JEAN OLEWANG is the founding CEO and resident of Virgin Unite. Over the last 17 yrs, Jean has worked with partners to lead the incubation and start-up of several global initiatives, including The Elders, The B Team, The Carbon War Room (successfully merged with RMI) Ocean Unite, The Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator, 100% Human at Work, The Virgin Unite Constellation, and The Branson Centres of Entrepreneurship. She also played a key partner role in the incubation of many other initiatives.

JEAN OLEWANG AND Amber Kelleher-ANDREWS

​NDABA MANDELA - Co-founder and Co-chairman, Africa Rising Foundation Author, mentor, spokesperson, entrepreneur, political consultant, and the grandson of Nelson Mandela. He was born in Soweto, South Africa. Mandela is currently the co-founder and chairman of the Mandela Institute for Humanity. He is active in keeping the legacy of his grandfather alive and introducing Nelson Mandela to a younger generation.

​RYAN TEDDER, Grammy Award Composer Lead Singer, OneRepublic's GOOD LIFE Foundation is dedicated to the idea that no matter the circumstances, people deserve the right to a good life. The 3x Grammy award-winning songwriter and producer has worked with everyone from Adele to Paul McCartney, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, U2, Miley Cyrus & Lil Nas X in addition to being the lead singer, writer and producer of the multi-platinum selling band OneRepublic.

EMILE SANDE Best International Artist - with the UK's biggest debut album of 2012 and second biggest-selling album of 2013, but it was also certified 7x platinum, spent seven non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 and exceeded The Beatles' previous record by spending 63 consecutive weeks in the top 10 and selling over 4.6 million copies worldwide.

TIM TEBOW Foundation is a two-time national champion, first-round NFL draft pick and Heisman Trophy winner. In addition, he serves as a college football analyst for ESPN. Prior to joining ESPN Tebow played three years in the NFL for the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets. Currently, Tebow is currently pursuing a career in professional baseball as a member of the New York Mets organization.

DELTA GOODREM - Singer, Songwriter, and Founder of her foundation, which began in 2022, appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "significant service to the not-for-profit sector and to the performing arts." An Award-winning Australian singer/ songwriter, musician, actress, #1 bestselling author, producer, and philanthropist. Signed to Sony Music at the age of 15. With 5 # 1 albums, 9 #1 singles, 17 top-10 hits, 12 Australian ARIA Awards, Silver Logie TV Awards and 3 World

BERT JACOBS Co-founder and CEO (Chief Executive Optimist), Life is Good the $100 million lifestyle brand. When he and his brother John started the company in 1994, they had $78 in their pockets, lived out of their van, and sold t-shirts on the streets of Boston. Was this their way of avoiding the “real world”? You betcha. Did it turn into something much bigger? Absolutely.

VERONICA VAREKOVA - African Wildlife Fund Ambassador is a globally recognised supermodel, conservation advocate, and global ambassador for African wildlife. She resides in New York and Prague, where she was born, but continues to spend at least a quarter of her time traveling to Africa, where she works closely with a variety of African governments on improving their conservation strategies and policies.

Janie’s Fund is a philanthropic initiative created by Steven Tyler in partnership with Youth Villages to bring hope and healing to girls who have suffered the trauma of abuse and neglect.

NE-YO - Grammy Award Singer-Songwriter is in a zone of fearlessness. It’s been over a decade since the singer-songwriter dropped his platinum-selling debut LP, In My Own Words, but after more than 10 million albums sold worldwide and three Grammys, the artist-born Shaffer Smith is ready to introduce fans to a new and evolved side of himself.

TOPEKA SAM - Founder and CEO LOHM - Ladies of Hope Ministries - 2017 Soros Justice Fellowship recipient. Her fellowship, The Probation and Parole Accountability Project focuses on the broken and arbitrary probation and parole systems. Her op-ed, It’s Time to Overhaul America’s Broken Probation and Parole Systems, was published widely. Sam is a ‘2015 Beyond the Bars Fellow‘ and a ‘2016 Justice in Education Scholar‘ both at Columbia University.

