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Co-chairs
The Co-chairs of the 2020 Sustainable Development Impact Summit are eminent leaders from government, business, international organizations and civil society who will champion the event's ambition to initiate, accelerate, and scale-up entrepreneurial solutions to tackle climate change and advance sustainable development. The Co-chair cast includes diverse voices offering innovative perspectives and embodies gender, geographic and generational diversity, equity and inclusion.
Alain Bejjani
Grace Forrest
Founding Director, Walk Free
Rebecca Masisak
Executive Chair, TechSoup Global
SDG Champions
The 2020 Sustainable Development Impact Summit’s SDG Champions cohort comprises action-orientated voices whose work has achieved concrete progress towards the sustainable development agenda. Nominated from both World Economic Forum Communities and external networks, this diverse group – representing the full SDG spectrum – is uniquely positioned to act as ‘infectious’ catalysts for SDG action.*The individuals listed here are a subset of the SDG Champions cohort who were selected for a video submission.
Robert Piconi
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Energy Vault
Vahid Monadjem
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Nomanini Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Christine Moseley
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Full Harvest
Svanika Balasubramanian
Chief Executive Officer, rePurpose Global
Sustainability Pioneers
The Sustainability Pioneers at the 2020 Sustainable Development Impact Summit are entrepreneurs and innovators tackling today's major challenges to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Selected from three of the World Economic Forum’s communities – the Young Scientists, Technology Pioneers and Schwab Social Entrepreneurs – this group of individuals will showcase solutions that will bring us closer to achieving the SDGs by 2030.
Jesús Gerena
Chief Executive Officer, Up Together
Katherine Kinzler
Professor of Psychology, University of Chicago
Lisa Dyson
Founder and Executive Chair, Kiverdi
Sooinn Lee
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Enuma
Ashif Shaikh
Founder, People's Courage International