Orlando Machado is the Chief Data Officer for the LEGO Group, a family-owned company whose mission is to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.
Starting his career in academia, he has spent over 20 years helping organisations get value out of their data…long before ‘data scientist’ was crowned the ‘sexiest job of the 21st century’.
He is a regular speaker at industry events, and is passionate about the opportunities to use emerging technologies to evolve and transform established industries.
Prior to joining the LEGO Group in 2021, Orlando has been:
- Group Chief Data Scientist at Aviva, a global insurance company and leader in digital technology
- Chief Data Scientist at MoneySuperMarket, the UK's largest price comparison website
- Head of Customer Insight at dunnhumby, a company at the cutting edge of data science for more than 20 years
- Head of Analytics at Wunderman, one of the world's largest communications agencies.
Orlando is also currently a Non-Executive Director at the University of Cambridge, holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of Warwick, and was ranked #1 in the 2019 DataIQ list of the most influential people in data-driven businesses.

Dr. Alexa Dembek is the Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer for DuPont. Today, Alexa leads business, innovation and sustainability strategy alignment to make the most impactful portfolio choices for DuPont. She is passionate about elevating the role sustainability plays in guiding investment and growth decisions. Through her leadership, Alexa established DuPont’s 2030 Sustainability Goals ensuring sustainability is embedded in the company’s enterprise-wide strategy for long-term growth and value creation.

Alexa joined DuPont as a research chemist and a technical manager, with increasing levels of responsibility in innovation, supply chain, operations, sales and marketing. She held business leadership positions in Advanced Fibers Systems, Building Innovations and Performance Polymers. In addition, she served as Global Business Director for the corporate new business development venture in Energy Storage and led the company’s Central Research and Development function before being named to her current role.

Both in her work for DuPont and her personal endeavors, Alexa is a passionate champion of talent development and mentorship for the next generation of innovators. Through her involvement in education initiatives, she creates opportunity through diverse, cross-generational collaboration. Since June 2021, she serves on the Board of Directors for CoorsTek. In addition, she serves on the dean’s advisory board for Penn State’s Eberly College of Science, is a member of the Board of Directors for the Delaware Innovation Space, the Board of Trustees for Hagley Museum and Library. She also received the Penn State Eberly College of Science Outstanding Science Alumni Award in 2015 and the Penn State Outstanding Alumni Fellow Award in 2020.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Northern Illinois University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Chemistry from the Pennsylvania State University.

Uwe Wagner (born in 1964) studied mechanical engineering at the University of Stuttgart. His key areas of study were real-time data processing/control technology, and precision engineering and microtechnology.

In 1993, he started his career as a development engineer in the field of control hydraulics automatic transmissions at LuK, which was co-founded by the Schaeffler brothers in 1965. In the following years, Uwe Wagner held various management positions. In these positions he implemented numerous new product developments and volume production start-ups together with his departments.

In 2007, he took over the management of the Transmission Technologies business unit and was in charge of products for automatic transmissions from the product lines torque converters, CVT and double clutch systems, including actuators and software. Mr. Wagner’s tasks included the development of the skills and structures necessary for the technology areas of system development and mechatronics. With numerous concept and product developments, such as the first Schaeffler hybrid clutch, he and his team paved the way for research and development activities in e-mobility.

Uwe Wagner became a member of the Managing Board of Automotive when he took over the position of Head of Research and Development Automotive in 2014. Two years later he also held this position for the Industrial division.

In October 2019, Mr. Wagner assumed the position of Chief Technology Officer at the Schaeffler Group.

Ana Kljuic holds a PhD and post-doc in Genetics and Dermatology from Columbia University. During her career at L’Oréal, she has become a cosmetic expert with demonstrated skills in consumer products, product development, research, innovation and Life Science. As the leader for R&I of L’Oréal’s sustainability program “L’Oréal for the Future”, her mission is now to guide the R&I teams towards the achievement of the Group’s 2030 sustainability commitments in order to promote high-performance formulations inspired by nature and respectful of planetary boundaries.
Ana joined L’Oréal in 2004 as part of the accelerated management program R&D Explorer. During the past 18 years, she had the opportunity to pioneer many topics and gain experience in all divisions of the Group. She directed the Natural & Organic Métier from 2013 to 2017. In 2020, she created the R&I Emerging Markets Hub, aiming at achieving a better understanding of consumers in India, South Africa, and Brazil, in order to foster inclusive innovation at L’Oréal. In 2022, she was named head of the newly created L’Oréal for the Future and Green Sciences Department, where she now acts for the definition and achievement of the Group’s sustainability commitments.

