John Mack is an author, artist, speaker and founder of the nonprofit, Life Calling, whose mission is to preserve our humanity in the Digital Age. Over the past decade John has brought to the forefront deeper issues of our humanity in light of our increasing dependence on smart-devices and rising AI. In September 2022 Mack debuted Life Calling’s signature program A Species Between Worlds: Our Nature, Our Screens in New York City, a public educational forum and immersive exhibition which serves as an invitation to contemplate our relationship to our devices and the surrounding world while inciting the introspection needed to prevent the loss of our humanity. A boutique version of the exhibition represented the USA Pavilion at London Design Biennale 2023 at Somerset House, endorsed by the US Embassy and supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Mack was an honoree of The Explorer’s Club 50: Fifty people changing the world who the world needs to know about. Amongst other affiliations, Mack serves as a board member of Fairplay, an organization that strives to create a world where kids can be kids, free from the false promises of marketers and the manipulations of Big Tech. He is a member of Forward Global, Nexus Global and an advisor to the Be Kind Tech Fund by Globant Ventures.

Sheetal Vyas is Managing Director at Virgin Unite, the independent non-profit
foundation of the Virgin Group. She has held director roles focused on strategy,
innovation, and investment, including as the founding Executive Director of the
International Fund for Public Interest Media and a Director at the Larry Ellison
Foundation.

Sheetal began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers where she spent over 20
years working in its private and public sector practices advising clients on:
innovation-led strategy; managing public-private partnerships; delivering
entrepreneurship programmes; and working in venture capital with technology start-
ups. Now based in the UK, Sheetal has lived and worked in India and Zimbabwe and
has delivered projects across 25 countries in Asia and Africa.

For the last ten years Anna has incubated and developed the 100% Human at Work Initiative and
Network.   

This global Network of 500 organisations (and growing) focuses on driving positive change in the
world of work and driving the agenda and thought leadership to build the future of work that we
want. With a key focus on collaboration and co-creation of solutions, the Network spans four
continents, engaging CEO’s, Founders and HRD’s to drive change within their own organisations and
to begin to develop a business voice at a policy level.  

Anna is a passionate believer that work and business can and must have a positive impact in shaping
our world, our communities and our future. As such, she has a keen focus on future of work trends
and actionable ways in which to innovate and shape that future.  

With a senior background in international People roles, alongside Board and Trustee roles with two
charities, Anna has developed the 100% Human at Work Network from an idea to a global initiative,
working closely with some of the best known brands in the world.

Kathryn is the Managing Director of Life Calling, a nonprofit founded by artist and author John Mack
that is dedicated to preserving our humanity in the Digital Age. She oversees Life Calling’s overarching
strategy and programming that is driven to envision a future where we remain grounded in our
humanity—no matter the technological environment—ensuring we thrive in all that makes us human
individually, collectively, and with nature. In partnership with Life Calling’s Founder and Board of
Directors, Kathryn is currently building a new impact model for the Digital Age, the organization’s most
recent signature initiative that ensures humanity always takes precedence over technology.

Kathryn’s 20+ year career in the nonprofit sector leading business development and strategic planning
initiatives on behalf of national and global movements has been rooted in a passion to bridge public
and private sectors in multi-faceted partnerships driven to create positive change and impact in society.
She launched her career at the early age of 16 while studying at the Fashion Institute of Technology
working with the Kennedy Shriver Family and Best Buddies International, an organization dedicated to
fostering inclusion and belonging for individuals with and without intellectual disabilities. Kathryn’s
dedication to public service spans from advocating for youth mental health with emphasis on breaking
down barriers to care and stigma to elevating a global dialogue around mental health issues to
championing individuals of all abilities. She has also served in senior leadership positions for
organizations including Special Olympics Northern California, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
(NFTE) and The Child Mind Institute.