COO, The Great Bubble Barrier Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.thegreatbubblebarrier.com/en/ Anne Marieke Eveleens is COO at The Great Bubble Barrier. She has an M.Sc. in Neurobiology and experience in the corporate environment. Anne Marieke focuses on company strategy and the research The Great…
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CEO, Ran Marine Technologies Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.ranmarine.io Richard is CEO of RanMarine Technology BV, incorporated in The Netherlands and based in Rotterdam, is an environmental technology company specifically focused on using Unmanned Autonomous Vessels (UAV’s, aka drones) in ports,…
David and Stephanie Miles are the founders of Bushel & Peck Books , a revolutionary children’s book company with a Book-for-Book Promise: for every book they sell, they donate one to a child in need to fight illiteracy. David is an award-winning and bestselling author and illustrator of over 40…
www.marcskid.com Daniel Barry, founder of Marc Skid, LLC , a cheeky, eco-friendly underwear brand owner with a passion for giving back. Made with the finest cotton, Organic Pima, and with a recycled water bottle in each waistband, Marc Skid underwear is dedicated to the betterment of the world and…
daisyozim.co Daisy Ozim is the founder of Resilient Wellness, a public health startup designed to reestablish cultural medicine access for marginalized communities. As a commissioner for Alameda County Public Health Commission, she works towards health equity and decentralization of power for…
CEO, Ogunte London, UK www.ogunte.com/ Servane Mouzan’s mission is to help women in social innovation to be more influential and better connected. She is a social entrepreneur and has founded Oguntê and the Impact Women Network, to prove that women can solve pressing social & environmental issues…
CEO and Founder, Startup Societies Foundation Salt Lake City, USA www.startupsocieties.com Joseph McKinney is the CEO and co-founder of Startup Societies Foundation. He quit his career in electoral politics after learning that entrepreneurship and technology are the best ways to instigate social…
London, UK Olivia Rosane is a freelance writer with an interest in ecological and social justice. She writes regularly for EcoWatch , and her work has also appeared in Real Life Magazine , YES! Magazine , and Lady Science . She has a Master’s in Art and Politics from Goldsmiths, University of…
Home / Change Makers / Danny Alexander, Simon Griffiths and Jehan Ratnatunga Danny, Simon and Jehan started Who Gives A Crap when they learnt that 2.3 billion people across the world don’t have access to a toilet. That’s roughly 40% of the global population which that around 289,000 children under…
Home / Change Makers / Nigel Linacre www.wellboring.org Nigel Linacre is co-Founder and Chair of WellBoring which gets clean water to East African rural primary schools. It is most of the way to reaching 100 schools, when it will have transformed some 100,000 lives and successfully addressed 1% of…
www.helpbristolshomeless.co.uk Jasper (full name Hubert Thompson) was born in Jamaica but has lived in the UK for most of his adult life. He has always tried to help those less fortunate than himself but, in the last couple of years, has become more and more aware of the increasing number of…
www.boroume.gr Alexander is one of the co-founders of Boroume (”We Can”), a leading food saving organization of Greece. A former advisor to the Prime Minister in Greece, Alex has devoted his life into disrupting the “classical” food saving model by directly linking all kind of food donors -and all…
Home / Change Makers / Mursal Hedayat wearechatterbox.org/ Mursal Hedayat is co-founder and CEO of Chatterbox, a language learning service powered by refugees talent. If you're looking for us, we've moved to @chatterbox Retweet on Twitter 1116020719274606593 Like on Twitter 1116020719274606593 2…
www.thechattycafescheme.co.uk/ Alex is Founder of the Chatty Cafe Scheme which supports cafes to designate a ‘Chatter & Natter’ table where customers can sit if they are happy to talk to other customers. Alex took a simple idea and ran with it. The scheme has spread beyond small coffee shops with…
Aussie Couple Danielle & Micheal founded Opportunities for Life in 2013 with a focus on giving people clean drinking water. With a grass-roots approach, it all started in Clapham Common Park where they began fundraising in their spare time on weekends. Since then, they have become a tax-deductible…
Jeroen van Overbeek is the Founder of Social Impakt , an Indonesian based Social Enterprise whose mission is to improve access to clean water in rural and remote areas in Indonesia by providing a simple, affordable and eco-friendly water filtration technology. More than one billion individuals – one…
Founder and CEO, Ministry of Waste www.ministryofwaste.org/ Samanta Skrivere is the founder of Ministry of Waste which tackles ocean-bound and beach plastics in Indonesia and connects local disadvantaged communities to global leaders of sustainability and waste industry innovators to turn waste into…
London, UK www.redemptionroasters.com/ Max is one of of the founders of Redemption Roasters , founded in 2016. They support young offenders to successfully reintegrate into society through professional-level barista training and job opportunities. Redemption Roasters achieved a coffee world first:…
London, UK sanctus.io/ James Routledge is the one of the founder of Sanctus, aiming to put the world’s first mental health Gym on the high street and make mental fitness as mainstream physical fitness. They aim to be the Nike of mental fitness. James set up Sanctus to create the brand that he wished…
London, UK sanctus.io/ George Bettany is the co-founder of Sanctus, aiming to put the world’s first mental health Gym on the high street and make mental fitness as mainstream physical fitness. They aim to be the Nike of mental fitness. George set up Sanctus to create the brand that he wished had…
