Tuesday, January 20th

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM | Welcome Remarks by Karen Countess Spencer, Co-chair, Catalyst Now & Tai Sook Yee, Chairperson, No. 17 Foundation

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM | Engineering Tomorrow: Strategies for Nurturing, Upskilling, and Retaining Top Female STEM Talent in the Age of AI

In collaboration with Limak Group

Description:
Women remain significantly underrepresented in the STEM workforce, creating both an innovation gap and a competitive risk as AI becomes a central driver of economic transformation. Without diverse teams, AI systems risk embedding bias and overlooking the needs of half the world’s population, making gender inclusion an ethical and strategic imperative for the private sector

This session examines end-to-end strategies for nurturing, upskilling, and retaining female talent in AI, from early pipeline development to executive leadership. Through corporate-led models in AI literacy, workforce mobility, and data-driven retention, the discussion highlights scalable approaches for building resilient, ethically responsible AI workforces across markets. 

Speakers:
• Ebru Özdemir, Chairperson, Limak Holding
• Dr. Manar AlMoneef, Chief Investment Officer, NEOM
• Walid Sheta, President of Middle East & Africa Region, Schneider Electric

Moderated by: Lisa Kelvey, Global Head of Infrastructure & Transport, KPMG

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | When Markets Meet Public Health: Community-Led Innovation for Children

In collaboration with Plan International (India)

Description:

Improving children’s health outcomes requires more than isolated interventions. It calls for systemic approaches that integrate wellbeing into markets, consumer behavior, and digital ecosystems, allowing social impact to scale alongside economic activity rather than compete with it.

This session explores how market mechanisms and digital innovation can advance child health and hygiene in practical, measurable ways. Drawing on global case studies, the discussion highlights commercially viable models that embed health protection into everyday transactions, demonstrating how aligning business incentives with child wellbeing can drive durable, long-term system change.

Speakers:
• Olga Diakova, Co-Founder, Impact Force
• Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group
• Mohammed Asif, Executive Director, PLAN International India Chapter 
• Dr Shuchin Bajaj, Founder and Director, Ujala Cygnus Healthcare Services

Moderated by: Ambika Singh Kahma, Content Head and Chief Correspondent NDTV Special projects, NDTV

1:10 PM – 1:50 PM CET | Future Lands: Leadership for a True Bioregional Transition

In collaboration with the Future Food Institute

Description: 

As the limits of extractive growth models become increasingly clear, the transition to a wellbeing economy calls for leadership grounded in place, ecology, and long-term stewardship. Bioregional approaches treat land, food systems, and communities as interconnected living systems, where environmental regeneration, social cohesion, and economic resilience advance together.

This session explores “Future Lands” as bioregional hubs where regenerative land stewardship, sustainable agrifood systems, and human development converge. Drawing on insights from the FAO Global Roadmap and Bioregional Weaving Labs, the discussion highlights practical, place-based pathways for regenerating ecosystems, strengthening communities, enhancing food security, and creating prosperity that serves both people and planet.

Speakers:
• David Laborde, Director, Agrifood Economics Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Merijn Dols, Founder, European Portfolio Weaver, Bioregional Weaving Labs

Moderated by Sara Roversi, President, The Future for Food Institute.

2:00 – 2:45 PM | The Future of Organising and Governing Social Innovation for a Fragmented World

In collaboration with INSEAD

Description:

As geopolitical fragmentation intensifies and institutional trust erodes, traditional models of coordination and governance are under growing strain. The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2025 highlights how conflict, geoeconomic rivalry, and weakened multilateralism are reshaping the global landscape, challenging organizations’ ability to deliver inclusive and sustainable progress.

Hosted by INSEAD as part of Social Innovation House Day at WEF 2026, this session explores how organizational design, cross-sector collaboration, and adaptive governance can bridge fragmentation, enable scale, and build financial resilience. The discussion also examines the role of informal, trust-based mechanisms, such as networks and relationships, in sustaining impact where formal institutions fall short, positioning social innovation as a core driver of a wellbeing economy.

