Bijal (Bee) Hayes-Thakore and Tejal (Tee) Thakore are sisters born in India who were seemingly hard-wired from a tender age to lead. And, lead is what they are doing now, but, in a field that involves an engineering mind and a love of the stars. The space industry has pulled these young ladies toward developing their talents to …
Amir Dossal Connects WEF and UN with Global Healthcare as a Unifying Priority
Amir Dossal is the Pres. and CEO of the Global Partnerships Forum who was recently appointed as a Distinguished Fellow with the World Economic Forum (WEF) with a focus on global healthcare. Along with serving as a Commissioner for the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development co-established by ITU and UNESCO, he serves as Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chair for Blockchain …
Brad Reams is Leading One of the World’s Most Unique Industrial Parks on a Former Military Base
Brad Reams came from an education background and moved into public service in local government, and then made a natural step into economic development thanks to a military base closure and some forward-thinking developers. What is becoming known as North America’s Only Carbon Neutral Industrial Park is about 6,800 acres located on a former military base located in Parsons, Kansas. …
Akwasi Opong-Fosu is Launching Innovation and Entrepreneurship Projects in Ghana
Akwasi Opong-Fosu is a former Minister of State and Public Policy Analyst, Office of the President of Ghana. He’s taken everything he’s known in the political and governance arenas and moved them into a consultancy called Africa Growth Solutions. His solutions involve inspiring youth to become job creators as opposed to job seekers and moving that level of entrepreneurship into …
Brad Ringeisen Works to Bring CRISPR Innovation to Climate Change
Along with the multitude of innovation tasks on his plate, Brad Ringeisen, Exec. Dir. of the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) at UC Berkeley, brings a special passion to the work of applying CRISPR technology to solving some of our planet’s toughest problems. Ringeisen has more invested at DARPA (research and innovation) than most people have invested in raising kids, but, …
Joe Hamel is the US Government’s Secret Innovation Weapon in the War Against Major Health Disasters
Joe Hamel is the Director of Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) for Innovation and Industrial Base Expansion (IBx) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). He received his BA in molecular biology from Colgate University and his MS in biotechnology from John Hopkins University. Prior to joining the ASPR, Hamel worked as a …
Ethy Levy Uses Her Background in Trade and Diverse Network to Help Innovators Achieve Impact
Ethy Levy is absolutely fascinating, especially to someone who works in impact. She is a strategic advisor, founder, and impact fund manager plying her talents and intelligence through Kinnerect Impact Ventures (Israel’s leading tech hub for agritech, water, and sustainability) and the Bridge Hub headquartered in Australia (but also extends to Israel.) What makes Ethy especially interesting is her diverse …
Gen. John Bartrum Combines Innovation with Strategy to Solve Huge Public Health Challenges
Brig. Gen. John Bartrum has had a long and illustrious history as a senior executive in the corporate world and the US Federal Government as well as the Air Force Reserve working from a leadership mind to find solutions to some of the most challenging problems we find in today’s world. One space where he has developed sought-after expertise is …
Aaron Smith, PhD – Innovating Education for Workforce Development
“1300 hours I cringe every time I see his face or hear his voice. I’m Captain Josiah Rollins. A six-foot-two, fifty-year-old decorated veteran. I served two tours in Iraq, seen someone’s life pass in the blink of an eye. Today, I sit here having anxiety issues because I must interact with this moron. My blood pressure spikes just thinking about …
Sufyan Christian and Edukate F1rst Zeroes in on Expertise Learning
Sufyan Christian has worked in the education space for several years and home-schooled his children long before the pandemic forced it upon parents. His take-away was that children should have more options for what and how they learn. Basics are, of course, important for a balanced education, but, why not allow children to follow their “gifts” and their specific interests? …