Alois Zwinggi studied at the University of St. Gallen and at Harvard Business School. Worked with Swiss construction material producer Holcim for more than 20 years in various countries, including Mexico and Venezuela. Assignments included executive line management roles as well as corporate functions. 2010, joined the World Economic Forum as Member of the Managing Board.

Emanuel Probst studied business administration at the University of St. Gallen HSG. In 1985, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of JURA Elektroapparate AG; under his leadership, international growth markets were developed. JURA transformed itself from a traditional Swiss company into a global innovation leader for fully automatic speciality coffee machines and is now active in around 50 countries worldwide.

Dr. Jean-Marc Rickli heads the Global and Emerging Risks Department at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy in Geneva. He is also co-chair of the NATO Partnership for Peace Consortium's (PFPC) Emerging Security Challenges Working Group and lead advisor for the Future Society's AI initiative. Rickli also represents the GCSP at the United Nations, advises Gulf State Analytics in Washington and is a non-resident fellow at TRENDS Research and Advisory in Abu Dhabi.