Of American-Senegalese descent, Akon is recognized as one of the most powerful voices across Africa and the Diaspora, named to the Forbes Celebrity 100 & 40 Most Powerful Celebrities in Africa lists. In addition to having two multi-platinum albums, 27 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, he is among the first artists to accomplish the feat of holding both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice. Through Akon Lighting Africa, he has already brought solar power to 18 countries in Africa, creating safety, health and well-being for over 100M of the 600M Africans who lack electricity today.

A futurist and social impact thought leader, Ryan is a data privacy pioneer and holds the patent for optin email marketing. He leveraged this idea as cofounder of NetCreations, which he ultimately grew to a half a billion dollar public company before a successful exit. As Founder and CEO of ICO Impact Group he helps socially conscious blockchain startups raise investment, a natural next step building on his success as Chairman and founder of Causecast, an award-winning corporate volunteering and giving platform. Ryan is a much sought-after speaker and writer in the space of social impact and blockchain.

With over 20 years packaging and producing entertainment and bringing the best talent to the global market, Jon is a major force at the intersection of celebrity and social good. He is a founding Advisory Board member of Slate Entertainment Group, creator of disruptive crypto driven streaming and ticketing platforms. He also founded the highly successful talent management company Infinity Management International in 1990, which represents top film and television writers, directors, and producers. Jon has been involved with the sale, packaging and financing of numerous feature films and television programs over the past decades.

An entrepreneur with 10 years in the social impact and startup sector, Lynn is a leader in visioning, fundraising, executing and operating business models. She brings to each of her ventures experience as a Management Consultant with BearingPoint and CGI-AMS (Top 5), where she provided executive advisement and deployed innovative technology with Fortune 500s including negotiating a $20M+ deal signed by the COO of Microsoft. An MBA in Strategy/Finance from the University of Chicago, Lynn has deep networks and experience across the startup, venture capital, entertainment, technology and social good sectors.