Akindoju Kemi Lala

Facilitator Lufodo Academy of Performing Arts (LAPA), Nigeria

Global Shaper

The Lufodo Academy of Performing Arts is a school where acting and all the elements in production are taught. Established in 2009, the school is run by Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva, veterans in the Nigerian film industry. The school runs different courses and awards students with diplomas and certificates.

Personal: BSc (Hons) in Insurance, University of Lagos; MSc in Media and Communication, Pan-African University. Since December 2005, professional actor: has worked with veterans in the industry; popularly known as Lala; passionate about improving the quality of actors. Facilitator, Lufodo Academy of Performing Arts. With organizations in favour of good governance in Nigeria: Co-Founding Member, Enough is Enough coalition; Member of the Board, Sleeves-Up.

Ali Grace Aneiza

Founder and Editorial Director Of Note Magazine, USA

Global Shaper

Of Note Magazine.org is an online magazine that features artists using their work for social change locally and globally. The magazine is a digital space where art meets activism, empowerment and social responsibility. Through its profiles, interviews and essays, its mission is to amplify the voices of these global artists and to bring awareness to the innovative ways they are using the arts to champion contemporary social issues.

Personal: MA, New York University. Fulbright Fellow. Founder and Editorial Director, ofnotemagazine.org, an online magazine focused on global artists using their work to illuminate social issues. Arts journalist, frequently writing on art and activism. Adjunct Professor, City University, New York, teaching English Literature. Interest: educating girls in developing nations.

Alon Narkis

Co-Founder Ze-ze, Israel

Global Shaper

ze-ze.org is a non-profit organization that engages youth to support, participate and initiate social projects. Thousands of young people are exposed to its social media campaigns, physical events and unique social projects, and thus are motivated to volunteer in these projects, and to become social entrepreneurs in their communities.

Personal: Double major BA in Psychology and Film candidate, Tel Aviv University. Social entrepreneur. Co- Founder, ze-ze.org. Member, steering committee, Tel Aviv municipality youth centre. Co-Ambassador, Sandbox network. Former mentor, junior entrepreneurs' association. Expertise: engaging and mobilizing youth for social change, innovation, social entrepreneurship, communities.

Atawodi Uneku

Special Duties Officer, Ministry of Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria

Global Shaper

BSc (Hons) in Equestrian Science, University of Brighton; Master's in International Business with Spanish, European Business School, London. Government advocate. First professional black female polo player. Hotel owner. Founder, Ride to Shine, a non-governmental organization that takes in orphaned children and raises them in the equestrian lifestyle, teaching them discipline and giving them a purpose and world-class education.

Bermundo Miguel Martin

Director Dream Big Pilipinas, Philippines

Global Shaper

Dream Big Pilipinas FA (DBP FA) is an association that uses soccer as an intervention tool for community development, catering to underserved youth between the ages of 5 and 16. It aims to create positive behavioural change by having children go through weekly soccer clinics and abide by various agreements such as staying in school, keeping academic marks up, joining values formation programmes, and not being subjected to work by their parents. The model includes a scholarship programme that places academically and/or athletically gifted children into private schooling.

Personal: FIFA-licensed soccer coach. Founder and Director, Dream Big Pilipinas FA, a programme that helps bring quality education to children in low-income communities through soccer. Director, Homeless World Cup Team Philippines Program, which raises funds to train and send players from low-income communities to represent the country in the annual tournament held in different parts of the world. Upon completion of the tournament, the organization serves as a placement centre for vocational training and employment for its players.

Bornstein Howard

Senior Associate Bain Capital, USA

Global Shaper

A private equity investment firm with over US$ 65 billion in capital under management. It has offices in Boston, London, New York, Mumbai, Munich, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo. Personal: MBA and MPP, Stanford University. Siebel Scholar and Arjay Miller Scholar. Investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Formerly: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; McKinsey & Co; Co-Founder, Philanthropedia. Currently, Senior Associate, Bain Capital Private Equity. Interests: rowing, bike riding, scuba diving, public employee pension crisis and effective philanthropy.

Briceño Linda

Musician Fundación Musical Simón Bolívar, Venezuela

Global Shaper

An organization committed to social development through an innovative and hope-instilling music education programme, distinguished by its excellence and for having a positive impact on the communities where it is implemented. Its mission is to systematize music education and to promote the collective practice of music through symphony orchestras and choruses in order to help children and young people achieve their full potential and acquire values that favour their growth and have a positive impact on their lives in society. Personal: Musician including trumpet player, singer, Big Band Director and composer; Entrepreneur, has developed empowerment strategies for young artists, especially musicians, to assert their rights as creative individuals and as a collective in Latin America. Global Shaper, World Economic Forum (2012).

Brustein Darrah

Author Finance Whiz Kids, USA

Global Shaper

Finance Whiz Kids is a series of books that teach elementary aged children the basics of financial literacy through engaging stories. At the end of each book is an appendix to assist adults in transferring the lessons into the everyday lives of their children. Finance Whiz Kids partners with banks, insurance companies and investment firms to disseminate the books to their customers and/or to offer them to non-profits who cannot afford them but see their value for their members.

Personal: Dual degrees in Religious Studies and Italian, Emory University. 2009, co-founded with twin brother Equitable Payments, a merchant services brokerage. Owns the leading networking event for young professionals in Georgia: Atlanta Under 40. Author, Finance Whiz Kids, a series of books that teach the basics of financial literacy to elementary aged children. Has appeared in Forbes and other national publications.

Buriticá Córdoba Daniel

Founder and President Colombian Network of Youth "RECOJO", Colombia

Global Shaper

RECOJO is an organization that engages, connects and supports young social entrepreneurs in Colombia, from multiple areas and with diverse constructive initiatives. Personal: Founder and President, Colombian Network of Youth "RECOJO", the first network of young social entrepreneurs in Colombia; has developed a unique model to empower young people to create social change. Created the summer camp BAKONGO that integrated underprivileged children with young people from universities. Co-Founder, international Wake Up Call movement. Manager, law firm Francisco Buriticá Abogados Consultores. Chosen to represent the young volunteers of the world as board member of the International Association for Volunteer Efforts (IAVE). Ambassador of Colombia, ONE YOUNG WORLD. Selected by Shock Magazine as one of the 15 young visionaries leaders of Colombia. Recognized by Junior Chamber International as one of the ten outstanding young leaders for 2012. Considered one of the youngest international speakers in Colombia.

Busch Christian

Associate Director London School of Economics Innovation Lab, United Kingdom

Global Shaper

An academic institution that has significant impact on policy and practice worldwide through the development, criticism and dissemination of ideas. A new area for it is research and theory development relating to civil society, which is seen as playing an increasingly important role in shaping both national and global contexts. LSE is a specialist university with an international intake and a global reach. Its research and teaching span the full breadth of the social sciences.

Personal: Associate Director, London School of Economics Innovation Lab; teaches several courses on social entrepreneurship, networks and business model innovation. Co-Founder, Sandbox, a global incubator supporting young innovators. TEDster; Fellow, Royal Society of Arts. Recipient of awards and honours: one of Ideas People, The Economist; one of Ten Outstanding Young People, JCI London.

Charoenphan Amarit

Deputy Managing Director HUBBA Coworking Spaces, Thailand

Global Shaper

HUBBA is a co-working space for Thailand's start-up entrepreneurs, innovators and professionals, based in Bangkok. It is not only a shared office space but also an exclusive community for the most cutting-edge start-up entrepreneurs. It takes care of everything in the workspace, providing a professional full-service office, curated community members and the tools, training and platforms needed for start-ups to take their business to the next level.

Personal: Degree in Accountancy, Thammasat Univ. Formerly, Project Coordinator, ChangeFusion Institute, Thai Rural Reconstruction Foundation under Royal Patronage, overseeing all social enterprise incubation programmes such as UnLtd Thailand and BANPU Champions for Change. Currently, Co-Founder and Deputy Managing Director, HUBBA Startup Coworking Community, a network of co-working spaces for tech and creative start-ups in Thailand, and Ascendex, a start-up accelerator programme. Expertise: co-working space, community building, start-up and social entrepreneurship, mentorship and fundraising. Interests include: catalysing start-up ecosystem building in Thailand and the co- working space movement throughout South East Asia.

Chauke Sylvester

Chief Architect DNA Brand Architects, South Africa

Global Shaper

DNA Brand Architects is a marketing and brand consultancy aimed at brands with an unstoppable hunger for creativity and greatness.

Personal: Former Marketing Director, MTV Networks Africa. Founder and Chief Architect, DNA Brand Architects. Expertise: brand building, brand strategy and marketing communication. Recipient of awards and honours: one of Top 300 Young South Africans, Mail & Guardian; one of Top 35 Influential Men under 30, GQ Magazine; one of Top 50 Best Dressed Men in Business, GQ Magazine.

Corbett Peter

Chief Executive Officer iStrategyLabs, USA

Global Shaper

iStrategyLabs is a digital agency that invents ways to engage communities online and off. It is a passionate group of strategists, designers, developers and producers capable of building everything from websites, to animated films, to massive festivals and social strategies that transforms organizations.

Personal: Founder and CEO, iStrategyLabs. Known for creative marketing approaches coupled with a deep technical background, and a focus on civic innovation through community building. Technology Adviser to DC Mayor Vince Gray's transition team. Adviser: Code for America; Civic Commons. Organizer, monthly DC Tech Meetup; Creator, Digital Capital Week. Young Global Shaper, World Economic Forum. Recipient of industry awards and accolades, including: 6 Addy's for digital and experiential campaigns; 2 Living Labs Global Innovation awards; Pioneer Institute Better Government Award; Webby Honorable Mention; Power 30 Under 30™ (2010); 40 Under 40, Washington Business Journal (2011); 30 Under 40, Bisnow (2011); named one of most influential Washingtonians under 40, WashingtonLife (3 times); named one of 100 Tech Titans, Washingtonian Magazine (2010, 2011).

