Future Investments Circle
About
Future
Investments
Circle
Hosted during the World Economic Forum, the Future Investments Circle is a premier platform for future-focused investment and innovation — bridging private capital with next-generation sectors that will define the global economy of 2030 and beyond.
This exclusive, application-only event, offers an unique setting to explore how capital, innovation, and purpose converge to build a more resilient, intelligent, and prosperous future.
Our event brings together institutional and private investors, representatives of family offices and funds, entrepreneurs, and C-suite executives to foster collaboration, explore investment opportunities, and drive innovation in the future economy.
The Future Investments Circle is organized in collaboration with Longevity Investors and Global Conversations.
Thank you for attending Future Investments Circle 2026!
Speakers
FEATURED INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Astronaut Wrangler
Christina Korp
Founder of SPACE For a Better World
She is an astronaut manager, space expert, founder of SPACE For a Better World and the president of Purpose Entertainment. For ten years she managed Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin and launched his foundations – ShareSpace and the Aldrin Family Foundation. She produced the last five galas at Kennedy Space Center celebrating Apollo 11 and the Webby winning and Emmy nominated, Cycling Pathways to Mars VR experience along with many other projects.
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Joe Landon
Co-Founder and President of Rendezvous Robotics
Joe Landon is Co-Founder and President of Rendezvous Robotics, a company building space infrastructure using autonomous systems that assemble in orbit. He previously served as CEO of Crescent Space, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, and as Vice President of Advanced Programs at Lockheed Martin Space, leading R&D, strategy, and business development for its multibillion-dollar Commercial Civil Space portfolio. Earlier, he was CFO of Planetary Resources, a pioneer in asteroid mining, and he has served on the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Space.
Rendezvous Robotics
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Center for Space & Aviation
Prof. Dr. Dr. Oliver Ullrich
Chairman and Director Center for Space and Aviation Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Oliver Ullrich is a pioneering space leader whose work is shaping Switzerland’s emerging Space Economy, driving innovation at the intersection of science, industry and entrepreneurship. A globally respected aerospace medicine expert, full professor at the University of Zurich, he has led space research across ESA and NASA missions for more than two decades. As the Chairman of the Center for Space and Aviation Switzerland and Liechtenstein, a landmark coalition of eleven leading scientific and governmental institutions across both countries, he is one of the key figures positioning Switzerland as a competitive and globally connected hub in the New Space era.
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Dr. Henrik I. Christensen
Distinguished Professor, Qualcomm Chancellor's Chair of Robotics / Temasek Fellow
Dr. Christensen does research on systems integration, human-robot interaction, mapping and robot vision. He has published more than 400 contributions across AI, robotics, and vision. His research has a strong emphasis on “real problems with real solutions”. He is actively engaged in the setup and coordination of robotics research in the US (and worldwide). Dr. Christensen received the Joseph Engelberger Award in 2011, the highest honor in the robotics industry. He was also named the “Boeing Supplier of the Year 2011” while at Georgia Tech. Dr. Christensen is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He received an honorary doctorate in engineering from Aalborg University in 2014. Henrik was named a Temasek Fellow (2025)
Qualcomm Chancellor's Chair of Robotics
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Emerging Technologies at Temasek International
Russell Tham
Head, Emerging Technologies at Temasek International
Russell Tham leads Temasek’s global deep tech investments across Materials and Energy Technologies, as well as Compute, Cognition, and Embodied AI.
Before joining Temasek in 2020, he served as President of New Enterprises and Ventures at ST Engineering, following more than two decades at Applied Materials. During his tenure there, he built and scaled new markets, served as President of Applied Materials Southeast Asia, and held global corporate business development responsibilities. He also oversaw the company’s major expansion in Singapore across manufacturing, supply chain, R&D, and product development for global markets.
Russell chairs the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) Board and sits on the boards of SG Growth Capital, Xora (Temasek’s deep-tech venture platform), and several private companies. He holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore.
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Peggy Johnson
Chief Executive Officer at
Agility Robotics
Peggy Johnson is the CEO of Agility Robotics, where she leads the company’s next phase of growth through expanded sales, strategic industry partnerships, and the commercial scaling of advanced robotic systems. Before Agility, she served as CEO of Magic Leap, directing the company’s pivot from consumer to enterprise, recapitalizing the organization, and launching the Magic Leap 2 augmented reality platform. Previously, she was Executive Vice President of Business Development at Microsoft, reporting directly to CEO Satya Nadella and founding M12, Microsoft’s corporate venture fund. Johnson began her career with 24 years at Qualcomm, where she held leadership roles across engineering, business development, and product strategy, including oversight of BREW, the first mobile app-download platform, which generated more than $1B in revenue and helped shape the early mobile ecosystem.
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Agility Robotics
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Hofseth Group
Roger Hofseth
CEO & Founder at Hofseth Group
Roger Hofseth is the CEO and Founder of the Hofseth Group that includes Hofseth International, Hofseth Biocare (HBC) and Icefresh. Mr Hofseth started his career in the mid 1990’s as a fisherman and as a worker at various local fish processing companies before starting his own trading company in 2001. He established what today is Hofseth International, a sustainable, vertically integrated seafood conglomerate and the largest exporter of salmon finished products from Norway. Icefresh is the latest food tech addition to the group acquired in 2022 and founded by Anders Haugland (current Icefresh CTO). It is a system for revolutionizing seafood supply chains, that uses patented, rapid, and controlled defrosting to make frozen fish taste "fresher than fresh," cutting air freight, reducing CO2 emissions, and minimizing food waste by thawing products just before sale.
