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architecture, design, innovation, making, open-source, synergetics, urbanism

2010

Ghana

Grassroots architect // Ghanaian-American architect and co-founder of DSGN AGNC, an activist design think-tank, and Low Design Office, an architecture studio // DK Osseo-Asare is a designer who makes buildings, landscapes, cities, objects and digital tools. He is assistant professor of architecture and engineering design at Penn State University, where he runs the Humanitarian Materials Lab and serves as Associate Director of Penn State’s Alliance for Education, Science, Engineering and Design with Africa (AESEDA). His research explores material assemblies optimized for massively scalable radical resilience, and integrates synergetics, design innovation, network power, open-source urbanism, digital and bio-fabrication and architecture robots. Osseo-Asare is co-founding principal of Low Design Office (LOWDO), an architecture and integrated design studio based in Ghana and Texas. He led urban and strategic design for the Koumbi City and Anam City new town projects in Ghana and Nigeria. He is cofounder of Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform (AMP), an open-source maker tech project geared for Africa, winner of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Centennial Innovation Challenge, Design Corps’ 2017 SEED Award for Public Interest Design and exhibited at the 2017 Seoul Biennale for Architecture and Urbanism and Afropixel6 / 2018 Dak’art Biennale of Contemporary African Art. He is a TED Global Fellow, Fulbright Scholar, Africa 4 Tech Digital Champion (EdTech) and presents his work internationally, including the Royal Institute of British Architects, TED Global, Smart City Expo, World Bank CitiSense, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Next Einstein Initiative/African Institute of Mathematical Sciences, MIT, Harvard, Columbia GSAPP, AfriDesignX / Victoria & Albert Museum in London and on the BBC. // In Agbogbloshie, a community in Accra, Ghana, people descend on a scrapyard to mine electronic waste for recyclable materials. Without formal training, these urban miners often teach themselves the workings of electronics by taking them apart and putting them together again. Designer and TED Fellow DK Osseo-Asare wondered: What would happen if we connected these self-taught techies with students and young professionals in STEAM fields? The result: a growing maker community where people engage in peer-to-peer, hands-on education, motivated by what they want to create. Learn more about how this African makerspace is pioneering a grassroots circular economy. // DK Osseo-Asare is a designer who makes buildings, landscapes, cities, objects and digital tools. He is assistant professor of architecture and engineering design at Penn State University, where he runs the Humanitarian Materials Lab and serves as Associate Director of Penn State’s Alliance for Education, Science, Engineering and Design with Africa (AESEDA). His research explores material assemblies optimized for massively scalable radical resilience, and integrates synergetics, design innovation, network power, open-source urbanism, digital and bio-fabrication and architecture robots. Osseo-Asare is co-founding principal of Low Design Office (LOWDO), an architecture and integrated design studio based in Ghana and Texas. He led urban and strategic design for the Koumbi City and Anam City new town projects in Ghana and Nigeria. He is cofounder of Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform (AMP), an open-source maker tech project geared for Africa, winner of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Centennial Innovation Challenge, Design Corps’ 2017 SEED Award for Public Interest Design and exhibited at the 2017 Seoul Biennale for Architecture and Urbanism and Afropixel6 / 2018 Dak’art Biennale of Contemporary African Art. He is a TED Global Fellow, Fulbright Scholar, Africa 4 Tech Digital Champion (EdTech) and presents his work internationally, including the Royal Institute of British Architects, TED Global, Smart City Expo, World Bank CitiSense, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Next Einstein Initiative/African Institute of Mathematical Sciences, MIT, Harvard, Columbia GSAPP, AfriDesignX / Victoria & Albert Museum in London and on the BBC. // Grassroots architect // technology, grassroots, education, architecture, led, buildings, cities, open-source, circular economy, job skills training, urban, research, resilience, activism, design, electronic waste, recycled materials, edtech, waste, making, humanitarian, mining, urbanism, robotics, innovation, science, smart city, synergetics, recyclability // Ghana|Greater Accra Region|Tema

Ghana|Greater Accra Region|Tema

2012

Ireland

Biological miner // I am an Irish research engineer who has long been fascinated by the process of biomineralization–with particular attention on the mechanisms involved for mineral precipitation, making your work on biodegradable bone scaffolds of great interest–believing that the insights gained, particularly through the study of geomicrobiology may allow new strategies to be developed for the production of biocompatible bone implants or may even suggest future radical manufacturing technologies for the production of advanced composites for the automotive and aeronautical industries. Biological structures are synthesized under mild energetic conditions using natural compounds, sparking wide interest in understanding and duplicating such “clean” production processes. As part of my M.Sc., at Imperial College, London, I conducted research at the Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry, Bristol (a group headed by Professor Steven Mann) and also the Geo-Engineering section at the Technical University Delft (TUD), both groups are world leaders in biologically induced mineral precipitation. Research at TUD looked at the Biogrout (Van Paassen, 2009) process, as an analogue for the development of a novel production methodology, where biological agents can be employed as a catalyst for casting useful mineral objects. I received an M.Sc., with merit from Imperial College and exhibited this work at The Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin in 2011. Following the work above I was offered a research position at the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology in collaboration with Nanyang Technical University, Singapore. For this position a literature review was proposed and conducted to assess the ability of microorganisms to mine selected minerals out of seawater desalination brine. This study was based on compelling and burgeoning evidence from the field of geomicrobiology, which shows the ubiquitous role microorganisms play in the cycling of minerals on the planet. As lead researcher I am currently conducting experiments and building kinetic models to better understand and control the magnesium content of microbally induced carbonate precipitation. Based on this and the work conducted as part of my M.Sc., I have been invited to make a talk on: Radical production technologies inspired by Nature, at TED Full Spectrum, a conference being held in California of February 2012. It is my aim to continue to research in the field of biomineralization, while exploring the mechanisms responsible for mild energetic mineral (including metal) precipitation for the production of mineral composites. // "Some see nature all ridicule and deformity, and by these I shall not regulate my proportions; and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of a man with imagination nature is imagination itself" –William Blake I have studied and worked for a number of years in the pursuit and development of sustainable technologies. I believe that biologically inspired technologies will play a key role in the development of future sustainable societies and it is my aim to increase his knowledge and skill in this area. Current research is allowing me to assess the ability of microorganisms to precipitate and accumulate minerals (including metals) out of solution. Part of this research includes the use of microfluidic devices to better understand the chemical and kinetic interaction between certain bacteria and their inorganic precipitates. This knowledge will be invaluable–as part of continued evidence–for the development of low energetic production technologies and how if employed or mimicked nature has the potential to provide industry with radical production alternatives. // The world needs clean water, and more and more, we're pulling it from the oceans, desalinating it, and drinking it. But what to do with the salty brine left behind? In this intriguing short talk, TED Fellow Damian Palin proposes an idea: Mine it for other minerals we need, with the help of some collaborative metal-munching bacteria. // "Some see nature all ridicule and deformity, and by these I shall not regulate my proportions; and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of a man with imagination nature is imagination itself" –William Blake I have studied and worked for a number of years in the pursuit and development of sustainable technologies. I believe that biologically inspired technologies will play a key role in the development of future sustainable societies and it is my aim to increase his knowledge and skill in this area. Current research is allowing me to assess the ability of microorganisms to precipitate and accumulate minerals (including metals) out of solution. Part of this research includes the use of microfluidic devices to better understand the chemical and kinetic interaction between certain bacteria and their inorganic precipitates. This knowledge will be invaluable–as part of continued evidence–for the development of low energetic production technologies and how if employed or mimicked nature has the potential to provide industry with radical production alternatives. // Biological miner // technology, water, precipitation, automotive, research, mobility, desalinating, mining, oceans, bicycle, mineral, plastic, nature, science, biodegradable plastic, desalination, clean water, biomineralization, metals, manufacturing, seawater // Kilkenny|Ireland

