Andreas - is an experienced business manager, consultant and educator who has worked on sustainability cases in every business sector. As founder and managing partner of Cross Relations he helps organizations to improve the performance of their communication programs. He advocates transparency and dialogue orientated communication approaches and has great experience in dealing with responsibility issues and communication risks. In Germany today, he is also a much sought-after consultant in crises in the food industry.

After studying chemistry, he has worked as a management assistant for ESPRIT Germany, then as a free consultant in environmental management. As a communication consultant at ABC Düsseldorf he launched in 1995 the first agency bound consulting offer for environmental reporting in Germany. With his own consultancy crossrelations he realized in the year 2000 the first sustainability report orientated on guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Later crossrelations became also an Organizational Stakeholder (OS) of GRI. As a member of the international GRI Standards Pioneers Group with crossrelations, he actively supported the introduction of the new GRI Standards. During the years he has consulted on a hundred of non-financial reports and alike projects, in many cases helping organizations building up supporting structures and processes. From 2002 to 2007 Andreas was a Vice President of GPRA, the German trade association representing the leading PR agencies. From 2006 to 2016 Andreas teached corporate communications and CSR as a visiting lecturer at Hannover University of Applied Science. Further lectureships at the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences, CSR at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. Since 2012, he has been a member of the jury of the ECON Awards for Corporate Communications and is responsible for the category of sustainability reporting. He is a member of the DLG (German Agricultural Society) advisory board for consumer issues. Andreas has written numerous articles for publication in books and business journals on communication management, CSR and sustainability communication. Some CSR clients e.g.: Altana, betapharm, Bayer, E.ON, Innogy, AEG Electrolux, RAG, SQM, Volkswagen, Rhön Kliniken, Xella.

Dr. Andrew Goldberg - Leading global organizational communication & transformation specialist.

He heads the Organizational Communications and Transformation practice at Makovsky+Company. For over two decades, Andrew has been a leading expert in improving organizational performance, shaping empathetic and persuasive leadership, and developing motivated and engaged teams. His global experience encompasses business change, brand building, shareholder and governance issues, M&A integration, labor relations and crisis management. Andrew has worked with firms of all sizes in diverse sectors, among them aerospace, automotive, bio-pharma, consumer products, defense, finance, manufacturing, media, technology, and telecommunications. The 8 values program is his labor of love, which he believes is even more relevant today as remote or hybrid working becomes the norm and organizations face newer challenges to internal communication and fostering organizational culture. Andrew Goldberg holds advanced degrees from the Eliot School of International Affairs at GW University and Columbia University, where his focus was on international affairs and organizational behavior. He has held fellowships from the Brookings Institute, the Rand Corporation, Harvard University and MIT.

Anu Gupta - APR - started her public relations career in Bangalore (India’s Silicon Valley) over 20 years ago, whereafter she moved to Dubai and set-up her own public relations agency – Watermelon PR, which grew to become one of the strongest local independent public relations agencies in Dubai, UAE. After her move to Singapore in 2009, she spent a few years as a freelance writer. In 2017, she joined Asia PR Werkz as a Director, providing services for start-ups and venture capitalist firms locally and across Asia.

Bob Walt - started this agency in 1991 with the vision of creating a strategic communications firm that could best meet the evolving public relations needs of companies developing enterprise and consumer technology products and services. Today, as Walt & Company's CEO, he is continually working to ensure that the agency never loses sight of this mission. He works closely with all Walt & Company client-service teams, acting as coach and mentor, and directly with clients providing strategic and creative counsel.

Chris Lukach - APR - Among America’s foremost crisis and issue preparedness advisors.

As the CEO of AKCG, one of US’s leading specialist PR firms entirely focused on crisis and issue preparedness, Chris is undoubtedly an authority and goto expert for counsel and training in this area. He and his colleagues believe that while crises cannot always be prevented, through effective planning and training, an organization can ensure that potential damage to public perception can be ameliorated or even avoided. A sought-after trainer, Chris leads the firm's spokesperson training team, guiding corporate executive and subject matter experts (scientific researchers, healthcare officials, university presidents & religious leaders) to be effective communicators during times of reputational threat. Chris serves on the board of directors of WHYY, Inc., one of East Coast's leading public media affiliates and the Philadelphia Public Relations Association, the region's independent association for PR professionals. He is a "Distinguished Alumnus” of Rowan University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with a specialization in PR and a Master of Legal Studies from Drexel University.

Jessie Paul - Among India’s foremost marketing strategists, independent director on multiple boards & best selling author.