Armel Djeukou stands at the forefront of Airbus‘s digital transformation as the Senior Vice President for the Digital Strategy and Portfolio and leading the Group wide Transformation Programme Digital Design Manufacturing and Services (DDMS) capitalizing on advanced digital means to reshape how Airbus design, manufacture, source, operate, support it’s Aerospace Products.
Based in Toulouse (France), Armel is an Aerospace Executive with a 19 years track record of leadership, innovation, business development and transformation in the Aerospace Ecosystem.
Armel holds an MsC in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Technical University of Aachen and a PhD from the Hamburg University of Technology. He is also part of the New Generation Industry Leaders Initiative from the World Economic Forum since 2021.

Anton Kotov is heading Corporate Strategy and M&A for ABB Group ($32bn). Based out of the HQ in Zurich, Switzerland, Anton is leading the teams who run the Group Strategy & Portfolio, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Risk Management, Ventures Portfolio, and Corporate M&A.
Prior to that, Anton served as a Global Head Strategy, Business Development, and Sustainability at ABB Electrification Business ($16bn).
Before joining ABB in 2017, Anton spent 10 years in various roles at Schneider Electric where he was driving Business Optimization for the global business unit, worked on strategy projects and M&A deals within the Corporate Strategy & Development team, and held a position of Strategy VP for Global Segments & Strategic Accounts.
Anton holds the MBA Degree from HEC Paris and IESE Business Schools. He also completed Executive Education Programs on M&A at London Business School, Strategic Sales at Harvard Business School, and Senior Leadership Development Program at IMD.

PhD in Material science. Fabien has spent all his carreer in Research and Development in material domains, 13 years as a researcher at CNRS (Centre National Recherche Scientifique) in Nancy university and 14 years within the R&D Michelin Group at different positions. Since 2017, Fabien is Material Research Director, with responsability of developing disruptive material innovations for tyre applications but also for the new division of high tech materials, in particular within the domaines of hydrogen, medical and flexible composites. On the 1 July 2023, Fabien is appointed to start as Senior Vice-President - Solutions for Materials Circularity for the Michelin Group.

Jayshree Seth is a Corporate Scientist at 3M and currently holds 76 patents for a variety of innovations, with several additional pending. She joined 3M in 1993 after an MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University, New York. She is a Distinguished Alumni Award recipient from her alma mater REC Trichy India, now NIIT Trichy, where she earned a B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering.

Jayshree was appointed 3M’s first ever Chief Science Advocate in 2018 and is using her scientific knowledge, technical expertise and professional experience to advance science and communicate the benefits of science and the importance of diversity in STEM fields. She is also a member of Carlton Society which is the 3M Science and Engineering “Hall of Fame.” Jayshree is the fourth woman and first female engineer to be inducted. In 2020, she was awarded Society of Women Engineers (SWE) highest Achievement Award. She is also the first-ever winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the new Female Thought Leaders of the Year – category in the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business in 2021. Jayshree was featured in a docuseries titled Not the Science Type that premiered during the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and accepted for Brand Storytelling Showcase, a sanctioned event at Sundance Film Festival. She is the author of the books, The Heart of Science – Engineering Footprints, Fingerprints, & Imprints, and The Heart of Science – Engineering Fine Print published by the Society of Women Engineers, and all sales proceeds go to a scholarship for underrepresented minority women in STEM. She is a sought-after speaker, globally, on a multitude of topics such as innovation, leadership and STEM advocacy, and has featured in local, national and international media.