Speakers:
• Ilze Kivleniece, Associate Professor of Strategy,INSEAD
• Daniel Nowack, Head of Social Innovation, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, WEF
• Wincel Kaufmann, Founder, blueColab and Advisory Board Member, Solar Impulse Foundation
• Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, President and CEO, ONE Campaign

Moderated by Matthew Bishop, Columnist at The Observer, Author.

2:55 – 3:50 PM | Unleashing the Power of Humans in the Age of AI

In collaboration with Crisis Text Line

Description:

The world stands at a pivotal intersection. On one side lies a growing mental health emergency; on the other, a rapidly changing technological era quietly reshaping what it means to be human. What the world needs now are paradigms that shape a digital world that builds community level resilience and is safe and empowering for everyone, everywhere. This requires unlocking the potential and power of both everyday humans and the private sector for sustainable social and economic wellbeing. 

Join this panel to discuss the human-centered and technology-enabled mental health and safety solutions led by these inspiring social innovators. The session will kick off with the launch of a new report that shows how the volunteer community has been delivering staggering economic and social value while filling critical service gaps as healthcare systems face acute workforce shortages around the world. 

Speakers:
• Margaret Meagher, Chief Impact Officer, Crisis Text Line
• Juan Pablo Villani, Co-Founder, Aquí Estoy Chat
• Marija Manojlovic, Executive Director, Safe Online
• Elisha London, Founder & CEO, Prospira
• Catarina Mastellaro, Head of Strategic Engagement at the WHO Foundation

Moderated by Dena Trujillo, CEO, Crisis Text Line

Ambika Singh Khama
Content Head and Chief Correspondent NDTV Special projects, NDTV
Ambika Singh Kahma has been with NDTV’s special projects for the last 10+ years. She has worked on many social cause campaigns across various genres and spear headed campaigns like Banega Swachh India and Banega Swasth India campaign. She has been an integral part of special project campaigns like Save our tigers, Defeating Diabetes, Road to safety, Every Life Counts, More to Give, Roshan Dilli and Find your Equal are a few to name. 

Ambika has been working on social issues on environment (waste management, sanitation, air pollution, water) and health (nutrition, anemia, first 1000 days, neo-natal care, maternal health, diabetes). She has also anchored panel discussions on various health issues; Every drop counts panel discussion for World AIDS day, Put vision first panel discussion on the Importance of Vision besides conceptualization the story, reporting, scripting and anchoring the feature documentaries. 

Ambika also co-anchors the 12-hour live Banega Swasth India telethon with the Campaign Ambassador, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and Dr Prannoy Roy. She has been constantly writing Web articles on ndtv.com about these issues. She has also been very active on social media by doing a lot of facebook lives for various campaigns. 

Along with working on social campaigns, Ambika has also been involved in anchoring various branded content documentaries and panel discussions 

Before Joining NDTV, Ambika started her career 20 years back as a sports journalist, in 2026 she has done a comeback in the space of sports journalism as well, and is actively involved in NDTV Pro-AM multicity Golf tournament. 

In past Ambika did a stint in Radio jockeying also but it was her inclination towards social driven campaigns and her passion for the environment that made get into the space of social issue campaigns.

Catarina Mastellaro
Head of Strategic Engagement at the WHO Foundation
Catarina is a global public health and development professional with over 15 years of experience in strategy, partnerships and grant management. She has worked across global organizations including the Global Fund, McKinsey, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the United Nations. In her current role as Head of Strategic Engagement at the WHO Foundation, Catarina works hand in hand with WHO and partners to identify synergies and advance collaboration, with a focus on increasing financing and scaling access to mental and brain health globally.

