Akindoju Alon Kemi Lala Narkis

Facilitator Co-Founder Lufodo Academy of Ze-ze, Israel Performing Arts (LAPA), Nigeria

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The Lufodo Academy of Performing Arts is a school ze-ze.org is a non-profit organization that engages youth where acting and all the elements in production are to support, participate and initiate social projects. taught. Established in 2009, the school is run by Olu Thousands of young people are exposed to its social Jacobs and Joke Silva, veterans in the Nigerian film media campaigns, physical events and unique social industry. The school runs different courses and awards projects, and thus are motivated to volunteer in these students with diplomas and certificates. projects, and to become social entrepreneurs in their Personal: BSc (Hons) in Insurance, University of Lagos; communities. MSc in Media and Communication, Pan-African Personal: Double major BA in Psychology and Film University. Since December 2005, professional actor: has candidate, Tel Aviv University. Social entrepreneur. Co- worked with veterans in the industry; popularly known as Founder, ze-ze.org. Member, steering committee, Tel Lala; passionate about improving the quality of actors. Aviv municipality youth centre. Co-Ambassador, Sandbox Facilitator, Lufodo Academy of Performing Arts. With network. Former mentor, junior entrepreneurs' organizations in favour of good governance in Nigeria: association. Expertise: engaging and mobilizing youth for Co-Founding Member, Enough is Enough coalition; social change, innovation, social entrepreneurship, Member of the Board, Sleeves-Up. communities.

Ali Atawodi Grace Aneiza Uneku

Founder and Editorial Director Special Duties Officer, Ministry Of Note Magazine, USA of Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria

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Of Note Magazine.org is an online magazine that BSc (Hons) in Equestrian Science, University of Brighton; features artists using their work for social change locally Master's in International Business with Spanish, European and globally. The magazine is a digital space where art Business School, London. Government advocate. First meets activism, empowerment and social responsibility. professional black female polo player. Hotel owner. Through its profiles, interviews and essays, its mission is Founder, Ride to Shine, a non-governmental organization to amplify the voices of these global artists and to bring that takes in orphaned children and raises them in the awareness to the innovative ways they are using the arts equestrian lifestyle, teaching them discipline and giving to champion contemporary social issues. them a purpose and world-class education. Personal: MA, New York University. Fulbright Fellow. Founder and Editorial Director, ofnotemagazine.org, an online magazine focused on global artists using their work to illuminate social issues. Arts journalist, frequently writing on art and activism. Adjunct Professor, City University, New York, teaching English Literature. Interest: educating girls in developing nations. Bermundo Briceño Miguel Martin Linda

Director Musician Dream Big Pilipinas, Fundación Musical Simón Philippines Bolívar, Venezuela

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Dream Big Pilipinas FA (DBP FA) is an association that An organization committed to social development through uses soccer as an intervention tool for community an innovative and hope-instilling music education development, catering to underserved youth between the programme, distinguished by its excellence and for ages of 5 and 16. It aims to create positive behavioural having a positive impact on the communities where it is change by having children go through weekly soccer implemented. Its mission is to systematize music clinics and abide by various agreements such as staying education and to promote the collective practice of music in school, keeping academic marks up, joining values through symphony orchestras and choruses in order to formation programmes, and not being subjected to work help children and young people achieve their full potential by their parents. The model includes a scholarship and acquire values that favour their growth and have a programme that places academically and/or athletically positive impact on their lives in society. gifted children into private schooling. Personal: Musician including trumpet player, singer, Big Personal: FIFA-licensed soccer coach. Founder and Band Director and composer; Entrepreneur, has Director, Dream Big Pilipinas FA, a programme that helps developed empowerment strategies for young artists, bring quality education to children in low-income especially musicians, to assert their rights as creative communities through soccer. Director, Homeless World individuals and as a collective in Latin America. Global Cup Team Philippines Program, which raises funds to Shaper, World Economic Forum (2012). train and send players from low-income communities to represent the country in the annual tournament held in different parts of the world. Upon completion of the tournament, the organization serves as a placement centre for vocational training and employment for its players.

Bornstein Brustein Howard Darrah

Senior Associate Author Bain Capital, USA Finance Whiz Kids, USA

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A private equity investment firm with over US$ 65 billion Finance Whiz Kids is a series of books that teach in capital under management. It has offices in Boston, elementary aged children the basics of financial literacy London, New York, Mumbai, Munich, Hong Kong, through engaging . At the end of each book is an Shanghai and Tokyo. appendix to assist adults in transferring the lessons into Personal: MBA and MPP, Stanford University. Siebel the everyday lives of their children. Finance Whiz Kids Scholar and Arjay Miller Scholar. Investor, entrepreneur partners with banks, insurance companies and and philanthropist. Formerly: Bill & Melinda Gates investment firms to disseminate the books to their Foundation; McKinsey & Co; Co-Founder, customers and/or to offer them to non-profits who cannot Philanthropedia. Currently, Senior Associate, Bain afford them but see their value for their members. Capital Private Equity. Interests: rowing, bike riding, Personal: Dual degrees in Religious Studies and Italian, scuba diving, public employee pension crisis and Emory University. 2009, co-founded with twin brother effective philanthropy. Equitable Payments, a merchant services brokerage. Owns the leading networking event for young professionals in Georgia: Atlanta Under 40. Author, Finance Whiz Kids, a series of books that teach the basics of financial literacy to elementary aged children. Has appeared in Forbes and other national publications. Buriticá Córdoba Charoenphan Daniel Amarit

