Young dancer at Festival of Hope in New Delhi

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We are a growing community of young people, educators, global thinkers, artists, government leaders, and everyone else who feels the urge to be the change. We are creating moments for talking big ideas, exchanging diverse views, and inspiring action. And we have new, inspiring guests and partners joining each week.

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Caroline Ngonze

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Caroline Ngonze

Speaker Education
Caroline Ngonze leads implementation of the Education Plus Initiative, which is co-led by the Executive Directors of five UN agencies – UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF and UN Women.
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Chicago Public Schools

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Chicago Public Schools

Speaker Partners
Chicago Public Schools is truly a district on the rise.
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Clover Hogan

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Clover Hogan

Speaker Climate
Climate activist, researcher on eco-anxiety, and the founding Executive Director of Force of Nature - a youth nonprofit mobilising mindsets for climate action, Clover has worked alongside the world’s leading authorities on sustainability, consulted within the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies, and supported students in over 50 countries to realise their power as change-makers.
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Dakxin Bajrange Chhara

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Dakxin Bajrange Chhara

Speaker Creativity
Dakxin is an award-winning filmmaker, playwright and an activist from the Chhara De-notified Tribes of Ahmedabad in the western part of India.
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Dave Snowden

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Dave Snowden

Speaker Complexity
Dave Snowden is the director of the Cynefin Centre and the creator of the Cynefin Framework.
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Deepak Ramola

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Deepak Ramola

Speaker Wisdom
Deepak Ramola is the founder and artistic director of Project FUEL.
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Dekila Chungyalpa

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Dekila Chungyalpa

Speaker Climate
Dekila Chungyalpa is the director of the Loka Initiative at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Diana Chao

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Diana Chao

Speaker Well-Being
Diana Chao is a first-generation Buyi Chinese-American immigrant from Southern California.
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Evan Thompson

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Evan Thompson

Speaker Philosophy
Evan Thompson is a writer and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, where he is also an Associate Member of the Department of Asian Studies and the Department of Psychology (Cognitive Science).
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