Creating common ground is crucial for positive human progress. This lunch session will explore that idea through the lens of the next generation of social entrepreneurs. Listen to diverse changemakers from around the world, selected for the 2017 Emerging Leaders Initiative. Together they will share their inspiring stories, and their unique perspectives on forging common ground.
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM, Thursday, April 6, 2017 BSTLocation:
Classroom 2 (WW)
Speakers
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SpeakerChairman, Advisory Board, Tanzania Renewable Energy AssociationName: Godwin David Msigwa Age: 32 Country: Tanzania Organisation: Tanzania Renewable Energy Association Title: Chairman, Advisory Board Email: godwinsolar@gmail.com I am a co-founder of BLISS UNIVERSAL, a renewable energy company as well as a renewable energy enthusiast and…
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SpeakerDirector of Innovation, iLab LiberiaKpetermeni is a native of Liberia but spent his formative years between Liberia and Ghana during the civil wars in his home country. Whilst a MasterCard Foundation scholar at Ashesi University, Kpetermeni helped combat the Ebola outbreak by drastically shortening the time it took health officials to get…
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ModeratorAnalyst, Analysis and Insight, Skoll FoundationAs a former Analyst with Skoll’s Analysis & Insight team, Joony informed the Foundation’s strategy through researching portfolio and ecosystem opportunities to better inform its grantmaking processes. While at Skoll, he worked to spearhead dissemination of the Foundation’s insights and…
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SpeakerChief Program Officer, MedicAmanda Yembrick joined Medic in 2012 and currently serves as interim Chief Program Officer, based remotely in Washington, D.C. USA. In this role, Amanda leads the organization’s global team that designs and delivers impactful digital health tools, provides capacity building services, and…
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SpeakerData Lead, Global WitnessSam leads Global Witness’s work on data-driven investigative journalism and digital storytelling. His work focuses on the use of data to fight corruption and how to turn this information into change making stories. He is currently working with a coalition of data scientists, academics and investigative…
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SpeakerPostgraduate studying Environment & Development, Edinburgh University“The surest way to keep people down is to educate the men and neglect the women. If you educate a man you simply educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a whole nation" James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey - Ghana Delilah Anita Owiti, Kenyan, is a young professional and…
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SpeakerHead of People Operations, Proximity DesignsAfter receiving her bachelor’s degree from University of California-Los Angeles and her master’s degree in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University, Yamin returned to her home country to lead Proximity School, a corporate university that provides technical and soft skill trainings to…