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Isaac Bentwich, M.D.
Founder & Global CEO at CoreX
Dr. Isaac Bentwich is the Founder and Global CEO of CoreX, a leading BioAI company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, advancing the frontiers of longevity and precision medicine. CoreX has developed the world’s first national bio-intelligence engine, integrating advanced AI with organ-on-chip biological models to enable medicine that learns directly from human biology.
In partnership with the Institute for Healthier Living Abu Dhabi (IHLAD), Dr. Bentwich is leading the creation of a predictive, population-specific medical platform tailored to the genetic and metabolic characteristics of the UAE, positioning the Emirates at the forefront of human-centric healthcare infrastructure.
A physician and entrepreneur, Dr. Bentwich has spent his career at the intersection of AI, genomics, and life sciences. He previously founded Rosetta Genomics (NASDAQ: ROSG), where his team discovered hundreds of novel genes and developed pioneering cancer diagnostics; Rosetta Green was later acquired by Monsanto.
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Orchestro.AI
Shekhar Natarajan
Founder & CEO at Orchestro.AI
Shekhar Natarajan is a business leader and AI strategist focused on transforming global supply chains through intelligent, autonomous systems. He is the founder of Orchestro.AI, a vertical and agentic AI company redefining logistics and global trade.
He has led large-scale supply chain and digital transformations for organizations including Walmart, Target, Disney, American Eagle, and PepsiCo, scaling operations, pioneering automation, and driving profitability through AI-driven optimization. An inventor with 150 patents, Shekhar is recognized for advancing next-generation supply chain intelligence and resilient, scalable trade infrastructure.
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Chirag Parikh
Founder and President
Indutara Enterprise LLC
Chirag Parikh is the Founder and President of Indutara Space LLC, a space consultancy advising companies, investors, and governments across the commercial, civil, and national security space ecosystem.
He most recently served at the White House as Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the U.S. National Space Council (2021–2025), advising the President and Vice President on national space policy spanning civil, commercial, and security domains. Previously, he was Director of Space Policy on the White House National Security Council, overseeing U.S. national security space efforts.
Earlier in his career, Chirag founded Azure Space at Microsoft, integrating cloud and AI capabilities with the space sector, and held senior leadership roles at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and within the U.S. intelligence community. He holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.
Indutara Enterprise LLC
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The future unfolds - further visionary speakers to be unveiled soon.
Moderators
Distinguished Voices
Hillbot AI
Martina Hansen
Co-Founder and COO at Hillbot AI
Martina is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Hillbot AI, where she oversees business operations and strategic growth. She has 15 years of investment and operational experience, with an emphasis on AI and robotics. Prior to Hillbot AI, Martina led business development activities and served on the management team at Verity, a leading autonomous drone company. At Verity, Martina focused on commercial scaling and execution, as well as fundraising. Martina was also an early hire at Covariant AI, a Silicon Valley AI robotics company acquired by Amazon, where she helped build the go-to-market strategy and later spearheaded its expansion into the European market. She began her career in investment banking at UBS in the Media & Telecom Group in New York City and later worked in Blackstone’s Alternative Asset Management Group. Martina holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics from Columbia University.
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Johan Pärson
Head of External Relations at Koenigsegg
Johan Pärson leads strategic external relations at Koenigsegg, cultivating high-level global partnerships and ensuring long-term alignment across the company’s most important stakeholders.
With over 15 years of experience in the luxury and performance industries, he operates at the intersection of relationship strategy, brand narrative, and experience design. Known for his ability to connect people across disciplines, Johan combines networking, storytelling, and thoughtful leadership to create meaningful dialogue and lasting collaboration.
Outside of work, he is passionate about travel, wine — particularly champagne — and biodiversity preservation, supporting initiatives through the Wildhood Foundation. He also enjoys skiing, music, and the arts.
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Agenda
22 JAN, 2026
10:30 - 10:45
Registration
10:30 - 11:15
Networking Brunch
11:15 - 11:20
Opening Speech
Marcus Widegren
Marc P. Bernegger
11:20 - 11:45
IP Right as a new asset class
Jason Peterson
Martin Horst
Kent Sahin
11:50 - 12:15
The Space Economy: Investing Beyond Earth
Christina Korp
Joe Landon
Prof. Dr. Dr. Oliver Ullrich
Chirag Parikh
12:15 - 12:45
Future of Cities in the age of AI
Stephan Nicoleau
Dan Wright
Shekhar Natarajan
12:45 - 12:55
Waste Is the Problem. Tech Is the Solution.
Roger Hofseth
12:55 - 13:25
The Regenessaince: Transforming the way we invest in life
Paul Stamets
Marc Buckley
Tammy Michelle Scarlett
Aleksejs Zagrebelnijs
13:25 - 13:40
The Bio-Intelligence Engine: Revolutionizing Personalized Health & Longevity
Dr. Isaac Bentwich
13:40 - 14:10
Intelligent Machines: Investing in the Robotic Future
Peggy Johnson
Russell Tham
Dr. Henrik I. Christensen
14:10 - 14:15
Closing Remarks
Marc P. Bernegger
14:15 - 15:00
Afternoon Networking Reception
