Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, CoFounder, IGNIA Partners

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“We need a more inclusive world!”

Vision: A world that delivers quality and inclusion to the majority. Action: The biggest exclusion in the world is the lack of access to quality products and services – healthcare, education, basic services and housing. Arregui believes this is a market failure, and he’s invested in innovative business models that eradicate exclusion by serving the majority of the population with quality. He hopes many will follow, thus creating new industries and helping to eradicate exclusion. www.Ignia.com.mx

Carol Hansen, CEO, Tatonka Capital Corporation

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“Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Vision: A world where little girls know they can grow up to be a leader if they have a mind to. Action: As the immediate past Chair of the Women’s YPO Network (WYN) Carol gave a powerful organization a voice it never knew it had. Her team forged unity across nationalities, religions, industries and boundaries and became a beacon for advancing women in leadership positions. WYN provides role models for both sexes. www.TatonkaCapital.com

Matt Renner, Executive Director, World Business Academy

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“Business is the most agile and important force on earth and also the most politically and socially impactful.”

Vision: To inspire business to assume responsibility for the whole of society. Action: The academy is a nonprofit think tank and action incubator that assists those in business who share their values. They explore the roles and responsibilities of business in relation to critical moral, environmental and social issues of our day. www.WorldBusiness.org

Seth Streeter, CEO, Mission Wealth

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 “If not us, then who? If not now, then when?”  – John E. Lewis

Vision: Inspiring leaders to become successful in new ways by igniting their purpose and leveraging their gifts for greater impact. Action: Helping CEOs redefine their understanding of wealth, from being about financial accumulation to abundance in relationships, health, fun, emotional well-being, career satisfaction, impact, and intellectual and spiritual growth. www.MissionWealth.com

Dr. Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer

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“Health to the ocean means health for us.”

Vision: To develop a global network of areas on land and sea that can help safeguard the living systems that underpin life on earth. Action: Earle is the recipient of more than a hundred national and international honors. She was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and has devoted her life to safeguarding oceans. She was named Time’s first Hero For The Planet in 1998. www.OceanElders.org

 

Cynthia Sin Nga Lam, Founder, H2prO

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“I think people around the world don’t really understand how serious water pollution and the energy crisis is.”

Vision: Affordable clean water and electricity. Action: The 17-year-old developed a device that purifies dirty water and seperately extracts energy from the waste to create clean energy. Lam hopes her device can be scaled up to industrial size to benefit more people and potentially save millions of lives around the world. www.GoogleScienceFair.com

Jim Berk, CEO, Participant

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“Changing the world is a team sport.”

Vision: To use entertainment to inform, inspire, spark and accelerate positive social change. Action: Uses film, television and digital entertainment to tell high quality, socially relevant and commercially viable stories. Invests in content distribution platforms that allow them to expand their reach. Creates social action campaigns to move content off- screen and into the community. www.ParticipantMedia.com

KoAnn Skrzyniarz, CEO, Sustainable Brands

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“Cynicism is the enemy of the good. Focus on the positive and never forget that any action, big or small, in support of a better world helps tip the future in the right direction.”

Vision: Imagine a world in which our economy works for all people – this generation and the next. Action: Reframing the conversation about sustainability – from one of responsibility, cost savings and risk mitigation to one of revenue growth and opportunity for innovation. www.SustainableBrands.com

Mary Robinson, President, Cimate Justice

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“This is the last generation in a position to help prevent dangerous climate change.”

Vision: A world engaged in the advancement of climate justice. Action: Climate justice is informed by science, responds to science and acknowledges the need for equitable stewardship of the world’s resources. Robinson, a former Irish President, strives to participate in decision- making processes around the world that are fair, accountable, open and corruption-free. www.MRFCJ.org

Betsy Mckinney, Founder, The New Founding Family

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“My commitment is to Love, Partnership and Interdependence as the values needed to evolve our democracy.”

Vision: A new founding document to evolve our governing systems based on a crowd-sourced Declaration of Interdependance. Action: While the U.S. was founded with a Declaration of Independence, leaders throughout history have affirmed that they are dependent on one another and should enjoy equal rights. She wants equal representation of men and women in government. www.TheFoundingFamily.com

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