Where were you when you had your last big breakthrough? In your office, in the field, in the weeds, in the shower? From a lawyer whose apparel designs can be seen in the film Black Panther to a doorman reviving coffee cultivation in Yemen, you’ll hear from social entrepreneurs and other leaders about their moments of epiphany: the specific experiences or insights that caused them to rethink everything and chart a new course.
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM, Thursday, April 12, 2018 BSTLocation:
Pyramid Room (TBEC)
Speakers
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SpeakerFounder, Designer, Ikiré JonesWalé Oyéjidé, Esq. is a designer, writer, musician and lawyer that combats bias with creative storytelling. As the founder of Ikiré Jones, he employs fashion design as a vehicle to celebrate the perspectives of marginalized populations.
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SpeakerFounder & CEO, Port of MokhaHistorian, community organizer, and coffee innovator, Mokhtar Alkhanshali envisions a world where industry empowers rather than exploits, uplifts rather than represses. Following his studies, he worked with some of the most respected civil rights and community organizations including the ACLU…
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SpeakerPresident & CEO, YouthBuild USAJohn Valverde is president and CEO of YouthBuild Global. He joined YouthBuild in 2017 after decades of work as an advocate for creating access to opportunity and removing barriers for formerly incarcerated and marginalized people. John is a Marano Fellow of the Aspen Institute’s Sector Skills…
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SpeakerCommunity Paralegal, Justice & Empowerment Initiatives - Nigeria, Justice & Empowerment InitiativesMy name is Akinmuyiwa Bisola Temitope, am a community paralegal, render free legal services. Also a media coordinator. In 2018 I was nominated has a member of Management Committee (MC) in slum dwellers international (SDI).
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SpeakerExecutive Director - Africa, CAMFEDAngeline Murimirwa, one of the first young women to receive support from the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) to go to secondary school in Zimbabwe, today leads female education and empowerment programmes across more than 5,700 marginalised school communities in Ghana…
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ModeratorPresident, Samueli Family Philanthropies and COO, H&S Ventures, Samueli FoundationLindsey Spindle is president of the Samueli Family Philanthropies and a senior executive in the Samueli family office, H&S Ventures. Lindsey’s career has been exclusively dedicated to achieving social impact. Before joining the Samuelis, she served as president of the Jeff Skoll Group where she helped…