Speakers
Featured speakers
Connect directly with world leaders and senior directors across the globe
Ian Beacraft
Founder and Chief Futurist, Signal and Cipher
Considered one of the top voices in AI and the future of work, Ian Beacraft is a trusted advisor to the world’s most innovative companies. The founder and Chief Futurist of Signal and Cipher, Ian leads a change management firm advising clients how to turn AI form a tech initiative into Augmented Individuals that multiply their impact in the organization while using systems thinking to reimagine the way we design work and build teams. Signal and Cipher guides companies through the rapidly changing technology landscape and provides the training, upskilling, process engineering, and job-design services necessary to adapt to the era of AI and beyond. Previously responsible for leading emerging technologies and innovation for some of the largest ad agencies in the world, Ian is known for making bleeding-edge technology understandable and monetizable. He has advised companies like Nike, Coca-Cola, Google, Samsung, Intel, Nintendo, Microsoft, SAP, Deloitte, and dozens more. Whether it’s reengineering the design sprint with BCG, or teaching banking executives how to prototype new products in real-time, Ian always leaves the audience with a thorough understanding of the paradigm shifts necessary to lead in the age of AI.
Amit Bajaj
President, North America, TCS
Amit Bajaj is President of TCS in North America, the company’s largest market. Under his leadership, TCS transformed its markets function through a unique agile operating model and digital go-to-market strategy. TCS North America generated nearly $15 billion in revenue in the 2025 fiscal year. TCS was also named one of the World’s Most Admired Companies™ in 2025 by Fortune Magazine® and one of LinkedIn’s 2025 Top 50 US Companies. Passionate about contributing to society, Amit has championed TCS programs that help young people embrace technology. In addition, Amit’s passion for running and commitment to health and wellness in local communities have driven TCS’ sponsorship of high-profile running events such as the TCS New York City Marathon and the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Prior to being appointed to his current role, Amit was Chief Executive of TCS Europe. Before that, he spent more than five years in the US in a variety of industry and service line roles where he positioned TCS as an integrated service provider. A dean’s scholar from the Indian School of Business, Amit graduated with an engineering degree and an MBA. He is on the board of directors of Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, an Advisory Board Member of Innovate@UCLA, as well as a member of the Texas CEO Council and the International Advisory Board of BritishAmerican Business.
Barry Hytinen
EVP and CFO, Iron Mountain
As Iron Mountain’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, Barry A. Hytinen has overall responsibility for the company’s financial management and financial operations. He has served as Iron Mountain’s CFO since January 1, 2020. Prior to joining Iron Mountain, he served as executive vice president and CFO at HanesBrands since October 2017, where he has helped diversify the company’s business model and offerings to achieve sustainable results in an evolving global retail environment. Prior to that, he served as executive vice president and CFO for Tempur Sealy International, Inc., a global bedding manufacturer. Prior to that role and since 2005, he served in a range of finance, corporate development, financial planning, and investor relations roles at Tempur Sealy International, including as executive vice president, Corporate Development and Finance. Prior to joining Tempur Sealy International, Mr. Hytinen served as CFO of Fogbreak Software, a venture-backed software company. Earlier in his career, he held finance and corporate development positions at Vignette and General Electric Company. Mr. Hytinen earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and holds a B.S. in Finance and Political Science from Syracuse University.
Vimal Kapur
Chairman and CEO, Honeywell
Vimal Kapur is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell, a global integrated operating company serving a broad range of industries and solving the world’s toughest, most complex challenges. Under his leadership, the company has relentlessly focused on accelerating growth through innovation, portfolio shaping, simplification, and the Accelerator Operating System. Over his more than three-decade career at Honeywell, he has established a deep knowledge of the company’s businesses, end markets, and customers and has evolved business strategies to address dynamic macroeconomic backdrops. Vimal continues to prioritize connecting with Honeywell’s more than 100,000 Futureshapers across more than 80 countries and leading high-performing teams that are committed to delivering outcomes for customers. Vimal was appointed CEO in June 2023 and Chairman of the Board in June 2024. Prior to this, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Honeywell, where he created new solutions to drive customers’ sustainability and digital transformations, oversaw the five strategic business groups, and managed the Accelerator Operating System.
