Meet our Speakers!

  • Stephen Fer

    Role: Co-founder, STRADE Ltd. Expert in corporate innovation with 20+ years of leadership experience in aviation. Focuses on sustainable growth through intrapreneurship.

    Background: Holds a Master's in Aerospace Engineering and an Executive MBA. Enjoys outdoors and indie festivals.

    Talk: Unveils how intrapreneurs can be compared to teenagers and how breaking mental and physical barriers within corporations fosters intrapreneurship.

  • Dunja Santner

    Role: Entrepreneur, former butcher & yoga instructor. An advocate for authenticity, especially in motherhood and breaking societal barriers.

    Background: Grew up in a small Austrian community, now a single mother, entrepreneur and business student pushing past personal and societal limits.

    Talk: Challenges societal and self-made expectations, promoting genuine self-expression and the positive impact of authenticity in motherhood, business, and society.

  • Benedict Kindle

    Role: Advocate for overcoming addiction and rebuilding life. Shares a journey from prison to purpose, highlighting the power of change and support.

    Background: Faced addiction and its consequences early in life, leading to incarceration. Inside jail, embraced a pivotal change towards recovery.

    Talk: Narrates breaking free from a sect, battling addiction, and the transformative realization in prison that sparked a commitment to a healthier, addiction-free life.

  • Kay von Merey

    Role: Humanitarian, Co-founder of Circle of Young Humanitarians (CYH), President. Champion for youth engagement in humanitarian efforts.

    Background: Inspired by early interests in humanitarian work and a solid foundation in International Affairs & Management from the University of St. Gallen. Developed CYH to connect young people with humanitarian dialogue, fostering a community of informed peacebuilders.

    Talk: Advocates for the pivotal role of youth in combating the helplessness felt from global unrest and social media saturation. Highlights CYH's mission to inspire action and meaningful dialogue among young people, emphasizing a shift from apathy to active peacebuilding.

  • Roger Basler

    Role: Multilingual expert and barrier breaker in the intersection of algorithms and human interaction.

    Background: A diverse heritage of Spanish and Swiss, ventured to China at 20, mastering 6 languages including sign language for the deafblind. Now focuses on demystifying algorithms for people.

    Talk: Explores the 'algorithm of life' amidst the economy of attention, illustrating our intertwined evolution with the algorithms we've created and how they, in turn, shape us.

  • Selvamalar Selvaraju

    Role: Champion of overcoming barriers and discrimination, advocate for self-belief and resilience.

    Background: Transformed personal challenges of discrimination into a journey of self-realization and empowerment. Embraces the philosophy that the essence of a true champion is in breaking barriers, not just achieving triumphs.

    Talk: Shares a powerful narrative on the importance of perseverance and self-belief in the face of obstacles, inspired by the wisdom of her late father. Advocates for focusing on potential and turning challenges into strengths.