Trevor Noah is the most successful comedian in Africa and was host of the Emmy® Award-winning “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central for seven years. “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” broke free from the restraints of a 30-minute linear show, producing engaging social content, award-winning digital series, podcasts and more for its global audience.

Trevor served as the Grammy Awards host for three consecutive years, with the 2023 show garnering the highest viewership since 2020. A 2020 Grammy nominee himself, his stand-up special “Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia” was nominated for best comedy album. He has written, produced, and starred in 12 comedy specials, including 2022’s “I Wish You Would,” and has sold out stand-up comedy shows, including his current “Off The Record” World Tour.

Trevor is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood. The book received the Thurber Prize for American Humor and two NAACP Image Awards. Trevor is writing a new untitled book scheduled for Fall 2023. Trevor’s new book is a gorgeously illustrated and moving modern fable for readers of all ages about forgiveness, acceptance, and the secret to solidarity.

He is now developing and producing diverse, high-quality creative content with Day Zero Productions, Trevor’s joint venture with Paramount Global. Noah also launched the Trevor Noah Foundation to improve equitable access to quality education for underserved youth in South Africa.

Draymond Jamal Green Sr. (born March 4, 1990)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Green, who plays primarily at the power forward position, is a four-time NBA champion, a four-time NBA All-Star, a two-time member of the All-NBA Team, a seven-time member of the All-Defensive Team and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. In 2017, he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award and led the league in steals.

Green grew up in Saginaw, Michigan, and he played college basketball for Michigan State, where he helped the Spartans earn two Final Four appearances and a Big Ten tournament championship in 2012. Throughout his four-year college career, Green earned conference and national honors, including Big Ten Conference Sixth Man of the Year as a sophomore and consensus All-American and NABC National Player of the Year honors as a senior. He was drafted 35th overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors and later played a key role on the Warriors’ 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022 championship teams.

As an organizational psychologist, Adam Grant rethinks how we lead, work and live. He has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for seven straight years, and his pioneering research has inspired people to question assumptions about motivation, generosity and creativity. He is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of five books that have sold millions of copies, most recently Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know. His TED talks have more than 30 million views and his viral op-ed on languishing was the most-saved article of 2021. He has been recognized as one of the world’s 10 most influential management thinkers and Fortune’s 40 Under 40. Adam received his BA from Harvard University and his PhD from the University of Michigan, and he is a former magician and junior Olympic springboard diver. He hosts the TED podcast Re:Thinking with Adam Grant.

Rupi Kaur is a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Poet, and Performer

A breakout literary phenomenon, Kaur wrote, illustrated, and self-published her #1 New York Times bestseller book, ‘milk and honey’ at 21-years-old. Since then, she has published another three bestsellers that have sold 11+ million copies in 43+ languages. She was regarded ‘Writer of the Decade’ by The New Republic and recognized on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list. Beyond the page, Kaur self-produced ‘Rupi Kaur Live’, the first poetry special of its kind, on Amazon Prime. She also served as executive producer on the feature film ‘This Place’, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022.

Most recently, she narrated an original poem for the short film ‘Rise’ with Reese Witherspoon’s HelloSunshine, which will premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Darren Aronofsky was born and raised in Brooklyn. Aronofsky heads Protozoa Pictures based in Chinatown NYC. His credits include π, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, THE FOUNTAIN, THE WRESTLER, BLACK SWAN, NOAH, mother! and THE WHALE. As a producer he is responsible for JACKIE, ONE STRANGE ROCK, SOME KIND OF HEAVEN, PACIFIED, CATCH THE FAIR ONE, ONE STRANGE ROCK, WELCOME TO EARTH, THE GOOD NURSE, KINDRED, LIMITLESS WITH CHRIS HEMSWORTH, and THE TERRITORY. He released a middle school book MONSTER CLUB last fall, the sequel is coming out in 2024.

Molecular Attraction – new method of mosquito population control which is controlling mosquito behavior with smell molecules- feeding and sex pheromones.

