Guillaume Alvarez is the Director of Corporate Development for the Global Peter Drucker Forum and the Senior vice president for Steelcase Inc.. Guillame with over 40 years of global experience, has successfully led business turnarounds, launched new vertical markets, and established subsidiaries in various regions worldwide. He has lived, studied, and worked in 18 countries across five continents, gaining extensive international expertise. Currently serving as Vice-Chair of AmCham EU and President of the European Executive Council, he is also a member of numerous think tanks and advisory boards. Throughout his career, he has managed regional operations in Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, India, and North America, collaborating with over 200 global organizations. As CEO of Steelcase SAS, he led expansion and acquisitions across Europe, founded design and innovation centers in Munich, and launched an e-commerce platform across major European markets. Published in Harvard Business Review and other leading journals, he is recognized for his leadership in education, consulting, and applied research.

Jesús Azogue is the COO of ZN Consulting. He is a digital enthusiast who experiments with different media and formats, combining traditional techniques with the latest innovations. At ZN Consulting, Jesús Azogue is the COO, developing innovative PA and PR creative solutions in the digital age. Jesús Azogue runs a full network to bring value to all communication challenges of ZN's clients: European organisations and corporates such as FEFCO, EPP Group, ECPA, UCB, Cargill, DS Smith, Microsoft, Sony, Toyota, SCA Packaging, Lyondell Basell, and more.

Sara Carrer is the Chief Political Officer of United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Sara is the Chief Political Officer at the World Food Programme (WFP), where she leads engagement with parliaments and governments and directs WFP’s involvement in the G7. Prior to joining WFP in 2021, Sara served as Executive Vice President for Europe & Africa at BCW (now Burson), a leading global communications and public relations agency. She also held the position of Visiting Professor of Political Communication at the College of Europe in Bruges from 2018 to 2022. An Italian national, Sara is fluent in English, French, and Spanish.

Olivier de Matos is the Director General of CropLife Europe. He is an experienced Public Affairs professional with a demonstrated history of working in the public relations industry. Skilled in Public Affairs, Media Relations and Crisis Management.

Aliki Foinikopoulou is the Senior Director of Global Public Policy, Salesforce. Aliki joined Salesforce in 2015, and she currently leads the Global Public Policy team. With her team, she develops the public policy positions of the company on topics like artificial intelligence, privacy, and cybersecurity. She was previously the lead representative of Salesforce in the EU, engaging with government officials in Brussels and across Europe to advocate for Salesforce’s core values of trust, customer success, innovation, equality, and sustainability. She has 15 years of professional experience in digital policy, having previously worked as a consultant for leading technology companies, and in the European Commission. Aliki has a LLB from the National Kapodistrian University of Athens and a LLM on Intellectual Property Law from University College London.

Andrea Gerosa is the Founder of ThinkYoung, a think tank focused on young people, as well as a consulting company focused on student housing (kefren.ch), of a series of summer schools for young entrepreneurs (entrepreneurshipschool.com) and of a coworking space for start-ups (tunnel15). Recently Andrea has been appointed to the Board of INTA (inta.org), the New York based International Trademark Association and of Rentxpress SA, that enables travellers to rent plug&play accomodations. Gerosa has an executive degree in corporate finance and valuation from the London Business School, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bocconi University.

Roy Sharon is the Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Europe, Tata Consultancy Services Roy has over twenty years of experience in the private, public, and civil society sectors across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. At his current capacity as CSR Head, Europe at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Roy spearheads the organization’s strategic programs working with business leaders, customers, partners and local communities to drive societal impact. Prior to that, was Head of Sustainability at Aroundtown, Europe’s third largest commercial real estate company, where he designed the Dutch operation’s ‘Net Zero’ strategy. As VP, CSR and Sustainability at Liberty Global, one of the world's leading converged video, broadband and communications companies, Roy led the company’s CSR strategy and programs across 13 markets and helped redefine the organization as a leader in responsible business and sustainability. Before joining the private sector, Roy worked at the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank (FMO) driving multi-sector partnership for water and sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa and at Seeds of Peace, a peacebuilding and leadership development organization, where he co-created and scaled the organization’s first conflict-resolution program for youth from across the Middle East. Roy holds an MBA (Honors) from TiasNimbas Business School, the Netherlands and a BA Psychology from the University of Illinois, USA. He lives in Amsterdam with his wife and two children.

Arnaud Thysen is the Director General of European Business Summits, a leading platform in Brussels promoting cooperation and dialogue between the public and the private sector (www.ebsummits.eu). Previously, Arnaud was Assistant Professor at the Law Faculty of UCLouvain (Belgium) and lawyer at the Brussels Bar. He then followed the Ph.D. programme in EU law at the European University Institute (Florence, Italy). Arnaud teaches EU public law at University Saint Louis and regularly facilitated public debates on key issues related to European matters.

Mared Gwyn Jones is a Brussels-based journalist who reports on EU politics for Euronews in Brussels. She also co-presents a daily fact-checking show that debunks viral disinformation. She has covered several high-stakes elections, including the 2024 European elections and UK general election.