Jane Goodall
In July 1960, Jane Goodall began her landmark study of chimpanzee behavior in what is now Tanzania. Her work at Gombe Stream would become the foundation of future primatological research and redefine the relationship between humans and animals. In 1977, Dr. Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute, which continues...
MICHAŁ KURTYKA
Michal Kurtyka is the Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for COP24 Presidency, a trained physicist and engineer, economist, specialist in international negotiations, expert in the field of energy and the author of the government programme for the development of electromobility in Poland. He is a graduate of the prestigious...
Tshering Tobgay
Dasho Tshering Tobgay is a Bhutanese politician, environmentalist, and cultural advocate having served as Bhutan’s first leader of the opposition party from 2008 to 2013, and as prime minister from 2013 to 2018. Dasho Tshering was a civil servant before he joined active politics. He was the first official...
Alejandro Aravena
Alejandro Aravena graduated in Architecture from Universidad Católica de Chile in 1992. In 1991, still as a student, he participated at the Venice Prize of the 5th International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia. In 1993 he studied History and Theory at IUAV and engraving at the Accademia...
Dr. Richard Harris
Dr Richard “Harry” Harris has worked in anaesthesia, diving, wilderness and aeromedical medicine around the world. His passion for cave diving goes back to the 1980’s and has taken him to the corners of the globe in search of new adventures. Harry and his colleagues have explored caves to...
Ravi Everest
Ravichandran, known as Ravi Everest, is an inspiring adventurer from Malaysia who was introduced to the outdoor lifestyle and mountaineering in 1993. During his first trek to the Everest Base Camp and Mount Kalapathar in Nepal’s Khumbu Region, Ravi discovered his passion for climbing mountains. In 2006, Ravi achieved...
Isabel Wijsen
Isabel Wijsen is a 19 year old changemaker and co-founder of the successful NGO Bye Bye Plastic Bags, which she started with her sister Melati at the age of 10 and 12. As of June 23 2019, they championed, with many like minded organisations, the ban of plastic bags,...
Keith Weed
Keith Weed worked as an engineer after graduating university before joining Unilever in 1983 as a marketer. Throughout his career at Unilever, he has been chairman of Lever Fabergé and chairman of Unilever Export. He has worked for Unilever in the UK, France, the United States, both in global...
Danielle Krettek Cobb
Danielle Krettek Cobb founded Google Empathy Lab in 2015 out of a desire to create humane, prosocial technology informed by empathy, resilience, and wisdom of heart. The Lab is an interdisciplinary group that guides emerging technologies like AI with a heart-first approach. Its empathy-driven methods allow teams to slow...
Prof. Donald Sadoway
When it comes to alternate power sources and batteries, Donald R. Sadoway is the man to turn to. Voted one of “Times” magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2012, he is widely recognized as a leading battery and energy storage expert. As a professor at MIT...
