CAMERON M. CAMPBELL is the CEO and Founder of Beatbox Without Borders.

Cameron uses his international experience and skills to co-create and co-cultivate new paradigms of development that support resilient, sustainable and inclusive communities, and building vibrant and innovative ecosystems and cultivating global leaders, through participatory processes, balancing the needs of people, planet and profit.

He leverages appropriate technology, music and human potential as tools for individual and social transformation and encourages cross sectoral and cross cultural collaboration and celebrate unity in diversity.

Cameron promotes and practices social innovation, social entrepreneurship and sustainable international development.

APRIL HOUSTON works as the media training manager for Population Reference Bureau (PRB), a US-based research organization focused on improving the health and wellbeing of people globally through evidence-based policies and practices. Part of her job is coordinating the PACE project’s Youth Multimedia Fellowship training program for youth-led advocacy organizations.

April started her career in television production as a videographer and editor, eventually adding writer, director, and producer to her CV. (Her various skills are on display in this short documentary on the illustrious Panzi Hospital in eastern DRC.) After nearly a decade in the TV world, she discovered a new mission in life – to help well-meaning people with good ideas to effectively communicate these ideas to individuals with the power to execute on them. Working with youth changemakers is the best, as they seem to have a limitless supply of passion and enthusiasm.

April resides in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) with her partner Charlie and two small rescue dogs (Lucy and Cinco).

MANPREET DARROCH is Director of Capacity Development at YOURS – Youth for Road Safety, a global NGO for road safety operating since 2009. YOURS was born out of the First World Youth Assembly for Road Safety in 2007 under the auspices of the World Health Organization and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. YOURS represents the global voice of youth as a member of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC).

Manpreet is an award-winning campaigner has been working in youth and road safety for over ten years. He has worked globally to champion the cause of meaningful youth participation in road safety decision-making. He began at YOURS in 2009 heading up social action campaigns and developing the multi-award winning YOURS Capacity Development Programme.

Manpreet has co-led on international road safety campaigns such as #ArtforRoadSafety the UN Road Safety Week; #SpeakUp #SlowDown and #SaveKidsLives campaigns and has helped strategize the week’s focus into strong advocacy campaigns. He is passionate about arts and creativity to package content in a tone that is engaging, entertaining, empowering and educational.

CLEOPATRA KAMBUGU KENTARO (she/her/hers) is a Ugandan Transgender activist and Drector of Programmes of a regional indigenous activist fund, UHAI EASHRI that resources sex worker, trans diverse, intersex gender minorities' and LGB sexual minorities' organising in the seven Eastern African countries of Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, with broader strategic support to Pan African queer organising. She serves on the Advisory activist Board of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice's Advisory activist Board, the Global Philanthropy Project’s Trans and Intersex working group Steering Committe, the International Trans Fund's Steering Committee and Transgender Europe's TvT TvT advisory committee .

She is also the protagonist for the world acclaimed Netflix documentary and web docu series "The Pearl of Africa", which chronicles her journey navigating health as a trans person. Her background is in molecular biology and genetics and she loves dancing and music.

JOHANNA KOUZMINE - KARAVAIEFF contributes as consultant and expert in different contexts. She has twenty years of experience from culture and creative sectors.

Since some years back she specialises in cultural relations and cultural diplomacy as well as in skill & perspective transfer from CCS to business and industry. As Marshall Memorial Fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the United States she focused on culture and youth as economic drivers and in cultural diplomacy.

Johanna coordinates activities for the Cultural Relations Platform supporting the European Union to engage in international cultural relations.

She is a co-founder of Artisans of Innovation specialising on cross-sector eco-system development and cross-sector collaboration. Within this context she also conducts applied research on artists and their role in corporate innovation.

CHIDIEBERE IBE, BSC is a Nigerian Medical Illustrator and a professional among the few in Africa. He is the Creative Director at the Association of Future African Neurosurgeons (AFAN), Young Continental Association of African Neurosurgical Societies (YCAANS) and Creative Director and Chief Medical Illustrator of the Journal of Global Neurosurgery. He is also a Junior Committee Member-World Federation of Neurosurgeons - Global Neurosurgery. Chidiebere Ibe is passionate about contemporary illustrations of black patients. He has worked assiduously to promote the use of black skin medical illustration in medical textbooks and public health materials, this has afforded him the opportunity to be featured in WebMD/Medscape, Maryland Neurosurgery and Globalscalpels podcast and other reputable institutions globally. He hopes to pursue a career in paediatric neurosurgery and establish an association for black illustrators.

