ADVOCATES
LISA ROCHON
Lisa Rochon is a bestselling author, award-winning architecture critic and civic leader. The author of Tuscan Daughter (HarperCollins) and Up North: Where Canada's Architecture Meets the Land (Key Porter), she has written newspaper columns, essays and cultural commentaries on television and radio.
PALOMA TEPPA
Paloma Teppa is a nature-inspired artist, designer and founder of Plant the Future in 2008, a design studio based in Miami, Florida. The studio specializes in using plants and moss to create sustainable and environmentally friendly pieces of art, interior design elements and landscapes.
MAGGIE MACDONNELL
Maggie MacDonnell is a Canadian teacher. In 2017, she won the Global Teacher Prize, an annual award presented by the Varkey Foundation that recognizes exceptional teachers who have made outstanding contributions to the profession. Maggie was awarded for her work in the Inuit community of Salluit, Quebec…
OBIAGELI EZEKWESILI
Obiageli "Oby" Ezekwesili is a Nigerian chartered accountant and politician known for her efforts promoting transparent government and improving the economic status of Nigeria. She has held numerous positions within the Nigerian government and international organizations and is a co-founder of Transparency International.
CHRIS BERTISH
Chris Bertish is a South African surfer, stand-up paddleboarder, adventurer and motivational speaker. He is best known for remarkable feats on open water, particularly his record-setting solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on a stand-up paddleboard.
SIMA SAMAR
Dr. Sima Samar is an Afghan women's and human rights advocate, social activist and physician. Born in Jaghori, Afghanistan in 1957, Sima studied medicine at Kabul University and after graduating in 1982 worked as a doctor in refugee camps in Pakistan serving Afghan refugees displaced during the Soviet invasion.
HELGI MAKI
Helgi Maki is a groundbreaking advocate for trauma-informed practices, speaker, professional executive coach and author. She is also a legal innovation consultant and researcher, the focus of her work being to apply resilience tools to navigate adversity and uncertainty.
JOSE MIGUEL SOKOLOFF
Jose Miguel Sokoloff is a renowned Colombian advertising executive recognized for his innovative campaigns addressing social and political issues. He is the Global President of MullenLowe Group's Creative Council and the Chief Creative Officer of MullenLowe Group UK, an international advertising and marketing communications network.