Dagli Zeynep

Founder and Chief Executive Officer Momento, Turkey

Global Agenda Council on Employment

Global Shaper Momento is a gift that offers choice. Each Momento pack contains on average 100 choices and the gift recipient can choose whichever of the 100 they prefer best. Working with human resources departments on reward and recognition platforms, with marketing departments on CRM campaigns as well as having an established e- commerce portal for individual users; the company offers flexibility across both B2B and B2C channels. Personal: BSc in Economics, LSE; MSc in Financial Economics, Oxford University. Formerly, engaged in investment banking, London; currently, pursuing a more entrepreneurial path as Founder and CEO, Momento. Secretary, World Economic Forum Global Shapers, Istanbul Hub.

El Dahshan Mohamed

Senior Research Fellow Center for International Development, Harvard University, USA

Global Shaper

The Center for International Development (CID) at Harvard University is a university-wide centre that works to advance the understanding of development challenges and offer viable solutions to problems of global poverty. The CID is Harvard's leading research hub focusing on resolving the dilemmas of public policy associated with generating stable, shared and sustainable prosperity in developing countries. Its on-going mission is to apply knowledge to and revolutionize the world of development practice.

Personal: Former consultant for int'l organizations, incl. UNDP and African Development Bank, and national and regional governments, incl. the government of Palestine and Dubai Executive Council, on entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprise (SME) development, aid management and growth policies. Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Middle East Programme Manager, Entrepreneurial Finance Lab Research Initiative, seeking to reduce barriers in accessing finance for SMEs in the developing world. Lecturer, Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, Egypt, teaching development economics. Writer and journalist. Contributes to publications. Co-Author, Tahrir Diaries.

Al Dakkak Nafez

Strategic Planning and Research Officer Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development, United Arab Emirates

Global Shaper

The Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development works with the different affiliations of Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan to provide them with strategic planning and research support, helping them increase their impact and develop the needed synergies. Personal: Graduate, Yale University. Strategic Planning and Research Officer, Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development, part of the Royal Court of Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan. Founding Member, Arab Development Initiative. Product Manager, Sharek platform, a crowd-sourcing platform for micro development projects. Project Leader, Education Technology Initiative, Wamda, part of Abraaj Capital.

Garg Amit

Founder Start-up, USA

Global Shaper

Working to launch an Internet start-up most likely focused on wellness and healthcare. Personal: BSc in Computer Science (major) and Biology (minor), and MSc in Biomedical Informatics, Stanford University; MBA, Harvard Business School. Spent four years at Google, as Associate Product Manager and Business Analyst; contributed to the development of Google Images; helped launch Google's Brazil offices and internationalized several products; supplied the business and sales teams with critical analytics to make informed business and sales decisions. Focused on early to late stage venture investments, Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), with an emphasis on consumer Internet. Currently founding a start-up in Silicon Valley. Since 2000, has led Hospital for Hope, a non-profit focused on developing infrastructure in rural India. Scaled Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa. Frequent speaker on start-ups, venture capital and global trends.

Gunderman Meghann

Executive Director The Foundation For Tomorrow, USA

Global Shaper

The Foundation For Tomorrow envisions a world where orphans and vulnerable children contribute to society as active and empowered citizens free of exclusion, disadvantage and vulnerability. Its mission is to secure quality education and emotional support for orphaned and vulnerable children so that they may reach their full potential and thrive in their communities. To achieve this, it has designed and implemented personal and longitudinal programmes that create a family for orphaned and vulnerable children in Tanzania and improve the quality of education in Tanzanian schools. Personal: 2005, MA (Double Hons) in International Relations and Human Geography, St Andrews University, St Andrews, Scotland. 2005, joined Barclays Capital in Global Marketing and Sponsorship. Since 2006, Founder and Executive Director, The Foundation For Tomorrow. 2004, received honours for research on Kenya and Tanzania about The Effects of Economic Liberalization and Globalization on the East African Family Structure. 1995, wrote and published “I'm a Kid…Run With Me”, a running log and diary for children with proceeds to charity.

Al Hajjar Yamen S.

Manager, Public Policy and Government Relations, Middle East and North Africa Google, United Arab Emirates

Global Shaper

A public and profitable company focused on search services. Named for the mathematical term googol, it operates websites at many international domains, with the most trafficked being www.google.com. It is fast, accurate and easy to use. It also serves corporate clients, including advertisers, content publishers and site managers with advertising and revenue generating search services. Its technology and continued innovation serve its mission of organizing the world's information and making it universally accessible and useful. Personal: BBA with concentrations in Finance and Marketing, School of Mgmt, Boston Univ. Several years with the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority; former Manager of Operations, 4th and 5th Global Competitiveness Forums. Worked in Saudi Aramco Oil Company's Treasury in Corporate Investments, Asset Mgmt and Pension Investments. At Google, resp. for developing relations and joint cooperation programmes with governments in MENA for technology adoption, Internet industry development and online business growth. Global Shaper and Founder, Riyadh hub, World Economic Forum. Former Organizing Cttee Member and Master of Ceremonies, BMG Foundation.