JIMSON JULIUS KIVUYO (aka GP) is a farmer, poet & musician based in Arusha, Tanzania. Working at the intersection of music, arts and food security, GP dedicates his time and talents toward preserving African youth's historical and cultural identities. With his musical group Mstafrika, Gp uses farming and art as an instrument towards educating and enlightening the streets of Africa especially young people, inspiring them to realize the opportunities and potentials surrounding them.

MR. HIKE Lead artist and Co-founder of @8sianNFT.

Established 3D modeling artist. Has created digital assets for household names such as Spider Man for PlayStation 5, The Last of Us Part Two and Injustice 2.

NICOLE Asian. Mom. Founder of @8sianNFT | Asian representation in the space |

Experienced, early adapter in the cryptocurrency space since 2013. Bubble tea chain owner with extensive networks in the retail, food and beverage industries.

MUBARAK IDRIS is a graduate of Computer science from Al-Hikmah University and a master's degree candidate of Computer Science from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He enjoys building user interactive contents and using digital media to promote policy advocacy especially on youth reproductive health. Currently, he works as the Digital Campaigns Manager for Bridge Connect Africa Initiative; a non-governmental organization that inspires informed choices for adolescents and young people of reproductive age to stay safe and lead healthy lives. In the past four(4) years, he has been advocating against child marriage, promoting better youth reproductive health policies and ending harmful traditional practices in Africa.

He is a member of the Advocacy and Accountability Subcommittee for the International Conference on Family Planning 2022, a fellow of the Community Engagement Exchange program by IREX (International Research and Exchange Board), a ONE Champion by ONE Campaign and a member of the European Union Youth Sounding Board.

He also served as a coach for the Population Reference Bureau under the PACE project (Youth Multimedia Fellowship) where he taught youth-led organizations in 6 countries across Asia and Africa on how to use multimedia to push for policy advocacy in reproductive health and environment."

JAVAN THE POET, born Javan Omondi Ofula in a family of five, a lover of literature, he has kept the love on by composing poetry for personal nourishment and socio-political engagement.

After high school commenced performance of by doing socially charged pieces in different forums to champion social justice and appreciate African culture. He has performed on different stages and received various awards. He has worked with many artists and youth organizations and uses his craft to work with and empower youths in his community through music and the arts, including graffiti. He is currently working on his debut album which focuses on challenges facing young people and his community; it will include pieces in collaboration with other artists. He is co-founder of Mtoto WA Dandora an NGO in Dandor; he is founder of Hip Hop Cradle a movement that champions for growth of young artists; and also runs a company that promotes arts and artistry in slum areas.

He was a 2019 nominee for the Upcoming Human Rights Defender Award in Kenya.

Two links where he is featured: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE2JIY6NCZw&t=662s https://youtu.be/FeJ8LBWY0-w

LISA RUSSELL, MPH (she/her/hers) is an Asian American, Emmy-winning filmmaker and Academy Nicholl Screenwriting Finalist who has a 20 year career that lies at the intersection of arts, social justice and sustainable development. As Founder of Create2030, Lisa is a leading creative entrepreneur and activist and has been at the forefront of responsibly engaging artists and creatives of color in the UN/NGO sector and in support of both the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and now the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs.) Lisa is a sought-after global keynote speaker and workshop facilitator and is a 3x TEDx speaker who was a featured speaker at the World Conferences on Creative Economy hosted by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia in 2018 and the Government of UAE in 2021. She closed the 2021 Creative Business Network BRIGHT21 conference, presented at the Delphi Economic Forum hosted by the President of the Government of the Hellenic Republic, was the keynote presenter for the EU-funded Cultural Relations Platform Training Programme and is a regular presenter at high-level UN gatherings, storytelling summits and youth development conferences. Lisa is a SheDecides Global Champion and Fulbright Specialist and is an advisor to EarthxFilm, FXB Youth Climate Advocates and a Chair for the G100 Arts Leadership Network. A versatile storyteller, Lisa is also an annual juror for the U.S. National News and Documentary Emmy Awards and the UN SDGs in Action Film Festival. For more information, visit lisarussellfilms.com and create2030.org.

YAFREICI "FRAZE" PERALTA is a Dominican-born rapper and actress as well as an advocate for reproductive rights and brings her visionary talent, her global vision, and her powerful storytelling ability to numerous audiences. Yafreci performed for the Launch of the 2014 UN World Youth Report and for the Opening Session of the UN’s 67th annual DPI/NGO conference. As part of the 2019 United for 2030 Citizens Assembly, she is working alongside a team of talented individuals to create a solution directly tied to the SDG’s.

