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Bian Sukrow

Since I was in my early twenties (about 20 years ago…), I have been involved in initiatives that, in some way or other, tried to make society a bit more inclusive and just. I co-founded and headed some of those initiatives and joined others as a fellow. My experience with volunteer work and my background … Continued

Friedrich Lindenberg

I’ve spent 15 years working in non-profits, first in open data advocacy and then slowly moving into investigative journalism. There, I got involved in cross-border anticorruption investigations, which often deal with financial crime, money laundering and tax evasion. Part of that was building a “persons of interest” database, which OpenSanctions is now derived from.

Nasrat Khalid

Nasrat is passionate about including countries in the Global South and global talent in the digital economy. Nasrat has helped over half a million people through his platform with emergency support items in the Afghanistan crisis. Nasrat’s platform, Aseel, has also helped sell over ten thousand handmade items from Afghanistan and Turkey in international markets. … Continued

Francis Dossou Sognon

Graduated engineer, I had the first part of my career in digital payment and fintech industry. With this experience of more than 15 years supporting market leaders in their strategies and the development of their digital solutions in Europe and Africa, I decided to turn this expertise towards digitalization opportunities on a continent full of … Continued

Saskia Howe

I have a background of Spanish philology and business administration. For the past eight years, I have been working in the field of agile transformation, coaching, and learning and development. During this time, I have had the opportunity to work with a range of corporate cultures, from startups to large corporations.In the context of our current … Continued

Tim Gauss

I have an academical background is in Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Management. I learned about the fundamentals of climate science, sustainability management, as well as how to build scaling organisations. My practical experience lies in Business Development and Sales. I built up teams and worked operational in Business Development, Growth Marketing and Sales for multiple early-to … Continued

Lu Yen Roloff

I am the initiator, cofounder and strategist of PLAN B 2030. A trained journalist and campaigner, I bring in experience in engagement campaigns, building self organized action networks and organizing methods. Since 2019 I have been focusing on developing solutions for solving the climate crisis with an activist approach. I helped build up the Hamburg … Continued

Hamed Beheshti

Dr. Hamed Beheshti is the Co-Founder and CEO of Boreal Light GmbH. He dedicated his expertise on renewables to eliminate the hardships of life in unprivileged communities. Hamed is looking for opportunities to turn the luxury face of renewable energy industries into the practical solutions for necessities.

Anna Shepelenko

Anna Shepelenko is Chief Outreach Officer of Boreal Light. She has over 10 years of experience in marketing and communications. Anna is Ukrainian, so recovery of Ukraine is a very important topic for her. She is passionate about sustainability and happy to contribute to solving global water crisis as a part of Boreal Light.