Founder and CEODigital Opportunity Trust
From a young leader driving 100 ton trucks and championing women’s rights in an open pit mine of northern Canada to a visionary leader driving an international social enterprise, Janet Longmore is a motivating person to work with – a woman who sees opportunity where others see insurmountable challenges.
Respected in the boardrooms of her corporate partners and totally at ease under a bao bao tree in Africa where she inspires young women and men, Janet is a networker who passionately believes in the power and potential of youth to lead their peers out of poverty and into a digital world of opportunity – building their self-confidence and self-reliance.
As the founder of Digital Opportunity Trust, she has driven DOT to the forefront of youth-led economic and social development and created a global network of local young leaders who are using technology to inspire change in their communities in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.
Always pressing forward, she is intrigued by the challenges of growth and deep impact, and the new business models that are emerging for the entrepreneurial social enterprise.