The Impact Talks

Reem has transformed her own challenges into an ambitious mission, when faced with the lack of adequate and reliable Arabic online resources to support the upbringing of her children facing developmental disabilities. In this episode, we discuss her journey and how Habaybna was born to support parents in similar situations.

The passion to resolve the world's more pressing sustainability challenges can be ignited by various personal experiences, as it happened to Siddharth. In this episode, we discuss about how Sid combined his desire to prevent waste from ending up in the landfill with his data science background and founded Kabadiwalla Connect.

Having experienced first hand the struggles of smallholder farmers in accessing supply chains, John always wanted to find a solution for this challenge. In this episode, we discuss about his social entrepreneurship journey and how does Selina Wamucii support building inclusive and sustainable supply chains across Africa.

Carolina represents the embodiment of resilience, which is fueled by a passion to drive sustainable impact. Since she participated in a social entrepreneurship competition several years ago, Carolina has built several tech based enterprises and advised on multiple projects that have at their core triple bottom line and innovation.

Noha and Samar have a common passion, driving impact, which resulted in joining forces with the purpose of advancing gender balance and empowerment. In this episode, we discuss about how they aim to catalyze change through She is Arab and drive diversity and inclusion by becoming a voice for Arab women worldwide.

Yousuf was drawn into the impact space more than 10 years ago and ever since, he has been spearheading innovative initiatives meant to steer away from the status quo. In this episode, we discuss about how the Expo Live programme was born, who are Global Innovators and which type of innovations have the chance to become part of the programme.

From the world of charity to that of impact investment, Zahara has always had purpose at the core of her journey. In this episode, we discuss about the evolution of impact investment in the region and what drives the decision-making process of investors.

Even though at the time Gary had built several successful businesses, 25 years ago his passion for social impact got ignited by a project he was leading for UNICEF. In this episode, we discuss about this career turn as well as the tremendous drive behind UNICEF’s global initiatives.

Sophie was naturally drawn into the healthcare sector as she was exposed to it through her parents ever since she was a child. In this episode, we discuss about how this, together with a passion for driving social impact, became the start of a beautiful journey and led to an innovative business concept.

Richad has joined Société Générale in 1994 and over the past 2 decades he has experienced firsthand the transition towards sustainable financing decisions. In this episode, we discuss about the financial sector’s evolution in relation with sustainability as well as about the group’s approach towards advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.