Kilkenny|Ireland

2017

United States

Interdisciplinary artist // Damon Davis is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist who works and resides in St. Louis, Missouri. His scope includes illustration, painting, printmaking, music, film, and public art. His most identifiable work, All Hands on Deck, helped shape public perception of the Ferguson Uprising as part of the broader international human rights movement. Davis has work in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Museum of African American History, and has exhibited at the MoCADA and San Diego Contemporary Museum of Art. Davis is founder of independent music and art imprint, Far Fetched. He is a recipient of The Riverfront Times Master Mind Award (2013), and Best Hip Hop Producer SLUMfest Award (2014). The documentary short A Story To Tell (2013), which profiled Davis, his work and creative process, won an Emmy Award Mid America for Best Short Form Program. Whose Streets? is his first foray into feature-length documentary; Filmmaker Magazine selected him and Director Sabaah Jordan for their 2016 “25 New Faces of Independent Film.” Davis is a 2015 Firelight Media Producers Lab Fellow and a 2016 Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Lab Fellow at Skywalker Sound. // When artist Damon Davis went to join the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, after police killed Michael Brown in 2014, he found not only anger but also a sense of love for self and community. His documentary "Whose Streets?" tells the story of the protests from the perspective of the activists who showed up to challenge those who use power to spread fear and hate. // Damon Davis is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist who works and resides in St. Louis, Missouri. His scope includes illustration, painting, printmaking, music, film, and public art. His most identifiable work, All Hands on Deck, helped shape public perception of the Ferguson Uprising as part of the broader international human rights movement. Davis has work in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Museum of African American History, and has exhibited at the MoCADA and San Diego Contemporary Museum of Art. Davis is founder of independent music and art imprint, Far Fetched. He is a recipient of The Riverfront Times Master Mind Award (2013), and Best Hip Hop Producer SLUMfest Award (2014). The documentary short A Story To Tell (2013), which profiled Davis, his work and creative process, won an Emmy Award Mid America for Best Short Form Program. Whose Streets? is his first foray into feature-length documentary; Filmmaker Magazine selected him and Director Sabaah Jordan for their 2016 “25 New Faces of Independent Film.” Davis is a 2015 Firelight Media Producers Lab Fellow and a 2016 Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Lab Fellow at Skywalker Sound. // Interdisciplinary artist // activism, human rights, design, rights, documentary // St. Louis|Missouri|United States|USA

St. Louis|Missouri|United States|USA

2014

Composer + concert presenter // American composer who innovates concert experiences to give musical expression to contemporary social issues, creating events that engage communities and make classical music accessible to a new generation. // American composer who innovates concert experiences to give musical expression to contemporary social issues, creating events that engage communities and make classical music accessible to a new generation. // Composer + concert presenter

Social Network Analysis

2010

United States

Health entreprenuer // Founder and CEO of the Global Micro-Clinic Project (GMCP), an organization working to prevent and manage diseases in the developing world using low-cost behavioral interventions // Daniel Zoughbie is the Founder, CEO, and President of the Global Micro-Clinic Project (GMCP), an organization dedicated to providing access to health care in the developing world. Zoughbie's research interests and community service activities combine the fields of international development, global health, international relations, and higher education. Zoughbie received his BA in Urban Studies (2006) with a minor in Middle Eastern Studies (Phi Beta Kappa and Highest Honors) from the University of California, Berkeley. He has received many honors and awards including the Marshall Scholarship for graduate studies at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. // Daniel Zoughbie is the Founder, CEO, and President of the Global Micro-Clinic Project (GMCP), an organization dedicated to providing access to health care in the developing world. Zoughbie's research interests and community service activities combine the fields of international development, global health, international relations, and higher education. Zoughbie received his BA in Urban Studies (2006) with a minor in Middle Eastern Studies (Phi Beta Kappa and Highest Honors) from the University of California, Berkeley. He has received many honors and awards including the Marshall Scholarship for graduate studies at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. // Health entreprenuer // research, social network analysis, education, low-cost, urban, disease // California|United States|Pacifica|USA

California|United States|Pacifica|USA

Black American Theatre., Community Building, Music, Performance, Teaching, Theatre, Writing

2020

United States

Theater artist // Daniel Alexander Jones exemplifies the artist as energy worker. Daniel’s wildflower body of original work includes plays, performance pieces, recorded music, concerts, music theatre events, essays, and long-form improvisations. Energy is his true medium and provides the current for his formal fluency. Jones creates multi-dimensional experiences where the bodies, minds, emotions, voices, and spirits conjoin, shimmer, and heal. PEN America named Daniel the 2021 Laura Pels Foundation Awardee in Theatre. Jones’s critically-acclaimed pieces include Black Light (Public Theater, Greenwich House Theatre); Duat (Soho Rep); An Integrator’s Manual (La MaMa, etc. and Fusebox Festival); Bright Now Beyond (Salvage Vanguard Theatre); and Radiate (Soho Rep and National Tour). Jones has recorded five albums of original songs as his alter-ego, Jomama Jones. Daniel is enlivened by collaborative process and maintains a fierce tribe of artist-collaborators. His roots reach deep into Black American and Queer Theatre and Performance traditions; Jones is recognized as a key voice in the development of Theatrical Jazz and has made a significant contribution to Black Experimental Theatre and Performance. Jones explores ideas of the Afromystical (awakening awareness of the numinous in the everyday through ritualized performance) in all his work. He has also been a pioneer in the exploration and articulation of identities and experiences that move beyond caging binaries and transcend limited civic, cultural, and political imaginings. Moved by silenced histories of sovereignty and agency, and emboldened by acts of survival and transcendence, Jones creates his own distinctive dramaturgy. For over twenty-five years of professional practice, Jones has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the rigorous work of civic healing through vulnerable presence, truth telling, and collective critical engagement with possibility. Jones directed world-premieres of new plays and performance pieces by E. Patrick Johnson, Erik Ehn, Renita Martin, and Shay Youngblood, among others. He is a company member of Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul; an associate company member of Pillsbury House Theatre in Minneapolis; an alumnus of New Dramatists, and was a company member of Frontera@Hyde Park Theatre in Austin. Jones is a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow, a 2019 recipient of the Helen Merrill Playwriting Award. He was awarded a Doris Duke Artist Award, an Alpert Award in the Arts, a USA Artist Fellowship, an Arts Matters grant, an inaugural Creative Capital Grant, a McKnight National Residency and Commission, a Howard Foundation Fellowship, a NEA/TCG Playwriting Residency, a Jerome Fellowship, and a Many Voices Playwriting Fellowship. Jones was lead artist on five projects awarded support by the MAP Fund. Daniel has been a Mellon Creative Research Fellow at the University of Washington, a Hume Fellow at Occidental College, was a Fellow at the Hemispheric Institute at NYU, and has been in residence at a number of colleges and universities across the country including most recently, Reed College and Hampshire College. Jones received a Bistro Award for Outstanding Performance Artistry for Jomama Jones in 2019, and a Franky Award from the Prelude Festival in recognition of long-term, extraordinary impact on contemporary theatre and performance. Daniel Alexander Jones did his undergraduate study at Vassar College in Africana Studies with a focus on literature and the arts, and graduate study at Brown University in Theatre. He is a widely respected, innovative educator, who has taught across the United States, and held faculty positions at Goddard College, The University of Texas at Austin, and Fordham University, where he is currently an Associate Professor of Theatre. // "Some call me a soul sonic superstar," says Jomama Jones, the alter ego of TED Fellow and theater artist Daniel Alexander Jones. In this stunning talk and performance, Jomama Jones invites us to consider how coming undone can be the first step toward transformation. It's a powerful story of community, growth and renewal -- and how breaking apart can mean breaking open. // Daniel Alexander Jones exemplifies the artist as energy worker. Daniel’s wildflower body of original work includes plays, performance pieces, recorded music, concerts, music theatre events, essays, and long-form improvisations. Energy is his true medium and provides the current for his formal fluency. Jones creates multi-dimensional experiences where the bodies, minds, emotions, voices, and spirits conjoin, shimmer, and heal. PEN America named Daniel the 2021 Laura Pels Foundation Awardee in Theatre. Jones’s critically-acclaimed pieces include Black Light (Public Theater, Greenwich House Theatre); Duat (Soho Rep); An Integrator’s Manual (La MaMa, etc. and Fusebox Festival); Bright Now Beyond (Salvage Vanguard Theatre); and Radiate (Soho Rep and National Tour). Jones has recorded five albums of original songs as his alter-ego, Jomama Jones. Daniel is enlivened by collaborative process and maintains a fierce tribe of artist-collaborators. His roots reach deep into Black American and Queer Theatre and Performance traditions; Jones is recognized as a key voice in the development of Theatrical Jazz and has made a significant contribution to Black Experimental Theatre and Performance. Jones explores ideas of the Afromystical (awakening awareness of the numinous in the everyday through ritualized performance) in all his work. He has also been a pioneer in the exploration and articulation of identities and experiences that move beyond caging binaries and transcend limited civic, cultural, and political imaginings. Moved by silenced histories of sovereignty and agency, and emboldened by acts of survival and transcendence, Jones creates his own distinctive dramaturgy. For over twenty-five years of professional practice, Jones has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the rigorous work of civic healing through vulnerable presence, truth telling, and collective critical engagement with possibility. Jones directed world-premieres of new plays and performance pieces by E. Patrick Johnson, Erik Ehn, Renita Martin, and Shay Youngblood, among others. He is a company member of Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul; an associate company member of Pillsbury House Theatre in Minneapolis; an alumnus of New Dramatists, and was a company member of Frontera@Hyde Park Theatre in Austin. Jones is a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow, a 2019 recipient of the Helen Merrill Playwriting Award. He was awarded a Doris Duke Artist Award, an Alpert Award in the Arts, a USA Artist Fellowship, an Arts Matters grant, an inaugural Creative Capital Grant, a McKnight National Residency and Commission, a Howard Foundation Fellowship, a NEA/TCG Playwriting Residency, a Jerome Fellowship, and a Many Voices Playwriting Fellowship. Jones was lead artist on five projects awarded support by the MAP Fund. Daniel has been a Mellon Creative Research Fellow at the University of Washington, a Hume Fellow at Occidental College, was a Fellow at the Hemispheric Institute at NYU, and has been in residence at a number of colleges and universities across the country including most recently, Reed College and Hampshire College. Jones received a Bistro Award for Outstanding Performance Artistry for Jomama Jones in 2019, and a Franky Award from the Prelude Festival in recognition of long-term, extraordinary impact on contemporary theatre and performance. Daniel Alexander Jones did his undergraduate study at Vassar College in Africana Studies with a focus on literature and the arts, and graduate study at Brown University in Theatre. He is a widely respected, innovative educator, who has taught across the United States, and held faculty positions at Goddard College, The University of Texas at Austin, and Fordham University, where he is currently an Associate Professor of Theatre. // Theater artist // research, music, theatre, teaching, black american theatre., performance, community building, writing, vulnerability // United States|New York

