Joanna Ibrahim, social entrepreneur, Syrian refugee, and founder of Accelerator Bluefield's Development and Open Taste Project, helping refugees and migrants with training and opportunities and sharing their culinary skills with communities in Brazil.

www.opentastebrasil.org

Sangha Gathers a refugee led initiative, was born out-of the private banking world where Amr the founder was working as an analyst, and looked for tools to promote a more sustainable life in his fast-paced environment. The result was JP Morgan’s first inhouse meditation initiative. Fast forward 3 years, Sangha Gathers evolved to deliver training workshops at fortune 100 companies and universities.

 Jakob started his career in the Confederation of Danish Industry with capacity building of business organisations in developing countries, including on social dialogue with UTICA, that won the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. After joining UNHCR, Jakob spent two years in HQ and was then deployed to Rwanda in October 2015 to develop and implement a strategy for economic inclusion of refugees. Today, Jakob works from UNHCR HQ Copenhagen office on global strategic issues related to furthering strategic shared value private sector partnerships in refugee contexts.

Owner and founder of Migration Hub, a European brand and an awards-winner social enterprise that functions as a platform, community, and a network umbrella for local non-profits working in the field of migration. To migrants and refugees, Migration Hub offers programs that create a job, entrepreneurial, and educational opportunities. Consultant and expert in social innovation and business mentor. Board member at non-profits run by refugees.
Proudly member at WeWork, with whom together have benefited migrant entrepreneurs with spaces, and supports Migration Hub's activities with space for events and its programs. Currently training 600 migrants in Germany in digital skills & future of work.

Jaz has over 10 years of experience in multi site portfolio energy and sustainability management.In 2016, she was awarded a Royal Honours, MBE for her services to the sector. Jaz volunteers much of her time as a STEM Ambassador to help raise the awareness of energy/engineering careers, helping to create a pipeline of future sustainability professionals

Fawzi, 21, has played with Al Sarih Sport Club and Al-Hussein SC (Irbid). He plays with Alkass international academy in Zaatari camp and has been selected to participate in football initiatives such as the Aspire Academy in Qatar and the Syrian Dream football project in 2017.

Lilly Carlisle is based in Amman, Jordan, where she works as an External Relations Officer with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. She is responsible for capturing the day-to-day lives of refugees and communicating about the challenges they face. She has worked across the Middle East, including for UNICEF and Al Jazeera, telling stories of people who have been affected by conflict.

Matthew Barrett is Founder of Goal Click (@goalclick), a global football storytelling and photography project, finding inspirational people to tell stories about their football lives and communities. Goal Click partners include FIFA, UEFA, Common Goal, COPA90, adidas, and UNHCR. Major exhibitions have been hosted in London, Paris, Moscow, and Doha.

Nilfurat is a multi-cultural group of refugees from Syria, Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia, producing side by side with Egyptian women for the Local Social Enterprise Yadawee in Cairo. The group crafts handmade high-quality aprons and towels from Egyption cotton and other local fabrics, each item reflecting the personal stories and skills of the artisans, and have recently pivoted to face mask production.

I came to the UK at the end of 2017, after escaping political persecution for my human rights work in Syria. Away from home without family and friends, I found comfort in feeding the people I lived with. For me, cooking was a way to promote Syria and integrate into society.
I am now on a mission to use my cooking, through classes and catering as I started my own business a year ago, but also to raise the awareness of the Syrian humanitarian crisis. 

I was imprisoned in 2015 for helping to feed displaced people arriving in my city from other parts of Syria: I used to smuggle bread to the besieged arias to feed people even though this threatened my life. I couldn’t watch them starve.