SDG Progress by Visioneers

Explore the people in the current directory and the goals connected with their work.

Goal 1: No Poverty

Aaron Friedland — Passionate about non-profits, economic development and education in developing countries, using innovative reading and learning technologies to make big local impacts.
Roberta Borgen — Award-winning Career Management Specialist
Leslie Clark — Founder, Nomad Foundation, Artist, Explorer
Michael Ableman — Farmer, author, photographer and urban and local food systems advocate

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Roberta Borgen — Award-winning Career Management Specialist
Michael Ableman — Farmer, author, photographer and urban and local food systems advocate

Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Kahontakwas Diane Longboat — Kahontakwas Diane Longboat, BA, BEd, MEd is a member of the Turtle Clan, Mohawk Nation at Six Nations Grand River Territory, Canada and a citizen of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. She is a ceremonial leader, traditional…
Dr. Diane Redsky — Diane is a proud mother of three children and a Kookum (grandmother). She is a First Nation member of Shoal Lake First Nation #40 in Treaty #3 territory with German ancestry and has long worked to address the myriad of…
Jon Ramer — Jon Eliot Ramer is an entrepreneur, civic leader, inventor, and musician. He is a co-founder of several collaborative technology companies including ELF Technologies, Inc., whose main solution, Serengeti, connects over…
Dr. Rama Mani — Dr. Rama Mani is a transformative leader, peacebuilder, poet and performance artist whose life, work and art are devoted to human and global transformation. She received the Excellence in Leadership Award of the Global…
Larry Dossey, MD — Dr. Larry Dossey is a physician of internal medicine. He is currently the executive editor of the peer-reviewed journal Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing. He was a co-founder of the Dallas Diagnostic…
Dr. Bruce Greyson — Dr. Bruce Greyson Dr. Bruce Greyson is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. He was previously on the medical faculty at the University of…
Dr. Joan Borysenko — Dr. Joan Borysenko This distinguished pioneer in integrative medicine is a world-renowned expert in the mind/body connection. Her work has been foundational in an international health-care revolution that recognizes the…
Prof. Alexander Schieffer — Prof. Alexander Schieffer Co-Founder, TRANS4M Center for Integral Development; Co-Founder, Home for Humanity; Co-Series Editor of Routledge Transformation and Innovation Book Series ; Lecturer, University of St. Gallen;…
Dr. Dean Radin — Dean Radin, Phd Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) Dean Radin, PhD, is Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Associated Distinguished Professor of Integral and Transpersonal…
Sedena Cappannelli — Sedena C. Cappannelli Co-Founder AgeNation, Empower New Mexico (501C3), award-winning author, LifeWellness and Organizational Consultant, retreat facilitator, Ageless Living Coach, co-producer, presenter Ageless Living…
George Cappannelli — George Cappannelli George Cappannelli is an award-winning author, sculptor and film and television producer/direction. He is also an expert on individual, organizational and societal change and an internationally known…
Anneloes Smitsman — Dr. Anneloes Smitsman Dr. Anneloes Smitsman (Ph.D., LLM), is a futurist, systems scientist, award-winning pioneer in human development and systems change, and award-winning bestselling author. She is the Founder and CEO…
Claudia Welss — Claudia Welss Claudia Welss is a citizen scientist and Board Chairman of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Her collaboration with IONS began in the 90s when former IONS President Willis Harman invited her to join a…
Barbara Gaughen-Muller — Barbara Gaughen-Muller Barbara Gaughen-Muller, is the quintessential global citizen and activist who focuses her work on bringing peace to her community, her country and the entire global village. Barbara co-authored…
Julie Krull — Julie Krull, PhD, award-winning author, dynamic speaker, and popular talk show host, is a steward of the new earth, midwifing the evolution of consciousness, supporting whole-system health and transformation, and…
Desmond Berghofer — A Special Tribute to Our Co-Founder 1938 2025 This page is dedicated in honour of Dr. Desmond Berghofer, beloved husband of Dr. Gerri Schwartz and co-founder of the Visioneers International Network. It celebrates his…
Bernie Siegel — Dr. Siegel, who prefers to be called Bernie, not Dr. Siegel, was born in Brooklyn, NY. He attended Colgate University and Cornell University Medical College. He holds membership in two scholastic honour societies, Phi…
Florence Nightingale — Florence Nightingale A Heroine of Humanity in our time In the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, one woman stands out by her impact on the whole field of nursing in modern times. In 2020 in the year of…
Riane Eisler — RIANE EISLER is a social systems scientist, cultural historian, attorney, consultant, and speaker whose work has transformed organizations, policies, and people worldwide. Her book Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination…
Anne Baring — Anne Baring Anne has been awarded the title of Heroine of Humanity because of her outstanding contribution to restoring awareness of the Archetypal Feminine to our culture. In her books and many lectures over some…
Dr. Jonas Salk — Jonas Edward Salk was born October 28, 1914 in New York City, the eldest of three sons to Russian-Jewish immigrants Daniel and Dora Salk. The first member of his family to attend college, he earned his medical degree…
Wayne Kines — Wayne Kines Decent honest journalism is central to any free democracy. Three pillars of personal character are essential: Wayne’s work as a journalist, broadcaster and communicator on the national and international…
Bruce Lipton — Bruce H. Lipton Bruce H. Lipton, PhD, is an internationally recognized leader in bridging science and spirit who is best known for the idea that genes are influenced by belief and DNA does not control biology. A stem…
Mel Zajac — Mel Zajac His personal drive helped him rise from a poor kid in Winnipeg to a successful highrise builder in Vancouver. But his real contribution to society has been his philanthropy. Raised during the Great Depression,…
Aaron Friedland — Passionate about non-profits, economic development and education in developing countries, using innovative reading and learning technologies to make big local impacts.
Abneet Kaur Sandhar — Feminine Embodiment Coach
Dr. Alise Cortez — Management Consultant specializing in meaning and purpose, Inspirational Speaker, Author, Radio Host
Dr. Arthur P. Ciaramicoli — Clinical psychologist, inividual, marital and group therapy, author of 10 books, media consultant, speaker
Barbara Dossey, PhD — Nurse, nurse theorist, author, Co-Director, International Nurse Coach Association, Board Member, Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH)
Bettina Rothe — Embodiment, Leadership, Consciousness
Brian Berman — Internationally recognized sculptor, “Artist for Peace” and peace builder at heart
Brock Tully — Motivational speaker, self-help book author, kindness and peace ambassador
Cheryl Melody Baskin (aka "Melody") — Author, Intuitive Life Coach, Musician and Sound Healer: Envisioning a world of peace, love, compassion, empathy, diversity celebration, equality and hope
Cynthia Franca — Author, local contributing artist/writer who has shared bi-lingual poetry, storytelling artist talks, and paintings at community arts events in Massachusetts. Coordinator, editor and poet of the Hopkinton 300th Anniversary Poetry Anthology Project, poetry juror and editor of Art on The Trails project, and co-director of the Creative Circles – Art for All!, a community art program.
Deva-Marie Beck, PhD, RN — Global citizen activist, nursing educator and scholar, author, multi-media specialist and world-wide traveler, serving — in all these roles — as a volunteer International Co-Director of the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH)
Domen Kocevar — Lifetime Achievement Award
Dorothy Walsh — Dorothy is a passionate activist for social change in a peaceful way. She is the leader who has compassion for the people in her community
Roberta Borgen — Award-winning Career Management Specialist
Evie Treen — Founder, Friends of Woni, Well-driling & water resources, Santa Barbara Peace Prize Nominee
Jaimen McMillan — Lifetime Achievement Award
Karen Mcphee — Lifetime Achievement Award
Katherine Woodward Thomas — New York Times bestselling author, award-winning marriage and family psychotherapis
Kathleen Webster O'Malley — Health and Wellness Practitioner, Chiropractor, Teen Mentor and Author of inspiring books about healing, personal growth and spiritual insights.
Kristena Prater — Activist, founder of the 501c3 Tessa Foundation, rescuer of women trapped in human trafficking, food provider for the hungry, front-line defender of immigrant children, advocate for youth opportunity, writer, and yoga teacher, she makes change happen.
Leslie Clark — Founder, Nomad Foundation, Artist, Explorer
Lilly Briggs — Personal Achievement Award
Lori Leyden, PhD, MBA — Internationally-known trauma healing professional, transformational leader and mentor, PhD in Health and Human Services
Lori-Ann Speed — Composer, Pianist, Recording and Performing Artist.
Dr. Marvin Westwood — Psychologist and Director of the Veterans’ Transition Program.
Maureen Edwardson — Author, Pioneer and Visionary
Maya Soetoro-Ng, PhD — Co-founder, Ceeds of Peace, Co-founder, Institute for Climate and Peace, Consultant, Author, PhD in Multicultural Education
Michael Ableman — Farmer, author, photographer and urban and local food systems advocate
Nassreen Filsoof — Lifetime Achievement Award
Phalakshi Manjrekar, PhD, MScN, BScN — Nursing Director and Member of the Board of Managers, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, NIGH World Board of Directors Member
The Reverend Canon Ted Karpf — International strategic planner, fundraiser, international faith leader, administrator, teacher, counselor, spiritual guide, public speaker, facilitator, conference organizer and leader
Ricky Kej — Grammy-Award Winning Composer, Billboard #1 Artist (USA), UN "Global Humanitarian Artist" Awardee, UNCCD "Land Ambassador", UNESCO MGIEP "Global Ambassador for Kindness", UNICEF "Celebrity Supporter", Adj. Professor NIAS (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
Ruth Wasserman Lande — Specialist in international relations and diplomacy, peace advocate and founder of the Shibli Project, a model for economic development in rural Israel.
Sabriye Tenberken — Sociologist, Founder, Braille Without Borders, author and co-founder of Kanthari, the International Institute for Leadership in Kerala
Warren Hooley — Facilitator, community-builder, Indigenous leader, personal development speaker
Mark Benson — Award-winning landscape photographer, men’s coach, somatic practitioner, musician, and co-founder of the Heartfield Collective.