Founder and President Deputy Managing Director Colombian Network of Youth HUBBA Coworking , "RECOJO", Colombia Thailand

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RECOJO is an organization that engages, connects and HUBBA is a co-working space for Thailand's start-up supports young social entrepreneurs in Colombia, from entrepreneurs, innovators and professionals, based in multiple areas and with diverse constructive initiatives. Bangkok. It is not only a shared office space but also an Personal: Founder and President, Colombian Network of exclusive community for the most cutting-edge start-up Youth "RECOJO", the first network of young social entrepreneurs. It takes care of everything in the entrepreneurs in Colombia; has developed a unique workspace, providing a professional full-service office, model to empower young people to create social change. curated community members and the tools, training and Created the summer camp BAKONGO that integrated platforms needed for start-ups to take their business to underprivileged children with young people from the next level. universities. Co-Founder, international Wake Up Call Personal: Degree in Accountancy, Thammasat Univ. movement. Manager, law firm Francisco Buriticá Formerly, Project Coordinator, ChangeFusion Institute, Abogados Consultores. Chosen to represent the young Thai Rural Reconstruction Foundation under Royal volunteers of the world as board member of the Patronage, overseeing all social enterprise incubation International Association for Volunteer Efforts (IAVE). programmes such as UnLtd Thailand and BANPU Ambassador of Colombia, ONE YOUNG WORLD. Champions for Change. Currently, Co-Founder and Selected by Shock Magazine as one of the 15 young Deputy Managing Director, HUBBA Startup Coworking visionaries leaders of Colombia. Recognized by Junior Community, a network of co-working spaces for tech and Chamber International as one of the ten outstanding creative start-ups in Thailand, and Ascendex, a start-up young leaders for 2012. Considered one of the youngest accelerator programme. Expertise: co-working space, international speakers in Colombia. community building, start-up and social entrepreneurship, mentorship and fundraising. Interests include: catalysing start-up ecosystem building in Thailand and the co- working space movement throughout South East Asia.

Busch Chauke Christian Sylvester

Associate Director Chief Architect London School of Economics DNA Brand Architects, South Innovation Lab, United Africa Kingdom

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An academic institution that has significant impact on DNA Brand Architects is a marketing and brand policy and practice worldwide through the development, consultancy aimed at brands with an unstoppable hunger criticism and dissemination of ideas. A new area for it is for creativity and greatness. research and theory development relating to civil society, Personal: Former Marketing Director, MTV Networks which is seen as playing an increasingly important role in Africa. Founder and Chief Architect, DNA Brand shaping both national and global contexts. LSE is a Architects. Expertise: brand building, brand strategy and specialist university with an international intake and a marketing communication. Recipient of awards and global reach. Its research and teaching span the full honours: one of Top 300 Young South Africans, Mail & breadth of the social sciences. Guardian; one of Top 35 Influential Men under 30, GQ Personal: Associate Director, London School of Magazine; one of Top 50 Best Dressed Men in Business, Economics Innovation Lab; teaches several courses on GQ Magazine. social entrepreneurship, networks and business model innovation. Co-Founder, Sandbox, a global incubator supporting young innovators. TEDster; Fellow, Royal Society of Arts. Recipient of awards and honours: one of Ideas People, The Economist; one of Ten Outstanding Young People, JCI London. Corbett El Dahshan Peter Mohamed

Chief Executive Officer Senior Research Fellow iStrategyLabs, USA Center for International Development, Harvard University, USA

Global Shaper Global Shaper iStrategyLabs is a digital agency that invents ways to The Center for International Development (CID) at engage communities online and off. It is a passionate Harvard University is a university-wide centre that works group of strategists, designers, developers and producers to advance the understanding of development challenges capable of building everything from websites, to animated and offer viable solutions to problems of global poverty. films, to massive festivals and social strategies that The CID is Harvard's leading research hub focusing on transforms organizations. resolving the dilemmas of public policy associated with Personal: Founder and CEO, iStrategyLabs. Known for generating stable, shared and sustainable prosperity in creative marketing approaches coupled with a deep developing countries. Its on-going mission is to apply technical background, and a focus on civic innovation knowledge to and revolutionize the world of development through community building. Technology Adviser to DC practice. Mayor Vince Gray's transition team. Adviser: Code for Personal: Former consultant for int'l organizations, incl. America; Civic Commons. Organizer, monthly DC Tech UNDP and African Development Bank, and national and ; Creator, Digital Capital Week. Young Global regional governments, incl. the government of Palestine Shaper, World Economic Forum. Recipient of industry and Dubai Executive Council, on entrepreneurship and awards and accolades, including: 6 Addy's for digital and small and medium enterprise (SME) development, aid experiential campaigns; 2 Living Labs Global Innovation management and growth policies. Research Fellow, awards; Pioneer Institute Better Government Award; Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Middle East Webby Honorable Mention; Power 30 Under 30™ (2010); Programme Manager, Entrepreneurial Finance Lab 40 Under 40, Washington Business Journal (2011); 30 Research Initiative, seeking to reduce barriers in Under 40, Bisnow (2011); named one of most influential accessing finance for SMEs in the developing world. Washingtonians under 40, WashingtonLife (3 times); Lecturer, Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, Egypt, teaching named one of 100 Tech Titans, Washingtonian Magazine development economics. Writer and journalist. (2010, 2011). Contributes to publications. Co-Author, Tahrir Diaries.

