THE RULES:
1) YOU KNOW WHO’s SPEAKING, BUT NOT WHAT ABOUT.
2) All killer.
3) No filler.
YOU’RE WELCOME.
Tom Standage (He/Him)
(Deputy Editor, The Economist)
Tom Standage was the first speaker to ever grace the TBD stage and we’ve asked him back every year since. Always hard truths and big issues. 2022 looks set to be as uncertain as it is interesting.
economist.com
Russell Davies (He/Him)
(Strategist/Writer)
Russell wasn’t always a bestselling author, he’s worked for 10 Downing Street, Apple, Nike, Microsoft…and the Co-Op and he’s got some things to say. Expect fireworks.
russelldavies.com
Danny Singh (He/Him)
(Experience Research & Strategy, Twitter)
Danny is in charge of taking a firehose and making products for it. Now do that out in the open and you have an interesting 9-5.
twitter.com
Didem Ün Ateş (She/Her)
(Head of Applied Strategy, Data & AI | CDO Office, Microsoft)
Didem is all about using AI sensibly and knows what’s possible and what’s not…yet. Expect some hard truths and a big challenge.
Amy Lewin (She/Her)
(Editor, Sifted)
Amy knows startups, the scene and the bullshit surrounding them both. She doesn’t like the bs and the hype and regularly takes no prisoners while growing a stellar team at Sifted.
sifted.eu
Trevor Johnson (He/Him)
(Head of Marketing, GBS, Europe at TikTok, TikTok)
Trevor knows social platforms. He should working for the fastest-growing one, TikTok, oh, and tiny platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Trevor is going to help you with your 2023 strategy now.
Ali Parsa (He/Him)
(CEO, Babylon Health)
Ali runs Babylon Health, the telemedicine platform that’s transforming health for millions around the world that;’s worth, gulp, +$4.2 billion.
babylonhealth.com
Sam Conniff (He/Him)
(Creator, Uncertainty Experts)
World-renowned Pirate and now uncertainty expert, Sam is no stranger to TBD. The last time Sam was at TBD he launched his new business live on stage. Please keep all arms inside the carriage at all times…
uncertaintyexperts.com
Tracey Follows (She/Her)
(CEO, Futuremade)
Tracey is a powerhouse in the futurist world. She also knows powerhouses like Cindy Gallop and Richard Branson. Oh no, wait, she doesn't know them she's in business with them. Strap in.
futuremade.consulting
Michael Bhaskar (He/Him)
(Author, Journalist)
Previously writing for DeepMind (yup, that one), Michael understands the future and how we got here. The trouble is, we need to think bigger. Prize-winning, no punch pulling, you’re about to be set a challenge.
michaelbhaskar.com
Dr. Christian Busch
(Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU)
Christian’s job at NYU is to answer how businesses can contribute to tackling the world's biggest challenges? Author of ‘Connect the Dots’ and expert member of WEF, get ready for some life-changing information.
theserendipitymindset.com
Laura Jordan Bambach (She/Her)
(CCO, Grey)
Award-winning, truth-telling, creative genius, Laura leads creative at Grey, but has also been President of D&AD and named one of Britain’s most influential people on Debrett’s 500 annual list. Get ready to take notes.
grey.com
Gareth Tennant (He/Him)
(Ex-Marine, CEO of DAC)
Back by popular demand, Gareth spent 11 years as a Royal Marine, specialising in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance. He's seen more combat than you've seen PowerPoint decks.
decisionadvantageuk.com
Jidi Guo (She/Her)
(Managing Partner, Inner Chapter)
Guo knows a changing China and she helps run the ideas studio based out of Shanghai. Adding cultural insights to commercial IP, Inner Chapter is making waves for Allbirds, LEGO, VANS and a lot more besides.
innerchapter.co
Natalie J. Egan (She/Her)
(CEO/Founder, Translator, Inc.)
Changing the world through Diversity & Inclusion Technology, Natalie is also holding a mirror up to the VC world. Openly transgender, 2X venture-backed, she’s shaking things up.
Katherine Templar Lewis (She/Her)
(Neuroscientist/CEO, Kinda Studios)
“Ruthlessly optimistic” Katherine is no stranger to helping people understand their bodies, the future and the potential of both. You’re about to get a crash course in hacking something important to the future.
kindastudios.com
Miss Yankey (She/Her)
(Founder, Poetry Prescribed)
TBD’s resident Performance Poet returns with ‘a unique piece for unique times’. This British/Ghanaian founded ‘Poetry Prescribed’ where poetry meets therapy/mental health).
poetryprescribed.co.uk
Sharon Marshall
(Director, EMEA Partnership Solutions, Data, Google)
Sharon knows data and where Google is headed. Expect bold talk, cookies and words like hypercontextual to make appearances. Sharon’s talk touches the entire internet…
Liz Moseley (She/Her)
(Editor/Partner, Tortoise Media)
From being Publisher of Heat Magazine to Cannes Lions…everything, Liz now resides at the kickstarted media entity Tortoise - a TBD Alum. Get ready for a grilling…
tortoisemedia.com
Libby Dangoor (She/Her)
(Chief of Staff, Multiverse)
Building the alternative to University isn’t easy. From running funding rounds to establishing Multiverse’s hiring processes, Libby is a master of getting it done while changing the futures of millions.
Dr Ian Pearson (He/Him)
(Superforecaster)
No jargon, super accurate, Dr Ian Pearson, is a master of his field. His clients are a who’s who of the tech and corporate world from HSBC to Gartner, BT to LG. This will be a special talk…
futurizon.com
Yosuke Ushigome (He/Him)
(Creative Technologist, Takram)
Described as ‘the Creative Technologist’s Creative Technologist’, Yosuke is the man behind the future you see before it is made real. Clients range from Swarovski to MIT.
takram.com
Christine de Wendel (She/Her)
(Co-Founder, Sunday)
Christine co-founded sunday, the app that turns the tedious 15 minutes it takes to pay at a restaurant into a quick, simple experience that takes less than 10 seconds.
Simon Alexander Ong (He/Him)
(Coach, Author of ‘Energize’)
Simon is all about ‘energy management’ and wants you to identify your best state of being with his new book ‘Energize’. The book Simon Sinek just called; ‘exactly what we need in this moment’.
Stephen Lepitak (He/Him)
(Europe Bureau Chief, Adweek)
Recently joining Adweek after 14 years working at The Drum, Stephen knows the media and ad business. Regularly grilling execs about the future of the ad and marketing industries is his 9-5.
adweek.com
YOU?
(Your title, Your Company)
Want to speak at TBD ‘Espérance’? Think we should have someone on stage?
Drop us a line info@thetbdconference.com
yoururlwouldgohere.com
Joe Welstead (He/Him)
(CEO of Motion Nutrition)
Former international swimmer, Joe is a performance expert and cofounder of Motion Nutrition. Joe is on a mission to better your sleep and thinking with nootropics.
motionnutrition.com
Molly Anne Chinner (She/Her)
(Teacher, 3 Tribes)
Molly has +300 hours of training across multiple body disciplines. Self-described Sound Healer, Cacao Alchemist, and wild Witch, Molly is expert in the realignment and altering of your biochemistry.
Lorenzo Thione (He/Him)
(MD, Gaingels)
Lorenzo has built multiple businesses and written a Broadway show before joining the world’s leading LGBTQIA+/Allies investment syndicate.
gaingels.com