Apex Master Expos Speaker Directory

World-Class Speakers · 15 Topic Areas · Global Excellence

100+ Premier Speakers 80+ Countries 4-Day Events

100+

Global Speakers

15

Topic Areas

80+

Countries

4

Day Events

1

Leadership & Governance

Executive Leadership Board & Advisory Leadership Decision-Making Under Pressure Ethics, Integrity & Responsibility
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Indra Nooyi

Former Chairman & CEO, PepsiCo · Board Member, Amazon

Executive Leadership Board Governance
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General Stanley McChrystal

Former Commander, U.S. Joint Special Operations · Founder, McChrystal Group

Decision-Making Team Leadership
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Frances Frei

Professor, Harvard Business School · Former SVP Leadership, Uber

Trust & Leadership Organizational Culture
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Ram Charan

Business Advisor · Author · Global Leadership Consultant

Board Advisory Strategic Execution
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Dorie Clark

Executive Education Faculty, Duke Fuqua · Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author

Strategic Thinking Personal Reinvention
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Bill George

Former CEO, Medtronic · Professor, Harvard Business School

Authentic Leadership Ethics & Integrity
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Hubert Joly

Former Chairman & CEO, Best Buy · Author, "The Heart of Business"

Purpose-Driven Leadership Turnaround Strategy
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Business & Strategy

Corporate Strategy Scaling Organizations Family Business & Succession Turnaround & Crisis Management
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Roger Martin

Former Dean, Rotman School of Management · #1 Management Thinker (Thinkers50)

Strategy Design Thinking
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Alex Osterwalder

Creator, Business Model Canvas · Co-founder, Strategyzer

Business Models Innovation Strategy
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Rita McGrath

Professor, Columbia Business School · Strategy Expert

Competitive Advantage Growth Strategy
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Josh Kaufman

Author, "The Personal MBA" · Business Education Expert

Business Fundamentals Scaling
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Whitney Johnson

CEO, Disruption Advisors · Thinkers50 Leading Management Thinker

Disruptive Innovation Personal Growth
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Dennis Jaffe

Family Business Advisor · Author, "Borrowed from Your Grandchildren"

Family Business Succession Planning
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Startup Founding Venture Building Corporate Innovation From Idea to Market
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Steve Blank

Father of Lean Startup Movement · Stanford & Columbia Professor

Lean Startup Customer Development
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Guy Kawasaki

Chief Evangelist, Canva · Former Apple Evangelist · Venture Capitalist

Evangelism Startup Growth
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Daymond John

Founder & CEO, FUBU · Shark Tank Investor

Brand Building Entrepreneurship
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Beth Comstock

Former Vice Chair, GE · Author, "Imagine It Forward"

Corporate Innovation Change Leadership
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Rana el Kaliouby

Co-founder, Affectiva · Deputy CEO, Smart Eye · AI Pioneer

AI Innovation Emotion AI
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Reid Hoffman

Co-founder, LinkedIn · Partner, Greylock · Author, "Blitzscaling"

Scaling Startups Network Effects
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Ann Miura-Ko

Co-founding Partner, Floodgate · Stanford Lecturer

Venture Building Early-Stage Investing
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Investment & Finance

Venture Capital & Private Equity Real Estate Investment Wealth Management & Family Offices Alternative Assets
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Howard Marks

Co-founder & Co-Chairman, Oaktree Capital · Author, "The Most Important Thing"

Value Investing Risk Management
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Cathie Wood

Founder, CEO & CIO, ARK Invest

Disruptive Innovation Growth Investing
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Sam Zell

Founder, Equity Group Investments · Real Estate Legend

Real Estate Contrarian Investing
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Chris Sacca

Founder, Lowercase Capital · Early Investor: Twitter, Uber, Instagram

Venture Capital Angel Investing
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Ric Edelman

Founder, Edelman Financial Engines · Wealth Management Pioneer

Wealth Management Financial Planning
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Barbara Corcoran

Founder, The Corcoran Group · Shark Tank Investor

Real Estate Entrepreneurship
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Chamath Palihapitiya

Founder & CEO, Social Capital · Former Facebook Executive

Tech Investing SPAC Innovation
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Industry Expertise

Finance & Banking Technology & AI Real Estate & Construction Healthcare & Life Sciences Energy & Sustainability Media, Arts & Culture Aviation, Mobility & Logistics
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Mary Barra

Chair & CEO, General Motors

Automotive Electric Mobility
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Kai-Fu Lee

Chairman & CEO, Sinovation Ventures · Former President, Google China

Artificial Intelligence Technology
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Jamie Dimon

Chairman & CEO, JPMorgan Chase

Banking Financial Services
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Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author · Oncologist · Columbia Professor

Healthcare Life Sciences
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Daniel Yergin

Vice Chairman, S&P Global · Pulitzer Prize-Winning Energy Expert

Energy Geopolitics
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Robert Kiyosaki