Han Yin Mon Vanessa

Founder and Managing Director Myanmar Mentors, Myanmar

Global Shaper Myanmar Mentors is an organization aiming to provide educational and professional guidance to young people in Myanmar. Sensing a great need for information and resources targeting ambitious students and young professionals in Yangon, it was created in 2012 in the hopes of providing participants with the necessary knowledge and capacity building to achieve their educational and professional goals. It aims to inspire the next generation of leaders in Myanmar to change their own lives and their country for the better.

Personal: 2007, Bachelor's in Internaitonal Relations, University of Southern California; 2011, Master's in Development Studies and Economics, Institute of Development Studies. Formerly: Project Team Leader, Myanmar Red Cross Society and Myanmar Delegation, International Federation of the Red Cross, responsible for overhauling its global communications strategy and improving connectivity between global and micro stakeholders. Founder and Managing Director, Myanmar Mentors. Lecturer on Development Institutions and Economics, Myanmar Minerva Education Center, working with local non-governmental organization workers, youth development workers and ex-political prisoners.

Hassan Fadi

Co-Founder and Editor Quattrogatti.info, United Kingdom

Global Shaper

The Quattrogatti project offers an analytical news service on economic and social issues particularly to the layperson. Its distinctive feature is the emphasis put on communication. It uses animated videos, infographics and interactive presentations. These techniques allow it to explain complex issues in a simple and entertaining way. It uses data from primary sources, academic papers and technical reports. Personal: BA and MA in Economics, University of Pavia; MSc in Economics, London School of Economics (LSE); PhD candidate in International Development, (LSE). Graduate Teaching Assistant in International Economics (LSE), Macroeconomic Theory and Policy (UCL) and Micro and Macroeconomics (LSE); Economist, UNDP, Damascus; Intern, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago de Chile; Research Visitor, Centro de Estudio de Estado y Sociedad, Buenos Aires; Teaching Fellow in Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis, Department of Economics, LSE. Co- Founder and Editor, quattrogatti.info, which offers an analytical news service on economic and social issues. Recipient of a FEEM Award (2012), European Economic Association.

Heller Yoram

Co-Founder and Vice-President, Corporate Development Morphlabs Inc., USA

Global Shaper

Morphlabs is a recognized leader in converged cloud infrastructure solutions for enterprises and service providers. Its mCloud products pre-integrate hyperscale hardware with best-of-breed software to deliver the most cost-effective cloud solutions available today. Personal: Studies in Marketing and International Business, with an emphasis on Entertainment, Media and Technology, Stern School of Business, New York University. Co-Founder and Vice-President, Corporate Development, Morphlabs. Owner, Intercare Therapy. Founding Partner, The Hellers, a couture fashion label based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Hübert Anne Louise

Chief Executive Officer Aid in Action, Norway

Global Shaper

Aid in Action aims to be the first NGO with a franchise model, making it easier to make a change by connecting those in need with those who live in abundance. It is working on development projects that are efficient and will be self-sustaining.

Personal: Studies in Medicine, Norway. Social Entrepreneur, helping people in Kenya to get out of poverty; combines business and aid. Founder of several successful projects involving local communities in Kenya and other African countries including in agriculture, business, water-systems, production and education. Currently, Chief Executive Officer, Aid in Action. Founder and Designer, MOREMBO, which markets bags made in Kenya. Public speaker. Expertise: social media, especially Facebook; development in Africa.

Jauregui Casanueva Leticia

Founder and Executive Director Crea Comunidades De Emprendedores Sociales, Mexico

Global Shaper

Crea Comunidades De Emprendedores Sociales seeks to promote women´s economic empowerment through micro-enterprise development activities in marginalized communities in Mexico. Through a responsive and practical approach to basic business skills training, peer networking and business development, it helps women micro-entrepreneurs manage and grow successful businesses, generating employment opportunities as an alternative to migration in marginalized communities. Since 2008, it has worked with close to 1,200 women, benefitting them and close to 2,500 members of their families and communities.

Personal: Bachelor's in Economics and Bachelor's in International Relations, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México; Master's in Community Development and Master's in Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis. Presented work on remittances and female micro-enterprise development at Wharton School of Business, OAS, OECD and other organizations. Named one of the Top Social Entrepreneurs of the World, Echoing Green (2008).

Khaw Nicholas

Associate Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Malaysia

Global Shaper Nasional Berhad is the government of Malaysia's strategic investment fund. As trustees to the nation's commercial assets, its role is to promote economic growth and make strategic investments on behalf of the government, contributing to nation-building. It is also tasked to nurture the development of selected strategic industries in Malaysia with the aim of pursuing the nation's long-term economic interests.

Personal: AB in Economics, Harvard College. Former Economist, Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister's Department. Currently, Economist, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the strategic investment holding arm of the Malaysian Government. Interests: development economics, both in the micro-foundations and the macro- foundations of growth; the intersection of moral reasoning and economic reasoning; the moral consequences of economic growth.