Dagli Al Dakkak Zeynep Nafez

Founder and Chief Executive Strategic Planning and Research Officer Officer Momento, Turkey Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development, Global Agenda Council on United Arab Emirates Employment

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Momento is a gift that offers choice. Each Momento pack The Queen Rania Foundation for Education and contains on average 100 choices and the gift recipient Development works with the different affiliations of Her can choose whichever of the 100 they prefer best. Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan to provide them with Working with human resources departments on reward strategic planning and research support, helping them and recognition platforms, with marketing departments on increase their impact and develop the needed synergies. CRM campaigns as well as having an established e- Personal: Graduate, Yale University. Strategic Planning commerce portal for individual users; the company offers and Research Officer, Queen Rania Foundation for flexibility across both B2B and B2C channels. Education and Development, part of the Royal Court of Personal: BSc in Economics, LSE; MSc in Financial Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan. Founding Member, Economics, Oxford University. Formerly, engaged in Arab Development Initiative. Product Manager, Sharek investment banking, London; currently, pursuing a more platform, a crowd-sourcing platform for micro entrepreneurial as Founder and CEO, Momento. development projects. Project Leader, Education Secretary, World Economic Forum Global Shapers, Technology Initiative, Wamda, part of Abraaj Capital. Istanbul Hub. Garg Al Hajjar Amit Yamen S.

Founder Manager, Public Policy and Start-up, USA Government Relations, Middle East and North Africa Google, United Arab Emirates

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Working to launch an Internet start-up most likely focused A public and profitable company focused on search on wellness and healthcare. services. Named for the mathematical term googol, it Personal: BSc in Computer Science (major) and Biology operates websites at many international domains, with (minor), and MSc in Biomedical Informatics, Stanford the most trafficked being www.google.com. It is fast, University; MBA, Harvard Business School. Spent four accurate and easy to use. It also serves corporate clients, years at Google, as Associate Product Manager and including advertisers, content publishers and site Business Analyst; contributed to the development of managers with advertising and revenue generating Google Images; helped launch Google's Brazil offices search services. Its technology and continued innovation and internationalized several products; supplied the serve its mission of organizing the world's information business and sales teams with critical analytics to make and making it universally accessible and useful. informed business and sales decisions. Focused on early Personal: BBA with concentrations in Finance and to late stage venture investments, Norwest Venture Marketing, School of Mgmt, Boston Univ. Several years Partners (NVP), with an emphasis on consumer Internet. with the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority; Currently founding a start-up in Silicon Valley. Since former Manager of Operations, 4th and 5th Global 2000, has led Hospital for Hope, a non-profit focused on Competitiveness Forums. Worked in Saudi Aramco Oil developing infrastructure in rural India. Scaled Mt Company's Treasury in Corporate Investments, Asset Kilimanjaro in Africa. Frequent speaker on start-ups, Mgmt and Pension Investments. At Google, resp. for venture capital and global trends. developing relations and joint cooperation programmes with governments in MENA for technology adoption, Internet industry development and online business growth. Global Shaper and Founder, Riyadh hub, World Economic Forum. Former Organizing Cttee Member and Master of Ceremonies, BMG Foundation.

Gunderman Han Meghann Yin Mon Vanessa

Executive Director Founder and Managing Director The Foundation For Mentors, Myanmar Tomorrow, USA