United States|New York

Chamber Music, Composition, Language, Music, Music Coaching for Actors, Opera, Orchestral Music

2009

United States

Opera singer + coach // I began my career as a pianist and have recently made a switch to conducting. After finishing primary school in Slovenia at the age of 15 I started studying piano performance at the University of Music in Graz, Austria. I finished both my Masters in piano performance and Ph.D. in Musicology in Austria, and in the meantime was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study at Indiana University in Bloomington. Upon graduating from Indiana University (Jazz Studies program) I was offered a faculty position at the Indiana University Opera Theater, which I held until my return to Slovenia in 2009. Since then I have been working initially as a vocal and diction coach at the Slovenian National Opera in Maribor, and in 2011 have been working as Chorus Master/Assistant Conductor, and most recently Assistant to the Artistic Director. In addition to my work in the opera field, I am active as a pianist/chamber musician, and have played concerts and recitals throughout Europe, USA, Canada, and Asia. In 2009 articles I wrote about various composers and performers of the 20th century were featured in the Encyclopedia of 20th Century Musicians (published by Salem Press). In Fall 2011 I made my debut as a composer, having written music for the theater play "The Woman I read to". // Conductor Daniela Candillari continues to be recognized for her dynamic and compelling performances at opera houses and concert stages throughout North America and Europe. Her 2019-20 season features a number of important debuts, including her New York Philharmonic debut conducting Thomson’s The Mother of us All at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She makes her mainstage debut at Arizona Opera in November conducting Gregory Spears’ Fellow Travelers, which she led in previous seasons with both the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Minnesota Opera. Following her acclaimed performances of Acquanetta with the PROTOTYPE Festival, Candillari returns to New York in January to conduct Rev. 23, produced by Trinity Wall Street and directed by James Darrah. An avid educator, she spent the summer of 2019 conducting the West Coast premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s Cold Mountain at the Music Academy of the West. She makes her debut at the Mannes School of Music this season for performances of The Turn of the Screw, and returns to the Manhattan School of Music for a new production of Martha. Candillari makes her debut with Cincinnati Opera in the summer of 2020 for the company’s 100th Anniversary season, leading Dvořák’s Rusalka. Recent engagements include her debut with Los Angeles Opera for Ellen Reid’s Pulitzer Prize winning opera, prism, Opera Philadelphia in a new production of Rene Orth’s Empty the House, her Boston conducting debut in the world premiere of PermaDeath, and her Asian debut in Hong Kong conducting Du Yun’s Pulitzer Prize winning opera, Angel’s Bone. She appeared in concert with Trinity Wall Street’s NOVUS NY Festival to open their 2018 season in celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s Centennial, and returned to the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2019 for Jack Perla’s An American Dream. In past seasons Candillari has collaborated with Matthew Aucoin on his opera Crossing for The Brooklyn Academy of Music’s NEXT WAVE Festival and Vasily Petrenko on a production of Falstaff with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic featuring Sir Bryn Terfel. In addition to leading workshops for Arizona Opera (The Copper Queen) and Opera Philadelphia (Double Exposure), she workshopped Rachel Peters’ and Royce Vavrek’s opera Wild Beast of the Bungalow, and gave the first public presentation of Hannah Lash’s opera Beowulf for the New Works Showcase, presented by OPERA America. Candillari conducted the world premiere of Stefania de Kenessey’s Bonfire of the Vanities at the Museo del Barrio in New York. As a composer, Candillari has been commissioned by artists including instrumentalists from the Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, and Pittsburgh Symphonies, as well as the three resident orchestras of Lincoln Center - the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, and the New York City Ballet. A champion of contemporary repertoire, Candillari founded her own chamber orchestra Gravity Shift in New York City in order to bring traditional repertoire to new audiences. A native of Slovenia, Candillari holds a Doctorate in Musicology from the Universität für Musik in Vienna, a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and a Master of Music and Bachelor in Piano Performance from the Universität für Musik in Graz. She was a Fulbright Scholarship recipient and was subsequently awarded a TED Fellowship. // Conductor Daniela Candillari continues to be recognized for her dynamic and compelling performances at opera houses and concert stages throughout North America and Europe. Her 2019-20 season features a number of important debuts, including her New York Philharmonic debut conducting Thomson’s The Mother of us All at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She makes her mainstage debut at Arizona Opera in November conducting Gregory Spears’ Fellow Travelers, which she led in previous seasons with both the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Minnesota Opera. Following her acclaimed performances of Acquanetta with the PROTOTYPE Festival, Candillari returns to New York in January to conduct Rev. 23, produced by Trinity Wall Street and directed by James Darrah. An avid educator, she spent the summer of 2019 conducting the West Coast premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s Cold Mountain at the Music Academy of the West. She makes her debut at the Mannes School of Music this season for performances of The Turn of the Screw, and returns to the Manhattan School of Music for a new production of Martha. Candillari makes her debut with Cincinnati Opera in the summer of 2020 for the company’s 100th Anniversary season, leading Dvořák’s Rusalka. Recent engagements include her debut with Los Angeles Opera for Ellen Reid’s Pulitzer Prize winning opera, prism, Opera Philadelphia in a new production of Rene Orth’s Empty the House, her Boston conducting debut in the world premiere of PermaDeath, and her Asian debut in Hong Kong conducting Du Yun’s Pulitzer Prize winning opera, Angel’s Bone. She appeared in concert with Trinity Wall Street’s NOVUS NY Festival to open their 2018 season in celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s Centennial, and returned to the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2019 for Jack Perla’s An American Dream. In past seasons Candillari has collaborated with Matthew Aucoin on his opera Crossing for The Brooklyn Academy of Music’s NEXT WAVE Festival and Vasily Petrenko on a production of Falstaff with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic featuring Sir Bryn Terfel. In addition to leading workshops for Arizona Opera (The Copper Queen) and Opera Philadelphia (Double Exposure), she workshopped Rachel Peters’ and Royce Vavrek’s opera Wild Beast of the Bungalow, and gave the first public presentation of Hannah Lash’s opera Beowulf for the New Works Showcase, presented by OPERA America. Candillari conducted the world premiere of Stefania de Kenessey’s Bonfire of the Vanities at the Museo del Barrio in New York. As a composer, Candillari has been commissioned by artists including instrumentalists from the Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, and Pittsburgh Symphonies, as well as the three resident orchestras of Lincoln Center - the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, and the New York City Ballet. A champion of contemporary repertoire, Candillari founded her own chamber orchestra Gravity Shift in New York City in order to bring traditional repertoire to new audiences. A native of Slovenia, Candillari holds a Doctorate in Musicology from the Universität für Musik in Vienna, a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and a Master of Music and Bachelor in Piano Performance from the Universität für Musik in Graz. She was a Fulbright Scholarship recipient and was subsequently awarded a TED Fellowship. // Opera singer + coach // music, language, opera, composition, music coaching for actors, led, coastal, orchestral music, chamber music // New York City|United States|New York

