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Titouan Bernicot
Founder
The Coral Gardeners
Louise Mabulo
Founder & CEO
The Cacao Project
Jenk Oz
Founder & CEO
Thred Media
Gitanjali Rao
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Alexia Hilbertidou
Founder & CEO
Girlboss NZ
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Future Minds Announces the 2021 25 Under 25
Future Minds Network today announced the 2021 Future Minds 25 Under 25, recognising young founders, researchers and changemakers under the age of 25 who are already doing work that is changing their communities and industries.
This year's class was drawn from more than 1,000 nominations across 40 countries.
Among this year's honourees are Titouan Bernicot, founder of Coral Gardeners, who has led the planting of more than 157,000 corals to restore reefs in French Polynesia; Chanel Contos, founder of Teach Us Consent, whose campaign has made consent education one of the most urgent conversations in Australian schools; and Gitanjali Rao, inventor, scientist and TIME's first Kid of the Year, whose inventions have inspired more than 50,000 students.
Nathaniel Diong, Founder and CEO of Future Minds Network, said: "Young people are our best hope. They continue to push boundaries and reimagine what is possible, and this year's honourees are proof of that."
The 2021 class at a glance
The honourees span three categories:
- STEM Innovators: researchers, engineers and inventors working at the edge of what's possible.
- Founders & Entrepreneurs: young people building businesses with real customers and revenue.
- Social Impact & Changemakers: leaders of social enterprises, charities and campaigns serving communities the system has overlooked.
How the honourees were chosen
Nominations were open to anyone. Every one of the 1,000+ nominations was read by our team, and shortlisted candidates were assessed by a panel of esteemed judges, on the scale of their impact, the originality of their work and where it is heading next.
The full 2021 Future Minds 25 Under 25 can be viewed at https://futuremindsnetwork.org/awards-year/2021
About Future Minds Network
Future Minds Network is an Australian social enterprise and registered charity founded in 2018. It delivers entrepreneurship and innovation programs to young people, with a focus on regional, low-income and multicultural communities.
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