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The Foundation For Tomorrow envisions a world where Myanmar Mentors is an organization aiming to provide orphans and vulnerable children contribute to society as educational and professional guidance to young people active and empowered citizens free of exclusion, in Myanmar. Sensing a great need for information and disadvantage and vulnerability. Its mission is to secure resources targeting ambitious students and young quality education and emotional support for orphaned professionals in Yangon, it was created in 2012 in the and vulnerable children so that they may reach their full hopes of providing participants with the necessary potential and thrive in their communities. To achieve this, knowledge and capacity building to achieve their it has designed and implemented personal and educational and professional goals. It aims to inspire the longitudinal programmes that create a family for next generation of leaders in Myanmar to change their orphaned and vulnerable children in Tanzania and own lives and their country for the better. improve the quality of education in Tanzanian schools. Personal: 2007, Bachelor's in Internaitonal Relations, Personal: 2005, MA (Double Hons) in International University of Southern California; 2011, Master's in Relations and Human Geography, St Andrews University, Development Studies and Economics, Institute of St Andrews, Scotland. 2005, joined Barclays Capital in Development Studies. Formerly: Project Team Leader, Global Marketing and Sponsorship. Since 2006, Founder Myanmar Red Cross Society and Myanmar Delegation, and Executive Director, The Foundation For Tomorrow. International Federation of the Red Cross, responsible for 2004, received honours for research on Kenya and overhauling its global communications strategy and Tanzania about The Effects of Economic Liberalization improving connectivity between global and micro and Globalization on the East African Family Structure. stakeholders. Founder and Managing Director, Myanmar 1995, wrote and published “I'm a Kid…Run With Me”, a Mentors. Lecturer on Development Institutions and running log and diary for children with proceeds to Economics, Myanmar Minerva Education Center, working charity. with local non-governmental organization workers, youth development workers and ex-political prisoners. Hassan Hübert Fadi Anne Louise

Co-Founder and Editor Chief Executive Officer Quattrogatti.info, United Aid in Action, Norway Kingdom

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The Quattrogatti project offers an analytical news service Aid in Action aims to be the first NGO with a franchise on economic and social issues particularly to the model, making it easier to make a change by connecting layperson. Its distinctive feature is the emphasis put on those in need with those who live in abundance. It is communication. It uses animated videos, infographics working on development projects that are efficient and and interactive presentations. These techniques allow it will be self-sustaining. to explain complex issues in a simple and entertaining Personal: Studies in Medicine, Norway. Social way. It uses data from primary sources, academic papers Entrepreneur, helping people in Kenya to get out of and technical reports. poverty; combines business and aid. Founder of several Personal: BA and MA in Economics, University of Pavia; successful projects involving local communities in Kenya MSc in Economics, London School of Economics (LSE); and other African countries including in agriculture, PhD candidate in International Development, (LSE). business, water-systems, production and education. Graduate Teaching Assistant in International Economics Currently, Chief Executive Officer, Aid in Action. Founder (LSE), Macroeconomic Theory and Policy (UCL) and and Designer, MOREMBO, which markets bags made in Micro and Macroeconomics (LSE); Economist, UNDP, Kenya. Public speaker. Expertise: , Damascus; Intern, Economic Commission for Latin especially ; development in Africa. America and the Caribbean, Santiago de Chile; Research Visitor, Centro de Estudio de Estado y Sociedad, Buenos Aires; Teaching Fellow in Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis, Department of Economics, LSE. Co- Founder and Editor, quattrogatti.info, which offers an analytical news service on economic and social issues. Recipient of a FEEM Award (2012), European Economic Association.

Heller Jauregui Casanueva Yoram Leticia

Co-Founder and Vice-President, Founder and Executive Director Corporate Development Crea Comunidades De Morphlabs Inc., USA Emprendedores Sociales, Mexico

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Morphlabs is a recognized leader in converged cloud Crea Comunidades De Emprendedores Sociales seeks infrastructure solutions for enterprises and service to promote women´s economic empowerment through providers. Its mCloud products pre-integrate hyperscale micro-enterprise development activities in marginalized hardware with best-of-breed software to deliver the most communities in Mexico. Through a responsive and cost-effective cloud solutions available today. practical approach to basic business skills training, peer Personal: Studies in Marketing and International networking and business development, it helps women Business, with an emphasis on Entertainment, Media and micro-entrepreneurs manage and grow successful Technology, Stern School of Business, New York businesses, generating employment opportunities as an University. Co-Founder and Vice-President, Corporate alternative to migration in marginalized communities. Development, Morphlabs. Owner, Intercare Therapy. Since 2008, it has worked with close to 1,200 women, Founding Partner, The Hellers, a couture fashion label benefitting them and close to 2,500 members of their based in Tel Aviv, Israel. families and communities. Personal: Bachelor's in Economics and Bachelor's in International Relations, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México; Master's in Community Development and Master's in Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis. Presented work on remittances and female micro-enterprise development at Wharton School of Business, OAS, OECD and other organizations. Named one of the Top Social Entrepreneurs of the World, Echoing Green (2008). Khaw Nicholas Kathie

Associate Consultant Khazanah Nasional Berhad, The Boston Consulting Malaysia Group, Taiwan, China

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Nasional Berhad is the government of Malaysia's A global management consulting firm and a leading strategic investment fund. As trustees to the nation's adviser on business strategy. It partners with clients from commercial assets, its role is to promote economic the private, public and not-for-profit sectors in all regions growth and make strategic investments on behalf of the to identify their highest value opportunities, address their government, contributing to nation-building. It is also most critical challenges and transform their enterprises. tasked to nurture the development of selected strategic The company's customized approach aims to give clients industries in Malaysia with the aim of pursuing sustainable competitive advantage, build more capable the nation's long-term economic interests. organizations and secure lasting results. Founded in Personal: AB in Economics, Harvard College. Former 1963, it is a private company with 77 offices in 42 Economist, Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister's countries. Department. Currently, Economist, Khazanah Nasional Personal: Bachelor's degree, Harvard University; MBA Berhad, the strategic investment holding arm of the and Master's in International Relations, The Wharton Malaysian Government. Interests: development School and Lauder Institute. Formerly: Associate economics, both in the micro-foundations and the macro- Marketing Manager, General Mills; Investment Analyst, foundations of growth; the intersection of moral reasoning Tremblant Capital; Investment Banking Analyst, and economic reasoning; the moral consequences of JPMorgan. Currently, Consultant, The Boston Consulting economic growth. Group, based in Taipei, Taiwan, focusing on consumer goods. Interests: reading, singing, and arts and crafts.

