Evan Leybourn
Co-Founder Business Agility Institute
Evan is the co-founder of the Business Agility Institute; a fiercely independent research & advocacy organization for the next generation of companies. Companies that are agile, innovative and dynamic – perfectly designed to thrive in today’s unpredictable markets. As the Head of Advocacy and Thought Leadership at BAI – Evan leads research initiatives, collaborates with corporate members on their stickiest business challenges, and shares insights and aha’s to accelerate business success – no matter what the future brings.
Prof. Uli Weinberg
Professor for Design Thinking & Founding Director School of Design Thinking
Before joining HPI, I was a computer animation and games professor at Film University Babelsberg and a guest professor at the Communication University of China, founding TERRATOOLS in 1990 and creating the Terramap project, the precursor to Google Earth. In 2007, I established the HPI School of Design Thinking, collaborating with students from 60+ disciplines to tackle real-world challenges through empathy, teamwork, and prototyping. I later co-founded the Global Design Thinking Alliance in 2017, now spanning 39 organizations across five continents. To me, design thinking is more than a method—it’s a mindset. In my book Network Thinking – Beyond Brockhaus-Thinking, I advocate collaboration and boldness in solving today’s complex challenges.
Karthi Subbaraman
Design Leader @ Salesforce
Karthi is a designer by heart and choice. She is an educator, coach, community builder, and creator. She leads the design at Salesforce.com
As a designer, I build product experiences.
As a design leader I lead design teams. Currently leading Sales Cloud UX @ Salesforce India.
As an educator, I help designers and product managers grasp the fundamentals of product design, business design and (sometimes) life design.
As a coach, I help designers and product managers take better decisions & actions.
As a community builder, I build maker spaces that enable learning and growth.
As a creator, I share my learnings and reflections of being a maker.
Mahesh Damodhar
Director for UX Design and Localization at OpenText
In my 28years of industry experience, I’ve played the role of leading web technologist, design, QA, and customer support teams to deliver results towards a business challenge. Mentoring and coaching talent has become second nature in all the roles I’ve taken up. I am hands-on as a designer and web technologist using front-end development frameworks. I’ve had the privilege of working in some well known organizations such as MSource, IBM, Netscape Communications, AOL and now OpenText.
Anuj Jagannathan
Founder and CEO of Propelurs Consulting
Anuj Jagannathan is a senior finance professional with 27+ years of experience at companies like Google, Visa, and PwC, now leading Propelurs Consulting. An expert in negotiation and leadership, he has conducted workshops globally since 2016 and authored bestsellers like Negotiation Quotient and We Can Negotiate Too!. He has taught at ISB, Emeritus, and the American Negotiation Institute and holds certifications from Harvard Law School and John Maxwell Enterprise. Passionate about teaching, he created Negotiation Arena, a gamified learning platform, and Money Smart, an innovative finance board game. Anuj also trains young adults in communication, solution thinking, and leadership.