Namita Shah
Namita Shah is a graduate of Delhi University, New Delhi and has a postgraduate degree in Law from the New York University School of Law, USA. She began her career as an Associate Attorney at Shearman & Sterling. She joined Total SA in 2002 as a Legal Counsel in the E&P mergers and acquisitions team. […]
Sophie Viger
Sophie has been passionate about geek culture since early childhood. She was one of the first role-playing gamers in France in 1981 and that same year, at the age of 7, she was offered a ZX-81. At the age of 10, she learned the BASIC programming language at school and became passionate about all kinds […]
Marco Teixeira
With extensive managerial experience with UNODC, currently leading the Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration, previously coordinating the global programme for narcotics control and law enforcement capacity-building, and having worked in UNODC’s field offices in Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Liberia, I am passionate about international cooperation, criminology and security. Before joining the UN […]
Hamoon Ekhtiari
A lover of all things blueberry and/or avocado, Hamoon is the Founder & CEO of Audacious Futures, a global innovation studio where their latest venture, FutureFit AI, is focused on building the world’s most intelligent map for the future of work, learning, & skills. Hamoon is an AdR Fellow at the University of Cambridge, and […]
Onyinyechi ‘Onyi’ Ough
Onyi Ough is a Nigerian international development practitioner specializing in anti-corruption and service delivery. She is the author of two children books on anti-corruption ‘Emeka’s Money’ and ‘Halima’s Vote’. Her books are aimed at educating kids on the impact of corruption and encouraging them to take leadership roles in tackling corruption and demanding for good […]
David Fajolles
David Fajolles teaches cultural policies & international relations at Sciences Po Paris. Former Secretary General of the French National Commission for UNESCO, David is currently launching the Manufacture of Curiosity, a European initiative to foster smart innovation in cultural and creative industries.
Samuel Grzybowski
Samuel Grzybowski is a French social entrepreneur and activist dedicated to fostering social bonds. He graduated with a degree in history from Sciences Po in 2013. He also received a Master’s degree from the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Religions and Laïcité in associative and entrepreneurial life 2015. In January 2009, he founded the […]
Alicia Mansilla
With a background in Biology and Neuroscience, Alicia left the world of biomedical research to pursue her training in the world of education. After she finishes her EdTech master’s degree in Paris in July 2018, revolving around pedagogical innovation, new technologies and the link between them both, she joins the French startup Wakatoon and becomes […]
Elena Pasquinelli
Since my PhD in Philosophy of cognitive science (EHESS) in 2006, I work at the interface between research in cognitive science and education. My main interest is the translation of fundamental knowledge about cognition into applied research. With this aim in mind I have joined the Fondation La main à la pâte 2012. Since then, […]
Najat Vallaud Belkacem
A law graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po, 2000), she worked for a legal firm at the Council of State and the Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation). There, she gained expertise in pharmaceutical law, electoral law and human rights. From 2003, she decided to get involved in local political life, first […]