Ko Freitag de Lara Kryczka Tomas Dariusz

Co-Founder and Business Specialist, and Partner Communications Engage, Brazil Polskie LNG, Poland

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Engage is an incubator and consultancy for businesses Polskie LNG is a Polish energy company whose objective that use Web technology to foster social innovation and is to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas new economies. It is the first company in Brazil to use terminal in Swinoujscie, Poland. It will enable the off-take crowdsourcing and crowdfunding for high-impact social of natural gas in order to increase the energy security of projects. Poland and other countries in the CEE region. Personal: Bachelor's in Business Administration, Personal: Degree in Law and Political Science, Silesian PUCRS; studies focusing on Business Administration and University, Katowice. Former: CSR Coordinator, CMS Film Criticism, Universitat de Barcelona; 2008, Master's Cameron McKenna, Warsaw; Network Manager, in Marketing and Digital Communication, ESPM, Brazil. Responsible Business Institute (Polish think tank 2008, Co-Founder, Quavio Digital Solutions, now Engage, promoting the concept of sustainability among business the first company in Brazil focused on business strategy leaders, academia, NGOs, administration and policy- and technology for social engagement and social makers). Currently, PR and Communications Specialist, innovation projects. Currently, Business Partner, Polskie LNG. Interests: entrepreneurship, global policy, catarse.me, the first crowdfunding platform in Brazil and energy, new technologies. first open source in the world. Since 2011, Specialist and Lecturer in crowdfunding and crowdsourcing technologies. Teacher, ESPM. Director, Brazilian Association of Digital Agencies (ABRADiRS), responsible for promoting a collaborative culture in local digital agencies. Interests: studies in film criticism. Li Jin Madani Paul Dina

Co-Founder Professional, Muslim Minorities JoyActive Technologies, Department, Organisation of People's Republic of China Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Jeddah

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JoyActive Technologies focuses on interactive education Graduate, International Relations and Diplomacy, Fletcher software for children on mobile devices. School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. Currently Personal: Bachelor's and Master's in Software with the Political Affairs Department, Organization of Engineering and Computer Science, Xidian University, Islamic Cooperation, specializing in issues of minority China. Co-Founder, JoyActive Technologies, which rights. Member, Global Shapers Jeddah Hub, World focuses on interactive education software for children on Economic Forum. Co-founder of the first network for mobile devices. Assistant Professor, Xidian University. female professionals in Saudi Arabia. Interests: women's Expertise: innovation in information technology field. issues and youth development. Interests: football and painting.

Mohnot Litvintsev Ashni Sergey

Founder and Chief Executive Deputy Director Officer Pi Council Think Tank, Enzi, India Russian Federation

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Pi Council is a bipartisan think tank created within the Enzi designs and implements education finance products Skolkovo Innovation Centre, a Russian "Silicon Valley" for low-income Indian students to access vocational project currently hosting and financing more than 700 training, and offers borrower screening and tracking innovative companies in the biotech, energy, nuclear, services. Its vision is to facilitate an optimal fit between space and information technology sectors. It provides India's labour market needs and human resource policy advice and legal solutions in areas involving potential, through educational skills. It has executed a intellectual property issues, technological development programme at Stanford University to let people invest in and education. It combines rigorous applied research students' education in return for a share in future income with new practices of engaging the public in policy for a fixed time, which earned investors around 7% dialogue. internal rate of return in around 16 months. Personal: Studied and worked in Belgium, France, Personal: Degree in Human Biology and English, and Russia, the UK and US; studied at Duke University Master's in Int'l Education, Stanford Univ. Formerly: School of Law and Moscow State University of Director of Education, Martin Luther King, Jr. Research International Relations. Deputy Managing Director, young and Education Institute, Stanford Univ.; First Director, bipartisan think tank Pi Council, created within the Gumball Univ. platform, Gumball Capital; Member, Skolkovo Innovation Centre, which provides policy advice Executive team, Echoing Green venture, Mobile Metrix; and legal solutions in intellectual property issues, Contributing Writer, PopTech, covering social technological development and education. Co-Founder entrepreneurship, int'l dev. and innovation, including and Director, Vision of Tomorrow Foundation, a non-profit SoCap09; Judge, Stanford's Social Entrepreneurship committed to fostering the next generation of civil leaders Challenge and Startup Chile. Founder and CEO, Enzi, an in Russia. Interests: policy-making process in Russia; education services and consulting company. Echoing jogging, reading scientific books and watching stand-up Green Fellow (2010); UnLtd India Fellow (2011). comedy. Mossae Noble Barkha Sarah

