Andres Bautista is 44 years old and he was born in Bogota / Colombia. His first degree is in law and combines extensive legal and corporate management experience giving his clients the advantage of an attorney capable of understanding more than just the legal implications of a transaction or matter in litigation. Clients are represented by a lawyer who understands the real world challenges and pragmatic decisions facing today’s business and entrepreneurship. Admitted to practice law in Republic of Colombia since 1995 and currently limits his practice to corporate, employment, entrepreneurship and business matters.

Juan Manuel Barrientos, known in the gastronomic world as Juanma, was born on June 16th in 1983 in Medellin, Colombia. He is entrepreneur, and peace lider. Juanma is creator and founder of the restaurants elcielo(Medellin,Bogota,Miami) ,elcielo catering ,Pizzeria la Serenissima de Venezia. He has won the recognition as one of the best chefs in Latin America, and the youngest ( LA 50 BEST SAN PELLEGRINO in 2013, 2014 and 2015). 

Ross Baird has been at the forefront of the changing world of entrepreneurship, as a member of the founding team of ten enterprises since he started college. Ross developed Village Capital, the firm he runs, in 2009, and leads the development of an organization that has supported over 600 enterprises on six continents, as well as the world's first peer-selected venture fund. 

As managing partner, Matt leads all aspects of Omidyar Network’s operations and strategy. He works closely with the co-founders and board of directors to ensure that Omidyar Network achieves its long-term mission and strategic objectives. Matt brings a wide range of executive, international, and multi-sector experience to his leadership of Omidyar Network

Elmira Bayrasli is the author of From the Other Side of the World: Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely Places, a book that looks at the rise of entrepreneurship globally. She is also the co-founder of Foreign Policy Interrupted and a lecturer at New York University. 

Andrew is a #worldpositive investor and managing director of Obvious Ventures, a VC firm that empowers entrepreneurs to achieve both profit and purpose with their businesses. Andrew is a veteran in the solar industry with over a decade of experience focusing on clean energy solutions.

Archel Bernard is owner of The Bombchel Factory and Mango Rags boutique in Monrovia, Liberia. She moved to the West African country after graduating from Georgia Tech in Atlanta. She now specializes in dreaming up contemporary African womenswear, empowering disadvantaged women to sew her designs, and helping all the women she meets to become self-sufficient.

Jason is a San Francisco-based technology entrepreneur who thought there should be a better way for startups and SMEs to raise money.  He co-authored the crowdfund-investing framework used in the JOBS Act to legalize securities-based crowdfunding in the US.  He and his business partner led the 460-day grass roots campaign to change 80-year-old securities laws in the US.  

Jim Bildner is the CEO at Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, a global venture philanthropy firm investing in early stage social enterprises that are tackling some of the world’s most challenging problems. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy and Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School where he teaches courses on social enterprise and sparking social change.

Fadi has in-depth knowledge and experience related to building successful startups in Silicon Valley and elsewhere in the world. For over 20 years, he has been successfully matching human capital and venture capital needs across the globe, guiding talented technology entrepreneurs in their path. Prior to founding Blackbox, Fadi was the founder and CEO of techVenture.