IMPACT VENTURERS - Change-makers Share their Stories
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Isaac Sesi is an entrepreneur, engineer and innovator passionate about leveraging technology to solve some of Africa's most pressing problems. He leads the team at Sesi Technologies where they are developing affordable technologies to solve problems in the world's food systems with a focus on Africa. They currently dev
Anastasia Tsiloglou began her career as a projects coordinator at BP. She later became Business Planning Manager at Microsoft-Greece. In 2010 she joined Doctors without Borders and became aware of her interest in social entrepreneurship. This led her to joining the newly founded Action finance Initiative in 2014, as it
Alexandra Mitsotaki was born in one of Greece's most prominent political families, but chose to turn her back on 'party politics' and focus on what she calls 'Political Activity with a Capital P'. She is Co-Founder and Chair of the World Human Forum, which was the result of 20 years of experience in different social i
E46: MARINA HATSOPOULOS - Z Corp's Founding CEO inspires young entrepreneurs through her own story of leadership and passion for innovation.
Marina Hatsopoulos was Founding CEO of Z Corporation, an early market leader in 3D printing out of MIT. The Company was the winner of the "New England Technology Fast 50" for 2001, a ranking of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the region, and was listed in the Inc 500 ranking of the nation’s 500 fastest-g
E45: ANA MARIA ARISTIZABAL - Unleashing Human Potential through Education, Mentorship and Smart Capital
Ana Maria Aristizabal is an operator, investor and board member of impact organizations with 18 years of experience. She is passionate about unleashing human potential through education, mentorship and smart capital. She currently advises the Employment Technology Fund, a VC Fund specialized in workforce development an
E44: ELIJAH ANDERSON - One of the World's Most Significant Ethnographers Uses Storytelling to Spread Awareness about The African-American Experience
Elijah Anderson is an American sociologist. He is the Sterling Professor of Sociology and of African American Studies at Yale University, where he teaches and directs the Urban Ethnography Project. Professor Anderson is one of the world's leading urban ethnographers and cultural theorists. He has written several very i