Daniel Nowack
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, WEF
He is the Head of Social Innovation for the Schwab Foundation and the World Economic Forum. He oversees the foundation’s efforts to engage the private and public sector in social innovation. This includes the Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship, with 120+ members representing 100,000 social entrepreneurs; the Corporate Leadership Council on Social Innovation, with 50+ leading companies; and the Policy Leadership Council, convening 30+ international organizations and public sector representatives.

Previously, Daniel served as Managing Director at Yunus Social Business (YSB), an impact

investing fund established by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus. He has held roles as a startup CFO and a mentor for Google Launchpad and Founders Institute. Daniel has lectured at several universities, including TU Munich, Tokyo University, and the University of Geneva. He holds an MBA from the Frankfurt School of Finance and is a Certified Expert in ESG and Impact Investing. Daniel is a member of the ESCP High-Level Advisory Council on Sustainability.

David Laborde
Director, Agrifood Economics Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
He leads flagship global reports such as SOFI and SOFA and drives policy reform to support agrifood system transformation, with a focus on resilience and the bioeconomy. Previously, he spent 16 years at IFPRI (CGIAR), leading research on macroeconomics and trade and co-directing the Ceres2030 project. An internationally recognized economist, his work centers on food security, climate change, and SDG2 pathways, with over 150 publications and major contributions to global economic modeling.

Dena Trujillo
CEO, Crisis Text Line
Dena Trujillo. CEO of Crisis Text Line, a nonprofit providing free, 24/7 mental health support through text, chat, and WhatsApp. With more than 25 years of leadership experience spanning both the nonprofit and private sectors, Dena brings a proven record of driving innovation and impact. Before joining Crisis Text Line, she spent 17 years with The Omidyar Group, where she managed a $150 million portfolio advancing leadership, education, and economic opportunity. Under Dena’s leadership, Crisis Text Line has grown its global reach and harnessed responsible AI technology to enhance service delivery and volunteer engagement. Her work is driven by a deep belief in the power of human connection and a clear purpose that no one should face their darkest moments alone. Dena began her career at Accenture and previously served on such boards as DonorsChoose, FuseCorps and the African Leadership University. In addition, Dena has been featured in national and local news outlets including AP News, Real Leaders Podcast, The Business of Giving Podcast, Forbes, Chronicle of Philanthropy and Good Day Seattle.

Ebru Özdemir
Chairperson, Limak Holding
Ebru Özdemir graduated from TED Ankara College and earned a BS degree in Civil Engineering at Boğaziçi University, followed by an MBA in International Business and Finance from Fordham University. In her extensive leadership roles, Ms. Özdemir serves on the Board of Directors at the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye (DEİK), where she is also Chairwoman of the Türkiye-Spain Business Council and an Executive Board Member of the Türkiye-US Business Council (TAİK), a member of the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD), the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Endeavor Türkiye. She is also Chairperson for WEF’s Engineering and Construction Industry Group.

Ms. Özdemir held notable international roles, including representing Türkiye at the Working Party on Public-Private Partnerships of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE PPP) until 2022. She is among Founding Members of the 30% Club Türkiye and Board Member at the Women in Technology Association (WTECH), as well as the TOBB Women Entrepreneurs and the International Women Forum (IWF) Türkiye. Her advisory positions include the Board of Trustees of Boğaziçi University, Vodafone Foundation Advisory Board, Ankara Bilim University Advisory Board and Darüşşafaka Society High Advisory Board.
Internationally, Özdemir serves on the International Advisory Board of the Atlantic Council, the leading global think tank, and the Board of Visitors of MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is also a ‘Friend of Road Safety’ of the international group, the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety. She serves as a Board Member of the Turkish Tennis Federation

Under her leadership, the Limak Foundation has launched significant national and international initiatives, such as the Engineer Girls of Türkiye, Global Engineer Girls and the Limak Philharmonic Orchestra, focusing on social impact, education and cultural development.