Ko Freitag de Lara Tomas

Co-Founder and Business Partner Engage, Brazil

Global Shaper

Engage is an incubator and consultancy for businesses that use Web technology to foster social innovation and new economies. It is the first company in Brazil to use crowdsourcing and crowdfunding for high-impact social projects. Personal: Bachelor's in Business Administration, PUCRS; studies focusing on Business Administration and Film Criticism, Universitat de Barcelona; 2008, Master's in Marketing and Digital Communication, ESPM, Brazil. 2008, Co-Founder, Quavio Digital Solutions, now Engage, the first company in Brazil focused on business strategy and technology for social engagement and social innovation projects. Currently, Business Partner, catarse.me, the first crowdfunding platform in Brazil and first open source in the world. Since 2011, Specialist and Lecturer in crowdfunding and crowdsourcing technologies. Teacher, ESPM. Director, Brazilian Association of Digital Agencies (ABRADiRS), responsible for promoting a collaborative culture in local digital agencies. Interests: studies in film criticism.

Koo Kathie

Consultant The Boston Consulting Group, Taiwan, China

Global Shaper

A global management consulting firm and a leading adviser on business strategy. It partners with clients from the private, public and not-for-profit sectors in all regions to identify their highest value opportunities, address their most critical challenges and transform their enterprises. The company's customized approach aims to give clients sustainable competitive advantage, build more capable organizations and secure lasting results. Founded in 1963, it is a private company with 77 offices in 42 countries. Personal: Bachelor's degree, Harvard University; MBA and Master's in International Relations, The Wharton School and Lauder Institute. Formerly: Associate Marketing Manager, General Mills; Investment Analyst, Tremblant Capital; Investment Banking Analyst, JPMorgan. Currently, Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group, based in Taipei, Taiwan, focusing on consumer goods. Interests: reading, singing, and arts and crafts.

Kryczka Dariusz

Specialist, Public Relations and Communications Polskie LNG, Poland

Global Shaper Polskie LNG is a Polish energy company whose objective is to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas terminal in Swinoujscie, Poland. It will enable the off-take of natural gas in order to increase the energy security of Poland and other countries in the CEE region. Personal: Degree in Law and Political Science, Silesian University, Katowice. Former: CSR Coordinator, CMS Cameron McKenna, Warsaw; Network Manager, Responsible Business Institute (Polish think tank promoting the concept of sustainability among business leaders, academia, NGOs, administration and policy- makers). Currently, PR and Communications Specialist, Polskie LNG. Interests: entrepreneurship, global policy, energy, new technologies.

Li Jin Paul

Co-Founder JoyActive Technologies, People's Republic of China

Global Shaper

JoyActive Technologies focuses on interactive education software for children on mobile devices. Personal: Bachelor's and Master's in Software Engineering and Computer Science, Xidian University, China. Co-Founder, JoyActive Technologies, which focuses on interactive education software for children on mobile devices. Assistant Professor, Xidian University. Expertise: innovation in information technology field. Interests: football and painting.

Litvintsev Sergey

Deputy Director Pi Council Think Tank, Russian Federation

Global Shaper Pi Council is a bipartisan think tank created within the Skolkovo Innovation Centre, a Russian "Silicon Valley" project currently hosting and financing more than 700 innovative companies in the biotech, energy, nuclear, space and information technology sectors. It provides policy advice and legal solutions in areas involving intellectual property issues, technological development and education. It combines rigorous applied research with new practices of engaging the public in policy dialogue.

Personal: Studied and worked in Belgium, France, Russia, the UK and US; studied at Duke University School of Law and Moscow State University of International Relations. Deputy Managing Director, young bipartisan think tank Pi Council, created within the Skolkovo Innovation Centre, which provides policy advice and legal solutions in intellectual property issues, technological development and education. Co-Founder and Director, Vision of Tomorrow Foundation, a non-profit committed to fostering the next generation of civil leaders in Russia. Interests: policy-making process in Russia; jogging, reading scientific books and watching stand-up comedy.

Madani Dina

Professional, Muslim Minorities Department, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Jeddah

Global Shaper

Graduate, International Relations and Diplomacy, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. Currently with the Political Affairs Department, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, specializing in issues of minority rights. Member, Global Shapers Jeddah Hub, World Economic Forum. Co-founder of the first network for female professionals in Saudi Arabia. Interests: women's issues and youth development.

Mohnot Ashni

Founder and Chief Executive Officer Enzi, India

Global Shaper

Enzi designs and implements education finance products for low-income Indian students to access vocational training, and offers borrower screening and tracking services. Its vision is to facilitate an optimal fit between India's labour market needs and human resource potential, through educational skills. It has executed a programme at Stanford University to let people invest in students' education in return for a share in future income for a fixed time, which earned investors around 7% internal rate of return in around 16 months.

Personal: Degree in Human Biology and English, and Master's in Int'l Education, Stanford Univ. Formerly: Director of Education, Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, Stanford Univ.; First Director, Gumball Univ. platform, Gumball Capital; Member, Executive team, Echoing Green venture, Mobile Metrix; Contributing Writer, PopTech, covering social entrepreneurship, int'l dev. and innovation, including SoCap09; Judge, Stanford's Social Entrepreneurship Challenge and Startup Chile. Founder and CEO, Enzi, an education services and consulting company. Echoing Green Fellow (2010); UnLtd India Fellow (2011).

