Our hivemind of multidisciplinary specialists
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Stephen Bediako - Social Pioneer
15 years experience in strategy, innovation, policy and delivering social innovation programmes in the U.K and U.S. Founder and supporter of social enterprises.
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Ben Mainwaring - Strategy Director
Founder of Matter Innovation with 20+ years commercial innovation experience with countless categories on every continent. Adviser to Google for 8 years.
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Scott Walker - CEO & Partner
Over two decades of professional experience advising a wide range of private and public sector clients on innovation, strategy, and public affairs around the world.
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David Lewis - Data & Insights
CEO of AudienceNet - an experienced practitioner in full-service research methods, and advocate for the use of new technology in research solutions.
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Hayat Chedid - Scaling Strategy
Over 20 years management experience in leadership development, cultural engineering, team/board effectiveness. Managing Partner at Upshot.
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Sam Yarwood - Chief Innovator
Innovator, problem solver, story teller, coach, brand builder. Programme Director at THNK Leadership School. Formerly Marketing Director at Starbucks.
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Mike Jones - Scaling Strategy
Founder of LBI Consulting, a strategy management specialist firm which develops leaders, and supports businesses to scale, grow and perform optimally.
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Adel El-Huni - Sociopreneurship
Human centered design, social impact, business growth, catalysing future foresight initiatives with proven global experience on multiple continents.
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Elena Avesani - Sustainability
Global Sustainability Director at Oracle driving ESG. Pioneering solutions to global challenges through tech, circular economy models in supply chains.
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Adam Molyneux-Berry - Impact
Social entrepreneur, ecosystem builder, and systems change practitioner dedicated to the innovation of impact, crowd, and capital in the developing world.
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Luma Eldin - Innovation Advisory
Over 15 years of creative, strategic innovation, and futures experience covering many diverse industries across Europe, North America and the Middle East.
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Peter Biggs - Big Data Science
Founder of Vuzo which helps organisations tap into the power of data . Works from data discovery and insight, strategic planning, and ROI measurement.
Our collective intelligence network model lets us go further, faster.
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Belinda Bowling - Founding Partner
Former UN lawyer with over two decades of int’l development experience working in social impact roles, both technical advisory and senior programme management roles.
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Chrysi Philalithes - Chief Innovator
Entrepreneur who uses culture, media, tech, and social impact to build high profile brands and movements. Chief innovation roles, former (RED) leader.
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Rutger Bruining - Scale Up Founder
Former private equity investment director. Now Founder and CEO of Story Terrace, a successful scaling business in the creative and tech sector.
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George Windsor - Data & Evidence
Data & Research, Former TechNation Director covering evidence and insights and Policy adviser at innovation foundation Nesta. PhD in entrepreneurship and migration.
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Dominik Zotti - Impact Funds
Resource mobilisation strategies, innovative partnerships, and strategic external engagements for impaLt funds. Previously led SDG advocacy at U.N Secretary-General office.
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Toyin Bamidele - Youth Engagement
Champions Africa's transition to a digital economy through youth engagement. Strategist designing programmes, partnership and policy for digital entrepreneurship.
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Simone Van Neerven - Innovation
Founder of reBella, former head of innovation at Vueling Airlines. Innovation facilitator at THNK Leadership School. Unleashes rebel talent.
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Armando Regil Velasco - Innovation
Founder & CEO i2Co School of Transformative Leadership: Accelerating transformative leaders. CEO Data Disrupt for Systems Transformation.
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Andrew Brown - Collective Intel
Driven by collective intelligence, helping leaders build successful products and coaching various initiatives for purpose driven businesses.
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Sania Haq - Social Data Research
Head of Research at AudienceNet with deep consumer and social insight experience using mixed methodologies (qual/quant) in numerous sectors.
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Ben Williams - Digital
Deep international product and business development and transformation experience across social media, entertainment, gaming, A/V, digital technology, and beyond.
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Loukis Dimitropoulos - UX Design
Expert at designing systems around complex problem areas, spanning productivity tools, service design and UX to shape product and business strategy.