Jayshree has served on the CEOs Inclusion Council, chaired the 3M Asian Employee Resource Group A3CTION and serves on its Advisory Board as well as the Steering Committee for 3M Technical Women’s Leadership Forum (WLF). She also serves on the Board of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Engineering Advisory Council for Clarkson University, AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy (COSEPP), Advisory Board for Innovation - The Conference Board, and Advisory Group of Aspen Institute Our Future is Science program.

Jayshree has two adult kids, and her husband also works at 3M.

John Mullins is an Associate Professor of Management Practice at the London Business School. He has published five books, dozens of cases and more than 50 articles in a variety of outlets, including Harvard Business Review, the MIT Sloan Management Review, and The Wall Street Journal. He is a sought-after speaker and educator for audiences in entrepreneurship and innovation.

John’s first trade book, The New Business Road Test: What Entrepreneurs and Executives Should Do Before Launching a Lean Start-Up, has become the definitive work on the assessment and shaping of entrepreneurial opportunities and is widely employed in universities worldwide.

His second book, the critically acclaimed Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model, co-authored with Randy Komisar, a partner at the esteemed venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, was named to “Best Books of 2009” lists by BusinessWeek and INC Magazine.

John’s third book, The Customer-Funded Business: Start, Finance or Grow Your Company with Your Customers’ Cash, was named one of five “not-to-be-missed books” for 2014 by Fortune magazine. It challenges the commonly held assumption that among an innovator’s first and most important tasks is that of raising capital. Its material provides the foundation for John’s widely viewed online course on Coursera.

John’s forthcoming book, Counter-Conventional: How the Six Break-the-Rules Mindsets of Entrepreneurs Can Help Anyone Change the World, enables practitioners to apply these entrepreneurial mindsets to their innovation challenges.

John has done executive education on five continents for a variety of organizations both large and small and has served on the boards of fast-growing companies in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and Asia.

Alberto is the Global Head of R&D Digital & Partnerships at Unilever. He leads the Digital Transformation of R&D to maximize the value of data and AI for scientific discovery, process engineering, and new business models. He also leads external ecosystem engagements to accelerate innovation through collaboration. Prior to Unilever, Alberto set up and led the Digital Innovation Accelerator at Royal Philips to boost innovation and a culture of entrepreneurship. During that period, he chaired the AI Council, providing oversight and steer on company-wide AI-related investments in innovation. Previously, he led the innovation transformation program that delivered the first wave of Philips connected consumer products (IoT) and new business models. Alberto started his professional career in management consulting, followed by executive roles at NEC, Symbian Software, and Nokia. He graduated in Engineering and Economics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) and holds an MBA from INSEAD (France).

Forward-thinking, award-winning creative leader with 25+ years of experience successfully leading and managing products, projects and teams to innovate, develop and create dynamic digital initiatives, emerging disruptive technologies, stunning marketing and advertising campaigns, engaging customer experiences CX and compelling user interfaces UI and user experiences UX on a myriad of B2C websites, mobile apps, B2B SaaS enterprise software products, interactive cable and broadcast TV shows/networks, nonprofits and digital and social media platforms for and with top brands, media outlets and agencies such as Verizon, Motorola Solutions, Twitter, Hyundai, CBS, NBC, FOX, MDA, Univision, Oxygen, MTV, Telemundo, T-Mobile, World Cup, Chicos, White House Black Market, Conill, IPG, and more.

Previously, won first-place international film award and spearheaded efforts to conceptualize, create, and pioneer the first national interactive Social TV cable network in the U.S., spawning innovative patented-technology and establishing partnerships with industry leaders such as famed producer, Mark Burnett. Led a national experience design team for a multi-billion-dollar M&A group and enterprise company's best-in-class web and mobile user experiences for 40+ brands, a myriad of enterprise software products, 65,000 B2B customers, and hundreds of thousands of users.

