MB100 2024
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MB100 2024
The 2024 Meaningful Business 100 .
The 2024 Meaningful Business 100 are an outstanding group of leaders combining profit and purpose to achieve powerful change.
Curated by an expert panel of judges, the winners include social entrepreneurs, sustainability leaders, impact investors, and corporate innovators from 36 countries. They will now participate in a year-round programme, in which they gain access to a global peer network, investment opportunities, capacity-building resources, and pro-bono services. The programme is supported by leading organisations including EY, Hogan Lovells, Babson College, Green Frontier Capital and Kenya Climate Ventures.
Aaron Guan
Founder & CEO, Neptune Nanotechnologies
Abel Sakhau
CSO, Sanlam Group
Abel Teo
Co-Founder & CEO, Castomize Technologies
Adrian Bührer
Co-Founder, Übermorgen Ventures
Akshita Sachdeva
Co-Founder, Trestle Labs
Amit Singha
Founder, Anuprerna
Amy Blair
Founder & CEO, Batik Boutique
Andrew Almack
Co-Founder & CEO, Plastics For Change
Andrew Savage
Vice President, Lime
Angelique Timmer
Chief of Impact, KoinWorks
Ankur Gopal
Founder & CEO, Interapt
Anna Hammond
Founder & CEO, Matriark Foods
Antoine Heuty
Senior Vice President, EcoVadis
Avishek Gupta
Managing Director & CEO, Caspian Debt
Ayan S R
Founder & Director, Katidhan
Ayoola Dominic
Co-Founder & CEO, Koolboks
Basima Abdulrahman
Founder & CEO, KESK
Biju Mohandas
Partner & Global Head of Healthcare, LeapFrog Investments
Camille Rebelo
Co-Founder & COO, EcoPlanet Bamboo
Clare Murray
Co-Founding Partner, Blume Equity
Clementine Chambon
Co-Founder & CTO, Oorja
Cornelia Wyllie
CEO, Fine Foods
Daniel Russek
Founder & CEO, Atarraya
Dave Rouse
CEO, CarbonClick
David Friedman
Founder & CEO, AutonomyWorks
Denica Riadini-Flesch
Founder & CEO, SukkhaCitta
Desire Ruhinda
Co-Founder & COO, Medikea
Dhiraj Dolwani
Co-Founder & CEO, B2R Technologies
Diana Yousef
Founder & CEO, change:WATER Labs
Disney Petit
Founder & CEO, LiquiDonate
Divya Rathod
Founder, Silverynanos Innovations
Douglas Lopes Nicolau
Co-Founder & CEO, Incentiv.me
Durga Das
Founder & CEO, Aeronero
Eliyah Radzyner
Co-Founder & Vice President, Beewise
Evelyn Chilomo-Kaingu
CEO, Lupiya
Farhana Rashid
Founder & CEO, Bhumijo
Folake Owodunni
Co-Founder & CEO, Emergency Response Africa
Francis Obirikorang
Co-Founder & CEO, AgroCenta Technologies
Ganesh Shankar
Founder & CEO, FluxGen
Genevieve Olivier
Director of Social Impact & Sustainability, Green Riders
Genlian Shen
Chairman, Sichuan Vanov New Materials
Greg Newbloom
Founder & CEO, Membrion
Hunny Bhagchandani
Founder, Torchit
Igazeuma Okoroba
Group Head of Sustainability, Dangote Cement
Isabelle Mashola
Co-Founder & CEO, isahit
Jacob Hill
Founder, Offploy
Jane Gong
Founder & Chairman, Olive Times
Jansen Durham
Co-Founder & CEO, Fixa
Jihun Kim
Co-Founder & CEO, DolbomDream
Jonathan Maxwell
Founder & CEO, Sustainable Development Capital
Julia Olofsson
Global Director, Ingka Group (IKEA)
Julieta Porta
CEO, SphereBio
Kanishk Negi
Sustainable Procurement Director, Schneider Electric
Kansiime Honest Fortunate
Founder & CEO, Mapalo Investments
Kris Blanchard
Co-Founder & CEO, Luyef Biotechnologies
Laura Jardine Paterson
Founder & CEO, CONCAT Tech
Lucy Mutinda
Founder & CEO, Ecocycle
Manish Kumar Meena
Founder, Verdant Impact
Martin Baart
CEO, ecoligo
Mary Roach
Co-Founder & COO, Boost Technology
Mashrur Hossain Shurid
President & CEO, iPAGE GLOBAL
Matsepiso Majoro
Founder & MD, MahlaseliEnergy
Max Dubiel
Co-Founder, Redemption Roasters
Max Simpson
Founder & CEO, Steps
Melanie Greblo
Founder & CEO, Humans of Purpose
Mohamed Aburawi
Founder & CEO, Atarona Ventures
Morgan DeFoort
Managing Partner, Factor E
Nan Gibson
Executive Director, JPMorganChase PolicyCenter
Neha Jain
Founder & CEO, Zerocircle Alternatives
Nneile Nkholise
Co-Founder & CEO, Thola
Olawale Adebiyi
CEO, Wecyclers Nigeria
Olugbenga Olubanjo
Founder & CEO, Reeddi
Ornella Basilotta
Co-Founder & Director, Fracking Design
Pascal Asselin
Co-Founder, MORFO
Patrick Mkoma
Co-Founder & CEO, RUMO Energy
Paul Humpherson
Founding Director, Tap Social
