Jackie specializes in facilitating sustainable innovation processes, and in the development and dissemination of socially impactful solutions to underserved markets. She has facilitated numerous programs on developing sustainable and socially impactful solutions, including as an Adjunct Professor at INSEAD and at UNLEASH, a global innovation lab for youth to develop solutions that address the Sustainable Development Goals. Jackie is co-founder and Executive Chair of Essmart, a social enterprise that distributes 300+ life-improving technologies to rural India by connecting them with local retail shops. An engineer by training, she has designed socially impactful technologies in 11 African countries and India. Jackie has a BS in mechanical engineering from Harvard and an MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development from the University of Cambridge. She has been featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and is an Echoing Green Fellow. She has been an expert contributor both on National Public Radio in the US and in the Economist and has taught courses at Harvard and at MIT.

Emma is an internationally recognized social entrepreneur and international development professional. She is the founder and Head of the Global Distributors Collective, a collective of over 200 last-mile distribution organizations operating worldwide. She is a co-founder and former Executive Director of Pollinate Group, a multi-award-winning social enterprise that distributes life-changing products to underserved communities in India and Nepal through a network of women entrepreneurs. Emma is a Trustee at Ashden and has also worked with the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), focusing on development finance and innovation. She is an experienced facilitator, including facilitating the SDG Bootcamp at INSEAD Business School.

Nidhi is the co-founder of S4S (Science For Society)Technologies. S4S Technologies is a near-farm food processing platform converting farm losses to value-added products, saving time, cost, and energy. S4S works with over 2,700 women farmers and serves over 1 million customers. She is the winner of the Women Transforming India Awards by NITI Aayog in collaboration with the United Nations. She was also named in Forbes "30 Under 30 Asia" and Winner of Unilever's Young Entrepreneur Award.

Manya Jha is the co-founder of Morphedo, a product engineering company that caters to research, design, and manufacturing requirements for smart electronics businesses. We work closely with R&D and new product development teams of startups, government agencies and large corporations to help them build better products. Morphedo builds AI & IoT-powered impactful solutions.

Nimisha is the Co-founder and Director at Aloe Ecell, maker of the world's first 100% Eco-friendly battery from Aloe Vera. She was named one of the top 51 Women Entrepreneurs of India and been recognized for her work by such top-notch companies like Google, Microsoft, the Government of India and the State Government of Rajasthan.

Sameer is an innovation expert whose core experience is in designing and implementing innovation programs for early-stage ventures and universities. He has designed and led several start-up programs across the world, including India, Dubai, Germany, , the U.S. and in China where he was a facilitator for the Unleash innovation program for 1000+ entrepreneurs working on SDGs. Working with ACIR, he spearheaded the Nexus program as its first employee, Prior to Nexus, Sameer was the co-founder and managing partner of Galaxy Exports, a manufacturer of home décor products, clocking over $500k in yearly revenues.

Adam Bates is the founder and CEO of Caliham Group, a market expansion services company based in Thailand. He is also a lecturer of the International Business program at Mahasarakham University and the Program Director of the Business Accelerator in Kolkata, India. Prior to his move to Asia, Mr. Bates was the Director of the University of Texas – Korea Innovation Program where he was responsible for commercializing Korean innovations in the United States, Mexico, Germany, Thailand, and Singapore.

Dr. Cliff Zintgraff is Chief Learning Officer of the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology (SAMSAT), a museum and STEM Center in San Antonio, Texas, USA. At SAMSAT, Dr. Zintgraff is leading education efforts and building cross-sector partnerships to support underserved students, families and communities by placing them on the path to STEM careers. Previously, Dr. Zintgraff held an appointment at the IC2 Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. Around core research on inquiry learning, he led programs on entrepreneurship, technology commercialization, STEM education, and STEM education’s role in regional economic development. His work led him to travel extensively in the U.S., Portugal, Colombia, India, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Hungary, Cyprus, Nepal, Taiwan, Germany, and the UK. Previously Cliff founded an educational technology company building STEM-focused products.

Cam Houser has guided entrepreneurship communities in 30 countries across five continents. His work–designing and delivering entrepreneurship and innovation programs–helps universities, corporations, and governments support the people who solve problems, create jobs, and propel economies. Over 15,000 entrepreneurs and innovators achieving 10 exits and raising $187 million in capital have participated in programs led or designed by Cam. He is the Founder and CEO of Actionworks, a training company that helps founders and innovators leverage the entrepreneurial mindset. The methodology is based on a decade of experience in the field and insights generated from an AI trained on business literature. His clients include Apple, Ariel Corporation, and Texas Executive Education at the University of Texas. Cam is best known as the founder of 3 Day Startup, an entrepreneurship education organization running short-format programs in hundreds of ecosystems. During his 10 years as Founding CEO, he scaled the program to 250 universities (Harvard, Stanford, MIT) and led the effort to translate the model to help over 20 corporations (Daimler, KPMG, Dell). In addition to founding and running companies, Cam is an internationally recognized entrepreneurship expert and professor at the University of Texas at Austin, including visiting professor stints at Universidad Rosario (Colombia) and the University of Southern Queensland (Australia). He holds a BA from Davidson College and an MBA from the University of Texas.

A Chartered Accountant by profession, Malika worked with one of the leading global consultancy groups for six years as an auditor in the energy, manufacturing, pharma, and services industries. She is the co-founder of the Labhya Foundation, a non-profit organization working with children from low socio-economic backgrounds to provide them with critical social and emotional skills, so as to improve their decision-making abilities and future quality of life.

High-impact technology leader with leading U.S. and international IT organizations, including Microsoft and Amazon. Rick has deep experience in global online/cloud service delivery and a passion for delivering solutions that optimize the engineering experience and improve the end-to-end process resulting in increased efficiency, productivity and client satisfaction. He successfully led a diverse team of Technical Program Managers, Engineers, and Operations staff in Amazon’s Mergers & Acquisitions group to successfully integrate three high-profile acquisitions valued at over $10 billion. Rick now specializes in nurturing and developing the leadership abilities of entrepreneurs, helping them navigate the complexities of the business world. He helps startups craft compelling pitch presentations that effectively communicate their unique value propositions, increasing their chances of securing funding and partnerships for sustainable growth and long-term success.

Mr. Landes founded and led Landes Bioscience, publisher of 50 peer-reviewed life science journals, for 20 years. He is president of the nonprofit Solving Organ Shortage and currently serves on the board of directors and scientific advisory boards for several organizations, including Quantitative Insights, Oncoceutics, p53 Therapeutics and the Georgian Telemedicine Association. He has experience in technology commercialization and has invested in 20 early-stage life science companies in the US, Europe and Israel. Mr. Landes earned a BS in biochemistry from the University of Chicago, an MD from the Medical College of Wisconsin and trained in surgery at the University of Minnesota

Christy Lauridsen is a business and technology consultant committed to working with governments and firms to overcome innovation hurdles and promote economic growth, education, and employment opportunities in the developing world. Currently with McKinsey & Co. in Silicon Valley, Christy formerly served as a Sr. Business Development M&A Specialist at IBM, where she was also designated a Master Inventor. She has worked with multiple international innovation programs and in public-private collaboration settings in research, engineering, and business roles. Christy holds a Master of Public Administration in International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government where her policy research focused on innovation in Colombia. Christy also earned a M.S. in Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas and a M.S. in Computer Science from Columbia University.