Creative Director to several B2B and B2C multi-billion dollar companies and spearheaded efforts for their digital transformation, digital/creative strategy and customer engagement initiatives. Won the Oracle CX Innovation Award and had the privilege of guiding global design for Motorola Solutions and led work that was featured in Fast Company Magazine’s Best User Experiences. Currently, building and leading global design across bp to harness human experience design to help reimagine energy for people and our planet. Launching the latest initiative at bp called #NetZeroUX which empowers the bpHXD team to decarbonize designs and design for decarbonizatio

John Abel is a developer turned innovator.His focus is driving customer success blending new technologies such as Blockchain, AI , Internet of Things with existing, deployed, systems to help make ideas become not just reality, but commercially relevant.

John works within a diverse team drawn from multiple backgrounds and skill sets to ensure synergies of different perspectives working together comes to the fore. John also supports a number of STEM projects that are aimed at increasing participation overall but particularly from a wider range of backgrounds.

John began his technology career nearly 30 years ago, working on early AI and even distributed ledger technologies that were deployed to great impact in private and public sector environments. His expertise across many roles within Oracle and now Google in security and data technologies have led to him being a renowned industry speaker, author and commentator on technical and business innovation issues.

John studied at Farnborough College of Technology

After 8 years working in digital transformation for L'Oreal in New York and Paris, Susana left the corporate world to work with entrepreneurs who were determined to disrupt business models and redefine the way we work. After a few years of early-stage start up work as Product Manager in Paris and Madrid, she now works with the best (and worst ;)) of both worlds running entrepreneurial ventures within the large company which is IKEA Retail (Ingka Group)

Her education background includes a Neuroscience and Behavior degree from Columbia University, a General Management Certificate from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and some Lion Entrepreneurship School courses that immersed her in the startup world. She is also certified in Design Thinking Facilitation.

Susana is passionate about business models, education, realistic oil painting and whale searching.

Andreas is an experienced Business Coach. He has held senior management functions in sales, services, business development, and marketing. Through his experience at AWS, Ericsson, Huawei, Hitachi, Fujitsu, and Ingram, Andreas has gained a very good insight in several industries and diverse cultural leadership contexts.
Andreas holds a German business administration degree (Diplom-Betriebswirt, FH) from the University of Applied Sciences Cologne, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Lincoln, UK. Furthermore Andreas delivers lectures on leadership, organizational behavior, and digital business transformation at several universities.

René Rohrbeck is a Professor of Strategy and holder of the chair on “Foresight, Innovation and Transformation” at the EDHEC Business School, France. In the research chair he develops methods for participatory foresight and scenario-based strategizing and conducts regular benchmarking studies. He holds a doctorate from the Technical University Berlin. In his main research field “Corporate Foresight” he is an internationally recognized thought leader and award winner. He has developed the maturity model for the future orientation of organizations and continuously develops new methods and tools that help organizations to look into the future and manage strategy and innovation under uncertainty. He has benchmarked over 450 companies and advised over 50 top management teams on how to increase their future preparedness. Before joining academia, René worked for Volkswagen in electronic strategy and for Deutsche Telekom to foster technology foresight and innovation management in the corporate R&D labs. At Rohrbeck Heger he leads the practice on scenario planning and strategy and the industry verticals Mobility and Industrial.

Daniel is currently the head of Pricing for 3 Business Groups within Philips Healthcare which covers the Diagnostic Imaging, Monitoring Analytics & Therapeutic Care total to over 6B Euro annual turnover. Daniel manage a team of 16 that is spread over US, Europe and China. Daniel and team focus on Pricing Strategies, Value Based Pricing, Mix Management, Pricing Analytics and Improvements, Competitive Intelligence, Market and Business Turnarounds, Pricing models and building strong and differential solutions. Daniel had past experience as Management Consultancy from PriceWaterhouse, Different Sales and Sales Development roles, Global product management, Market and Competitive Intelligence, New Product Introduction and since 2012 Global Pricing role.

Daniel and team is also a leading the industry in Price Management, Digitization of Sales Tools, Value Based Selling, Installed Base Farming, Mix Management and Visual Analytics.

