Darren Walker is president of the Ford Foundation, a $16 billion international social justice philanthropy with offices in the United States and ten regions around the globe. He chaired the philanthropy committee that brought a resolution to the city of Detroit’s historic bankruptcy. Under his leadership, the Ford Foundation became the first non-profit in US history to issue a $1 billion designated social bond in US capital markets for proceeds to strengthen and stabilize non-profit organizations in the wake of COVID-19.

Teen Vogue is the young person’s guide to conquering (and saving) the world. Teen Vogue prides themselves on publishing reported pieces and essays that are inclusive and disruptive. With smart, authentic takes on culture, identity, and politics, they tell the stories that normally go untold, defining the zeitgeist for a new generation that demands style and substance. Their crucial political coverage has filled a crucial gap in today’s meeting landscape.

The Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis uses her gifts as author, activist, preacher, and public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, gun violence free, fully welcoming, gender affirming society in which everyone has enough. Believing faith communities can lead the way to racial reconciliation, Dr. Lewis co-founded The Middle Project and The Revolutionary Love Conference with her spouse, The Rev. John Janka, which train leaders to create a more just society. Dr. Lewis joined the staff of Middle Church in 2004 and currently serves as their Senior Minister & Public Theologian.

In 2010, Chef José Andrés, ready to use his culinary knowledge and talent to help, headed to Haiti following a devastating earthquake. For the next seven years the organization would focus on resilience programs, investing in longer-term solutions around food in the Caribbean and Central America. After responding to Hurricane Harvey in Houston, World Central Kitchen became to go to organization for food relief in response to crisis. From working with refugees, mobilizing during times of war, and working nonstop during a global pandemic, World Central Kitchen teams have continued to learn, adapt, and build responses unique to each situation and community.

CVT was founded in 1985 as a nongovernmental organization after the governor of Minnesota, Rudy Perpich, assembled a committee to recommend initiatives that would make a difference for human rights. The committee proposed creation of the United States’ first center for rehabilitative care for survivors of torture. The Center for Victims of Torture opened in St. Paul, with one counselor. Over the years, they grew geographically and programmatically, today offering culturally-competent and interdisciplinary care to survivors, along with initiatives to end torture, enhance the skills and resilience of human rights defenders and organizations, and to facilitate justice for survivors. Since CVT was founded, the United States ratified the Convention against Torture, passed the Torture Victims Relief Act, and filed a presidential executive order banning torture. In addition, tens of thousands of survivors found care and began rebuilding their lives after torture.