Mossae Barkha

Policy Analyst Intern Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade of Mauritius, Mauritius

Global Shaper

Degree in Politics and International Relations, University of Manchester. State of Mauritius Scholarship. Facilitated youth capacity building with the UNCSD Major Group of Children and Youth ahead of Rio+20. Currently, intern, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mauritius and engaged with global youth networks. Gave a speech on sustainable development at the One Young World Summit. Current project with the British Council Global Changemakers is a documentary on sustainable development.

Nibras Mohammad

Co-Founder and Lead Trainer Academia For Research in Communication (AFRC), India

Global Shaper

The AFRC-Leadership Village project is in association with and support of students, parents, teachers and civic associations in a small village called Kaniyampatta in South India, enabling youth from backward villages to realize their leadership potential through unconventional routes such as “Story Circles” and “Living Libraries”. It has mentored youth in the village to take up socially relevant projects and trained students on leadership and other soft skills to make them life-ready.

Personal: MBA in Human Resources and Marketing. Co- Founder, Leadership Village, a grass roots level leadership initiative to create first ever leadership democracy - a place where every individual has equal opportunities to discover their true potential irrespective of birth or living conditions; has assumed several roles, incl. Leadership Trainer (giving training on early leadership and early professionalism) and Mentor (hand- holding students on areas such as career development and personality development). Has designed qualitative models for research purposes and devised a mentoring model named Mentors' Circle, where one mentee works with multiple mentors to stay ahead of the learning curve. Founder, You Can Lead training systems.

Noble Sarah

Chief of Staff and Director, External Relations Interpeace, Switzerland

Global Shaper

One of the largest peacebuilding organizations in the world and a strategic partner of the United Nations, Interpeace is headquartered in Geneva and has a growing team of over 300 peacebuilders across 18 conflict zones. It works to strengthen the capacities of societies to manage their conflicts in non-violent ways.

Personal: BA in Political Studies and Economics, Queen's University, Canada; MA in Conflict Analysis, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Canada. Formerly, worked for various Canadian security sector and diplomatic institutions. 2005, joined Interpeace, working on peace building in Israel and Palestine; since 2011, Director, External Relations. Member, Women in International Security. Interests: people, peace and politics and women in leadership.

Norden Katharina

Chief Executive Officer and Co- Founder Three Coins GmbH, Austria

Global Shaper

Three Coins was founded after the concept won Central Europe's Ideas Against Poverty Award in 2011. It is a social start-up that pioneers a new behavioural learning approach for financial capability among the young and uses online gaming and social media to reach its young target group on their terms and in their space. The games are branded as social entertainment without the conventional appearance of being educational. The learning model is based on rigorous scientific research.

Personal: 2008, Magister in Law, University of Vienna; 2011, Master's in Advanced International Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and American University, Washington DC; 2012, Magister in Business Administration, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Fulbright Scholar. Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Three Coins, which pioneers a new learning approach to financial literacy, combining online technologies and behavioural science. Expertise: social innovation, entrepreneurship, law, international affairs and team leadership. Interests: running, Ashtanga yoga, literature and music. Recipient, Ideas Against Poverty Award, Rotaract (2011).

Parikh Nirmit

Founder and Chief Executive Officer Cruxbot, India

Global Shaper

Cruxbot helps design artificial intelligence solutions that have the ability to process vast amounts of information to make complex and subtle logical connections, thus breaking down the barrier between people and machines. Personal: BTech (Hons) in Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Gujarat. Founder and CEO, Cruxbot. Founder, Incone Technologies, which deals in control systems in hydropower automation and IT sectors. Venture Design Fellow, Venture Studio, run by Ahmedabad University in collaboration with Center for Design Research, Stanford University. Recipient of awards and honours, including: International Society of Automation scholarship; National Business Incubation award for Innovative System Design (2008); various national awards at symposiums.

Saib Nadya

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Wangsa Jelita, Indonesia

Global Shaper

Wangsa Jelita, "the Beautiful Dynasty", is a social enterprise that conducts research on natural beauty products and at the same time empowers women farmers. Established in 2008, it produces natural soaps with ingredients that are thoroughly researched to ensure that the products are safe for skin and not processed using environmentally toxic process and do not become toxic when released into the environment. It also benefits local farmers, especially women in the community, by providing fair trade system and community development.

Personal: 2008, degree in Pharmacy, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia. Currently, Chief Executive Officer, Wangsa Jelita, a social enterprise that conducts research on natural beauty products, produces natural beauty products, and works with groups of local communities in Indonesia. Interests: social entrepreneurship, natural beauty products, community development, youth movement, project management, innovative nation building.

Senbetta Shani

Vice-President, Government and External Relations SouthWest Energy (HK) Ltd, Ethiopia

Global Shaper

SouthWest Energy is Africa's leading indigenous oil and gas exploration and production company. As of January 2012 it is in the top 10 oil and gas acreage holders in East Africa and has a leading acreage position in the Jijiga Basin, Ethiopia's largest proven hydrocarbon system.

