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How to Survive the 21st Century Speakers: Yuval Noah Harari, Mark Rutte, Orit Gadiesh Nuclear war, ecological collapse and technological disruption pose an existential threat to human civilization. Join a conversation that explores the challenges of the 21st century and how to address them before it is too late Yuval Noah Harari Professor, Department of History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Historian, philosopher and the author of the bestsellers “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind”, “Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow”, and “21 Lessons for the 21st Century”. Co-Founder of Sapienship, a multidisciplinary organization advocating for global responsibility whose mission is to clarify the public conversation, support the quest for solutions and focus attention on the most important challenges facing the world today (technological disruption, ecological collapse and the nuclear threat). 2002, PhD, University of Oxford. Lecturer, Department of History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Books have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. Research focuses on macro-historical questions such as: What is the relationship between history and biology? What is the essential difference between Homo sapiens and other animals? Is there justice in history? Does history have a direction? Did people become happier as history unfolded? What ethical questions do science and technology raise in the 21st century? Lectures around the world on the topics explored in books and articles; has written for publications such as the Guardian, Financial Times, the New York Times, the Atlantic, the Economist and Nature magazine. Also offers knowledge and time to various organizations and audiences on a voluntary basis. Recipient of honours and awards. Mark Rutte Mark Rutte Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Office of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1992, graduated and joined Unilever; Human Resources Manager, responsible for staff training; in charge of several reorganizations; 1997, became Personnel Manager, Van den Bergh Nederland (Calvé), part of Unilever; worked on a reorganization; 2002, appointed Director of Human Resources, IGLOMora Group, a Unilever subsidiary. July 2002 - June 2004, State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment, first and second Balkenende governments. Jan. - May 2003, Member of the House of Representatives for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). June 2004 - July 2006, State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science, second Balkenende government. June 2006 - Oct. 2010, leader, VVD parliamentary party. Oct. 2010 - Nov. 2012, Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs, Rutte-Verhagen government. Nov. 2012, appointed Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs, Rutte-Asscher government. Orit Gadiesh Orit Gadiesh Chairman, Bain & Company Inc. BA (Hons) in Psychology, Hebrew University; MBA (Hons) and Baker Scholar, Harvard Business School. Since 1977, with Bain & Company, since 1993, Chairman. Committee Member: Council of Foreign Relations. Member, Board of Trustees and International Business Council (IBC), World Economic Forum. Trustee, HEC School of Management, France. Governor, Tel Aviv University. Member: International Advisory Board, Atlantic Council of US; Advisory Board, British-American Business Council. Member for life, former Vice-Chairman and former Chairman, International Business Leaders Advisory Council (IBLAC) to the Mayor of Shanghai, China. Recipient of awards and honours: named one of Most Powerful Women in Business, Fortune Magazine; named one of 100 Most Powerful Women in the World, Forbes Magazine; Alumni Achievement Award, Harvard Business School, for outstanding achievement; Distinguished Leadership Award, IDC University; Leadership Award, Ben Gurion University; 25th Annual Golden Door Award, International Institute of Boston, for outstanding contribution to the community; Trophée de l’INSEAD, by the French Minister of Finance, Economy and Industry.