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Previous Speakers

Deanna MarsiglieseAnimation Art Director at Pixar
Colonel Chris HadfieldThe World’s Best Known Living Astronaut
Jordan PetersonClinical Psychologist and Best-Selling Author of 12 Rules for Life 
Maye MuskSupermom, Supermodel and Dietitian
Nathan CrowleyAward-Winning Production Designer
Sophia The World's First Android Citizen   
Margrethe VestagerEuropean Commissioner of Competition Policy   
Massimo BotturaRestaurateur and Chef of the World’s Best Restaurant  
Katinka Hosszú Legendary Swimmer, Three-Time Olympic Champion
Yanis VaroufakisAnti-Bitcoin Economist
Jack HornerLegend of Paleontology
Mariana MazzucatoWorld Famous Economist
Peter ThielChairman of Palantir Technologies
Jacquelline FullerVice President of Google
Lithal ShemeshFormer Israeli Combat Soldier, Journalist
George FriedmanFounder of Geopolitical Futures
Simone GiertzQueen of Shitty Robots
Vilmos CsányiPioneering Ethologist
Lysandre FolletSneaker Designer at Nike
Dr. Júlia FürediOrganizational Rebel, CEO of sparQ
Steve FullerAuthor of Humanity 2.0
Kathryn Paige HardenProfessor of Psychology
Anouk WipprechtRobotic Couture Designer
Richard BrowningFounder and Chief Test Pilot of Gravity
Beton.HofiEntertainer
Peter SundeCo-founder of The Pirate Bay
Michael ShellenbergerClimate Guru, Author of Apocalypse Never
Byrony ColeCEO of Future of Sex
Bjorn LomborgAuthor of False Alarm
David SaxAuthor of The Revenge of Analog
Jeffrey TuckerAnarcho-Capitalist, Founder of Liberty.me
Steve BrusatteThe Paleontology Professor
Sophie BostockSleep Scientist
László MérőMathematician-Psychologist
Yves MorieuxDirector, BCG Institute for Organization
Christine FlaspohlerNASA’s Space Suit Designer
Sheehan QuirkeResident of Culture on Twitter
Baroness Susan GreenfieldNeuroscientist and Author
Igor TulchinskyInvestor and Author, Founder of WorldQuant
Dr. Eörs SzatmáryEvolutionary Biologist
Hayley CampbellJournalist, Author and Podcaster at the BBC
Peter TurchinMastermind of Big History
Kevin KellyFounder of Wired
Ferenc KrauszMulti-Award-Winning Laser Physicist
Ted ChiangNobel Prize-Winning Physicist
Caitlin BeggSociologist, Founder of Authentic Social
César HidalgoPhysicist, Economist and Author of Infinite Alphabet
Sou FujimotoArchitect of Hungarian House of Music
Dr. Leyla AcarogluCEO & Founder The UnSchool and Disrupt Design
Ryan HickmanFounder of Ryan's Recycling
Jash DholaniThe Old Books Guy
Andrea Jones-RooyData Acrobat
Mátyás EsterházyDominik Szoboszlai's Manager, Founder of EM Sports
Alex RawlingsPolyglot, author of 'How To Speak Any Language Fluently'
Dr. Juli BerwaldScience Writer and Author of Spineless and Life on the Rocks
Martin GurriFormer Analyst at CIA, Author of 'The Revolt of the Public'
Sándor CsányiEconomist, Entrepreneur, President of OTP Bank
PhD Nuno MartinsNano Robot Researcher
Marco TedescoArctic Ice Researcher
Carl BildtFormer Prime Minister of Sweden
Geoffrey WestTheoretical Physicist, Former President of Santa Fe Institute
Katalin KarikóNobel Prize-Winning Biochemist
James BeachamPhysicist at CERN
Merlin SheldrakeTropical Ecologyst, Fungi Researcher and Writer
Johnny CastrupHead of LEGO Ideas
Gábor OrbánChief Executive Officer, Gedeon Richter Plc.
Zing TsjengEditor-in-Chief of VICE UK
Benji BackerPresident and Founder of the American Conservation Coalition
Malcolm GladwellBest-Selling Author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath, and Talking to Strangers
Ben LammTech Entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Colossal
Philip ZimbardoPioneering Psychologist
Adrian HonGamification Mythbuster and Game Designer
Lucy McRaeSci-Fi Artist and Body Architect
István SzásziHead of Bosch Group in Hungary and the Adriatic Region
Tim SpectorProfessor of Genetics, Author, Epidemiologist
Suhani JalotaEconomist, Women Empowerment Activist
Ethan SiegelAstrophysicist, Science Writer
Toomas Hendrik IlvesFormer President of Estonia
Noémi Orvos-TóthClinical Psychologist
Ken GoldbergArtist, Inventor and Robotics Researcher at UC Berkeley
Robert D. KaplanForeign Affairs Expert, Author
Mikaila UlmerEntrepreneurial Prodigee
Esther PerelRelationship Therapist and New York Times Best-Selling Author
Tibor KapuResearch Astronaut
Esther HorvathPhotographer and National Geographic Explorer
Khalaf Ahmad Al HabtoorFounding Chairman of the Al Habtoor Group
Captain Hammarstedt PeterChairman of the Board, Sea Shepherd
Mélylevegő ProjektHungary's Best-Known Psychologists
David WengrowArchaeologist, Co-Author of The Dawn of Everything
Dr. Iain McGilchristPsychiatrist and Philosopher
Barabási-Albert LászlóNetwork Researcher, Author
György BacsaDirector for Strategic Operations and Corporate Development, MOL Group
Kino MacGregorAshtanga Yoga teacher, author
Niall FergusonAuthor, Pundit, and Harvard Historian
Sena DagaduLead Singer of Iria Maffia
Martin Jan StránskýNeurologist, professor and wine-maker
Dr. Mara EinsteinMarketing Mythbusting Author
Keith HaywardAuthor of Infantilised: How Our Culture Killed Our Adulthood
Dr. Ali FenwickPsychologist and Human Behavior Expert
Robertus ErdélyiSolar Physicist
Hian GohFounding Partner, Openspace Capital
Neil MendozaMaker of Stuff
Matt DanielsData Storyteller
Boglárka Telegdy-KapásWorld Champion Swimmer
Soryu ForallMaster Meditation Teacher and Spiritual Leader

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