Mc Anhar is a rapper, originally from Iraq, but now in Sweden. He started singing and rapping at the age of 13. Rap is a relatively new genre in Iraq, and using music as a tool for social change presents unique challenges and dangers in the Iraqi context. Anhar uses his Mc Anhar platform on Youtube, a channel with over 275k subscribers, as a space to give voice to the Iraqis experiencing the effects of over a decade of political and social unrest. He is a dedicated rapper using his music as ‘a weapon’ to fight for change and support the voice of Iraqi protest movements. Read more on Anhar in this profile: Beats not bullets: meet the man using words as 'weapons' to spread the message of Iraqi protesters

Karla is started her journey as an environmental activist at the young age of 18 years old. Since then, she has graduated as psychologist from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City and now focuses on research connected to the psychological drives behind climate activism. She has experience managing and developing environmental projects and has participated as a panelist in several international events on the topic of climate action. She as also been a moderator and interviewer in the UNICEF Report Card 17 events in Mexico. Karla is the director of Colectivo Ecolescencias, an organization that specializes in researching participatory action and in working with youth to mobilize them towards climate action.

Michael is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Towson University outside of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Michael earned his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Communication Studies from the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University, along with a graduate certificate in Gender Studies from the School of Social Transformation. His work is found at the intersection of intercultural communication, critical/cultural communication, and performance studies. Michael’s research focuses on the material conditions of queer and trans people of color and the means by which queer and trans communities of color engage in worldmaking practices and perform survival, prosperity, and joy in light of oppressive conditions.

Fatima Sanchez is the General Communications Manager for Mi Teleférico, an aerial cable car urban transit system in Bolivia. In her role, she designed and implemented "Cultura Teleférico”, a program to ensure the transport system and its stations generated a sense of ownership and belonging for Mi Teleférico riders. Fatima worked to create cultural programs that empowered women and to ensure safe ridership for women and families. She is deeply respected for her involvement in planning and implementation of educational, arts, environmental, socially active programming.

Douglas is an award-winning veteran educator, media creator and advocate working to empower and celebrate the next generation of media creators both locally and globally. Originally from New York, Douglas holds multiple degrees including a M.A.T from the at Bennington College. Douglas cofounded ReFOCUS Media Labs, which provides media training to refugee communities resettling in Lesvos, Greece.

Chloe is a graduate of Hampton University and Temple University, she has centered her creative platform on amplifying the narratives of Black culture and heightening the awareness of the LGBTQIA+ community. Davis’s work as a dancer, actor, and creative has allowed her to travel to all fifty states and internationally where she spent fifteen years researching, writing and creating The Queens’ English, The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases. Davis celebrates the etymological diversity of over eight hundred terms used to describe the collective gay and queer experience and believes The Queens’ English is a starting point for important conversations around inclusivity, sexuality, gender expression and identity.

Cyrus Kawalya is a renowned visual development artist/strategist with a deep passion for the use of film and photography as tools for social change. He is also the co-founder of Film 256, a social advocacy creative platform bringing together Ugandan film professionals to commit to the development of the Ugandan film industry through imparting film skills in under-privileged communities. Film 256 creates transformation through by creating job opportunities and empowering community members to tell their stories through visual storytelling. He is a (YALI) Mandela Washington Fellow and the founder/former President of the YALI Uganda Chapter. He has successfully designed and led a number of youth development programs. One of his signature programs was a country wide campaign for peace during Uganda’s election named “I Pledge Peace Campaign 2016”, which used creative arts as tools to deliver a message of peaceful electoral participation to Ugandans. Cyrus continues to advocate for peace as the key foundation for a stable global community.

Doc (Dana) Martens, they/them/theirs, is a designer, creative technologist, maker, teacher, life-long student and geek working to educate and empower communities to embrace the potential of speculative practice to understand how emerging technologies might be leveraged for social impact. They currently work as a UX Designer at Teach For America by day, and an Adjunct Professor at Parsons School of Design by night, designing educational initiatives and consulting on the role of technology-led design for social impact entrepreneurship. In their spare time they organize the Speculative Futures NYC meetup, serve on the Design Futures Initiative Board, participate in a variety of fellowships and hackathons around emerging tech, and publish SciFly, a biweekly newsletter connecting people to global speculative design, art, and emerging technology events, news, and resources.