Lech Ignatowicz, PhD: CEO

Founder, investor and father – in chronological order.

Lech is a scientist turned entrepreneur with over 15 years in infectious disease prevention, global health and biotech.

Lech is focusing his efforts on early stage ventures where he’s aiming to bring cutting edge academic discoveries to the “real world”. Co-founded Biopromic – a point of care diagnostics for TB and Malaria, Moligo Technologies – single stranded DNA manufacturer and in 2017 together with Noushin Emami and Johan Paleovrachas he co-founded Molecular Attraction to develop, implement and scale new mosquito-specific population control methods discovered by Noushin during her academic career.

Simon has devoted his professional life to help build the Help Others industry.

He envisions a world in which the vast majority of people wake up every single morning inspired, feel safe wherever they are, and end the day ful lled by the work they do. Simon is an unshakeable optimist who believes in our ability to build this world together.

A trained ethnographer, Simon is fascinated by the people and organizations that make the greatest and longest lasting impact. Over the years, he has discovered some remarkable patterns about how they think, act, and communicate, as well as the environments in which people operate at their natural best.

Simon may be best known for his TED Talk on the concept of WHY, or his viral video on millennials in the workplace—each of which has garnered 80+ million views. He continues to share inspiration through his bestselling books, his podcast, A Bit of Optimism, and his publishing partnership with Penguin Random House: Optimism Press.

His unconventional and innovative views on business and leadership have attracted international attention, and he has met with a broad array of leaders and organizations in nearly every industry. He frequently works with different branches of the US Armed Forces and agencies of the US government, and is an adjunct sta  member with the RAND Corporation—one of the most highly regarded think tanks in the world.

Simon is also active in the arts and in what he likes to call the for-impact sector. In 2021, he founded The Curve: a diverse group of forward-thinking chiefs and sheri s committed to advancing his vision for modern policing. Their aim is to build a profession dedicated to protecting the vulnerable from harm. They are finding new ways to develop leaders and reinvigorate community relations.

Every day, Simon pursues his WHY: to inspire people to do what inspires them so that, together, we can change our world for the better.

Ashley Smith is Co-Owner of Fame Lady Squad, the first all-female generative PFP NFT collection with an epic origin story highlighting the drama, community, and optimism of NFT’s early days. As Co-Host of From The Blockchain podcast, she aims to empower women seeking professional advancement and business innovation via web3. Also known as “Bored Becky”, Ashley runs around the internet as her Bored Ape cartoon character, and looks to leverage its cultural relevance and IP in unprecedented ways (check your cereal aisle). As a 14-year Realtor pre-NFTs in Vancouver, Canada, Ashley was heavily involved in the governance and leadership side of the profession. Exploration of the inevitable impact of blockchain and smart contract technology on the industry was her gateway into this crazy world of web3.

Bola Bardet is the founder and CEO of Susu, a startup with the mission to make healthcare accessible and affordable for every African. Susu offers personalized healthcare services to vulnerable patients (chronic care patients, pregnant women) based in Africa, financed by their relatives from the African diaspora.

Bola is an Executive MBA graduate from HEC in Paris, a Chartered Financial Analyst® from the CFA institute. She is also a graduate from the Entrepreneurship program at Babson college in San Francisco.

Michelle Kennedy is founder and CEO of Peanut, one of the fastest-growing social networking apps for women focusing on fertility, pregnancy, motherhood and menopause, which has raised $23m to date. Michelle was formerly Deputy CEO of dating behemoth Badoo, and during her tenure was integral to and inaugural board member of Bumble, (which IPOd last year at a $13bn valuation).

Having worked in social discovery for ten years, Michelle has unprecedented experience and understanding of the safety and growth components of building a social network for women and continues to execute on her mission to make Peanut the leading network to connect women when they need each other most. She is also a strategic investor in several early and late stage startups, and institutional venture capital funds.