Author, "Rich Dad Poor Dad" · Real Estate Investor & Educator

Real Estate Financial Education
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Oscar Munoz

Former CEO, United Airlines · Executive Chairman

Aviation Crisis Leadership
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Technology & Future Trends

Artificial Intelligence Digital Transformation Platforms & Marketplaces Cybersecurity & Data Future of Work
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Andrew Ng

Founder, DeepLearning.AI · Co-founder, Coursera · Former Chief Scientist, Baidu

AI & Machine Learning Deep Learning
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Amy Webb

Founder, Future Today Institute · NYU Professor · Futurist

Emerging Tech Strategic Foresight
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Kevin Kelly

Founding Executive Editor, Wired · Futurist · Author

Technology Trends Digital Culture
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Mikko Hyppönen

Chief Research Officer, WithSecure · Cybersecurity Expert

Cybersecurity Privacy
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Sangeet Paul Choudary

Author, "Platform Revolution" · Platform Economy Expert

Platforms Digital Ecosystems
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Lynda Gratton

Professor, London Business School · Author, "The 100-Year Life"

Future of Work Workforce Strategy
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Fei-Fei Li

Professor, Stanford University · Co-Director, Stanford Human-Centered AI Institute

AI Ethics Computer Vision
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Performance, Excellence & Mastery

High Performance Habits Mental Resilience Focus & Discipline Elite Performance (Sports / Executives)
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James Clear

Author, "Atomic Habits" · Habits & Performance Expert

Habits Behavior Change
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Angela Duckworth

Author, "Grit" · Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Grit Perseverance
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Brendon Burchard

Author, "High Performance Habits" · Motivation Expert

High Performance Personal Development
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Cal Newport

Author, "Deep Work" · Georgetown Professor

Focus Productivity
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David Goggins

Former Navy SEAL · Ultra-Endurance Athlete · Author, "Can't Hurt Me"

Mental Toughness Resilience
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Steven Kotler

Author, "The Art of Impossible" · Flow Research Collective Founder

Flow State Peak Performance
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Robin Sharma

Author, "The 5 AM Club" · Leadership Expert

Mastery Personal Excellence
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Sports, Competition & Team Dynamics

Professional Sports Careers Team Leadership Coaching & Talent Development Athlete-to-Business Transitions
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Alex Ferguson

Former Manager, Manchester United · Most Decorated Manager in Football History

Team Leadership Winning Culture
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Billie Jean King

Tennis Legend · 39 Grand Slam Titles · Equality Advocate

Sports Leadership Equality
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Mike Krzyzewski

Former Head Coach, Duke Basketball · 5x National Champion

Coaching Team Building
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Magic Johnson

NBA Legend · Entrepreneur · Chairman, Magic Johnson Enterprises

Athlete-to-Business Entrepreneurship
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Annika Sörenstam

Golf Legend · 10 Major Championships · World Golf Hall of Fame

Golf Excellence Competitive Mindset
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Pat Summitt

Legendary Basketball Coach · 8 NCAA Championships · Leadership Icon

Coaching Talent Development
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Abby Wambach

Soccer Legend · Olympic Gold Medalist · Author, "Wolfpack"

Team Dynamics Leadership
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Health, Longevity & Wellbeing

Longevity Science Preventive Health Stress & Burnout Management Peak Energy & Recovery
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Dr. Peter Attia

Longevity Physician · Author, "Outlive" · The Drive Podcast Host

Longevity Preventive Medicine
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Dr. Andrew Huberman

Stanford Professor · Neuroscientist · Huberman Lab Podcast Host

Neuroscience Performance Optimization
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Dave Asprey

Father of Biohacking · Founder, Bulletproof · Author

Biohacking Human Optimization
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Dr. Rhonda Patrick

Biomedical Scientist · FoundMyFitness Founder

Nutritional Science Longevity
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Arianna Huffington

Founder & CEO, Thrive Global · Author, "The Sleep Revolution"

Burnout Prevention Wellbeing
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Dr. Mark Hyman

Functional Medicine Pioneer · Cleveland Clinic · Author

Functional Medicine Nutrition
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Ben Greenfield

Biohacker · Fitness Expert · Author, "Boundless"

Peak Performance Recovery
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Art, Culture & Creative Leadership

Art & Cultural Leadership Creative Industries Art Investment & Patronage Storytelling & Identity
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Hans Ulrich Obrist

Artistic Director, Serpentine Galleries · Curator · Author

Contemporary Art Curation
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Paola Antonelli

Senior Curator, MoMA · Architecture & Design Expert

Design Innovation
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Tim Brown

Former CEO, IDEO · Chair, IDEO · Design Thinking Pioneer

Design Thinking Creative Leadership
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Maria Pearman

Art Advisor · Founder, Art Business Academy

Art Investment Collecting
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David Droga

