WORLD BUSINESS FORUM SPEAKERS 2025
Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo
29 & 30 October 2025
WORLD BUSINESS FORUM SPEAKERS 2025
Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo
29 & 30 October 2025

Talent
Amy Cuddy
Social psychologist, award-winning Harvard lecturer, and bestselling author

Latin America & the Global Economy
Nouriel Roubini
Renowned economist and Professor Emeritus at the Stern School of Business at NYU

Organizational Transformation
Amy Edmondson
Authority on Psychological Safety at Harvard Business School

AI & Innovation Strategy
Andrew McAfee
Globally acclaimed researcher and thought leader on technology and AI

High Performance
Rigoberto Uran
One of the best Colombian cyclists of all time

Creativity
Inma Shara
One of the best orchestra conductors in the world

Leadership
Peter Docker
Renowned leadership consultant, former Royal Air Force senior officer and bestselling author

Wellbeing & Performance
Elizabeth Dunn
Leading happiness and well-being researcher at the University of British Columbia

Self-Management
Álex Rovira
Best-selling author of Good Luck and globally recognized expert in leadership development
ABOUT WORLD BUSINESS FORUM
Since 2004, the World Business Forum Bogota gathers thousands of senior executives to learn from a program of world-class business thought leaders.
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Watch full sessions and highlights from all this year’s World Business Forums from around the globe.
*Available for 30 days on demand after event date.
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Join local in-person content and networking events to connect and share experiences with other leaders.
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wobi membership Gold
$5.290.000+IVA
$ 6.900.000+IVA
Offer Valid Until April 11th
What’s Included
Access to World Business Forum Bogota 2025
Watch World Business Forums Worldwide On Demand
Explore WOBI’s Digital Content Library
Exclusive networking opportunities
A Global Executive Community
Welcome Kit
Simultaneous translation
Certificate of attendance
Coffee Breaks
Lunch
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All WOBI Membership
Gold Benefits
Dedicated Registration Desk
Preferential Seating
Lunch with Speaker
Networking
wobi membership PLATINUM
$6.390.000+IVA
$8.200.000+IVA
Offer Valid Until April 11th
What’s Included
All WOBI Membership
Gold Benefits
Preferential Seating
Lunch with Speaker
Networking
wobi membership Gold
$4.760.000+IVA c/u
$6.900.000+IVA
Offer Valid Until April 11th
What’s Included
Access to World Business Forum Bogota 2025
Watch World Business Forums Worldwide On Demand
Explore WOBI’s Digital Content Library
Exclusive networking opportunities
A Global Executive Community
Welcome Kit
Simultaneous translation
Certificate of attendance
Coffee Breaks
Lunch
wobi membership Emerald
SOLD OUT
Offer Valid Until April 11th
What’s Included
All WOBI Membership
Gold Benefits
Preferential Seating
Lunch with Speaker
Networking
wobi membership PLATINUM
$5.760.000+IVA c/u
$8.200.000+ IVA
Offer Valid Until April 11th
What’s Included
All WOBI Membership
Gold Benefits
Preferential Seating
Lunch with Speaker
Networking
wobi membership Gold
$4.499.000+IVA c/u
$6.900.000+IVA
Offer Valid Until April 11th
What’s Included
Access to World Business Forum Bogota 2025
Watch World Business Forums Worldwide On Demand
Explore WOBI’s Digital Content Library
Exclusive networking opportunities
A Global Executive Community
Welcome Kit
Simultaneous translation
Certificate of attendance
Coffee Breaks
Lunch
wobi membership Emerald
SOLD OUT
Offer Valid Until April 11th
What’s Included
All WOBI Membership
Gold Benefits
Preferential Seating
Lunch with Speaker
Networking
wobi membership PLATINUM
$5.440.000+IVA c/u
$8.200.000+IVA
Offer Valid Until April 11th
What’s Included
All WOBI Membership
Gold Benefits
Dedicated Registration Desk
Preferential Seating
Lunch with Speaker
Networking
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WOBI Membership Benefits
What is WOBI Membership?
WOBI Membership is an exclusive subscription service that provides year-round access to learning, inspiration, and networking opportunities for business leaders.
What is included?
– Access to the World Business Forum – your ticket to WOBI’s annual flagship event
– Watch all World Business Forum 2024 worldwide on demand until December 31st plus highlights, summaries and the best moments of our events around the globe
– Full access to 300+ hours of WOBI’s Digital Content, which is continuously updated with insights from global management thought leaders
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– Be a part of a global executive community
Why WOBI Membership and not just my ticket for the World Business Forum?
We wanted to extend your 2-day ticket to World Business Forum into a 365-days a year experience. That is why, when purchasing your World Business Forum ticket, you automatically become a WOBI Member at no additional cost, gaining access to our year-round, inspirational and networking resources & opportunities.
How do I access WOBI events on demand?
With WOBI Membership, you can watch full sessions from the 2024 event until December 15th and highlights from World Business Forum events worldwide on demand through our digital platform up to 30 days after the in-person event finishes.
How long will I be able to watch the On Demand full keynotes of World Business Forum around the world?
You will have access to the full keynotes of the World Business Forum on demand until December 15th. After that, you’ll still be able to enjoy an exclusive, curated selection of highlights, as well as the special compilation program, The Best of World Business Forum Worldwide 2024. Of course, if you purchase your ticket after December 15th 2024, you’ll be able to access to all full 2025 World Business Forums.
How often is the content in the Digital Content Library updated?
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Are networking opportunities included in WOBI Membership?
Yes! Beside networking opportunities during World Business Forum, members can participate in exclusive local content and networking events designed to foster connections with other business leaders.
Can I access WOBI Membership from any location?
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What are the benefits of the WOBI Membership community?
Access to the World Business Forum 2025
– Your ticket to WOBI’s annual flagship event. Two days of ideas and inspiration while expanding your professional network.
Exclusive Networking Opportunities
– Join local in-person content networking events to connect and share experiences with other leaders
A Global Executive Community
– Form part of an exclusive community of business leaders from around the world
What if I don’t live in any of those countries and therefore cannot enjoy the World Business Forum in-person benefit?
We know that not everyone can attend our World Business Forums in person, that is why we have created an all-digital WOBI Membership that will allow you to enjoy all of our World Business Forum’s online and on demand.
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Your World Business Forum ticket can be transferred to next year’s event, allowing you to bring an additional person to share the experience with you. This benefit is available as long as you maintain your active WOBI membership for the following year. Your previous ticket will be honored only with an active membership subscription.
If I sign up for example in July and attend the World Business Forum in November, when will my membership renew?
Your membership will last for one full year from the date of sign-up. So, if you sign up in July and attend the World Business Forum in November, your membership won’t renew until July of the following year, ensuring you receive the full 12 months of benefits.
Presenting

