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Alessia Cara

There’s a new breed of pop star seizing hold of the world's airwaves and online—

Alex Klein

What do exploding Macbooks, rap music,

Allison Wood

Allison was born and raised in Princeton,

Amaryllis Fox

Amaryllis is the founder and CEO of mulu, an online

Amr Ashraf

Amr is the founder and current president of

Amy Eldon

Amy Eldon Turteltaub grew up in Nairobi,

Andrew Jenks ONLINE HOST 2013

Andrew Jenks is an award-

Angela Zhang

Angela Zhang is currently a senior at Monta Vista

Angwech Collines

Angwech Collines was born in Northern Uganda

Ankit Shah

Ankit is an aspiring "good guy" and the

Ann Makosinski

Ann Makosinski is an 18 year-old student, innovator and entrepreneur.

Ashima Shiraishi

Ashima Shiraishi is one of the strongest

Ben Nemtin

Ben and his friends started The Buried Life

Benjamin Quinto

Benjamin has tried to make a difference on the

Beth Reekles

Beth Reekles is an avid writer, reader and

Caine Monroy

A used auto parts store in Los Angeles

Caitlin Haacke

Caitlin Haacke is changing the world, one

Chantelle Brown-Young

The fashion industry has a new leading

Chelsea Clinton HOST 2013

Chelsea Clinton was born in

Ciara Judge

Ciara Judge is an 18 year-old scientist and entrepreneur

Connor Brantley

Connor Brantley is the founder of United Now, a

Connor Grooms

Society has perceived limits on what is possible -

Curtis Kulig

Curtis Kulig was born in 1981 in North Dakota. At

Dave Fontenot

Dave Fontenot is the hackathon guy. In 2013,

David Mace

At 17, David was one of the youngest authors

David Saddington

Influencing UK government policy,

Dylan Mahalingam

Dylan is the founder of Lil' MDGs, a unique

Dylan Vecchione

Dylan is the founder of ReefQuest,

Eesha Khare

Eesha Khare is a rising junior at Harvard University

Ella Purnell
Host

Ella, 19, was born and lives in East London.

Erik Finman

Erik Finman is a 15-year-old entrepreneur

SR Farah Pandith

Farah was appointed Special Representative to

Full Circle

Powerfully inspired by various forms of

Gabi Holzwarth

Gabi is a classically-trained,

GZA / The Genius

GZA is a founding member of

iLuminate

iLuminate is an entertainment technology

IMPACT

IMPACT's mission is to use performing arts

Jacob Barnett

Jacob Barnett is an American mathematician

James Anderson

James is a 17-year-old entrepreneur

Jeni Stepanek

Jeni is a noted advocate for children's,

Jennifer Corriero

Jennifer has a BA (Liberal Studies) with a focus on

Jeremy Heimans

Jeremy Heimans is co-founder and CEO of,

Joseph Peter

Joseph is one of the most traveled young

Josh Valman

At 10-years-old, Josh began his engineering

Khadim Diop

On August 18, 1997 in Harlem Hospital

Kajmere Houchins

By all accounts, Kajmere Houchins "story"

Kash Gaines

Kash is a dancer, host, filmmaker and co-founder of

Kathy Eldon

Kathy has worked as a teacher, journalist, author

Kelvin Doe

Kelvin was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1996

Kimmie Weeks

Kimmie has worked to alleviate poverty

Konstantin Avdienko

Konstantin's name comes from a Latin word

Kristen Powers

Kristen Powers has always refused to

Kristopher Bronner

Kris is a co-creator of

Krystyn Lambert

Krystyn Lambert, through her national television

Kuha'o Case

Born and raised on the big island of Hawaii,

Lauren Singer

Lauren Singer is author of the Zero Waste blog,

Lil Buck

Charles "Lil Buck" Riley, was born May 25,

Mahalia

Introducing Mahalia, the beguiling voice behind

Mahmoud Jabari

Mahmoud Jabari is a Palestinian young leader

Marah Zahalka

Marah Zahalka is from Jenin, a city in the

Maria Toorpakai Wazir

Born November 22, 1990 in South Waziristan,

Mariah Idrissi

Mariah recently became the world's first Muslim model

Marian Bechtel

Marian Bechtel is a sophomore at Bryn Mawr

Mark van der Heijden

Mark originates from the south of

Meltem Avcil

Meltem is a former child detainee. She was woken up

Mihir Garimella

Mihir Garimella is a student at Fox Chapel Area

Monique Coleman
(Online Host)

