Award-winning producer and actor Kevin Spacey serves as executive producer and stars as Francis Underwood, the beguiling, charismatic and ruthless politician, in the Netflix original series “House of Cards.” In 2015, he received both the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series for season two as well as the Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. He was previously nominated in the same categories for season one of the series.

Spacey has won Academy Awards® for his performances in “The Usual Suspects” as Best Supporting Actor and as Best Actor for “American Beauty,” directed by Sam Mendes. This performance also garnered him a BAFTA Award as Best Actor. Additionally, he has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award® seven times for his roles in “Casino Jack,” “Recount,” “The Usual Suspects,” “The Shipping News,” “American Beauty,” “Beyond the Sea” and “House of Cards”. Spacey’s illustrious film credits also include “Swimming with Sharks,” “Se7en,” “LA Confidential,” “Glengarry Glen Ross,” “The Negotiator,” “K-Pax,” “Superman Returns,” “Shrink,” “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” “Horrible Bosses,” and “Margin Call.” He most recently completed shooting the independent film “Elvis/Nixon”, starring as President Richard Nixon opposite Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley.

Spacey’s production company Trigger Street Productions has produced multiple award-winning movies for film and television. Their feature films include the recently released “Captain Phillips,” starring Tom Hanks, “The Social Network,” which won a Golden Globe® for Best Picture and received multiple Academy Award® nominations, as well as the feature “21.” Other Trigger Street films have included “The United States of Leland,” “The Big Kahuna,” and “Fanboys.” For television, Trigger Street produced the films “Recount” and “Bernard & Doris,” for HBO, both of which garnered double-digit Emmy Award® nominations.

For the past decade, Kevin was the Artistic Director of The Old Vic Theatre Company in London. In addition to overseeing all productions on the main stage, he was responsible for the vast educational department, work within the community, the Old Vic/New Voices program for developing emerging talents. Spacey has appeared in productions at the Old Vic, including “National Anthems,” “The Philadelphia Story,” “Speed the Plow” with Jeff Goldblum, “Inherit the Wind,” “A Moon for the Misbegotten,” which subsequently transferred to Broadway, and for his final performance, a revival of the acclaimed production of “Darrow”.

Additionally, Spacey won the Evening Standard and Olivier Awards for Best Actor for his role in “The Iceman Cometh,” as well as a Tony Award® for Best Supporting Actor in Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers.” Spacey has also starred in the Broadway and West End productions of “Long Day’s Journey into Night,” opposite his mentor Jack Lemmon; as well as the title role in the Sam Mendes production of “Richard III,” which toured to 12 cities around the world as part of the three year Bridge Project. He was made a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) by Her Majesty the Queen for his services to theatre.

Spacey founded the Kevin Spacey Foundation (KSF) in the United Kingdom in 2010 and United States in 2013 which serves to create initiates that discover, train and mentor emerging artists in drama, dance, music, and film. Its services include financial assistance to enable the creation of new work, education opportunities and mentoring by respected associates.

Yevgeny Valentinovich Kaspersky (born 4 October 1965) is a Russian specialist in the information security field. He heads the global IT security company Kaspersky Lab, which was established in 1997 based upon previous work developing antivirus technologies.He has written articles on computer virology and speaks regularly at security seminars and conferences. Kaspersky Lab now operates in almost 200 countries; with more than 30 regional and country offices worldwide, it is the world’s largest privately held vendor of software security products.

In 1987, Kaspersky graduated from the technical faculty of the FSB Academy, formerly the largest and most important of several KGB higher educational institutions. In 1992, the technical faculty was renamed the Institute of Cryptography, Telecommunications and Computer Science Kaspersky joined the KAMI Information Technologies Center in 1991, where he and his associates developed the AVP antivirus product. Kaspersky was responsible for AVP becoming the first antivirus software in the world to separate the software from the antivirus database, which is a standard for the industry today. He also came up with the idea of giving AVP the world’s first antivirus graphical user interface. In November 1992, the team released its first fully-fledged product – AVP 1.0. In 1994 the product came top in comparative testing conducted by the University of Hamburg’s test lab by demonstrating higher virus detection and neutralization rates than the most popular antivirus programs of the day. This surprise win brought AVP widespread international recognition.

Around this time the team first began to license its expertise to non-Russian IT firms.

In 1997, Kaspersky and his colleagues decided to register an independent company and became the founders of Kaspersky Lab. Initially Kaspersky did not want to use his name in the title, but he was eventually persuaded to do so by then-wife Natalia Kasperskaya, also a co-founder. In November 2000, AVP was renamed Kaspersky Anti-Virus after a dispute with a U.S. partner. From the establishment of the company until 2007, Eugene Kaspersky was head of the company’s antivirus research. In 2007, he was named the chief executive officer of Kaspersky Lab.

