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This year's theme, PROXIMITY, explores a trend transforming every industry--and that will continue to do so for decades. From Generative AI and Virtual Worlds to the global energy transition and our endeavors in space, they all push value creation closer to the moment of demand. We'll share foresight with leaders creating the future today, explore what these futures might mean for each of us, and help you translate this to ACTION. Most of all build trusted relationships with some of our world's most innovative people.
AGENDA
This year's theme, PROXIMITY, explores a trend transforming every industry--and that will continue to do so for decades. From Generative AI and Virtual Worlds to the global energy transition and our endeavors in space, they all push value creation closer to the moment of demand. We'll share foresight with leaders creating the future today, explore what these futures might mean for each of us, and help you translate this to ACTION. Most of all build trusted relationships with some of our world's most innovative people.
AGENDA
Dylan Taylor
Chairman & CEO
Voyager Space
Voyager Space
Barbara Belvisi
Founder & CEO, Interstellar Lab
Brian Collins
Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder
COLLINS
COLLINS
John Bremen
Chief Innovation & Acceleration Officer
WTW (formerly Willis Towers Watson)
WTW (formerly Willis Towers Watson)
Najla Ahmed Al-Midfa
Chief Executive Officer
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center
Manoj Saxena
Founder & Chairman
AI Entrepreneur, Investor & Philanthropist
Responsible AI Institute
AI Entrepreneur, Investor & Philanthropist
Responsible AI Institute
Rashid Mansoor
Founder & CEO
MetaGravity Serial Virtual World & Gaming Entrepreneur
MetaGravity Serial Virtual World & Gaming Entrepreneur
Moran Cerf
Associate Professor of Marketing & Neuroscience
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University
Alfred P. Sloan Professor, American Film Institute
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University
Alfred P. Sloan Professor, American Film Institute
Marjorie Pallion
Host & Writer, Tech 24
France 24
France 24
Emmet B. Keeffe III
Founder, Insight Ignite & Operating Partner
Insight Partners
Insight Partners
Sundar Raman
Director of Technology
Museum of the Future
Museum of the Future
Gaëlle Mourre
Founder
Fat Red Bird Ltd
Fat Red Bird Ltd
Bruce Hood
Professor of Developmental Psychology in Society
Bristol University
Bristol University
Quentin Darras
Co-creater
(Hi)Story of a Painting
(Hi)Story of a Painting
Dr. Louisa Bremner
Virtual Production
Independent
Independent
Avner Halperin
CEO
THM Ltd. – Sheba's Tech Transfer Company
THM Ltd. – Sheba's Tech Transfer Company
Menghis Bairu, MD
Chairman and CEO
Bairex Institute of Health Education and Research
Bairex Institute of Health Education and Research
Nely Galán
Self-Made Media and Real Estate Entrepreneur
David Shrier
Professor of Practice, AI & Innovation
Imperial College Business School
Imperial College Business School
Alexandre Roulin
Professor in Biology
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Marshall Davis Jones
Spoken Word Artist & Vocal Expert
Andrea Bravo
Founder
Metaversethics.org
Metaversethics.org
Christine Mohr
Professor in Psychology
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
San Rahi
Brand Innovation Catalyst & TWIN Advisory Board
Keyun Ruan
Founder and Chair
Happiness Foundation and Haia.ai
Happiness Foundation and Haia.ai
About TWIN
The World Innovation Network (TWIN Global) is a connective of innovators who build trusted relationships across sectors to manifest purpose and impact.
Founded in 2003, TWIN includes nearly 3,000 participants from over 30 countries representing business, government, the arts, academia and defense. Our TWIN members—known as TWINians—gather annually for our summit, TWIN Global, and engage online and in-person throughout the year.
In 2023, our convening will take place in person in London at the Royal Institution and Selfridges. Our theme will be PROXIMITY: Opportunities, Risks and Lives We Desire.
TWIN is a “network of networks” connecting our TWIN Sibling organizations with whom we partner year-round. Learn More
Founded in 2003, TWIN includes nearly 3,000 participants from over 30 countries representing business, government, the arts, academia and defense. Our TWIN members—known as TWINians—gather annually for our summit, TWIN Global, and engage online and in-person throughout the year.
In 2023, our convening will take place in person in London at the Royal Institution and Selfridges. Our theme will be PROXIMITY: Opportunities, Risks and Lives We Desire.
TWIN is a “network of networks” connecting our TWIN Sibling organizations with whom we partner year-round. Learn More
The Great Unwinding
Of 2022: Six Questions
To Prosper Through Reopening
Our transition to 2022 feels more pivotal than years past. That’s because it is.
Imagine the first time you gather in a group with no risk of Covid-19. When you reach out— in-person— to your colleagues, customers, friends and loved ones. How will you feel? Multiply that by billions of interactions, worldwide.
