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World Economic Forum Project Team

  • Manju George, Global Leadership Fellow, World Economic Forum; Community Lead, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Switzerland
  • Katherine Milligan, Head, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Switzerland
  • Samuel Brown, Community Specialist, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Switzerland 
  • Jennifer Blanke, Chief Economist, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum

Project Advisers

  • Elena Blüggel, Project Manager (on secondment to the World Economic Forum), Oliver Wyman, Germany
  • Simon Cooper, Partner, Financial Services Industry and Head, Social Impact Practice, Oliver Wyman, UK

Members of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Social Innovation 

  • Chris Burgess, Head, Corporate Responsibility, VimpelCom, Netherlands
  • Steve Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer, PATH, USA
  • Ashifi Gogo, Chief Executive Officer, Sproxil, USA
  • Hinnerk Hansen, Global Managing Director, Impact Hub, Austria 
  • Nicolas Hazard, President, Le Comptoir de l’Innovation, France 
  • Julie T. Katzman, Executive Vice-President, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington DC
  • Zia Khan, Vice-President Initiatives and Strategy, Rockefeller Foundation, USA
  • Katherine Klein, Vice-Dean, Wharton Social Impact Initiative, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA
  • Johanna Mair, Professor of Organization, Strategy and Leadership, Hertie School of Governance, Germany
  • Nicholas O’Donohoe, Senior Adviser, Blended Finance, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United Kingdom
  • Alvaro Rodriguez Arregui, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Ignia Partners, Mexico
  • Mark Ruiz, President and Co-Founder, Hapinoy, Philippines
  • Sivakumar Surampudi, Group Head, Agri and Information Technology Businesses, ITC Limited, India
  • Maarten van Herpen, Head, Philips Africa Innovation Hub, Royal Philips, Netherlands
  • Andrew Wales, Director, Corporate Affairs, Europe, SABMiller, UK
  • Perry Yeatman, Chief Executive Officer, Yeatman Global Partners, USA 

Interviewees

  • Shama Amalean, Founder, Circle of Impact, USA
  • Danny Bartlett, Head, Communications and Events, Telefónica Open Future & Wayra, Telefónica, UK
  • Ysmael Baysa, Chief Financial Officer, Jollibee, Philippines
  • Majella Clarke, Manager, Customer Care, Coles, Australia
  • Gary Cohen, Executive Vice-President, Global Health and Development, Becton, Dickinson and Company, USA
  • Suzanne DiBianca, President, Salesforce Foundation, USA
  • Diane Eshleman, Managing Director and Global Head, Citizenship and Reputation, Barclays, United Kingdom; Mark Thain, Director, Social Innovation, Barclays, USA
  • Jorge Fernandes, Vice-President, Innovation Program Office, Royal DSM, Netherlands
  • Martin Hintz, Head, Emerging Consumers Business, Allianz, Germany
  • Charlie Hough, Vice-President and Global Head, Strategy, Corporate Responsibility, Novartis, USA
  • Kelwyn Looi, Manager, Office of the Chief Education Adviser, Pearson, UK; Lindsay Eichler, Manager, Office of the Chief Education Adviser, Pearson, UK
  • Leslie Johnston, Executive Director, C&A Foundation, Switzerland; Jeffrey Hogue, Chief Sustainability Officer, C&A Global, Belgium
  • Eric Lesueur, Senior Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer, 2EI, Veolia, France
  • Stefan Maard, Co-Founder and Originator, DIVA, Denmark
  • Gerhard Mair, Manager, Sustainability and Lead, Off-Grid Project Africa; Christina Schmoee, Head, Corporate Sustainability Office, Osram, Germany
  • Kingsley Chan, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Hong Kong
  • Kathy Mulvany, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Cisco, USA
  • Jim Mulry, Manager, Clinical Development Manager, Life science business, Merck, USA; Maria Schaad, Senior Manager, Corporate Responsibility, Merck, Germany
  • Paul Musser, Vice-President, International Development, MasterCard, USA; Ryan Erenhouse, Vice-President, Thought Leadership, MasterCard, USA
  • Louise Nicholls, Head, Responsible Sourcing, Packaging and Plan A, Marks and Spencer, UK
  • Patty O’Hayer, Head of Communications & Government Affairs, Reckitt Benckiser, UK
  • Mai Oldgard, Senior Vice-President and Head, Sustainability; Ola Jo Tandre, Director and Head, Social Responsibility, Telenor Group, Norway
  • Kleantha Pillay, Head, Market Development, Precious Metals, Anglo American Platinum, South Africa; Laura Brooks, Head, Social Performance, Anglo American, UK 
  • Julia Rebholz, Head, Centrica Ignite, and Director, Sustainability, Centrica, UK
  • Edgar Tung, Head, Corporate Communications, Esquel, People’s Republic of China
  • Janet Voute, Vice-President and Global Head, Public Affairs, Nestlé, Switzerland
  • Anka Wittenberg, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, SAP, Germany; Jose Velasco, Vice-President P&I, SAP, USA
  • Jorge Yzusqui, Chief Executive Officer, Innova Schools, Peru; Jonathan Golergant Niego, Member of the Board of Directors, Intercorp, Peru
  • Ulrik Zabel Brandt, Manager, Global Public Affairs, Novo Nordisk, Denmark
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