29 MOST IMPACTFUL GLOBAL LEADERS

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This luxury table top book will be a visually stunning and meticulously curated collection that celebrates the world's most influential and innovative leaders in the fight against climate change. It will capture the spirit, dedication, and groundbreaking actions of politicians, activists, business leaders, scientists, and visionaries who are shaping the future of our planet.

The book will be a tribute to the individuals who are driving global progress in the face of the climate emergency, while aligning with the agenda of the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29).

A Call for Visionary Voices

We invite you to contribute to a groundbreaking publication that will define the nexus of business leadership and climate action. Your unique insights and experiences are crucial in illuminating the path forward for global commerce in an era of unprecedented environmental challenges.

Strategic integration of climate action in business models
Balancing ethical imperatives with profitability and resilience
Navigating evolving market landscapes and regulatory environments
Industry-specific approaches to climate-related risk management
Stakeholder engagement in the climate context
Fostering climate-smart innovation and R&D
Building the financial case for sustainability initiatives
Transforming supply chains for decarbonization and resilience
Climate policy advocacy and public-private partnerships
Measuring and reporting climate progress

THE EDITORS

Utkarsh Amitabh

Founder and CEO of Network Capital

Utkarsh Amitabh is the Chief Executive Officer of Network Capital and the Chief Marketing Officer of 5ire.org, a blockchain unicorn valued at $1.5 Billion. 5ire.org acquired a stake in his company Network Capital (networkcapital.tv), one of the world’s largest mentorship platforms that empowers 1.6 million school students and 150,000+ young professionals to build meaningful careers.

He is a writer at Harvard Business Review, Chevening Fellow at University of Oxford and a World Economic Forum Global Shaper who represented the community at the Annual Meeting in Davos.

He is the author of two best selling books published by Sage - “The Seductive Illusion of Hard Work” and "Passion Economy and the Side Hustle Revolution". World Economic Forum founder Professor Klaus Schwab wrote the foreword for both his books.

Abbas Kazmi

Partner at BlackWood Ventures

Abbas Kazmi FRSA is a multi-award-winning serial entrepreneur, investor and advisor to governments, behind many exciting businesses and organisations since founding his first of several successful companies at 16.

He has been recognised as a Forbes 30Under30 Standout, as a Maserati100, as one of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards Entrepreneurs' Champions of the Year, and as one of StartupsUK’s Young Entrepreneurs of the Year and Business Growth Enablers of the Year, to name just a few amongst many other awards.

Ex-BlackRock working across EMEA and the US, Abbas co-founded both the Oxford Accelerator and Collegiate Capital, and is an Investment Committee member of, advisor to and LP investor in several VC funds in EMEA including BlackWood Ventures.

Marcus A. Noel

Founder of The Goshen Group

Marcus Noel is an award-winning social innovator, polymath creator, and futurist. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, he has 15 years of experience in the tri-sector business world, starting his career at JP Morgan then transitioning to an Presidential ED Tech Fellow for the Obama Administration, and one the first Black partners at Forbes where he began his journey as a contributing writer, and also directing and producing content for Black entrepreneurs and Gen Z. He has also produced content for Complex, Nickelodeon, BET and more. An honors graduate of Morehouse College with additional studies at the London School of Economics and Peking University in Beijing, China. He has been featured in Black Enterprise's 100 "Modern Man" list, is a Camelback Ventures Fellow, Education Pioneers Fellow, Ashoka Changemaker Fellow, and Whitehouse and TEDX Youth Speaker. He was also named one of the MIPAD/United Nations' "Most Influential People of African Diaspora Under 40". Board member of The Marcus Garvey Institute of Human Development and Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum.