Rob Nail is a technologist, engineer, serial entrepreneur, coach, advisor, husband, and proud father of two small kids who remind him daily that his past is mostly irrelevant to their future. Nonetheless, he is excited and terrified by the future and is passionate about ways to engineer dreams through creating experiments, tools, content, and networks that can shape an equitable and inclusive future of abundance for all. Rob facilitates programs on technology, innovation, and intrapreneurship at the Nomura-SRI-Innovation Center. He also designs and conceptualizes future opportunities of the Metaverse, experimenting with artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies for the future of work, education, and leadership. He was an original member of 100Coaches and an associate founder and former CEO of Singularity University (SU).

Christopher Gibson is an expert in international law, international arbitration, and intellectual property and technology issues. He is a tenured professor of law and director of the ADR Program and the Business Law and Financial Services Concentration at Suffolk University Law School. In 2008 he received the Cornelius J. Moynihan Award for Excellence in Teaching, and in 2011 he was awarded the Thomas J. McMahon Award for Dedication to Students. Professor Gibson has also taught at the Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Law in Budapest, Hungary, and at Lund University in Sweden. From 2010 to 2019, he was a visiting professor at Boston University Law School, teaching courses on International Business Transactions and International Intellectual Property.

Karen Dillon is the editorial director of Banyan Global, helping Banyan share its expertise and ideas with family businesses around the world. Karen was drawn to Banyan because she’s fascinated by the unique dynamics, challenges, and personal stories of family businesses. A former editor of Harvard Business Review magazine, she was once named by Ashoka as one of the world’s most influential and inspiring women. Karen lives outside of Boston with her husband and cat, Izzy. She loves old school movie theatres, traveling, and collecting new experiences.

After a career in transportation research and policy, Susan Mara Bregman has returned to her first loves—writing and photography—with a focus on New England nostalgia. Susan has written four books for Arcadia Publishing, the most recent of which is New England Sweets: Doughnuts, Bonbons, and Whoopie Pies. She received a bachelor’s degree from Brown University with a concentration in linguistics and a master’s degree in city and regional planning from the Harvard Kennedy School. Susan loves roadside attractions, plastic lawn flamingos, mahjong, and—of course—New England’s classic sweets and treats.

A pioneer in the theory and practice of thought leadership, Bob Buday and his team at Buday Thought Leadership Partners LLC bring decades of experience in helping business-to-business companies become widely recognized and richly rewarded for their expertise. During his career, he has helped his clients develop and publish dozens of opinion articles in the world’s most prestigious business and management publications, including Harvard Business Review, Forbes, MIT Sloan Management Review, Financial Times, and Bloomberg Businessweek. He advises clients on how to create thought leadership strategies, develop compelling content, and attract a large audience.

Jordan Rich is the co-founder of Chart Productions, a production studio with a passion for broadcasting and a vision for the future. In addition to his extensive on-air experience, Jordan is a voiceover artist, appearing on thousands of radio and television commercials. Whether you realize it or not, you probably know Jordan Rich. Or at least you know his voice! If you live in New England, you’ve heard his shows on radio and TV. If you live anywhere else in the world, you will recognize him as the interviewer on the FFI Practitioner podcast series.