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For the past four years, the team at Expo Live has been working closely with 140 Global Innovators from all around the world. At the beginning of this series, Yousuf Caires, the Senior Vice President of Expo Live, introduced what the innovation
How do you change the design of a device that was invented over one hundred years ago? Back in 2015, a medical entrepreneur in Cameroon named Conrad Tankou started a social venture called GIC Space that develops cutting edge technologies to tar
When Jurij Dreo read a book entitled, ‘Electric fields of the brain: the neurophysics of EEG’, he was quite happy to see that there are people out there that share his convictions when it comes to how the brain should be studied. It always seem
In 2015, Kitty Liao attended a humanitarian hackathon. The event brought together people from humanitarian organisations to present some of the most pressing issues they are faced with out in the field. One of these problems was that vaccines b
Siddharth Hande worked in the development sector for about eight years before starting Kabadiwalla Connect. The idea came about in college when he used to organise beach cleanups every week through a youth group called Reclaim Our Beaches. Toda
Back in 2017, Irina got together with two friends to tackle proper waste management: one of Armenia's big challenges. They started approaching organisations and donors, and setting up recycling bins in several locations in Armenia. Today, Iri
Suzanne Shian is one of three co-founders behind PichaEats, a social enterprise in Malaysia that aims to empower lives among the refugee community through a food business. The business model behind PichaEats is a 50-50 partnership with chefs. E
Back in 2015, Shaun Vorster, a strategist and advisor, was responsible for incubating the Expo Live programme. After incubating the programme, Shaun was part of the selection committee that was tasked with choosing the Global Innovators from al
Several years ago, Renat Anpilogov was teaching at a musical college for the visually impaired - part of his role was organizing concerts in different cities for the students, which included helping them explore their surroundings. When Renat's
When Tarun Bothra co-founded Saathi, only 16% of women had access to sanitary napkins in India, the world’s sixth largest economy. Saathi is a purpose-driven social enterprise that develops 100% compostable, biodegradable hygiene products for w
Liter of Light started in 2013 at a very dark time in the Philippines, as an emergency lighting system during one of the first and largest category five storms, typhoon Haiyan.Today, as the founder and global director of Liter of Light, Ill
Someone who has always believed in the power of young people is Emer Beamer, a social designer and educator based in Amsterdam. Emer is the co-founder and programme lead for an organisation called Design-a-thon Works. Design-a-thon Works hel
Back in 2015, Oscar Wood was teaching in London when a friend persuaded him to work with Syrian and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. They went out to refugee camps and built a show supported by theatre and play-based learning for children. This
Rowan Alawi initially pursued a career in tech, despite her family’s construction business. During her travel between Ramallah and Jerusalem, Rowan spotted a problem: construction workers were sitting on the side road, waiting for someone to pi
In 2017, Iva Gumnishka founded an initiative, Humans in the Loop, to provide work opportunities for refugees coming into Bulgaria. In a world filled with armed conflict, Humans in the Loop provides job opportunities to those affected by violenc
When Loubna Ksibi’s aunt opened a restaurant, she didn’t know how to navigate the business side of it. Despite her talented cooking, the restaurant ultimately failed. Loubna realized there were no resources for women like her aunt, and became o
The idea behind Mobility for Africa was born out of frustration. Having worked in the development sector in Africa and Asia for more than two decades, Shantha Bloemen was dismayed by the lack of mobility options available, especially for women.
David Davies grew up in a wheat and sheep farming area in South Australia, where he ran wheat silos and got to learn about wheat and sheep farmers. Today, he runs AgUnity, taking low-cost smartphones and adapting them to become essential tools
So far, we’ve heard from an array of wonderful, passionate, and determined Global Innovators from around the world. They’re all part of the Expo Live programme that’s funding new and innovative solutions to make our world a better place. But ho
Today’s story starts in Gaza back in 2009 when a doctor informed Reem Al Franji that her two sons have a developmental disability. Reem and her husband went home that day shocked, googling all of the terms the doctor used, but they couldn’t fin
How do you create a reliable source of water to communities in arid areas? The people of Ait Baamrane have lived on the edge of the Sahara Desert for centuries by relying on rain and well-water, but now, they’re facing intense droughts. Fasc
As you’re listening to this episode, over 20% of the earth’s fertile land has already degraded. Deserts are spreading so fast that we may have 60 global harvests left. But about 15 years ago, an oil engineer from Norway figured out how to turn
In 2013, Ahmed Abu Elhaz had severe depression after an accident and struggled to find a trusted therapist in Egypt to help him through recovery. As a software engineer, Ahmed tackled the problem head-on by developing Shezlong, an online therap
Maria had been working in the hospitality and tourism industry for over 15 years in her native country, Ecuador, when she spotted a problem. Despite Ecuador’s right cultural heritage, tourists would flock to the same popular destinations. Inspi
Sabrina Habib actually wanted to be a neurosurgeon after growing up with epilepsy as a child. But she quite literally stumbled into entrepreneurship after visiting what appeared to be a childcare center in Nairobi in 2011. With only six months
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