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Forget what you know about speeches: the WSA Speakers network offers a fine selection of thought leaders that will rock the audience's way of thinking entrepreneurship. By breaking the mainstream way of thinking, they inspire innovation and prepare the audience to develop new routes of finding solutions. WSA office is happy to form collaborations to introduce our thought leaders to partner events. Get in touch!

 

Peter A. Bruck

WSA Chairperson

World Summit Awards

Austria

Niki Ernst

Co-Founder

Silicon Valley Inspiration Tours

Austria

Monika Froehler

CEO

Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens

Austria

Mathias Haas

Founder and CEO

SuperSocial

Austria

H. E. Ali Mammad oglu Abbasov

Minister of Communication and Information Technologies

Azerbaijan

Prof. Muhammadou M.O.Kah

Vice Rector For Technology and Innovation & Founding Dean, School of IT & Engineering, ADA University, Baku, Azerbaija

ADA University

Azerbaijan

Rodrigo Assumpção

Social Protection Management Information Systems Expert

International Labour Organization

Brazil

David Shelters

Entrepreneur-In-Residence

Mekong Strategic Partners

Cambodia

Jennifer Corriero

Co-founder and Executive Director

TakingITGlobal

Canada

Eileen Knowles

Sustainability Consultant

Columbia University in the City of New York

Canada

Gary Schwartz

President

Candian Lenders Association

Canada

Catherine Warren

CEO

Innovate Edmonton

Canada

Witman Hung

Principal Liaison Officer for Hong Kong

Shenzhen Qianhai Authority

China

Elizabeth Quat

Legislative Council Member | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, Founder | Internet Professional Association (iProA)

Legislative Council Member SAR Hong Kong

China

Sebastián Bustamante

co-Founder Verdéate.com / Entrepreneurship Consultant

Empréndelo

Colombia

Sergio Llano

Professor

Universidad del Norte

Colombia

Dana Al Salem

Founder & CEO

FanFactory Ltd

France

Damien Marchi

Vice-President, Marketing & Communications

Gameloft

France

Jean-Luc Scherer

Founder and CEO

Innoopolis

France

Dorothy Gordon

Consultant

ICT4Development

Ghana

Karla Ruiz Cofino

Co-Founder

MilknCookies

Guatemala

Osama Manzar

Founder & Director

Digital Empowerment Foundation

India

Madanmohan Rao

SPECIAL AMBASSADOR FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT | Chief Researcher

Mobile Monday

India

Shinta Dhanuwardoyo

CEO

Bubu.com

Indonesia

Sanny Gaddafi

CEO

8villages

Indonesia

Ahmad Alhendawi

Former United Nations Secretary-General''s Envoy on Youth

United Nations

Jordan

Manar Al Hashash

CEO

DotDesign

Kuwait

Zikry Kholil

Chief Inciter

The Incitement

Malaysia

H.E. Adama Samassekou

President of the African Academy of Languages President of WSIS Preparatory Committee for Geneva Phase

African Academy of Languages

Mali

Rudy Laddaga Lopez

Chief Content Officer

Citizens Company

Mexico

Paul Hughes

Director

Paul Hughes Live

Netherlands

Nkemdilim Begho

Managing Director / CEO

Future Software Resources Nigeria Ltd

Nigeria

Harry Tomi Davies (TD)

President

The African Business Angel Network (ABAN)

Nigeria

Bistra Kumbaroska

Scaling and Partnership Manager

Social Impact Award gGmbH

North Macedonia

Marta A. Tomovska

Advisor to the Prime Minister of Serbia

Office of the Prime Minister

North Macedonia

Zawan Al-Sabti

Projects Specialist

Information Technology Authority (ITA)

Oman

Momal Mushtaq

Syndication Manager (C-user)

SAP

Pakistan

Paulo Andrez

Angel Investor

Green Swan Group

Portugal

Delfina Coelho

Managing Partner

Innovsky

Portugal

Mario Franco

Founder & Chairman

Millennium@EDU

Portugal

João Machado

Social Innovation Fund program manager

Portugal Inovação Social

Portugal

Paulo Malta

Managing Partner

Innovsky

Portugal

Salvador Mendes De Almeida

Founder and President

Associação Salvador

Portugal

Ricardo Zozimo

Assistant Professor of Management

NOVASBE

Portugal

Sofia Couta da Rocha

Founder

SkinSoul

Portugal

Maja Makanjee

SPECIAL AMBASSADOR FOR TELCO RELATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/AFRICA | Chief Officer Corporate Affairs |

Vodacom Group Unlimited

South Africa

Jason Muloongo

Co-Founder

LittPro

South Africa

Nadav Ossendryver

CEO

Latest Sightings Pty Ltd

South Africa

Rapelang Rabana

Founder & CEO

Rekindle Learning

South Africa

Jordi Pons

Founder of UniversalDoctor

UniversalDoctor

Spain

Chitranganie Mubarak

Consultant on Digitization for Social Good and Joint Coordinator for Women’s Research

CENWOR

Sri Lanka

Sallyann Della Casa

Growing Leaders Foundation (GLF)

Trinidad and Tobago

Irene Kaggwa-Sewankambo

Head, Research & Coordinator, Office of the Executive Director

Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)

Uganda

Badr Ward

CEO

LAMSA

United Arab Emirates

Ralph Simon

CEO & Founder; Chairman Emeritus & Founder

Mobilium International; Mobile Entertainment Forum-Americas

United Kingdom

Marcus Delano East

Chief Digital Officer

T-Mobile USA

United States of America

Jon Mark Walls

Consultant

United Nations

United States of America

Janine Warner

Co-founder and executive director

SembraMedia

United States of America