Michelle Madina Sow Jeanty is a born dancer, writer and storyteller, who navigated from working in Finance to her Heart Passion by creating her organisation, Connecting Africa & Diaspora LLC, a Delaware-based company. Since then she's been advocating for Art and Culture around Afro Culture, Peace, Women, and Indigenous communities worldwide, especially in Latin America.

She defines herself as the Voice of the Voiceless, a Panafricanist, and a Spiritual Entrepreneur who believes Love and Unity will save the day.

She is also an MBA and has passed the US CPA examinations in Pennsylvania. She has been working for almost 15 years in the World of Audit and Finance, first for the Big 4 (EY then PwC) in Abidjan and Paris, then as an expatriate CFO for CFAO in Dar Es Salaam and a Head of Finance (Assistant VP of Global Controls) for Kayak in Copenhagen.

Her current projects include Art and Culture for Peace upcoming event, A TV show and a movie currently being co-written, a book and obviously the big one with Pr Ryo Takahashi: Global Peace Mission and United States of Afrika-Afrika56.

Jules Lavallee is an Award-Winning Journalist, Author, Public Speaker, and Philanthropist, who has been transforming lives through her diverse interviews with celebrities and entrepreneurs for over 15 years. She is a Mentor and Activist for Women’s Rights. As a journalist, she has been a global connector for celebrities and entrepreneurs.

Her impactful interviews about women’s empowerment, racial justice, and equality of gender have been seen in over 30 magazines. Her goal has always been to bring tough issues to the forefront for discussion.

Formidable Woman Magazine has been her platform to inspire and educate the masses on important issues. Over the past year, Formidable Men has gained momentum as a platform for change featuring trailblazers and global leaders.

Jules has been on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Boston, MA, and has supported many organizations through fundraising and volunteering including Make-A-Wish, Dana Farber, and many soup kitchens over the years. Jules is a Harvard graduate who now lives in LA..

Jyoti Tiwari is an Author, Gender Rights Activist, Citizen Journalist, Podcaster and Posh Trainer. She is the Gold Medalist of Dr Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Essay writing contest, and the winner of Sri Prem Chand Kahani Puraskar, Punjab University Woman of substance by SRL diagnostics 2016. She holds a PG Diploma in Journalism from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, and a PG diploma in Translation from IGNOU and has a BA (Hons) from Punjab University.

Jyoti is a published author of the Amazon best-selling book “Anuurag”, and has published a new book, “Ladka Hua hai.” with rave reviews from fans, supporters and readers alike. She has vast experience of dealing with the media as she has previously worked with All India Radio (Akashwani Lucknow) as a newsreader cum translator. Jyoti is a Podcaster and host of The Jyoti Tiwari Show.

She is a blogger and citizen journalist, and has also Co-authored research reports to the Government of India, and appeared on international radio shows as well for creating awareness regarding gender issues. Jyoti has worked towards sensitizing MPs and MLAs about gender issues and problems that have arisen. She has been a prominent proponent of gender research in the arena of well-being, has managed a community centre in Delhi NCR and handled a helpline.

She has appeared in various TV debates and programs voicing concerns on gender issues, spoken to hundreds of victimized people, listened to their problems and helped them stabilize in crisis situations. Jyoti also conducts training programs on soft skills and sensitise prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace in various organizations. She has conducted posh training programs and session in Shapoorji Pallonji Group: Adidas/Reebok, Volta, Sarva Foam and conducted Soft skill training at Amity Law College, Delhi University, Fastrack, and Akash Ananda Foundation.

Patricia Chica is a Canadian Producer, Director, Coach, Speaker and Chi Energy Educator born in El Salvador and grew up in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She is the president of Flirt Films and ChicArtProductions. Since her teens, Chica has directed and/or produced over 50 hours of content for film and television and won over 60 international awards.

She has over two decades of experience writing, directing, producing, and promoting award-winning films and TV for major networks and clients in North America, France and the UK. Exceptionally skilled at supervising every aspect of the filmmaking process from conception to promotion. Creative producer, coach, mentor, and trilingual public speaker.

