PARTICIPANTS 2013 PROGRAM 1

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1 PARTICIPANTS 2013 PROGRAM 1

2 AMELIA HURLBUT - USA! Director of Operations for Disney English! 13 years innovating language learning! BA Central European Politics and History & Germanic Studies, University of Pittsburgh 2

3 ANNA CHOJNACKA NETHERLANDS / POLAND! Founder of the 1% club (awarded by the Gates Foundation)! Ambition to disrupt the social sector! Masters Political Science, University of Amsterdam 3

4 ARJAN VAN OS - NETHERLANDS! Currently COO Retail Change at ABN AMRO! Will disrupt the retail chain of ABN AMRO! Bachelor degree in telematics and 15 years financial services work experience 4

5 BAS HOEFMAN - NETHERLANDS! Worked 4 years at ING and 6 years building Text for Change in Uganda! Scaling up Research for Africa initiative! Bachelors Business Economics, Hogeschool Amsterdam 5

6 BERTHA FRENCH - USA! Independent consultant to the UN! Setting up a global rural health platform! Master degree in Public Health, University of North Carolina and 20+ years senior advisory roles on HIV/AIDs in rural Africa 6

7 CHRISTIAAN BOER - NETHERLANDS! Commercial and business development with 10 years of experience in consumer goods, currently at Mars! Ambition to fight childhood obesity! Bachelors Business Economics, University of Rotterdam 7

8 CLAUDIA VALLADERES - VENEZUELA! VP community banking and Microfinance at Banesco Banco Universal! WEF Social entrepreneurship award & the Schwab Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 award! MBA Loyola University, Chicago 8

9 DANIELA KRAUTSACK - AUSTRIA! Disruptive and seasoned international media expert! Founder of Cows in jackets, innovation consultancy! MBA media management, Fachhochschule St Polten 9

10 FRISO JISKOOT - NETHERLANDS! Serial internet entrepreneur in Poland, Israel, San Francisco and the Netherlands! Setting up an innovation consultancy firm around canvas business modeling! Masters degree in New Media, University of Amsterdam 10

11 GAURAV MISHRA CHINA/INDIA! TED India Fellow, marketing & research executive, VP Consumer Insight at Publicis! Building a highly disruptive think tank! Indian Institute of Management 11

12 GISELE LEGIONET - GERMANY! 15+ years in UX & Design at Vodafone Group and startups! Setting up a mobile startup around cognitive process solutions! Masters, the University of the Arts Germany 12

13 IRIS VAN DEN BERG SINGAPORE / NETHERLANDS! 10 years of experience at the Dutch liberal party and British Telecom in Singapore! Building the Global School of Happiness! Masters of Business Administration, University of Groningen 13

14 IRIS BECK - ISRAEL! Marketing executive, CEO McCann Erickson Israel! Wants to educate Israeli and Palestinian children to foster peace! Executive MBA at Harvard 14

15 KAMEL MAGOUR - FRANCE! Entrepreneur in energy & viral marketing in trading and commerce.! Setting up the first Moroccan incubator and innovation lab.! MBA at Texas Tech University 15

16 LAURENS VAN DE VIJVER SWEDEN / NETHERLANDS! 12 years of international marketing experience at Heineken, Tetrapak based all over the world! Global Marketing Director at GANT AB! Masters in Economics, University of Rotterdam 16

17 LEONARDO GRECO - ITALY! Commercial professional in large multinationals with a global exposure! Will be shaking up the mass tourism industry and distribute wealth! Masters in Economics, University of Florence 17

18 LIVIA TIRONE - PORTUGAL! President of the Sustainable Construction Living lab! Ambition to mainstream sustainable construction and urban resilience in Portugal.! BA Architecture, University of Westminster 18

19 MARIE MAINIL - USA! Director of the Student Peace Alliance! Ambition to redefine social entrepreneurship in the USA! Educated and experienced in Africa, Asia, Europe, and USA 19

20 MICHAEL WERNSTEDT - SWEDEN! Executive Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Academy! Set up Global Chapter for Social Entrepreneurial Leadership Development! Master in Law at Lund University, Sweden 20

21 MICHEL BACHMANN - SWITZERLAND! Founder of The HUB Zurich and chair of Global Executive Board! Setting up Peer-Peer Learning Academy! PHD in Organization Studies, University of St. Gallen 21

22 MIRA GLEISBERG UNITED KINGDOM / NETHERLANDS! Strategy consultant and start-up advisor! Setting up on-invitation innovators network and passionate about social change! Master Media Technology, University of Leiden 22

23 NATALIA TRUCHI ARGENTINA / NETHERLANDS! Communications Expert at Greenpeace, 15 years as a multilingual global journalist! Passionate about food security, women s rights and the environment! Mass Media and Communications at Universidad de Buenos Aires 23

24 NASSIM GHRAYEB - CANADA! Entrepreneurial executive with experience in consumer insights in remote areas! Setting up new innovation firm in MENA! Bachelor of Arts, Cyprus college 24

25 NICK GERRITSEN NEW ZEALAND! Founder CarbonScape, championing global solutions in renewable fuels and carbon refining! Committed to the culture of innovation! LLB Commercial Law, University of Canterbury 25

26 NICK GRAHAM UNITED KINGDOM / NETHERLANDS! Experienced in apparel, work wear, retail and wholesale management! Currently GM, EMEA for VF Corporation! BSc in Geography, University of Nottingham 26

27 PAUL MCNEILL CHINA / UNITED KINGDOM! Media veteran and founder of Skye Media, Beijing-based social media company! Wants to use advertising to educate youth! Master of Science International Management China, School of Asian and African studies London 27

28 PRISCA WEEMS - USA! Award winning sustainability expert and green entrepreneur! Focus on technology, sustainable architecture, and urban planning! Masters in Architecture, Tulane University 28

29 ROMI KAPLAN SOUTH AFRICA! International documentary maker with experience in Africa & Asia! Setting up a global joined archiving institute! MSc in Forced Migration, Oxford University 29

30 RONALD LENZ - NETHERLANDS! 15 years of experience as R&D and innovation expert! Wants to use mobile tech to change the way we use cities! Chemical Engineering, University of Delft 30

31 SIRI WARREN - NORWAY! Design expert with a decade of experience working for top firms in NYC, Milan, and Oslo! Disrupting European elderly population education! Graduate Parsons School of Design 31

32 VOLTAIRE DAVIS - USA! Strong national and institutional accolades for accomplishments in fundraising, community organizing and leadership skills! Ambition to promote personal accountability through civic engagement and technology! Bachelors in Sociology, DePaul University 32

33 WILLEM MALHERBE SOUTH AFRICA! Head of Marketing, Small Business Unit at Vodafone NL! Grown up in South Africa and experience in Finance and Corporate Strategy! MBA at Henley Management College 33

34 JOIN OUR NEXT PROGRAM: Eduard Burer & Lisa Ring Recruitment THNK, the Amsterdam School of Creative Leadership Haarlemmerweg 8A 1014 BE Amsterdam The Netherlands Phone: +31(0)

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