Knorke is a transdisciplinary urban graphic artist from Bolívia, dedicated to urban art and activism. Knorke is a transdisciplinary urban graphic artist from Bolívia, dedicated to urban art and activism. She studied Fine Arts specializing in Engraving.Knorke won her first Prize in Engraving in 2006 in La Paz, Bolivia. She is internationally recognized and has won numerous awards and participated in competitions, biennials, and festivals in Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Chile, United States, Nicaragua, France, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Japan, Canada, Paraguay, and South Africa.

Sofia is a writer and poet from Madrid with two published books. She has studied two university careers: Humanities and Education for Children (6-12 years old). She's now finishing a Master's degree in Contemporary Hispanic Literature (from Spain and Latin America) and is conducting research on the influence of confessional poets (Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath) in the United States on contemporary Spanish female poets. Sofia's part of the team of the Foundation of the poet Antonio Machado in Collioure (France) and has participated in several congresses of mythology, culture and poetry (the last one was about Anne Carson in April). She also participates in many cultural events and poetry recitals in bookstores, bars and museums in Madrid.

Christelle Kwizera is a female mechanical engineer and social entrepreneur. She founded Water Access Rwanda in 2014 to address the water crisis and youth unemployment in Africa. Since then the company has provided water to over 160,000 individuals, farms and businesses using boreholes and INUMA™ safe water mini—grids. The social enterprise has been awarded with the Africa Entrepreneurship Award, the EDF pulse Africa Award, WeEmpower SDG Award, and is also recognized as an SDG innovator by UNSDSN. It was dotted with the Jack Ma Africa Business Heroes Award and funded as a transformer through IsDB’s Transform Fund. Christelle is a Resolution fellow, a Sierra Club GPEP fellow, a MILEAD fellow, a princess Diana awardee and Fondation Channel’s 2019 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year; all awarded on account of her leadership in addressing social issues, particularly those tied with environmental justice and Youth issues.

Gonçalo is a remote work consultant and evangelist who launched projects like the Remote Work Movement, Future of Work Conferences, Remote Portugal and Remote Europe in order to help the movement grow and spread. The Digital Nomad Village is Gonçalo’s most recent project, being developed in Ponta do Sol, Madeira island, where he is building a community of digital nomads focused on positive local impact and connections. He is also the host of the Remote Movement Podcast where he interviews people making a ruckus in the remote world.

Jade is an award-winning filmmaker and activist. She has been producing, directing, and writing films for over 25 years. Jade believes in promoting inclusion, visibility, and positive representation about Deaf Talent who identifies as POC or Black on television and film. She spearheaded the #DeafTalent Movement in 2012, to spread awareness on social media and the Hollywood industry. Jade is currently developing dramedy television series of her own with Hollywood executives.

Nour is the Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator at Gaza Sky Geeks, a leading co-working space, startup accelerator, and technology education hub in Gaza. Nour launched Banat Geeks Summer Camp to support high school aged females upskill in life skills and technology and inspire them to pursue STEM-related majors in university.

Elizabeth Gulugulu is a strong advocate for indigenous solutions to indigenous environmental problems. She is an Msc candidate in Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture with a Bsc in Environmental Science. She is the Project Manager for African Youth Initiative on Climate Change in Zimbabwe (AYICCZim) and Climate Ambassador for the African Youth Climate Hub. She is highly experienced in youth mobilization for Climate Smart Agriculture activism and research in sustainable agricultural solutions. Elizabeth has participated in two United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn Germany COP 23, Madrid Spain COP25, a Green ticket winner to the Climate Action Summit in New York 2019 and has spoke on high level fora and moderated different sessions at UNFCCC conferences, and other International and National conferences she has an interest in sustainable farming, building resilient communities, Climate action, youth empowerment and women empowerment through advocating for sustainable projects and renewable energy use.

Rashida is an actress, director and award winning poet from Uganda. She is the founder of the Sophie Muwanika Institute of Art for change, a nonprofit organization that uses theatre for peace. Her works seek to use narratives for healing and reconciliation in post conflict areas or areas vulnerable to conflict. Rashida also advocates for the inclusion of artists in peace building process and for the use of performance arts in conflict transformation. She is the 2013 Babishai Niwe Poetry award winner, a 2016 Laureate global fellow, 2017 One Young World Peace Ambassador and a 2019 Community Solutions fellow.