ONKWANI FRANK SANGARA (BBOY ONKWANI) is a Kenyan dance artist/ teacher based in Nairobi Kenya. He is a member of sisko crew founder of Halisi breaking project, co-founder of Mviringo breaking academy. Onkwani uses breaking an element of hip-hop to spear head community projects and empower the youth in Nairobi county and rural kisii county of Kenya by organizing breaking festivals and community workshops.

Onkwani was a nominee for the UnKut x Create2030 Change Maker Award at the 2021 UnKut Hip Hop Awards in Nairobi, Kenya in December 2021.

ROMI SUMARIA is CEO and Founding Partner of The Oblique Life. He is a multicultural entrepreneur working at the nexus of social, economic and environmental transformation. He has built a broad global network and have a talent for connecting people across generations, geographies and sectors. He uses the power of collaboration, shared knowledge and purpose driven action to deliver impact. He understands new concepts quickly and works across a wide range of industries.

ZUHURA SENG'ENGE (THE AFRICAN LIONESS) is a creative who is a gifted poet, writer, voice artist, and singer/songwriter based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

As a poet, Zuhura's works have been featured in local and international platforms including Badilisha Poetry Exchange, African Women Writers, the Femina Magazine, and in a poetry and short stories anthology; Moonscapes. Her poem Do not fear the past has been one of her most popular works, as it appears in several local and international articles, essays and literary journals like, the International Journal of English Language volume 7 issue 8.

Zuhura is famously known for her captivating live performances, and she is also very actively involved in her artivism in the global social goals, using her creativity to make poetry video contents in partnership with create2030, to raise awareness, inspire and empower her community to be part of the positive change. She also gets involved in dialogues and conversations around the topics. The key highlights of her journey as a performing artist are: The Woman Scream International Poetry Festival (2013 & 2014), The East Africa Vibes Concert (2016), at the farewell party in honor of Ambassador of French to Tanzania (2017), in the IFC virtual Sustainability Exchange (2020), at the WHO x Create2030 Covid19 Arts Festival (2020), and in the Arts and SDGs Festival in 2020 and 2021.

As a creative, Zuhura is also proud of being one of 100 recognized Tanzania sheroes of 2018, and starting a local poetry initiative in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania called Poetry 255 in the year 2016 with her fellow poet Lydia Kasese. The initiative offers a platform famously known as For Better Or Verse, which helps nurture, spotlight, and create financial opportunities for the amazing poets of Tanzania.

Currently, Zuhura is working on a personal project titled A Time to Heal which is expected to be a compilation of creative works; including a collection of songs and poems, a short film, and a book series.

TAYLOR TORCH is an independent artist working with Just n Poetic (JnP.)

JnP focuses on creating awareness and intelligence in the music business industry by training and creating accessible resources for both established and indie artists.

It's main services revolve around music production, music distribution and music publishing. With an affiliation with Songtrust.com, JnP has partnered to educate, inform and train young songwriters the basics of music publishing from signing split sheets, to knowing the type of royalties they are owed to simply knowing what a songwriter is worth.

RUBY V is a social entrepreneur and multi-faceted radio personality based in Nairobi, Kenya, with 6+ years working at a fast paced media house. She is also the founder of UnKut Africa, an organization dedicated to uplifting African Hip Hop while making Nairobi the cusp of it all. The very first event UnKut the Cypher was held in December 2016 and since then UnKut Africa has become the home of Kenyan Hip Hop and one of the biggest platforms for Kenyan Hip Hop artists.

With her team, Ruby V was able to organize and host the first ever exclusive Kenyan Hip Hop award show, UnKut Hip Hop Awards in 2019 and it’s follow up, UnKut Hennessy Hip Hop Awards in 2020. Ruby V is also a mental health enthusiasts, advocating for more open conversations about our mental well-being in Hip Hop, under UnKut Mental Health KE.

GERRY WONDERLAND is an artist from the Mathare informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya with a passion for his community.

Gerry has been working for his community since 2016 on various projects involving community development with several youth led groups including Mathare Environmental Conservation Youth Group and Mathare Empire.

Through photography he has been telling the story of Mathare and the effects of COVID-19. Through his music, he highlights what's "real on the streets."

Gerry aims to do art that has a purpose - art that will bring about sustainable change and especially to his community of Mathare.