Elisha London
Founder & CEO, Prospira
Elisha is a social entrepreneur and mental health advocate who has been at the forefront of catalysing the global movement for funding and action on mental health. 

She is the Founder of United For Global Mental Health, and now leads the team at Prospira Global in advising leading companies, funders and high profile individuals working to improve mental health around the world. She regularly speaks and writes on the global mental health crisis and the role of the private sector.

Ilze Kivleniece
Associate Professor of Strategy, INSEAD
She is an Associate Professor of Strategy at INSEAD. She Ilzes a PhD in Strategic Management from HEC Paris (France), a BSc and an MSc in International Business and Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden). Prior to joining INSEAD, she was a faculty member at the Imperial College London (UK) where she taught in a number of programmes, including specialised Masters, MBA and executive MBA. Her teaching experience covers both core strategy topics as well as international strategy, cross-sector partnership and collaborative strategy areas.

Ilze’s research focuses on an emerging, prominent area of studies that connects strategic management with broader issues related to the interaction between firms and the public, political or social environment. In her research, she draws upon organisational boundaries, nonmarket strategy, and value-based perspectives, to study the emergence and performance of novel, innovative organisational forms as important mechanisms of value creation and capture. Ilze’s principal research areas are 1) the emergence and design of novel hybrid organisational forms, with particular emphasis on public-private (or cross-sector) collaboration, and 2) the impact of political and social interests, and nonmarket pressures on firm strategy, boundary choices, and performance.

Her work has been published in a number of prominent academic journals such as the Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal and Journal of Management Studies. Among several distinctions, she is the recipient of the Strategy Research Foundation Scholar 2011 grant from the Strategic Management Society. She received the Best Dissertation 2013 award (across all disciplines) from the HEC Foundation, France, for her PhD work. Ilze serves as a member of the editorial review board of the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and as an ad-hoc reviewer at the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, and Journal of Organization Design.

Juan Pablo Villani
Co-Founder, Aquí Estoy Chat
Juan Pablo Villani is a co-founder of initiatives such as Aquí Estoy Chat, Regrow, and Brandtrack, and a mentor at the B2B accelerator PACS.

Throughout his career, he has supported startup founding teams in their processes of validation, growth, and connection with strategic partners, helping them turn early ideas into scalable and sustainable ventures.

Aquí Estoy Chat has already supported over 50,000 young people experiencing anxiety through educational content on TikTok and Instagram, as well as direct human emotional support via WhatsApp. The platform connects people in need of empathy with trained volunteers through chat and video calls. Its initial focus is on reaching Spanish-speaking communities worldwide, with plans to expand to additional languages.

Karen Countess Spencer
Co-Chair, Catalyst Now
Karen Spencer is a social entrepreneur and systems-change expert, known for championing transformative solutions across child welfare, land management, and sustainability.

In 2004, Karen founded Whole Child International, pioneering a pragmatic, relationship-centred approach to care reform in low-resource settings, for which she was recognised as an Ashoka Fellow. The organisation’s systemic approach has helped improve outcomes for vulnerable children at scale. Now serving as Chair of the Board, Karen continues to provide strategic leadership to the organisation.

In 2019, she became a Founding Member of Catalyst Now, a global movement of social innovators. In 2025, she was appointed one of four Co-Chairs of Catalyst Now’s Governing Council, where—alongside her broader governance responsibilities—she advocates for funding models that prioritise long-term impact, institutional resilience, and genuine systems change.

Also in 2019, following her move to the English countryside, Karen expanded her work into sustainable and financially viable land management, leading the planned transformation of the historic Althorp Estate. This initiative involved the conversion of 4,500 acres of previously conventionally farmed land to regenerative organic management, with a focus on restoring soil health, enhancing biodiversity, improving water systems, and demonstrating that ecological regeneration can be aligned with long-term economic viability at estate scale.

