assistant, Legislative Correspondent & Special Assistant U.S. House of Representatives
Member of YPFP (Young Professionals in Foreign Policy)
WEF Global Shaper