As a Chi Energy educator, Chica is committed to bringing conscious practices to her work environments for an even more positive and inclusive culture. She strives to champion her team members through coaching, self-development, and continuous growth opportunities. She now divides her time between Los Angeles and Montreal.

Patricia Chica is releasing her 2023 feature, MONTRÉAL GIRLS. She is a member of Women In Film, the Directors Guild of Canada, the Canadian Academy, the Canadian Media Producers Association, Film Fatales and an alumna of the TIFF Filmmaker Lab, among many others.

Yasmina Azhari is a Forbes-listed businesswoman, leader and international speaker who has spoken on many prestigious platforms across the world including the World Bank, the Arab-Australian Chamber of Commerce and many more. Yasmina was selected 4 times by Forbes as one of the 50 Most Powerful Arab Business Women and was named among the 100 Most Powerful Women in the Arab World by the Arabian Business and CEO Middle East and was awarded by E&Y as the "Best Entrepreneur of the Year". She was honored at the Hall of Fame in Shanghai by E&Y. In March 2019, Yasmina was honored in “Arab Women Creators” by Diwan Ahel Al Qalam in Beirut, Lebanon, and was appointed at the beginning of 2021, in G100 as one of the 100 Global Women Leaders. Yasmina Azhari served as the G100 Global Chair for Public Relations from 2021-2022.

She was the founder and general manager of Mira Trading LLC and co-founded Al Yam International in 2014 with a strong network of 40000 parties around the world following up opportunities through her company in Dubai. With her relentless will, drive, and entrepreneurial charisma, she took the business to greater heights.

She has served as a Board member and advisor in many organizations, including advisory board member of Bank Audi, Syria, one of the biggest private Banks in Syria, a board member at the UN Global Compact Advisory Council in Syria, and a board member of the Tartus Port Co., where she was the first woman to join the board, administrative board member of the OECD (The Organization of the Economical and Co-operational Development in the Middle East and North Africa Area).

Decorated by Her Majesty The Queen of The Netherlands as a “KNIGHT”, Yasmina serves as Honorary Consul of the Netherlands at Lattakia & Tartus. She was the first woman to be on the board of the Lattakia Chamber of Commerce and was elected three times as the Head of the Lattakia Businesswomen’s Committee. She also served as Vice President at the Arab Business Women Council for 12 years and was nominated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Abkhazia and Armenia to represent them in the GCC Gulf region from 2014 until today.

In April 2019, she was nominated by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry as a representative to promote opportunities for better trade and exchange between Australia and the countries of the Arab League, and all the countries in which Al Yam international company operates.

Following her family’s legacy in commerce, and charitable and community work, she founded Mawred in 2003 and still is the President, of an NGO aiming at Modernizing and Activating Women’s Role in Economic Development.

Yasmina was awarded in Ajman/UAE as the most active businesswoman in Civil Society in 2015. In The Hague, The Netherlands, during the month of February 2017: Yasmina was awarded as the "Iconic Businesswoman of the Decade" during the Women Economic Forum EU. She was appointed in 2020 as the President of Emirati – Indian Businesswomen Council and was awarded in 2022 as one of the Global Women in Leadership, by The Great Leaders.

Yuri Cataldo is a Techo-optimist working at the intersection of technology and art. He is an award-winning entrepreneur, keynote speaker, best-selling author, podcast host and emerging tech strategist who combines the mindset of an artist and a technologist. Named one of the 40 under-40 business leaders in Indiana, Yuri brings years of experience in the arts, design, entrepreneurship, marketing, innovation, and publicity, in addition to advising founders, artists, and startups.

Mr. Cataldo graduated from the Yale School of Drama. He is a classically trained set and costume designer (with a BA in Communications, Theatre, and Drama from Indiana University, a degree in Set Design from The Julliard School, and a Master's Degree in Production Design from Yale University), an Artistic Designer turned entrepreneur with credits on Broadway, Dance, Film, and Opera. He previously founded the highly publicized bottled water company - IndigoH2O, the only multiple award-winning bottled alkaline water in the world and the 2015 best-tasting water in the world.

