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John Vincent co-founded and ran the naturally fast food brand LEON which he sold in 2021. He co-wrote the UK government's School Food Plan, and was part of a team that led the turnaround of drinks business Whyte and Mackay. He formerly had a career on consulting and investment including four years at P&G and seven years at Bain and Company. He now works with Asti Wagner building the social media tech platform Invyted that connects brands with social media influencers. Invyted seeks to help creatives and good brands share what they are up to and make people's lives more fun and interesting.

Mum of three, Founder & Creative director of HubDot. A former Goldman Sachs suit turned jazz singer, Simona saw people around her as passionate individuals with multifaceted lives but whose stories and synergy would never meet because of the societal labels that defined them - a title, a job description, a cv. Starting in 2012 with 98 friends around her kitchen table in London she began changing this status quo and launched HubDot, a global movement whose mission is to help people all over the world connect in a more human way – one that isn't ego-driven, elitist or competitive. Simona and her coloured Dots went to 25 cities around the world, from Riga to Antigua, Paris to Portland. In each of the cities, people came forward to share their stories of overcoming and becoming, reinvention and rebirth. The connections that resulted were life-changing and so inspiring. The HubDot Piazza became a place where you could be anyone you wanted to be, but also a place to share your authentic self, celebrate your achievements and inspire others to step into their power. Today, HubDot is a social movement that encourages the art of connection through experiences and stories whose pioneering and innovative methodology helps and supports companies focused on improving their brand awareness, showcasing their brand values, and achieving their DEI objectives.

Alessandro Giudici, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Strategy and Director of the Executive MBA at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) in London, UK, where he is a member of the research centres on ‘Digital Leadership’ and ‘Business Models and Technology’. Alessandro’s research investigates innovation/entrepreneurial ecosystems and digital platforms but also tech for impact innovation with particular emphasis on emerging economies. At Bayes, Alessandro teaches applied strategy and digital transformation, contributing directly to the School’s regular position in the Financial Times’ Top 10 strategy teaching global ranking. He leads the Executive MBA consulting week in Vietnam and the cross-MBA module on Technology for Good in Kenya. In 2020, Alessandro was included in Poets & Quants' prestigious list "Top 40 Under 40 Business School Professors" with the highest number of nominations on record and he was awarded the ASFOR-Spina Award for "Best Under 40 Italian Business Professor”. He holds an award-winning PhD in Strategy and a Master of Research from Cranfield School of Management (UK), plus an MSc cum laude in Strategy from the University of Pisa. Before academia, he worked as a marketing executive for a large FMCG multinational company in the UK.

Andy is a founding member and Managing Director of Virgin StartUp – the not-for-profit organisation, funded by the Branson Family, that exists to help founders in the UK start and scale early-stage businesses. Prior to helping launch Virgin StartUp in 2013, Andy trained as a Chartered Accountant working at both PwC and Deloitte, specialising in Venture Capital and Private Equity. This experience brought a professional perspective to his passion for entrepreneurship, having had a number of ventures himself – from ‘Impact Artworks’ an online service turning photos into original hand-painted canvases, through to ‘My Club Mail’ – an email service for football fans.