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The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

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Policy Adviser at University of Oxford

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Associate Dean of Research Administration, Columbia Climate School

Jukka-Pekka Heikkilä

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Summary I am a scholar affiliated with Aalto University’s Department of Industrial Engineering and a visiting scholar at Harvard & Stanford. I excel at bridging disciplines, connecting science and practice across communities, organizations, and industries. My publication track record includes peer-reviewed academic articles across five disciplines and expert columns in national media. Values & Focus - Enthusiastic about new management forms, education concepts, future studies, science diplomacy, participatory cultures and entrepreneurship. Available for contracted work. - Current focus areas: Participatory strategy (openstrategy.fi), transformational entrepreneurship, science-art, and transformative narratives (burning-stories.com), society simulation integration consultancy with Klang Games & CERN Ideasquare. - Strong advocate for equality in socioeconomics, gender, and AI. Academic Expertise - Advanced knowledge transfer projects blending science and practice, participatory initiatives. - Published in top-tier journals (4x ABS4, 5x JUFO3) using qualitative methodologies, in five disciplines from the projects I´ve founded or co-founded. - H-index: 10. Speaking & Workshops - Topics of talks & workshops: open strategy, future business prediction, community building, transformative events´, leadership in extreme settings, and psychological safety in creative organizations. - Content is always based on peer-reviewed research. - Academic seminars in Berkeley, Princeton, Stanford, St. Gallen. HSG. - Corporate & conference talks: Klang Games, CERN Ideasquare, Alko, Slush, Startup Grind, CCC - Festival talks: BOOM (Portugual), Ozora (Hungary), Burning Man (US), Fusion (Germany). Currently curating a speaker series blended with arts at Mitäs festival. Fieldwork & Research - Ph.D. in International Management (2013, honorary remarks). - Specialized in extreme environment fieldwork and education design, recently published about my fieldwork in Science & Diplomacy (AAAS). - Conducting narrative data collection at transformative events (since 2018-) - Founder of Burning Stories Scienceart collective, launching a festival narrative-research based AI (burning-stories.com) Other Academic Contributions & Past Affiliations - Research in Tech & HR, focusing on MNC standardization vs. localization dilemmas. - Past affiliations: Ass. Prof. of Entrepreneurship at Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), Assoc. Prof. of entrepreneurship in Pyongyang University, Academy of Finland Postdoc Fellow, Newton Fellow (Royal Society & British Academy, UK).

Simone Severini

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I'm interested in how science becomes technology. My background is in physics and computing, and since the late ’90s, I’ve explored various aspects of Quantum Information Processing. I earned a PhD in the then newly formed Quantum Information and Computation Group at the University of Bristol, UK, under the supervision of Richard Jozsa. I also hold a degree in Philosophy (Logic) from the University of Florence, Italy. My postdoctoral research took me to the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) in Waterloo, Canada. Over the years, I have held research and faculty positions at institutions including UC Berkeley, the University of Cambridge, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Sorbonne Université. Before joining Amazon Web Services (AWS), I was a Professor of Physics of Information at University College London (UCL), where I helped establish Quantum Computing within the Computer Science Department and fostered industrial collaborations with companies such as Google, Lockheed Martin, and Siemens. At AWS, I contributed to launching Amazon Braket, the AWS Center for Quantum Computing (in partnership with Caltech), the AWS Center for Quantum Networking (in collaboration with Harvard), and the Amazon Quantum Solutions Lab. I co-founded Q&I and Phasecraft and played a role in advising some of the first quantum technology startups, including Cambridge Quantum Computing (now Quantinuum), where I was a Technical Co-Founder. I have also advised a number of private equity funds worldwide on quantum-related investments.

Michael Ashcroft

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www.michaelashcroft.com twitter: m_ashcroft

Sabrina Bangladesh

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As a digital consultant and writer with over ten years of experience, I help non profits, ad tech, ad agencies, and social enterprises achieve their goals through agile digital solutions. I have a strong background in programmatic buying, brand strategy, and relationship building, as well as content creation and management across various platforms and channels. I also leverage my passion and skills in fashion writing and styling, as well as tech and social media solutions, to produce engaging and informative publications for diverse audiences. I have written for The Sunday Times Style, MTV Europe, Schon!, Models.com, VOLT Cafe, Topman, Cosmopolitan Russia, Suitcase Magazine, FAULT, Stylist UK, Byrdie, and PBS, among others. I am always eager to learn new things, explore new opportunities, and collaborate with other creative and innovative professionals.

Dominic McKenna

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Experienced Technician with a demonstrated history working with A/V. A hard working professional with a BA (Hons) Degree focused in Creative Music Production.

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Talented finance professional, with solid real-world working experience. A multi-cultural, positive and dynamic character interested in the wider impact of regulation and technology across the financial industry. Currently employed as a Senior Manager Government Relations at OKX in Hong Kong. My current role is equipping me with skills and expertise in the following areas: (i) Evaluating the regulatory framework for entering into new markets and advising the senior management accordingly; (ii) Executing external due diligence and reporting obligations to comply with licensing requirements across different jurisdictions; (iii) Monitoring regulatory developments, assessing and mitigating regulatory risks; (iv) Collaborating across marketing, sales and finance teams to manage various compliance issues; (v) Drafting and implementing regulatory policies; (vi) Supporting senior staff members with ad-hoc project execution. On the other end, my previous experiences proof my competence across four business strategy segments: (i) Writing a business plan and implementing it; (ii) Analysing and supervising business performance; (iii) Conducting research with external stakeholders and producing case studies; (iv) Providing recommendations to internal senior stakeholders.

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People Operations Lead