Speakers

Our high-quality speakers are essential to ensuring our events engage audiences and provide relevant, up-to-date and innovative content for our delegates. If you are an innovator or influencer in your field, or know someone who is, please apply below.

Ana Avaliani

Director of Enterprise

Royal Academy of Engineering

Shiyi Chen

President

Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo

Amir Dhia

Technical Manager for Higher Education

Education Above All Foundation

Anne Dobrée

Investment Director

Parkwalk Advisors

Marina Donohoe

Chief Executive Officer

QUBIS

Dawn Freshwater

Executive Director

Worldwide Universities Network

Randolph Hall

Director, Centre for Risk and Economic Analysis of Threats and Emergencies

University of Southern California

Yun-jong Jeon

President

Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology

Mai Lan Le

President

VinUniversity

Sun Sun Lim

Vice-President of Partnerships and Engagement

Singapore Management University

Max Lu

President and Vice-Chancellor

University of Wollongong

Shirley Meng

Vice-President of Industry

Nanyang Technological University

Eduardo Nunes Antunes

Executive Director

Marcha Participações e Empreendimentos

Michelle Olmstead

Chief Executive Officer

Integrity Connective

Tonny Omwansa

Chief Executive Officer

Kenya National Innovation Agency

Eric Parilla

Vice-President for Research, Community, Social Development and Internationalisation

Northwestern University

Thomas Park

Chief Investment Officer

InBc Investment Corp

Lee Rand

Partner

Cottonwood Technology Fund

David Stíbal

Chief Executive Officer

i&i Prague

Wayne Stocks

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner

University Technology Fund

Špela Stres

Senior Researcher

Jožef Stefan Institute

Sian Wee Tan

Senior Vice-President of Innovation and Enterprise

National University of Singapore

Yap Peng Tan

Provost

VinUniversity

Vinesh Thiruchelvam

Chief Innovation, Enterprise and Sustainability Officer

Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation

Annie Vashakmadze

Associate Professor

Business and Technology University

Dolores Volkert

Head of Strategic Education Initiatives

EIT RawMaterials

Christina Wong

Director of Research and Innovation

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Jaromir Zahrádka

Board Member

European Innovation Council

Jana Zahrádka Zajfrtová

Chair

Gen for Future Foundation

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