Without proximity, deep empathy and understanding remains an ideal, rather than a reality. This lunch session features the next generation of social entrepreneurs, selected worldwide as part of the 2018 Emerging Leaders Initiative. Come and listen to their powerful and authentic voices, as they explore personal inspirations and their unique perspective on how to create meaningful solutions by working from within and side-by-side with communities.
Pape Mamadou Camara is a communications specialist with diversified experience in NGOs, corporate marketing, and strategic development during the past 7 years. Pape passion for arts and hip-hop culture motivated him to start a venture call G Hip Hop in Dakar, Senegal with a group of artists and…
Director of Digital Research and Development Department, Fundacion Capital
Maria Antonia holds an MA degree in Finance, Government, and International Relations and has six years of experience in Social Entrepreneurship, field work and Information and Communications Technology for Development. She is the current Director of the Digital Research and Development…
Biruk Girma is passionate entrepreneur who found sumuni D.D and match making platform to help startups in a developing countries get access to investment opportunities from around the world.
Senior Manager of Philanthropy, Rosewood Family Advisors
Philanthropy professional with grants, finance, and operational expertise across the non-profit, corporate, and foundation sectors. Currently the Senior Manager of Philanthropy at Rosewood Family Advisors.
Alpha Ngwenya is a student at Arizona State University majoring in Economics and Business Data Analytics. He currently works for Changemaker Central as a marketing chairperson. Changemaker provides over $250,000 in start-up funding. Alpha interned with Steward Bank and Public Accountant and…
Driven by an interest to witness meaningful and sustainable change in underserved communities, Bvudzai leads the regional research and advocacy agenda for VillageReach’s work in improving immunization supply chains. Some of her current work is focussed on understanding processes and…
Angela Code is a member of the Sayisi Dene First Nation. She was born in Churchill, Manitoba (the polar bear capital of the world). Angela spent her childhood in her home Indian reserve at Tadoule Lake, Manitoba. There, she was surrounded by denesuline (Chipewyan Dene language), culture…