Keynote Speakers
Boris Becker
Tennis Legend and 6-time Grand Slam Champion
Boris Franz Becker (born 22 November 1967) is a German former professional tennis player, coach, and commentator. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential tennis players of his generation and one of the defining figures in men’s tennis of the late 20th century. Becker was ranked world No. 1 in men’s singles and won six Grand Slam singles titles: three at Wimbledon (1985, 1986, 1989), two at the Australian Open (1991, 1996), and one at the US Open (1989).
Becker achieved international prominence in 1985 when, aged 17, he became the youngest ever men’s singles champion at Wimbledon and the first unseeded player to win the title. His breakthrough victory is widely regarded as a landmark moment in modern tennis, contributing to the sport’s global popularity and redefining expectations of power, athleticism, and attacking play on grass courts. Known for his powerful serve, aggressive net play and dynamic movement, Becker played a significant role in shaping attacking tennis during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Over the course of his playing career, Becker won 49 singles titles and 15 doubles titles on the ATP Tour. He was a key member of Germany’s Davis Cup-winning teams in 1988 and 1989, helping establish Germany as a leading nation in men’s tennis during that period.
After retiring from professional tennis in 1999, Becker remained closely involved in the sport as a commentator, analyst and coach. From 2013 to 2016, he served as head coach of Novak Djokovic. During this period, Djokovic won six Grand Slam singles titles and consolidated his position as world No. 1, holding the ranking for a record number of weeks.
In 2023, Becker briefly served as coach to Danish player Holger Rune, collaborating with him during part of the ATP Tour season.
From 2017 to 2021, Becker served as head of men’s tennis in Germany, overseeing the national men’s programme, including the Davis Cup team. During this time, he also acted as a mentor to Alexander Zverev, working closely with him during a formative period of his professional career.
Becker has continued to work as a tennis analyst and commentator for international broadcasters and has published several books reflecting on his sporting career, professional experiences, and public life.
Elif Shafak
Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and storyteller. She has published 21 books, 13 of which are novels and her books have been translated into 58 languages.The Island of Missing Trees was a finalist for the Costa Award, British Book Awards, RSL Ondaatje Prize and Women’s Prize for Fiction and was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick. 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and RSL Ondaatje Prize; and was Blackwell’s Book of the Year. The Forty Rules of Love was chosen by BBC among the 100 Novels that Shaped Our World. The Architect’s Apprentice was chosen for The Queen’s Reading Room. There are Rivers in the Sky won the Edward Stanford Award 2025, Prix Fragonard de Littérature Étrangère, and was a finalist for the Prix Fémina Étranger and The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction. Her upcoming novel, In One Brief Moment All Eternity, will be published on 15 October.
Shafak holds a PhD in political science, and she has taught at various universities in Turkey, the US and the UK, including St Anne's College, Oxford University, where she is an honorary fellow. She also holds an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Bard College. Shafak is a Fellow and President of the Royal Society of Literature and has been chosen among BBC’s 100 most inspiring and influential women. She is a Public Humanities Fellow at the School of Advanced Studies (SAS) in recognition of her work to shape the future of Public Humanities, deepen its reach and expand its impact.
An advocate for women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights and freedom of expression, Shafak is an inspiring public speaker and twice TED Global speaker. She contributes to major publications around the world, and she was awarded the medal of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2017 she was chosen by Politico as one of the twelve people “who will give you a much-needed lift of the heart”. She has judged numerous literary prizes, including The PEN Nabokov Prize and has chaired the Wellcome Prize. Shafak is the recipient of the Halldór Laxness International Literature Prize for her contribution to 'the renewal of the art of storytelling. In 2024, Shafak was awarded the British Academy President's Medal for 'her excellent body of work which demonstrates an incredible intercultural range. Her website can be found at www.elifshafak.com and her Substack is called "Unmapped Storylands".
Jesper Brodin
Jesper’s career at IKEA started in Pakistan 1995 as a purchase manager; not long after he became Regional Purchase Manager for Southeast Asia. In 1999, he took on the assignment of assistant, both to IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad and to Anders Dahlvig, who was CEO at that time.
