Amber Hall believes that a thoughtful consumer focus can design and develop products to make the lives of others better. When this video was recorded, she was at Wolverine Worldwide, but recently took up a new position at Kohler. She teaches Design Thinking & Communication course to undergraduate engineering students at Northwestern University.

Anne Boden is the founder and CEO of Starling Bank, a leading UK digital bank which has opened three million customer accounts. She founded Starling in 2014 after a global career in financial services and with the aim of giving people a fairer, smarter and more human alternative to the banks of the past. Starling offers personal, small business, joint, teen, euro and dollar accounts alongside a child card and a range of lending products. It also provides B2B software, banking and payments services through its Software-as-a-Service and Banking-as-a-Service models based on the proprietary technology platform it uses to power its own bank. The Starling Marketplace offers customers in-app access to a selection of third party financial services. Headquartered in London, it has offices in Southampton, Cardiff and Dublin.

Anne is a computer scientist by training and Fintech industry thought-leader; her book, Banking on It: how I disrupted the industry, is a first-hand account on how she founded Starling.

Michelle is a passionate leader with success in financial services and fintech. She is currently SVP, Head of Enterprise Sales at Vestwell, a digital 401k provider helping millions of people save for retirement. Her professional background includes BlackRock, Apex Clearing, and Harness Wealth. Michelle has industry experience that includes FinTech, WealthTech, Asset Management, Clearing/Custody, Payments, BaaS, Digital Assets, and more. She has been recognized as an industry leader by the Innovate Finance Powerlist (Senior Leader category 2019, 2020), #28 on the Top Women In FinTech 2021 by FinTech Magazine, and Primary Venture's 40 NYC Leaders You Need to Know.

Dame Stephanie Shirley CH is a British information technology pioneer, businesswoman and philanthropist.

Dame Shirley is an ardent venture philanthropist with an unrelenting energy for creating positive change. She is an engaging speaker and talks candidly on personal subjects including her early years as a child refugee, her experiences blazing a trail for women in business and her ongoing commitment to helping autistic people live long, happy and more fulfilling lives.

Dame Shirley arrived in England as an unaccompanied child refugee at the start of the Second World War, and in 1962 started a software business from her dining table which grew to employ 8,500 people and was ultimately valued at almost $3 billion.

Motivated to share the rewards of her success with a society that had extended such generosity to her as a child, Dame Stephanie decided to give away her wealth. Now in her late 80s she is driven by a lifetime of extraordinary experiences and achievements, and still dedicates every day to making her life one that was worth saving.

Komal is a visionary at the crossroads of health, equity, and climate change, weaving these passions into a dynamic harmony of designing for well-being and building performance. With 17+ years of experience, she has pioneered global sustainable design, overseeing ten million sq. ft. of diverse projects. This includes groundbreaking net-zero energy and carbon initiatives, as well as leadership in five million sq. ft. of LEED and WELL Platinum projects.

A seasoned educator and advisor, Komal navigates clients through complex architecture, planning, and infrastructural endeavors.

An award-winning Architect and Thought Leader, she uses her platform to share industry and academic insights, captivating change-makers invested in creating sustainable, healthy, and equitable environments. Komal was recognized as a global sustainable design and equity influencer in an exclusive interview with Madame Architect in April 2023 for redefining industry standards and acknowledged by the International WELL Building Institute with the Rising Star Award in the WELL Faculty Category for exceptional contributions to the WELL movement in 2022.

Komal has been an invited member of the Fast Company Impact Council, New York in 2022-23 dedicated to discussing the impact of business on the most pressing issues of our time. Komal has served on IWBI's Health Equity Advisory, AIA Houston Board of Directors, the Texas USGBC Regional Council, and the USGBC’s Greenbuild Program Committee. A strong advocate for equity and inclusivity, Komal has also served on HOK’s Diversity Advisory Council and HOK’s Management Board. Komal’s academic foundation includes a Master's in Architecture from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor's in Architecture as a Gold Medalist from the University of Mumbai. Currently, a WELL Faculty with the International WELL Building Institute, Komal has also served as a guest lecturer and studio reviewer at Arizona State University's Herber Institute for Design and the Arts, acted as a juror at Manipal University in Dubai, and delivered a keynote address at the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture 2023 Career Intensive

Christine Armstrong is a writer and consultant specialising in the future of work, workplaces, leadership and company communication.

She is the author of The Mother of All Jobs: How to Have Children and a Career and Stay Sane(ish). She also co-founded the communications consultancy Jericho Chambers and now leads her own consultancy helping businesses to operate in an uncertain, disrupted world. In her book, The Mother of All Jobs, Christine looks at the social and economic pressures of being a working-mother, the cost of childcare and how parenting and work compete with each other. She draws on her own experience as a working mother, as well as extensive research and the personal accounts of women in senior executive positions, and debunks some of the myths around motherhood and family-work-life-balance, and reveals the culturally ingrained hostility towards mothers in the corporate world.

Vernā Myers told us that "Diversity is being invited to the party. Inclusion is being asked to dance." Well, it's time to get the party started and celebrate Gen Z's entry into the workplace! But do you know where to start on the guest list? What kind of music will you play to ensure your whole workforce is going to dance the night away? Vernā Myers herself offers her expert advice to help you cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, maximising the potential of your next-gen workforce.