Dr. Branden Thornhill-Miller
Dr. Branden Thornhill-Miller (see thornhill-miller.com) is a professor, entrepreneur and consultant in psychology and behavioral economics with degrees from Yale, Harvard, and Oxford in different fields that he integrates in his work. For 15+ years he has worked and collaborated at the University of Oxford, as a member of the psychology and philosophy faculties and lecturer or fellow at several colleges.
Expert in the field of “individual differences psychology” (e.g., personality, intelligence, emotional intelligence, creativity, cognitive biases, leadership, test construction, etc.) he integrates it with other topics like culture, values, gender, world religions, and his special interests in technology and the future (e.g., VR, AI, big data, and 21st century skills). In his applied strategic work, he anatomizes tasks and situations improving understanding and performance in diverse contexts.
During most of the past decade he has trained young leaders from around the world as VP of Preparing Global Leaders’ 5 schools (www.pglf.org/faculty/) and also taught and supervised theses at the Sorbonne, serving as Director of the Creativity Profiling Project (mapping and training creativity in different businesses and professions; creativityprofiling.org).
He is one of four co-founders of the International Institute for Competency Development (a partner with AFNOR, the only French standards body, active in 100 countries), whose mission is to be qualitatively disruptive in the future of education and work (iicd.net). Based at Harvard, Branden was Director of the Interreligious Dialgue Program for 10 graduate schools and on public radio weekly in the Boston area. Branden has also been a visiting professor at Georgetown University and Beijing University. He divides his time between Paris, Mexico, and Oxford, designs large-scale art projects, plays several sports, and has occasionally been spotted breakdancing on boats and at chateaus in Europe.
Ivo Vlaev
Ivo Vlaev (Dphil, Oxford), professor of Behavioural Science at Warwick Business School is a leading scholar in decision science and behavior change.
His work, featured in academic journals, government reports, and influential books, integrates psychology, neuroscience, and economics aiming to develop a unified theory of behavior change. His transformative interventions span diverse sectors like health, finance, education, and the environment. Co-author of the renowned UK Cabinet Office MINDSPACE report, he is regularly called upon to help shape policies and strategies at the national level worldwide.
Paul Escott
Paul Escott (MBA, Yale SOM; MSt Cambridge; BA Georgetown) is the CFO and co-founder of Casa Agave Inc., a revolutionary company that produces an award-winning, zero-waste mezcal, develops methane-reducing cattle feed supplements, and restores semi-desert ecosystems while generating carbon credits.
Paul’s distinguished corporate finance career, marked by significant contributions to IPOs and seed-stage equity projects, commenced with accolades at Prudential Securities. Later at PwC, he spearheaded sustainability efforts, collaborating with major institutions to craft sustainable investment platforms. Paul’s contributions to various journals extend to various various subjects often based on his graduate studies in interfaith relations.
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Prof. Morten Kringelbach, Neuroscientist, University of Oxford
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Prof. Daniel Garcia, Quantum Computing, CNRS, France
Dr. Soverino, Law