Learn how our speakers seek to answer those questions as we prepare for a post-COVID-19 world. Read More
Imagine the first time you gather in a group with no risk of Covid-19. When you reach out— in-person— to your colleagues, customers, friends and loved ones. How will you feel? Multiply that by billions of interactions, worldwide.
Learn how our speakers seek to answer those questions as we prepare for a post-COVID-19 world. Read More
TWIN Advisory Board and Global Council
Our members represent 30 innovation ecosystems.
Click on the + icons to see the list of TWIN advisors.
Europe
Closex
Marjorie Pallion
France
Host & Writer, Tech 24
France 24
France 24
Truls Berg
Norway
Founder & CEO
Open Innovation Lab or Norway
TWIN Patron
Open Innovation Lab or Norway
TWIN Patron
Rob Wolcott
Adjunct Professor of Innovation
University of Chicago & Northwestern University
Managing Partner, Clareo
Co-Founder & Chairman, TWIN Global
University of Chicago & Northwestern University
Managing Partner, Clareo
Co-Founder & Chairman, TWIN Global
Lee Shapiro
Managing Partner
7wire Ventures
Co-founder, Livongo & Transcarent
7wire Ventures
Co-founder, Livongo & Transcarent
Howard Tullman
Venture Investor & Serial Entrepreneur
TWIN Co-Founder & Board Member
TWIN Co-Founder & Board Member
KAARINA KOSKENALUSTA
TWIN Co-Founder
International Advisor,
TWIN Global Initiative Partners
International Advisor,
TWIN Global Initiative Partners
Anna Catalano
Corporate Board Member
TWIN Co-Founder & Board Member
TWIN Co-Founder & Board Member
Sethi Anil
Switzerland
ETH
John Power
Ireland
LSC International
Marc Goldberg
France
Kinnernet Europe
Karim Shariff
Dubai & Gulf States
Principal
Majlis Investment Management
(Dubai)
Majlis Investment Management
(Dubai)
Martin Wezowski
Germany
SAP
Sridhar Iyengar
Boston
Elemental Machines
Shariful Islam
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Brand Forum
Maysoon Zayed
Qatar
Qatar Stock Exchange
Njideka Harry
Youth for Technology Foundation
Kunal Sood
India
Founder & CXO
#WeThePlanet
#WeThePlanet
Stephanie Wolcott
Colombia
ESG Strategy Lead, BNY Mellon
Co-Founder & Advisory Board Member
TWIN Global
Co-Founder & Advisory Board Member
TWIN Global
Peter Bryant
Chairman & Managing Partner
Clareo
Clareo
Luis Garcia de Paredes
Panama
Banco General
Carlos Arruda
Brazil
Fundação Dom Cabral
Hiro Nishiguchi
Japan
Japan Innovation Network (JIN)
Rosario Casas
Colombia
XR Americas | BC Partners Tech
Guido van Nispen
Netherlands
World Press Photo Foundation
Haisong Tang
China
BCG Digital Ventures
Yitz Applbaum
Israel
MizMaa Ventures, Ltd.
Debu Purkayastha
UK
Managing Partner
3rd Eye Capital
3rd Eye Capital
Euler Bropleh
VestedWorld
Sam Potolicchio
Russia
Russian Presidential Academy
Juhani Talvia
Finland
Talvia Consulting
Jorn Bang Anderson
Denmark
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark Trade Commissioner, Southern Europe
João Ribeiro da Costa
Portugal
Catolica Lisbon School of Business & Economics
Sten-Kristian Saluveer
Estonia
Head, Cannes NEXT
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
Kristen Davis
France
CinqC
Plamen Russev
Bulgaria
Webit Foundation
Teddy Zmrhal
San Franscisco, California
Salesforce
Hermawan Kartajaya
Indonesia
MarkPlus, Inc
Tomas Barraza
Italy
H-FARM
Dr. Rafael Salmi
President
Richardson RFPD
Richardson RFPD
Bob Castro
Washington D.C.