In addition to her Chair roles at Catalyst Now and Whole Child International, Karen serves on the boards of the Center for Global Development and Integrity Soils, supporting global efforts to advance poverty reduction and sustainable land-use practices.

Lisa Kelvey
Global Head of Infrastructure & Transport, KPMG
KPMG’s Global Head of Infrastructure & Transport and leads the UK’s Major Projects Advisory team. A Chartered Civil Engineer with over 25 years’ experience, she has delivered major projects and advised on planning, procurement, sustainability, and transformation for clients internationally across utilities, transport, government, cities, and energy.

Dr. Manar AlMoneef
Chief Investment Officer, NEOM
Dr. Manar AlMoneef brings a record of transformational leadership to her role as Chief Investment Officer for NEOM, where she is responsible for developing and implementing its investment strategy. As part of her role, AlMoneef works on creating and executing growth initiatives, including identifying and developing new business opportunities as well as building partnerships.

AlMoneef is a proactive and performance-driven professional with 20 years of operational expertise. Over the course of her career, she has built a track record of delivering growth as well as operational and financial improvements in complex situations and organizations.

Prior to joining NEOM, AlMoneef held various commercial and operational leadership roles globally and regionally. At GE, she served in various roles over the course of 10 years, most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer at GE Renewable Energy in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region. There she led the company’s onshore wind business and renewables portfolio and was responsible for driving growth and operations as well as bringing together technology, services and digital solutions across the entire spectrum of renewable energy development.

Before her time at GE, AlMoneef was the Director General for Health Care and Life Science at the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA). In her last role there, she was leading knowledge-based investments in Saudi Arabia and positioning the Kingdom globally as a premier investment destination.
AlMoneef, who has an executive Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, also holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Oncology and Genetics from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom.

Margaret Meagher
Chief Impact Officer, Crisis Text Line
Margaret Meagher, Chief Impact Officer at Crisis Text Line, a small non-profit with out-sized global social betterment footprint, supporting 17+ million text-based mental health & crisis conversations worldwide since 2013. She leads AI/ ML/ NLP innovations and solutions-oriented research science to analyze millions of mental health conversations, and related impacts of its volunteer crisis responder training on 125k+ volunteers and their communities. With 25 years of experience in large-scale social impact across languages and cultures, she leverages the most powerful tools available to generate insights and measure the effectiveness and international impact of Crisis Text Line’s services and model. An entrepreneurial systems leader, Margaret has deep experience in AI ethics & applied governance, mixed-methods research, & impact assessment, with expertise leading complex programs and building collective impact networks worldwide. Before Crisis Text Line, Margaret led high-impact portfolios at organizations like Mastercard Foundation and Care International, working with governments & institutions including UNGEI, UNESCO, FAWE, African Leadership Academy, and Brookings Institution.

Marija Manojlovic
Executive Director, Safe Online
Marija is the Executive Director of Safe Online, managing a USD 100 million investment portfolio focused on tackling digital threats to children, particularly online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA). 

A strong advocate for children’s digital safety, she ensures it remains a priority in global policy on sustainable development and technology. Previously, she worked with the End Violence Global Partnership and UNICEF, specializing in innovation, research, partnerships, and system reform. Marija holds an MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy from Leiden University. 

Outside of work, she enjoys painting and listening to jazz.

Matthew Bishop
Author, journalist, social entrepreneur
Matthew Bishop is a renowned writer, speaker, moderator, convener and advisor. He is the author of several influential books, an award-winning journalist and cofounder of four high-impact social innovations. An Oxford-educated economist, executive and advisor, Bishop brings deep expertise in social innovation, impact investing, purpose-driven business and philanthropy, as well as international media, disruptive economic ideas and technology.

