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John Vincent co-founded and led the natural fast-food brand LEON, which he sold in 2021. He co-authored the British government's School Food Plan and was part of the team that led the turnaround of the beverage company Whyte and Mackay. Previously, he had a career in consulting and investment, including four years at P&G and seven years at Bain and Company. He is now working with Asti Wagner on the creation of the social media technology platform Invyted, which connects brands and social media influencers. Invyted seeks to help creatives and great brands share what they do and make people's lives more fun and interesting.

Mother of three children, founder and creative director of HubDot. A former Goldman Sachs employee turned jazz singer, Simona saw the people around her as passionate individuals with multi-faceted lives but whose stories and synergies would never meet because of the social labels that defined them — a title, a job description, a CV. In 2012, with 98 friends around her kitchen table in London, she started changing this status quo and launched HubDot, a global movement whose mission is to help people around the world connect in a more human way — one that isn’t ego-driven, elitist or competitive. Simona and her colourful Dots visited 25 cities around the world, from Riga to Antigua and Paris to Portland. In each of these cities, people came forwards to share their stories of success and development, reinvention and rebirth. The resulting connections changed people's lives and inspired them. HubDot Piazzas have become a place where you can be whoever you want, but also a place where you can share your authenticity, celebrate your successes and inspire others to take ownership of their power. Today, HubDot is a social movement that encourages the art of connection through experiences and stories. Its pioneering and innovative methodology helps and supports businesses seeking to improve brand awareness, highlight their brand values and achieve their DEI goals.

Alessandro Giudici, PhD, is a Reader in Strategy and Director of the Executive MBA at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) in London, United Kingdom, where he is a member of the "Digital Leadership" and "Business Models and Technology" research centres. Alessandro's research focuses on innovation and business ecosystems and digital platforms, but also on technology for impact innovation, with a particular focus on emerging economies. At Bayes, Alessandro teaches applied strategy and digital transformation, contributing directly to the school's steady position in the top 10 institutions in the Financial Times global rankings for strategy education. 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 the prestigious "Top 40 Under 40 Business School Professors" list by Poets & Quants, with the highest number of nominations ever recorded, and he received the ASFOR-Spina Award for "Best Under 40 Italian Business Professor". He holds a doctorate in strategy and a master's degree in research from the Cranfield School of Management (United Kingdom), as well as a master's degree in strategy from the University of Pisa. Before entering academia, he worked as a marketing manager for a large consumer goods multinational in the United Kingdom.

Andy is a founding member and the Managing Director of Virgin StartUp, a non-profit organisation funded by the Branson family that is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs in the UK launch and grow start-ups. Prior to helping launch Virgin StartUp in 2013, Andy trained as a chartered accountant working at PwC and Deloitte, and specialising in venture capital and private equity. This experience brought a professional perspective to his passion for entrepreneurship: Andy has initiated several projects himself, including Impact Artworks, an online service that allows photos to be transformed into original paintings, and My Club Mail, a messaging service for football fans.