United Nations Secretary General, Guterres and Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union kicked off the event. With speaker Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile who said that if women do well, their husbands, children do well, and the whole community does well; Malala, youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, and her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai were speaking about the importance of education to help counter gender violence.
impactmania at the United Nations (UN) Studio! […]
impactmania's contributor Jody Turner spoke with serial entrepreneur Reinier Evers. Reinier Evers is a highly influential global innovator in the insights and strategic information industries having founded the global platforms TrendWatching, Springwise, and Qusus.
Jody Turner interviews young entrepreneurs, Charlie Thelin and Ludvig Berggren, about their dynamic business solutions for a particularly salient issue: immigration employment and integration.
Creative Director for brands such as Mercedes-Benz and MTV, Saks Afridi, has been bestowed with two Gold Cannes Lion Awards and a United Nations (UN) Award for Peace & Understanding. The Pakistan-born, New York living, multi-disciplinary artist collaborates with weavers, painters, and even food vendors to address issues around Islamophobia, drone warfare, and social justice. impactmania visited Saks Afridi's studio in New York where he spoke about his UFO rug, the Instagram art market, and eating Jalebi.
United Nations (UN) Foundation features impactmania's video story!
Jody Turner met Jonas Berggren, who is working intensely on the cyber healthcare of tomorrow.