K. Krithivasan
CEO and Managing Director, TCS
K. Krithivasan took over as the CEO and MD of Tata Consultancy Services on June 1, 2023. In his three-decade plus tenure at TCS, he has held leadership roles across delivery, customer relationship management, program management and sales with a strong track record of successfully leading TCS’ largest industry vertical, the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance Business. As the Global Head of the BFSI vertical, Krithi steered TCS’ expansion into Latin America, Australia and New Zealand. As CEO, Krithi sharpened TCS’ focus on industries and has steered its AI ready workforce strategy. Under Krithi’s leadership, TCS continues to be recognised as a Global Top Employer, its brand value has risen by over $3Bn according to Brand Finance, and it has been rated as one of the world’s most admired companies by Fortune Magazine for three consecutive years. Born in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, Krithi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Madras and a Masters in Industrial and Management Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.
Brigitte Larivière
VP and CIO, Bombardie
Brigitte Larivière is Bombardier Chief Information Officer. She is responsible for defining and delivering IT strategies that support the company’s goals and drive end-to-end continuous improvement through enabling technologies. Her goal is to continue to maintain and improve the organization’s internal technology solutions and services as a way of maximizing company productivity. Since joining Bombardier, Brigitte Larivière has acted as Vice President Information Technologies and Product Life Cycle Management. She was responsible for meeting its commitment to deliver the technical aspects, putting in place the required processes and solutions for the successful entry-into-service of our new aircraft programs, and support the existing programs. Brigitte Larivière has more than 35 years of experience in the aviation industry. The first 10 years were spent in the operations groups for Bombardier Aerospace, and the last 25 years have been in management positions in information technologies.
Pippa Malmgren
CEO, Geopolitica Institute
Dr. Pippa Malmgren is a digital diviner: she uses years of experience at the highest levels of geopolitics and industry to identify the trends that others might miss in a turbulent landscape. She weaves threads from economics, politics, tech, markets, and strategy to show new solutions to long-entrenched problems, and spark new ideas for an emerging future. Pippa makes the world economy exciting, weaving signals together to paint a compelling landscape that gives audiences confidence to navigate turbulence and opportunity. Her personal experience as the daughter of Harald Malmgren, aide to John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford, set the stage for her to take on global issues with a natural curiosity, leading her to some of the highest offices in the world. Her path to the White House was complete when Dr Malmgren served President George W. Bush as Special Assistant to the President and on the Economic Council, advising on the Enron scandal and terrorism risks to the economy post-9/11. As the award-winning author of four books, she is well-placed to synthesize complex concepts into ideas that an audience will want to take away. Pippa is a regular guest anchor on CNBC and a regular commentator on the BBC including on The Today Program, Newsnight, and Hard Talk.
Melissa Pint
EVP, Chief Digital Information Officer, Frontier
Melissa is Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer. She is responsible for digital operations and architecture, enterprise technology architecture, business processes, and enhancing customer engagement initiatives. She has more than two decades of leadership experience spanning technology, IT, customer strategy, and operations functions. Most recently, she was Senior Vice President and Head of Technology at JCPenney, implementing a digital optimization strategy and customer-focused solutions for JCP.com, the JCP mobile app, all store and supply chain systems, business intelligence, analytics, marketing, and back-end merchandising. She has held leadership positions in technology, IT, and operations over a 25-year career with JCPenney, Target, and Cargill. Melissa earned an MBA from the University of Minnesota and her undergraduate degree from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota.
Frank Schmid
Chief Technology Officer, Gen Re
Frank is Gen Re’s Chief Technology Officer, responsible for leading the IT Department and advancing the company’s AI strategy. He holds a doctorate in economics from Leuphana University of Luneburg, where he also served as an extraordinary professor. His previous roles include positions at AIG, the National Council on Compensation Insurance, and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. He has taught finance and economics in Europe and Asia-Pacific and received the Hicks-Tinbergen Award from the European Economic Association in 2006, jointly with Gary Gorton of Yale University.
Partha Srinivasa
EVP, CIO, and Enterprise Services, Erie Insurance
Partha Srinivasa is executive vice president of Information Technology and Enterprise Services at Erie Insurance, where he oversees technology strategy, enterprise services, and company-wide transformation initiatives. He joined Erie in 2022 from Verisk Analytics, a global leader in data analytics, where he served as chief data and information officer, advancing enterprise-wide data and analytics capabilities. With more than 25 years of global IT leadership, Partha has also held Global CIO and CTO roles at Zurich Insurance Group, Tokio Marine Group, Farmers Insurance, Verisk Analytics and Safe Auto. Recognized internationally as a Top 10 Global CIO and CTO, Partha is known for driving innovation, platform modernization, and digital transformation across the insurance technology landscape.