Named as one of the most influential business women in the Indian IT industry, Jessie served as the Chief Marketing Officer of Wipro, India’s third largest IT services firm. She was Vice-president of iGATE Global another billion dollar IT services firm and the Global Brand Manager at Infosys, India’s second largest IT services firm, prior. In 2010, Jessie founded Paul Writer, a firm dedicated to raise the bar for b2b marketing in India. In the last 11 years she has led numerous, successful marketing strategy, user community building, branding and go to market engagements for NIIT,, Ramco Systems, TechMahindra,, Microsoft, Bhartiya City, Sodexo, UST Global, Oracle, SAP, Dell, IBM, LinkedIn, Manipal Global & Wipro among others. She is the author of No Money Marketing – From Upstart to Big Brand on a Frugal Budget, an updated edition of which is being published by Bloomsbury later this year. Jessie brings out India’s longest running newsletter on marketing – Marketing Booster Shot. She currently serves on the boards of 3 companies as an independent director.

Kathy Lindsay - has over 20 years of political and corporate affairs experience in Sydney and Melbourne as well as 16 years in Japan, Thailand and Indonesia. She has directed in-house communications teams, headed up business to government advocacy efforts and managed political campaigns.

Kenneth D Makovsky - Among America’s leading agency owner-leaders & specialist in b2b counsel.

Ken, as he is widely known, founded Makovsky+Company, a NYC-based global and integrated communications firm and among America’s leading ones. He has been named top b2b counselor in the communications space, a PR All-Star, recipient of “SABRE Individual Achievement Award” and PRSA’s John Hill Award for Outstanding Achievement among other accolades. Ken is now passionately pushing the 8-values program which he believes will help organizations globally in understanding and engaging their employees better besides being able to effectively communicate and gain acceptance for their culture. Ken is the founder and past president of IPREX, the third largest network of independent PR firms in the world. He was named a distinguished graduate from Washington University in St. Louis.

Patrick Milan - Consulting practice lead, communications veteran, non-profit board member and ex-broadcast journalist.

As Chief Insights Officer, Pat leads the Consulting practice at Tunheim, winning mandates regularly competing against the Big 3. An industry veteran, Pat has had the honor of working for USGA, Nestle Waters North America, BMW, Citibank, Caribou Coffee, Starbucks, Nordstrom, Target, Mall of America, PGA Tour's Byron Nelson Championship and the Cotton Bowl Athletic Committee among others. Before Tunheim, he held several marketing and consulting positions, one of them being managing partner at Fallon Worldwide- a single platform advertising agency in Minneapolis, where he led the development of the agency’s retail marketing practice. Following a career in Journalism after graduating from the University from South California, Pat spent about fifteen years of his career as a television news reporter; and later three years as the Director of Communications and a senior aide to former Minnesota Attorney General Hubert H. Humphrey, III. he has a long-standing knowledge and expertise in crisis response teams for a wide range of industries like healthcare, technology, government and retail sectors. Pat currently serves on the board of directors for Artistry, a non-profit theatre company at the Bloomington Centre of Arts and is member of the Board of Trustees at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota and previously was a member for Southdale YMCA, Minnesota’s largest YMCA organization. He also drives the global business development practice for IPREX, the world’s third largest network of independent PR firms. Pat graduated in Journalism from the University of South Carolina.

Pradeep Kumar - A passionate communications professional working and learning alongside businesses and individuals to build long-term value for their initiatives by: • Partnering in business-altering pitches • Helping them gain, grow and maintain their portfolios through strategic engagement consultancy • Managing their communications in situations of crises and • Consistently garner positive media coverage that is conducive to their success. Heading and steering a boutique PR firm with offices in Dubai and Doha. Have executed projects for clients extensively across the Middle East region, Asia and Europe.

Ralf Weber - Brand strategy & communication advisor & Intercultural Brand Transfer expert.

Founder & CEO of one of Germany’s leading brand strategy and communication firms, Ralf possesses a proven track record for brand leadership and communication. He is the sole agency partner for the Intercultural brand transfer tool, working closely with Guenter in successful execution of dozens of projects across Europe, North America and Asia. He has done academic studies and has scientific publications to his credit in this area. Between 2001-3, Ralf served as EMEA President for IPREX, the world’s third largest network of independent PR firms and then as its Global President between 2003-5. Ralf holds a Masters in Communications Science from Essen University.

Xavier PRabhu - With 25 years of experience in various facets of branding and communication, have a proven track record in helping organizations of various hues and sizes across sectors build credible and sustainable reputation and equity. besides owning and managing one of India's leading independent full services communication firm with national presence and in-house capabilities in content, social and digital marketing, influencer engagement and digital/online PR besides traditional PR. Am behind a start-up that exclusively focuses on personal branding which currently supports close to 20 senior professionals across India of varied profiles. Speaking has taken to 14 countries worldwide and touch over 1 lakh students across. Is a firm believer in the power of communication and storytelling, keen on leaving the world a tiny bit better than when we came into it.