Founder, Droga5 · CEO, Accenture Song · Creative Visionary

Creative Industry Advertising
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Debbie Millman

Designer · Author · Host, Design Matters Podcast

Branding Storytelling
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Education, Mentorship & Knowledge Transfer

Lifelong Learning Mentorship Models Talent Development Alumni & Academic Insight
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Sal Khan

Founder & CEO, Khan Academy · Education Innovator

EdTech Accessible Education
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Carol Dweck

Stanford Professor · Author, "Mindset" · Growth Mindset Pioneer

Growth Mindset Learning Psychology
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Sir Ken Robinson

Education Expert · TED Most-Viewed Speaker · Author

Creativity in Education Learning Innovation
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Liz Wiseman

Author, "Multipliers" · Leadership Researcher · Executive Advisor

Talent Development Leadership
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Adam Grant

Wharton Professor · Organizational Psychologist · Author

Mentorship Work Psychology
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Anders Ericsson

Expertise Researcher · Author, "Peak" · Deliberate Practice Pioneer

Expertise Development Skill Acquisition
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Innovation, Sustainability & ESG

Sustainable Business Models ESG Strategy Social Impact Future Cities & Smart Living
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Paul Polman

Former CEO, Unilever · Co-founder, IMAGINE · Sustainability Champion

Sustainable Business ESG Leadership
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Christiana Figueres

Former UN Climate Chief · Paris Agreement Architect · Co-founder, Global Optimism

Climate Action Global Policy
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Jacqueline Novogratz

Founder & CEO, Acumen · Impact Investing Pioneer

Social Impact Impact Investing
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John Elkington

Founder, Volans · Creator of Triple Bottom Line · Sustainability Pioneer

ESG Strategy Corporate Sustainability
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Carlo Ratti

Director, MIT Senseable City Lab · Architect · Urban Innovation Expert

Smart Cities Urban Innovation
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Rose Marcario

Former CEO, Patagonia · Sustainability Leader · Climate Activist

Sustainable Fashion Purpose-Driven Business
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Communication, Media & Influence

Public Speaking Media & Broadcasting Personal Branding Strategic Storytelling
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Nancy Duarte

CEO, Duarte Inc. · Communication Expert · Author, "Resonate"

Presentation Design Storytelling
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Carmine Gallo

Communication Coach · Author, "Talk Like TED"

Public Speaking Presentation Skills
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Gary Vaynerchuk

CEO, VaynerMedia · Entrepreneur · Personal Brand Expert

Personal Branding Digital Marketing
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Brené Brown

Research Professor · Author, "Dare to Lead" · Vulnerability Expert

Authentic Communication Leadership
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Chris Anderson

Head, TED · Author, "TED Talks: The Official TED Guide"

Idea Sharing Speaking Mastery
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Seth Godin

Marketing Pioneer · Author · Entrepreneur

Marketing Thought Leadership
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Matthew McConaughey

Academy Award-Winning Actor · Author, "Greenlights"

Storytelling Personal Journey
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Global Mindset & International Affairs

Cross-Cultural Leadership International Expansion Global Partnerships Geopolitics & Business
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Erin Meyer

INSEAD Professor · Author, "The Culture Map"

Cross-Cultural Global Teams
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Ian Bremmer

Founder & President, Eurasia Group · Geopolitical Risk Expert

Geopolitics Global Risk
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Pankaj Ghemawat

NYU Stern Professor · Globalization Expert · Author

Globalization International Strategy
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Ngaire Woods

Dean, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford · Global Governance Expert

Global Governance Policy Leadership
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Parag Khanna

Founder, FutureMap · Global Strategist · Author, "Connectography"

Global Connectivity Future Trends
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Kishore Mahbubani

Distinguished Fellow, NUS · Former UN Ambassador · Author

Asia Rising Global Diplomacy
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Legacy, Philanthropy & Impact

Philanthropy & Foundations Legacy Building Values-Based Leadership Long-Term Impact
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Melinda French Gates

Philanthropist · Founder, Pivotal Ventures · Author

Philanthropy Gender Equality
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Sir Richard Branson

Founder, Virgin Group · Entrepreneur · Philanthropist

Legacy Building Social Enterprise
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Ray Dalio

Founder, Bridgewater Associates · Author, "Principles" · Philanthropist

Principles-Based Leadership Values
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Marc Benioff

Chairman & CEO, Salesforce · Pioneer of 1-1-1 Philanthropy Model

Corporate Philanthropy Stakeholder Capitalism
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Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

Founder, Stanford PACS · Author, "Giving 2.0" · Philanthropy Expert

Strategic Giving Impact Measurement
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Darren Walker

President, Ford Foundation · Civil Rights Advocate

Social Justice Foundation Leadership
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Leila Janah

Founder, Samasource & LXMI · Social Enterprise Pioneer

Impact Sourcing Poverty Alleviation
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