Monique Coleman is most

Monique Coleman
(Host)

Monique Coleman is most recognized as

Monique Coleman HOST 2012

Monique is most recognized as

Mousa Mosawy

Mousa developed "First Aid Link", a movement that

Mteto Maphoyi

Mteto's father left behind one Pavarotti CD

Mukunda Angulo

Mukunda Angulo is an artist and filmmaker from New York City.

Natalie Warne

Born in an underserved part of Chicago,

Ndaba Mandela

Ndaba is passionate about Africa, its people

Niha Jain

Niha Jain is a junior at Harvard University. Since

Nile Rodgers
(Co-Host)

Nile Rodgers is a Grammy Award

P-Star

Priscilla Star Diaz, known to her fans as P-Star, is

Patrick Kane

Patrick Kane was born in London in 1997

Poppy Jamie
(Online Host)

When Poppy Jamie was only

Poppy Jamie
Livestream Host

At 19, Poppy became the

Q-Tip
(Co-Host)

Legendary music innovator

Rachel Fox

Rachel has been working as an entertainer since

Rebecca Dharmapalan

Rebecca Dharmapalan is a 19-year-old artist and

Reggie Gray

Reggie Regg Roc Gray was born in East

Rob Greenfield

Rob is an adventurer, activist, and dude making

Rudimental

Throughout the 70s, Sly & The Family Stone and George Clinton's

Ryan Orbuch

Ryan Orbuch is a senior at Boulder High

Safeerah Mughal

In Safeerah's 16 years, she has accomplished far more with

Sana Amanat

Sana Amanat has been in the publishing

Scott Crouch

Scott is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mark43,

Secret Walls

Secret Walls (formerly Secret Wars) is the

Sejal Hathi

Sejal Hathi is a freshman at Yale University

Shaadow Sefiroth

Ange-Michael Mboumbou, also known as Shaadow Sefiroth,

Sheel Tyle

Sheel is an investor at Bessemer

Simon Cohen HOST 2010

Simon Cohen is a media ethics

Sophie Umazi

During the 2007 post-election violence in

SuChin Pak
(Online Host)

SuChin Pak has been hosting and reporting for TV

Sujay Tyle

Sujay Tyle is currently the Vice President

Tallia Storm

When one of the biggest artists in the world calls

Tallia Storm
(Host)

In 2012, teen singer /

Tallia Storm
Periscope Host

17 year-old Tallia's life changed

Tania Luna

Tania used to hate surprises, so it's intriguing

Tara Suri

Galvanized by sexism and poverty she

Tavi Gevinson

Tavi Gevinson is editor-in-chief and founder

Taylor Trudon

Taylor Trudon is the Young Voices Senior Editor at

The Bumbys

The Bumbys are anonymous performance

Thomas Uliasz

Thomas Uliasz is an experimental electronic musician

Tim Doner

Tim is a senior at the Dalton School in

Tim Exile

Tim Exile is a musician and technologist

Touré
HOST 2011

Touré, is the author of

Trisha Prabhu

Trisha Prabhu is a 14-year-old student at

Unlocking the Truth

Unlocking the Truth is a young metal band

Victoria Rogers

Victoria Rogers does outreach on behalf of

William LeGate

William LeGate is a 19-year-old entrepreneur,

Xavier Di Petta

Xavier is an 18-year-old serial entrepreneur from

Zak Abel

Introducing North London soul sensation Zak Abel who,

Zander Srodes

Zander, at age eleven, created Turtle Talks -

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