Dr Ronald de Bruin is Director of the COST Association – European Cooperation in Science and Technology, and has over 20 years of experience in the European multi-stakeholder innovation arena. He previously served as Director of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and as Head of Department of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). For almost eight years, he played a key role in and managing and setting up these European Union agencies from scratch. He has also authored several books on servant-leadership, digital television, online consumer trust, and computer security. He holds a PhD in Law and Computer Science, an MSc in Technology Management and a BSc in Electronic Engineering.

Sebastian Prieto Tovar received his Master’s in Business Administration from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2017 and his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from IE Business School, Spain, in 2014. In 2015, he pursued the opportunity to join a project in the entrepreneurial world for a Rocket Internet start-up, where he developed his knowledge in international recruitment, as well as working in the development and expansion of the Spanish market. In 2016, he started working for the HR department at Nike, before joining Uber’s recruitment team.

Dr Derek Pelland is the Director of the Leadership Academy at College du Leman, Switzerland. He has more than ten years of teaching experience with schools in the USA and Europe, along with partnership projects in Nepal and India. His formal education includes a BA in Education Psychology and teaching certification from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, USA, and a Master’s degree in Social Entrepreneurship and Change and a doctorate in Organisational Leadership from Pepperdine University, USA.