Love Beyond Borders

Bobby Umar is an internationally recognized keynote speaker, storyteller, and personal branding expert who helps leaders, entrepreneurs, and teams build trust, connection, and influence—both on stage and online. Over the past three decades, he has delivered more than 1,000 keynotes across four continents, combining heartfelt storytelling, humour, big energy, and practical insight in ways that deeply engage audiences.

A 5x TEDx Speaker, 2x LinkedIn Top Voice, and Inc. Magazine Top 100 Leadership Speaker, Bobby is known for making big ideas feel personal, accessible, and actionable. His talks on vulnerable storytelling, personal branding, digital thought leadership, and authentic leadership leave audiences inspired, equipped, and ready to lead with greater confidence and impact.

With a background spanning engineering, marketing, and the performing arts, Bobby brings a rare mix of strategy, stage presence, and humanity to every room.

Mari is an award-winning speaker, a special education teacher, and the founder of J-Motion Academy. Her message is simple: Give it a shot. Believe in yourself. Because sometimes one brave shot can change your entire life.

At her school, you won't see textbooks, chairs, or desks. Instead, you'll see children jumping on trampolines, climbing ladders, and rolling on mattresses. Through movement, interaction, and emotion, they absorb language naturally, often without even realizing they are learning.

Mari hopes to share this "learning through movement" method with the world.

Having lived in both Japan and Canada, she once thought she wasn't a typical Japanese person. But she discovered something powerful: even if you leave your country, it never completely leaves you.

At this event, she will share her intercultural journey, the challenges, the adjustments, the emotions, and the joy of embracing life between two cultures.

Nomin Khurelbaatar is an ICF-accredited career and personal transformation coach. She empowers people to leave behind draining, unfulfilling work and step into careers that are meaningful, energizing, and aligned with their true calling. Whether you are thinking about switching your work, your career, or just landed at a new workplace or starting a business, she will help you make the transition more aligned with your inner goals.

Sabine is the founder of Nexa Avenue and a managing partner of The Sound of C community. She's German by birth, has lived and worked in seven countries across four continents, and recently published a book, The Whispering Butterfly. She brings deep firsthand experience navigating cultural differences in both business and personal life.