Programme Manager, You Make It London, UK www.you-make-it.org/ Roxi Jahanshahi is programme manager at You Make It, a London based employability programme with a creative and inspiring approach enabling young women to access tools, networks, experiences and the confidence to transform their lives…
Programme Coordinator, You Make It London, UK www.you-make-it.org Manon is Programme Coordinator at You Make It, a London based employability programme with a creative and inspiring approach enabling young women to access tools, networks, experiences and the confidence to transform their lives…
Founder and CEO, You Make It London, UK www.you-make-it.org/ Asma is founder and CEO of You Make It, a London based employability programme with a creative and inspiring approach enabling young women to access tools, networks, experiences and the confidence to transform their lives through personal…
Home / Change Makers / Tami Warriner Trustee, Homes 4 All Oxfordshire Oxford, UK Tami Warriner is one of the four trustees of Homes4All Oxfordshire. She is also a qualified social worker who specialised in adults with learning disabilities. She has worked within the criminal justice system, child…
Home / Change Makers / Liz Edwards Trustee, Homes 4 All Oxfordshire Oxford, UK Liz Edwards is one of the trustees of Homes4All Oxfordshire. She is a degree qualified youth and community worker, who has held a number of positions, both as an employee and volunteer, working on the frontline with…
Home / Change Makers / Deborah Robson-Grey Founder, Homes4All, Oxfordshire Oxford, UK Deborah is the founder of Homes4All Oxfordshire. Deborah says: “I’m the founder and having gone through being homeless although only in a hotel for ten months. I am an amputee in a wheelchair and was moved around…
Home / Change Makers / Donna Harris Trustee, Homes 4 All Oxfordshire Oxford, UK Donna Harris is one of the trustees of Homes4All Oxfordshire. She is a Behavioural and Experimental Economist, drawing insights from psychology, economics, and neuroscience. Her current research examines how social…
Founder and director, Washed Ashore Oregon, USA washedashore.org/ Angela Haseltine Pozzi is founder of Washed Ashore , a travelling exhibit of artworks made from recycled plastics. She is the Executive Director at Artula Institute for Arts and Environmental Education. In 2010, Angela found her…
Founder and Director, Host Nation London, UK www.hostnation.org.uk/ After 20 years of running a market research consultancy and 6 years of voluntary work in the refugee sector, Anneke took an MA at SOAS specialising in ‘humanitarianism at home’ and the private practice of hosting refugees and asylum…
Co-Founder, Bermondsey Street Bees London, UK www.bermondseystreetbees.co.uk/ Sarah Wyndham Lewis is the co-founder of Bermondsey Street Bees , a multi-award winning sustainable beekeeping practice and artisan honey business, founded in 2007. It has over 100 hives in Central and East London as well…
Co-Founder, Bermondsey Street Bees London, UK www.bermondseystreetbees.co.uk/ Dale Gibson is co-founder of Bermondsey Street Bees , a multi-awardwinning sustainable beekeeping practice and artisan honey business, founded in 2007. It has over 100 hives in Central and East London as well as country…
Founder, Little Ninja London, UK David Smith is a father on a mission to reduce the dangerously high air pollution children breathe everyday whilst they travel to school. He’s campaigning for a change in traffic light phasing during the toxic school run, to reduce emissions from vehicles…
Director of Program Development, Trauma Resource Institute California, USA www.traumaresourceinstitute.com/ Nick Skenderian is the Director of Program Development at Trauma Resource Institute in Claremont, California. He has a Master’s in Global Health (with an emphasis in global mental health) from…
London, UK inside-out.org/ Rob Stephenson is the founder of Inside Out and Mind Cycle Tour , both tackling the stigma around mental-ill health. Rob is the founding Director of Maven Partners, a successful international executive search boutique. Over the last 10 years, he has became a competitive…
London, UK www.iconicsteps.co.uk/ Victoria Ijeh is the founder and CEO of Iconic Steps , a social enterprise that gives hard-to-reach young people unique and exciting opportunities through training, masterclasses and employment opportunities. They have a unique business model: they both run a film…
Founder, Change2R Madagascar www.change2r.com/ Misitia Ravaloson is founder of Change2R . She is a 23-year old Malagasy entrepreneur, aiming to raise awareness of social entrepreneurship and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN among young people in Africa. Convinced that social…
Home / Change Makers / Melanie Knight CEO, Deki Bristol UK www.deki.org.uk Melanie Knight is CEO of Deki , a microfinance organisation delivering microloans to entrepreneurs in developing countries, enabling these entrepreneurs to start or develop a business and work themselves out of poverty.…
Home / Change Makers / Bryony Spooner Marketing and Communications Director, Deki Bristol, UK www.deki.org.uk Bryony Spooner is Marketing and Communications Director of Deki , a microfinance organisation delivering microloans to entrepreneurs in developing countries, enabling these entrepreneurs to…
Founder and CEO, BioSURE Essex, UK hivselftest.co.uk/ Brigette Bard is the founder and CEO of BioSure UK. She is passionate about the role self testing has to play in allowing people to make informed choices and assume responsibility for their own healthcare. She is actively and dynamically involved…
Scientist and Plastic-free Blogger Philadelphia, USA pisacanon.wixsite.com/mygreengenesatwork Noelle Pisacano is a Villanova University, Philadelphia, USA, graduate with a Bachelor of Science and a double major. She is a passionate scientist, environmentalist and blogger on all things plastic-free.…
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