Iulia Cristea is based in Bucharest; she  has worked in the commercial and management for over 12 years. She spent many years in the retail sector in female and kids’ apparel, which has given her great insight in dealing with human nature. In management, her roles encompassed finance, sales, marketing, inventory management and working with landlords and mall sites.  She has a degree in psychology from Spiru Haret University of Psychology in Bucharest, which has given her an academic and practical insight into human behaviour and how strong and fragile human mind can be. She has learnt how to deal with all aspects of the challenges people face, from conflict resolution, stress, happiness and everything in between.

She collaborated with the Fara foundation from the UK, working with parents with special needs kids, including kids from challenging family backgrounds. She was offering therapy to families on how to cope with kids with various medical and psychological conditions. Iulia’s biggest passion is to help young people who are in situations that need care and support for them to succeed in life and has some positive personal experiences which give her better insight. Currently working in film, she is an accredited photographer, videographer and independent film producer. She is a single mother with a teenage daughter and her hobbies include gardening. 

A social impact entrepreneur with over 40 years’ experience in the creative business, marketing, and charity sectors, he has held senior positions at leading global media, financial & consumer brands including PWC, BT, BBC and HSBC. He has sat on the boards of many well-known charities including the RVS, where he was fortunate to meet HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Consulted across the world and was part of the team that created the first Islamic mortgage with the Al Buraq in London, and he has worked with a Qatar group in designing the financial structure of an affordable housing programme for Africa and Asia. Currently working on a radical disruptive model in home loans and home ownership, looking for investors and financial institutional partners.

20 years, raising equity for property, education, consumer products he has seen first-hand the corruption a desire and greed to make vast money can cause. Lack of diversity awareness, and a lack of awareness about the widening gap between rich and poor, means society is being damaged by those without a social conscience. Many rich individuals are benefitting themselves at the expense of others. Now is the time is making money in a ethical way and  give back to the less fortunate in society.

Jeanine Hage-Ali is based in Accra and is the CEO of a successful business which has over 40 years of history, a business started by her mother Sarah Galloway and now managed by the siblings. Her company is known for its amazing CSR work in Ghana, working in schools and health centres for women.  She is currently the Country Director for Sara Galloway Heath Foundation (SGHF) registered charity. Her drive comes from the passion and empathy she has for women, young girls, and children, she is particularly campaigning for the end to period poverty.  Jeanine is constantly moved to support and assist the vulnerable members of society by empowering and inspiring them in order to make a difference in their lives. Much of her business work is oriented towards social impact work. She advises the government on issues effecting young women.