Personal: BSc, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University; MBA, Harvard Business School; Fulbright Scholar, Ethiopia. Former: Management Consultant, GEP, with a focus on supply chain and procurement consulting. 2001, co-founded a non-profit organization working with street-children and vulnerable youth in Addis Ababa. Interests: improving the quality of education in the country.

Shiraki Natsuko

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Designer HASUNA Co. Ltd, Japan

Global Shaper

HASUNA Co. is the first ethical jeweller in Japan. It has two product lines: the Fair Trade Accessory Collection and the Wedding Jewelry Collection. Currently, various fair trade materials are sourced from seven countries: Rwanda, Micronesia, Belize, Colombia, Pakistan, Botswana and Canada. Materials such as cow horns are imported from Rwanda, shells from Belize, pearls from Micronesia, gold from Colombia, gemstones from Pakistan and diamonds from Botswana and Canada.

Personal: BA in Development Geography, King's College, University of London; current student, Department of Arts Policy and Management, Musashino Art University. Front-runner in Japanese social business and advocate for ethical fashion. Formerly: Intern, Hanoi Office, United Nations Population Fund and Asian Development Bank Institute; with investment fund, Tokyo. 2009, Founder, HASUNA CO., a jewellery company that pays attention to environmental and labour conditions around the supply chain of gemstones. Work and initiatives widely covered in publications and broadcasts. Recipient of awards: Nikkei Woman of the Year Award (2011); Japan Venture Awards (2012). 2012, Global Shaper, World Economic Forum.

Siri Santiago

Founder and Chief Innovator Grupo 42 Argentina, Argentina

Global Agenda Council on New Models of Leadership

Global Shaper

Grupo 42 aims to proudly raise the flag of Latin American technology through a team of 70 engineers, scientists and professionals delivering unique innovative software with technological breakthroughs inspired by the creative spirits of Latin America. It has created boo-box, the largest ad network in Brazil, and Zenzey, a pioneering data mining tool for social media.

Personal: Entrepreneur and author. Formerly: created The Whuffie Bank, a non-profit to rethink the future of money; was part of a pioneering generation developing videogames in Argentina. Currently leads the R&D lab of online media company Grupo 42, considered among the 50 most innovative companies by FastCompany in 2012. Founder, Partido de la Red, a new endeavour to widen the broadband of democracies through the use of social media technologies. Global Shaper, World Economic Forum. Contributes to radio and television programming evangelizing about the virtues of technology.

Sobakar Valeriia

Director and Manager, Development and Capacity Building Interns' League, Ukraine

Global Shaper The Interns League, an NGO founded in 2009 as the Parliamentary and Executive Internship Program Alumni Association, runs an internship programme each year for talented youth in all of the committees of the Parliament of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. It also plans to launch the internship in local Ukrainian businesses and runs the internship at the US Congress for Ukrainian young leaders. Personal: BA and MA in Japanese and English Languages and Literatures, Kyiv National University, Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine; certification in International Relations and Political Technologies, Tokyo University of Education, Japan; Alumni, Interns League programme. Former Adviser, Islamic Diplomatic Mission. Currently, Director and Manager, Development and Capacity Building, Interns' League.

Song Liangbing Fiona

Office Vice-Director Pudong Social Work Committee, People's Republic of China

Global Shaper An official government department which participates in social management and services for local residents. Its main function is to do deep research on public affairs, as well as to stimulate innovation in social management, forming policy-making suggestions to solve current issues. The committee is also helping develop charitable and voluntary events for people in the region.

Personal: Bachelor's in Journalism, Shanghai Int'l Studies Univ.; degree in Int'l Economics and Trade, Fudan Univ. Civil servant working for the gov't; helps the Communist Party's org. in companies and NGOs; provides services and organizes activities for employees of these companies and NGOs for their involvement as concerned citizens. Former: VP, SISU Youth Volunteers Union; SISU voluntary team leader, Shanghai Art Museum and Shanghai Library; attended 8th FINA World Swimming Championship as head of the press room, editing press releases and providing media guidance; volunteer, VIP Service Group, 2005 Master Cup; served for the China pavilion, 2010 EXPO. Recipient of awards: EXPO Star Volunteer; Friend of Shanghai Art Museum; annual reward by the government of Pudong New Area. Interests: reading, travelling and yoga.

Staijen Erik

Founder and Chief Technology Officer Blue4Green, Netherlands

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Founded in 2008, Blue4Green is a young, innovative company developing technology for better and faster methods to diagnose ailments and diseases in animals. With the focus on animal health programmes, it creates animal disease prevention programmes with local and foreign veterinarians. Less animal diseases improve food production, food quality and animal welfare. The company believes that connecting people, animals and their environment provides clear insights that will lead to a more sustainable world. Personal: 2007, MSc in Electrical Engineering, University of Twente, Netherlands. 2008, Founder, Blue4Green, a young, innovative company developing technology for better and faster methods to diagnose ailments and diseases in animals. Created the first commercially available lab-on-a-chip mobile laboratory for the veterinary industry. Recipient, Young Technology Award.

