2019 Skoll Awards For Social Entrepreneurship

Join us for the emotional highlight of the week—our celebration of the 2019 Skoll Awardees. We’ll honor five remarkable social entrepreneurs from around the world who truly embody the spirit of Accelerating Possibility. We’ll hear their stories of imagination and courage in crafting blueprints for a better tomorrow. GRAMMY award-winner and Order of Canada recipient Sarah McLachlan will perform.

Featuring:
Selorm Branttie, Strategy Director at mPedigree
Julie Cordua, CEO at Thorn
Richard Fahey, COO Skoll Foundation
Nicola Galombik, Founder and Chairman of the Board
Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
Donald Gips, CEO Skoll Foundation
Maryana Iskander, CEO of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
Nancy Lublin, Co-Founder and CEO Crisis Text Line
Gregory Rockson, Co-Founder & CEO of mPharma
Bright Simons, President mPedigree

Performer:
Sarah McLachlan

Hosts:
James DeMartini III, Debra Dunn

About the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship:
The Skoll Foundation presents the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship each year to a select group of social entrepreneurs whose innovations have already had significant, proven impact on some of the world’s most pressing problems, and invests directly in the promise of even greater impact at scale

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