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Akindoju Alon Kemi Lala Narkis Facilitator Co-Founder Lufodo Academy of Ze-ze, Israel Performing Arts (LAPA), Nigeria Global Shaper Global Shaper 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 Global Shaper Global Shaper 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 Global Shaper Global Shaper 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 Global Shaper Global Shaper 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 stories. 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 Spaces, "RECOJO", Colombia Thailand Global Shaper Global Shaper 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 Global Shaper Global Shaper 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