TrendWatching is the global go-to consumer insight and strategy platform reaching 260,000 subscribers in over 80 countries with over 1,200 company clients. impactmania’s Jody Turner caught up with CEO, Henry Mason, as a follow-up on how he has taken the reigns from the founder. Henry shared on where the insight industry is going and what he is doing in response to the current changes in the marketplace.
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’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.
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.
A co-production between Jaipur Rugs Foundation and impactmania was featured at the recent UN Global Compact Conference! It shows how a social enterprise at scale addresses women’s equality and responsible production through the example of one woman artisan.