Teklu Jonathan

Co-Founder and Managing Partner Springstar GmbH, Germany

Global Shaper

Springstar is a global investment firm that starts and supports Internet ventures around the world. Its portfolio companies consist of e-commerce, software as a service and marketplace companies, with a combined annual revenue of more than US$ 2.5 billion, 20 million customers and 4,500 employees in over 10 countries.

Personal: Degree in Business and Economics, WHU- Otto Beisheim School of Management. Vodafone Scholar. Formerly: online-marketing experience, Spreadshirt, Europe's largest online platform for merchandise solutions; Member, founding team, studiVZ; helped build Germany's biggest Web-based student community; with Goldman Sachs, Vodafone, UBS and PIMCO; Co-Organizer, IdeaLab! founders congress. Co- Founder and Managing Partner, Springstar, overseeing global seed financing activities. Co-Founder and Chairman, Global Leads Group. Recipient, Landmarks in the Land of Ideas Award (2009).

Warren Miriam

Managing Director DCI Group, Belgium

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Wefati Mohamed

Managing Director The Libyan Development Policy Center (LDPC), Libya

Global Shaper The Libya Development Policy Center (LDPC) is a think tank based in Libya that is working on developing public policies in relation to economic governance, private sector development and financial sector reform. The LDPC is a partner institute of the World Economic Forum's Centre for Global Competitiveness. It is affiliated with international think tanks such as Carnegie, Aspen Institute, IDRC and regional think tanks such the Maghreb Economic Forum and North Africa Economic Research Institute. Personal: Heads consultancy firm with clients including the World Bank and the African Development Bank, leading regional financial services groups and private equity funds. Co-Founder, Libya Development Policy Center, a Libyan think tank. During the Libyan revolution, worked at the office of the Chairman of the Executive Committee (interim Prime Minister), Libyan National Transitional Council. Recently led a team to execute the World Economic Forum's annual competitiveness survey in Libya. Founding Curator, Tripoli Global Shapers Hub, World Economic Forum.

Yabre Arsène Totao

Manager, External Relations and Fundraising Secrétariat Permanent des Organisations Non Gouvernementales (SPONG), Burkina Faso

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DCI Group is a strategic public affairs and global issues management firm that uses a campaign-style approach to help corporations, trade associations and non-profit organizations address their most critical communications and public policy challenges. Specializing in building strategic alliances, localized public relations, government affairs and citizen mobilization programs, the company has helped clients develop and execute winning campaigns in the most challenging policy and communications environments.

Personal: Experience focuses on the development and execution of full service public affairs campaigns involving international policy, issue advocacy and strategic communications. Following Hurricane Katrina, managed on-site crisis communication and recovery for Congressman Gene Taylor, assisting in federal disaster assistance programmes for constituents. Former Vice- President and current Managing Director, DCI Group. Recipient of awards: Silver Anvil of Excellence, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA); Bronze Quill Award and Award of Excellence, International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).

Created in October 1974, SPONG is a network that currently gathers 103 national and international NGOs and development organizations sharing a common vision for sustainable development in Burkina Faso. Its governing bodies include a general assembly, a board of directors and a coordination office.

Personal: 2009, postgraduate certificate in Community Law, Morocco. Since March 2012, External Relations and Fundraising Manager, Permanent Secretariat of NGOs (SPONG), Burkina Faso. Currently, responsible for external relations, Burkinabe Alumni of Morocco (AMAM); 2011, Certificate of Acknowledgement, AMAM. Expertise and interests: community law (regional integration), partnership and fundraising; contracts and procurement management; experience sharing and partnerships.

Yung Katy

Associate Director RS Group, Hong Kong SAR

Global Shaper

RS Group is a Hong Kong-based family office that applies a total portfolio approach in generating financial and social performance from its capital, specifically focusing on sustainable and impact investments across asset classes.

Personal: 2004-10, Analyst to Associate, J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific), Investment Banking division. Since 2010, Associate Director, Sterling Private Management, focusing on sustainable and impact investments across asset classes. Since 2011, Co- Founder, Table For Two Hong Kong, a non-profit aimed at raising awareness and funding toward global food imbalance issues. Nominated as “20 People changing the way we eat and drink” by TimeOut HK (2012). Selected participant for Global Young Leaders Programme “Mongolia's next growth opportunity”, Global Institute For Tomorrow (2012). Dean's List, Duke University, US (2002-03).

Zagarzazu Delfina

Director, Latin America Three Squares Inc., Uruguay

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2004, Portuguese Language Studies, PUC, Rio de Janeiro; 2006, BSc in Diplomacy and International Relations, John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy, Seton Hall University. Coordinator, Red Ciudades; Accounts Director, OZ Logistic Services; Brand Coordinator, 72andSunny; Programmes Intern, Council of the Americas; Public Policy Intern, Centro Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (CEBRI). Member: Organizing Team, Tedx Punta del Este 2013; IDB Uruguay CONSOC; 2012, Global Campaign Team, Rio+You/Rio+Vos. IDB Youth Leader (2011). Interests: sustainable cities, social entrepreneurship, innovation for food security, sports for development.