Humanity

The term humanity has two key levels of meaning. The first level of meaning is rather more narrowly defined. It describes the type of behaviour that is specific only to humans and that distinguishes us from animals. The second level of meaning of humanity is coined in significantly wider terms – it concerns the way humans should behave in the ideal case. This is a matter of our societal and social norms and what is seen as being “human”. This includes key words such as tolerance, charity and kindness. The keynote speakers listed in this section are involved in social projects – in a wide range of different ways – and are committed to the well-being of humanity, both in theory and practice.

Popular speakers

Florian Schild

Management consultant, partner for startups and founder of boot.AI

Kristina Lunz

Entrepreneur, Human rights activist, Feminist

Markos Aristides Kern

Entrepreneur, Sports Tech Innovator, Keynote Speaker

Bertrand Piccard

Balloonist, Entrepreneur & Pioneer - Founder & CEO of SolarImpulse

Ranulph Fiennes

Explorer & Author

Hannah Lucinda Smith

Middle East Expert, Journalist & Author

Zarifa Ghafari

Economist & Human Rights Activist

Hannes Schmid

Photographic Artist, Adventurer & Painter - The Marlboro Man

Werner Hansch

Football commentator, Football expert, Podcaster

Sir Bob Geldof

Businessman, Political Activist, Songwriter, Musician & Author

Pascal Weber

USA correspondent for SRF Swiss Radio & TV and Middle East-Expert

Luzia Tschirky

Swiss television journalist & SRF correspondent, author

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Annette Yashpon

Expert in Communication, Charisma & Leadership Skills, Event Presenter, Pianist & Singer

Bodo Antonic

Entrepreneur & Interim Manager

Mariana Atencio

Journalist, Entrepreneur & Bestselling Author

Kehkashan Basu

Eco-warrior, Youth Ambassador for the World Future Council, Founder President of Green Hope, United Nations Human Rights Champion

David Beckham

One of the Most Famous Footballers in the World

Mounia Berrada-Gouzi

International event moderator for business, tech & innovation

Rainer Biesinger

Personality Trainer, Germany's #1 Addiction Coach & Author

Nick Bostrom

Director of the Future of Humanity Institute Oxford University

Prof. Dr. Ingo Bott

Criminal defence lawyer, Lawyer, Book author, Lecturer, Podcaster

Nicole Brandes

Expert for Future-oriented Leadership, Thought Thinker, Member of the Future Institute Europe, Author

Gib Bulloch

Social Intrapreneur, Corporate Insurgent, Author and Storyteller

Micheline Calmy-Rey

Former President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland

Rudi Cerne

TV presenter, Event host, Sports expert, Podcaster

Tania de Jong

Expert on Innovation, Creativity & Collaboration

Dalina Dembler & Lucia Talotti

Founders of the Denke Groß Institute and experts with many years of experience in coaching, personality development and training.

Benjamin Erben

Founder of the branding company Iconic.com, Creative Director, Brand Strategist, Systemic Coach and Team Developer, MBA

Zohre Esmaeli

Afghan Model, Entrepreneur, and Activist

Ranulph Fiennes

Explorer & Author

Felix Finkbeiner

Founder of Plant-for-the-Planet - Foundation

Michel Fornasier

Founder Charity "Give Children a Hand", Comic book author & Bionicman