Elizabeth Dunn
Wellbeing & Performance
Dr. Elizabeth Dunn is a distinguished professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia and a leading expert on the study of how time, money, and technology shape human happiness. Her experimental research has not only been published in top-tier journals, including three articles in Science, but also widely featured in international media like The New York Times, The Atlantic, and CNN. She is also the co-author of the acclaimed book Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending, which has been recognized by the Washington Post as essential reading for leaders.
Unlocking Happiness and Connection in the Workplace
- How we can increase employee happiness in a time of ever-changing workplace structures
- Why strong personal connections create an enduring resource for the organization especially in more difficult times, and how to build them
- How artificial interactions affects our feelings of happiness and social connection
- How to balance technology and human touch, an essential skill for organizations incorporating AI tools in their strategy

Andrew McAfee
AI & Innovation Strategy
Globally acclaimed researcher and thought leader on technology and AI, Andrew McAfee is a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management and co-founder and co-director of MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy. He studies how technological progress transforms the world and helps organizations build businesses that are simultaneously agile, innovative, and robust. McAfee is also the author of More from Less and the coauthor of the New York Times bestselling The Second Machine Age. His latest book is The Geek Way.
Leveraging the Transformational Power of GenAI
- Generative AI: The general purpose technology that is revolutionizing everything and how to leverage its power
- A practical guide to leverage AI for innovation, and strategic, data-driven decision-making
- The flaws in AI systems that need to be addressed in order for them to achieve their full impact
- An optimistic approach to the future of work in the age of AI

Inma Shara
Creativity
An international authority in classical music, Inma Shara is one of the world’s finest orchestra conductors. At age 27, she debuted as a conductor and has since led world-renowned orchestras such as the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic, the Czech National Symphony, and the Russian National Orchestra. Her professional career has been honored with the European Excellence Award, and she has been named an Honorary Ambassador of Spain’s Brand by Foro de Marcas Renombradas Españolas.
Beyond music, Shara collaborates with non-profit organizations and is strongly committed to child protection and scientific research in health. She has conducted concerts presided over by H.M. Queen Sofía, with proceeds dedicated to Fundación Reina Sofía’s Alzheimer’s Project, as well as by Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Additionally, she is the author of La Batuta Invisible: El liderazgo que genera armonía.
Leadership that Creates Harmony
- The symphony of success: Inspiring creativity and high performance within teams
- How to align talented, diverse team members with organizational objectives
- Balancing purpose and teamwork to achieve extraordinary results