The Ladies of Hope Ministry - Ending Poverty and Incarceration of Women and Girls

SIERRA QUITIQUIT Co-founder of Plastic Free Fridays, Sierra is a professional skier and climate activist. She is a recent graduate of the Cambridge Business Sustainability Management program. As an avid surfer, skateboarder and free diver, Sierra takes great pleasure in protecting the natural environments in which she plays. Plastic Free Fridays is an environmental non profit whose mission is to eliminate single-use plastics from consumers lifestyle

TIM LOPEZ 2x Grammy Nominated Singer-Songwriter of band Plain White Tees formed in by high school friends Tom Higgenson, Dave Tirio, and Ken Fletcher, the group had a mostly underground following in Chicago basements, clubs, and bars is best known for the number-one hit song "Hey There Delilah", which achieved platinum status in 2007 and earned two Grammy nominations,as well as "1, 2, 3, 4" and "Rhythm of Love", which were certified platinum in 2009 and 2011

DR. JOY BUOLAMWINI, Founder of Algorithmic Justice League, is a computer scientist, poet of code, and spokesperson for Olay, who uses art and research to illuminate the impact of artificial intelligence. She founded the Algorithmic Justice League to create a world with more equitable and accountable technology. Her TED Featured Talk on algorithmic bias has over 1.5 million views. Her MIT thesis methodology uncovered large skin type and gender bias in commercial AI services.

​CALVIN JOHNSON JR. "Megatron" is a former member of the Detroit Lions and 2021 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Foundation is dedicated to the education, training, and social development of at-risk youth, and provides financial assistance to community organizations.

CONNIE NIELSEN - actor, producer and writer, Academy Award winning actress of Gladiator, the critically acclaimed Brothers, One Hour Photo, and Demon Lover.Ms. Nielsen co-founded and is the President and CEO of Human Needs Project (HNP) providing sustainable Infrastructure Services for informal settlements since 2010. In 2014 HNP opened the Kibera Town Center (KTC) serving residents with dignified services and access to jobs and education. A social enterprise, the Kibera Town Center

Petra Němcová is a Czech model, television host, and philanthropist who founded the Happy Hearts Fund.appy Hearts Fund was created by Petra Němcová in response to the devastating impact of the Indian Ocean Tsunami that she personally experienced in 2004. appy Hearts Fund was created by Petra Němcová in response to the devastating impact of the Indian Ocean Tsunami that she personally experienced in 2004. Happy Hearts Fund rebuilds safe, resilient schools in areas impacted by natural disasters

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NATALIE IMBRUGLIA is an Australian-British singer and actress and advocate for women with Fistula in Africa.

RACQUEL MOSES CEO of Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator is a critical advisor for driving the shift to digital, for process automation and implementing key turnaround projects that heighten customer engagement and strengthen organizational performance

CYNTHIA BISSETT GERMANOTTA is the president of Born This Way Foundation, which she co-founded with her daughter Lady Gaga in 2012.

MICHAEL FRANTI is a gifted and much-heralded spoken word artist and political activist. As leader of the politically and socially-charged group Spearhead, Franti is at the forefront of hip-hop's renaissance, expanding the music's boundaries as he draws on funk and soul-driven beats. Through his music and poetry, Franti tackles a range of issues--the criminal justice system, corporatization of our daily lives, AIDS, gay rights, homelessness, the death penalty, drug addiction and suicide.

DJ RASHIDA Robinson – Co-founder of Fund A Mom USA, a non-profit Elevating consciousness through music since 1998 – DJ Rashida brings the power of her ancestral and feminine wisdom to her signature fusion of hip-hop, funk, soul, dancehall and house music – spinning and streaming around the globe from music festivals, concerts, and private events. In 2004, after playing what would be the first of many parties for The Artists, Prince, CeLo, Bruno Mars and others

DR ROB GORE Co-founder, Kings Against Violence (KAVI) and CEO, Trauma+ Dr. Gore is an activist and an emergency medicine physician in Brooklyn, NY. For close to 20 years, he has been developing programming and solutions focusing on community violence, and other disparities affecting urban and global health.

