Brian Chesky

American businessman and industrial designer and the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb.

b. August 29, 1981

Known for Human-centered experiences in travel

Fields: Industrial Design

Awards: 2017 - honorary doctorate from RISD

Carl Pei

Swedish entrepreneur, co-founded OnePlus along with Pete Lau, in 2013 and was the director of OnePlus Global.

b. September 11, 1989

Known for Founder of Nothing, Co-Founder of OnePlus

Fields: Economics

Awards: Forbes 30 Under 30 list for his influence in the technology industry, the 2019 edition of the Fortune Fortune 40 Under 40 list.

Dieter Rams

German industrial designer who is most closely associated with the consumer products company Braun, the furniture company Vitsœ, and the functionalist school of industrial design.

b. 20 May 1932

Known for Ten principles of 'good design', Braun consumer products, Vitsœ furniture

Fields: Architecture and Interior Decoration

Awards: Commander's Cross (Order of Merit, Germany)

Dylan Field

American technology executive and co-founder of Figma, a web-based vector graphics editing software company.

b. 1992

Known for Figma, Thiel Fellow

Fields: Computer Science

Awards: 2015, Forbes 30 under 30 list; 2019, INC Rising Star; 2020, Business Insider's "10 people transforming the technology industry."; 2022, Fortune magazine's 40 Under 40 list

Harpreet Rai

Harpreet Rai is a seasoned tech‑health dynamo whose journey spans engineering, finance, wearables, and now employee wellness at scale.

b. October 1981

Known for CEO of Oura Health and current healthcare executive at Loop

Fields: Electrical Engineering

John Collison

Irish entrepreneur and the co-founder and president of Stripe, which he co-founded in 2010 with his brother Patrick.

b. 6 August 1990

Known for Croma; Stripe

Fields: Physics

Awards: EY Entrepreneur of the Year (Ireland), 2015; Irish Times Business Person of the Year, 2019; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) St. Patrick’s Day Science Medal, 2022

Jony Ive

British-American designer. He is best known for his work at Apple Inc., where he was senior vice president of industrial design and chief design officer.

b. 27 February 1967

Known for Former Chief Design Officer at Apple Inc., Co-designer of the iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods and iOS 7 to iOS 13

Fields: Industrial Design

Awards: 2017, Smithsonian's American Ingenuity Award for Technology; 2018, Professor Hawking Fellowship by the Cambridge Union Society in the University of Cambridge; 2021, honorary doctorate from the California College of the Arts; 2022, The Wall Street Journal's Innovator Award; 2023, Edison Achievement Award by Edison Awards

Patrick Collison

Irish entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and current CEO of Stripe, which he started with his younger brother, John, in 2010.

b. 9 September 1988

Known for Stripe, Fast Grants, Arc Institute

Fields: Mathematics

Awards: Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (2004); BT Young Scientist of the Year (2005)

Rahul Vohra

Founder and CEO of Superhuman, the ultra‑fast, premium email client designed for professionals who take inbox mastery seriously.

Known for revolutionizing email by creating Superhuman, a premium, ultra-fast, and delightfully designed email client.

Fields: Computer Science

Awards: San Francisco Business Times 40 Under 40 (2021); G2 Best Software Awards (2024)

Scott Belsky

American entrepreneur, author and early-stage investor best known for co-creating the online portfolio platform, Behance, Inc.

b. April 18, 1980

Known for Behance

Fields: Industrial Design

Awards: Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business” (2010); Webby Awards - 2011: Best Cultural Blog for The 99% / 2017: Best Community for Behance; Trend Hunter’s Innovation Strategy Awards

Tony Fadell

American engineer, designer, entrepreneur, and investor.

b. March 22, 1969

Known for iPod, iPhone

Fields: Computer Engineering

Awards: (2012) Alva Award; (2012) (2013) (2014) Vanity Fair, Next Establishment list; (2013) Business Insider, Top 75 Designers in Technology; (2013) Fast Company, 100 Most Creative People; (2013) CNBC, Top 50 Disruptors; (2013) Fortune, Trailblazers: 11 people changing business; (2014) Fortune, The World's Top 25 Eco-Innovators; (2014) Time, 100 Most Influential People in the World; (2014) CNN 10: Thinkers; (2014) Golden Plate Award, American Academy of Achievement; (2016) Time; (2017) Global High-Tech Award, State Award of Armenia for Global Contribution to Humanity through High-Tech

Yves Béhar

Swiss-born American designer and entrepreneur.

b. 9 May 1967

Known for Fuseproject, One Laptop Per Child, Jawbone, August Smart Lock, Herman Miller Sayl Chair, Snoo Smart Sleeper

Fields: Industrial Design

Awards: 2017 – Swiss Institute Honoree; 2015 – Design Visionary Award, Design Miami; 2014 – World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Design by Fast Company; 2012 - CNN's The Next List; 2011– INDEX award; 2011– Conde Nast Innovation and Design Awards, 2011: Yves Béhar – Designer of the Year, PUMA Clever Little Bag – Sustainability; 2011 – Treehugger's Best of Green Architecture and Design Awards; 2010 – IDEA Awards 2010; 2008 – Design Museum London "Design of the Year" award; Brit Insurance 2008 Design Award; 2007 – TIME's "Top 25 Visionaries"; 2007 – Fast Company 2007 Master of Design; 2004 – National Design Award