Stan Grant

Brian Boulmay is on a mission to democratise data. The former Global Integration Director for BP believes shared location intelligence is the driving force behind greater efficiency, accuracy of insight and collaboration.

Chief Zagaris has been involved in every major emergency in California over the last 40 years. Under his leadership, technological innovation was placed at the heart of modern-day firefighting - changing the way agencies respond to emergencies.

In this preview of Directions with Stan Grant, Mike King shares his leadership lessons - from teaching top cops the art of criminal profiling, to bringing cutting-edge technology into investigation war rooms.

NASA Pioneer Dr Kathryn Sullivan's innate curiosity and love of exploration has led her to outer space, to ocean floors, and to leadership roles solving complex issues like climate change, poverty, inequality, and political unrest.

From 9/11 to Hurricane Sandy, Dr Mashariki is one of the world's most experienced data strategists when it comes to leveraging urban analytics and data science to solve complex problems.

From forecasting catastrophic food droughts, to formulating strategies for the mass deployment of foreign aid, Linda Peters has combatted some of this generation's greatest challenges.

Meet the line-up of global change makers who are using data, technology and science to unravel the complexities of today's connected world.

Governor O'Malley shares how he turned a city and a state around with innovative technology and a commitment to transparent leadership.