This lunch session will explore ways the next generation of social entrepreneurs are reimagining what’s possible. Listen to diverse changemakers from around the world, selected as part of the 2019 Emerging Leaders Initiative. Together we’ll hear from these innovators who are accelerating possibilities to build a better tomorrow.
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM, Thursday, April 11, 2019 BSTLocation:
Classroom 2 (TBEC)
Speakers
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SpeakerFounder & CEO, InfiussMelissa Bime is a 22 year old licensed Nurse from Cameroon. Being of the medical background, Melissa got to experience first hand the challenges patients in Cameroon faced at the hands of the health care system. She is passionate about addressing these problems and she believes that by…
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SpeakerDeputy Executive Director, Talent Beyond BoundariesMadeline is the Deputy Executive Director at Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB). Madeline joined TBB as an early team member in 2016 and has been an integral part of developing the organization’s goals, processes, strategy, and story. She is based in TBB’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. and spends…
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SpeakerFounder & CEO, SuperMomIfrah Mohamed Arab is the founder and CEO of SuperMom, a social enterprise that taps into the initiative of unemployed and underemployed women from marginalized communities and through basic financial training turns them into a sales force that distributes fast moving consumer goods within…
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SpeakerCo-Founder & President, AgriSanEdith Violet Naisubi is a Ugandan studying MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Edinburgh. She did a Bachelors’ degree in Business Administration at Ashesi University, Ghana as a MasterCard Foundation scholar at both institutions. Edith is interested in social entrepreneurship, the…
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SpeakerFounder and CEO, Vetsark LimitedBlessing Mene is a seasoned entrepreneur with a passion for agriculture, finance and technology. He is currently the CEO of Vetsark Limited, an agritech startup based in Nigeria, where he has been working full-time. Vetsark's vision is to transform agri-financing in Africa and to build with our partners in…
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SpeakerCOO, CATO Foods and Agro Allied Global ConceptsATINUKE LEBILE, a vibrant lady with utmost interest in Agriculture and its value chain, and her passion for agriculture and feeding the nation and ensuring Food security has made her the Strategist Officer for Ogunmod Farms and Farmers' Academy and the Co-founder of Cato Foods and…
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ModeratorAssociate Program Manager, MasterCard FoundationAriane has been with the Mastercard Foundation since 2014, and is currently an Associate Program Manager. She works on Youth Livelihoods and Education programming across several countries in Africa and with Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Before joining the Foundation, Ariane worked for 6…
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SpeakerCEO, Terre A Terre BeninI was 15 when I first got introduced to environmental issues through the GLOBE program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment), through which I discovered how one could be useful to their community. With my peers, we would observe and identify clouds in the sky, manage our…