New York City|United States|New York

Behavior, Mammalogy, STEM Diversity, Social media, informal education

2015

United States

Behavioral biologist // Biologist researching the ecological and evolutionary behaviors of the African giant pouched rats. A popular blogger for Scientific American, she is also using hip hop to teach science to underserved groups. // Danielle N. Lee is an Outreach Scientist who studies animal behavior and behavioral ecology. While completing her dissertation research on individual differences on exploratory behavior of field mice, she mentored several undergraduate and high school students as biology research assistants. She also coordinated ecology outreach programs with nearby public high schools for the Department of Biology at her graduate institution. This included co-coordinating a summer internship research in urban ecology for high school students and an after-school biology club at a nearby public high school. She is currently an assistant professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville studying the behavioral biology and natural history of nuisance rodents across urban gradients. She studies field mice in the Midwest United States and African giant pouched rats in Tanzania, Africa. Lee is passionate about science outreach and is well known for her science promotion and outreach in social media. Lee has a particular focus on science outreach to under-served audiences and is an active member of Animal Behavior Society including the Education and Diversity Committee. Her social media efforts have garnered several accolades from the Huffington Post, Under the Microscope, Black Weblog Awards, and Niche Blogging in Science. Her outreach efforts emphasize sharing science to general audiences, particularly under-served groups, via outdoor programming and social media. She writes about science, research news, and diversity outreach in science, technology, engineering, and math for several online communities and at her blog - The Urban Scientist on the Scientific American Blog Network. She is an avid user of Twitter. Recently, Lee has been honored as a National Geographic Emerging Explorer (2017) and has been named as one of EBONY Magazine’s Power 100, a list of the most influential African Americans. She was also one of ten White House Champions of Change in STEM Diversity and Access in 2014. In 2009 Lee was honored as a Diversity Scholar by the American Institute of Biological Sciences and in 2011 she was named the Young Professional of the Year by the Urban League Young Professionals of Metropolitan St. Louis; and was given the S.T.E.M. Leader Award by the Kansas City Black Family Technology Awareness Association in 2013. Her current science outreach efforts emphasize engagement with broader audiences via science journalism. She is a member of the National Association of Science Writers and the National Black Journalists Association. In 2013, Lee helped found the National Science &Technology News Service, a media literacy initiative to bring more science news to African-American audiences and promote science news sources diversity in mainstream media. Lee received a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Missouri at St. Louis, Masters in Vertebrate Zoology from the University of Memphis, and Bachelors in Animal Science from Tennessee Technological University. // In the early 1990s, a scandal rocked evolutionary biology: scientists discovered that songbirds -- once thought to be strictly monogamous -- engaged in what's politely called "extra-pair copulation." In this unforgettable biology lesson on animal infidelity, TED Fellow Danielle N. Lee shows how she uses hip-hop to teach science, leading the crowd in an updated version of Naughty by Nature's hit "O.P.P." // Danielle N. Lee is an Outreach Scientist who studies animal behavior and behavioral ecology. While completing her dissertation research on individual differences on exploratory behavior of field mice, she mentored several undergraduate and high school students as biology research assistants. She also coordinated ecology outreach programs with nearby public high schools for the Department of Biology at her graduate institution. This included co-coordinating a summer internship research in urban ecology for high school students and an after-school biology club at a nearby public high school. She is currently an assistant professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville studying the behavioral biology and natural history of nuisance rodents across urban gradients. She studies field mice in the Midwest United States and African giant pouched rats in Tanzania, Africa. Lee is passionate about science outreach and is well known for her science promotion and outreach in social media. Lee has a particular focus on science outreach to under-served audiences and is an active member of Animal Behavior Society including the Education and Diversity Committee. Her social media efforts have garnered several accolades from the Huffington Post, Under the Microscope, Black Weblog Awards, and Niche Blogging in Science. Her outreach efforts emphasize sharing science to general audiences, particularly under-served groups, via outdoor programming and social media. She writes about science, research news, and diversity outreach in science, technology, engineering, and math for several online communities and at her blog - The Urban Scientist on the Scientific American Blog Network. She is an avid user of Twitter. Recently, Lee has been honored as a National Geographic Emerging Explorer (2017) and has been named as one of EBONY Magazine’s Power 100, a list of the most influential African Americans. She was also one of ten White House Champions of Change in STEM Diversity and Access in 2014. In 2009 Lee was honored as a Diversity Scholar by the American Institute of Biological Sciences and in 2011 she was named the Young Professional of the Year by the Urban League Young Professionals of Metropolitan St. Louis; and was given the S.T.E.M. Leader Award by the Kansas City Black Family Technology Awareness Association in 2013. Her current science outreach efforts emphasize engagement with broader audiences via science journalism. She is a member of the National Association of Science Writers and the National Black Journalists Association. In 2013, Lee helped found the National Science &Technology News Service, a media literacy initiative to bring more science news to African-American audiences and promote science news sources diversity in mainstream media. Lee received a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Missouri at St. Louis, Masters in Vertebrate Zoology from the University of Memphis, and Bachelors in Animal Science from Tennessee Technological University. // Behavioral biologist // research, technology, behavior, science, education, urban ecology, social media, underserved, stem diversity, informal education, ecology, urban, stem, mammalogy // Edwardsville|Illinois|United States|USA