Peter Docker
Leadership
Renowned leadership consultant, former Royal Air Force senior officer and bestselling author
A trained leadership consultant and executive coach, Peter Docker has served for 25 years as a Royal Air Force senior officer, has been a Force Commander during combat flying operations and seen service across the globe. His extensive commercial and industrial career has led him to work at senior levels across more than 12 sectors in 94 countries and with over 100 companies, such as Google, Four Seasons Hotels, Accenture, American Express, ASOS, EY, and NBC Universal.
Docker is the co-author of the bestselling book Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team, with Simon Sinek, and his latest book is Leading from the Jumpseat. Drawing on his military career and over 14 years partnering with businesses around the world, Peter Docker’s goal now is to inspire others to Lead from the Jumpseat.
Jumpseat Leadership for High-Performing Teams
- Enhancing performance by handing over control to others: “Leading from the Jumpseat”
- The three practices of Jumpseat Leadership: Commitment, humble confidence and belonging
- Strategies to equip your teams for handling difficult situations and leading positive change
- How to foster an efficient and productive workplace environment that truly values employee ideas

Amy Cuddy
Talent
A game-changing Social Psychologist, former Professor at Harvard Business School and bestselling author, Amy Cuddy is recognised as a leading authority on the behavioural science of power, presence, and prejudice. As a Harvard Lecturer, in 2018 she won the Excellence in Teaching award.
She is the author of Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges, and her highly-cited research has been published in top academic journals and a range of internationally-known publications like The Economist, The Wall Street Journal and Fast Company. Cuddy is a passionate proponent of self-empowerment through evidence-based techniques, and her work is dedicated to motivating others to summon their best selves in approaching life’s biggest challenges.
Empowering People to Perform at their Highest Potential
- Analyzing the traits, behaviors and practices necessary to perform under conditions of stress and uncertainty
- Harnessing the power of presence to help you and your team perform at the highest levels of confidence
- Building the trust necessary to facilitate the communication and absorption of ideas
- Combating prejudice: Exploring the anatomy of bias at work

Rigoberto Urán
High Performance
A professional cyclist, Olympic medalist, and runner-up in the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia, Rigoberto Urán is a prime example of “Where there’s a will, there’s a way,” demonstrating that discipline and perseverance are the keys to success. Best known as Rigo, Urán began his sports career at the age of 14, winning five gold medals at the 2005 Pan American Games and seven gold medals at the National Championships that same year. He is the only Colombian cyclist to win two editions of the Vuelta a Colombia in the junior category, and won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics.
Beyond his sports career, his brand Go Rigo Go! has expanded into international markets such as Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Brazil, and the United States, in addition to his native Colombia. Stemming from his passion and dedication to cycling, he created and currently leads El Giro de Rigo, a cycling event that will celebrate its farewell edition in 2024.
Lessons on Discipline, Perseverance and Positive Visualization
- Building resilience: How to overcome setbacks and thrive in the face of adversity
- Positive visualization: Powerful strategies for goal setting and cultivating the mindset required for lasting success
- Lessons from cycling on motivation and leadership: How to inspire and empower teams to unlock their full potential
- Discipline and perseverance: The foundations of a successful, fulfilling, and happy life

Adam Grant
Talent
Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist and bestselling author who explores the science of motivation, generosity, rethinking, and potential. Wharton’s top-rated professor for seven straight years, he is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of six books that have sold millions of copies and been translated into 45 languages: Hidden Potential, Think Again, Give and Take, Originals, Option B, and Power Moves. Grant earned tenure at Wharton while still in his twenties and he is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, rethink assumptions, and live more generous and creative lives.
Unlocking Hidden Potential for Exceptional Leadership
- A new framework for raising aspirations, exceeding expectations, and leveraging strengths for success
- How to build the character skills and motivational structures to develop your leadership potential
- Designing systems to create opportunities for those who have been underrated and overlooked
- Developing the competencies needed to respond to and find strength in adversity

