Future Investments Circle
JAN 22, 2026
10:30 - 2pm
Davos, Switzerland
PRIVATE EVENT
– exact location shared with confirmed guests
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.
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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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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Agenda
22 JAN, 2026
10:30 - 10:45
Registration
10:45 - 11:45
Networking Brunch
11:45 - 12:00
Opening Speech
Hosts
12:00 - 12:40
The Space Economy: Investing Beyond Earth
Christina Korp
Joe Landon
Prof. Dr. Dr. Oliver Ullrich
12:40 - 13:00
Keynote (to be announced)
13:00 - 13:15
In conversation with... (to be announced)
13:15 - 13:55
Intelligent Machines: Investing in the Robotic Future
Peggy Johnson
Russell Tham
Dr. Henrik I. Christensen
13:55 - 14:00
Closing Remarks
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