Goal 4: Quality Education

Estelle Lamoureux — Estelle began her career in education working as a school bus driver. She credits her journey from that humble beginning to where she is today to the encouragement and mentorship of others. She is indebted to them all…
Kahontakwas Diane Longboat — Kahontakwas Diane Longboat, BA, BEd, MEd is a member of the Turtle Clan, Mohawk Nation at Six Nations Grand River Territory, Canada and a citizen of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. She is a ceremonial leader, traditional…
Dr. Diane Redsky — Diane is a proud mother of three children and a Kookum (grandmother). She is a First Nation member of Shoal Lake First Nation #40 in Treaty #3 territory with German ancestry and has long worked to address the myriad of…
Kawser Ahmed, PhD — Kawser Ahmed, PhD, is an educator and researcher in peace and conflict studies whose work focuses on understanding social conflict and supporting its peaceful transformation. Through his service in United Nations…
Peter Russell — Peter Russell Peter Russell is a leading thinker on consciousness and contemporary spirituality. He coined the term "global brain" with his 1980's bestseller of the same name in which he predicted the Internet and the…
Alan O'Hare — Alan is university educator and psychologist with over forty years experience, and is currently teaching "Storytelling and Healing" in Lesley University Graduate Expressive Therapies program. For over thirty years he…
Dr. Rama Mani — Dr. Rama Mani is a transformative leader, peacebuilder, poet and performance artist whose life, work and art are devoted to human and global transformation. She received the Excellence in Leadership Award of the Global…
Gordon Dveirin — Gordon Dveirin, Ed.D Gordon Dveirin, Ed.D. is President of Dveirin and Associates, an organization and human development consulting firm. His clients have ranged from the United States Air Force to hospitals, investment…
Ray Keene, OBE — Raymond Keene has made many contributions to the development of human excellence in numerous fields, in particular, Raymond has been an important and significant contributor to the world of chess and charity work. Her…
Elisabet Sahtouris, PhD — Elisabet Sahtouris, PhD is an internationally known evolution biologist and futurist, speaking on living systems in evolution and cosmology in a wide variety of venues on all five continents. With a post-doctoral degree…
Dr. Jim Garrison — Jim Garrison, PhD, has had a lifetime of social and political activism beginning in the 1960s with the anti-war, anti-nuclear, citizen diplomacy and environmental movements. He founded Ubiquity University having served…
Dr. Dean Radin — Dean Radin, Phd Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) Dean Radin, PhD, is Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Associated Distinguished Professor of Integral and Transpersonal…
Richard Tarnas — Richard Tarnas is a professor of philosophy and cultural history at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, where he founded the graduate program in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness. He…
Anneloes Smitsman — Dr. Anneloes Smitsman Dr. Anneloes Smitsman (Ph.D., LLM), is a futurist, systems scientist, award-winning pioneer in human development and systems change, and award-winning bestselling author. She is the Founder and CEO…
Piper Dellums — Piper Dellums Piper Dellums , daughter of Congressman and Oakland Mayor, Ronald V Dellums, is a film producer, director, screenwriter, public and inspirational speaker, host, advocate, author, survivor, and veteran…
Brandi Dugal — Brandi Dugal is an innovative educator, literacy advocate, and founder of The Fidget Game , a groundbreaking initiative addressing the global literacy crisis through game-based learning tools. With extensive experience…
Matt Foran — Matt Foran is a Toronto-based Co-Founder of Simple Movement eLearning and Founder and CEO of KnowMeQ, a purpose-driven EdTech and HR Tech platform whose AI solutions and science-validated tools are committed to…
Amy Spangler — Amy’s key to transformational success as a principal in school communities is her unwavering drive to always do what is best for children by collaboratively strategizing how to markedly improve staff and student…
Paul Hsu — Founder and Headmaster, St. Regis Secondary School, Vancouver B.C. Paul Hsu is an educator, social innovator, and entrepreneur dedicated to nurturing the next generation of global citizens. As Founder and Headmaster of…
Jude Currivan — Dr Jude Currivan is a cosmologist, planetary healer, futurist, author, previously one of the most senior business women in the UK and co-founder of WholeWorld-View. Having grown up as the daughter of a coal miner in the…
Andrew Cameron Bailey — Andrew Cameron Bailey Andrew Cameron Bailey finds inspiration exploring the interface between physics and metaphysics, and keeps a weather eye on the state of human society and its relationship with the delicate planet…
Connie Baxter Marlow — Connie Baxter Marlow Education Community Well-being Health and Wellness The Arts Peace Activism Leadership Youth Education Author Photographer Peacemaker Public Speaker Global Citizen Artist Spirituality Already a…
D. Paul Schafer — D. PAUL SCHAFER David Paul Schafer has worked in the cultural field for more than fifty years as an author, educator, administrator, and advisor. He was originally trained as an economist and taught international…
William E. Halal — William E. Halal is Professor Emeritus of Management, Technology, and Innovation at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. An authority on emerging technology, strategic planning, knowledge, innovation, and…
David Lorimer — David Lorimer MA, PGCE, FRSA is an inspirational visionary leader and an outstanding thinker, writer, editor, teacher, lecturer and poet. David has been given a prestigious Visioneers Award for Lifetime Achievement as a…
Alexander Laszlo — Alexander Laszlo, Ph.D. A lexander Laszlo is President of the Board of Directors of the Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science (BCSSS), Director of Research at the Laszlo Institute of New Paradigm Research…
Robert Atkinson — Robert Atkinson , PhD, award-winning author, educator, and developmental psychologist, is a 2020 Gold Nautilus Book Award winner as co-editor of Our Moment of Choice: Evolutionary Visions and Hope for the Future , a…
Tatyana V Tsyrlina-Spady — As a visiting professor at the Summer Institute on Child Advocacy in Action at UBC (Canada, 2019), Tatyana has made significant contributions to the global academic community and child advocacy. In 2023, together with…
Jean Houston — Jean Houston, PHD “In our time we have come to the stage where the real work of humanity begins. It is the time where we partner Creation in the creation of ourselves, in the restoration of the biosphere, the regenesis…
Ervin Laszlo — Ervin Laszlo Ervin Laszlo was born in Hungary and became a child musical prodigy. In his early life he pursued a career as an accomplished concert pianist, but came to realize that this was not the purpose of his life.…
Jane Goodall — Dr. Jane Goodall Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, is a world- renowned ethologist and activist inspiring greater understanding and action on behalf of the natural…
Desmond Berghofer — A Special Tribute to Our Co-Founder 1938 2025 This page is dedicated in honour of Dr. Desmond Berghofer, beloved husband of Dr. Gerri Schwartz and co-founder of the Visioneers International Network. It celebrates his…
Gregg Braden — Gregg Braden is a five-time New York Times best-selling author, scientist, international educator and renowned as a pioneer in the emerging paradigm based in science, social policy and human potential. From 1979 to 1991…
Ralph Abraham — Mathematician, Visionary Thinker, and Pioneer of Chaos and Consciousness Ralph Abraham was a brilliant mathematician and cultural visionary whose work bridged the worlds of mathematics, philosophy, consciousness, and…
Dr. Nina Meyerhof — Founder of the newly founded One Humanity Institute and President and Founder Children of the Earth, a renowned worldwide organization that awakens young people to their inner leadership. Nina is considered a visionary…
Riane Eisler — RIANE EISLER is a social systems scientist, cultural historian, attorney, consultant, and speaker whose work has transformed organizations, policies, and people worldwide. Her book Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination…
Betty J. Kovacs, PhD — Betty Kovacs Betty J. Kovacs, PhD received her doctorate from the University of California, Irvine, in Comparative Literature and Theory of Symbolic/Mythic Language. She taught Mythology and Fairy Tales as literary…
Tony Buzan — Tony was born on 2 June 1942 in Palmers Green, Middlesex, England. He attended the Kitsilano Secondary School in Vancouver, the University of British Columbia and the Simon Fraser University. Tony was best known as the…
Santa J. Ono PhD FRSC FCAHS — Santa J. Ono PhD FRSC FCAHS Dr. Santa Ono is an inspirational educator and an accomplished musician with extraordinary life achievements as noted below. In a global moment of many existential crises, especially…
Alan Clements — Alan Clements After dropping out of the University of Virginia in his second year, despite his scholarship, Boston-born Alan Clements went overland to India and the East, to become one of the first Westerners to ordain…
Laura K. Rose — Laura K. Rose Laura K. Rose is a passionate youth empowerment specialist who has dedicated her life to the development and support of global leaders through her work in cultural exchange, purpose work, mentoring, public…
Mel Zajac — Mel Zajac His personal drive helped him rise from a poor kid in Winnipeg to a successful highrise builder in Vancouver. But his real contribution to society has been his philanthropy. Raised during the Great Depression,…
Julia Morton-Marr — Dame Julia Morton-Marr , Dame of the Order of Saint George (DStG) , Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) , Diploma of Teaching (Dip.T.) Dame Julia Morton-Marr is a distinguished educator, peace advocate, and environmentalist…
Aaron Friedland — Passionate about non-profits, economic development and education in developing countries, using innovative reading and learning technologies to make big local impacts.
Abneet Kaur Sandhar — Feminine Embodiment Coach
Barbara Dossey, PhD — Nurse, nurse theorist, author, Co-Director, International Nurse Coach Association, Board Member, Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH)
Brock Tully — Motivational speaker, self-help book author, kindness and peace ambassador
Cheryl Melody Baskin (aka "Melody") — Author, Intuitive Life Coach, Musician and Sound Healer: Envisioning a world of peace, love, compassion, empathy, diversity celebration, equality and hope
Chris Bache — Award winning teacher and international speaker
Christopher Gaze — Shakespearean actor and Artistic Director of Bard on the Beach
Deepanshu — Multidisciplinary Research, Science Communication
Deva-Marie Beck, PhD, RN — Global citizen activist, nursing educator and scholar, author, multi-media specialist and world-wide traveler, serving — in all these roles — as a volunteer International Co-Director of the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH)
Domen Kocevar — Lifetime Achievement Award
Irena Ateljevic — Seeds of Change
Jan Krause Greene — Volunteer, lifelong educator, creative Environmental & Peace activist, writer & novelist
Dr. Joe White — Founder of A Year Without War, Philosophy Professor, Author, Writer, US Professor of the Year
Julie Blue — Bringing light through music
Kehkashan Basu — SDG Leader, TEDx Speaker, Social Enterprise Innovator, Musician, Author
Kristena Prater — Activist, founder of the 501c3 Tessa Foundation, rescuer of women trapped in human trafficking, food provider for the hungry, front-line defender of immigrant children, advocate for youth opportunity, writer, and yoga teacher, she makes change happen.
Kristin Hoffmann — Vocalist. Composer. Sonic Ethereal Guide
Leslie Clark — Founder, Nomad Foundation, Artist, Explorer
Lilly Briggs — Personal Achievement Award
Maureen Edwardson — Author, Pioneer and Visionary
Maureen Jack-LaCroix — Speaker, workshop facilitator and environmental educator, Founding Director of Be The Change Earth Alliance
Maya Soetoro-Ng, PhD — Co-founder, Ceeds of Peace, Co-founder, Institute for Climate and Peace, Consultant, Author, PhD in Multicultural Education
Michael Averill — Storyteller, Songwriter, Producer, Coach
Michael Mcgovern — Musician
Nancy Hermiston — Opera singer, stage director, educator and winner of the Order of Canada
Nicholas Janni — Lifetime Achievement Award
Nina Koevoets — Lifetime Achievement Award
Paul Kronenberg — Social-Change-Engineer
Raamayan — yogi, mysticprenuer, system change agent, poet, musician, author and speaker.
Rabbi Dr. Laura Duhan-Kaplan — Rabbi, Teacher, Scholar, Author and Mystic
Ruwanthi Mignonne Halwala — Executive Director, Global Sustainability Education at IHTEC, a member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, the Institute of Environmental Professionals of Sri Lanka, and a member of Carbon Removal Working Group
Sabriye Tenberken — Sociologist, Founder, Braille Without Borders, author and co-founder of Kanthari, the International Institute for Leadership in Kerala
Selby Evans — Lawyer, Musician, Surfer
Steven Walters — Music for Peace
Let's Talk Trash - Powell River — Community-based organization promoting trash education in Powell River
Wade Davis — Anthropologist, environmental activist, author, photographer, passionate defender of life’s diversity.
Zamir Dhanji — Yoga Educator. Visionary. Storyteller Author of Inner Path Deck
Mark Benson — Award-winning landscape photographer, men’s coach, somatic practitioner, musician, and co-founder of the Heartfield Collective.

