Emerging Leader Category
This category, established in 2021, recognizes emerging leaders who have already demonstrated high potential and capacity, but the bulk of whose accomplishments are likely to be in the future.
Bright Simons
Bright Simons, Ghana
2017 WINNER
Fighting Counterfeit Medicine with Technology
Celina De Sola
Celina De Sola, El Salvador
2016 GLOBAL LEADER
Fighting Poverty and Violence in Central America
Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, India
2015 TÄLLBERG GLOBAL LEADER
Eradicates the World of Hunger and Poverty
Asha de Vos
Asha de Vos, Sri Lanka
2021 WINNER
Marine Biologist, Ocean Educator, Challenging Colonial Traditions and Paving a Way for Next Generation Scientists
Rafael Yuste
Rafael Yuste, Spain
2018 WINNER
Leading Neuroscientist, Inspirer of the US Brain Initiative