Entrepreneur, Executive, & Boardroom Advisor
Founder, Bob Castro Strategies
Counselor, Hamilton Advisors/Social Impact
Founder, Bob Castro Strategies
Counselor, Hamilton Advisors/Social Impact
Chris Tun
Myanmar
Chief Digital Officer
AYA Bank
AYA Bank
Dorit DonovelDirector, NASA Translational Institute for Space Health, Baylor College of Medicine
Sam GlassenbergFounder & CEO Levelex
Alisa EllisGlobal Head of Innovation & Emerging Products, Discover Financial Services
Jack PorterPresident and CEO at Cognizer
ANNA CATALANOCorporate Board Member TWIN Co-Founder Emeritus Advisory Board
TOBY REDSHAWCo-founder | Chairman Emeritus, KIN SVP, Strategy, Innovation and Product Management Verizon
Suraj MadnaniBoard Advisor, Responsible AI Institute
Manoj SaxenaChairman, Responsible AI Institute
Bonnie Speer McGrathStrategic Business Advisor & Career Strategist at Speer McGrath & Co
Archelle GeorgiouChief Health Officer at Starkey Hearing
Dorit DonovelDirector, NASA Translational Institute for Space Health, Baylor College of Medicine
Sam GlassenbergFounder & CEO Levelex
Alisa EllisGlobal Head of Innovation & Emerging Products, Discover Financial Services
Jack PorterPresident and CEO at Cognizer
ANNA CATALANOCorporate Board Member TWIN Co-Founder Emeritus Advisory Board
TOBY REDSHAWCo-founder | Chairman Emeritus, KIN SVP, Strategy, Innovation and Product Management Verizon
Suraj MadnaniBoard Advisor, Responsible AI Institute
Manoj SaxenaChairman, Responsible AI Institute
Bonnie Speer McGrathStrategic Business Advisor & Career Strategist at Speer McGrath & Co
Archelle GeorgiouChief Health Officer at Starkey Hearing
Though Dorit and Sam met at TWIN Global 2018, they also had another connection, having been recognized by the media on the same day for their respective accomplishments, Dorit for her research to protect astronauts in space, and Sam having made the Medical Marketing & Media’s 40 under 40 list. Since their meeting, they have formed a partnership to foster breakthrough research and innovation.
When Jack and Alisa met at TWIN, Jack was giving a keynote speech focused on AI deep learning, which attracted Alisa’s attention. Alisa is an entrepreneur constantly working to integrate new technologies into the corporate world, and Jack is a brilliant developer. A partnership was inevitable. They worked together to integrate AI at Alisa’s company, Discover Financial Services, and since then, they’ve stayed in close contact, forming innovative solutions to transform business and the workplace.
Anna and Toby are both co-founders of TWIN that have been working closely for years. Anna started in the energy sector and took every opportunity to excel in a field predominantly populated by men. Toby has helped to guide and support her over the years, allowing her to stay up to date on technological developments and understand the impact they have on the corporate world, since Anna refuses to fall behind in that regard.
After Manoj Saxena and Suraj Madnani Met at TWIN and shared ideas about AI, Manoj invited Suraj to join him on the advisory board of the Responsible AI Institute, then AI Global, which he chairs. Suraj told us that he looks at AI “from a product standpoint and it is close to [his] heart.” Fittingly, his work is focused on supporting the Responsible AI Collab — one of its newest products.
Met at TWIN: Bonnie Speer McGrath, Strategic Business Advisor & Career Strategist at Speer McGrath & Co, and Archelle Georgiou, MD, Chief Health Officer at Starkey Hearing initially met at TWIN Global 2018. Since then, Archelle has joined Bonnie on the board of Children’s Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Though Dorit and Sam met at TWIN Global 2018, they also had another connection, having been recognized by the media on the same day for their respective accomplishments, Dorit for her research to protect astronauts in space, and Sam having made the Medical Marketing & Media’s 40 under 40 list. Since their meeting, they have formed a partnership to foster breakthrough research and innovation.
When Jack and Alisa met at TWIN, Jack was giving a keynote speech focused on AI deep learning, which attracted Alisa’s attention. Alisa is an entrepreneur constantly working to integrate new technologies into the corporate world, and Jack is a brilliant developer. A partnership was inevitable. They worked together to integrate AI at Alisa’s company, Discover Financial Services, and since then, they’ve stayed in close contact, forming innovative solutions to transform business and the workplace.
Anna and Toby are both co-founders of TWIN that have been working closely for years. Anna started in the energy sector and took every opportunity to excel in a field predominantly populated by men. Toby has helped to guide and support her over the years, allowing her to stay up to date on technological developments and understand the impact they have on the corporate world, since Anna refuses to fall behind in that regard.
After Manoj Saxena and Suraj Madnani Met at TWIN and shared ideas about AI, Manoj invited Suraj to join him on the advisory board of the Responsible AI Institute, then AI Global, which he chairs. Suraj told us that he looks at AI “from a product standpoint and it is close to [his] heart.” Fittingly, his work is focused on supporting the Responsible AI Collab — one of its newest products.
Met at TWIN: Bonnie Speer McGrath, Strategic Business Advisor & Career Strategist at Speer McGrath & Co, and Archelle Georgiou, MD, Chief Health Officer at Starkey Hearing initially met at TWIN Global 2018. Since then, Archelle has joined Bonnie on the board of Children’s Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
TWIN Global Highlights
TWIN Global 2019
|September 17-19, 2019|
TWIN Global 2018
At TWIN Global 2018 we endeavored to enable your missions as you do ours-- building a truly global community of trust.
Nely Galan
Nely Galan, the Emmy award-winning founder of The Adalante Movement.