Policy Analyst Intern Chief of Staff and Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, External Relations Regional Integration and Interpeace, Switzerland International Trade of Mauritius, Mauritius

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Degree in Politics and International Relations, University One of the largest peacebuilding organizations in the of Manchester. State of Mauritius Scholarship. Facilitated world and a strategic partner of the United Nations, youth capacity building with the UNCSD Major Group of Interpeace is headquartered in Geneva and has a Children and Youth ahead of Rio+20. Currently, intern, growing team of over 300 peacebuilders across 18 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mauritius and engaged with conflict zones. It works to strengthen the capacities of global youth networks. Gave a speech on sustainable societies to manage their conflicts in non-violent ways. development at the One Young World Summit. Current Personal: BA in Political Studies and Economics, project with the British Council Global Changemakers is a Queen's University, Canada; MA in Conflict Analysis, documentary on sustainable development. Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Canada. Formerly, worked for various Canadian security sector and diplomatic institutions. 2005, joined Interpeace, working on peace building in Israel and Palestine; since 2011, Director, External Relations. Member, Women in International Security. Interests: people, peace and politics and women in leadership.

Nibras Norden Mohammad Katharina

Co-Founder and Lead Trainer Chief Executive Officer and Co- Academia For Research in Founder Communication (AFRC), Three Coins GmbH, Austria India

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The AFRC-Leadership Village project is in association Three Coins was founded after the concept won Central with and support of students, parents, teachers and civic Europe's Ideas Against Poverty Award in 2011. It is a associations in a small village called Kaniyampatta in social start-up that pioneers a new behavioural learning South India, enabling youth from backward villages to approach for financial capability among the young and realize their leadership potential through unconventional uses online gaming and social media to reach its young routes such as “Story Circles” and “Living Libraries”. It target group on their terms and in their space. The games has mentored youth in the village to take up socially are branded as social entertainment without the relevant projects and trained students on leadership and conventional appearance of being educational. The other soft skills to make them life-ready. learning model is based on rigorous scientific research. Personal: MBA in Human Resources and Marketing. Co- Personal: 2008, Magister in Law, University of Vienna; Founder, Leadership Village, a grass roots level 2011, Master's in Advanced International Studies, leadership initiative to create first ever leadership Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and American University, democracy - a place where every individual has equal Washington DC; 2012, Magister in Business opportunities to discover their true potential irrespective Administration, Vienna University of Economics and of birth or living conditions; has assumed several roles, Business Administration, and Universidad Autónoma de incl. Leadership Trainer (giving training on early Madrid. Fulbright Scholar. Chief Executive Officer and leadership and early professionalism) and Mentor (hand- Co-Founder, Three Coins, which pioneers a new learning holding students on areas such as career development approach to financial literacy, combining online and personality development). Has designed qualitative technologies and behavioural science. Expertise: social models for research purposes and devised a mentoring innovation, entrepreneurship, law, international affairs model named Mentors' Circle, where one mentee works and team leadership. Interests: running, Ashtanga yoga, with multiple mentors to stay ahead of the learning curve. literature and music. Recipient, Ideas Against Poverty Founder, You Can Lead training systems. Award, Rotaract (2011). Parikh Senbetta Nirmit Shani

Founder and Chief Executive Vice-President, Government and Officer External Relations Cruxbot, India SouthWest Energy (HK) Ltd, Ethiopia

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Cruxbot helps design artificial intelligence solutions that SouthWest Energy is Africa's leading indigenous oil and have the ability to process vast amounts of information to gas exploration and production company. As of January make complex and subtle logical connections, thus 2012 it is in the top 10 oil and gas acreage holders in breaking down the barrier between people and machines. East Africa and has a leading acreage position in the Personal: BTech (Hons) in Instrumentation and Control Jijiga Basin, Ethiopia's largest proven hydrocarbon Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, system. Gujarat. Founder and CEO, Cruxbot. Founder, Incone Personal: BSc, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown Technologies, which deals in control systems in University; MBA, Harvard Business School; Fulbright hydropower automation and IT sectors. Venture Design Scholar, Ethiopia. Former: Management Consultant, Fellow, Venture Studio, run by Ahmedabad University in GEP, with a focus on supply chain and procurement collaboration with Center for Design Research, Stanford consulting. 2001, co-founded a non-profit organization University. Recipient of awards and honours, including: working with street-children and vulnerable youth in Addis International Society of Automation scholarship; National Ababa. Interests: improving the quality of education in the Business Incubation award for Innovative System Design country. (2008); various national awards at symposiums.