Edwardsville|Illinois|United States|USA

2009

United States

Advocacy, Photography, Photojournalism, Visual Art

2024

Georgia

The organization focuses on documenting and shedding light on various social issues and conflicts in Georgia. They cover topics such as the lives of Chechen refugees in the Pankisi Gorge region, the impact of the pandemic on individuals and families, the plight of disabled children in remote regions, the dark history of black market baby trade, harsh working conditions in the Chiatura City mines, early marriages in Georgia, civil unrest in Kiev, the ethnic tensions in Samtskhe Javakheti, and the challenges faced by those living near the occupied borderlines of breakaway regions. Through photography and storytelling, the organization aims to raise awareness and give a voice to those affected by these issues. // Georgian photojournalist Daro Sulakauri, supported by CatchLight, has launched Shifting Borders, an interactive map and visual archive showcasing the lives of Georgian locals near the Russian occupation border. Through her work, Sulakauri captures the daily struggles and uncertainties faced by these communities, offering a glimpse into the impact of the ongoing conflict. Her storytelling delves into the experiences of individuals like Nina and Tengo, highlighting the challenges and dangers they encounter living near the border. Sulakauri's project sheds light on the complexities of the situation, illustrating the human stories behind geopolitical tensions in the region. // My on-going mission is to explore the limits of the camera, to constantly strive for new solutions and ultimately to create images that inspire, provoke thought, evoke emotions. I believe the result of my work can change something in people’s lives; change society's attitude and guide citizens on a path toward a better way. Using mixed media, I dedicate my work to coverage of a variety of social issues in the South Caucasus region. // Georgian photojournalist Daro Sulakauri is dedicated to documenting social issues and conflicts in Georgia, particularly focusing on the lives of marginalized communities near the Russian occupation border. Through her project "Shifting Borders," supported by CatchLight, Sulakauri creates an interactive map and visual archive that illuminates the daily struggles and uncertainties faced by locals in these regions. Her work captures the human stories behind geopolitical tensions, offering a poignant glimpse into the impact of ongoing conflicts on individuals like Nina and Tengo. Sulakauri's storytelling through photography aims to raise awareness, provoke thought, and evoke emotions, ultimately striving to inspire positive societal change in the South Caucasus region. // Photojournalist // Georgian photojournalist Daro Sulakauri is dedicated to documenting social issues and conflicts in Georgia, particularly focusing on the lives of marginalized communities near the Russian occupation border. Through her project "Shifting Borders," supported by CatchLight, Sulakauri creates an interactive map and visual archive that illuminates the daily struggles and uncertainties faced by locals in these regions. Her work captures the human stories behind geopolitical tensions, offering a poignant glimpse into the impact of ongoing conflicts on individuals like Nina and Tengo. Sulakauri's storytelling through photography aims to raise awareness, provoke thought, and evoke emotions, ultimately striving to inspire positive societal change in the South Caucasus region. // Photojournalist // children, visual art., photojournalism, refugees, unrest, conflicts and war, migration, advocacy campaigns, advocacy, documenting occupation, war, pandemic, investigative journalism, campaigns, conflict photography, mining // Georgia|Tbilisi

Georgia|Tbilisi

2010

United States

Installation artist // David Gurman, a TED Fellow, is an artist and designer known for using real time data and citizen reportage from conflict zones to drive kinetic art installations. His ‘real-time memorials’ are beacons for events we hear about but have no access to, broadening awareness and bridging distant cultures and landscapes. David co-founded mappr with TED Senior Fellows - Ecologist, Network Scientist, Eric Berlow and Computer Scientist, Kaustuv DeBiswas to build tools for data storytelling and collaborative understanding of complex networks. Current projects include mapping the network structure of the Syrian conflict and visualizing the ecology of human creativity. David has received grants and fellowships from TED, National Endowment for the Arts, Headlands Center for the Arts, the Center for Cultural Innovation, the Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship, the Eureka Fellowship, the Fleishhacker Foundation, the Wattis Foundation, and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. His work has been included in national and international exhibitions. His design work has been recognized by the FWA, WordPress, and Communication Arts. // David Gurman, a TED Fellow, is an artist and designer known for using real time data and citizen reportage from conflict zones to drive kinetic art installations. His "real-time memorials" are beacons for events we hear about but have no access to, broadening awareness and bridging distant cultures and landscapes. David co-founded Vibrant Data with TED Senior Fellows - Ecologist, Network Scientist, Eric Berlow and Computer Scientist, Kaustuv DeBiswas to build tools for data storytelling and collaborative understanding of complex networks. Current projects include mapping the network structure of the Syrian conflict and visualizing the ecology of human creativity. David has received grants and fellowships from TED, National Endowment for the Arts, Headlands Center for the Arts, the Center for Cultural Innovation, the Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship, the Eureka Fellowship, the Fleishhacker Foundation, the Wattis Foundation, and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. His work has been included in national and international exhibitions. His design work has been recognized by the FWA, WordPress, and Communication Arts. // David Gurman, a TED Fellow, is an artist and designer known for using real time data and citizen reportage from conflict zones to drive kinetic art installations. His "real-time memorials" are beacons for events we hear about but have no access to, broadening awareness and bridging distant cultures and landscapes. David co-founded Vibrant Data with TED Senior Fellows - Ecologist, Network Scientist, Eric Berlow and Computer Scientist, Kaustuv DeBiswas to build tools for data storytelling and collaborative understanding of complex networks. Current projects include mapping the network structure of the Syrian conflict and visualizing the ecology of human creativity. David has received grants and fellowships from TED, National Endowment for the Arts, Headlands Center for the Arts, the Center for Cultural Innovation, the Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship, the Eureka Fellowship, the Fleishhacker Foundation, the Wattis Foundation, and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. His work has been included in national and international exhibitions. His design work has been recognized by the FWA, WordPress, and Communication Arts. // Installation artist // design, data, communication, ecology // California|United States|San Francisco|USA

California|United States|San Francisco|USA

Eduacation, Gastronomy Culinary Arts, Social Entrepreneurship, Travel

2015

Brazil

Harvard Kennedy School; Café Santo Grão; Indian School of Business; Yale University; Senac Águas de São Pedro; Instituto Lina Galvani; FIA Fundação Instituto de Administração; Andrea Fasano Assessoria De Eventos; SENAC SP, SENAC Águas de São Pedro e Campos de Jordão, UNISO; Universidade Anhembi Morumbi; David Hertz; Senac; Gastromotiva; Social Gastronomy Movement

Gastromotiva is a non-governmental organization that uses gastronomy as a tool for social transformation. Since 2006, they have been working on initiatives to combat hunger, food insecurity, and income generation through education. Their free professional training courses in the food and beverage sector have provided new job opportunities for thousands of low-income youth. Their humanitarian projects aim to provide healthy meals to vulnerable populations, impacting millions of people nationally and in Mexico. They operate in various states in Brazil and have a presence in Mexico as well. Additionally, they have initiatives like the Superliga da Comida for educating children and parents on healthy eating. They have also launched the Platform Gastromotiva to connect talent in the gastronomy sector. Through projects like Cozinhas Solidárias, they have provided meals and support to families in need. Their work extends to events like participating in the G20 Education Working Group dinner, emphasizing the link between education and food security. Through partnerships with various entities, Gastromotiva continues // David Hertz, a Brazilian-Jewish chef, has dedicated his adult life to using food as a tool to alleviate poverty and address social injustice. Over the past 20 years, he founded Gastromotiva, a cooking school aimed at helping underprivileged Brazilians learn a trade. Through initiatives like Solidarity Kitchens, Hertz enables chefs to prepare meals for Brazil's most vulnerable. His Social Gastronomy Movement, launched at the World Economic Forum, collaborates with over 400 nonprofits globally. Hertz's work emphasizes empowering individuals and creating social change through food, earning him recognition as a social entrepreneur and humanitarian. // David é um visionário, pioneiro em usar suas melhores habilidades para promover projetos sociais relacionados à comida. Chef e empreendedor social, tem uma mente criativa, adora conectar pessoas e construir pontes que podem transformar a sociedade para ser mais justa. Co-fundador da Gastromotiva, uma organização sem fins lucrativos baseada em três países, que capacita, através de treinamento vocacional na cozinha, educação alimentar nutricional e sustentável, jovens de famílias de baixa renda, imigrantes e mulheres em situação de vulnerabilidade. David também é co-fundador do Social Gastronomy Movement (Movimento de Gastronomia Social), que promove colaborações e acesso entre chefs socialmente engajados e empreendedores sociais com outros setores da sociedade. Esse movimento, que começa como uma comunidade, tem como objetivo dimensionar as melhores práticas locais para transformar milhões de vidas de pessoas que foram deixadas para trás em nossa sociedade. Ao mesmo tempo, ele incentiva e engaja todos os que estão na cadeia alimentar, como o mercado de hospitalidade, governos e indústria, a se tornarem mais inclusivos e socialmente responsáveis para garantir a sustentabilidade de nosso sistema de alimentação e saúde. Conselheiro do programa BTG Soma e Pacto Contra Fome. -- David is a visionary, a pioneer where he uses his best skills to promove social projects related to food. He is a chef and social entrepreneur, has a creative mind, loves to connect people and build bridges that can transform society to be more equitable. He co-founded Gastromotiva, a non-profit organization based in three countries that empowers through kitchen vocational training, nutritional and sustainable food education socially vulnerable communities such as youth from low-income families, immigrants and women who have been left behind. David is also co-fouder of the Social Gastronomy Movement. He is one of the minds and hearts that co-leads and foster collaborations and access between socially engaged chefs and social entrepreneus with other sectors of society. This movement, that is starting as a commumity, aims to scale local best practices to transform millions of lives of people who have been left behind in our society. At the same time he encourages and engages everyone that is in the food chain such as the hospitality market, governments and industry to become more inclusive and socially responsible to assure the sustainability of our food and health system. Board member at BTG Soma and Pacto Contra Fome. // Cofundador do primeiro negócio sócio-gastronômico do Brasil que fomenta a inclusão social e muda a vida de pessoas de baixa renda por meio do poder transformador da Comida e da Gastronomia para promover o crescimento inclusivo e a integração social.Por meio de treinamento vocacional na cozinha, educação alimentar nutricional e sustentável, programas de incubação de negócios e a criação de oportunidades, a Gastromotiva empodera e inspira comunidades socialmente vulneráveis ​​e subprivilegiadas, e as conecta às nossas cadeias de valor alimentar, ao mesmo tempo em que preenche uma importante lacuna de habilidades no mercado.Desde os Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos do Rio de Janeiro, também dirige o Refettorio Gastromotiva, uma escola de reaproveitamento de alimentos de última geração, e é a força motriz por trás de um Movimento de Gastronomia Social global.--Cofounder of the first socio-gastronomic business in Brazil that foments social inclusion and changes the lives of low-income people through the transformative power of Food and Gastronomy to foster inclusive growth and social integration. Through kitchen vocational training, nutritional and sustainable food education, business incubation programs and the sole creation of opportunities, Gastromotiva empowers and inspires socially vulnerable and under-privileged communities, and connects them to our food value chains, while filling an important skills gap in the industry.Since the Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games, also runs a state of the art Food Waste Restaurant School, Refettorio Gastromotiva, and is the driving force behind a global Social Gastronomy Movement. // Idealizador, cofundador e articulador (thinking partner) do Movimento de Gastronomia Social, que se desenvolve por meio da colaboração com chefs e restaurantes, empreendedores sociais, líderes governamentais e empresariais. Ao mesmo tempo, incentiva e engaja o mercado de hospitalidade, os governos e a indústria de alimentos a se tornarem mais inclusivos e socialmente responsáveis ​​para garantir a sustentabilidade de nosso sistema de alimentação e saúde.--Creator, co-founder and thinking partner of the Social Gastronomy Movement, which is developed through collaboration with chefs and restaurants, social entrepreneurs, government and business leaders. At the same time it encourages and engages the hospitality market, governments and the food industry to become more inclusive and socially responsible to assure the sustainability of our food and health system. // Palestras sobre Empreendedorismo Social em Gastronomia. Alguns dos eventos nos quais palestrei (em Português):Abril/2020: LIVE no Instagram da agência Documennta Comunicação sobre o tema "Iniciativas para combater a fome em tempos de COVID-19".March/2020: 10ª edição dos Diálogos Transformadores, evento promovido pela Folha de S. Paulo em parceria com o British Council, sobre o tema: "Criatividade para inclusão social e econômica".Público: 150 convidados da Rede Folha. Junho/2016: TEDx Talk "Como vivo o momento", no TedxLaçador, Porto Alegre. Nessa palestra eu contei a história da criação do of Refettorio Gastromotiva, em parceria com o chef Massimo Bottura e a jornalista Alexandra Forbes.Maio/2012: TEDx Talk "Comida, conexão e compartilhamento", no TedxLaçador, Porto Alegre.--Speeches on Social Entrepreneurship in Gastronomy.Some of the events in which I spoke (in English):April 24th/2020: LIVES Brazil roundtable in Food for Earth Day, a day marathon organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Future Food Institute. November/2019: Speech about Leadership in the Youth Ag Summit, promoted by Bayer in Brasília.Public: 100 young people from from 45 countries.June/2019: Speech about purpose in the Annual Convention of Moët Hennessy - “Vision Days” with the theme ”Leading the future”.Public: 140 manegers from the whole world.March/2019: Speech about Social Gastronomy in the GastroEconomy Summit, in Istambul, Turkey.March/2015: "Social gastronomy to reinvigorate communities", TED Talk in Vancouver, Canada. // Aulas sobre gastornomia asiática, planejamento de menu e gerenciamento de restaurantePesquisa e preparação de conteúdo Elaboração de apostilas, seleção de fornecedores e elaboração de listas de comprasAulas teóricas e práticas, avaliação de produções estudantis Culinária internacional para disciplina da instituição gestora--Lecturer in Asian gastronomy, menu planning and restaurant managementResearch and preparation of contentElaboration of handouts, selection of suppliers and preparation of shopping listsLectures and practices, evaluation of student productions International cuisine for manager institution lecture // Coordenador de pesquisa do Projeto Cozinheiro Cidadão, criação e elaboração do plano de negócio do projetoDesenho da cozinha e elaboração técnica do projeto estruturalDivulgação e seleção de aprendizes, montagem de equipe coordenadora e de professores sem cursoProjetos de captação e coordenação da participação na exposição "Conquistando Sonhos: As Jovens Faces dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento do Milênio" Coordinator of Project Citizen Cook research, creation and elaboration of the business plan of the projectCaptação de recursos e representação institucional do projeto--Drawing of kitchen and technical elaboration of the structural projectDissemination and selection of apprentices, assembly of coordinating team and of professors without courseCapitation and coordination projects of participation in exhibitions "Chasing The Dream - Faces of Youth of the Millennium Development Goals "Fundraising and institutional representation of the project // Gerente de equipe de 18 funcionários na área de operação de restaurantes Criação e desenvolvimento do cartão comercialPlanejamento estrutural de cozinhas Desenvolvimento e negociação de fornecedoresSeleção, contratação e treinamento de funcionários da cozinha Planejamento e execução de fichas técnicas--Head of kitchen staff of 18 employees in the restaurant operating area Creation and development of the commercial cardStructural kitchen planning Development and negotiation of suppliersSelection, hiring and training of kitchen staff Planning and execution of technical data sheets // Sous Chef e Cozinheiro em EventosGerenciamento de uma equipe de 7 funcionários na pré-produção e produção de vários eventosCriação e elaboração de menuPrincipais eventos:Fórmula 1 (café da manhã e almoço para 2000 pessoas);Three Tenors (jantar para 800 pessoas);Credicard Hall (vários coquetéis para 1000 pessoas)--Sous Chef and Cook in Events Lead a team of 7 staff in the pre-production and production of various eventsCreation and elaboration of menuMain events: Formula 1 (breakfast and lunch for 2000 people); Three Tenors (dinner for 800 people); Credicard Hall (various cocktails for 1000 people) // Professor de gastronomia em habilidades básicas (cozinha fria), cozinha de café da manhã, dietas alternativas, cozinha asiática.Aproximadamente 300 alunos por semestre--Teacher of gastronomy in basic skills, garde manger (cold kitchen), breakfast kitchen, alternative diets, Asian cuisine.Approximately 300 students per semester // Harvard Kennedy School; Café Santo Grão; Indian School of Business; Yale University; Senac Águas de São Pedro; Instituto Lina Galvani; FIA Fundação Instituto de Administração; Andrea Fasano Assessoria De Eventos; SENAC SP, SENAC Águas de São Pedro e Campos de Jordão, UNISO; Universidade Anhembi Morumbi; David Hertz; Senac; Gastromotiva; Social Gastronomy Movement // David Hertz is a visionary chef and social entrepreneur who focuses on promoting social projects related to food. As the co-founder of Gastromotiva, a non-profit organization spanning multiple countries, he empowers vulnerable communities through vocational kitchen training and sustainable food education. David is also a driving force behind the Social Gastronomy Movement, fostering collaborations between socially engaged chefs, entrepreneurs, and other sectors to scale impactful practices globally. He advocates for inclusivity and social responsibility in the food industry, aiming to ensure the sustainability of our food and health systems. With a background in culinary arts, event management, and gastronomy education, David brings a wealth of experience to his mission of creating positive social change through food. // I dedicate my work to make the food system more inclusive. Nowadays I dedicate the most part of my time towards the region of Amazon. I believe the region its full of opportunities that can tackle the world most pressure issues on social and environment challenges. The projects are all long term in rural and urban developments towards community and collective change working with river and indigenous communities // David Hertz is a Brazilian-Jewish chef and social entrepreneur known for his impactful work in using food as a tool for social change. Over the past two decades, he has been at the forefront of initiatives aimed at alleviating poverty, promoting food security, and empowering marginalized communities. As the founder of Gastromotiva, a renowned non-governmental organization, Hertz has pioneered vocational kitchen training programs that have provided thousands of low-income individuals with new job opportunities in the food and beverage sector. Through projects like Solidarity Kitchens and the Social Gastronomy Movement, he has collaborated with numerous nonprofits globally to address social injustice and promote sustainable practices in the food industry. Hertz's dedication to creating inclusive and sustainable food systems has earned him recognition as a social entrepreneur and humanitarian, with a particular focus on driving positive change in the Amazon region. // Chef + social entrepreneur // Social Entrepreneur and Chef-Instructor, David combines his passion for people and food to transform lives and communities. He founded Gastromotiva in 2006, the first socio-gastronomic business in Brazil that uses the potential and responsibility of gastronomy to generate empowerment and social awakening. Through peer-to-peer education, it trains people who are underprivileged on becoming professional cooks and food mentors. Hertz is a social mobilizer and network builder who started the Social Gastronomy Movement, a network of institutions from different sectors of society engaging people who are working together to leverage the food system towards being healthier and inclusive. Young Global Leader from the World Economic Forum, class of 2012, he is also an Artemisia entrepreneur since 2004 and an Ashoka Fellow since 2011. He received the 2009 Future Social Entrepreneur Award from Folha de São Paulo newspaper and Schwab Foundation. Member of the Slow Food Brazil Board, he graduated in Culinary Arts from Senac University, with a Social Entrepreneurship Management MBA from FIA-USP. // David Hertz is a Brazilian-born chef and Ashoka Social Entrepreneur. He is a TED 2015 Senior Fellow, He uses the power of Food and Gastronomy to transform lives of vulnerable people and underserved communities in Latin America. As a pioneer and visionary, he is a convener in complementary networks and advocates to make food systems more equitable dialoguing with public sector, companies and non-profits. In his TED 2015 Talk he launched Social Gastronomy Movement which now counts with over 200 organizations in 52 countries. For 18 years he is the lead figure at Gastromotiva, an NGO that is transforming Brazil and Mexico bringing job opportunities to thousands of people and also supporting food entrepreneurs. He has created with Chef Massimo Bottura "Refettorio Gastromotiva", a community restaurant school that serves homeless people cooking only with food surplus in Rio de Janeiro. When the pandemic outbreak hit Brazil, Gastromotiva began a movement of expansion to secure the access of healthy food to vulnerable families and children. Since 2020 Gastromotiva has started more than 130 solidarity kitchens distributing over 2 million meals in 15 cities in Brazil. This is a work that is generating social impact From Amazon region to Sao Paulo, From Salvador to Mexico City and beyond. David has as a commitment to transform the lives of 10 million individuals by 2030. Young Global Leader from WEF, Charles Bronfman Recipient 2019, UN Food Systems Champion 2021 // David Hertz is a Brazilian-Jewish chef and social entrepreneur known for his impactful work in using food as a tool for social change. Over the past two decades, he has been at the forefront of initiatives aimed at alleviating poverty, promoting food security, and empowering marginalized communities. As the founder of Gastromotiva, a renowned non-governmental organization, Hertz has pioneered vocational kitchen training programs that have provided thousands of low-income individuals with new job opportunities in the food and beverage sector. Through projects like Solidarity Kitchens and the Social Gastronomy Movement, he has collaborated with numerous nonprofits globally to address social injustice and promote sustainable practices in the food industry. Hertz's dedication to creating inclusive and sustainable food systems has earned him recognition as a social entrepreneur and humanitarian, with a particular focus on driving positive change in the Amazon region. // Chef + social entrepreneur // rivers and lakes, travel, education, food security, entrepreneurship, immigration, standards development, millennium development goals, cities, data, jobs, equity, job skills training, food waste, urban, eduacation, social entrepreneurship, research, trains, underserved communities, inclusion, agriculture, corporate social responsibility, dignity, farming, food systems, sustainable food, food chain, waste, covid, humanitarian, women, food industry, food system, vocational education and training, public transit, feed humanity with humanity, impact investing, youth, homelessness and housing, low income, underserved, insecurity, social gastronomy, children, gastronomy culinary arts, cooking, rural, empowerment, hunger, food, housing, poverty, vulnerability, indigenous, impact business, communication, government, pandemic, income // State of Rio de Janeiro|Mexico|Brazil|São Paulo|Manaus|Rio de Janeiro

State of Rio de Janeiro|Mexico|Brazil|S√£o Paulo|Manaus|Rio de Janeiro

Building & Emergency Management, Citizen Science, Ocean technology, Open hardware, Robotics

2013

United States

Ashworth College; Nova Southeastern University; Excelsior College; Community College of the Air Force; Penn Foster; Bowie State University; City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College

David T. Lang is an entrepreneur and writer who focuses on funding scientists and exploring amateur technology scenes. He founded the Experiment Foundation to provide new ways for foundations and organizations to support scientists. Lang has been involved in various initiatives such as Science Better, a podcast interviewing scientists, and projects like Sofar Ocean Technologies, OpenROV, and Open Explorer (now Field Notes), which involve building ocean drones, underwater drones, and a community of explorers. Additionally, Lang has authored a book titled "Zero to Maker" and has a background in managing a sailing school. // OpenROV is a DIY community centered around underwater robots for exploration & adventure. The OpenROV Cockpit is the software for controlling the lost cost ROV kits that OpenROV produces for a community in over 50 countries. A blend of Javascript, HTML5, Socket.IO, Node.js, Ubuntu, and Arduino programming, the Cockpit software is the brains and interface to the ROV as it travels a 100 meters under the surface. // OpenROV is a DIY community centered around underwater robots for exploration & adventure. We're a group of amateur and professional ROV builders and operators from over 50 countries who have a passion for exploring the deep. // Ashworth College; Nova Southeastern University; Excelsior College; Community College of the Air Force; Penn Foster; Bowie State University; City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College // David Lang is a skilled professional with a strong background in developing software for underwater robotics. He has extensive experience working with technologies such as Javascript, HTML5, Socket.IO, Node.js, Ubuntu, and Arduino programming. David has been actively involved in the OpenROV community, contributing to the development of the OpenROV Cockpit software used to control ROV kits for underwater exploration and adventure. His expertise lies in creating innovative solutions for underwater robotics projects and collaborating with a diverse group of ROV builders and operators from around the world. // Embolden scientific curiosity. // David T. Lang is an entrepreneur, writer, and technology enthusiast known for his work in funding scientists and exploring amateur technology scenes. He is the founder of the Experiment Foundation, which offers innovative ways for foundations and organizations to support scientists. Lang has been actively involved in various projects such as Sofar Ocean Technologies, OpenROV, and Open Explorer (now Field Notes), focusing on building ocean drones, underwater drones, and fostering a community of explorers. With a background in managing a sailing school, Lang has authored the book "Zero to Maker" and is recognized for his expertise in developing software for underwater robotics, utilizing technologies like Javascript, HTML5, Node.js, and Arduino programming. His contributions to the OpenROV community and the development of the OpenROV Cockpit software highlight his commitment to creating innovative solutions for underwater exploration projects. // Maker // David Lang is a co-founder of OpenROV, a community of citizen ocean explorers and creators of low-cost underwater robots. He is the author of Zero to Maker and a contributing editor to MAKE: Magazine where he chronicled his journey from under-skilled beginner to manufacturing entrepreneur and ocean explorer. The book is a guide for anyone-- regardless of experience level-- to get involved with the maker movement and digital fabrication tools, like 3D printing. He lives on a sailboat in the San Francisco Bay. // I run the Experiment Foundation. We fund science and technology at the earliest stages — mostly from early-career folks — when the projects and ideas are nascent. Prior to that, I co-founded Sofar (an ocean technology company) and OpenROV (an underwater drone company). // You don't have to be a scientist to help protect the world's oceans, says underwater drone expert and TED Fellow David Lang -- in fact, ordinary citizens have pulled together to save the planet's natural treasures many times in history. Lang asks us to take a lesson from the story of the US National Parks Service, offering a three-point plan for conserving underwater wonders. // David Lang is a maker who taught himself to become an amateur oceanographer -- or, he taught a robot to be one for him. In a charming talk Lang, a TED Fellow, shows how he and a network of ocean lovers teamed up to build open-sourced, low-cost underwater explorers. // David T. Lang is an entrepreneur, writer, and technology enthusiast known for his work in funding scientists and exploring amateur technology scenes. He is the founder of the Experiment Foundation, which offers innovative ways for foundations and organizations to support scientists. Lang has been actively involved in various projects such as Sofar Ocean Technologies, OpenROV, and Open Explorer (now Field Notes), focusing on building ocean drones, underwater drones, and fostering a community of explorers. With a background in managing a sailing school, Lang has authored the book "Zero to Maker" and is recognized for his expertise in developing software for underwater robotics, utilizing technologies like Javascript, HTML5, Node.js, and Arduino programming. His contributions to the OpenROV community and the development of the OpenROV Cockpit software highlight his commitment to creating innovative solutions for underwater exploration projects. // Maker // technology, technical standards, building management, entrepreneurship, buildings, drone, ocean technology, job skills training, citizen scientist, open hardware, 3d printing, parks, oceans, emergency management, robotics, hardware, standards, science, citizen science, accounting standards, amateur invention, software, government, low-cost, manufacturing // San Francisco|USA|California|Berkeley|United States

San Francisco|USA|California|Berkeley|United States

Artificial Intelligence, Governance, Learning, Mechanical Interface Design, Prosthetics, innovation

2014

Sierra Leone

Biomechatronics engineer // Inventor of next-generation wearable mechanical interfaces that improve prosthetic comfort for amputees while simultaneously reducing costs, making the devices affordable in the developing world. // David Moinina Sengeh is the minister of basic and senior secondary education and chief innovation officer for the government of Sierra Leone. He holds a bachelor’s and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Harvard College and MIT respectively. He is a TED Fellow, WEF Young Global Leader, Obama Foundation Leaders Africa Fellow and was included on the 2013 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Sengeh serves as Chairman of the Global Education Monitoring Report to UNESCO. Radical Inclusion is his first book (link below). // What drove David Sengeh to create a more comfortable prosthetic limb? He grew up in Sierra Leone, and too many of the people he loves are missing limbs after the brutal civil war there. When he noticed that people who had prosthetics weren’t actually wearing them, the TED Fellow set out to discover why — and to solve the problem with his team from the MIT Media Lab. // David Moinina Sengeh is the minister of basic and senior secondary education and chief innovation officer for the government of Sierra Leone. He holds a bachelor’s and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Harvard College and MIT respectively. He is a TED Fellow, WEF Young Global Leader, Obama Foundation Leaders Africa Fellow and was included on the 2013 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Sengeh serves as Chairman of the Global Education Monitoring Report to UNESCO. Radical Inclusion is his first book (link below). // Biomechatronics engineer // prosthetics, inclusion, innovation, design, affordable, education, learning, mechanical interface design, governance, monitoring, government, artificial intelligence, war // Freetown|Sierra Leone|Western Area

Freetown|Sierra Leone|Western Area

2018

United States

University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Wake Forest University

University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Wake Forest University // Policy, climate change, affordability // DeAndrea Salvador is an expert in policy analysis with a focus on climate change and affordability. Her work centers on examining the intersection of these critical issues, exploring ways to address climate change while ensuring affordability for all. Through her research and advocacy, Salvador seeks to develop sustainable policies that mitigate the impacts of climate change while promoting equitable access to essential resources. Her expertise lies in crafting innovative solutions that balance environmental concerns with the need for affordable living conditions, making her a valuable voice in the ongoing discourse on sustainable development and social equity. // Environmental justice advocate // Every month, millions of Americans face an impossible choice: pay for energy to power their homes, or pay for basic needs like food and medicine. TED Fellow DeAndrea Salvador is working to reduce energy costs so that no one has to make this kind of decision. In this quick talk, she shares her plan to help low-income families reduce their bills while also building a cleaner, more sustainable and more affordable energy future for us all. // DeAndrea Salvador is an expert in policy analysis with a focus on climate change and affordability. Her work centers on examining the intersection of these critical issues, exploring ways to address climate change while ensuring affordability for all. Through her research and advocacy, Salvador seeks to develop sustainable policies that mitigate the impacts of climate change while promoting equitable access to essential resources. Her expertise lies in crafting innovative solutions that balance environmental concerns with the need for affordable living conditions, making her a valuable voice in the ongoing discourse on sustainable development and social equity. // Environmental justice advocate // affordable energy, data, job skills training, electrification, research, climate, energy bills, policy, clean energy, public policy, data analysis, affordable, climate change, low income, food, government, energy, basic needs, income // Charlotte|Cambridge|USA|United States|Massachusetts|North Carolina

Charlotte|Cambridge|USA|United States|Massachusetts|North Carolina