Salim Ismail is the best-selling author of Exponential Organizations, a sought-after business strategist, and a serial entrepreneur, having founded technology companies including Confabb, PubSub Concepts, and Ångströ, which was acquired by Google in 2010. He has led Brickhouse, Yahoo!’s internal incubator, and was recently named an XPRIZE Foundation Board member. Ismail is also Founding Executive Director of Singularity University; Chairman of ExO Works; Founder of The ExO Foundation; Board member of Rokk3r Inc.; an Aion Advisory Board member; and General Partner of Rokk3r Fuel ExO Venture Fund.

Dr. Michio Kaku is the co-creator of string field theory, a branch of string theory, and is one of the most widely recognized scientists in the world today. He received a B.S. (summa cum laude) from Harvard University in 1968 where he came first in his physics class. He went on to the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, and received a Ph.D. in 1972. In 1973, he held a lectureship at Princeton University. He has written 4 New York Times Best Sellers, is the science correspondent for CBS This Morning, and has hosted numerous science specials for BBC-TV, the Discovery/Science Channel.

Thea Myhrvold is the Founder of Teach Me Now. Born in Saudi Arabia, Thea began her entrepreneurial journey at the age of 21 in Europe, building one of the earliest mobile apps for online learning which provides a virtual classroom for teachers and students looking to enrich their academic experience. With interactive tools and resources, students just have to create a profile and connect with the tutor of their choice.

Alia Khan is the Chairwoman of the Islamic Fashion and Design Council, an organization established for the development of the Islamic fashion and design industry worldwide. IFDC aligns itself with established and budding mainstream as well as Islamic fashion and design brands, government organizations, institutions, corporations, global conferences, events, fashion weeks, and publications to ensure a powerful, sustainable and supportive presence that will lead its talent to the global marketplace. In conversation with Tariq Qureishy, she shares her story and why fashion plays such an important role in her life