Carlos Acosta and Marcus du Sautoy

Natasha Kaplinsky

From leading news bulletins for BBC, ITV, Sky and Channel 5, Natasha went on to win the first series of Strictly Come Dancing, front various documentaries, and is now President of the British Board of Film Classification.

Professor Marcus du Sautoy

Marcus is the author of The Music of the Primes, the bestselling maths book, and The Creativity Code, and examination of AI in art and whether technology could replicate human art and music. On television he’s hosted The Code and programmes examining the history of maths, the wonder of symmetry, and the intersection between literature, art and music and the structures of mathematics.

Carlos Acosta

Carlos Acosta is one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time, alongside Nureyev and Baryshnikov. One of 11 children born into poverty in back street Havana, his father hoped dance might provide the discipline to keep him away from trouble. He rose to become Principal Guest Artist at The Royal Ballet and has since realised his dream of setting up a company in Cuba. Reaching beyond dance enthusiasts, Carlos encourages all delegates to harness their strengths.