Karen Walker is a designer whose eccentrically elegant style has established a stellar international following for her ready-to-wear, eyewear, jewellery, bags and fragrance. The brand is available at retail in 42 countries, 200 cities and 1,020 stores including Barneys New York, Liberty London and Harvey Nichols. Karen’s signature energy and optimism define the label, and her influence has seen her consistently ranked for the past six years in The Business of Fashion’s powerhouse BoF 500, reflecting her position as a global industry figure shaping the future.

Victoria Arlen is an accomplished motivational speaker, actress, model and swimmer. Her life drastically changed in 2006 when she developed two rare conditions that rid her of the ability to speak, eat, walk and move for nearly four years. Since her remarkable recovery, she has received three Silver medals and a Gold medal from the London 2012 Paralympic Games. In April 2015, she made the transition from professional athlete to sportscaster and joined ESPN as one of the company’s youngest on-air talents. In 2016 Victoria’s endless hard work and preserve paid off when she began walking again, despite the lack of feeling in her legs. In 2017 she appeared as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars. Victoria is also carrying out her dream of helping others as the Founder & Co-Chair of Victoria’s Victory Foundation. Victoria’s book, “Locked In” is available nationwide now.

Virginie Delalande is the founder of Handicapower and the first woman born deaf to become a lawyer in France, learning to speak without ever having heard the sound of her voice. Today, she serves as a coach, trainer and public speaker dedicated to helping all those who have a disability, and their loved ones, find their path to success and happiness.

Emily Blunt is a Golden Globe winning actress known for her roles in A Quiet Place, The Devil Wears Prada, The Young Victoria, Edge of Tomorrow, Into the Woods and The Girl on the Train, among many others. She has been nominated for four other Golden Globe Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. She will play the title character in the 2018 film Mary Poppins Returns and co-stars in the 2019 film Jungle Cruise, based on the Disney Parks attraction of the same name.

Celina Caesar-Chavannes is the Member of Parliament for Whitby, ON. She served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada from December 2015 to January 2017 and was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development et la Francophonie from January 2017 to August 2018. Before entering politics, she was a successful entrepreneur and research consultant. She is a strong advocate for people suffering with mental illness and was awarded the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health Champions of Mental Health Parliamentarian Award in 2017.

Paola Carosella is an award-winning chef and restaurateur. Originally from Argentina, Paola was inspired by her Italian immigrant family’s passion for cooking and growing their own food, which led her to pursue a career in the culinary arts. Honing her skills in restaurants from Buenos Aires, to Paris and California, she opened her first restaurant in São Paulo, Brazil in 2001. Paola has since expanded her business to include restaurants Arturito in 2008 and La Guapa Empanadas Artesanais e Café in 2014. Paola has appeared as a judge on MasterChef Brazil since 2014.

Mónica López Hidalgo is an accomplished Professor and researcher of neuroscience at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Querétaro (UAQ) in Mexico. She earned her PhD in Biomedical Science at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and conducted her Postdoctoral Research at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. She is one of the winners of the L'Oréal-Unesco-Conacyt-AMC 2017 Scholarships for Women in Science for her research on the deterioration of cognitive functions related to age. Her work has been published numerous times internationally and she has given several lectures and talks in her field in addition to her teaching at UAQ.

Susan Prescott is Vice President of Product Marketing at Apple. With more than 25 years of experience in the computing industry, Susan oversees marketing for Apple’s worldwide Education and Enterprise efforts, as well as Apple’s applications across its platforms including music and video apps, the iWork suite of productivity apps, News and the Notes app. Before joining Apple in 2003, Susan worked at Adobe in a variety of engineering, marketing and management roles. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Martina “Tini” Stoessel played the leading role on the internationally successful coming-of-age Disney Channel telenovela, Violetta. Since 2012, the show has aired in nearly 140 countries and been dubbed into 15 languages, amassing 49 million unique viewers by 2015. She released her first solo album, TINI, in 2016 on Hollywood Records, which went on to debut in the Top 5 in 20 countries on iTunes. Her single “Te Quiero Más” has garnered more than 81 million views and was the first video from an Argentine singer to reach 1 million views in less than 24 hours. Her highly-anticipated sophomore album Quiero Volver debuts on October 12.

Kathleen Kennedy is the President of Lucasfilm, where she oversees the company’s three divisions: Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound. Eight-time Academy Award®-nominated, she is one of the most successful and respected producers and executives in the film industry today. She has produced or executive produced more than 70 feature films, which have collectively garnered 120 Academy Award nominations and 25 wins. She is currently producing Star Wars Episode IX (2019).