Now a columnist at The Observer, Bishop was a writer and editor at The Economist for over 25 years, including a decade as the magazine’s New York Bureau Chief, where he helped launch and host some of the magazine’s first podcasts and curated several conferences. In 2018, he joined Rockefeller Foundation to lead the Bellagio Center on Lake Como, Italy, focused on tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges.
Bishop’s book, Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World, written with Michael Green, was described as a “definitive guide to a new generation of philanthropists who understand innovation and risk-taking, and who will play a crucial part in solving the biggest problems facing the world”, by former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. Bishop was also official author of the G7 Taskforce of Social Impact Investing report, “The Invisible Heart of Markets”.

Bishop co-founded the Social Progress Index, an increasingly influential new measure of how well a society serves its citizens; #GivingTuesday, the global generosity movement, which harnesses social media to celebrate giving and drive charity that is more effective, now in over 50 countries and raising billions of dollars so far; 17 Rooms, a Brookings-Rockefeller Foundation backed expert platform to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals; and Catalyst 2030 (since renamed Catalyst Now), a global movement of social entrepreneurs focused on systemic change.

Merijn Dols
European Portfolio Weaver, Bioregional Weaving Labs
He is a systemic innovator driving the transition toward a regenerative paradigm. As founder of OikoScope and Managing Partner at NOW Partners, he acts as a catalyst for grassroots change-makers while advising global companies on regenerative business models. Merijn recently became the European Portfolio Weaver for Bioregional Weaving Labs.

Previously, he spent 17 years at Danone leading open innovation and circular economy efforts. A full member of the Club of Rome and scholar at Fordham Gabelli School of Business, he also serves on the Ellen MacArthur Foundation advisory board.

Mohammed Asif
Executive Director, PLAN International India Chapter
Mr. Mohammed Asif is a distinguished social development leader with over 25 years of experience, including nearly two decades in senior leadership, currently serving as Executive Director of Plan International (India). Renowned for his strategic leadership in child-centred community development, public health, gender equality, livelihoods, and humanitarian response, he has played a pivotal role in advancing India’s National Development Goals and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 

He serves on several high-level national expert and technical groups under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, including TB elimination and HIV prevention initiatives. His exemplary leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic earned national recognition, including felicitation by the Hon’ble President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan, as well as Governors of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. 

A recipient of multiple prestigious honours—most notably the National Transgender Award 2023 (Lifetime Achievement)—Mr. Asif is widely respected for mainstreaming marginalized communities, strengthening public health systems, and enabling sustainable livelihoods for over 50,000 youth from vulnerable backgrounds. 

An invited expert at the Government of India’s G20 EMPOWER and C20 India forums, he was also named among India’s Top 50 Great People Managers 2024 by the Great Manager Institute in the CEOs/MDs/Founders category and recognised as a Great Manager to Work With (2026), underscoring his people-centric leadership and global impact in the social development sector.

Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli
President and CEO, ONE Campaign
Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli is the President/CEO of the ONE Campaign. She has over 25 years of international development experience and has been deeply involved in fostering impactful solutions in the global social innovation landscape, with a focus on Africa. Ndidi started her career at McKinsey & Company’s Chicago office and returned to Nigeria in 2000 to serve as the pioneer Executive Director of the FATE Foundation. She is the founder of LEAP Africa, a non-profit committed to developing dynamic, innovative and principled African leaders and African Food Changemakers, which provides support for African entrepreneurs to start and scale resilient and sustainable agribusinesses. She is also the co-founder of Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd. and AACE Foods Processing & Distribution Ltd.

Ndidi serves on the boards of the Rockefeller Foundation, Chanel Foundation, Stanbic IBTC Group, the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum, and the Bridgespan Group.

Ndidi is a TED speaker, and has been recognized internationally for her contributions, including as a Schwab Fellow and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and receiving a National Honor by the Nigerian Government and the Harvard Business School Distinguished Alumni Award. She is also a published author on topics related to entrepreneurship, social innovation, and resilient agriculture businesses in Africa, including “Social Innovation in Africa: A Practical Guide for Scaling Impact,” and “Food Entrepreneurs in Africa: Scaling Resilient Agriculture Businesses,” and “Walking for God in the Marketplace.”