We provide the right expertise, applied to the right task, at the right time.
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Courtney Lawrence - Climate Systems
Founder, the Circular Design Lab, previously Head of Exploration UNDP Regional Innovation Team. Co-authored the 'Inclusive Innovation’ book.
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Kenneth Amaeshi - Sustainability
Professor at EUI. A leading scholar on sustainable business and finance in the global south and holder of several related university roles around the world.
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Anne Nelson - International Affairs
Author and lecturer in the fields of international affairs, media and human rights. Professor at Columbia University focusing on how digital supports underserved populations.
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Wayne Visser - CSR Authority
Professor of Integrated Value. Chair in Sustainable Transformation at Antwerp Management School. Founder of Kaleidoscope Futures and CSR International.
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Alexandrine Royer - Anthropology
PhD researcher at the University of Cambridge focused on entrepreneurship and innovation in Africa with a keen interest in communications, human rights, and technology
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Keith Freshwater - Creative Director
Creative and strategic services expert helping a spectrum of organisations create, build and develop their brand, product and value propositions.
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Panos Dimitropoulos - Cultural Intel
Senior Director specialising in semiotics and cultural methodologies to create strategies and advise on branding, expression, innovation and design.
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Yame Nkgowe - Circular Cities
Pan-African ecosystem builder. Promoting eco-centric, co-created place based socially innovative approaches for inclusive, circular sustainable communities.
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Nick Graham - Community Networks
9x startup / NGO founder who weaves impact communities and ecosystems as the new paradigm of sustainable growth – systemic & people-powered.
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Lamide Johnson - Venture Builder
Scrum master. Designs, develops and implements digital skills, entrepreneurship, investment readiness, policy and capacity building programmes.
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Karen Mulvee - Data Visual Design
Runs Data Design Studios which delivers beautiful data visualisations and communications for public/private clients. Also teaches data vis masterclasses.
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Ekong Udobang - Sustainable Impact
A social impact leader at the nexus of digital innovation, socio-economic impact, working with the private sector. Wide sectoral African experience.
We are architects and agents for change.
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Michell Zappa - Technology Futures
Founder of Envisioning, a collaborative platform and community for conversations about emerging technology and possible futures.
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Peter Mandeno - Connectivity Designer
Designs human connectivity enhancing interventions, consulting with organisations and institutions. Global subject matter expert (related PhD).
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John Monks - Expert Facilitator
Founder of Curve, a creative leadership company which helps organisations transform. Author, expert facilitator, certified team coach.
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Bhakti Gajjar - Strategic Comms
Strategic communications expert, with deep experience working across start and scale up ventures, communities as an ecosystem enabler.
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Lydiah Zachary - Innovation Scholar
PhD student at the University of Nairobi focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. Past coordinator for the Innovation for African Universities (IAU) programme
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Ian Lorenzen - Entrepreneur Partner
Executive Director at Growth Africa. Passionate about convening and building collaborative ecosystems with extensive experience supporting new businesses.
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Christof Hawle - Digital Innovation
Former finance analyst, consultant, social entrepreneur, and now SDG innovation expert working with the UN (former WFP, now UNDP digital innovation advisor).
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Steve Knell - Energy Transition
Energy industry specialist working on climate change, regulatory issues, market fundamentals, company strategy, and investment performance.
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Omar Ali - Creative A/V Director
Consults on creative strategy, platform development, and venture design for social enterprises. Founder of Ampersand Media and Sandbox Initiatives.
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George Papadimitrakopoulos - ESG
Expert across ESG issues, with a specialism for Trafficking in Human Beings where he is an expert at the Europol Platform.
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Mbadi Olila - Innovation Scholar
PhD researcher, lecturer, and advisory consultant from the University of Nairobi focused on entrepreneurship and innovation management.
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Jamie Holyer - Global Health Policy
Healthcare policy, government affairs, communications and patient engagement who has led numerous successful global public policy campaigns.