Jack Ma

Founder, Alibaba

" In other countries, E-commerce is a way to shop, but in China it is a life style. "

Hiroshi Mikitani

Founder CEO, Rakuten (Japan)

" Our years in business have proven that our devotion to the human element of E-commerce is not incongruous. In fact, it’s what propels many of our merchants’ success. "

Richard Branson

Founder, Virgin Group

" As people's access to the internet grows, we're seeing the sharing economy boom. I think our obsession with ownership is at a tipping point and the sharing economy is part of the antidote for that. "

Satya Nadella

CEO, Microsoft

" Education plus innovation, applied broadly across the economy and especially in sectors where the country or region has a comparative advantage, multiplied by the intense use of technology, over time, produces economic growth and productivity. "