Yuri is a mentor at Yale Tsai City, MassChallenge, and Tech Stars. He is a Global Fellow and Advisory Board Member of Fintech4Good, a Board Member and Chair of the Outreach Committee for the Yale Club of Boston (the primary organization connecting all Yale alumni in eastern Massachusetts). Yuri has lectured at MIT, Yale, Tufts, Princeton, Stanford, Suffolk, Notre Dame, Emerson College, and Indiana University.

He was the Director & Executive-in-Residence (Professor of Practice) for the Business of Creative Enterprises (BCE) program at Emerson College which was a unique bachelors program focused on the connection between art and creative entrepreneurship, integrating Emerson's Foundation in communication and the arts to help students of the media arts prepare to be leaders and managers of the creative economy.

He works with and advises tech, blockchain, and creative companies on PR, marketing, product launches, and customer engagement. His efforts have resulted in 6 figure launches, 7 figures worth of free press for founders and products, and multiple awards for his clients and companies including Forbes 30 under 30, Discovery Channel, Tech Crunch, Forbes, INC, and the Boston Globe.

As the host of "Advance Your Art" Podcast - Each week he sits down with successful creative entrepreneurs and asks them, the who, what, where, when, and how they made it - so listeners can learn from their journey to - Make Money From their Creative Work, Transition to a New Career or Build a Creative Company.

He is also a frequent speaker on PR/Media Relations, Blockchain, Creative Entrepreneurship, and Corporate Innovation at universities, conferences, corporate events, and with high-ranking government officials from all over the world.

Currently, he is the co-founder/GP of Athenian VC and leads the fund investment strategy within construction, robotics, AI, manufacturing, and blockchain. He is also the Founder of ArtTech Media Group where he focuses on Innovation Development and Innovation Management.

John Njamah is a Nigerian Film Director, Actor, Writer & Founder of Colorbarmedia 707 who has since carved a niche for over 32 years in the Nigerian Creative Industry. He is a Dramatic Arts graduate from the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife where he majored in Directing. John Njamah has worked on several stage, television, and film productions and has won several awards. He also has a certificate in Music Arts from the same University.

In the early years of his career, he worked with the Collective Artiste, a Theatre Organization affiliated with the U.S.I.S (United States Information Service) with Chuck Mike as Artistic Director, creating theatre outreach programs and stage plays for community development.

From 1995-1998, John Njamah free-lanced with the National Troupe of Nigeria, Centre stage productions, Amaka Igwe Studios, Tempo Productions and Eagle eye productions, where he worked in several film and television projects as an actor and won the prestigious Hubert Ogunde Foundation award for the best young actor.

With an array of works and awards, John Njamah consolidated his position as an authority in acting and ventured into another terrain; Directing. Under Amaka Igwe Studios he directed FUJI HOUSE OF COMMOTION, BLAST FROM THE PAST and was assistant director for SOLITAIRE and FULL CIRCLE. Some of his directing credit also include HELLBOUND, WICKED CONTRACT, LIVIN IN LAGOS for DBS Media, and WAITING YEARS for Hadassah Pictures. He was also involved in a BBC Voices Project and radio drama called "STORY STORY".

In early 2007, John Njamah pitched his tent with MNET and became one of the first Directors in a first-of-its-kind multi-cam Television Drama Series in West Africa called ‘TINSEL’. As an actor, John Njamah is well known for his character RABIU in Fuji House of Commotion, BODE in Bachelors, OSAS in Spider, and Tuvi in School. His works as a screenplay writer include HELLBOUND, BLAST FROM THE PAST, WHISPERS OF DEATH, THE TRUTH and PRINCE OF HEARTS.

In 2010, He established COLORBARMEDIA - a media firm that advises and consults on media and helps with film development, treatment and production. His recent notable works as a director include SMASH, MUSTAPHA, OCHE’S SECRET, IFUNANYA, EMELA, MUNTU, WINDOW GIRL, ROOM MATES, A LITTLE WHITE LIE, MALICE, NEVER ALONE, ONE MOMENT IN TIME.

John Njamah is a member of the Director's Guild of Nigeria (DGN). Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and Association of Movie Producers (AMP). He is also a member of the Nigeria Oscar Selection Committee (NOSC). He is the Founder and Director at The Actor's Resource Group and Founder & Creative Director at ColorbarMedia 707.