Through Horasis, he is a Senior Advisor to the leadership of corporations from Asia, Europe and North America.

Prior to founding Horasis, Dr. Richter was Director of the World Economic Forum, in charge of Asian affairs. During this time he has developed an extensive experience and knowledge on the world's economic, business and political scene and of its key players.

Under his leadership, the Forum's Summits in Asia and the Asia part of 'Davos' have evolved to facilitate the exchange of expertise between leaders in business, government, and civil society.

He has lived, studied and worked in Asia for almost a decade, principally in Tokyo and in Beijing where he developed and managed European Multinationals China operations. As one of the leading analysts of international business and Asian economies, he influences major business and governmental decisions with his public commentary. He has a thorough understanding of how the world functions today - an understanding created through an on-going interaction with top business, political and intellectual leaders around the world. Dr. Richter is also an active scholar and has authored and edited a series of best-selling books on global strategy and Asian business.

His most recent books include:
Global Future, Asia's New Crisis and Recreating Asia.

He has addressed audiences at the World Economic Forum, Brookings Institute, Harvard University, Beijing University, Royal Institute of International Affairs, and several high-level corporate events. His writings appeared in the financial and regional press, such as The International Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, The Far Eastern Economic Review, The Straits Times and The South China Morning Post.

He has been interviewed by several publications and appeared on CNN, BBC, CNBC, CCTV (China Central Television) as well as the Voice of America.

He completed his education from Germany (his home country), France, Mexico and Japan. He can speak Mandarin and Japanese fluently.

Professor Jerry Wind is internationally known for pioneering research on organizational buying behaviour, market segmentation, conjoint analysis, and marketing strategy. He consults with major firms around the world, and has lectured in over 50 universities world wide.

Professor Wind is one of the most cited authors in marketing. He is a regular contributor to the professional marketing literature, with 22 books and more than 250 research papers, articles and monographs on marketing strategy, marketing research, new product and market development, consumer and industrial buying behaviour and international marketing. His 2004 book The Power of Impossible Thinking: Transform the Business of Your Life and the Life of Your Business, draws on the latest research in neuroscience to explain how a person's mental models can distort perceptions, creating both limits and opportunities.

Professor Wind is the founding editor of Wharton School Publishing, a joint venture with Pearson and has published 25 books in the first 18 months. Over the years he has served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Marketing, the policy boards of the Journal of Consumer Research and Marketing Science, the editorial boards and guest editor of all the major marketing journals.

He is the recipient of numerous academic awards, including the three major marketing awards, The Charles Coolidge Parlin Award, the AMA/Irwin Distinguished Educator Award, and the Paul D. Converse Award.

Professor Wind teaches MBA courses in Marketing Strategy, Marketing Methods and Applications for Business Consulting, and a new course in creativity.

Professor Wind received his PhD from Stanford University and his MA and BS degrees from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Michael Proffitt has been involved with Logistics and Supply Chains on a global basis for well over 25 years and has held a number of senior management positions, including Logistics Director for Danzas based in Switzerland and main Board Director of Logistics for Hays in the UK. He has recently stepped down as CEO of Dubai Logistics City after successfully developing the value proposition and positioning Dubai, and Dubai Logistics City, as the new global logistics hub. He has worked with leading companies on their supply chain and logistics requirements and has a successful track record in Mergers and Acquisitions within the industry.

He is a Director of the Supply Chain and Logistics Group – Dubai, a member of the Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management Advisory Board and a member of the Asia Pacific Supply Chain Advisory Board.

He obtained his MBA from the Cranfield School of Management

Richard Taffet is co-chair of Bingham’s Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent Prosecution Group. He serves as lead counsel in a wide range of intellectual property, anti-trust and commercial litigation maters.

He represents clients before federal agencies including Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, the United States Trade Representatives Office and the Consumer Products Safety Commission.

William Adamopoulos serves as President and Publisher, Forbes Asia. He is responsible for all Forbes Inc business interests in the region, including Forbes Asia, local language partnerships Forbes China, Forbes Korea and Forbes Nihonban, as well as the annual Forbes Global CEO Conference.

Since establishing an Asia headquarters in 1999, Adamopoulos has built up the Forbes business and brand across the region. Forbes circulation (including English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese editions) now totals 335000 – the largest international business publication brand in Asia Pacific.

Prior to Forbes, Adamopoulos was Publisher and Managing Director of The Asian Wall Street Journal.  He also held the posts of President of Dow Jones Publishing Company (Asia), President of Dow Jones Printing Company (Asia), Managing Director of Dow Jones Interactive (Asia) and Chairman of the Dow Jones Asia Regional Committee.

He graduated in economics from Harvard University in the year 1984. Now-a-days he is based in Singapore.