Joan Wang is a performance driven leader with deep experience in the airlines and negotiation industry, working at the intersection of strategy, operations, and human connection within complex global environments.

Across her career, Joan has built a strong reputation for connecting with customers, driving meaningful commercial results, and leading with clarity and discipline. Her work is grounded not just in hitting targets, but in understanding people, navigating complexity, and making smart decisions under pressure.

Vinaya Rao is the founder of Viya Contemporary.

Vinaya is a curator, cultural connector, and community builder who has created something truly special through her gallery in Seattle. Viya Contemporary is not just a space for art. It is a place for conversation, reflection, and bringing people together around ideas that matter.

In November 2025, Viya Contemporary became the home for the launch of Living with Purpose, hosting an unforgettable evening that brought together leaders, creatives, and changemakers to celebrate stories of meaning, resilience, and impact. It was a powerful example of how art, community, and purpose can intersect in a very real way.

Vinaya is now also becoming a co-author in the second Living with Purpose book, adding her own story and perspective to the growing community that has formed around this project. Her journey sits beautifully at the intersection of creativity, entrepreneurship, and service.

Pamela Passman is a global leader who has spent her career operating at the powerful intersection of technology, policy, integrity, and impact.

Pamela is Global Chair of Corporate Advisory and Managing Director in New York at APCO Worldwide, where she advises organisations navigating complexity, risk, and reputation on a global scale. She is also the founder of CREATe.org, an organisation that reshaped how enterprises protect integrity, cybersecurity, and intellectual property across global value chains.

Previously, Pamela served as Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Global Corporate and Regulatory Affairs at Microsoft, where she led regulatory compliance, public policy, and corporate citizenship worldwide, including senior leadership roles across Asia.

She currently serves on multiple boards spanning technology, education, and human rights, including Kinaxis, Kids In Need of Defense, and Lafayette College.

Kevin’s work sits at the intersection of purpose, growth, and long term thinking. Through Webloom, he helps organisations move beyond surface level marketing and build ecosystems that are rooted in clarity, alignment, and real human connection.

What makes Kevin’s journey compelling is not just what he’s building, but how he thinks. He’s deeply focused on intention over noise, substance over shortcuts, and creating value that compounds over time rather than chasing quick wins.

Neha Krishnan is a builder, connector, and creative force who has spent over 15 years shaping talent ecosystems at some of the world’s most influential companies, including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta.

After a standout career hiring PhDs, early career, and senior tech leaders with extraordinary results, Neha made a bold choice to step into her own creative lift off. She founded Atelier Maharanibagh, an editorial fashion and jewelry house shaped by heritage, global style, and modern technology, personally directing everything from brand storytelling to AI driven imagery and merchandising.

Alongside this, Neha is the voice behind @dilsewithNeha, a global Hindi speaking community of over 120,000 people, where she shares daily voice notes and micro essays on courage, kindness, and action. Her work bridges logic and intuition, structure and soul.

What makes Neha especially compelling is her ability to move fluidly between worlds. Corporate and creative. Strategy and storytelling. Precision and purpose. She doesn’t just tell stories, she hosts conversations that lead to tangible next steps.

Arun is a globally respected urban designer and strategist with more than four decades of experience shaping cities, systems, and policy at the highest levels. Educated in the US and India, his work spans practice, academia, and global advisory roles, influencing over 90 major public and private projects with more than 14.5 billion dollars in combined investment across 165 cities in 46 countries.

He has served as Portland’s first Chief Urban Designer, advised state governments, helped shape national development frameworks, and is frequently called upon by the United Nations as a lead expert on urban resilience, safety, and sustainable development. Arun has held academic positions at six universities, delivered over 150 keynote talks worldwide, and continues to shape thinking at the intersection of cities, human behaviour, and long term resilience.

Jon Sabes is a trailblazing entrepreneur, author, and thought leader who is deeply focused on one question how do we build a better future by making better decisions today.

Jon’s work sits at the intersection of financial services, personal wellbeing, and longevity. As the founder of Longevity Financial Partners and the author of Healthy Wealthy Longevity, he helps individuals reframe prosperity not just as financial success, but as a holistic system that supports long term health, resilience, and fulfilment.

A seasoned CEO, endurance athlete, and longevity expert, Jon believes that small, deliberate actions upstream create powerful downstream results in health, wealth, and life satisfaction. He lives this philosophy through disciplined daily practices including journaling, mindful nutrition, strength training, and recovery.

A five time Ironman finisher, Jon now places a strong emphasis on preserving muscle strength, vitality, and resilience as core pillars of longevity. His insights are practical, grounded, and rooted in lived experience.

Beth Kreitl is a counselor, educator and the Co Founder and Executive Director of We Bloom, a global nonprofit dedicated to strengthening public health where it is needed most. For more than eight years she has been building community driven solutions in Vietnam, focusing on two critical issues, drowning prevention and mental health.

Her work bridges compassion and execution, heart and systems, creating real change at ground level. Beth is someone who doesn’t just talk about purpose, she operationalises it. She teaches it. She lives it. The ripple effect of her leadership is felt across cultures and generations.