As head of the UX and Agile Coaching teams at Bosch Power Tools Daniel is responsible for the successful implementation of agile working methods in the Professional Power Tools business unit to foster a more user-centric and agile working style in the organization. Prior to this Daniel was over 3 years Business Owner of an agile “intrapreneur” team at Bosch Power Tools that was piloting the holistic transformation process and setting a blueprint for a successful implementation and scaling of agile methods in hardware development and daily operations by applying Design Thinking as well as agile methods like Scrum & Kanban. Daniel started his career in a management consultancy focusing on strategic marketing, innovation and brand management. After joining Bosch he pursued a variety of operational and strategic roles in the area of marketing & sales, business development as well as agile product & service development and business transformation.

Bilgi is the UX Manager for Framework IKEA.com - the unit that elevates and harmonizes the global digital experiences of IKEA. He loves crafting meaningful products that serve people and planet. Previously he was the UX Manager for IKEA Home smart, responsible for both digital and physical experiences of all smart products from IKEA.
He previously worked with companies like Sony, Spotify, Toyota, Jabra, Pandora, Dell, and Boeing in transformative and disruptive projects.
He was born in Turkey and studied at Umeå Institute of Design. He values respect for the end users and planet earth above all else. He likes making music, animation and reading extensively.

Zoe has been Chief Brand and External Communications Officer at Bupa the multi-national healthcare company since February 2022. She responsible for establishing the global brand narrative for Bupa, championing the purpose “Helping people to lead longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world” generating understanding, interest and engagement with customers and other key global stakeholders including colleagues, the media and policymakers.
Zoe joined Bupa in July 2021 as Group Director of Internal Communications. Prior to joining Bupa, she worked in the retail and telecommunications sectors, in roles spanning brand management, internal communications, customer communications and customer experience.

Nabil Malouli is a global multi-disciplinary Innovation leader combining Corporate Executive experience, Startup Advisor & Investor, Consultant & Speaker.

He is SVP, Global E-commerce for DHL where he leads the innovation, strategy and product development of its e-commerce solutions.

Nabil was formerly VP, DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation where he oversaw the development of innovative solutions to support Fortune 500 companies doing business globally.

He has deep practical experience on solutions related to new technologies enabling customer centricity, digitalization, automation, big data and robotics.

Nabil is passionate about innovation, e-commerce, supply chains, customer centricity and entrepreneurship and a regular speaker on the conference circuit.
He also serves as an advisor to high growth start-ups, accelerators, NGOs and Universities.

He holds a Master’s degree in International Trade from the International Business School of Montpellier in France

Nic is a senior leader of the Global Product and Marketing Team in The Lego Group based at their headquarters in Denmark.

She is the co-owner of marketing transformation for the Group and heads up one of the most advanced internal agencies “Our LEGO Agency” - with over 400 people across the world in Denmark (HQ), US, Singapore, China and the UK.

Nic has a global marketing career spanning 25 years at the helm of award-winning agencies such as Catorce DDB, McCann World Group Australia and DDB Sydney.

Bilgi is the UX Manager for Framework IKEA.com - the unit that elevates and harmonizes the global digital experiences of IKEA. He loves crafting meaningful products that serve people and planet. Previously he was the UX Manager for IKEA Home smart, responsible for both digital and physical experiences of all smart products from IKEA.
He previously worked with companies like Sony, Spotify, Toyota, Jabra, Pandora, Dell, and Boeing in transformative and disruptive projects.
He was born in Turkey and studied at Umeå Institute of Design. He values respect for the end users and planet earth above all else. He likes making music, animation and reading extensively.

Mirjam comes with more than 20 years of international HR, Talent & Development and Sales excellence leadership experience in global corporations across a range of sectors, including IT, packaging and industrial manufacturing - and family ownership. Joined Grundfos in 2022 when she was appointed as Group Executive Vice President HR, CHRO.

Before joining Grundfos, Mirjam worked for the Schindler Group, the Swiss multinational elevator & escalator manufacturing/service provider headquartered out of Switzerland as Global Head of Talent & Development (2019-2022) and Head of HR for Europe (2017-2019). From 2011-2017, she worked for Amcor Flexibles, the largest global supplier of flexible packaging, as Vice President HR for EMEA & the Americas, based in Zurich, Switzerland. From 2009-2022, she worked for Masco Corporation, one of the leading manufacturers of brand-name consumer products for the home improvement and new construction markets, as HR Director Europe, based in Luxemburg. From 2001-2009, she worked for Hewlett Packard Company, as Learning & Development Manager Northern Europe, Sales Learning & Development Manager EMEA, based in the Netherlands, and Global HR Director for Marketing & Sales based in Palo Alto, USA.