Goal 5: Gender Equality

Alan O'Hare — Alan is university educator and psychologist with over forty years experience, and is currently teaching "Storytelling and Healing" in Lesley University Graduate Expressive Therapies program. For over thirty years he…
Barbara Gaughen-Muller — Barbara Gaughen-Muller Barbara Gaughen-Muller, is the quintessential global citizen and activist who focuses her work on bringing peace to her community, her country and the entire global village. Barbara co-authored…
Riane Eisler — RIANE EISLER is a social systems scientist, cultural historian, attorney, consultant, and speaker whose work has transformed organizations, policies, and people worldwide. Her book Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination…
Aaron Friedland — Passionate about non-profits, economic development and education in developing countries, using innovative reading and learning technologies to make big local impacts.
Cyril Ritchie — President of CoNGO (2011-2018), CoNGO First VP (2018-2021), Intl Secretary, World University Service, Chair, World Child Strategy at UNICEF, Professor
Dorothy Walsh — Dorothy is a passionate activist for social change in a peaceful way. She is the leader who has compassion for the people in her community
Roberta Borgen — Award-winning Career Management Specialist
Kristena Prater — Activist, founder of the 501c3 Tessa Foundation, rescuer of women trapped in human trafficking, food provider for the hungry, front-line defender of immigrant children, advocate for youth opportunity, writer, and yoga teacher, she makes change happen.

Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Aaron Friedland — Passionate about non-profits, economic development and education in developing countries, using innovative reading and learning technologies to make big local impacts.
Evie Treen — Founder, Friends of Woni, Well-driling & water resources, Santa Barbara Peace Prize Nominee

Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Aaron Friedland — Passionate about non-profits, economic development and education in developing countries, using innovative reading and learning technologies to make big local impacts.
Dr. Adele Buckley — Promoting peace and security through advocating nuclear disarmament and adoption of climate change technology

Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Suzanne Raja — Suzanne Raja, along with husband Satyen Raja, is a co-founder and lead trainer of WarriorSage, the multi-million dollar transformational leadership academy that has trained over 100,000 people worldwide. For years, she…
Satyen Raja — Co-founder with his wife, Suzanne of the multi million-dollar transformational academy, warriorsage, Satyen has impacted over 100,000 students from over 50 countries around the world. After 35 years of rigorous study &…
Gordon Dveirin — Gordon Dveirin, Ed.D Gordon Dveirin, Ed.D. is President of Dveirin and Associates, an organization and human development consulting firm. His clients have ranged from the United States Air Force to hospitals, investment…
Steve Farrell — Steve Farrell is co-founder and Worldwide Executive Director of Humanity's Team, a non-profit organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The organization is focused on helping people throughout the world awaken to their…
Mirela Sula — Mirela Sula Mirela Sula is the CEO and Founder of Global Woman Magazine and Global Woman Club. Mirela has worked in media and education for the last 20 years and has a speaking experience from all around the world. Her…
Anneloes Smitsman — Dr. Anneloes Smitsman Dr. Anneloes Smitsman (Ph.D., LLM), is a futurist, systems scientist, award-winning pioneer in human development and systems change, and award-winning bestselling author. She is the Founder and CEO…
Brandi Dugal — Brandi Dugal is an innovative educator, literacy advocate, and founder of The Fidget Game , a groundbreaking initiative addressing the global literacy crisis through game-based learning tools. With extensive experience…
Matt Foran — Matt Foran is a Toronto-based Co-Founder of Simple Movement eLearning and Founder and CEO of KnowMeQ, a purpose-driven EdTech and HR Tech platform whose AI solutions and science-validated tools are committed to…
Paul Hsu — Founder and Headmaster, St. Regis Secondary School, Vancouver B.C. Paul Hsu is an educator, social innovator, and entrepreneur dedicated to nurturing the next generation of global citizens. As Founder and Headmaster of…
William E. Halal — William E. Halal is Professor Emeritus of Management, Technology, and Innovation at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. An authority on emerging technology, strategic planning, knowledge, innovation, and…
Jennifer K. Hill — Jennifer K. Hill is a seasoned professional speaker with over 15 years of experience. She made a successful exit from her first company in 2018, which was acquired by a subsidiary of Marcum LLP. She has established…
Ben Bowler — Ben is a unity-activist and spiritual entrepreneur. In 2006 Ben moved with his then wife Jildou from Australia to Thailand in response to an opportunity to volunteer along the Thai-Burma border. Together in 2008 they…
Emanuel Kuntzelman — Emanuel Kuntzelman Emanuel Kuntzelman is an entrepreneur, writer, philosopher, philanthropist and activist for social transformation. He began his adult life by traveling the world on a decade-long quest for his…
Ted Turner — Ted Turner was a visionary entrepreneur, philanthropist, environmental steward, and global citizen whose life and work left a profound and lasting impact on humanity. As the founder of CNN, the world's first 24-hour…
Aaron Friedland — Passionate about non-profits, economic development and education in developing countries, using innovative reading and learning technologies to make big local impacts.
Adil Kassam — Founder of Unify
Cyril Ritchie — President of CoNGO (2011-2018), CoNGO First VP (2018-2021), Intl Secretary, World University Service, Chair, World Child Strategy at UNICEF, Professor
David Powell — Founder of The Golden Thread
Roberta Borgen — Award-winning Career Management Specialist
Fred Matser — philanthropist, humanitarian and philosopher
Kurt Johnson — Co-founder of the Light on Light Magazines and Press
Michael Ableman — Farmer, author, photographer and urban and local food systems advocate
Mike Nickerson — Co-founder of the Institute for the Study of Cultural Evolution
Nicholas Janni — Lifetime Achievement Award
Paul Kronenberg — Social-Change-Engineer
Paul Samuel Dolman — author, speaker and founder of What Matters Most podcast
Peter Matthies — former Venture Capitalist and founder of the Conscious Business Institute
Roland Montpellier — Co-Founder and Editor at Below2°C.Org. Climate Leader, blogger and climate influencer.
Ruth Wasserman Lande — Specialist in international relations and diplomacy, peace advocate and founder of the Shibli Project, a model for economic development in rural Israel.
Scott Catamas — EMMY award winning produce, founder of Love Coach Academy and host of the Awakening World
Stephen Cipes — Winner of the prestigious Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Jon Ramer — Jon Eliot Ramer is an entrepreneur, civic leader, inventor, and musician. He is a co-founder of several collaborative technology companies including ELF Technologies, Inc., whose main solution, Serengeti, connects over…
Desmond Berghofer — A Special Tribute to Our Co-Founder 1938 2025 This page is dedicated in honour of Dr. Desmond Berghofer, beloved husband of Dr. Gerri Schwartz and co-founder of the Visioneers International Network. It celebrates his…

Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Dr. Diane Redsky — Diane is a proud mother of three children and a Kookum (grandmother). She is a First Nation member of Shoal Lake First Nation #40 in Treaty #3 territory with German ancestry and has long worked to address the myriad of…
Chief Phil Lane Jr — Chief Phil Lane Jr. Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. is an enrolled member of the Ihanktonwan Dakota and Chickasaw Nations and is an internationally recognized leader in human, community, and economic development. During…
Alan O'Hare — Alan is university educator and psychologist with over forty years experience, and is currently teaching "Storytelling and Healing" in Lesley University Graduate Expressive Therapies program. For over thirty years he…
Jon Ramer — Jon Eliot Ramer is an entrepreneur, civic leader, inventor, and musician. He is a co-founder of several collaborative technology companies including ELF Technologies, Inc., whose main solution, Serengeti, connects over…
Dr. Rama Mani — Dr. Rama Mani is a transformative leader, peacebuilder, poet and performance artist whose life, work and art are devoted to human and global transformation. She received the Excellence in Leadership Award of the Global…
Prof. Alexander Schieffer — Prof. Alexander Schieffer Co-Founder, TRANS4M Center for Integral Development; Co-Founder, Home for Humanity; Co-Series Editor of Routledge Transformation and Innovation Book Series ; Lecturer, University of St. Gallen;…
Ayo Ayoola-Amale — Ayo Ayoola-Amale Ayo Ayoola-Amale has more than twelve years’ experience working with civil society organizations and local communities as a development practitioner who works on advocacy, policy and implementation…
Andrew Harvey — Andrew Harvey Andrew Harvey is Founder & Director of the Institute for Sacred Activism, an international organization focused on inviting concerned people to take up the challenge of our contemporary global crises by…
Mirela Sula — Mirela Sula Mirela Sula is the CEO and Founder of Global Woman Magazine and Global Woman Club. Mirela has worked in media and education for the last 20 years and has a speaking experience from all around the world. Her…
Rick Ulfik — Rick Ulfik is Founder and Board Chair of We, The World, Founder and a Principal Organizer of the WE Campaign at WE.net, a global network of collaboration and action. He is Co-Creator and Principal Organizer of 11 Days…
Piper Dellums — Piper Dellums Piper Dellums , daughter of Congressman and Oakland Mayor, Ronald V Dellums, is a film producer, director, screenwriter, public and inspirational speaker, host, advocate, author, survivor, and veteran…
Maria Dolores — Maria Dolores was honored the Ambassador for World Peace Award in 2023. She is an expert in Human Resources, leadership, a published author and the Founder of The Human Contract foundation. Ambassador Maria delivered…
Barbara Gaughen-Muller — Barbara Gaughen-Muller Barbara Gaughen-Muller, is the quintessential global citizen and activist who focuses her work on bringing peace to her community, her country and the entire global village. Barbara co-authored…
Jane Goodall — Dr. Jane Goodall Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, is a world- renowned ethologist and activist inspiring greater understanding and action on behalf of the natural…
Swami Agnivesh — India’s Swami Agnivesh – The Remarkable Journey of a Spiritual Activist and true Visioneer (September 21, 1939 to September 11, 2020) His great work continues Vision : The vision Swami Agnivesh upheld and embodied all…
Alan Clements — Alan Clements After dropping out of the University of Virginia in his second year, despite his scholarship, Boston-born Alan Clements went overland to India and the East, to become one of the first Westerners to ordain…
Gail Straub — Gail Straub A visionary pioneer and activist in the field of empowerment, Gail Straub co-founded the Empowerment Institute in 1981. One of the world’s leading authorities on women’s empowerment, she co-founded IMAGINE:…
Dr. David Suzuki — Dr. David Suzuki Award-winning Scientist, Environmentalist, and Broadcaster Dr. David Suzuki is a grandfather, broadcaster, scientist, and activist. He has made it his life's work to help humanity understand,…
Sally Ranney — Few individuals embody the spirit of active citizenship and service to the Earth as completely as Sally Ranney. For more than four decades, Sally has dedicated her life to protecting wildlife, preserving biodiversity,…
Aaron Friedland — Passionate about non-profits, economic development and education in developing countries, using innovative reading and learning technologies to make big local impacts.
Dr. Alise Cortez — Management Consultant specializing in meaning and purpose, Inspirational Speaker, Author, Radio Host
Barbara Dossey, PhD — Nurse, nurse theorist, author, Co-Director, International Nurse Coach Association, Board Member, Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH)
Cheryl Melody Baskin (aka "Melody") — Author, Intuitive Life Coach, Musician and Sound Healer: Envisioning a world of peace, love, compassion, empathy, diversity celebration, equality and hope
Cyril Ritchie — President of CoNGO (2011-2018), CoNGO First VP (2018-2021), Intl Secretary, World University Service, Chair, World Child Strategy at UNICEF, Professor
Dorothy Walsh — Dorothy is a passionate activist for social change in a peaceful way. She is the leader who has compassion for the people in her community
Roberta Borgen — Award-winning Career Management Specialist
Kristena Prater — Activist, founder of the 501c3 Tessa Foundation, rescuer of women trapped in human trafficking, food provider for the hungry, front-line defender of immigrant children, advocate for youth opportunity, writer, and yoga teacher, she makes change happen.
Michael Ableman — Farmer, author, photographer and urban and local food systems advocate
The Reverend Canon Ted Karpf — International strategic planner, fundraiser, international faith leader, administrator, teacher, counselor, spiritual guide, public speaker, facilitator, conference organizer and leader
Ricky Kej — Grammy-Award Winning Composer, Billboard #1 Artist (USA), UN "Global Humanitarian Artist" Awardee, UNCCD "Land Ambassador", UNESCO MGIEP "Global Ambassador for Kindness", UNICEF "Celebrity Supporter", Adj. Professor NIAS (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
Ruth Wasserman Lande — Specialist in international relations and diplomacy, peace advocate and founder of the Shibli Project, a model for economic development in rural Israel.
Sabriye Tenberken — Sociologist, Founder, Braille Without Borders, author and co-founder of Kanthari, the International Institute for Leadership in Kerala
Ta’Kaiya Blaney — Actor, singer-songwriter and Native Children’s Survival Youth Ambassador from Tia A’min Nation, Turtle Island in Canada.
Wade Davis — Anthropologist, environmental activist, author, photographer, passionate defender of life’s diversity.

