Shel Marie is a passionate Empowerment Coach and Global Motivational Speaker, renowned for her vibrant energy, creativity, and authentic approach to personal transformation. Combining her love for artistic expression, dance, and coaching, Shel helps individuals break through limiting beliefs and live an empowered, purpose-filled life. As a multi-faceted artist and content creator, Shel draws on her own experiences to inspire and uplift those around her. Whether she’s sharing her message on global stages, creating engaging content, or expressing herself through dance and art, Shel always leads with a playful yet powerful energy that encourages others to embrace their true potential. In addition to her creative work, Shel hosts the Zest to Zen Podcast, a weekly series where she explores the balance between passion and inner peace. With unscripted, authentic conversations alongside a variety of inspiring guests, Shel offers practical tools and insights that help listeners lead more fulfilling, balanced lives. Her mission is to guide others on their journey towards personal growth, inner transformation, and achieving greatness. Whether through coaching, public speaking, or her creative ventures, Shel is committed to empowering others to thrive in all areas of life. For more details about Shel and the exciting projects and organizations she is part of, visit: shel-marie.com.

Mohamed E. Wagih is a Professor of Genetics and Biotechnology, and the President of the Canadian Academy of Sciences (CAS), the subsidiary of the Canadian Education Agency Inc since 2008 to date. He graduated in 1978 with a BSc Hon. from the Department of Genetics & Biotechnology of the Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, he was appointed a tutor in the same Department and completed an MSc in the same field, 1981. He earned another MSc in 1986 and PhD in 1990 from the School of Land, Crop and Food Sciences, University of Queensland (QU), Australia in Genetics and Biotechnology. All together, Prof. Wagih accumulated over 45 years of work experience in tertiary education, tutor of genetics at the University of Alexandria, 1978 - 1981, and invited lecturer 1989-1991, and 2006-2007. Currently, he is the President of Canadian Academy of Sciences since 2008, and he was appointed as a Professor and University Advisor for Academic and Scientific Research affairs at the higher education of Saudi Arabia during 2012 - 2016. He held a position of an Honorary Professor at the Faculty of Sciences, and Scholarship Students Advisor of the University of New Brunswick, Canada, 2008-2012, and a visiting Professor at the Hasanuddin University, Indonesia, 2004-2006, Professor & Executive Director of the Biotechnology Centre, University of Technology, North of Australia, 1992-2004. He was invited as a Visiting Scientist/Professor to University of Louis Pasteur (ULP) in France, Genetic Engineering Research Institute (GERI) in Egypt, National Research Center (NRC) in Egypt, Mubarak City for Science & Technology (MCST) in Egypt, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria, Egypt, ICRASAT India, IRRI Philippines, and many others. He initiated and Chaired or became a Member of Organising Committees of numerous scientific forums, and published more than 140 scientific papers in a wide range of refereed Journals, text Books and monographs. He presented research papers in over 80 international conferences worldwide. He served as a member of biotechnology ligislation experts Group of the trade block Asia Pasific Economic Cooperation (APEC), 1997-2004. In Egypt, he worked as an advisor to the Minister of Local Development, and to the former governors of Alexandria, Major General Abdel Salam Al-Mahjoub, and Major General Adel Labib from 2003 to 2011, and as an advisor for external relations for the education sector and the establishment of the Canadian University in the New Capital of Egypt, affiliated with the Sama Company owned by businessman Dr. Hassan Rateb since 2021. He also worked as a scientific advisor to the Minister. Agriculture and Land Reclamation Eng. Ahmed Al-Laithy 2005, and Minister of Scientific Research Prof. Venis Kamel in 1996, Prof. Wagih is a life accredited member of the Egyptian Association of Translators and Interpreters. In the last decade, he participated as a guest-of-honor in numerous specialized cultural and art conferences and exhibitions.

Judy Ryan is founder and CEO of LifeWork Systems, an award-winning performance management company specializing in culture transformation frameworks since 2002. Her organization received the Vanguard Award for Innovation from the St. Louis Mental Health Board for her unconventional model and the measurable results she achieved when applying it to large scale projects. She is a recognized thought leader in applied behavioral science systems that impact deep culture change for exceptional outcomes. Her culture models are consistent with today’s rapid speed of change, diversity and complexity and trends towards agile principles and practices in business and technology. Judy is the author of “What’s the Deal with Workplace Culture Change?” (Published by People Tested Media in 2015), a columnist on ‘Emotional Intelligence’ in The Women’s Journals nationally since 2005, a columnist on ‘The Extraordinary Workplace’ in St. Louis Small Business Monthly since 2012 and a columnist for ‘Hispanic Leadership’ for Autentico since 2019. She has approximately 200 published articles to date. She is also a systems developer and integrator, consultant, trainer, coach, and keynote presenter, with guest appearances on podcasts, radio and television. Judy is responsible for creating a fully scalable, digital platform and support processes within her framework, for distributing Teal organizational development skills to all people and sustaining them within an organization, for greater emotional intelligence, as it is highly needed in this period of globalization and digital transformation, when many people are seeking to successfully navigate 21st century techno-human ecosystems. She understands that to keep current with the agility of business, people must be equally agile in every way, including within heuristic, cross-functioning teamwork. Judy Ryan’s purpose is to create a world in which all people love their lives. When Beethoven saw a piano, he saw a symphony. When Judy Ryan meets people, she sees the unseen beauty and truth beneath the surface and uncovers it. And that truth – the one that’s really happening under the surface – is what we all need to see. The old ways of understanding human systems are not working anymore – the way of superior versus inferior or management versus employee or parent versus child. They never did (not without lasting, serious, negative side effects). And our world is suffering because of this; we need a powerful, positive and sustainable transformation.