2023 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 2023 YPO Global Impact Award Winner!

Greg Murray

Greg Murray, Co-Founder and CEO of KOKO Networks, is the recipient of the 2023 Global Impact Award. KOKO Networks is a Kenyan-based climate-tech company tackling deforestation and carbon emissions caused by using charcoal as cooking fuel in urban homes. Read his impact story here.

Congratulations to our 2023 Honorees

Shadi Bakour

CEO and Co-Founder of PATH

region

Pacific U.S.

chapter

YPO Austin, YPO Atlas, YPO Pacific West Integrated

Shadi Bakour is on a journey to bring the plastic crisis to the forefront and as the Co-Founder and CEO…

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Eric Braverman

Founding CEO, Schmidt Futures

region

Northeastern U.S.

chapter

YPO Metro New York

Many brilliant people with promising ideas are never discovered or given a chance to succeed. Through the generosity of Eric…

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Kenneth C.M. Lo

Founder of O-Bank

region

North Asia

chapter

YPO Gold Taiwan

The smile in the middle of the O in O-Bank’s logo says it all. Like any bank, O-Bank wants happy…

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Luis Javier Castro

Founder Alejandría

region

Latin America

chapter

YPO Gold Colombia, YPO Costa Rica Gold, YPO Euro-LATAM Integrated

Education. Connection. Empowerment.    These are the pillars of Alejandría Corp, Luis Javier Castro’s latest investment company, which he describes as…

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Daniel Epstein

CEO of Unreasonable Group

region

Western U.S.

chapter

YPO Boulder Integrated

Daniel Epstein believes that businesses can drive lasting, scalable change. And capitalism? For him, it’s a tool that can be…

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Renat Heuberger

Founding Partner and CEO of South Pole

region

Europe

chapter

YPO Zurich

Social entrepreneur Renat Heuberger, a Founding Partner and CEO of South Pole, is a self-described game lover.    Right now, he’s…

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Jonathan Huy Tran

Chairman, Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ACB)

region

Southeast Asia

chapter

YPO Vietnam

A small change, repeated every day, will lead to a big change.    This is the ethos that Jonathan Huy Tran,…

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Greg Murray

Co-Founder, KOKO Networks

region

Africa

chapter

YPO Naroibi

For Greg Murray, the priorities are utility, autonomy and adventure.  “We all want to look back when we’re old and…

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Nicholas Reichenbach

Founder and Executive Chairman, Flow

region

Canada

chapter

YPO Toronto

In 2013​, Nicholas Reichenbach was leaving Burning Man when he saw a mountain of discarded plastic water bottles from the…

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David Reiling

Chairman and CEO Sunrise Banks

region

Mid-America U.S.

chapter

YPO Gold Twin Cities

David Reiling has a simple but powerful life philosophy: “You can do well by doing good.” He lives that philosophy…

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Prashant Sutar

Founder, Chairman & Managing Director, Aryan Pumps and Enviro Solutions

region

South Asia

chapter

YPO Pune

India faces significant environmental challenges and human safety issues associated with sewer cleaning. Blockages in the sewer lines result in…

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Meet your 2023 Regional Finalists

Maurício Bähr

Country Manager ENGIE Brasil

region

Latin America

chapter

YPO Gold Rio de Janeiro

 As Country Manager of ENGIE in Brazil, Maurício Bähr’s commitment to improve the quality of life and health of the…

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Antonio Battaglia

Director at Silvateam

region

Europe

chapter

YPO Gold Italy

With consumers ranking sustainability as a top priority, Antonio Battaglia, Director of the Leather Business Unit at Silvateam, knew it…

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Preeyam Budhia

President-Business Development of Patton Group

region

South Asia

chapter

YPO Calcutta

On a visit to her childhood nanny’s rural village in India, Preeyam Budhia, President Business Development of Patton Group, witness…

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Eduardo della Maggiora

Founder and CEO Betterfly

region

Latin America

chapter

YPO Chile Integrated

A two-time world champion runner-up in his category at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships, as well as a three-time finisher…

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Elizabeth Funk 

Co-Founder and CEO, DignityMoves

region

Pacific U.S.

chapter

YPO San Francisco Gold

 “Our streets cannot be the waiting room. The longer people are on the streets, trauma takes a serious toll, making…

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Samir Ibrahim

CEO and Founder, SunCulture

region

Africa

chapter

YPO Nairobi

In Kenya, agriculture accounts for 70% of employment, yet the country suffers from lack of irrigation as most farmers have…

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Xavier Mallafré

Co-Owner of Thermowaste

region

Europe

chapter

YPO Barcelona Gold

Every year, the world gets a little trashier.   According to a World Bank report, the planet produces 2.01 billion tons…

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May Mei

Founder and CEO, GoalBlue

region

North Asia

chapter

YPO Beijing Integrated

True environmental impact requires buy-in from everyone who currently calls the Earth home. So why not make sustainability trendy?    At…

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Ebru Özdemir

Chairwoman, Limak Holdings and Limak Foundation; Founder, Global Engineer Girls

region

Europe

chapter

YPO Istanbul

“You can’t be what you can’t see.” Is an adage that Ebru Özdemir, Chairwoman of Limak Holdings and Limak Foundation…

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Russell Pullan

CEO eLeapPower

region

Canada

chapter

YPO Gold the 6ix Toronto

Russell Pullan, CEO of eLeapPower, has big plans for electric vehicles (EV).   Faster charging. Cheaper manufacturing. And completely green —…

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Rich Riley

Co-CEO Origin Materials, Inc.

region

Northeastern U.S.

chapter

YPO Greenwich

With his company, Origin Materials, Inc., (NASDAQ: ORGN), Rich Riley is starting a revolution — a revolution for sustainable materials.  …

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David Rosenberg

Founder and CEO, AeroFarms

region

Northeastern U.S.

chapter

YPO New Jersey Integrated

David Rosenberg’s mission is simple: Grow the best plants possible for the world to enjoy. In founding AeroFarms, however, the…

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Juan Bernardo Sanz Arcaya

Co-Founder, investor and Director of Finance of La Wawa

region

Latin America

chapter

YPO Venezuela

To get to work every day, 65% of Latin Americans depend on public transportation — which is often unreliable and…

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Jan Swartz

Co-Founder, The Goodness Web

region

Pacific U.S.

chapter

YPO Pacific One Integrated

One in six children under the age of 17 suffers from a mental health disorder; 36% of college students show…

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