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Kahontakwas Diane Longboat — Kahontakwas Diane Longboat, BA, BEd, MEd is a member of the Turtle Clan, Mohawk Nation at Six Nations Grand River Territory, Canada and a citizen of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. She is a ceremonial leader, traditional…
Dr. Diane Redsky — Diane is a proud mother of three children and a Kookum (grandmother). She is a First Nation member of Shoal Lake First Nation #40 in Treaty #3 territory with German ancestry and has long worked to address the myriad of…
David G. Newman — David G. Newman, KC: A Legacy of Service, Advocacy, and Peacebuilding David G. Newman, KC, is widely recognized for his enduring contributions to global causes, particularly through his work with Rotary District 5550…
Chief Phil Lane Jr — Chief Phil Lane Jr. Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. is an enrolled member of the Ihanktonwan Dakota and Chickasaw Nations and is an internationally recognized leader in human, community, and economic development. During…
Peter Russell — Peter Russell Peter Russell is a leading thinker on consciousness and contemporary spirituality. He coined the term "global brain" with his 1980's bestseller of the same name in which he predicted the Internet and the…
Jon Ramer — Jon Eliot Ramer is an entrepreneur, civic leader, inventor, and musician. He is a co-founder of several collaborative technology companies including ELF Technologies, Inc., whose main solution, Serengeti, connects over…
Elisabet Sahtouris, PhD — Elisabet Sahtouris, PhD is an internationally known evolution biologist and futurist, speaking on living systems in evolution and cosmology in a wide variety of venues on all five continents. With a post-doctoral degree…
Dr. Jim Garrison — Jim Garrison, PhD, has had a lifetime of social and political activism beginning in the 1960s with the anti-war, anti-nuclear, citizen diplomacy and environmental movements. He founded Ubiquity University having served…
Steve Farrell — Steve Farrell is co-founder and Worldwide Executive Director of Humanity's Team, a non-profit organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The organization is focused on helping people throughout the world awaken to their…
Mirela Sula — Mirela Sula Mirela Sula is the CEO and Founder of Global Woman Magazine and Global Woman Club. Mirela has worked in media and education for the last 20 years and has a speaking experience from all around the world. Her…
Anneloes Smitsman — Dr. Anneloes Smitsman Dr. Anneloes Smitsman (Ph.D., LLM), is a futurist, systems scientist, award-winning pioneer in human development and systems change, and award-winning bestselling author. She is the Founder and CEO…
Rick Ulfik — Rick Ulfik is Founder and Board Chair of We, The World, Founder and a Principal Organizer of the WE Campaign at WE.net, a global network of collaboration and action. He is Co-Creator and Principal Organizer of 11 Days…
Diane L Haworth — Diane L Haworth is passionate about helping heart-centered leaders consistently live from their own inner Divine wisdom and “be the presence of love” for themselves, their family, their communities, and the world. She…
Moshe Gersht — Moshe Gersht is a spiritual teacher and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the book It's All the Same to Me . He has devoted his life to seamlessly bridging the worlds of the Torah tradition, mystical wisdom, the…
Maria Dolores — Maria Dolores was honored the Ambassador for World Peace Award in 2023. She is an expert in Human Resources, leadership, a published author and the Founder of The Human Contract foundation. Ambassador Maria delivered…
Connie Baxter Marlow — Connie Baxter Marlow Education Community Well-being Health and Wellness The Arts Peace Activism Leadership Youth Education Author Photographer Peacemaker Public Speaker Global Citizen Artist Spirituality Already a…
Julie Krull — Julie Krull, PhD, award-winning author, dynamic speaker, and popular talk show host, is a steward of the new earth, midwifing the evolution of consciousness, supporting whole-system health and transformation, and…
Jennifer K. Hill — Jennifer K. Hill is a seasoned professional speaker with over 15 years of experience. She made a successful exit from her first company in 2018, which was acquired by a subsidiary of Marcum LLP. She has established…
Tammy Scarlette — Tammy Scarlett is a global systems architect, strategist and futurist, and serves as Executive Director of the global non-profit UNIFY.org. With a graduate degree from Harvard University, she works on global…
Ben Bowler — Ben is a unity-activist and spiritual entrepreneur. In 2006 Ben moved with his then wife Jildou from Australia to Thailand in response to an opportunity to volunteer along the Thai-Burma border. Together in 2008 they…
Robert Atkinson — Robert Atkinson , PhD, award-winning author, educator, and developmental psychologist, is a 2020 Gold Nautilus Book Award winner as co-editor of Our Moment of Choice: Evolutionary Visions and Hope for the Future , a…
Duane Elgin — Duane Elgin I grew up on a farm in Idaho where I connected with the land, seasons, animals, and ecology of life. When I went off to college, I initially wanted to become a doctor but, after two years of study, I paused…
Jean Houston — Jean Houston, PHD “In our time we have come to the stage where the real work of humanity begins. It is the time where we partner Creation in the creation of ourselves, in the restoration of the biosphere, the regenesis…
Ervin Laszlo — Ervin Laszlo Ervin Laszlo was born in Hungary and became a child musical prodigy. In his early life he pursued a career as an accomplished concert pianist, but came to realize that this was not the purpose of his life.…
Desmond Berghofer — A Special Tribute to Our Co-Founder 1938 2025 This page is dedicated in honour of Dr. Desmond Berghofer, beloved husband of Dr. Gerri Schwartz and co-founder of the Visioneers International Network. It celebrates his…
Dr. Willis Harman — Willis W. Harman was an American engineer, futurist , and author associated with the human potential movement . He was convinced that late industrial civilization faced a period of major cultural crisis which called for…
Edgar Dean Mitchell — Edgar Dean Mitchell Nearly 50 years ago, Dr. Edgar Mitchell became the sixth person to walk on the moon. As a member of the Apollo 14 mission, his purpose was to conduct in-depth research on the lunar surface. As his…
Wayne Kines — Wayne Kines Decent honest journalism is central to any free democracy. Three pillars of personal character are essential: Wayne’s work as a journalist, broadcaster and communicator on the national and international…
Barbara Marx Hubbard — Barbara Marx Hubbard As an author, speaker, and co-founder and president of the Foundation for Conscious Evolution, Hubbard posited that humanity was on the threshold of a quantum leap if newly emergent scientific,…
Emanuel Kuntzelman — Emanuel Kuntzelman Emanuel Kuntzelman is an entrepreneur, writer, philosopher, philanthropist and activist for social transformation. He began his adult life by traveling the world on a decade-long quest for his…
Gail Straub — Gail Straub A visionary pioneer and activist in the field of empowerment, Gail Straub co-founded the Empowerment Institute in 1981. One of the world’s leading authorities on women’s empowerment, she co-founded IMAGINE:…
Aaron Friedland — Passionate about non-profits, economic development and education in developing countries, using innovative reading and learning technologies to make big local impacts.
Abneet Kaur Sandhar — Feminine Embodiment Coach
Dr. Adele Buckley — Promoting peace and security through advocating nuclear disarmament and adoption of climate change technology
Bettina Rothe — Embodiment, Leadership, Consciousness
Cheeying Ho — Expert in community planning, engagement and sustainability strategy
Deva-Marie Beck, PhD, RN — Global citizen activist, nursing educator and scholar, author, multi-media specialist and world-wide traveler, serving — in all these roles — as a volunteer International Co-Director of the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH)
Diane Lund — Public Relations Specialist and founder of Creative Wonders
Domen Kocevar — Lifetime Achievement Award
Fred Matser — philanthropist, humanitarian and philosopher
Guy Dauncey — Guy is an ecotopian futurist who works to develop a positive vision of a sustainable future, and to translate that vision into action
Irena Ateljevic — Seeds of Change
Jean-Paul Close — Ideological father and founder of Sustainocracy
Karen Noé — Spiritual Counsellor and Healer
Lilly Briggs — Personal Achievement Award
Maureen Jack-LaCroix — Speaker, workshop facilitator and environmental educator, Founding Director of Be The Change Earth Alliance
Maya Soetoro-Ng, PhD — Co-founder, Ceeds of Peace, Co-founder, Institute for Climate and Peace, Consultant, Author, PhD in Multicultural Education
Michael Ableman — Farmer, author, photographer and urban and local food systems advocate
Michael Dunn — Environmental scientist, founder of the Gulf Islands Centre for Ecological Learning
Paul Kronenberg — Social-Change-Engineer
Rex Weyler — Environmental activist, writer and co-founder of Greenpeace, and co-founder of Hollyhock Conference Centre in Canada
Ricky Kej — Grammy-Award Winning Composer, Billboard #1 Artist (USA), UN "Global Humanitarian Artist" Awardee, UNCCD "Land Ambassador", UNESCO MGIEP "Global Ambassador for Kindness", UNICEF "Celebrity Supporter", Adj. Professor NIAS (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
Let's Talk Trash - Powell River — Community-based organization promoting trash education in Powell River
Ta’Kaiya Blaney — Actor, singer-songwriter and Native Children’s Survival Youth Ambassador from Tia A’min Nation, Turtle Island in Canada.
Wade Davis — Anthropologist, environmental activist, author, photographer, passionate defender of life’s diversity.
Mark Benson — Award-winning landscape photographer, men’s coach, somatic practitioner, musician, and co-founder of the Heartfield Collective.

Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Cheeying Ho — Expert in community planning, engagement and sustainability strategy
Michael Ableman — Farmer, author, photographer and urban and local food systems advocate

Goal 13: Climate Action

Chief Phil Lane Jr — Chief Phil Lane Jr. Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. is an enrolled member of the Ihanktonwan Dakota and Chickasaw Nations and is an internationally recognized leader in human, community, and economic development. During…
Jon Ramer — Jon Eliot Ramer is an entrepreneur, civic leader, inventor, and musician. He is a co-founder of several collaborative technology companies including ELF Technologies, Inc., whose main solution, Serengeti, connects over…
Elisabet Sahtouris, PhD — Elisabet Sahtouris, PhD is an internationally known evolution biologist and futurist, speaking on living systems in evolution and cosmology in a wide variety of venues on all five continents. With a post-doctoral degree…
Dr. Jim Garrison — Jim Garrison, PhD, has had a lifetime of social and political activism beginning in the 1960s with the anti-war, anti-nuclear, citizen diplomacy and environmental movements. He founded Ubiquity University having served…
Anneloes Smitsman — Dr. Anneloes Smitsman Dr. Anneloes Smitsman (Ph.D., LLM), is a futurist, systems scientist, award-winning pioneer in human development and systems change, and award-winning bestselling author. She is the Founder and CEO…
Andrew Cameron Bailey — Andrew Cameron Bailey Andrew Cameron Bailey finds inspiration exploring the interface between physics and metaphysics, and keeps a weather eye on the state of human society and its relationship with the delicate planet…
Tammy Scarlette — Tammy Scarlett is a global systems architect, strategist and futurist, and serves as Executive Director of the global non-profit UNIFY.org. With a graduate degree from Harvard University, she works on global…
Duane Elgin — Duane Elgin I grew up on a farm in Idaho where I connected with the land, seasons, animals, and ecology of life. When I went off to college, I initially wanted to become a doctor but, after two years of study, I paused…
Jane Goodall — Dr. Jane Goodall Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, is a world- renowned ethologist and activist inspiring greater understanding and action on behalf of the natural…
Desmond Berghofer — A Special Tribute to Our Co-Founder 1938 2025 This page is dedicated in honour of Dr. Desmond Berghofer, beloved husband of Dr. Gerri Schwartz and co-founder of the Visioneers International Network. It celebrates his…
Dr. David Suzuki — Dr. David Suzuki Award-winning Scientist, Environmentalist, and Broadcaster Dr. David Suzuki is a grandfather, broadcaster, scientist, and activist. He has made it his life's work to help humanity understand,…
David Gershon — David Gershon, co-founder and CEO of Empowerment Institute has been called “the number one expert on social change.” He applies his visionary leadership and social change expertise to designing second order change…
Sally Ranney — Few individuals embody the spirit of active citizenship and service to the Earth as completely as Sally Ranney. For more than four decades, Sally has dedicated her life to protecting wildlife, preserving biodiversity,…
Ted Turner — Ted Turner was a visionary entrepreneur, philanthropist, environmental steward, and global citizen whose life and work left a profound and lasting impact on humanity. As the founder of CNN, the world's first 24-hour…
Dr. Adele Buckley — Promoting peace and security through advocating nuclear disarmament and adoption of climate change technology
Charlie Siegel — Author and Nature Photographer seeking to make the world a more Love and Light filled place
Cheeying Ho — Expert in community planning, engagement and sustainability strategy
Fred Matser — philanthropist, humanitarian and philosopher
Guy Dauncey — Guy is an ecotopian futurist who works to develop a positive vision of a sustainable future, and to translate that vision into action
Irena Ateljevic — Seeds of Change
Jan Krause Greene — Volunteer, lifelong educator, creative Environmental & Peace activist, writer & novelist
Jean-Paul Close — Ideological father and founder of Sustainocracy
Lilly Briggs — Personal Achievement Award
Maureen Jack-LaCroix — Speaker, workshop facilitator and environmental educator, Founding Director of Be The Change Earth Alliance
Maya Soetoro-Ng, PhD — Co-founder, Ceeds of Peace, Co-founder, Institute for Climate and Peace, Consultant, Author, PhD in Multicultural Education
Michael Dunn — Environmental scientist, founder of the Gulf Islands Centre for Ecological Learning
Rex Weyler — Environmental activist, writer and co-founder of Greenpeace, and co-founder of Hollyhock Conference Centre in Canada
Ricky Kej — Grammy-Award Winning Composer, Billboard #1 Artist (USA), UN "Global Humanitarian Artist" Awardee, UNCCD "Land Ambassador", UNESCO MGIEP "Global Ambassador for Kindness", UNICEF "Celebrity Supporter", Adj. Professor NIAS (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
Roland Montpellier — Co-Founder and Editor at Below2°C.Org. Climate Leader, blogger and climate influencer.
Ruwanthi Mignonne Halwala — Executive Director, Global Sustainability Education at IHTEC, a member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, the Institute of Environmental Professionals of Sri Lanka, and a member of Carbon Removal Working Group
Let's Talk Trash - Powell River — Community-based organization promoting trash education in Powell River
Ta’Kaiya Blaney — Actor, singer-songwriter and Native Children’s Survival Youth Ambassador from Tia A’min Nation, Turtle Island in Canada.
Wade Davis — Anthropologist, environmental activist, author, photographer, passionate defender of life’s diversity.

Goal 14: Life Below Water

Ta’Kaiya Blaney — Actor, singer-songwriter and Native Children’s Survival Youth Ambassador from Tia A’min Nation, Turtle Island in Canada.
Wade Davis — Anthropologist, environmental activist, author, photographer, passionate defender of life’s diversity.