Olga Diakova
Co-founder, Impact Force
Olga Diakova is the co-founder and visionary of the NGO Impact Force, head of Organizing Committee, Kyiv Investment Forum, co-founder of the agency OII Meaningful Communications, and co-founder of the David Lynch Foundation in Eastern Europe. With two decades of experience in driving social behaviour change, Olga has made a lasting contribution to notable initiatives including Slow Food Ukraine, OII Meaningful Communication, the Ukrainian branch of the David Lynch Foundation, Kyiv Investment Forum and Impact Force Forum.

Her work has been formally recognised with the Order of Anna of Kyiv, a national honour for extraordinary service to Ukraine, and she is widely acknowledged as a leader shaping Ukraine’s future resilience model. Her influence extends far beyond Ukraine. In 2024 – 2025 alone, she represented Ukraine at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Clinton Global Initiative (where Impact Force became a 2024 Commitment Maker), and the European Parliament during Women’s Entrepreneurship Day. She also led the Impact Force Forum 2024, a flagship advocacy platform that united 500 stakeholders and 30 experts to advance inclusive resilience in Ukraine.

Sangita Reddy
Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group
Dr. Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals, is a distinguished global healthcare leader, entrepreneur, and humanitarian. She chairs G20 Empower India and previously served as President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Dr. Reddy is on the Board of Joint Commission Resources, Inc. (JCR), a renowned authority for healthcare organizations working on Improving patient care, safety & quality across the continuum of care. Dr. Reddy drives innovation in healthcare through technology adoption and has received recognition for her contributions, including an Honorary Doctorate from Macquarie University Australia. She also served as Honorary Consul of Brazil in Hyderabad. Her leadership spans multiple functions including hospital operations, IT, human resources, and innovation initiatives such as Telehealth, clinics, ambulatory care centers, and advanced diagnostics. Dr. Reddy actively influences policy and advocates for public health, and her leadership has earned her numerous prestigious awards.

Sara Roversi
President, Future Food Institute
President of the Future Food Institute and Paideia Campus, Sara Roversi is a builder of regenerative futures leading Future Lands, a bioregional theory-to-action framework for regenerating high-potential marginal areas through Mediterranean and Asian Living Labs; she advances the Longevity Algorithm through applied research and gastrodiplomacy at the nexus of food, ecology, and health, and shapes next-generation leaders as Director of the Executive Master in Food Innovation and Regeneration at Bologna Business School. She is also the producer of Venice Climate Week—radical convergence—advancing Blue Communities committed to ocean regeneration and water stewardship as a common good.

Dr Shuchin Bajaj
Founder and Director, Ujala Cygnus Healthcare Services
Dr. Shuchin Bajaj is a doctor social entrepreneur. He was inspired by his roots as the son of refugee parents to give up his work in Delhi’s biggest private hospital and open hospitals, clinics and digital health services aimed at providing high-quality, low-cost health care to communities that don’t have access. For this he founded Ujala Cygnus Hospitals.

Ujala Cygnus is currently operating twenty eight hospitals in Delhi, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana with a combined bed strength of 3400 beds and more than 5000 employees, with a vision to provide superspeciality and emergency healthcare to district towns of the states of India where no such facilities currently exist. These Hospitals are supported by a network of outreach clinics and digital health services providing free tele consultations, to ensure everyone in the world has access to high quality health care services regardless of their financial, geographical or social status. He is also on the board of NABH, The National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers, the highest Quality body for healthcare in India, responsible for driving the quality ethos across small towns and rural providers, in addition to a number of national prominent NGOs as Advisor.

For his work focused on making high quality healthcare accessible to all, Shuchin was awarded the “Global Social Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Schwab Foundation and WEF at the World Economic Forum Summit, Davos, January 2024, in addition to being recognised & rewarded at numerous national and international platforms including Stanford University, Harvard University, IIM, G20, Acumen, Aspen etc. He was declared the Healthcare Leader of the Year 2025 at Bharatmandapam recently.