Robin Roberts is co-anchor of ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Under her leadership, the broadcast has won four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Morning Program and the 2017 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Daytime TV Hosting Team. She has been honored with the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame as well as the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame, and named one of Glamour’s Women of the Year. Prior to her work on “Good Morning America,” she was a contributor to ESPN as a host on “SportsCenter” and contributing to “NFL PrimeTime.” She has worked in broadcasting for more than 30 years.

Ndifanji Namacha is a 25-year-old medical doctor and researcher from Blantyre, Malawi. She is currently an assistant lecturer in Public Health in the School of Public Health and Family Medicine at the College of Medicine, University of Malawi. She is also a Malaria No More UK youth ambassador, a researcher under the African Center of Public Health and Herbal Medicine, and a research intern within the Malaria Epidemiology group at the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme. She is involved in charity work under the Grown Too Quick Foundation which empowers child-headed homes.

Jennifer Lee is the Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios. Her career with Walt Disney Animation Studios began in 2011, when she became the co-writer of 2012’s “Wreck-It Ralph.” She is the writer of the Academy Award®-winning “Frozen,” which she directed with Chris Buck. “Frozen” became the top-grossing animated feature ever released. Lee was part of the story team on the Oscar-winning “Zootopia” and recently wrote the book for “Frozen: the Broadway Musical,” for which she received a Tony® Award nomination. She is currently one of the executive producers of “Ralph Breaks the Internet” and is writing and directing “Frozen 2.”

Blanca Treviño is President and CEO of Softtek. Under her leadership, Softtek has become the leading IT services company in Latin America, having earned recognition from Gartner and Forrester Research as the only non-Indian provider to pose serious competition for the U.S. market. She is a frequent presenter in international forums related to entrepreneurialism, IT and the role of women in business. She was named a “Rising Star” by Fortune Magazine, appeared on the cover of Forbes Magazine, and featured in CNN’s “Leading Women” series. She is a board member for numerous organizations including Walmart Mexico and US-Mexico Foundation, as well as prominent regional universities.

Ashima Narain is a photographer and filmmaker represented by National Geographic Creative. She is the former photo editor for National Geographic Traveler India and Time Out, India. TIME.com listed her as one of 34 female photographers from around the world to follow. Her work has been published in Vanity Fair, Conde Nast Traveler, Vogue and more. She was nominated twice for a Green Oscar (Panda award) and was a judge on National Geographic Channel’s “Mission Covershot” TV show.

María Teresa Ruiz is a Chilean astronomer. She was the first woman to successfully study astronomy at the University of Chile, the first female scientist to receive a PhD in astrophysics from Princeton University, and the first woman to receive Chile’s National Prize for Exact Sciences. She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and discovered Kelu-1, a brown dwarf. She is the first female President of the Chilean Academy of Science and an astronomy professor at the University of Chile.

Dr. Asmaa Boujibar is a Post-Doctoral Research Scientist who specializes in geology and planetary science. In 2014, she was considered the first Moroccan woman in history to join NASA Johnson Space Center. She joined the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C. in 2016, where she is currently pursuing her research. Her explorations contribute to expanding our knowledge of the Solar System, its origin and evolution. She has a Masters and PhD in Earth and Planetary Science from the University of Clermont 2 in France.

Jo Malone CBE, Founder and Creative Director of Jo Loves, has been described as an ‘English scent maverick’ and the woman responsible for creating some of the world’s most-loved fragrances. Jo launched her first brand, Jo Malone London in 1994, and quickly gained cult status around the world. In 1999, Jo sold the business to Estée Lauder Companies and remained Creative Director until 2006. In 2011, after much anticipation, Jo launched her new brand Jo Loves, pioneering new products and entertaining experiences. Jo was awarded a CBE in the June 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her services to the British Economy and the GREAT Britain campaign. She has an autobiography titled ‘My Story’ and contributes to consumer publications in addition to regular radio and TV appearances.

Leia Mi is the Art Director for Shanghai Disneyland. In this role, she creates concept designs and provides art direction for Shanghai Disney Resort. Her most recent work has focused on Roaring Rapids at Shanghai Disneyland and the enhancement of Disneytown. Before she joined Shanghai Disney Resort, she was a creative designer for Walt Disney Imagineering, where she served as the Art Director of the Enchanted Storybook Castle, and worked on concept and shows designs as a core team member for Shanghai Disney Resort and Cars Land at Disneyland Resort.