Joel Bervell is a Ghanaian-American medical student and internationally recognized science communicator. On social media, he is better known as the ‘Medical Mythbuster’ for creating medical content that is at the forefront of conversations about racial disparities in health care, the hidden history of medicine, and overlooked biases in the healthcare industry. After graduating from …
Dr.Funmi Adewara is the Founder & CEO, Mobihealth International Nigeria. She is a multi-award winning UK based Nigerian British Physician and Cambridge trained Bioscience Entrepreneur with a background in Clinical Medicine, Pharmaceutical and Business Development across healthcare and energy sectors. Her career spans more than fifteen years working substantially within the NHS UK with a stint …
Johannes John-Langba, Ph.D., MPH is Professor of Social Work in the School of Applied Human Sciences and Director of the College of Humanities Doctoral Academy at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa. He holds PhD (Social Work) and Master of Public Health (Behavioral and Community Health) degrees from the University of Pittsburgh (United …
Funso Olufade is a healthcare finance leader and pharmaceutical executive at Ascendis Pharma. He leads the Commercial Finance function which includes: Forecasting, FP&A, Revenue Accounting and Government Pricing. He has held roles within Finance and Commercial Strategy in various multinational companies. Funso’s experience spans many regions including Europe where he lived and worked for over …
Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett is a research fellow and the scientific lead for the Coronavirus Vaccines & Immunopathogenesis Team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Vaccine Research Center (VRC). She received a B.S. in Biological Sciences, with a secondary major in Sociology, in 2008 from the University …
Kristian Edwards is a professor of public health, a natural lifestyle enthusiast, and the founder of BLK + GRN, an all-natural marketplace with products made by Black artisans. Here, products are curated and sold in categories like skincare, home, and bath and body to meet the needs of wellness seekers who want to buy Black …
Lord Victor Adebowale CBE is Chair of SEUK, the national body representing the UK’s 100,000 social enterprises. Victor began his career in housing and was Chief Executive of Centre Point, the National Youth Homelessness Charity from 1995 until 2001. He joined social enterprise Turning Point as Chief Executive in 2001 and is a champion for …
Luke Stewart is CEO and Co-Founder of Adaptic Health, an early-stage startup with the mission to accelerate treatments for rare diseases. Adaptic is building a modern platform for clinical trial design. He has built multiple “zero to one” enterprise products using emerging technologies and business models while working at Facebook, Saama Technologies and Cisco. He …
Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet has two decades of experience improving healthcare outcomes for underserved populations and transforming healthcare delivery at the frontlines. She serves as AVP for Health Equity at Merck and the Lead of Merck for Mothers*, Merck’s $500M global health initiative to help create a world where no woman has to die giving life. …
Massiel “Massy” Indhira Arias is the CEO,Tru Supplements and exuberant Certified Personal Trainer, formerly known as Mankofit, who is changing lives and inspiring a new generation of trainers. Born in the Dominican Republic, Massy has been an American resident since the age of 14 and currently resides and trains out of Los Angeles, California. She …