Kaspersky is the co-author of several patents, including one for a constraint-and-attribute-based security system for controlling software component interaction. This patent covers the technology that controls Kaspersky Lab’s secure operating system currently in development. Reflecting this, his office is also located next to the company’s expert “Global Research and Analysis Team” team (GReAT), the business’ Virus Lab, and on the same floor as the company’s senior developers and analysts

Don Tapscott is one of the world’s leading authorities on innovation, media, and the economic and social impact of technology and advises business and government leaders around the world. He has authored or co-­authored 15 widely read books including Macrowikinomics;; New Solutions for a Connected Planet;; the 1992 bestseller Paradigm Shift;; and Radical Openness: Four Unexpected Principles for Success. His book Wikinomics was the best selling management book in the United States in 2007. In 2014 the 20th Anniversary Edition of Don’s hit The Digital Economy was released with a new Foreward by Eric Schmidt, Chairman of Google, and 12 new essays addressing the original topics of the book. Don’s next book, co-­authored by Alex Taspcott (May 2016), will be The Blockchain Revolution, the first book to explain why blockchain technology will fundamentally change the Internet, what it does, how we use it, and both the promise and peril for our civilization.

In 2013 and again in 2015, Thinkers50, the definitive list of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world, listed Don as the 4th most influential management speaker alive. They also awarded Don the Global Solutions Award for launching and leading the Global Solution Networks program at the Martin Prosperity Institute, University of Toronto. This program is investigating how the digital revolution enables new models of global problem solving, cooperation and governance. In 2012, Don opened TEDGlobal in Edinburgh. His talk, Four Principles for the Open World, has been viewed by more than a million people online.

Over 30 years Don has introduced many ground-­breaking concepts that are part of contemporary understanding.

Don is an Adjunct Professor of Management at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, a Senior Advisor at the World Economic Forum, and the inaugural Fellow at the Martin Prosperity Institute. In 2013, he was appointed Chancellor of Trent University. Don also plays a Hammond B3 organ in the band Men In Suits which has raised millions of dollars for worthy charities. In 2015 Don was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

Carlos Creus Moreira, Spanish-born, Swiss national, began his career asa UN expert on IT, eSecurity and Trust Models, working for ILO, UN, UNCTAD, ITC/WTO, World Bank, UNDP, ESCAP from 1983 to 1998. A recognized early stage pioneer in the field of digital identity, he was also Adjunct Professor of the Graduate School of Engineering Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology from 1995 to 1999 as well as Head of the Trade Efficiency Lab at the Graduate School of Engineering at RMIT.In 1999, he founded the Geneva-based online data security firm WISeKey SA, where he currently serves as Chairman and CEO.

Mr Moreira’s unique profile, which combines extensive high level international diplomacy experience and emerging technologies expertise, has positioned him as a distinctive authority, thought leader, and entrepreneurial force in today’s digital world where the acquisition and trusted protection of a digital identity has become an essential step for citizens and entities across the globe. He is a Member of the UN Global Compact, Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council, Founding Member World Economic Forum Global Growth Companies. World Economic Forum New Champion 2007 to 2015, Vice Chair World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Illicit Trade 2012/15.Founder of the Geneva Security Forum SA, Member Global Clinton Initiative, Founder of the Geneva Philanthropy Forum, Vice President Malaga Valley, Co-Founder Association International Mobility AIM. Vice President, World Trade Center, Geneva, a Commitment holder at the Global Clinton Initiative On Mobile-Banking and digital identification for poverty alleviation 2007 to 2015, and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Partnering Against Corruption Initiative. PACI. Most recently he was named to the Swiss bi-weekly financial journal Bilan’s list of ‘the 300 most influential people in Switzerland’ for 2015.

Co-Founder, United States Energy Security Council and America-China Society; distinguished record of public service includes ten years in the White House and State Department in posts that included Military Assistant to National Security Advisors Henry Kissinger and Brent Scowcroft, Counselor to the Secretary of State, The President’s Special Representative in the Middle East, and ultimately as President Reagan’s National Security Advisor where he was the leading architect of the Strategic Defense Initiative

He completed his academic education at the University of Geneva, the Graduate Institute of International Studies and the European University Institute in Florence. His research interests include direct democracy, European governance and fight against terrorism. In parallel with research activities, he has formulated proposals to empower citizens’ participation in Europe for the European Parliament Constitutional Affairs Committee and he has managed projects such as “Cities against terrorism” for European Commission.

David A. Fergusson is the President and Co-CEO of The M&A Advisor – the world’s premier leadership organization of mergers & acquisition, turnaround and financing professionals. Mr. Fergusson leads the M&A Advisor’s global operations, from their offices in New York and London, managing the publishing, media, event and connection services for the firm’s network of over 350,000 finance industry professionals around the world.