As a leader, Jesper is known for his belief in values-based leadership and for his emphasis on togetherness, saying: “The power is where the people are. Believe in yourself and your strengths, but don’t forget to rely on other people’s strengths, too. Because we’re truly stronger together.” Jesper has a strong commitment and experience of the intersection between business and sustainability and holds the role as Chair of the B Team as well as the Co-Chair role for UN Global Compact – advocating for future where purpose and profit go hand in hand. In 2024 he was named one of the 100 most influential people of by TIME.
In March 2026, Jesper Brodin was appointed Chair of the Board of The Earthshot Prize, founded by HRH Prince William, succeeding Christiana Figueres. As Chair, he will help guide the world’s leading environmental prize at the midway point of its ten-year mission to accelerate and scale bold solutions to repair the planet. His appointment reflects his long-standing commitment to demonstrating that what is good for the planet is also good for business, and his belief in mobilising business, government and innovators to drive impact at scale.
More recently, Jesper joined the ITU/UN Global Commission on AI for Good as a Commissioner, contributing to its work developing recommendations around emerging technologies and their impact on society.
Jesper was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, and holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. Married with three children, he fills his spare time with sailing and music: “To play the guitar is my yoga. I do it every day.”
Salil Parekh
Client Speakers
Dan Schulman
Dan Schulman is focused on democratizing the global financial services system and improving the financial health of people, families, and businesses around the world. As the CEO of Verizon, Dan is steering the company toward the future of connectivity, expanding its reach and impact worldwide. As the former CEO of PayPal (2015-2023), Dan led PayPal to empower people in their financial lives and reimagine how merchants can continually strengthen their businesses. Under Dan’s leadership, PayPal was named as one of the top companies on JUST Capital and Forbes’ JUST 100 list, featuring “companies doing right by America.” PayPal has also been recognized as a Fortune Change the World company for its work to tackle the biggest challenges facing society today and named to Morning Consult's "Most Trusted Brands" list. He
Dan’s leadership and impact have been recognized by several notable organizations. The New York Urban League presented Dan with the 2021 Frederick Douglass Award, in recognition of his commitment, dedication, and influence to advance the rights of generations of underserved Black Americans. In 2020, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights honored him with the Ripple of Hope Award, which recognizes those who have demonstrated a commitment to social change and a passion for equality, justice and basic human rights.
In 2019, Dan was recognized by Endeavor Global with the High-Impact Leader of the Year Award for his work to support entrepreneurs around the globe. He was also honored with the Financial Health Network’s inaugural Visionary Award in 2018 for his commitment to improving the financial lives of people around the world. Dan received the 2017 Brennan Legacy Award, established to honor the late Supreme Court justice and his career-long commitment to social justice and “common human dignity”. The Council for Economic Education named Dan as its 2017 Visionary for promoting economic and financial literacy to create a better-informed society. Rutgers University bestowed upon Dan an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, and he also delivered the University’s 252nd anniversary commencement speech.
Dan has frequently been recognized by Fortune as one of the "Top 20 Businesspersons of the Year" and in 2021, named to Fortune's 50 World's Greatest Leaders list. He has also been named one of the top 100 Most Creative People by Fast Company and, in 2019, he was named one of Glassdoor's Top 50 CEOs. In addition, he has been recognized as one of the top 10 Most Innovative CEOs in Banking.
Dan previously served as Group President at American Express. Prior to joining American Express, Dan was President of the Prepaid Group at Sprint Nextel Corporation following its acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA, Inc., where he led the company as its founding CEO for eight years. Earlier in his career, Dan was President and CEO of Priceline Group, Inc., where he led the company through a period of rapid growth and expansion. He also spent 18 years at AT&T, where he held a series of positions, including President of the Consumer Markets Division.
Dan is actively involved in the World Economic Forum, as a member of the International Business Council, and the Board of Governors and Board of Stewards for the Future of Financial & Monetary Systems platform. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Business Roundtable. In addition, Dan is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and an International Advisory Council member of the Singapore Economic Development Board. Dan is a Director of Verizon Communications, Inc., and previously served as Non-Executive Chairman of NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec Corporation). He also serves on the boards of The Economic Club of New York and Autism Speaks. Dan earned a BA from Middlebury College and an MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He is an avid mixed martial arts practitioner.
