Speakers

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Karim Alwadi

An entrepreneur based in Beijing since 2001 and is co-founder of the Belt and Road Saving Children Program. He is also a member of the advisory committee of the “Belt and Road initiative” thinktank coalition under the International Department of…

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Frans K Smit

The cellar master at Spier Wine Farm, whose eponymous flagship red has thrust Spier wines into the upper reaches of the very best of the Cape Winelands.

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Saul Singer

Author of Start-Up Nation. Sometimes a single book causes an entire country to see itself in a new light. Saul’s book, Start-Up Nation (co-authored with Dan Senor) explored the extraordinary story of how Israel became a hot house for world-leading…

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Nicola Galombik

Executive director of the investment holding company Yellowwoods, is chairman and founder of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator. Nicola has spent her entire career nestled in the seams where social innovation happens, especial around inclusive economies and the building of multi…

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Kayode Fayemi

The once and current governor of Ekiti State, in Western Nigeria, where political science uneasily meets political reality, though he apparently is not too worse for wear. Kayode, the author of Out of the Shadows: Exile and the Struggle for…

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Ory Okolloh

Social Activist And Managing Director For Africa, Luminate Group Ory funds innovative and potentially transformative ventures throughout Africa as managing director of Luminate, an investment arm of the Omidyar Network. Ory was co-founder of Ushaidi, the pioneering crowdsourcing platform. Harvard…

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