The School

Speakers

Keynote speakers

Lorna Davis

Senior Advisor to the CEO of Danone and Global Ambassador B Corporation
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Lorna Davis has lived and worked in 7 countries across 5 continents. She has been the General Manager of multi million dollar business units for 20 years, including Griffins in New Zealand, Jacobs in the UK, Kraft in China and Nabisco in the US. Her most recent assignments at Danone were as the Chief Manifesto Catalyst, where she launched Danone on the journey to become a BCorp. As CEO of the North American business she created DanoneWave as a Public Benefit corporation. Lorna is currently on assignment to the BCorporation movement to help include multi-nationals in the journey to make business a force for good.

Vivienne Ming

Co-founder, Executive Chair
Socos Labs

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Dr. Vivienne Ming was named one of 10 Women to Watch in Tech by Inc. Magazine, she is a theoretical neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and author. She co-founded Socos Labs, her fifth company, an independent think tank exploring the future of human potential. Dr. Ming launched Socos Labs to combine her varied work with that of other creative experts and expand their impact on global policy issues, both inside companies and throughout our communities. Previously, Vivienne was a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley's Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, pursuing her research in cognitive neuroprosthetics. In her free time, Vivienne has invented AI systems to help treat her diabetic son, predict manic episodes in bipolar suffers weeks in advance, and reunited orphan refugees with extended family members. She sits on boards of numerous companies and nonprofits including StartOut, The Palm Center, Cornerstone Capital, Platypus Institute, Shiftgig, Zoic Capital, and SmartStones. Dr. Ming also speaks frequently on her AI-driven research into inclusion and gender in business. For relaxation, she is a wife and mother of two.