2026 Global Impact Awards

The YPO Global Impact Award recognizes members driving a significant, sustainable and scalable impact through their business or an initiative they lead.
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Congratulations to our 2026 YPO Global Impact Award Winners!

Adnan Akdemir, Sinan Gureli, Emir Sohtorik and Beyhan Volkan

Adnan Akdemir, Sinan Gureli, Emir Sohtorik and Beyhan Volkan are the recipients of the 2026 YPO Global Impact Award. In response to the devastating 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye, they mobilized fellow YPO members and partners to launch Blocks for Hope’s 100th Year Village — a housing community that has restored stability and dignity for more than 1,000 survivors. Read their impact story here.

Congratulations to our 2025 Honorees

Adnan Akdemir, Sinan Gureli, Emir Sohtorik and Beyhan Volkan

Founders of Blocks for Hope’s 100th Year Village

Felipe Ventura

CEO of Opus Construtech

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Latin America

Felipe Ventura is the founder and CEO of Opus Construtech, a company at the forefront of transforming Brazil’s construction industry…

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Sivan Yaari

Founder and CEO of Innovation: Africa

Sivan Yaari is the Founder and CEO of Innovation: Africa, an Israeli-founded nonprofit transforming rural Africa through solar energy and water technologies….

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