Saib Shiraki Nadya Natsuko

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Chief Executive Officer and Chief Officer Designer Wangsa Jelita, Indonesia HASUNA Co. Ltd, Japan

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Wangsa Jelita, "the Beautiful Dynasty", is a social HASUNA Co. is the first ethical jeweller in Japan. It has enterprise that conducts research on natural beauty two product lines: the Fair Trade Accessory Collection products and at the same time empowers women and the Wedding Jewelry Collection. Currently, various farmers. Established in 2008, it produces natural soaps fair trade materials are sourced from seven countries: with ingredients that are thoroughly researched to ensure Rwanda, Micronesia, Belize, Colombia, Pakistan, that the products are safe for skin and not processed Botswana and Canada. Materials such as cow horns are using environmentally toxic process and do not become imported from Rwanda, shells from Belize, pearls from toxic when released into the environment. It also benefits Micronesia, gold from Colombia, gemstones from local farmers, especially women in the community, by Pakistan and diamonds from Botswana and Canada. providing fair trade system and community development. Personal: BA in Development Geography, King's Personal: 2008, degree in Pharmacy, Bandung Institute College, University of London; current student, of Technology, Indonesia. Currently, Chief Executive Department of Arts Policy and Management, Musashino Officer, Wangsa Jelita, a social enterprise that conducts Art University. Front-runner in Japanese social business research on natural beauty products, produces natural and advocate for ethical fashion. Formerly: Intern, Hanoi beauty products, and works with groups of local Office, United Nations Population Fund and Asian communities in Indonesia. Interests: social Development Bank Institute; with investment fund, Tokyo. entrepreneurship, natural beauty products, community 2009, Founder, HASUNA CO., a jewellery company that development, youth movement, project management, pays attention to environmental and labour conditions innovative nation building. around the supply chain of gemstones. Work and initiatives widely covered in publications and broadcasts. Recipient of awards: Nikkei Woman of the Year Award (2011); Japan Venture Awards (2012). 2012, Global Shaper, World Economic Forum. Siri Song Liangbing Santiago Fiona

Founder and Chief Innovator Office Vice-Director Grupo 42 Argentina, Pudong Social Work Argentina Committee, People's Republic of China Global Agenda Council on New Models of Leadership

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Grupo 42 aims to proudly raise the flag of Latin American An official government department which participates in technology through a team of 70 engineers, scientists social management and services for local residents. Its and professionals delivering unique innovative software main function is to do deep research on public affairs, as with technological breakthroughs inspired by the creative well as to stimulate innovation in social management, spirits of Latin America. It has created boo-box, the forming policy-making suggestions to solve current largest ad network in Brazil, and Zenzey, a pioneering issues. The committee is also helping develop charitable data mining tool for social media. and voluntary events for people in the region. Personal: Entrepreneur and author. Formerly: created Personal: Bachelor's in Journalism, Shanghai Int'l The Whuffie Bank, a non-profit to rethink the future of Studies Univ.; degree in Int'l Economics and Trade, money; was part of a pioneering generation developing Fudan Univ. Civil servant working for the gov't; helps the videogames in Argentina. Currently leads the R&D lab of Communist Party's org. in companies and NGOs; online media company Grupo 42, considered among the provides services and organizes activities for employees 50 most innovative companies by FastCompany in 2012. of these companies and NGOs for their involvement as Founder, Partido de la Red, a new endeavour to widen concerned citizens. Former: VP, SISU Youth Volunteers the broadband of democracies through the use of social Union; SISU voluntary team leader, Shanghai Art media technologies. Global Shaper, World Economic Museum and Shanghai Library; attended 8th FINA World Forum. Contributes to radio and television programming Swimming Championship as head of the press room, evangelizing about the virtues of technology. editing press releases and providing media guidance; volunteer, VIP Service Group, 2005 Master Cup; served for the China pavilion, 2010 EXPO. Recipient of awards: EXPO Star Volunteer; Friend of Shanghai Art Museum; annual reward by the government of Pudong New Area. Interests: reading, travelling and yoga.

Sobakar Staijen Valeriia Erik

Director and Manager, Founder and Chief Technology Development and Capacity Officer Building Blue4Green, Netherlands Interns' League, Ukraine

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The Interns League, an NGO founded in 2009 as the Founded in 2008, Blue4Green is a young, innovative Parliamentary and Executive Internship Program Alumni company developing technology for better and faster Association, runs an internship programme each year for methods to diagnose ailments and diseases in animals. talented youth in all of the committees of the Parliament With the focus on animal health programmes, it creates of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. It also animal disease prevention programmes with local and plans to launch the internship in local Ukrainian foreign veterinarians. Less animal diseases improve food businesses and runs the internship at the US Congress production, food quality and animal welfare. The for Ukrainian young leaders. company believes that connecting people, animals and Personal: BA and MA in Japanese and English their environment provides clear insights that will lead to Languages and Literatures, Kyiv National University, a more sustainable world. Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine; certification in International Personal: 2007, MSc in Electrical Engineering, Relations and Political Technologies, Tokyo University of University of Twente, Netherlands. 2008, Founder, Education, Japan; Alumni, Interns League programme. Blue4Green, a young, innovative company developing Former Adviser, Islamic Diplomatic Mission. Currently, technology for better and faster methods to diagnose Director and Manager, Development and Capacity ailments and diseases in animals. Created the first Building, Interns' League. commercially available lab-on-a-chip mobile laboratory for the veterinary industry. Recipient, Young Technology Award. Teklu Wefati Jonathan Mohamed