Noriel Roubini
Latin america & the global economy
Renowned economist and Professor Emeritus at the Stern School of Business at NYU
One of the world’s foremost experts on the global economy, Nouriel Roubini is CEO of Roubini Macro Associates, LLC, a global macroeconomic consultancy firm in New York and Professor Emeritus at the Stern School of Business at NYU. He famously predicted the 2008 financial crisis two years before it happened at a 2006 address to the International Monetary Fund. Dr. Roubini has extensive policy experience as well as broad academic credentials, consulting for the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and numerous other prominent public and private institutions. A widely published author, Roubini’s most recent bestselling publication is Megathreats: Ten Dangerous Trends That Imperil Our Future, And How to Survive Them.
Navigating Globalization, Technology, and Economic Challenges
- Disruptive technologies and the global economy: AI threats and opportunities
- Globalization and economic challenges: Shaping the future landscape
- Business and government strategies to navigate complex geopolitical and economic landscapes
- Identifying and tackling the megathreats of the future

Amy Edmondson
Organizational Transformation
Authority on Psychological Safety at Harvard Business School
A renowned expert on organizational learning and leadership and the world’s #1 ranked management thinker, Amy Edmondson has been studying psychological safety and workplace behaviors for more than 20 years. The Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, Edmondson helps organizations identify barriers to success that are often hidden inside a workplace culture. Her work has helped major firms vastly improve performance by building an environment of psychological safety, transparency and collaborative teaming. She is the bestselling author of The Fearless Organization, and the recently published Right Kind of Wrong, which won the Financial Times Business Book of the Year 2023.
Psychological Safety: Unlocking Growth Through Intelligent Failure
- How to nurture an environment where employees feel safe and empowered
- Improve learning, cooperation and performance by fostering a culture of psychological safety
- How leaders can transform their perspective on setbacks by embracing the intelligent failures that are vital to innovation
- Tailored practices, skills and mindsets for taking smart risks and using mistakes as springboards for profound learning and competitive differentiation

Álex Rovira
Self-Management
Entrepreneur, best-selling author, economist, and consultant, Álex Rovira is a globally recognized authority on personal and professional development. His work focuses on helping organizations and teams build resilience and achieve high performance, driving business transformation through values, positivity, and culture.
A strong advocate of the idea that we create our own good luck, Rovira believes that purpose, attitude, and communication are the keys to making the world a better place. He is the most translated and best-selling Spanish-language author of non-fiction and business literature. With over eight million copies sold and translations in more than 40 languages, his books include Good Luck, Los Siete Poderes, and La Brújula Interior.
Self-Management and the Power of a Growth Mindset
- The success mindset: Practical strategies to create opportunities and cultivate good luck
- Believe, Create, Achieve: The attitudes, values, and habits that fuel transformation and growth—both individually and collectively
- Leadership and excellence: How to harness personal excellence as a catalyst for innovation and team motivation
- How to build the character skills and motivational structures to develop your leadership potential
Renowned economist and Professor Emeritus at the Stern School of Business at NYU
One of the world’s foremost experts on the global economy, Nouriel Roubini is CEO of Roubini Macro Associates, LLC, a global macroeconomic consultancy firm in New York and Professor Emeritus at the Stern School of Business at NYU. He famously predicted the 2008 financial crisis two years before it happened at a 2006 address to the International Monetary Fund. Dr. Roubini has extensive policy experience as well as broad academic credentials, consulting for the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and numerous other prominent public and private institutions. A widely published author, Roubini’s most recent bestselling publication is Megathreats: Ten Dangerous Trends That Imperil Our Future, And How to Survive Them.
Navigating Globalization, Technology, and Economic Challenges
- Disruptive technologies and the global economy: AI threats and opportunities
- Globalization and economic challenges: Shaping the future landscape
- Business and government strategies to navigate complex geopolitical and economic landscapes
- Identifying and tackling the megathreats of the future
Consistently recognized over the past decade as one of the world’s top global executives, Angela Ahrendts DBE is best known for her tenure as Senior Vice President at Apple Retail and for her nine years as CEO at Burberry. At Apple, Ahrendts was responsible for integrating Apple’s physical and digital businesses, creating a seamless customer journey for over a billion visitors a year and re-crafting roles for 70,000 employees globally. At Burberry she transformed the fortunes of the brand, tripling the business and quadrupling the share price with a focus on culture and values. Ahrendts is currently Chair of the Board of Save the Children and a member of the Board of Directors of Ralph Lauren Corp., Airbnb, WPP, and charity: water.
Leading Change with Humility, Humanity and Heart
- Connecting with people in a way that encourages everyone to shape the future of the organization
- How to convey complex ideas with clarity and authenticity to foster alignment and shared purpose within organizations
- Amplifying human attributes in an artificial world: A new paradigm of leadership to thrive in the age of AI
- Leveraging technology to unleash a new wave of creativity and innovation
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