Aarthi Subramanian
Executive Director – President and COO, TCS
Aarthi Subramanian is the Executive Director – President and Chief Operating Officer of TCS. Prior to this, she was the Group Chief Digital Officer at Tata Sons Private Limited, the principal investment holding company and promoter of Tata Enterprises. In this pivotal role, she led the conglomerate's digital, technology and innovation agenda across a diverse portfolio of industries. Ms. Subramanian's association with the Tata Group spans over three decades, marked by progressive leadership roles including several key board positions within the group. At Tata Sons, she was instrumental in ensuring that Tata Group companies harness digital technologies to enhance operational efficiency, customer engagement, and competitive advantage. Previously she was Head of Delivery for Retail & CPG Business Unit at TCS, she led strategic accounts and major client relationships, driving customer satisfaction through rigorous service delivery and value addition. Ms. Subramanian holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India, and a Masters in Engineering Management from the University of Kansas, USA. Her exemplary contributions have been acknowledged through various accolades such as "Technology Leader of the Year" at the ET Prime Women Leadership Awards (2019) and "Most Powerful Women in Business" by Business Today (2016).
Venus Williams
Tennis Champion and Entrepreneur
With seven Grand Slam titles, five Wimbledon championships and four Olympic gold medals, tennis champion Venus Williams is arguably one of the most accomplished and inspiring women in the history of sports. Williams’ achievements throughout her legendary career have merited her a plethora of additional accolades, including being honored as Variety’s “Power of Women,” Glamour Magazine’s ‘Woman of the Year,’ CARE Impact Award for Gender Equality, ESPN’s ‘WTA Player of the Year,’ and Forbes’ ‘Celebrity 100’ among others. In September 2009, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) honored Williams with the Americanism Award for publicly speaking up for Israeli player Shahar Pe’er who was barred from the Dubai tennis tournament. In 2002, after obtaining an Interior Decorator certification, Williams founded V Starr, a full-service commercial and residential design firm. Continuing with her love for design, Williams obtained an Associate of Science in Fashion Design. In May 2020, Venus partnered with Credo Beauty to debut an award-winning line of clean, mineral-based SPF products by Venus umbrella. Her entrepreneurship in the health, wellness, and beauty space also includes her role as Chief Brand Officer to Asutra and in December 2020, Williams launched her plant-based protein company, Happy Viking.
Hosts
Stephanie Mehta
CEO, Mansueto Ventures
Whether she’s investigating the unprecedented rise of AI, the domino effect of technology on our lives, or what makes a workplace truly innovative, Stephanie Mehta has her finger on the pulse. She served as editor-in-chief of Fast Company before being promoted to CEO of its parent company Mansueto Ventures. Today, the company operates franchises that highlight the world’s most progressive leaders and companies, including “Most Creative People,” “Most Innovative Companies,” and “World Changing Ideas.” Over her prolific three-decade career in business journalism, Stephanie has come to value a human-centered approach to her work, modeled by her commitment to thoughtful storytelling. She draws on those stories to show the next generation of business leaders how to push creative boundaries, nurture a radical vision, and make innovation happen. Prior to Fast Company, Stephanie was Deputy Editor at Vanity Fair. Previously, she was editor of Bloomberg LIVE and Bloomberg Media’s global conference division. At Fortune, she rose to the #2 spot on the masthead, driving the magazine’s overall editorial direction while overseeing its technology, management, and international coverage. She also spent six years as an editor and writer at The Wall Street Journal.
David Pogue
CBS Correspondent, NOVA Host, Former NYT Columnist
The go-to expert on disruptive tech and science in a fast-changing world, David Pogue is a best-selling author, beloved “CBS Sunday Morning” correspondent, NOVA host on PBS, and New York Times contributor. David is a master communicator who brings even the most non-technical audiences up to speed. His highly entertaining keynotes prove that science and technology blend brilliantly with storytelling, humor, and music. He provides invaluable insights on how technology impacts our work, businesses, health, society, and connections with each other. David has been at the forefront of new and emerging tech trends for decades. For 13 years, he wrote the weekly tech column for the New York Times. Previously, he wrote a monthly column for Scientific American. His work at “CBS Sunday Morning” has won him six Emmy awards. David is one of the world’s best-selling “how-to” authors, with more than 120 titles. His 2021 book, How to Prepare for Climate Change provides practical advice on preparing for extreme weather events. His podcast, Unsung Science, features episodes which tell the origin story of an innovative science or technology achievement. With broad appeal, David brings expansive knowledge, engaging wit, and an occasional song to center stage. Audiences leave as informed as they are entertained, with an enlightened perspective of science and technology today—and how it’s shaping tomorrow.