SYLVIA EARLE - Founder Mission Blue -American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large (formerly Explorer in Residence) since 1998.[1][2] Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,[2] and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998. Earle is part of the Ocean Elders group, which is dedicated to protecting the ocean and its wildlife.

ERIC SAPERSTON is an award-winning American filmmaker of The Journey Film, best-selling author of Live In Wonder, international keynote speaker, executive coach and host of the hit series "Three Things"

AWARD-WINNING POET DAVID WHYTE has said that all of his poetry and philosophy are based on "the conversational nature of reality". His book The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America topped the best-seller charts in the United States

LAURENT LAMOTHE - Former Prime Minister of Haiti

Haitian Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, Jacques Baril, is a man of many talents. Being proudly Haitian, he embodies the ethos of resilience and transformation. Prior to his role as Ambassador, he was a successful businessman and music producer. In 1999 he relocated to South Africa, and worked on the March 21 Project: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination launched by Nelson Mandela.

Peter Knights - Founder Wildaid

The KI Social Community

PATTON HOPE

James Curleigh President Levis

MARIA EITEL is the founder and Chair of the Nike Foundation, which supports the work of The Girl Effect. Before founding the Nike Foundation, Eitel was the first Vice President for Corporate Responsibility at Nike Inc.

SALLY FIELD, award-winning actress and ambassador of Vital Voices a non-profit providing early support for leaders who went on to become Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, U.S. Youth Poet Laureates, prime ministers, and breakthrough social entrepreneurs. Since its founding in 1997, Vital Voices has directly supported more than 20,000 women change makers across 185 countries and built the most powerful global network of women leaders who are daring to reimagine a more equitable world for all.

DR DOUGLAS JACKSON serves as the President/CEO of Project C.U.R.E. Since 1987, Project C.U.R.E. has delivered equipment and supplies to hospitals and clinics in over 135 countries. More than 25,000 people volunteer with Project C.U.R.E. every year. Project C.U.R.E. delivers approximately 200 ocean containers of medical relief annually. In addition, Project C.U.R.E. touches the lives of thousands of people through hands-on medical care and training in the C.U.R.E. Clinics

José Maria Figueres joined the Carbon War Room as its Chairman in 2009; In 2012, he became the organization’s President (Chief Executive). José María stepped down in 2017 as he seeks reelection for the presidency of Costa Rica in 2018. After a successful business career, José María served as Minister of State and was later elected President of Costa Rica (1994–1998) at the age of 39. As President he created a comprehensive national development strategy based on the tenets of sustainability

IAN SOMERHALDER - actor, model and environmentalist. He has been supporting environmental causes for many years and, in 2010, launched the Ian Somerhalder Foundation. The Ian Somerhalder Foundation distributes funds and resources towards global environmental conservation, green energy development, deployment and educational tools. It also aims to create awareness about deforestation and supports efforts to end animal cruelty.

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM

Founder Peter and Corie Knights, Wild Africa Foundation is focused exclusively on conservation efforts in Africa.  For more than two decades, Peter and Corie Knights have focused on designing and implementing demand-reduction communications campaigns throughout the world. Their award-winning high-profile programs have resulted in dramatic reductions in the illegal trade of wildlife products, including elephant ivory, rhino horns, and shark fin soup.

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CARIN WINTER - Founder Mission Be

Mamoni 100 - Panama

PATTON HOPE

PATTON HOPE FOUNDATION

THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE

LIFE IS GOOD

EDUCATIONAL MODEL TOWNS

AFRICA RISING

Ndaba Mandela - Africa Rising

EMILE SANDE Best International Artist - UK