Co-Founder and Managing Managing Director Partner The Libyan Development Springstar GmbH, Policy Center (LDPC), Libya

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Springstar is a global investment firm that starts and The Libya Development Policy Center (LDPC) is a think supports Internet ventures around the world. Its portfolio tank based in Libya that is working on developing public companies consist of e-commerce, software as a service policies in relation to economic governance, private and marketplace companies, with a combined annual sector development and financial sector reform. The revenue of more than US$ 2.5 billion, 20 million LDPC is a partner institute of the World Economic customers and 4,500 employees in over 10 countries. Forum's Centre for Global Competitiveness. It is affiliated Personal: Degree in Business and Economics, WHU- with international think tanks such as Carnegie, Aspen Otto Beisheim School of Management. Vodafone Institute, IDRC and regional think tanks such the Scholar. Formerly: online-marketing experience, Maghreb Economic Forum and North Africa Economic Spreadshirt, Europe's largest online platform for Research Institute. merchandise solutions; Member, founding team, studiVZ; Personal: Heads consultancy firm with clients including helped build Germany's biggest Web-based student the World Bank and the African Development Bank, community; with Goldman Sachs, Vodafone, UBS and leading regional financial services groups and private PIMCO; Co-Organizer, IdeaLab! founders congress. Co- equity funds. Co-Founder, Libya Development Policy Founder and Managing Partner, Springstar, overseeing Center, a Libyan think tank. During the Libyan revolution, global seed financing activities. Co-Founder and worked at the office of the Chairman of the Executive Chairman, Global Leads Group. Recipient, Landmarks in Committee (interim Prime Minister), Libyan National the Land of Ideas Award (2009). Transitional Council. Recently led a team to execute the World Economic Forum's annual competitiveness survey in Libya. Founding Curator, Tripoli Global Shapers Hub, World Economic Forum.

Warren Yabre Miriam Arsène Totao

Managing Director Manager, External Relations and DCI Group, Belgium Fundraising Secrétariat Permanent des Organisations Non Gouvernementales (SPONG), Burkina Faso

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DCI Group is a strategic public affairs and global issues Created in October 1974, SPONG is a network that management firm that uses a campaign-style approach to currently gathers 103 national and international NGOs help corporations, trade associations and non-profit and development organizations sharing a common vision organizations address their most critical communications for sustainable development in Burkina Faso. Its and public policy challenges. Specializing in building governing bodies include a general assembly, a board of strategic alliances, localized public relations, government directors and a coordination office. affairs and citizen mobilization programs, the company Personal: 2009, postgraduate certificate in Community has helped clients develop and execute winning Law, Morocco. Since March 2012, External Relations and campaigns in the most challenging policy and Fundraising Manager, Permanent Secretariat of NGOs communications environments. (SPONG), Burkina Faso. Currently, responsible for Personal: Experience focuses on the development and external relations, Burkinabe Alumni of Morocco (AMAM); execution of full service public affairs campaigns 2011, Certificate of Acknowledgement, AMAM. Expertise involving international policy, issue advocacy and and interests: community law (regional integration), strategic communications. Following Hurricane Katrina, partnership and fundraising; contracts and procurement managed on-site crisis communication and recovery for management; experience sharing and partnerships. Congressman Gene Taylor, assisting in federal disaster assistance programmes for constituents. Former Vice- President and current Managing Director, DCI Group. Recipient of awards: Silver Anvil of Excellence, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA); Bronze Quill Award and Award of Excellence, International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). Yung Katy

Associate Director RS Group, Hong Kong SAR

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RS Group is a Hong Kong-based family office that applies a total portfolio approach in generating financial and social performance from its capital, specifically focusing on sustainable and impact investments across asset classes. Personal: 2004-10, Analyst to Associate, J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific), Investment Banking division. Since 2010, Associate Director, Sterling Private Management, focusing on sustainable and impact investments across asset classes. Since 2011, Co- Founder, Table For Two Hong Kong, a non-profit aimed at raising awareness and funding toward global food imbalance issues. Nominated as “20 People changing the way we eat and drink” by TimeOut HK (2012). Selected participant for Global Young Leaders Programme “Mongolia's next growth opportunity”, Global Institute For Tomorrow (2012). Dean's List, Duke University, US (2002-03).

Zagarzazu Delfina

Director, Latin America Three Squares Inc., Uruguay

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2004, Portuguese Language Studies, PUC, Rio de Janeiro; 2006, BSc in Diplomacy and International Relations, John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy, Seton Hall University. Coordinator, Red Ciudades; Accounts Director, OZ Logistic Services; Brand Coordinator, 72andSunny; Programmes Intern, Council of the Americas; Public Policy Intern, Centro Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (CEBRI). Member: Organizing Team, Tedx Punta del Este 2013; IDB Uruguay CONSOC; 2012, Global Campaign Team, Rio+You/Rio+Vos. IDB Youth Leader (2011). Interests: sustainable cities, social entrepreneurship, innovation for food security, sports for development.