As the host of The M&A Advisor’s exclusive “thought leadership” summits and publisher of the “market intelligence” reporting, Mr. Fergusson engages regularly with leading stalwarts in the finance industry, media, and government. He is a respected speaker on the subjects of financial services and leadership at prominent educational institutions and leadership assemblies, a frequent contributor to major media organizations in the US and abroad, and the editor of The Best Practices of The Best Dealmakers series distributed in over 25 countries. In these endeavors, he is a notable advocate for the positive advancement of the financial services industry.

Recognized as a leading innovator early in his career in the sporting goods and leisure products sector, Mr. Fergusson has developed, acquired and managed over 40 product and service brands and companies across the North American and International markets. Prior to joining The M&A Advisor in 2010, he was a founding partner of Paradigm Partners, a middle market venture capital management firm. The partnership conducted over 25 acquisitions during Mr. Fergusson’s 15 year term and was credited with executing some of the country’s top consolidations in transportation and recreational services.

In 2013, Mr. Fergusson created the Emerging Leaders Forum to recognize and engage the future stalwarts of the finance industry to effect significant change in their personal, family, community and professional lives. Through the support of business, philanthropic, academic and personal development experts, a community has been formed with the global mandate to empower successful young professionals to improve the life experiences of others through their leadership.

Recipient of the 2015 Albert Schweitzer Leadership Award for his work in youth leadership development, Mr. Fergusson is also an advisor to ACG Cares; an advisor to the SEA Foundation in Togo, Africa; a member of the Board of Trustees and Audit Committee Chairman for the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Foundation; Director of Swiss cybersecurity company WiseKey, a Founding Member of the City of London’s Guild of Entrepreneurs; an advisor to the civic engagement organization, Wikiburg; and a member of British American Business.

Mr. Fergusson shares his time between London and New York.

Born in Italy in 1969, Guido Terreni holds a Degree in Business and Administration at the Luigi Bocconi University in Milan.

He joined BVLGARI in March 2000 and, after having held the position of Marketing Director for BVLGARI Watches, in 2009 he became Managing Director of BVLGARI Horlogerie.

In this position, he is in charge of the global watch strategy of the brand, starting from the setting of the product creation that includes the concept, the design and the product development, to the industrial pool of the watch activities, which includes movements, dials, cases and bracelets manufacturing.

He is responsible for more than 300 people.

He is married and has one daughter.

• Global Entrepreneur with over 20 years’ experience building sustainable brands, driving business development and organic profitable growth in consulting, software and services
• Founded & Successfully Exited 3 companies – Softline (acquired by KPMG/Bearing Point), Systech (acquired by ACS) and Cognilytics Inc. (acquired by CenturyLink)
• Trusted Board Member of WISeKey, Stanford Instutute of Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) and Advisory Board Member of DocuSign and other emerging companies in the field of Cyber Security and IoT

Positions Held

• President, CenturyLink Cognilytics – current
• Board member Wisekey
• Advisory Board Member DocuSign
• Board Member of Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), current
• Founder & CEO, Cognilytics Inc., 2009- 2014
• Board Member of TiE, 2009 – 2010
• Founder & CEO Systech Integrators, 2001 – 2006
• Senior Partner at KPMG, 1999 – 2001
• Founder & CEO Softline, 1995 – 1999

Gaurav Gauba is President of CenturyLink Cognilytics; the company’s Big Data and Advanced Analytics division with a mission to monetize data as a strategic asset. Under his leadership the group is helping clients find key insights and trends within their data, thereby enabling better business decision making while driving top line revenue, bottom-line uplift, operational excellence, risk mitigation and regulatory compliance. Gauba has more than 20 years of experience as a senior management executive and advisor. He has played key roles in building sustainable brands and providing direction to organizations around strategic planning, operations, big data, analytics, business development and profitable growth.

Prior to founding Cognilytics and its subsequent acquisition by CenturyLink, Gauba founded and successfully built two organizations; Systech Integrators (acquired by ACS) and Softline (acquired by KPMG). Softline was ranked as the second fastest growing company by Entrepreneur Magazine in 1997. He previously was a Senior Partner at KPMG and also served in the role of Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer responsible for the joint venture between KPMG and Qwest – a managed solutions provider of ERP, CRM, BI, Big Data, Decision Science and SCM solutions. Gary has a Master’s Degree/Chemical Engineering from West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia and a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from Gujarat University/Ahmedabad, India. He enjoys fine wine, food, golf and weight lifting to keep fit.

and Chair Emeritus, Board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit corporation that operates Wikipedia free online encyclopaedia and several other wiki projects. Founder, Wikia.com.

In 2014, Wales was appointed Co-Chairman of The People’s Operator, a UK-based mobile operator that enables the user to donate 10% of their phone bill to a cause of their choice, at no extra cost to them. Appointed as TPO’s Executive Chairman in 2015, Wales has led projects to launch TPO.com – TPO’s ad-free social network – and expansion to the US market.

Named one of 100 Most Influential People in the World, Time Magazine (2006). Wales currently resides in London with his family.