RJ Scaringe founded Rivian in 2009 to help accelerate the world’s shift toward carbon neutral energy and transportation. Since starting Rivian from a clean sheet, he’s led the company to establish its vertically integrated technology platforms, build multi-program manufacturing capabilities, develop meaningful partnerships and set forth a strategic vision that transcends the profound change we’ll see within the transportation industry over the next few decades.

Today, Rivian develops and manufactures electric vehicles and charging infrastructure for the consumer and commercial markets. Rivian’s nearly $14 billion IPO in 2021 was the largest worldwide since 2014. Rivian’s first consumer products, the R1T and R1S, have received critical acclaim. Rivian is also currently fulfilling Amazon’s order for 100,000 electric delivery vans—the largest single order for commercial EVs ever placed.

To extend Rivian’s impact, RJ also led the establishment of Forever by contributing 1% of Rivian’s pre-IPO equity into a foundation. Forever’s philanthropic mission is dedicated to addressing our climate crisis and preserving the critical biodiversity needed for our planet’s long-term survival. 

Katarina Le Blanc is a professor of Clinical Stem Cell Research at Karolinska Institutet, where she is one of the most cited professors. Dr Le Blanc’s main research interest is mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) and she is one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject. Her sought-after expertise has made her a member in several international and national committees including notably the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet and The Royal Swedish Academy of Science. She has also been appointed by the pope as an ordinary member in the Pontifical Academy for Life, in the Vatican City State.

CEO of Aira

Henrik Henriksson is CEO of H2 Green Steel, a Swedish industrial impact startup which is investing in a large-scale facility for production of green steel in northern Sweden. Prior to that Henriksson was President and CEO of Scania, where he led the shift towards more sustainable transport systems. During his 24 years at Scania, he held several positions within the commercial area of the company including Senior Vice President for Scania Trucks and four years as Export Director at Scania South Africa in Johannesburg. Henriksson is a Board Member of AB Electrolux, Hexagon AB, Creades AB and SAAB AB. Henriksson is also co-author of the book ‘Sustainability Leadership: A Swedish Approach to Transforming your Company’, your Industry and the World, and he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.

Aurora James, author of widely acclaimed memoir, Wildflower, Creative Director and Founder of luxury accessories brand Brother Vellies, vice chair member of the CFDA, and founder of the non-profit advocacy organization, Fifteen Percent Pledge, has long worked to make the global economy a more equitable place for historically excluded groups.

Founded in 2013, Brother Vellies began with the mission of keeping traditional African design practices and techniques alive. The brand supports artisan communities around the world, creating timeless pieces that celebrate different cultural histories and honor the individuals that make them through fair labor practices and job creation. The first Brother Vellies collection was a single style of vellies that Aurora sold at the Hester Street Fair in New York. Today, Brother Vellies has expanded into handbags and other accessories categories, including a home goods subscription service, Something Special, and continues to support artisan communities around the world. While no longer sold at the Hester Street Fair, Brother Vellies is sold online at BrotherVellies.com, and at retailers such as Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, and more.

In June 2020, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, Aurora founded the Fifteen Percent Pledge, a non-profit advocacy organization that has created a call to action that urges companies and individuals to make a long-term commitment to increased diversity and representation across their business practices and buying habits. Since its founding, the Pledge has signed 28 pledge takers including Nordstrom, Vogue, InStyle, Sephora U.S. and Canada, generated over $12 billion of revenue for Black-owned businesses and helped 625 companies launch their products with pledge takers.

In recognition of her work with Brother Vellies, Aurora was a winner in the 2015 edition of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund and was previously nominated for two CFDA Awards for Emerging Talent.This year, Aurora was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, nominated for the CFDA American Accessories Designer of the Year award and will receive the CFDA Founder’s Award for her work with the Fifteen Percent Pledge.

Jessica Alba is a Golden Globe Award-nominated actress, advocate, bestselling author, and Founder of The Honest Company and Honest Beauty.  Jessica gained worldwide recognition in James Cameron’s “Dark Angel,” and she has made over 25 feature films that have earned a combined box office total of over $800 million, including “Fantastic Four” and “Sin City.”  She and Gabrielle Union starred in and executive produced the action-packed drama series, “L.A.’s Finest.”  She is Founder of The Honest Company, is a mission-driven, digitally-native brand focused on leading the clean lifestyle movement, creating a community for conscious consumers and seeking to disrupt multiple consumer product categories. Since its launch in 2012, Honest has been dedicated to creating thoughtfully formulated, safe and effective personal care, beauty, baby and household products.  In 2013, Jessica released her first book, the New York Times bestseller, The Honest Life, a how-to handbook based on her mission to create a natural, authentic and non-toxic life for her family.  Upcoming projects include the Netflix feature, “Trigger Warning” (working title) “Confessions on the 7:45,” a series she will produce and star in for Netflix and “Honest Renovations,” which she will executive produce and host with Lizzy Mathis for Roku, premiering later this year and has already been renewed for a second season.

Next up, she will star in and executive produce the feature film, “Flash Before the Bang.”  Jessica’s activism endeavors are extensive, and her passion for social justice, particularly for women and children, has led to several trips to Capitol Hill.  She is on the board of directors of Baby2Baby, which provides low-income children and families with diapers, clothing and basic necessities every child deserves.

Malala Yousafzai began her activism at age 11 when she anonymously blogged about life under the Taliban in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, particularly the ban on girls’ education. She soon began advocating publicly, giving speeches and interviews and attracting international media attention and awards.

At age 15, she was shot in the head by the Taliban for speaking out. After many months of surgery and rehabilitation in the United Kingdom, she founded Malala Fund with her father Ziauddin. A year later, Malala received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her work for education and equality.

Malala graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in 2020. She is the best-selling author of three books and president of Extracurricular Productions, a film and television company.

Hans Vestberg is chairman and chief executive officer of Verizon, the world’s largest wireless, fiber-optic and global information networks and services company. In 2017, Hans served as Verizon’s chief technology officer and president of Global Networks, responsible for developing the architecture for Verizon’s fiber-centric networks. He was appointed CEO in August 2018 and Chairman of Verizon’s Board of Directors in March 2019. Hans has transformed Verizon’s business, leading the company to be first in the world to deploy 5G home and mobile technology including the nationwide launch of 5G Ultra Wideband and Fixed Wireless Access. Before joining Verizon, Hans served for six years as president and CEO of Ericsson, a multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Sweden.

Hans is a founding member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Broadband Commission for Digital Development, where he has led climate-change and digital-health initiatives. He is a board member of BlackRock, the UN Foundation, the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative, and is Co-Chair of the New Jersey CEO Council, a coalition of leaders from the state’s largest companies. Hans chairs The World Economic Forum’s EDISON Alliance for digital inclusion, which aims to impact 1 billion lives with affordable and accessible digital solutions by 2025. He is past chairman of the Swedish Olympic Committee and a current member of the Leadership Council of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network, where he helped author the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Born in Hudiksvall, Sweden, Hans earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Uppsala in Sweden. He is married with two children and is fluent in Swedish, English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Mattias is the CEO of Cellcolabs, a biotech company specializing in industrial production of high-quality stem cells in order to make them available at scale. Mattias holds an MD from Karolinska and an MSc from Stockholm School of Economics. He has worked both as a physician in the ER at Karolinska University Hospital and as a management consultant at Boston Consulting Group before starting his first company in digiphysical health. Even as CEO during his vacations he still stays clinically active at one of the finest healthcare centers on the Swedish west coast. This gives him perspective on the greater goal of Cellcolabs and a way to stay in touch with fellow healthcare staff and patients.

Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces