Become a changemaker

Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and entrepreneur. In 1976, he founded the world's first microcredit institution: the Grameen Bank. Nicknamed the "banker to the poor", he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. The professor Yunus has also founded a number of companies in Bangladesh to address diverse issues of poverty and development, including Grameen Phone, Grameen Shakti (an energy company), Grameen Fund (a social venture capital company) or ​​Grameen Danone Foods Ltd. He is also the founder of Grameen Trust, which extends the Grameen microcredit system all over the world.

Camila Olmedo Mendez is a Bolivian social entrepreneur. She is a founding member of START Americas Together and developed El Agua Es Oro, a social venture project that seeks to provide a mobile laundry and water recycling service to improve peri-urban water access and resilience. Camila is now the Sustainability Manager for ECOM Latin America working in designing and building sustainable supply chains in coffee and cocoa.

Emmanuel Faber is a French business leader. He was chairman and CEO of Danone, where he steered the company's entire strategy towards greater social and environmental responsibility. He stepped down from his position in 2021 and became a European zone partner of Astanor Ventures, a venture capital fund specializing in agriculture and food start-ups. He also became president of ISSB, the International Sustainability Standards Board. He has written four books among them “Chemins de traverse : Vivre l'économie autrement”.

Jigyasa Labroo is the co-founder and CEO of Slam Out Loud (SOL), where she leads program development, fundraising, and partnerships. SOL uses the transformative power of performance and visual arts to build Socio-Emotional Learning skills in children from underserved backgrounds. Jigyasa studied Learning Design as a KC Mahindra scholar at Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is also in the 2022 class of Forbes 30 Under 30 and was most recently awarded Innovator of the year 2023 by HundrED, Finland. She deeply believes in the power of finding one’s own voice and engages with music, travel, and coaching to evolve hers constantly.

Eric Windeler is a Canadian Social Entrepreneur. After he tragically lost his eldest son Jack to suicide in 2010, Eric founded of the national charity Jack.org, the only Canadian charity largely focused on peer to peer education about the vital topic of mental health. Jack.org also supports their young leaders to work towards revolutionizing the mental health system. Eric has received the Champion of Mental Health award, an honorary doctorate from Queen’s University, the Meritorious Service Cross and was selected as one of the 150 CAMH Difference Makers for mental health in Canada.

Mavie Ungco is a Filipino social entrepreneur. She is now the CEO (when she recorded the videos, she was the Chief Operation Officer) at Teach for the Philippines, part of the Teach for All Global Network: a for-purpose non-profit organization working to ensure all Filipino children benefit from quality education. The organization builds a movement of high-potential Filipinos who can globally improve student learning outcomes and set reforms in motion to transform public schools. TFP has grown into a nationwide movement that has engaged over 300 Filipino teachers and community leaders.

Vishal Talreja is an Indian Social Entrepreneur. He co-founded Dream a Dream, a non-profit organization in India transforming the experience of education for 260+ million school going children. Since 1999, Dream a Dream has existed to empower young people from vulnerable backgrounds to thrive. Dream a Dream’s work is spread across 9 Indian states, reaching over 2.2 million children and over 44,000 educators through strategic partnerships with state governments and collaborations with other non-profits and funders in India. Vishal is an Ashoka Fellow, an Eisenhower Fellow, a Salzburg Global Fellow and acts as a mentor and advisor to many young social entrepreneurs.

Almaaz Mudaly is a South African climate change activist. She is a High School Liaison for the Youth Climate Action Plan at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). Almaaz is in grade 9 at Roedean School and a Multi-award winning debater, influencing policies and leaders at the national and global level. She is a regular speaker at both South African and Global events advocating for climate change and youth inclusion.

Emery Jacquillat is a French social entrepreneur. He is the founder of Matelsom, the first online sales site for bedding. In 2009, he relaunched the Camif company with a new positive impact business model with all stakeholders. He also co-created the Community of Companies with a mission which brings together +1000 companies. Emery is the co-author of "Entreprises à mission et raison d'être".

Tarik Chekchak is a French ecologist engineer. He specializes in integrated marine and costal management and is an expert in biomimicry at the service of eco-innovation at Pikaia. Former member of the Cousteau Society for 13 years, he is also Director of the bioinspired strategies pole of the Institute for Desirable Futures where he designs and teaches courses and workshop in biomimicry and biodiversity related subjects . Tarik is also a founding member at CEEBIOS, one of the key international networks of biomimicry, and has been leading expeditions on polar ships for nearly twenty years. He is the author of "Is the animal the future of man? - Animal Intelligence by Top Experts."

Joséphine is a French social entrepreneur passionate about social innovation and education. With a degree from a top-ranking business school in Europe (ESCP & HEC), experiences in large companies, and a breakthrough trip to India with the world's most innovative social entrepreneurs, she co-founded Ticket for Change in 2014 to inspire talented people to become changemakers. She has been leading its development ever since and is now the CEO of the organisation. Josephine co-wrote a book with Matthieu Dardaillon : "What do you do for a living? Your work can make a difference for the planet and society".

Iva Tsolova is a Bulgarian Social Entrepreneur. She is the Co-Founder & CEO of JAMBA - Career For All, an organisation that supports individuals with disabilities in developing key skills necessary to their labour market inclusion. JAMBA also provides training for businesses to successfully include talent with disabilities into the work environment and facilitates the whole recruitment and employment process. She was awarded as one of 30 under 30 by Forbes Europe and was laureate of The John Atanasoff Award.

Matthieu Dardaillon is a French social entrepreneur. He initiated and cofounded Ticket for Change, and has been an Ashoka Fellow since 2016. He also co-initiated the coalition Grandes Ecoles de la Transition, is board member of the Mouvement Impact France and co-president of the Convention des Entreprises pour le Climat. He has also written 3 books about social innovation and purpose, the main one being “Activate your talents, they can change the world!“.

Lan Anh Vu Hong is the author of the book " 100 gestures to reduce your carbon footprint - At home, at work, on the territory". After working in digital marketing and data economy, Lan Anh now trains individuals and companies on climate, energy and ecological issues, and supports them in taking action towards a more desirable future.

Hubert de Boisredon is a committed French entrepreneur. In 2004, he became the CEO of the Armor Group, a century-old industrial medium-sized company with 2500 employees worldwide. He led a profound transformation of the company around three major axes: recapitalization of the company by its employees, internationalization, and the contribution to the challenges of tomorrow's society. Armor Group is now a technological world leader in the field of traceability of products, printing consumables and ecological transition.

Adèle Galey is a French Social Entrepreneur. After collaborating with different impact driven organizations in France and Chile, she co founded Ticket for Change in 2014. She is convinced that personal is political and a key to social change. She co-founded an association called “Les cercles de la Pleine Lune” which offers sharing circles and retreats around those topics, and is a certified somatic practitioner of Life Art Process®

Jade Mauzat is a French corporate changemaker. She is both an engineer of Agronomy and a sustainability specialist. She started her career with a job creation as Agri-foodchain manager for the organic and activist company Les Prés Rient Bio, well-known for its brand “Les 2 Vaches”. In 2022 she became Sustainable Sourcing Manager for Danone worldwide

Deborah Keraghel is the Executive Director, MSc in Sustainability & Social innovation at HEC Paris. She has worked in several impactful organizations in Chile (InnSania SpA, Apoidea) and as a Business Developer at the University Federico Santa María. The Master in Sustainability and Social innovation is designed for current aspiring changemakers to develop the skills and knowledge needed to transform both society and enterprises into more sustainable practices.

Mickaël Cornou is a French impact manager. He is the Marketing Director of Interface for the Northern and Southern Europe region. Interface is a global leader in modular flooring. As a sustainable ambassador, Mickaël raises awareness on environmental issues amongst the sales teams, a central element of Interface's DNA. The company's new flagship mission - 'Climate Take Back' - aims to fight global warming and make Interface a carbon-negative company by 2040.

Christelle Bitouzet is an Affiliate Professor at HEC Paris, where she teaches in various executive programs of HEC Executive Education. She began her career as a consultant specializing in team mobilization and multicultural management. She has held various positions in large international groups, mainly in the industry and construction sectors. Among her areas of expertise are: change management, team mobilization, multicultural management, Corporate Social Responsibility. Christelle is also a partner in a consulting firm working in the field of sustainable development and local stakeholder relations.

Eloïc Peyrache is Professor of Economics at HEC Paris since 2003. Simultaneously, he created the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at HEC Paris and oversees the group's equal opportunity policy. He was appointed Director General and Dean of HEC Paris in 2021. He is a board member of several companies and non-profit organizations. He is also President of a foundation supporting social mobility through education.

Bénédicte Faivre-Tavignot is an associate professor of strategy at HEC Paris. She is co-founder of the S&O Institute (Society & Organizations), which aims to rethink the role of business in society, through research, teaching and action. She co-created the Master in Sustainable Development at HEC Paris in 2003. She also co-founded the HEC Social Business / Enterprise and Poverty Chair, as well as the Enterprise and Poverty Action Tank, an incubator for social innovation associating large companies, public authorities and civil society.

Louis-Xavier Leca is a French Social Entrepreneur. He founded the association La Cloche which gave birth to Le Carillon, a local solidarity network across the country. Le Carillon contributes to reinforcing social ties in neighbourhoods by enabling people, whether they are homeless or not, to exchange simple services and goods. Louis-Xavier is also an Ashoka Fellow.

Anne-Maryse van der Slikke is a French changemaker with Dutch roots, passionate about social innovation and education. She wrote a guidebook on sustainable tourism in Asia and has 10 years experience in supporting social entrepreneurs in France. She is responsible for the international development of Ticket for Change and is now coaching entrepreneurs in Lebanon and Mexico. She is convinced that the world needs all our talents and potential to create a sustainable future.

Thomas Lemasle is a French Social Entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Oé: a brand of organic wines that aims to make viticulture more sustainable at every stage of production, from the grapes to the bottles, including labels and corks. He is also an alumni of the first Ticket for Change MOOC and HEC.

Senior Bilingual Business Executive advocating for an African economic revolution based on new business models including population from the bottom of the pyramid. The Africa he is fighting for should have access to energy, to financial services and education as a basic human right. He was in senior management positions and his specialties are financial inclusion, Business Model innovations, Business, access to energy in Sub-Africa, access to education in Sub-Africa.

Eric d'Engenières is a French impact manager. He started out as an environmental engineer, then became editorial director of a publishing company. He is now deputy managing director of Ticket for Change, where he coordinates strategy and governance.

François Collin is the Director for Climate and Environmental Sustainability at HEC Paris, developing the ecological and social transition within the school. Its strategy is based on research projects to invent new ways of creating economic wealth, but also on the integration of these issues at the heart of teaching and within the campus.

Romain Briat is the Executive Director of the Purpose Center at HEC Paris within the Society & Organizations Institute, an interdisciplinary center where professors and researchers put societal and environmental issues at the heart of their research, teaching and experimentation for companies.

Rodolphe Durand is the Joly Family Chaired Professor in Purposeful Leadership at HEC-Paris and the academic director of the Society and Organizations Institute which he launched in 2009. He previously taught at the New York University, Cambridge University and London Business School. Rodolphe’s primary research interests concern the sources of competitive advantage and the interplay between the cognitive and normative determinants of organizations’ performance. Rodolphe received several awards and recognitions, among them the American Sociological Association’s R. Scott Award and the European Academy of Management/Imagination Lab Award for Innovative Scholarship.

Hugo Paul is a young French activist. Member of the Youth Committee and Youth Fellow LearningPlanet, he created Into The Tribes, a project exploring learning communities around the world.

Yann Algan is a professor of economics at HEC and a member of the Conseil d'Analyse Economique. His research focuses on trust and well-being in organizations and societies, and the evaluation of public policies. In 2009, he was awarded the prize of the best young French economist. His books on trust and French society received multiple prizes, among them the best essay prize (LIRE) and the best economics book prize. His research is published in the best international journals and has been awarded two ERC grants for European research.

Gilles Vermot-Desroches is the Director of Sustainable Development of Schneider Electric since 2000. He is also in charge of the ‘Access to Energy’ program and lead UN & French Institutional Affairs. Gilles is President of "100 Chances, 100 Emplois", member of the National Council of Sustainable Development and Energy Transition, Vice-President of the Global Compact France and Vice-President of the Energy & Environment Commission of the ICC (International Chamber of Commerce).

Mathieu Favard has worked for 17 years in Danone in Human Resources, especially on Talent Development and Transformation. Currently working part time for Ticket for Change and on his way to be certified as Coach, he is passionate about Purpose Driven Organizations, B Corp, Social Intrapreneurship and collective intelligence.