Paul Russo
CEO, KCB Group
Pavithra YS
Founder & Managing Director, Vindhya e-Infomedia
Phil Slade
Co-Founder & CEO, Switch4School
Priya Naik
Founder & CEO, Samhita
Rahul Nainani
Co-Founder & CEO, ReCircle
Ravi Bhushan Gupta
CEO, RuralShores Business Services
Rebecca Marmot
Chief Sustainability Officer, Unilever
Richard Nimmons
Co-Founder & CEO, The Carbon Removers
Saivya Chauhan
Founder & CEO, Blitz Electric
Sara Andreotti
Founding Director & COO, SharkSafe Barrier
Severiyos Gabriel
Founder & CEO, AIDONIC
Shelley Saxena
Founder & CEO, Sevamob
Shiladitya Ghosh
Co-Founder & COO, Mission Zero
Shivang R. Dave
Co-Founder & CEO, PlenOptika
Simone Ponce
CEO, Bee2Be
Stephanie von Staa Toledo
Founder & CEO, Oya Care
Timi Oke
Co-Founder & CEO, AgroEknor
Toni Kienberger
Founder & CEO, Ocean Material
Umeeda Switlo
Co-Founder & CEO, Naledo
Vikram Goel
Founder & Director, Incredible Devices
Willie Ng
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Global Cerah
Yasmeen Khamis
Co-Founder & CEO, Doodle Factory
Yogesh Kumar
Founder, Even Cargo
Zahin Razeen
Founder & CEO, Hydroquo+
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The Judging Panel .
30 judges contributed their expertise to select this year’s Meaningful Business 100 winners. Representing organisations like Google, the United Nations, the Rockefeller Foundation, Temasek and Mastercard, the judging panel reviewed 881nominations, from 80+ countries.
Adam Elman
Head of Sustainability - EMEA, Google
Andia Laura Chakava
Board Member, 2X Global
Ayo Roach
VP & Head of Grant Programmes, Comic Relief US
Christa Markwalder
Head of Public Affairs (Switzerland), Zurich Insurance
Emma Jones CBE
Founder, Enterprise Nation
Frank Aswani
CEO, African Venture Philanthropy Alliance
Hervé Lado
Africa Head, United Nations Global Compact
Lisa Hawkes
Global Sustainability Senior Manager, Unilever
Mafruza Khan
Director, Global Resource Mobilisation and Partnerships, BRAC
Marie-Aimée de Dampierre
Chair, Hogan Lovells
Matthias Stausberg
Group Advocacy Director, Virgin Group
Maureen McDonagh
Head of Sustainability, Arm
Medea Nocentini
Founder, C3 & Senior Partner, Global Ventures
Monica Fonseca
Co-Founder, The Lab Girl
Nikhil Seth
Assistant Secretary-General, UN & Executive Director, UNITAR
Patricia Nader
Partner & Head of Impact, Good Karma Partners
Rita Soni
Principal Analyst, Impact Sourcing & Sustainability, Everest Group
Rui (Juliet) Zhu
Director of ESG and Social Innovation Centre, CKGSB
Sandiip Bhammer
Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Green Frontier Capital
Sarah Troup Geisenheimer
VP Innovation, The Rockefeller Foundation
Sebastián Salinas
Founder & CEO, Balloon Latam
Shaun Seow
Head, Community Stewardship, Temasek International
Shiv Kumar
Co-Founder, Catalyst Group
Stasia Mitchell
Global Entrepreneurship Leader, EY
Alan Greenberg
Director Board of Trustees, Institute of Imagination
Alisée de Tonnac
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Seedstars
Cheryl Kiser
Executive Director, The Institute for Social Innovation, Babson College
Cihan Özsönmez
Board Member, iNVENTRAM
Kimberly Gire
Chair, Centre for Global Equality
Payal Dalal
EVP, Global Programmes, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
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Sponsors .
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MB100 Testimonials .
This is one of the most proactive and effective networks I have come across; there is a culture of collaboration and action that makes things happen fast. Add to that the chance to spend time with and mentor specific members building future-reader businesses; this is time and effort well spent.
The mentorship programme has been incredibly helpful so far already. Thank you so much for organising this program for us entrepreneurs!
I met my tribe – people to help me improve business for impact. Where else can you connect with like minded folks to support the SDG goals across the universe, investing only 30 minutes of your time? I met one person from Switzerland, one from the UK, one from South Africa and another member from Germany in one day!
