María Rojas is from Coatepec, Mexico. She is a creative industrial designer who is motivated by sustainable and circular design. María is the Founder of Negro Neón an eco-friendly jewelry and accessory company she launched in 2019. Her mission is to promote plastic recycling through the correct transformation of waste into tangible and unique products and accessories.

Dulra Amolegbe hails from Nigeria, but moved to Johannesburg, South Africa at the age of 18. His mission is to redefine the financial landscape on the African continent into one where students can have an easy and seamless banking experience. Dulra is the Co-founder of Dot, a banking experience for African students that allows students to connect directly with merchants without using payment cards, make peer-to-peer transactions and build healthy personal finance habits.

Michele Madison is from Tallahassee, Florida. She found her passion for science through her struggles growing up homeless and afflicted with chronic illness at a young age; her venture focuses on STEM and teacher professional development. Michele’s mission is to provide science education opportunities to children and solve major issues faced by the global society through comprehensive science education for all, sustainability and entrepreneurship, thereby fostering resilient communities

Jing Xu is a changemaker from Hangzhou, China. She has been working in the early childhood sector for 6 years as an EFL teacher, a curriculum designer and teacher trainer. Since 2020, Jing has been doing research and creating content in the Early Childhood Education (ECE) field. Driven by the critical and postmodern paradigm, she aims to bring more diverse and alternative discourses to Chinese parents, practitioners and anyone who cares about the development of the future generations.

Matias Acosta is a Latin American social entrepreneur and thought leader from Mar del Plata, Argentina. He is the Founder of Shaping Horizons, a social edtech venture that upskills young people and corporate talent using research-based e-learning materials and team projects with impact. Matias has published 50+ articles and been cited 3,000+ times during his appointments at the University of Cambridge and UNDP.

Maya Zaken is an innovative entrepreneur from Knysna, South Africa. She holds an Honors degree in Economic Science with a background in philosophy and politics, that led her to engage in the human and sustainable development space. Maya is currently setting up a Black Soldier Fly farm called Philafeed, which aims to use profit for the purpose of driving circular economic activities, promote organic waste recycling processes, and create a sustainable agri-feed market.

Sienna is from Guangzhou, China. She is a passionate, mission-oriented life design trainer, social entrepreneur and coach. She is also a master trainer at UNSCO, and the founder of Flourish life design academy in China. Sienna’s mission is to empower one million young people to design their ideal lives and get access to educational resources with the life design academy.

Salvador Romero a young entrepreneur and problem solver from Mexico City, Mexico. He is passionate about the intersection of technology and social impact. Salvador’s mission lies in making technology accessible in rural and low income communities by importing and selling technology products, training, certifying, and consulting young entrepreneurs on their technical abilities.