Rising Star of the Year 2000

In 2018, Joshua discovered he had severe allergies to pollution fumes. Joshua pioneered a campaign to raise awareness on pollution, which reached over 1.3 million people on social media and inspired 100+ cleanups in Nigeria. In March 2019, Joshua co-founded LearnBlue – a global nonprofit organization working to build a generation of do-gooders, activists and innovators. LearnBlue inspires Gen Z to create effective solutions to issues such as climate change, sustainable development and quality education. In less than a year, it has inspired 2,000+ students globally to take action. Their campaign on the Amazon Fire garnered 150,000+ views on social media and 4,500 signatures on a petition encouraging Brazil’s President to take immediate action.

Koki, Laura and Will are on a mission to revitalise the period hygiene industry and end period stigma. Together, they developed Floera, a 'Floe reusable applicator'. The product is currently pending a US patent, having crowdfunded $5000 in a number of days. They plan to commence manufacturing and delivery in early 2020.

Magdalena Błyskosz is the founder of Open Coffee High School, a global organisation helping students leverage the power of networking. Since October 2020, they have hosted meetings for more than 500 students. Their local leaders’ hubs are present in 10+ cities in Poland, 2 regions in India, and one hub in the USA and Canada. Open Coffee High School has a wide range of community members joining from Kenya, Indonesia, Ukraine, the Netherlands, and many other countries.

Disappointed by the lack of affordable eco-friendly makeup, at age 15, Rose Dyson created Pura Cosmetics in a high school competition. Now at 21, Rose is generating over $100,000 each year. Their amazing success has been featured in the Telegraph, the Times, the Sun, and BBC Business Live. In 2018, Rose was named the most promising teenage CEO in the U.K. and Ireland in TransferWise’s U.K. “20 Under 20” competition.

Shoaib Iqbal, CEO at Esper Satellite Imagery, is a 3-time startup founder who’s worked on companies in MedTech and Energy and has worked as a Payload Engineer across 2 high-powered rocket teams building sub-orbital scientific payloads for rockets. Esper uses hyperspectral imagery to gather images in wavelengths that allow the analysis of materials compositions, from minerals to plants.