Holmes is a co-founder of Fight for the Future. He also co-founded Miro, Open Congress, and Amara, and ran online campaigns for the Free Software Foundation. Fight for the

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Richard Cohen is founder and CEO of music media and digital rights company, LoveLive. Founded in 2008, LoveLive brings together brands, broadcasters, digital platforms and

Tyler is an American social entrepreneur who has a passion for using for-profit business ventures to empower individuals and build relationships in developing countries. He

Janet is co-founder and managing partner of Charlotte Rhys, South Africa’s leading luxurious bath, body and lifestyle range. Within 14 years the brand expanded from

Kennedy Odede started SHOFCO in 2004 with passion, 20 cents, and a soccer ball. Growing up in Kibera, the largest urban slum in Africa, he

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is the Founder and CEO of iconic footwear brand soleRebels, the planets fastest growing footwear brand from Africa, and the founder &

Valarie Kaur is a national interfaith leader, documentary filmmaker, and lawyer who centers her work around the power of storytelling. She is the founder of Groundswell at Auburn Seminary, a non-profit

Fred is deeply passionate about Africa and believes that the missing ingredient on the continent is good leadership. In line with this, he has founded

Dr Sharron McPherson is the Founder of Women’s Enterprise Development Initiative, a private equity and Technical Assistance Programme. She is a former Wall Street banker and

José Manuel Ramos-Horta GCL AC is the United Nations’ special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS). He was