Infosys Speakers
Jayesh Sanghrajka
Jayesh Sanghrajka is the Executive Vice President & Group CFO of Infosys Ltd. With over 3 decades of experience in global finance and strategic leadership, Jayesh plays a pivotal role in long-term value creation; financial and operational excellence; and grooming the next set of leaders for Infosys. As the leader of the company’s global finance organization, he oversees areas like facilitating growth at good margins, financial planning and analysis, investor relations, treasury, tax, and risk management. Over the years, he has driven the finance team’s digital transformation journey towards functional excellence. Jayesh spearheads multiple cross-functional initiatives aimed at identifying new revenue growth opportunities or driving cost optimization.
A key architect of the company’s growth strategy, Jayesh is responsible for mergers and acquisitions (M&A), helping to create and sustain long-term competitive advantage for Infosys.
Jayesh also champions the company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) agenda, ensuring that ESG is at the heart of Infosys’ strategy to achieve profits with a purpose, while balancing sustainable growth; compliance with international standards; and stakeholder transparency.
Prior to Infosys, he worked in companies like Tishman-Speyer, Rediff.com, Mu Sigma, and KPMG, wherein he played a key role in driving various digital and financial transformations to help them be future-ready.
Jayesh earned his bachelor’s degree in commerce from Mumbai University, India. He is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants, India. He also has a degree in cost accounting. Over the years, he has attended various Executive Global Leadership Development Programs at global universities like Stanford University (USA) and Harvard University (USA).
Rafee Tarafdar
Rafee is a Unit Technology Officer and heads the Strategic Technology Group at Infosys that focuses on building next generation platforms, capabilities and solutions. The Strategic Technology Group comprises of Technology Strategists defining and driving large transformational programs and platforms, Power Programmers who work as full stack developers on complex engineering projects for clients and Expert Trackers who bring in deep technical expertise in emerging technology areas and are involved in building platforms and solution for Infosys.
He has over twenty years of IT experience and the first phase of his career focused on coding and developing products for the Manufacturing and Banking industry. In the second phase, he concentrated on consulting, architecting and delivering transformational solutions for the Retail, Consumer Goods and Logistics industries. Now, in the third phase, he is directed towards building deeper architecture, technology and programming capabilities within Infosys, developing new Go-To Market solutions and building platforms for Infosys and their clients. His current research interests include operating models for sustainability and skills development, published in The Live Enterprise: Create a Continuously Learning and Evolving Organization (McGraw-Hill).
Sumit Virmani
Sumit heads marketing and communications at Infosys, with responsibility for realizing Infosys’ brand ambitions globally.
A transformative marketing leader, Sumit has, for over 25 years, shaped brand experiences and narratives across industries and geographies. He joined Infosys in 2004 and has since helped navigate Infosys into the league of the world’s Top 100 brands, and to evolve into the fastest growing IT services brand globally.
He champions the role of brand purpose, brand promise and brand performance as the foundational pillars that position the business for short-term growth and long-term market share gains. Sumit is also the Trustee at Infosys Foundation and serves on the Board of WongDoody – Infosys’ experience design company. Prior to joining Infosys, Sumit worked with Polaris Software and the Tata Group where he honed his skills in business development, brand strategy, marketing effectiveness and corporate communications. Forbes ranked Sumit among the top 50 most influential CMOs globally in 2023. CNBC Storyboard 18 recognized him as a global marketing visionary in 2024.
He serves on the steering committees of The Drum, International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and the Association of National Advertisers to help further the marketing agenda in boardrooms.
Event Emcee
Katharina Moser
Katharina has designed, organized, and moderated around 300 events. Since 2020 she has specialised in the design and moderation of in-person, hybrid and online events with a focus on how to make them more human. 2022 she joined the Executive Board of the Inner Development Goals, leading the summit 2023.
Previously, she worked for the Austrian Foreign Ministry, the British Council, and the European Forum Alpbach, before she founded the creative agency MOSAIK in 2015. (one of her projects was awarded the State Prize on Europe).
She is on the board of Bürgerforum Europa; the Austrian Society for European Politics, a founding member of Alliance4Europe, and a member of the BMW Responsible Leaders Network.