Keynote Speaker
William Green
Author of Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World’s Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life (Scribner/Simon & Schuster, April 2021). Over the last quarter of a century, he has interviewed many of the world’s best investors, exploring in depth the question of what qualities and insights enable them to achieve enduring success. He’s written extensively about investing for many publications and has been interviewed about the greatest investors for magazines, newspapers, podcasts, radio, and television. He has also given many talks about the lessons we can learn from the most successful investors, not only about how to invest but about how to improve our thinking. While living in London, Green edited the European, Middle Eastern, and African editions of Time. Before that, he lived in Hong Kong, where he edited the Asian edition of Time during a period in which it won many awards. Green has collaborated on several books as a ghostwriter, co-author, or editor. One of them became a #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller in 2017. He also worked closely with a renowned hedge fund manager, Guy Spier, helping him to write his much-praised 2014 memoir, The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom, and Enlightenment. Green also wrote and edited The Great Minds of Investing, which features short profiles of 33 renowned investors, along with stunning portraits created by Michael O’Brien, one of America’s preeminent photographers. Born and raised in London, Green was educated at Eton College, studied English literature at Oxford University, and received a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. He lives in New York with his wife, Lauren, and their children, Henry and Madeleine. Read Full Bio.
Emcee
Rachana Bhide
Rachana Bhide is a 22-year organizational psychologist and broadcaster, formerly with Bloomberg Radio and Bloomberg Live. As moderator and emcee, Rachana interviews influential market leaders live on stage including CEOs, founders, and financiers. Rachana spent 14 years as a management consultant for Accenture, in a leadership role with the Austria/Switzerland/Germany change management practice. A client-facing leader, Rachana implements leadership workshops and management strategies across Fortune 100, NYSE-listed companies. Rachana is a frequent speaker about topics related to empathy and product design; she served as the opening keynote speaker at Women of Silicon Valley (2019), with featured appearances at companies including Google, LinkedIn, FOX Sports, and the Los Angeles Chargers. Through her global media presence, she has hosted fireside interviews with international leaders including parliamentary ministers from France and Canada, and the Former Prime Minister of Denmark. Rachana holds a master's degree in organizational psychology from Columbia University and lives in New York City.
