SPEAKERS
Where great minds meet
The world’s leading voices are contributing to Future Talent Summit, shaping the global agenda on future work and education. New speakers will be announced throughout March-April 2026. Line-up is subject to change
FUTURE TALENT SUMMIT 2026
SPEAKERS & FaCILITATORS
Future Talent Summit is a mix of keynotes, panels, roundtable dialogues, workshops, facilitated meetings, and networking opportunities
Vivienne Ming
Neuroscientist, AI expert
Author of "Robot-proof"
Uzair Qadeer
Chief People Officer
BBC
Rachel Russell
Director, Future of Work
Microsoft
HANS VESTBERG
Former Chairman & CEO, Verizon
Strategic Advisor & BlackRock Board Member
El Iza Mohamedou
Head, OECD Centre for Skills
OECD
Michael GERLICH
Head of Center for Strategic Corporate Foresight
SBS Swiss Business School
SaM SchLIMPER
Managing Director
Randstad Advisory
Cait Lamberton
Vice-Dean and Director
The Wharton School
Claudia Tattanelli
Chairperson of the board
Future Talent Council
Asma Shaikh
Director General, Human Resources
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Ben Nelson
Chairman and CEO
Minerva Project
Steven N. Liss
VP Research & Innovation
Toronto Metropolitan University
Irmgard Naudin ten Cate
Global Talent Leader
EY
ELENA MAGRINI
Head of Global Research
Lightcast
Bregje Meuwissen
Group Chief People Officer
Cint
Adam Shoemaker
Vice-Chancellor & President
Victoria University
Tim Sharp
Head of People & Culture
Danske Bank
Lisa Umenyiora
Executive Director, Careers
Imperial Business School
Syed Ali Abbas
Global VP of People
HelloFresh
Marc Fisher
Vice Chancellor
UC Berkeley
Tania Lennon
Executive Director, Strategic Talent Lab
IMD
Fotis Sotiropoulos
Executive Vice President & Provost
Penn State University
Christina Lewis
Chief People Officer
C40 Cities
Peter Kurzwelly
Head of AI
SVT, Swedish national public television
Andrew Jones
Vice-Chancellor and President
Brunel University of London
Ann-Therése Enarsson
CEO
Futurion
Veronique Lafon-Vinais
Director
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Nicklas Berild Lundblad
Author & former Head of Global Policy, Deepmind
Former VP Public Policy, Stripe