20+ years career as an international business and people expert in various executive positions of continued change and organizational transformation in the global automotive industry, leading complex strategic initiatives as well as HR operations across geographies.
Executed successfully global business transformation in the areas of reorganization, strategic planning, organization redesign cost efficiency, business processes and culture change at times of economic downturn and upturn as well as during outsourcing deals.
Proven experience with leading and mobilizing people towards awareness and ownership for change – from C-level to staff level – as well as the ability for profound stakeholder management of all levels and continents. With the ability to navigate complex business and people challenges across business units, cultures and geographies, I love working with people.

Adrian is an academic, consultant on organizational behaviour, writer, and broadcaster and is particularly adept at communicating complex psychological and business concepts to a variety of clients. He is a consultant, trainer and speaker for over 30 multinational companies including public sector (army, police, government) and private sector (banks, airlines, consortia) in the UK and abroad.
Adrian is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and is among the most productive psychologists in the world. He is on the editorial board of a number of international journals, as well as the past elected President of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences. He has a particular interests in top team development, management change, performance management systems, psychometric testing and leadership derailment. He speaks regularly at academic and business conferences and is noted for his motivational speaking.
He has written 98 books and over 1400 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals.
He has been a newspaper columnist previously at the Financial Time, Sunday Times and Daily Telegraph and a guest Blogger for Psychology Today. He is a regular contributor to national and international radio and television stations including the BBC, CNN, and ITV.

Professor Parry joined Cranfield University in 2002 as a Research Fellow within the Human Resource Research Centre. She has a PhD from Cranfield and an MSc in Applied (Occupational) Psychology, also from Cranfield. Professor Parry is the author of Managing People in a Contemporary Context (Routledge) and editor of six other books.

Professor Parry is Head of the Changing World of Work Group. She is a recognised expert in Human Resource Management (HRM) and plays a leading role in a number of global research projects in this area. These include Cranet, a worldwide network of over 40 business schools that conducts comparative HRM research, and 5C, a global research project involving around 30 academic institutions, examining cultural and age differences in attitudes towards careers.

Professor Parry's research interests relate to the impact of the changing external context on managing people. In particular, she undertakes research on the influence of technological advancement, age demographics and generational diversity, and national context. Professor Parry has also undertaken a large number of research projects in relation to human capability within defence.

Professor Parry is Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Human Resource Management (IJHRM). She is also the Series Editor for the book series The Changing Context of Managing People (Emerald). She is also currently President of the Executive DBA Council (EDBAC), and an elected member of the British Academy of Management (BAM) Council.

Professor Parry is a Fellow of the British Academy of Management and an Honorary Fellow for the Institute for Employment Studies, as well as a Visiting Research Fellow at Westminster Business School. She is also an Academic Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Professor Parry teaches on graduate and executive programmes in the areas of Human Resource Management, Talent Management, Organisational Behaviour and Research Methods.

Lorna Gibb is a Deputy Chief Legal Officer for Nokia and sits on both our global People and Legal leadership teams. She is currently based in London and joined Nokia at the start of the global pandemic related lockdown. She has dedicated her career to date to working in a diversity of fields of law, HR and employee relations. Her experience spans various industries and geographies. Lorna is incredibly passionate about positive workplace culture, wellbeing, inclusion & diversity and team development and she is Nokia’s executive sponsor for mental health awareness.

Global Talent Acquisition Leader (US, EMEA, APAC), with 15+ years of experience in and a strong track record of Talent Acquisition and growing Go-To-Market, IT, Product & Engineering teams in SaaS industry in start-up, scale up and corporate businesses. Extensive leadership experience in all aspects of building successful Global Talent Acquisition function from scratch (incl innovative TA Tech stack) and Global TA team to support hyper-growth plans of the business.