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2019 Skoll World Forum Opening Plenary

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Session Description

We often find ourselves impatient with the pace of social change. As our community convenes, we’ll explore how global leaders, thinkers, and doers Accelerate Possibility. We’ll consider the growing sense of urgency that demands we accelerate ideas into action, to architect a fair, inclusive, and sustainable future. Global phenomenon Desi Hoppers, the hip-hop dance crew from Mumbai, will join us for an unforgettable performance of their joyful choreography.

Doors open at 3:30pm and seating is general admission. Stewards will direct you to New Theatre, a 10-minute walk from Said Business School.

Plenaries are free for Skoll World Forum delegates, and no additional ticket is necessary. Members of the general public can purchase tickets in advance here.

Time & Location

Time:
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Tuesday, April 9, 2019 BST
Location:
New Theatre
Speakers
  • Speaker
    Co-founder and Director, Superflux
    Anab Jain is a filmmaker, designer and futurist. She creates worlds, stories and tools that provoke and inspire us to engage with the precarity of our rapidly changing world. Following an extensive career in the design and foresight industry, working for some of the world’s biggest organisations such…
  • Speaker
    Director, The National Domestic Workers Alliance
    Ai-jen Poo is the Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the Co-Director of Caring Across Generations. She is an award-winning organizer, thought leader, and social innovator, and a leading voice in future of work and family care solutions. As co-founder of the Domestic Workers…
  • Moderator
    Editor in Chief, BRIGHT Magazine
    Sarika Bansal is the founder and editor-in-chief of BRIGHT Magazine, which tells fresh, solutions-oriented stories about social change. She has been a journalist and editor for eight years, largely focused on global health, poverty, and social enterprise. Her byline has appeared in the New York Times, Al…
  • Speaker
    Senior Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
    A medic, global public health specialist and social entrepreneur, Dr Peter Drobac is a Senior Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Oxford, and the outgoing Director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. The Skoll Centre promotes social innovation by developing talent, promoting…
  • Speaker
    Visual Artist & Co-founder, Boxed Kids
    Prince Gyasi is a Ghanaian international visual artist. He is the co-founder of Boxedkids, a non-profit organization helping kids from the slums of Accra get an education. After finishing his secondary education at Accra Academy Senior high school in Accra, Prince started taking pictures in 2011. He…
  • Moderator
    Chief Executive, Doc Society
    Jess is a founder of Doc Society, which has funded and championed the work of independent documentary filmmakers around the world since 2005. Writing with Fire, I Am Softie, The Edge of Democracy, CITIZENFOUR, The Territory, The Square, Virunga etc Currently obsessed with Climate and…
  • Speaker
    CEO, Decolonizing Wealth Project
    Edgar Villanueva is an award-winning author, activist, and expert on issues of race, wealth, and philanthropy. Villanueva is the Principal of Decolonizing Wealth Project and Liberated Capital and author of the bestselling book Decolonizing Wealth (2018, 2021). He advises a range of organizations…
  • Speaker
    Co-founder & Chair, IMAGINE
  • Speaker
    President, Samueli Family Philanthropies and COO, H&S Ventures, Samueli Foundation
    Lindsey 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…