NEXUS SUMMIT VIDEOS
Changemakers Take the NEXUS Stage
Next Gen’s brightest, most creative and innovative minds
Dream like a kid! NEXUS’S youngest speaker ever, 12-year-old Mikaila Ulmer tells her story of turning something scary into something sweet by launching her award-winning Lemonade brand that is raising awareness to save the declining honeybee population.
Mariela Shaker Syrian Violinist, Advocate and White House Champion for Change for World Refugees 2015 speaks about the heartbreaking devastation of her home city Aleppo Syria, the refugee crisis and the healing and unifying power of music before playing one of her pieces.
Tribal leader Manape Lamere, Oceti Sakowin Headsman joined NEXUS Global at the UN to speak about his and his tribe’s leadership at Standing Rock and what must still be done to support our tribal lands and our waterways, skies and ecology here at home.
14-year-old Max Loughan blows the NEXUS Global audience away with his stories of building rockets and harvesting wireless energy out of thin air; All before entering Freshman year…
Inventor and social entrepreneur Kosta Grammatis shares his personal journey of how he went from community college to Space X rocket scientist and celebrated entrepreneur.
British author and motivational speaker Leon Logothetis shares his travel stories, the motivation behind the Kindness Diaries and what it’s like to truly be seen and understood by someone.
Micah Hendler, Founder & Director of The YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus flew in from Jerusalem to join NEXUS Global in New York to share his belief in the incredible power of music in building bonds and healing wounds across conflict zones.
Singer and activist Emmanuel Jal joined NEXUS at The UN to speak about his journey from a former Sudanese child soldier to acclaimed singer/songwriter whose Gua Foundation promotes education in Africa.
Bottletop Founder, Cameron Saul grew up in the industry working for his family’s iconic High Street fashion brand Mulberry. Innovating on that experience, he is reimaging the ‘beauty’ to create a line of bags that embody sustainable Luxury.
Peter Thum discusses how he is working to turn gun parts, a symbol of violence, into jewelry that stands for a belief in a safer gun-free world.
Marion Mariathasan talks about surviving war in his native Sri Lanka and turning childhood trauma into a life spent giving back.
Melissa Kushner joins The NEXUS Summit to discuss her work running her Goods for Good NGO in the developing nation of Malawi.
MORE INSPIRING NEXUS CONVERSATIONS
Innovations in social entrepreneurship and philanthropy
Creating your own legacy: Nyaniso Tutu-Burris, a representative of the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation
speaks about her family legacy, race and privilege and creating her own future.
Randi Zuckerberg Founder & CEO of Zuckerberg Media sits with Jennifer Smorgan of the The Chopra Foundation for a conversation around family, philanthropy, and women in tech.
David Christian founder of Evoware, holds a conversation with Abbie Jung-Harada, NEXUS Asia Director, to share his story about creating new eco-friendly products that reduce plastic throughout Asia.
Cindy McCain joins the NEXUS Global Summit to speak about her philanthropic journey.
Part II of the Cindy McCain’s conversation with NEXUS co-founder Jonah Wittkamper.
Adrian Grenier, Naomi Hirabayashi and Darnell Strom chat about how pop culture can drive social change.
Philip Hellmich discusses the emerging “culture of peace” and how philanthropy and social entrepreneurship are key pillars in promoting stability and prosperity.
Harry Bellafonte joins NEXUS Equal Justice Chair Christina Hollenback for a conversation on addressing the violence and criminalization of youth in minority communities.
Ben Kessey from Invisible Children speaks about how philanthropists, governments and NGOs can end Africa’s longest conflict led by Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army.
Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk talks about her experience negotiating a major alliance between the Hopi and Navajo Nations and the need for more philanthropy within our tribal lands.
Matthew Bishop, US editor of the Economist joins NEXUS to discuss “The Capital Curve for a Better World” and how to move large capital markets and global businesses towards social impact.
Aquatic filmmaker and oceangraphic explorer, Fabien Cousteau inspires NEXUS members with “The Age of Exploration and the Discovery Returns” and implores everyone to do more for the oceans.
NEXUS Members Share their Stories
About new approaches to philanthropy
Derek Handley speaks about bringing together global business leaders to tackle the biggest challenges in the way of a better version of capitalism.
Luiza Esteves speaks about using innovative philanthropy to engage restaurants as allies in the fight against hunger in Brazil.
Aakif Ahmed expresses his belief in how philanthropy can be used to bring together political adversaries to find common ground.
Jenna Nicholas speaks about her belief that we all have the potential to give back to society in a meaningful way and the need for platforms and communities that can help spark that power.
Maxim Thorne teaches philanthropy and activism. He sat down with NEXUS to chat about his belief in youth to create a global village in which the next generation can create progressive change.
Zac Russell speaks about the opportunity of being the first next-gen board member in his family foundation, the responsibility that goes with it and why more young voices are needed in philanthropy.