Goal 15: Life on Land

Chief Phil Lane Jr — Chief Phil Lane Jr. Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. is an enrolled member of the Ihanktonwan Dakota and Chickasaw Nations and is an internationally recognized leader in human, community, and economic development. During…
Jon Ramer — Jon Eliot Ramer is an entrepreneur, civic leader, inventor, and musician. He is a co-founder of several collaborative technology companies including ELF Technologies, Inc., whose main solution, Serengeti, connects over…
Andrew Cameron Bailey — Andrew Cameron Bailey Andrew Cameron Bailey finds inspiration exploring the interface between physics and metaphysics, and keeps a weather eye on the state of human society and its relationship with the delicate planet…
Tammy Scarlette — Tammy Scarlett is a global systems architect, strategist and futurist, and serves as Executive Director of the global non-profit UNIFY.org. With a graduate degree from Harvard University, she works on global…
Duane Elgin — Duane Elgin I grew up on a farm in Idaho where I connected with the land, seasons, animals, and ecology of life. When I went off to college, I initially wanted to become a doctor but, after two years of study, I paused…
Jane Goodall — Dr. Jane Goodall Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, is a world- renowned ethologist and activist inspiring greater understanding and action on behalf of the natural…
Desmond Berghofer — A Special Tribute to Our Co-Founder 1938 2025 This page is dedicated in honour of Dr. Desmond Berghofer, beloved husband of Dr. Gerri Schwartz and co-founder of the Visioneers International Network. It celebrates his…
Dr. David Suzuki — Dr. David Suzuki Award-winning Scientist, Environmentalist, and Broadcaster Dr. David Suzuki is a grandfather, broadcaster, scientist, and activist. He has made it his life's work to help humanity understand,…
David Gershon — David Gershon, co-founder and CEO of Empowerment Institute has been called “the number one expert on social change.” He applies his visionary leadership and social change expertise to designing second order change…
Sally Ranney — Few individuals embody the spirit of active citizenship and service to the Earth as completely as Sally Ranney. For more than four decades, Sally has dedicated her life to protecting wildlife, preserving biodiversity,…
Ted Turner — Ted Turner was a visionary entrepreneur, philanthropist, environmental steward, and global citizen whose life and work left a profound and lasting impact on humanity. As the founder of CNN, the world's first 24-hour…
Charlie Siegel — Author and Nature Photographer seeking to make the world a more Love and Light filled place
Cheeying Ho — Expert in community planning, engagement and sustainability strategy
Fred Matser — philanthropist, humanitarian and philosopher
Irena Ateljevic — Seeds of Change
Jean-Paul Close — Ideological father and founder of Sustainocracy
Lilly Briggs — Personal Achievement Award
Rex Weyler — Environmental activist, writer and co-founder of Greenpeace, and co-founder of Hollyhock Conference Centre in Canada
Roland Montpellier — Co-Founder and Editor at Below2°C.Org. Climate Leader, blogger and climate influencer.
Ruwanthi Mignonne Halwala — Executive Director, Global Sustainability Education at IHTEC, a member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, the Institute of Environmental Professionals of Sri Lanka, and a member of Carbon Removal Working Group
Let's Talk Trash - Powell River — Community-based organization promoting trash education in Powell River
Ta’Kaiya Blaney — Actor, singer-songwriter and Native Children’s Survival Youth Ambassador from Tia A’min Nation, Turtle Island in Canada.
Wade Davis — Anthropologist, environmental activist, author, photographer, passionate defender of life’s diversity.

Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Estelle Lamoureux — Estelle began her career in education working as a school bus driver. She credits her journey from that humble beginning to where she is today to the encouragement and mentorship of others. She is indebted to them all…
Dr. Diane Redsky — Diane is a proud mother of three children and a Kookum (grandmother). She is a First Nation member of Shoal Lake First Nation #40 in Treaty #3 territory with German ancestry and has long worked to address the myriad of…
Kawser Ahmed, PhD — Kawser Ahmed, PhD, is an educator and researcher in peace and conflict studies whose work focuses on understanding social conflict and supporting its peaceful transformation. Through his service in United Nations…
David G. Newman — David G. Newman, KC: A Legacy of Service, Advocacy, and Peacebuilding David G. Newman, KC, is widely recognized for his enduring contributions to global causes, particularly through his work with Rotary District 5550…
Chief Phil Lane Jr — Chief Phil Lane Jr. Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. is an enrolled member of the Ihanktonwan Dakota and Chickasaw Nations and is an internationally recognized leader in human, community, and economic development. During…
Jon Ramer — Jon Eliot Ramer is an entrepreneur, civic leader, inventor, and musician. He is a co-founder of several collaborative technology companies including ELF Technologies, Inc., whose main solution, Serengeti, connects over…
Dr. Rama Mani — Dr. Rama Mani is a transformative leader, peacebuilder, poet and performance artist whose life, work and art are devoted to human and global transformation. She received the Excellence in Leadership Award of the Global…
Ukpeme Akpan Okon — Ukpeme Akpan Okon is the Author of award-winning The Values String: A book on Transitional Life, Compelling Fulfillment, and Profound Peace. A Lawyer, Arbitrator, Adjudicator, Mediator, Speaker, Trainer, Mentor, and…
Rev. Deborah Moldow — Rev. Deborah Moldow’s life path has led her from the Broadway stage to the pulpit to the United Nations and all over the world. She is committed to assisting in the transformation of human consciousness that will lead…
J. Frederick Arment — J. Frederick Arment Founding Director of the global organization International Cities of Peace J. Frederick Arment lives with his family and friends in Dayton, Ohio where he is Founding Director of the global…
Dr. Jim Garrison — Jim Garrison, PhD, has had a lifetime of social and political activism beginning in the 1960s with the anti-war, anti-nuclear, citizen diplomacy and environmental movements. He founded Ubiquity University having served…
Ayo Ayoola-Amale — Ayo Ayoola-Amale Ayo Ayoola-Amale has more than twelve years’ experience working with civil society organizations and local communities as a development practitioner who works on advocacy, policy and implementation…
Andrew Harvey — Andrew Harvey Andrew Harvey is Founder & Director of the Institute for Sacred Activism, an international organization focused on inviting concerned people to take up the challenge of our contemporary global crises by…
Mirela Sula — Mirela Sula Mirela Sula is the CEO and Founder of Global Woman Magazine and Global Woman Club. Mirela has worked in media and education for the last 20 years and has a speaking experience from all around the world. Her…
Anneloes Smitsman — Dr. Anneloes Smitsman Dr. Anneloes Smitsman (Ph.D., LLM), is a futurist, systems scientist, award-winning pioneer in human development and systems change, and award-winning bestselling author. She is the Founder and CEO…
Rick Ulfik — Rick Ulfik is Founder and Board Chair of We, The World, Founder and a Principal Organizer of the WE Campaign at WE.net, a global network of collaboration and action. He is Co-Creator and Principal Organizer of 11 Days…
Piper Dellums — Piper Dellums Piper Dellums , daughter of Congressman and Oakland Mayor, Ronald V Dellums, is a film producer, director, screenwriter, public and inspirational speaker, host, advocate, author, survivor, and veteran…
Maria Dolores — Maria Dolores was honored the Ambassador for World Peace Award in 2023. She is an expert in Human Resources, leadership, a published author and the Founder of The Human Contract foundation. Ambassador Maria delivered…
Connie Baxter Marlow — Connie Baxter Marlow Education Community Well-being Health and Wellness The Arts Peace Activism Leadership Youth Education Author Photographer Peacemaker Public Speaker Global Citizen Artist Spirituality Already a…
Claudia Welss — Claudia Welss Claudia Welss is a citizen scientist and Board Chairman of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Her collaboration with IONS began in the 90s when former IONS President Willis Harman invited her to join a…
Barbara Gaughen-Muller — Barbara Gaughen-Muller Barbara Gaughen-Muller, is the quintessential global citizen and activist who focuses her work on bringing peace to her community, her country and the entire global village. Barbara co-authored…
Ben Bowler — Ben is a unity-activist and spiritual entrepreneur. In 2006 Ben moved with his then wife Jildou from Australia to Thailand in response to an opportunity to volunteer along the Thai-Burma border. Together in 2008 they…
Ervin Laszlo — Ervin Laszlo Ervin Laszlo was born in Hungary and became a child musical prodigy. In his early life he pursued a career as an accomplished concert pianist, but came to realize that this was not the purpose of his life.…
Jane Goodall — Dr. Jane Goodall Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, is a world- renowned ethologist and activist inspiring greater understanding and action on behalf of the natural…
Doug Roche, OC — The Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C., is an author, parliamentarian and diplomat, who has specialized throughout his 45-year public career in peace and human security issues. He lectures widely on peace and nuclear disarmament…
Helmut Burkhardt — In 1933 in the obscure East European country of Bessarabia, now part of Moldova and Ukraine, Helmut Burkhardt was born. A child of war, conflict and hardship, he developed a passion to use his first love of science to…
Dr. Nina Meyerhof — Founder of the newly founded One Humanity Institute and President and Founder Children of the Earth, a renowned worldwide organization that awakens young people to their inner leadership. Nina is considered a visionary…
Ben Ferencz — Benjamin B. Ferencz was born in the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania in 1920. When he was ten months old his family moved to America. His earliest memories are of his small basement apartment in a Manhattan district…
Swami Agnivesh — India’s Swami Agnivesh – The Remarkable Journey of a Spiritual Activist and true Visioneer (September 21, 1939 to September 11, 2020) His great work continues Vision : The vision Swami Agnivesh upheld and embodied all…
Robert Muller — Growing up in the dark days of World War II in northern France, Robert Muller, after the war, dedicated his life to peace. He submitted an essay to the fledgling United Nations Organization in New York. He was accepted…
Dr. Scilla Elworthy — Dr. Scilla Elworthy Three times Nobel Peace Prize nominee for her work with Oxford Research Group to develop effective dialogue between nuclear weapons policy-makers worldwide and their critics. She now leads The…
Wayne Kines — Wayne Kines Decent honest journalism is central to any free democracy. Three pillars of personal character are essential: Wayne’s work as a journalist, broadcaster and communicator on the national and international…
Alan Clements — Alan Clements After dropping out of the University of Virginia in his second year, despite his scholarship, Boston-born Alan Clements went overland to India and the East, to become one of the first Westerners to ordain…
Gail Straub — Gail Straub A visionary pioneer and activist in the field of empowerment, Gail Straub co-founded the Empowerment Institute in 1981. One of the world’s leading authorities on women’s empowerment, she co-founded IMAGINE:…
Dr. David Suzuki — Dr. David Suzuki Award-winning Scientist, Environmentalist, and Broadcaster Dr. David Suzuki is a grandfather, broadcaster, scientist, and activist. He has made it his life's work to help humanity understand,…
H.E. Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury — H.E. Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury H.E. Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury has devoted many years as an inspirational champion for sustainable peace and development and ardently advancing the cause of the global movement…
Peter Yeo — As President of the Better World Campaign and Senior Vice President at the United Nations Foundation, Peter Yeo leads the Foundation’s strategic engagement with Congress and the Administration to advance policy…
Sally Ranney — Few individuals embody the spirit of active citizenship and service to the Earth as completely as Sally Ranney. For more than four decades, Sally has dedicated her life to protecting wildlife, preserving biodiversity,…
Ted Turner — Ted Turner was a visionary entrepreneur, philanthropist, environmental steward, and global citizen whose life and work left a profound and lasting impact on humanity. As the founder of CNN, the world's first 24-hour…
Dr. Adele Buckley — Promoting peace and security through advocating nuclear disarmament and adoption of climate change technology
Bettina Rothe — Embodiment, Leadership, Consciousness
Brian Berman — Internationally recognized sculptor, “Artist for Peace” and peace builder at heart
Brock Tully — Motivational speaker, self-help book author, kindness and peace ambassador
Carlos Dario Palma Lema — General Coordinator of the Living Peace International
Cheryl Melody Baskin (aka "Melody") — Author, Intuitive Life Coach, Musician and Sound Healer: Envisioning a world of peace, love, compassion, empathy, diversity celebration, equality and hope
Cyril Ritchie — President of CoNGO (2011-2018), CoNGO First VP (2018-2021), Intl Secretary, World University Service, Chair, World Child Strategy at UNICEF, Professor
Deva-Marie Beck, PhD, RN — Global citizen activist, nursing educator and scholar, author, multi-media specialist and world-wide traveler, serving — in all these roles — as a volunteer International Co-Director of the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH)
Jaimen McMillan — Lifetime Achievement Award
Jan Krause Greene — Volunteer, lifelong educator, creative Environmental & Peace activist, writer & novelist
Dr. Joe White — Founder of A Year Without War, Philosophy Professor, Author, Writer, US Professor of the Year
Karen Mcphee — Lifetime Achievement Award
Kehkashan Basu — SDG Leader, TEDx Speaker, Social Enterprise Innovator, Musician, Author
Kristena Prater — Activist, founder of the 501c3 Tessa Foundation, rescuer of women trapped in human trafficking, food provider for the hungry, front-line defender of immigrant children, advocate for youth opportunity, writer, and yoga teacher, she makes change happen.
Marilyn King — Two-time Olympian and founder of the Olympian Peace Team.
Mark Fenster — Musician for Peace
Maya Soetoro-Ng, PhD — Co-founder, Ceeds of Peace, Co-founder, Institute for Climate and Peace, Consultant, Author, PhD in Multicultural Education
Nassreen Filsoof — Lifetime Achievement Award
Nina Koevoets — Lifetime Achievement Award
Phalakshi Manjrekar, PhD, MScN, BScN — Nursing Director and Member of the Board of Managers, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, NIGH World Board of Directors Member
The Reverend Canon Ted Karpf — International strategic planner, fundraiser, international faith leader, administrator, teacher, counselor, spiritual guide, public speaker, facilitator, conference organizer and leader
Ruth Wasserman Lande — Specialist in international relations and diplomacy, peace advocate and founder of the Shibli Project, a model for economic development in rural Israel.
Ruwanthi Mignonne Halwala — Executive Director, Global Sustainability Education at IHTEC, a member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, the Institute of Environmental Professionals of Sri Lanka, and a member of Carbon Removal Working Group
Steven Walters — Music for Peace
Sue Mantle — Founder, Peace Crane Project, Author of The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki
Victoria Riskin, PhD — Member, Board of Directors of Human Rights Watch, past chair of the Board of Antioch University Santa Barbara, PhD in Counseling Psychology (USC)

Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Prof. Alexander Schieffer — Prof. Alexander Schieffer Co-Founder, TRANS4M Center for Integral Development; Co-Founder, Home for Humanity; Co-Series Editor of Routledge Transformation and Innovation Book Series ; Lecturer, University of St. Gallen;…
J. Frederick Arment — J. Frederick Arment Founding Director of the global organization International Cities of Peace J. Frederick Arment lives with his family and friends in Dayton, Ohio where he is Founding Director of the global…
Dr. Jim Garrison — Jim Garrison, PhD, has had a lifetime of social and political activism beginning in the 1960s with the anti-war, anti-nuclear, citizen diplomacy and environmental movements. He founded Ubiquity University having served…
Anneloes Smitsman — Dr. Anneloes Smitsman Dr. Anneloes Smitsman (Ph.D., LLM), is a futurist, systems scientist, award-winning pioneer in human development and systems change, and award-winning bestselling author. She is the Founder and CEO…
Barbara Gaughen-Muller — Barbara Gaughen-Muller Barbara Gaughen-Muller, is the quintessential global citizen and activist who focuses her work on bringing peace to her community, her country and the entire global village. Barbara co-authored…
Desmond Berghofer — A Special Tribute to Our Co-Founder 1938 2025 This page is dedicated in honour of Dr. Desmond Berghofer, beloved husband of Dr. Gerri Schwartz and co-founder of the Visioneers International Network. It celebrates his…
Dr. Nina Meyerhof — Founder of the newly founded One Humanity Institute and President and Founder Children of the Earth, a renowned worldwide organization that awakens young people to their inner leadership. Nina is considered a visionary…
Aaron Friedland — Passionate about non-profits, economic development and education in developing countries, using innovative reading and learning technologies to make big local impacts.
Dr. Adele Buckley — Promoting peace and security through advocating nuclear disarmament and adoption of climate change technology
Barbara Dossey, PhD — Nurse, nurse theorist, author, Co-Director, International Nurse Coach Association, Board Member, Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH)
Cyril Ritchie — President of CoNGO (2011-2018), CoNGO First VP (2018-2021), Intl Secretary, World University Service, Chair, World Child Strategy at UNICEF, Professor
Deva-Marie Beck, PhD, RN — Global citizen activist, nursing educator and scholar, author, multi-media specialist and world-wide traveler, serving — in all these roles — as a volunteer International Co-Director of the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH)
Domen Kocevar — Lifetime Achievement Award
Kehkashan Basu — SDG Leader, TEDx Speaker, Social Enterprise Innovator, Musician, Author
Lilly Briggs — Personal Achievement Award
Marilyn King — Two-time Olympian and founder of the Olympian Peace Team.
Maya Soetoro-Ng, PhD — Co-founder, Ceeds of Peace, Co-founder, Institute for Climate and Peace, Consultant, Author, PhD in Multicultural Education
Michael Ableman — Farmer, author, photographer and urban and local food systems advocate
Phalakshi Manjrekar, PhD, MScN, BScN — Nursing Director and Member of the Board of Managers, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, NIGH World Board of Directors Member
Qaiser NAWAB — Personal Achievement Award
The Reverend Canon Ted Karpf — International strategic planner, fundraiser, international faith leader, administrator, teacher, counselor, spiritual guide, public speaker, facilitator, conference organizer and leader
Ruth Wasserman Lande — Specialist in international relations and diplomacy, peace advocate and founder of the Shibli Project, a model for economic development in rural Israel.