Tai Sook Yee
Chairman, NO.17 Foundation
Tai Sook Yee (Sook Yee) has held various senior positions in TPC (Tsao Pao Chee, previously IMCPAA Group) since 2007. She was the Head of Chairman’s Office and Head of Group Strategies & Investments. In these capacities, she oversaw the alignment of strategies and investments, as well as governance, finance, treasury and IMC’s liquid and direct investments portfolio. Sook Yee was also the Group Managing Director of IMC Industrial Group, and spearheaded the key organizational strategy of translating the mission of building TPC as a sustainable business. She is now an Advisory Council member of OCTAVE Institute and has designed learning pathways for business leadership.

Sook Yee has more than 35 years of experience in corporate and business leadership, including serving as director on Australian-listed entities. Prior to TPC, Sook Yee held various senior management positions in the heavy building materials industry. She is also well-versed in the areas of governance and investments. Currently, she serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director on listed entities.

Walid Sheta
President of Middle East & Africa Region, Schneider Electric
Walid Sheta is the President of Schneider Electric’s Middle East and Africa (MEA) Zone, leading one of the world’s foremost innovators in energy management and automation.

Since taking on this role in 2021, Walid has overseen operations across 80 countries grouped into six clusters, managing a diverse team of more than 6,500 professionals representing 67 nationalities. His leadership is defined by a strong commitment to sustainability and inclusivity, harnessing digital innovation and advanced technologies to optimize energy and resource consumption for the benefit of society. With over 30 years of experience in energy management and industrial automation, Walid has a proven track record of success. Prior to his current position, he served as Cluster President for Northeast Africa and Levant, managing operations in eight countries, including Egypt, where he spearheaded numerous high-profile mega-projects.

Under his leadership, Schneider Electric’s five-year Sustainability Impact program in MEA has resulted in bringing clean access to energy to more than 3.5 million people in Middle East & Africa. In 2024 alone, Schneider Electric delivered clean energy to over 1 million people, supporting 300+ schools and clinics across East Africa. Additionally, the company in MEA eliminated single-use plastics, installed solar rooftops now powering 30% of its South Africa site and 75% of Dubai Regional Distribution Centre, and proudly switched the Manisa facility in Turkey to 100% renewable electricity. Moreover, the company completed 90% of fossil fuel powered industrial trucks replacement with electric ones.

Walid’s journey with Schneider Electric began in 1994. Over the years, he has held several global leadership roles, including launching Schneider Electric’s first Regional Distribution Center in Jebel Ali, UAE, in 2001; serving as International Accounts Manager for Global Customers in France; Strategy VP for Egypt and Africa; and Country President in Nigeria. His expertise spans project management, production planning, sales, business development, marketing, and strategy.

Beyond his corporate achievements, Walid is passionate about education and upskilling. He chaired the Egypt Committee of French Trade Advisors (CCEF) from 2018 to 2021 and serves on the supervisory board of the French University of Egypt (UFE). A French national of Egyptian origin, Walid holds a master’s degree in electronic engineering from the National Institute of Applied Sciences in France.

Wincel Kaufmann
blueColab, Solar Impulse Foundation
She is a leader in sustainable investing, founder of blueColab, and author of Real Returns. She serves on the Advisory Board of the Solar Impulse Foundation’s World Alliance for Efficient Solutions and as a judge for the Women of the Future Awards. With an MBA from INSEAD, a degree in Economics, and certifications in ESG investing, she brings a global perspective to advancing sustainable finance. She has lived in five countries and speaks three languages, and shares her insights at global forums. She is a Swiss-Filipina who lives in Switzerland with her husband and their dog, and she continues to advise and teach others how to navigate sustainable investing.